So I, Too, Am an Echo (6700)

"Ian? Are you all right?"

Inside the Ice Dragon's Nest, beside the Dragon Nest.

Beside the massive body of the Dark Gold Dragon, the immense heat generated by the battle was slowly melting even the profound ice that had covered the Dragon Nest for ten thousand years without thawing.

Centered on the dragon's body, a semicircular dome had appeared. Nearly boiling heat poured down like a cascading waterfall, battering the surroundings until clouds of vapor coiled through the air.

What did ice and fire mingling mean? This was a perfect example. Whether it was the chill of the Dragon Nest or the high-radiation heat beside the Dark Gold Dragon, ordinary people would find it impossible to approach. Yet the two severely wounded Ascenders still rushed into the mist-shrouded area and exerted all their strength to pull one person out of the dragon's abdomen.

"Ugh... I'm fine."

Pulled from the dragon's flesh by his friends like a carrot being yanked from the ground, the bloodstains on Ian's body were quickly washed away by the constantly dripping, scalding water. Though he could not move at all, he still smiled easily at his two worried friends. "Look, I'm still alive. What an unexpectedly good piece of news."

"Your body's completely falling apart!"

Sheo ruthlessly pointed this out. She jabbed hard at the wound on the young man's left arm, which had not yet fully healed. "What medicine do you need? Don't brush it off. Even though we took down this big fellow, there's still a mountain of things waiting for us!"

"Indeed." Ethan sighed. He lifted Ian's head out of the steadily deepening water, then took several potions from his chest pocket to replenish stamina and Origin Matter, preparing to pour them into Ian's mouth. "If nothing unexpected happens, fighting has probably already