"Come on, let me formally introduce everyone. This is Hai Bodong, the Tagor Forward, known far and wide as Medusa's Son. But this time, your boy's going to have him try guarding a Snake-People Tribe elder one-on-one. Folks, do you think Hai Bodong can pull it off?"
A few days later, Sun Buxiao dragged Hai Bodong to Stone Desert City and introduced him to everyone with a perfectly straight face.
"...I can live with you calling me something as weird as the Tagor Forward, but what the fuck do you mean, Medusa's Son?"
Hai Bodong looked as disgusted as if he had swallowed a dead fly.
Fuck, I've been brilliant and mighty all my life. Just because Medusa caught me stealing a map once, now you're telling me I have to shout 'Present!' whenever I see her?
What do you take me for, a spinning top?
"...You must be Elder Hai, the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, formerly one of the Ten Great Experts of the Jia Ma Empire. I've long heard of your great name."
Xiao Yi Xian first shot Sun Buxiao a fierce look normally reserved for idiots, then bowed properly to Hai Bodong.
"Are you-the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong?! The strongest ice-attribute Dou Qi user in the Jia Ma Empire?"
Luo Bu's reaction was much more dramatic. His eyes shone as he approached Hai Bodong, as though he had just met his idol.
"Yes. Hmm?"
Hai Bodong was still a little puzzled, but after sensing Luo Bu's Dou Qi, he understood-it was simple. Luo Bu's Dou Qi was ice-attributed too. He had probably heard of Hai Bodong's illustrious reputation as a child.
"Anyway, our Forward is here, so it's about time we got our plan underway-Qing Lin! You're sitting this one out. Just have Little Purple come with