Dark Star Field [Interstellar]

The sound was getting closer and closer, buzzing and crashing on everyone's eardrums.But the specific direction of the sound source is difficult to distinguish, it seems that the whole ground is vibrating and resonating accordingly.Several people took a few steps back again and again, and then realized that such a move was meaningless.Everyone felt that something should be done immediately, but no one was at a loss.

A drop of water fell on Rose's face.He raised his head reflexively, and immediately exclaimed: "Up! Up!"

Everyone raised their faces in the exclamation, and saw a scene that made them horrified: there was a thin crack extending to both ends at a speed visible to the naked eye at the top of the tunnel, and wet water stains oozed around the crack. Condensate into water droplets and fall down.

If this was an ordinary house, maybe a crack wouldn't be too much of a problem.But Xue Yelai was not sure about the architectural structure of this corridor.It looks like it was built temporarily, and there may be no steel bars in the walls, only bricks and soil.If so, the cracks are terrible, especially under such a heavy rain.

"Let's go out from here. Come one by one." Xue Yelai remained calm, grabbed the person closest to the exit, and pushed him towards the pile of sandbags, "You jump out. You catch up."

The exit of the corridor is not too narrow, but if two or three people rush forward, they will hinder each other.In contrast, going out one by one is the fastest.

The others were not familiar with Xue Yelai, but they all acquiesced to his authority to issue orders.When no one else has an idea, the man who seems the most composed always takes the lead easily.

At first everything went well.The speed at which the crack expanded was accelerated, and the oozing water droplets became small streams of water.But people went out faster, and more than half of the people were standing outside the corridor, helping the people inside to jump out.Judging by the circumstances, there was more than enough time.

Xue Yelai asked himself to be last.In fact, he didn't have to, he wasn't the leader of these people, and he wasn't responsible for their safety.But he found himself harboring an odd sense of responsibility.Odd, because the sense of responsibility was not entirely benevolent, but mixed with a strange premonition.As a gifted psychic user, he has always attached great importance to his premonition, so he wants to save it until the end to see what happens.

Cao Ge wanted to run out early.But he didn't want to lose face, and he didn't want to be set off by Xue Yelai as a fool with no idea and selfishness.His father told him that he should be good at using small things to establish his authority and image, which is a labor-saving investment.People have inertia in their views on others. If they are willing to listen to your opinions on small things, they will habitually hand over the decision-making power to you when they encounter big things.

So he also stayed behind, hoping that he would look calmer and calmer than Xue Yelai.But he soon discovered that today's Xue Yelai had no interest in competing secretly with him, and he didn't even notice his actions.

This made Cao Ge even more annoyed.Ever since his father said that Xue Yelai was better than him last time, he wanted to prove that he was not inferior to him all the time.But Xue Yelai's indifferent attitude towards him made him feel even more naive.

"you--"

Cao Ge only said this word, and heard something collapse above his head.He didn't look up because there was no time for that.The water mixed with mud poured down like a waterfall falling from the sky.What was more shocking than the impact of the water flow was a loud thunderous noise, and the masonry structure at the top of the corridor collapsed and hit the high-piled containers.

Cao Ge wiped off the rain and muddy water from his face, and saw the situation in front of him clearly.The container took over the fallen masonry and formed a triangular space, protecting him and the rest of the people below.When carrying these heavy boxes, Cao Ge cursed them many times in his heart.But now he is extremely thankful that these iron-clad boxes are strong enough, otherwise he would never see the sun the next day.

"Does it matter? Do you have anything to do?" There was a lot of noise, and people outside shouted chaotically.

"Is anyone injured?" Cao Ge shouted in Xue Yelai's direction.The influx of water and masonry fragments squeezed the space even tighter, and also caused the water level in the corridor to soar, reaching up to the thigh.Although the water level at this height is far from being suffocating, it is enough for people to lose their footing when they move.

"Those who can leave, get out of here quickly!" Xue Yelai was trapped further inside, and Cao Ge could only hear his voice, "This place can't stay, it may continue to collapse!"

After what he said, Cao Ge immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.Even if there is no steel reinforcement, the corridor should not be so fragile that it will collapse when it is washed by the rain.Judging from the tremors they felt before, the ground may have been dislocated as a whole.It's just that due to the slow speed of the dislocation and the large amount of sand and gravel washed in by the water flow, it is not easy to be noticed.But if the dislocation continues, the place will collapse a second time.

Why is the ground dislocated? Cao Ge has no time to think about this question. Even if he thinks about it, he will never think of the real answer.He didn't know that the emperor was secretly and crazily expanding the underground fortress and opening up the underground thoroughfare, regardless of the impact it would have on the ground buildings.This empire is going to perish, this planet cannot be defended, the emperor knows it better than anyone else.The city seemed to be preparing for war, but in fact it was just preparing for the emperor's escape alone.

After a short period of time, people on the entire planet will see through the emperor's despair and madness.But for now, that madness is temporarily masked under a façade of falsehood.The emperor's continuous promulgation of measures made people generally have the illusion that "the empire can still fight", so that they could not perceive the signal that "the emperor is going to run away".

Cao Ge only realized this when he thought about it later.And at this moment, he only regarded the collapse as a terrible accident.

"Get out of here, everyone out of here!" Cao Ge took his head and hurriedly moved towards the exit.The water had already covered his waist, and it was difficult to use his strength, but luckily his foot stepped on a bump, and his body jumped up with the strength.A few hands outside grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the muddy water.Behind him, other people left the corridor one after another.

Cao Ge was horrified to find that the ground inside and outside the tunnel was flat, but now the tunnel has turned into a semi-closed cave under his feet.The water flowed in with a whirlpool, as if being sucked into a funnel.

If you don't get out in time, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Is everyone out? Is anyone missing?" Cao Ge looked around.Although he doesn't really care about these people, under such circumstances, there is still some kind of friendship to share weal and woe.

Before anyone could answer, he was the first to notice that there was one person missing: "Xue Yelai, where is Xue Yelai?"

A group of people looked at each other in panic.Xue Yelai did not come out, apparently trapped.But looking at the current condition of the tunnel, no one had the courage to go down inside again to help him.

Suddenly someone suggested: "Aren't his fighters very strong? Let's go over there and let his fighters come to rescue him!"

It was clear to everyone that this was actually a despicable proposition.Come back when they find the warrior,

The time difference was enough for Xue Yelai to drown in the tunnel.But in this way, they have reason to comfort themselves in the future "we have figured out a way" without having to bear the guilt of dying.