You're the First

Under the cover of night, the wind and snow still raged.

On a blizzard night like this, when one could barely keep their eyes open and could hardly see anything, the glacier beneath the cliff continued to surge violently, roaring like a giant. If not for the howling blizzard drowning it out, the sound of the water would likely have carried far enough for passersby nearby to hear.

Of course, no one would come out into the wilderness around here on a night of wind and snow like this.

Originally... that should have been the case.

Bang!

At a certain moment, the glacier's surface suddenly exploded, sending up a spectacular spray of water.

Roar!

With a fierce roar, a Golden Giant Lion burst out of the water and leaped high into the air. It reached the top of the cliff before dropping with gravity and landing in the snow.

"We're out..."

Riezel jumped down from the Alchemy Beast's back, looking out at the blizzard with a touch of emotion.

"Why was the entrance and exit to the Tistis Tribe's territory placed in a place like that?"

Well, rather than emotion, it was more of a complaint.

"The tribe's territory has more than one entrance and exit." Yanifei likewise jumped down from the Alchemy Beast, remaining expressionless despite being battered by the wind and snow. "This was originally an escape route only opened in emergencies. I merely guided the girl here because it was the closest."

"You really put people through hell." Riezel said bluntly, "Cloria is just an ordinary person. How could she possibly have been fine after falling into a glacier like that?"

"Were you not fine?" Yanifei said unconcernedly. "Besides, I had not fully awakened at the time. I did that instinctively while still muddled. In that state,