On the Lost Continent (AlterGame Book #2) LitRPG Series by Andrew Novak

Author:Andrew Novak [Novak, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: Magic Dome Books
Published: 2017-09-27T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

A Fiery Death and the Rebirth in Fire

THE BED OF THE EAST RIVER stretched out underneath him. It was littered with chunks of crumbled buildings, rusted automobile bodies and pieces of concrete from the fallen bridge. The light from the spotlights dulled as it shone through the greenish muck.

Next to Jack was the torn hull of Ruger’s airship, drifting in the current and sinking to the bottom. Its rear portion, which took most of the damage, was torn apart, but the cabin had suffered less.

In the water, he could see the shining beam of the emitter chasing its prey. It was still thin and bright in the deep water, although no longer light blue. Now it shimmered with the full spectrum of color. Muddy bubbles billowed around it but instead of bursting, they vibrated and scattered in every which way.

The black metal shuddered as the beam touched the ship. Its teardrop body suddenly burst open like a bubble. For a moment, Jack saw Ruger in his chair, dead. A concentrated, almost dissatisfied expression had frozen on the old general’s face.

The air that had been in the cabin had formed a giant bubble, then exploded, catching Jack in its wake and forcing him up. The spotlight disappeared. Jack found himself in the shadow of a toppled section of the bridge under the water. And here it pushed him up to the surface.

After a few gasping breaths, Jack glanced around, spotted a crooked piece of metal that almost reached the surface and started paddling towards it. He clutched the rusty metal, spent a minute clearing his throat and spitting, then looked around again. The emitter was no longer firing, its spotlight slowly prowling the shore.

Maybe things had calmed down a bit? But Jack wasn’t ready to come out just yet. Why should he? It was nice and cozy under the rubble of the Williamsburg bridge. And no one would stick their head in here. Omegas generally did not meddle in zones exposed to the Barrier emitters, and anyone chasing him was long gone after this unexplained attack on the ship.

Jack felt with his feet for footing and, holding the mangled rebar, waded toward the shore. A collapsed portion of the bridge hung over his head blocking the spotlights from this area. It was cold and quiet.

Jack sat and wrapped his arms around his shoulders. What happened to Ruger? He’d seemed invulnerable. Everyone trembled before him. Who’d killed him? Who was even capable of doing so, out in the open, along with an airship? In full view of the defenders on night guard duty? Was this the work of the Inner Circle?

Jack now had only one alpha citizen acquaintance residing in New Atrium. Sartorius. It would be nice to ask him, but Jack could only do it in Alterra.

Infuriated, he punched the rebar. Everything fell apart at the last minute! No, Jack wouldn’t give up. If he survived tonight, then he had to do something. He had to find a new way to salvation.

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