At 6 a.m. sharp, Jiang Shu opened his eyes.
His gaze fell upon the stone ceiling and the orange hue of light.
He crawled out of the sleeping bag spread on the ground and looked around, finding the entire cave had become starkly empty.
The consoles, display screens, and weapons had all vanished.
They had all been taken by the Rift.
But all of this hadn't happened without Jiang Shu's awareness, for he had been awake when the Rift moved the belongings, merely pretending to sleep.
Because Jiang Shu also thought that since the Rift wanted to leave in the middle of the night quietly, he certainly didn't want to be watched by a pair of eyes in the dark.
After all, that's how it's always portrayed in movies and TV: leave with everything in the dead of night while the other person slept soundly, leaving behind just a vast, empty cave, and upon waking, the person would feel a profound sense of loss.
