"Indeed, you've come yourself."
Standing alone atop the peak, Ian looked down from his height upon the Mountain Tribes Chieftain before him: "Kode Jiamu, the first hero among the Mountain People to reach the Third Power Level—you've come here to witness my divine feat as the Dragon God's Emissary awakening the Iron Dragon Nest, or do you wish to betray the faith of the Mountain People and prevent me from leading them back to glory?"
"I have never believed in any Dragon God's Emissary. If the Mountain People wish to return to glory, they must scrape away the rotting flesh and poison blood from their wounds, not rely on empty promises from a stranger of the White Folks."
Facing the words of the young man before him, the chief with brown hair and beard responded gravely, unaware of why only Ian, who had just advanced to the Second Energy Level, was present, but inexplicably, he felt a sense of danger emanating from the other party, which incessantly alerted his hunter's instinct.
