The ground trembled violently, as if a giant beast were writhing deep underground. The warehouse walls groaned, cracks spreading like a spiderweb, and rubble kept falling from above, raising clouds of dust.
"Quick! Attack that corner, it's a stronghold!" Mu Xue shouted, conjuring a ball of blazing flame in her hand and slamming it against the wall. The scorching flame made the already fragile wall even more vulnerable, sending shards of stone and sparks flying everywhere.
The team members unleashed their full power, the various supernatural abilities clashing together to create a post-apocalyptic scene. The strength-type ability user roared, his fists pounding against the wall like raindrops, each punch sending up large chunks of rubble; the speed-type ability user blurred into afterimages, his sharp blades leaving deep marks on the wall; the metal-manipulation ability user controlled the metal supports in the warehouse, twisting and deforming them, attempting to dismantle the walls from the inside.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, a gap more than a meter high was blasted into the wall, and blinding sunlight shone in from the outside, illuminating the mess inside the warehouse.
"Quick, let's go!" Mu Xue was overjoyed and rushed to the gap first, but the scene before her made her heart sink. Although the gap had been opened, it was not very large, and the surrounding walls were still collapsing, which could block this hard-won escape route again at any time.
"Captain, you go first!" a team member shouted anxiously, but his voice was quickly drowned out by the deafening sound of the collapse.
Mu Xue gritted her teeth, glanced back at the unconscious Ning Yu, and a resolute glint flashed in her eyes. She hoisted Ning Yu onto her back and shouted to the others, "Don't waste time, let's get out of here!"
"But Captain..."
"No buts!" Mu Xue abruptly interrupted her teammate, her tone leaving no room for argument. "Obey orders!"
The team members exchanged glances, their eyes filled with anxiety and worry, but no one said anything more. Time was of the essence; they had to make a decision as soon as possible.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sound of the warehouse collapsing grew closer, like the approaching footsteps of death. Mu Xue looked at her teammates, her heart filled with mixed emotions. Just then, one team member suddenly stepped forward and said firmly, "Captain, let me go first!" "Captain, let me go first! I'll cover you!" Another team member also stepped forward, his eyes gleaming with determination. They all understood what staying behind to cover the retreat meant, but for Ning Yu, for the entire team, they were resolute.
"Stop arguing! Listen to my command!" Mu Xue's tone was firm and unwavering. She took a deep breath, looking at her lovely and respectable teammates, a warm feeling welling up inside her. Time was of the essence, leaving no room for hesitation. She said resolutely, "I'll take Ning Yu out first, you all follow!"
After saying that, Mu Xue ignored her teammates' advice and struggled to move towards the gap with Ning Yu on her back. The gap was too small, so she could only turn sideways and push Ning Yu out little by little. Gravel kept hitting her back, but she seemed not to feel the pain, gritting her teeth and using all her strength.
"Captain..." The team members had tears in their eyes, but they knew that now was not the time to be sentimental. They all sprang into action to protect Mu Xue.
Finally, Ning Yu was pushed out of the gap and fell heavily to the ground. Mu Xue didn't have time to check on him; she immediately turned to her teammates and shouted, "Quick! You all get out here right now!"
One by one, the team members climbed out of the gap, but just as the last team member was about to climb out, the accident happened.
"Watch out!" a team member exclaimed. A huge stone slab had become loose and was now crashing down toward the gap.
Boom! The earth shook violently; everything happened in the blink of an eye...
"No—!" Mu Xue's heart-wrenching scream was drowned out by the deafening sound of the collapse. She watched helplessly as the huge stone slab crashed down on the last team member, her heart feeling as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.
"Captain, go! Don't worry about me!" At the critical moment of life and death, the team member suddenly burst out with amazing strength, pushing his teammate next to him out of the gap, while he himself resolutely turned around and used his flesh and blood to block the stone slab.
"Boom!" After a loud noise, the warehouse collapsed completely, dust flew up and blocked out the sky, as if the end of the world had come.
Mu Xue and the remaining team members collapsed to the ground, still shaken. Their faces were etched with the terror and grief of surviving a near-death experience. They knew that their brave teammate was gone…
"Cough cough..."
A faint cough came from not far away. Mu Xue looked up abruptly and saw Ning Yu lying in the rubble. His face was pale and his brows were furrowed, but the slight rise and fall of his chest proved that he was still alive.
"Ning Yu! Ning Yu!" Mu Xue rushed to Ning Yu's side without hesitation, tightly grasping his hand. The icy touch made her heart ache.
"Captain..." The team members surrounded Ning Yu, looking at the unconscious man. Each of them felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on their hearts.
"Let's get out of here first!" Although her heart was filled with sadness and fear, Mu Xue knew that now was not the time to be sad; they had to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.
Supported by the crowd, they stumbled and walked away into the distance, behind them were ruins, lost lives, and unknown fears.
"Captain, look what that is?" A team member pointed at the shadowy figure in the distance, his voice trembling and filled with fear.
Mu Xue turned around abruptly and saw that dozens of dark figures had appeared on the once empty wilderness, slowly approaching them...
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