Each Rift has it's own structure and layout. There are a multitude of layouts, but also each rift has a different type of standard of clearing.
There are 2 types which include:
Survival: You will have to survive within the rift for the time period given to you when you enter.
Mission: The rift will assign all members a specific method which has to be completed in order to clear the rift. Any member that enters can leave at any given moment.
"As soon as we get in" "Be on guard" says Rider. As all the members make their way in, Arthur is last in carrying equipment.
A system message appears Infront of those that have entered.
Rift Rank: E
Survival rift.
You need to survive within this rift for 30 days.
Time in rifts move relatively slower. 1 day in a rift is equal to 2 days in the real world. So that is why rifts are monopolised by guilds or other organizations.
"This is a survival mission in a E rank rift." says Rider. "We will be staying in the safe zone and porters will be setting up camp."
"SCOUTS" shouts Rider as they come to him. "Go." he says and they disappear.
"Woah" exclaims Arthur. "How did they do that?" he looks around bewildered.
"Ok fine then. I guess it's f*** me." he whispers to himself as nobody answers him with annoyed look. Then a voice behind him while working says "It's their class skill from mostly likely being thieves."
"You must know a lot of classes?" asks Arthur but he replies with "Not really. I just know what these guys might be."
"That guy is a mage" "She is a cleric" "That guy is messed up (Mentally) but he is a Swordsman". "But the most dangerous people are the team leader who is a Sword maestro". "You see that girl?" as they both look. "They just call her Althea". Arthur looks confused.
"it just means healer". Now Arthur looks more confused as she is wrapping around her hands with gauntlets right next to her. "She is a fighting healer and my Goddess." he says as he prostrates himself.
"Get back to work you idiots" says an Evo to them.
"But be careful." "I've been inside of a survival rift before and it's never safe". He gets closer and whispers "They tell it's a E rank rift but in survival rifts, it's always 1 or 2 ranks higher". Arthur is shocked but doesn't show it and instead focuses back on his task.
"I'm Mice by the way" he says as he walks away. Arthur thinks to himself "why would he have that nickname?" "Is it because he is short and looks scared" he pondered to himself as he continued to work.
Safe zones only exist in survival rifts. A designated zone in which monsters don't approach and if they do, they cannot get in.
Several hours have gone by and the camps are set up with clear lines of sights and then the scouts arrive.
They go straight into the leaders tent. "Report" he says. They cower as they look at each other, then one of them speaks saying "Sir" "Are we sure this is a E rank rift?". The leader looks at them with a stern expression.
"We saw a couple goblin scouts and we followed them." "There is a goblin encampment but it was armoured goblins". The leader puts his hand on his chin and then asks "Did you see the boss?". "No but I felt something coming from one of the houses." says the scout looking terrified.
"Must be a Goblin Champion inside that tent then". Rider thinks to himself.
The other scout speaks and saying "I spotted a pack of Wolven fighting a Badger bear." "They just kept attacking and attacking. The Alpha never joined the fight. He just kept stomping his foot and then more would join the fight and they changed strategy as well."
"The worst part is, at end the of the fight. They would feed the injured first and it would heal their wounds."
"You both did well. Go eat and rest." says the leader.
The team stayed in the safe zone for several days and then the rumours started to spread.
Arthur sat against a tree that was right outside the safe zone and just stayed there watching everyone while cutting wood with his knife. Mice starts to walk up to Arthur and stands right at the end of the safe zone asking him "Did you hear?". Arthur looks at him confused. "what?" he asked and Mice starts to tell him about what the scouts reported. "Did you know that Wolven communicate with wavelengths which their ears pick up on. That's how the Alpha..."
Arthur replies with "Yeah yeah." Waving him off and having a stern look on his face.
Arthur thinks to himself "I've already heard about the scout report and it's pointless to think about anything else."
"The hunt will start soon."