Facilities on the platform collapsed amidst the tremors, and various parts and debris fell like raindrops around them. Ducking the flying hazards, Liang Song pushed himself to the limit, his heart pounding frantically in his chest as every step felt like treading the edge of a cliff.
Finally, they reached the life raft. Liang Song quickly untied the securing ropes, shoved the prisoner bodily into the craft, and leaped in right behind him. He paddled furiously, trying to force the life raft as far as possible from the self-destructing drilling platform.
Just then, a series of deafening explosions erupted behind them, sounding like the death knell of the world. Every blast made the air shudder; Liang Song felt a sharp pain in his eardrums, and his body rocked violently with the concussive shockwaves. He looked back to see the twenty-story drilling platform gripped by an invisible giant hand and slowly tilting like a snapped chopstick.
Chapter 388