C1743 The Market!

"Cough, cough..."

A series of urgent coughs broke the silence.

Suddenly, a rift opened in the void, and a man with a shock of white hair and bare chest stumbled out of the portal.

Thud!

He hit the ground hard, gasping for air, his face slick with sweat, the very picture of exhaustion.

He lay there for a good ten seconds before he managed to haul himself to his feet.

"Are you..