Erick raised his hand to look at the timer, the disappearance of the tremors from above only fuelling his anxiety even more.
Even the last minute that was passing by was feeling too slow.
*Ping-ping* *Ping-ping* *Ping-ping*
The sound was heavenly, but it was not accompanied by the extractor stopping, and his heart, which had almost returned to its place, went back to plummeting into the abyss again, this time at an even faster speed.
Erick silently gulped, forcing his last smidgen of rationality to the forefront as he spoke with difficulty:
"What is it…? Karl– What is it?"
Even his voice was forced into remaining level, like that calm before his sanity snapped.
But Karl was only focused on the alien device, waiting, waiting for his only chance, waiting for the only miracle that could pull them out of the abyss.
