The vehicle's engine roared as Richard Blackwood pressed the pedal harder.
Tires screeched on rough asphalt.
The car shot out of the facility grounds without looking back.
Behind them
the building stood in an unnatural silence.
But the silence did not last long.
Daniel glanced at the rear window.
The lights inside the facility flickered wildly.
Like a heart losing its rhythm.
"Is it going to explode…?" his voice was tense.
Leonard Graves leaned his head back against the seat.
"If we're lucky, yes. If not… we've got bigger problems."
The child sat beside Daniel.
His body was still weak.
But his eyes were open.
Staring backward.
Not blinking.
"He's still there…" he whispered.
Daniel turned to him.
"Ethan?"
The child shook his head slowly.
"The other one…"
Silence fell over the vehicle again.
But not for long.
Because the next moment
the ground shook.
A deep vibration.
Not a normal explosion.
But something from below
breaking through.
