Arin left the ruins shortly after the evolution finished.
The mountains were quiet.
But the world suddenly felt… bigger.
More dangerous.
He opened the system panel again.
[Host: Arin]
[Level: 15]
[Strength: 28]
[Agility: 31]
[Intelligence: 24]
Arin raised an eyebrow.
"That guardian gave a lot of experience."
But something else caught his attention.
[Dimensional Storage]
Arin focused on it.
A small space opened inside the system interface.
Several items from the ruin appeared there.
The guardian's broken sword.
Ancient coins.
And the system core fragment.
"So this is basically an inventory."
Convenient.
But before he could relax—
A loud roar echoed through the mountains.
Arin froze.
That roar felt familiar.
His eyes widened.
"The dragon…"
The Ancient Flame Dragon circled the sky again.
This time—
It wasn't ignoring him.
The dragon's golden eyes scanned the ground.
Searching.
The system reacted immediately.
[Warning]
[The dragon has detected system energy.]
Arin cursed under his breath.
"Of course it did."
The dragon suddenly dove toward the mountains.
Arin turned and ran.
But this time—
He knew something important.
If he wanted to survive in this world…
He needed allies.
And information.
Somewhere beyond the mountains—
Civilization existed.
Cities.
Kingdoms.
Empires.
And maybe…
People strong enough to fight dragons.