“It isn’t an earthquake.” An Zhe heard Poet next door rising up from the ground and say something that An Zhe couldn’t understand. “An earthquake is transverse waves and longitudinal waves. Currently, there is no regular shaking and the source is very shallow—”

“—There’s something underground!”

An Zhe understood this sentence.

Thump!

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the depths of the corridor, accompanied by the sound of an iron door falling to the ground.

Thump! There was one more sound. The shock was 100 times more violent than before. An Zhe grabbed the railing of the iron door and stood firmly. He could hear it. A huge living thing was pounding on the floor from below.

CHAPTER 17

“Fuck!” Jin Sen yelled. “Below me!”

He was right. The next moment, An Zhe felt the ground shaking under his feet. This feeling was very close and very real, like a sledgehammer beating across the floor. Just then, there was a loud bang at the end of the corridor. The iron door made a crashing sound and the prisoners there yelled with panic.

“They are also over there.” Poet’s words suddenly accelerate. “Underground creatures, are they rodents? They live in groups and the Southeast Base was—”

He hadn’t finished speaking when he changed his words. “No, rodents don’t have this much power. Underground…”

There was the clatter of footsteps and a group of soldiers in black quickly descended the stairs. Flashlights shone and a voice came from the loudspeakers in the corridor. “Don’t panic, the foundation of the city’s defense station is very strong, with cement and special steel plates added. We are trying to find out the reason. Don’t panic.”

If they hadn’t been shouting and quickly opening the prison doors to let the prisoners out, these words would be more credible. At the same time, there was a harsh chirping from outside, the alarm going up and down like waves.

“The evacuation signal is ringing.” Jin Sen banged on the door vigorously. “Brother! Open it for me!”

A soldier hurriedly opened three prison doors in the distance and then came over. Boss Shaw was on the outside. The soldier soon found the corresponding key to the door, quickly inserted it into the lock and the door was opened. Boss Shaw rushed out and the soldier quickly said, “Turn right and go upstairs to find the exit!”

Boss Shaw stumbled a few times before running to the right. Dust fell from the ceiling and the soldier wiped his face before standing in front of Poet’s door.

At this time, Jin Sen shouted, “He has been imprisoned for life! He is dangerous! Release me first! I’m a good citizen!”

The soldier seemed to hesitate. Then as the ground shook more and more, he turned to open the door of Jin Sen’s prison. Jin Sen’s hands grabbed at the iron door as his voice trembled violently. “Brother, hurry up.”