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.

meal when she felt the table quiver. Dropping her fork,

the hallway. But outside, everything looked like normal; beyond the initial rumble,

a woman who had mostly recovered from

the southwest. I cfrom there. The disease was bad enough, but with an earthquake.The

write off that whole area.

that was

strong was

computer, her face turning ashen, "Preliminary estimates

could shatter skyscrapers, even could crack open

felt dizzy with worry and called for lan's

get through to the local officials to check out

Pennyfeather, the news reported it just a minute ago. 8.1 on the Richter scale. The higher-ups

barricaded the place with wire fences. Anyone trying

shot on sight."

"Why?"

With the earthquake, panic villagers would

if it spreads, the

and take them out if necessary, to

be told that the villagers were casualties

their own government.

maintain a good reputation around the globe, scountries would choose to create multiple

was new to

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