"Run! There's going to be a huge explosion!"
Even though Tang Heng had just stabbed him in the heart, Su Xuan acted as if nothing had happened and immediately broke into a run.
The crowd hesitated for a moment, then also turned and fled. They believed following Su Xuan was always the right choice. If not for his repeated warnings along the way, several of them would have surely died by now. Gongsun Miao Tong did the same, turning and running without a second thought.
Just as they had put some distance behind them, a violent explosion erupted.
And this explosion had a prelude.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
This sequence of sounds repeated twice more, for a total of twenty-one reports.
Then came the instantaneous blast!
BOOM!
The resulting shockwave swept out in all directions, sending sand and stone flying. Many of the slower runners were knocked to the ground.
