"You dare question me after ambushing my subordinates? And now you ask who I am? How laughable." Adrian sneered, his eyes gleaming with a chilling intent.

"Where I come from and who I am has nothing to do with you. But your earlier actions have infuriated me. Kneel and apologize now," Adrian commanded, his voice imperious and unyielding.

His words shocked everyone, tinged with a fierce indignation.

The middle-aged man leading the group narrowed his eyes.

"You're being unreasonable. So what if we ambushed you? None of your men were hurt, but we were injured. How do you plan to settle that debt?" His tone turned harsh, shifting the blame onto Adrian.

Adrian chuckled mockingly. "If I hadn't acted in time, my men would have been seriously injured. For warriors at your so-called Fusion Stage to ambush those weaker than yourselves—your training might as well have been wasted."

The man's face darkened with rage.

Adrian's strength was undeniable, but the man refused to be humiliated so