Adrian chuckled and added, "Surprised?"

The teenager was stunned. He squinted at Adrian and said in a deep voice, "So it's you! You're the one who stole the Lunar Edge!" Drawing his sword, the teenager seemed ready to attack Adrian.

Lyra, standing next to Adrian, scowled and exclaimed, "Are you an idiot? Although Adrian is an outsider, he has nothing to do with the theft of your village’s possessions."

"Hmph! I can't be sure of that!" With these words, he advanced toward Adrian.

Despite Adrian' being more powerful than Lyra, she still instinctively shielded him. "Stop!" Lyra scolded the teenager with her hands on her hips.

The teenager responded sternly, "Get out of my way if you don't want to die."

Adrian closed his eyes, converting his Fight Force into Vital Energy. It was a lengthy process, but three days of training had yielded some results and unexpected gains.

Boom!

A sound echoed within Adrian's body, signaling a transformation perceptible only to him.

‘So this is the