The returning Burning Dawn cried out, "Marshal!"
The sky trembled, and the earth shook.
On the Supreme Road, eleven pillars of fire shot into the sky from the Land of Beginning and End.
This time, however, they did not burst apart like fireworks. Instead, they shot straight into the vortex above Dawn City.
The vortex had not vanished along with the giant hand.
The tomb inside it trembled repeatedly. Unwilling to endure the agony of its severed hand, the giant hand's owner sought revenge on those who had cost it its palm.
But before those eleven towering pillars of fire, the giant hand's owner could only howl in agony.
It was even forced to retreat deeper into the tomb.
At the sight, a sudden realization dawned on Qin Ran.
That wasn't a tomb!
Nor was it a cage!
It was a fortress!
A fortress that held off Burning Dawn's attacks.
Then it was...
Qin Ran speculated, his searching gaze turning toward the depths of the vortex.
But before he could find the crucial detail, system notifications appeared before his eyes.
[Player has completed a decisive event!] [Main quest deemed completed ahead of schedule!] [Unique title instance: return immediately!]
``` [Unique title instance: Sword of Dawn]
[Instance type: background quest]
[Instance difficulty: high]
[Main quest: none]
[Side quest 1: the sheriff's first step]
[Quest completion: 100% (F→E+)]
[Side quest 2: the sheriff's second step]
[Quest completion: 100% (E+→D)]
[Side quest 3: the sheriff's third step]
[Quest completion: 100% (D→C)]
[Special event: wolf plague rampage (rating: perfect)]
[Perfect rating: C→S]
[Special event: Golden City invasion]
[Perfect rating: 100% (S→SSS)]
[Combat performance: highly active (rating increase: SSS→Z)]
[Exploration performance: average (rating increase: none)]
[Special assessment 1: inherited Burning Dawn (rating increase: Z→ZZ)]
[Special assessment 2: obtained the "crown" (rating increase: