Chapter 31: Rift[1]
Looking for any signs of suspicious people or anything, Rei thoroughly checked the area around the rail track.
He had been here since he got the quest from the system. Initially, he planned to search for any suspicious activity nearby and report it to the city guards.
But he found nothing; everything looked normal all around the track. Finally deciding to wait, Rei kept his distance a bit away from the track to be ready to respond immediately if something happened.
"The quest says it's in a few days; I don't know how many is 'a few'." Rei leaned over the branch he was sitting on, resting for a bit.
He had already seen a few trains pass by safely yesterday, and in the morning he saw one pass by too.
'I am starting to doubt the information of this system,' he thought to himself, closing his eyes, pondering over it until he heard a loud sound.
Recognizing the sound of the train moving, he opened one eye to observe the track from a distance, expecting nothing would happen.
"Huh, what's that!" Just as the train was passing through the tunnel, a dark, pulsating orb hovered above the train.
His mind raced as he continued to observe when the dark orb grew in size and burst into crimson fragments that splintered the sky, merging and opening a jagged red crack in the space.
Rei gulped nervously, a sense of dread creeping over him.
Just as the red crack appeared, a red wave of energy burst out from it while a huge, monstrous white hand came out of it and seized the train, pulling it towards the crack.