บท 61: Ruined City

Ashton woke up with a horrible headache.

He could feel his head pounding and he also felt dizzy. It took quite sometime before he adjusted and when he opened his eyes, he was surprised to see where he was.

Everything around him was charred beyond recognition. The burnt smell flooded his nose, causing him to feel nauseous. He also noticed how his uniform got so tattered that the automatic cleaning functions it has weren't working.

He found himself resting against a wall, what remains of it at least. There's no one alive on sight, everything was in ruins.

It's probably because he just woke-up that all of this wasn't sinking to him just yet. Ashton felt mostly confused for now, he also felt incredibly weak for some reason.

He tried to stand-up but he can't just yet so he could only stay where he is. He closed his eyes and tried to breathe despite the awful smell around him.

'System, you there?'

[I am with you, Sir.]

'Can you tell me what just happened?'