Suffocating on all fours on the frozen lawn in the clearing, the world around Jake was spinning dangerously and he could no longer align coherent thinking. Yet, seeing the tremendous magnitude of the explosion, which had nearly leveled the equivalent of a soccer stadium, he couldn't help but be both bewildered and in awe.
The Nosk could have self-detonated as soon as it had realized that it would not make it out alive, but it had chosen to control the energy leakage instead, leaving it unable to perform adequately, thereby sealing its fate once and for all.
If only the alien had tried to talk from the beginning by explaining that it was seeking shelter during the storm, none of this would have happened. Nevertheless, Jake knew that this was impossible. This opponent had shown its hostility from the start by attacking them. Lu Yifeng, Lu Yan's brother, had undoubtedly been beheaded without warning by this bloody alien.
