Chapter 102: Train Ride
The rest of the debrief went quickly as Commander Rourke left it to his assistant while he hurried out to report what Rina shared. This made her scoff even more as it was clear that even the satellite recording of the battlefield had been interrupted to allow Davion to come and do what he wanted incognito.
Maria and Julia bid farewell to Kaizer’s group as they bickered with each other on the way out, while Sophia joined Kaizer and Rina in taking the train to Alpha City in order to return to the academy.
The train ride back to Alpha City was mostly silent.
The consistent hum of electromagnetism from the tracks provided a steady backdrop to the trio’s exhaustion as their cabin was sparsely populated, mostly occupied by business travelers, late-night workers, and a handful of students dozing off in their seats.
Kaizer sat with his head tilted back and arms folded, his breathing slow and steady as he relaxed significantly.
Sleep outside of a safe area like his home or the academy wasn’t something he indulged in often, but after the debrief and the relentless pace of their missions, his body demanded rest.
Rina sat across from him, idly scrolling through her phone with a placid expression while Sophia stared out of the window at the vast wilderness stretching between Beta and Alpha City.
Outside, the scenery had long shifted from the urban sprawl of Beta City to vast and scenic mountains.
The train was now moving across a long bridge, suspended between two towering cliffs, with a violent river rushing far below.
The structure was reinforced, designed to withstand both natural disasters and potential sabotage, but even the strongest steel had its limits, and this was quickly proven the next moment.
BOOM!