"Hmm?"
Xu Xiao looked at the familiar surroundings, confusion gradually filling her eyes.
She scanned the area and quickly spotted the portal behind her.
And the figure whose body was mostly obscured by it.
Xu Xiao instantly went on alert.
"Who? Who's there?!"
As she shouted, her right hand had already reached for her storage belt.
She put the [Radiant Bracers], which slowly increased her lifespan consumption while in use, back onto her wrists, then pulled out a small knife.
Though she knew the little thing would not be of much use against a powerful enemy, having it was still better than having nothing.
The figure behind the portal did not respond to Xu Xiao's shout.
It merely stood there in silence, without a sound.
As though it had existed ever since this boss room was formed.
Xu Xiao's nerves tightened as she slowly shifted her feet.
In her field of vision, the figure obscured by the portal gradually came fully into view.
The first thing to catch Xu Xiao's attention was the dragon-head mask he wore.
Deer antlers, shrimp whiskers, ox ears, tortoise eyes.
It was entirely golden, exquisitely crafted.
The details were handled with remarkable ingenuity, making it look lifelike even from afar.
If not for the metallic gleam flickering across its surface, it would have been easy to mistake it for a real dragon's head.
Then there was the peculiar long robe the person wore.
It had an asymmetrical draped design. His left shoulder was covered by black metal armor shaped like a dragon claw, while a ring of translucent tassels made from some unknown material hung from his right shoulder.
The robe's overall color was impossible to discern, like a gemstone sparkling beneath sunlight, dazzling with a riot of colors.
Looking closely, she could see countless