Adrian's chest felt like it burned as he lay on the cold, damp shore. Hunger aside, he was annoyed by a series of discomforts like coughing, labored breathing, and shortness of breath.

"Where am I? Wasn’t I at Nimbus?" Adrian had not completely lost his memory thanks to the Draco Vein Power. However, the times he spent with Rozi on Oxridge were almost all gone.

Adrian surveyed his surroundings in a daze. Although it was an uninhabited island, it was lush. He thought monsters might be around, so he tried to stay vigilant.

"I must find a safe place to stay. Entering the forest will be too dangerous once the tide rises and it gets dark. While wild animals aren’t scary, encountering a monster would be."

Adrian was overjoyed when he turned to look back at the sea. He saw a wrecked merchant ship that had washed ashore.

After reaching level nine, he had thought he and Rozi would wander the world. Coincidentally, they heard about an auction at Oxridge and decided to dispose of some odds a