"..." Lin Shigong closed his eyes.
Under the apocalypse, humanity showed its many faces.
Of course he knew ordinary people's mindsets were complicated.
Some valued survival supplies more than their lives, because those were their only remaining source of security in this world.
Some refused to believe in the disaster, because accepting reality took more courage than escaping it.
He understood.
But understanding was one thing. There was no time left for it now.
"I'll press them one last time." Lin Shigong opened his eyes, his gaze sharp as a blade.
"Tell the people below, whatever ridiculous reasons the civilians give, force every last one of them through the portals!"
"If they throw tantrums, knock them out and carry them!"
"Yes, sir!"
The adjutant turned to relay the order.
At that very instant, without any warning.
An indescribably terrifying force descended from the sky!
Buzzz-!!
There was no sound.
It was a gravitational collapse that crushed directly into the depths of their souls!
As though the entire underground city's steel dome had smashed down on everyone's hearts in an instant!
"Aaargh-!"
Caught completely off guard, several civilian technicians failed to hold out for even a second. Their eyes rolled back, and they slid from their chairs like mud, passing out on the spot.
A chain reaction followed.
Those standing felt their knees buckle and hit the floor with a series of thuds.
Those seated turned white as paper, clawing desperately at their armrests as beads of cold sweat poured down like a waterfall.
Some gasped for air, some trembled all over, and some could only quiver their lips, unable to speak.
That invisible pressure squeezed in from every direction at once, like the water pressure in the deep sea.
Every breath felt like moving a mountain.
Lin Shigong was not