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.

was about to dig into her meal when she felt the table quiver. Dropping her fork, she rushed to her apartment door

the initial rumble, there was only the sound of

a woman who had mostly recovered from recent injuries,

from the southwest. I cfrom there. The disease was

write off that whole area. No

was

strong was the

check her computer, her

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

with worry and

to the local officials to check out

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

they've sent help, but they've just barricaded the place with wire

shot on sight."

"Why?"

epicenter of the disease outbreak. With the earthquake, panic villagers would definitely want to

if it spreads,

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

save face internationally, the media would be told that the villagers

their own government.

reputation around the globe, scountries would choose to create multiple

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