On the water's surface.
A young boy with a tender face stood on a small wooden boat, looking about thirteen or fourteen years old, showing panic as he constantly paddled, pushing the boat forward to escape.
And a few dozen meters behind the boy, there were two figures following, one male and one female, each stepping on a leaf-like floating plate, closely pursuing him.
The man was tall and burly, nearly two and a half meters in height, holding a silver Long Halberd and wearing black armor.
No, upon closer inspection, this was not armor worn on his body, but pitch-black scales growing on him, resembling Dragon Scales.
A head of thick brown-black hair; except for the scales on his body, his physique was almost like a human, with pupils of pale gold, hinting at some mysterious magical aura...
