Hiss-
A blazing crimson light pierced the sky, and a white-hot fissure burst open along the horizon.
BOOM!!!
The enormous shock wave roared like a primeval beast, whipping up towering waves across Rusty Lake. Where the red light struck, vast quantities of water vapor rose into an impenetrable white mist.
In mere moments, Rusty Lake's clear skies gave way to a vast expanse of water shrouded in mist!
At the same time, a roar that shook the mountains reached the airship approaching Dalatran.
Danger!
Dio and the others instantly went on alert, sensing the terrifying presence flooding in from outside.
"Northwest!"
Silva pinpointed the direction and immediately sprinted toward the airship's corridor!
Dio followed without hesitation, leaving the room and reaching the corridor moments later.
The corridor was filled with clamoring voices and confused footsteps, cries of fear mingling with shouts of excitement.
Passengers crowded around the airship's windows, pointing into the distance and talking over one another.
Out there, a streak of red light was shooting into the sky!
"In that direction! Judging by the distance, the only large lake a hundred kilometers from Dalatran is Rusty Lake!"
One glance was all Cheadle needed to identify the exact location of the sudden disturbance-their destination. She immediately pulled out her phone and dialed. "Mr. Ciyutuo, an unusual incident has occurred at Rusty Lake. It's bound to attract plenty of curious onlookers. Please arrange for personnel to establish a cordon immediately!"
Dio glanced at Cheadle as she worked to coordinate a response and thought:
Cheadle should be able to handle it. Then we won't have to worry about ordinary people wandering into the mission later.
They had spent three days and nights aboard the airship, and before they had even landed, their destination was already undergoing a sudden upheaval. That was