But the plane's center of gravity had already passed beyond the rooftop, and its nose was still slowly dipping downward!
Although Angel Ortiz and Chen Mo had held onto the cable without letting go, the flagpoles and steel pipes that had absorbed most of the plane's impact were already unable to bear the strain. They came loose, then completely gave way moments later!
Bang! Bang!
The bolts securing the flagpoles and steel pipes tore free. Through the cable, the plane's immense weight yanked the already wobbling flagpoles straight out of the wall and sent them flying toward Angel Ortiz and Chen Mo, who were standing ahead!
Hearing the cracking sound behind him, Angel Ortiz knew without looking back that the flagpoles had broken free. His heart sank. He hurriedly ducked and covered his head, but he had no idea whether he could avoid the flagpoles flying at him from behind. It was all down to luck.
Yet at the instant the flagpoles broke free, Chen Mo, standing behind Angel Ortiz, released the cable. As Angel Ortiz ducked for cover, Chen Mo reached out and shoved him aside, allowing him to narrowly avoid being struck by the two incoming flagpoles.
As the flagpoles anchoring the cable snapped, the pulling force on the plane vanished as well. Under the pull of gravity, the heavy nose began to dip again. The two people inside could already see the seething horde of corpses below through the cockpit glass.
With the plane about to plunge into the sea of corpses, the two inside cried out in despair!
Just as they thought there was no escaping death, the dipping nose suddenly jolted to a halt before rising upward once more!
At the same time, the fuselage that had already extended beyond the building was slowly dragged