The bomb's fuse sizzled in the dark, spewing dark red sparks, like a viper flicking its tongue.
Song Heping and Jiang Feng rushed up to the third-floor platform in a few quick steps, their backs just touching the wall when the explosion below tore the air apart.
The entire building shook violently, with dust falling from the ceiling.
The blast wave from the explosion blew the fire escape door off its hinges, slamming it heavily against the wall across the corridor.
Thick dust surged out from the third-floor exit along the hallway, and even though they hid behind the corridor wall, the two could still feel the immense impact, feeling their chests tighten and seeing stars in front of their eyes.
"The stairs are broken!"
Jiang Feng peeked for a quick look.
Two load-bearing pillars were precisely destroyed, and the stairs between the third and second floors appeared as if a giant beast had taken a bite, exposing ghastly steel bar cross-sections.
