The situation in South Ridge had become more complicated as it was already chaotic.
"Dragon God's Emissary? The rekindling of the Sacrificial Flame? The Highlanders have two Third Energy Level members?"
In the Imperial Capital, Marquis Barton, who was preparing to return to South Ridge, expressed his surprise: "Did Mantle succeed? It's unthinkable, the Highlanders have been struggling with their Holy Mountain for three to four hundred years, and now they finally have some results?"
Even as scheming as he was, he hadn't anticipated things to develop this rapidly—before the year ended, Fiery Flame Land had already sent five Armor Suits to support the Highlanders.
Nauman City hadn't yet managed to do something when three Armor Suits were crushed by Ian... Well, that aside, soon after, another Highlander appeared with Third Energy Level!
This was big news, exactly the kind of major event that made Marquis Barton plan a personal return to handle it.
