"Dong!"
A beam of light suddenly projected from the ceiling above. It was the supervisor of the cruise ship opening a hatch on the roof of the warehouse.
The utterly worn-out people packed together on the cold hard floor of the warehouse shot up almost instinctively when they saw the light penetrating the darkness. They rushed to the source of light like a bunch of hungry ghosts rushing through the gates of the afterlife, each one straining their eyes to look at the blinding source of light.
"Move out of the way, you want to get crushed?"
Someone in the crowd pulled another member of the crowd away from the source of light. The very next second, a deafening thump shook the warehouse. It was the sound of a huge cardboard box slamming against the cold hard floor.
