A HEART REBORN IN RUIN
So they were meant to cripple the wall from within, and I pressed the button.
A series of three deep, concussive THUMPs, more felt than heard, echoed, shattering the ground beneath a section of the wall.
Then, with a shriek of tearing metal and fracturing concrete, a twenty-foot section of the impregnable barrier buckled inwards, obliterating its base, leaning at a violent angle, creating a jagged, passable gap.
Without slowing down, I aimed the sedan for the opening and shot through in a shower of dust and debris, scraping the undercarriage violently against fallen metal as we burst free into the open night beyond the estate walls.
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