Everyone find a corner or get next to a pillar! Don't panic, take cover!"
Jason kept shouting over the communicator, pressing his back tightly against the stone pillar behind him. He stared up at the widening cracks in the ceiling, a deep sense of helplessness washing over him. An individual's power was always limited. Even if someone was an elite soldier, no matter how fast their reflexes or how powerful their abilities, they could not stop a disaster of this scale.
Everyone felt trapped like sitting ducks, overwhelmed by frustration. They were 500 meters underground, not out in the open. If the cavern collapsed, there was nowhere to run.
"It's coming down! Stay in the corners and wait for rescue!" Jason could only crouch low by the pillar, shouting anxiously.
The subterranean tremors grew violent, triggered by the reactor explosion, causing a chain reaction of cave-ins. A few seconds later, a deafening roar echoed, and the entire cavern roof collapsed.
