Wait… what are we going to do?>>
Mike looked around.
He noticed that everyone seemed calm, as if they already knew the plan.
Not far from him stood the girl.
Mike pushed past a few people until he reached her.
"What does he mean we will blow up the wall?"
"You didn't know about that?"
Before Mike could answer, 175 voice interrupted them.
"We will split into two teams,"he said loudly.
"The first team will distract the guards. The second team will place the bombs along the wall."
He looked at everyone seriously.
"When I give the signal, I will activate the bombs. Anyone who falls behind will be left behind. From this moment on, each of you is responsible for your own life."
Then he began choosing people for the teams.
First, he selected the members of the distraction team—the ones who would face the guards.
Then he chose the second team.
Mike was placed in the second team.
Their job was to plant the bomb
And the girl was in the same team.
She was the leader.
175 spoke again.
"As I said before, the first team will distract the guards. The second team will stay hidden here until you hear gunfire. Number 098 will lead you. She will tell you what to do."
Soon the first team left the area.
The second team remained hidden in what looked like an artificial forest that had a clear view of the wall.
098 pulled out a map and gathered everyone around it.
She pointed at different parts of the wall drawn on the map and explained where the bombs needed to be placed and who would go to each position.
Then she looked directly at Mike.
"You… you're coming with us."
"Me?" Mike asked.
"You'll help us install the bombs."
Mike had no idea how he was supposed to help. He had barely even known about the escape plan.
Suddenly—
Bang.
A gunshot echoed in the distance
.
Then another.
And then many more.
"They've started," 098 said.
She looked at everyone.
"Move. And remember—each of you is responsible for your own life."
Everyone scattered and began running.
Mike followed 098 and the others.
They ran out of the small forest and into an open field covered with grass—and blood.
After running for a while, they finally reached the wall.
Seeing it up close made Mike realize how massive it truly was.
Could they really destroy something like this?
"What are you staring at?"
Mike quickly snapped out of his thoughts and started helping her.
Mostly he carried equipment and handed it to her as she installed the bombs.
Each time they finished placing one bomb, they ran several meters along the wall to install another.
Suddenly Mike grabbed 098 and pulled her down.
A bullet slammed into the wall where they had been standing.
They both turned toward the direction of the shot.
A guard was aiming his weapon at them.
The guard was about to fire again—
But another slave reached him first ,the guard collapsed to the ground.
He was dead.
"Damn it. We don't have time," 098 said.
She helped Mike back to his feet and they ran to the next position.
Then suddenly—
A red flare shot into the sky.
It was the signal.
Immediately everyone started running as far away from the wall as possible.
BOOM.
The explosion shook the ground.
Mike and 098 were thrown to the ground by the force of it.
When they turned back, they saw the wall collapsing before their eyes.
A huge section of it had been destroyed.
Enough for them to escape.
Mike and 098 ran toward the rubble.
They climbed over broken stone and debris, trying to cross through the destroyed wall.
Suddenly 098 slipped and fell.
Mike quickly turned back and helped her up.
Then they kept running.
And finally—
They made it through the wall.
They were outside.