Light?

He rubbed his eyes - Did I just see light outside?

The black veil covering the windows was rather thin, so he could vaguely make out what was outside of the carriage through the windows. Under the dark canopy of the night, in the midst of the fields around, there was a spot of light that appeared to be following the train as it chugged along.

The light didn’t appear to be too far away. By his estimations, its distance was approximately a hundred meters. That said, the sudden appearance of a light source triggered his curiosity - Where does the light come from? How can it possibly keep up with the train’s speed? He couldn’t help but take a closer look at it.

The source of light appeared blurry at best, and yet it gave off an unusually familiar sensation. However, Ma Yuankun just couldn’t put a finger on what it was no matter how hard he thought about it. Nevertheless, he operated his true energy and imbued his eyes so that he could get a clearer look at it.

Then, in the very next second, his pupils shrank, and he abruptly shot to his feet.

Whoosh. Everyone else in the carriage suddenly looked over. All four carriages of Operative-class experts turned to look at Ma Yuankun, only to notice that his body was twitching uncontrollably and his lips trembling as he pointed outside the window, completely unable to find the words to express the multitude of emotions and thoughts running through his...