Kaiser blinked, finding himself in the middle of a seemingly endless sea. He was sinking.
'Swim out, damnit!'
He immediately paddled his arms, his muscles instinctively adjusting to the motion of swimming.
In a few seconds, he surfaced and swam towards the shore. After vomiting the water he had swallowed unconsciously, he lay on the sandy shores, staring blankly at the sky.
'This… is the Northern Region's sky.'
The artificial sun had turned off its bright light, changing into the form of an artificial moon instead.
'W-wasn't I just about to enter the ruins?'
He frowned to himself, feeling his body ache with pain and exhaustion. Lowering his eyes slightly, he saw his armor carrying several harrowing marks, as if it had been torn apart repeatedly.
'The… hell?'
He forced himself up despite the pain, feeling his nerves gradually awaken to the pain. The taste of sea water in his mouth added a sense of bitterness to it.
