Book 4: Chapter 16
After the break, we resumed moving – led by the leader of the reconnaissance team.
We were more than 50km away from Dragonewt city. I was honestly amazed that the reconnaissance team managed to grasp a firm understanding of the terrain in such a wide range.
「We’ll be arriving soon, nu.」
About fifteen minutes passed after the leader said that. My nose caught a burning odor.
It seemed to have just finished raining, as the forest was high in humidity and a strong scent of vegetation.
The trees around here were thick with leaves. Somewhat reddish sunlight filtered through the foliage.
「It’s the airship!」
The military airship I saw in the “Front World” lay within a small crater on the ground surrounded by a number of crushed trees. They were crushed probably because the airship failed to make an emergency landing and crash landed instead.
Traces of ruin can be seen everywhere. The timber used for the airship was burnt and dark. The steel plates of the hull and broken glass fragments of the window were scattered about. Water droplets on the ship reflected the sunlight. The surroundings were still.