At a certain tier-three shelter.
The instant the screen at the front dissolved into static, everyone knew-it had begun.
Sure enough, the ground shook a moment later.
Even crouching on the floor, they were still jolted up and down.
Above them, the rumble of collapsing structures was enough to fill them with dread and send chills through their bodies.
And the waves of tremors beneath them came from meteorite after meteorite striking the ground.
Boom!
Part of the shelter collapsed.
Screams erupted everywhere.
Someone raised a megaphone and shouted, "Emergency rule three! Stay against the wall and move this way! Hurry! No running off!"
Almost instinctively, they recalled the third of the Twelve Emergency Rules.
Hugging the foot of the wall, they moved toward the half that had not collapsed.
Only after reaching safety did Wang Xiaoxiao's parents release her hands. All three of them exhaled together.
But a moment later, someone nearby screamed:
"Watch out for him! Something's wrong with him!"
Wang Xiaoxiao immediately looked over. Sure enough, the man was convulsing, his expression twisted, his voice coming in broken gasps. "There's nothing wrong with me. I'm just-sick-"
A police officer standing nearby shouted, "Everyone, back away!"
Everyone scrambled out of the way.
The officer raised his gun and slowly approached. "If you're normal, put your hands up. We need to handcuff you."
"All right," the man said.
The officer moved closer.
The man's gaze sharpened, and he reached for the gun in the officer's hands.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The other officers fired several shots, killing him.
He was clearly already an Otherkind!
Wang Xiaoxiao covered her mouth, so frightened that her eyes reddened.
Someone beside her sobbed, "Do we even have a chance to survive anymore?"
Part of the shelter had collapsed, and Otherkind had appeared... it felt