A blinding white light took hold of the open field. The veil of night was lit up by a miniature sun inside the mining camp. Its light shone through the wall and became the center of attention in the midst of night.
The miners covered their eyes. Some turned their heads away. A few got their eyes blinded temporarily.
Alex tried to fight through the light but was unable to see what was going on with Pax.
Ashe blinked her long eyelash a few times, observing the event while holding her breath.
They couldn't see anything at all. But they could all feel the heat.
In the split second before the explosion, Nadia saw tiny droplets of water fall on the ground. They sizzled and corroded the dirt. She had never witnessed such a contradicting element. Water that had the ability to burn like fire. And then, a deafening bang. The black powder was ignited by the acid and set aflame the coat of slagpaste on Pax's body.
