Telooleet—Tiiiiiinnnnnnnnnn!
A long, piercing, ear-splitting honk echoed through the silence of the night, mingling with the sound of air brakes being brought to a brutal halt. The truck's massive tires locked up, causing a terrifying skid on the wet asphalt.
However, the momentum of the heavy vehicle could not be stopped so easily. The shadow of the giant truck's pitch-black front end now hurtled forward, just a few centimeters from Mark's motionless body—standing still without a flutter of his wings, ready to face eternal darkness.
Sreeeeeeeet! Druaakkk!
The screech of giant tires grinding roughly against the wet asphalt. The container truck driver yanked the steering wheel violently in a desperate attempt to avoid the collision. The front bumper of the truck, loaded with dozens of metric tons, swerved just a few millimeters from Mark's face. However, the laws of physics cannot be manipulated. The side of the long steel container still struck Mark's body with full force.
