If he had not been certain that the spatial integrity of this strange, glowing white fog had not been damaged, Shade would have even suspected that a rift leading to True Death had appeared ahead of their path.
The badge on his chest was vibrating more and more intensely, and the sounds of battle coming from an unknown direction within the fog were also drawing closer to the bridge. No matter what, this needed to be resolved quickly.
At last, a dark silhouette appeared ahead in the glowing fog. As the group continued forward, they saw an armored knight holding a black metal lance, standing alone at the center of Moon Bay Bridge.
In the Reality World, this section of the bridge had not actually been joined together yet.
He wore full plate armor, making it impossible to discern his appearance, but the slight frowns on the two Witches' faces made it clear that he had to be male.
The white fog around him seemed to be repelled by some invisible force field, while the Abnormal moonlight leaking from the gaps in his armor made him seem like an unstable bomb. Even looking at him gave one a needle-pricking sensation.
The Countess, who was tugging on Shade's sleeve, spoke first:
"This armor looks very familiar, and that emblem on its chest... Around five hundred years into the Sixth Epoch—I'm not sure of the exact time—the Eddington Family produced a Ring Arcanist, and he was a Dragonborn!"
She clearly recalled the records she had recently read:
"The book did not mention his name, but he was the only Dragonborn Ring Arcanist among the Seven Great Families in the entire Sixth Epoch! And his bloodline seemed to have originated from himself, proving that the Seven Great Families themselves possess dormant Dragon Vein