The deafening blast cin an instant, Philip's pupils contracting in an instant. The following sound was unbearably loud.

Phil stood in the doorway, buffeted by a force that sent him stumbling backward, slamming the door shut in its wake.

The world inside the base began to spin out of control, a cacophony that sounded like the heavens themselves were collapsing.

Pinned against the wall by the invisible hammer of the blast, Phil struggled to his feet, oddly numb to the pain. It felt as though

something was cushioning his fall.

Turning, he saw Philip splayed out behind him, acting as a human shield and already spitting out blood.

"Philip!" His voice was a whisper against the roar.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have gone after that insect. Philip, con, wake up."

Meanwhile, the entire base was lifted by spowerful force. In face of nature, human engineering designed to withstand a

magnitude 8 earthquake, seemed trivial against the dual onslaught of the landslide and the earth's violent shaking. Every secure

door had been breached.

The base was uplifted from its subterranean stronghold by the landslide and then harshly flung down, carried forward unstoppably.

Even the citizens could hear the earth-shattering noise. Sfell to their knees in prayer, murmuring for salvation.

into her meal when she felt the table quiver. Dropping

normal; beyond the initial rumble, there was

recovered from recent injuries,

there. The

whole area. No help's

sank; that was where

strong was the

computer, her face turning

strong could shatter skyscrapers, even could crack open the earth and then shut

with worry and called

get through to the local officials to

a minute ago. 8.1 on the Richter scale. The higher-ups aren't evacuating the

sent help, but they've just barricaded

shot on sight."

"Why?"

With the earthquake, panic villagers would definitely want

currently has no cure, and if it spreads, the country

was to abandon those villagers and take them out if necessary,

save face internationally, the media would be told that the villagers were casualties of the

their own government.

a good reputation around the globe, scountries would

new

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