It doesn't take much longer. Soon, the sound of the massive drill stops and there's a moment as Darkleer adjusts some rocks before he calls over to the others.

"The hole is ready. Go in first, and we'll make sure there isn't a cave in." The robot is already shuffling things aside, making it harder for any rocks to even accidentally roll back down to clog up the hole into the tunnels where the roots of the coral are. With everything that could happen, Darkleer doesn't think there's such a thing as 'too careful'.