Fated to Clash? Fated to Align?

"Your Excellency, I am Pang Qichen, from the [Wind Eagle Dynasty]."

"Today, upon seeing the Floating Rune Warship currently in Your Excellency's use, I could not help but find it exceedingly familiar... It seemed to be the private property of another member of our [Wind Eagle Dynasty]. Yet by all reason, that thing should currently be lying dormant within an ancient ruin deep beneath the earth of [Cangwen Country], and should not exist in this world..."

"May I ask whether Your Excellency could answer the doubts in our hearts?"

When the group of five from the [Wind Eagle Dynasty] had made every preparation and appeared together directly before the Floating Rune Warship—

None of the five made any superfluous movements or actions. They merely allowed a trace of their auras to leak out.

The Floating Rune Warship, which had been speeding along, immediately halted its advance and hovered silently in midair without moving.

At present—

Though they harbored certain ill intentions deep within their hearts—

When all was said and done—

The group of five had little confidence in their own plan.

For they had no idea of the background or strength of the Floating Rune Warship's current user.

Therefore, before figuring out the other party's identity and strength, the five did not dare reveal their true thoughts. They could only use more roundabout methods to probe their target.

And as it happened, as members of the [Wind Eagle Dynasty], this Floating Rune Warship gave them an extremely suitable reason to approach the other party.

If the other party ignored them—

Then there was a high probability that he had a guilty conscience.

Either his strength was lacking, his background was insufficient, or he was in poor condition.

If he responded to them—

Then, through the various responses he made,