Inside the NDF headquarters. “Wait, why are we back here?” (Choi Jeong-Hoon) “Well, where did you want to go, then?” (Yi Ji-Hyuk) “I thought I asked you to go straight to the meeting location?” (Choi Jeong-Hoon) “I’m not the one in a hurry, so why should I?” (Yi Ji-Hyuk) Choi Jeong-Hoon couldn’t retort to that – indeed it wasn’t Yi …

Choi Jeong-Hoon stared at his phone while forming a less-than-impressed expression. “You won’t even give me enough time to eat a burger….” (Choi Jeong-Hoon) Well, that’s the life of a civil servant, I guess. No, hang on a minute. Most regular civil servants aren’t like this, are they? I must’ve developed a strange prejudice of the world after never experiencing …

“What are you talking about?” (Jeong Byeong-Seo) Jeong Byeong-Seo continued on in a puzzled voice. The thing was, though, a person dumb enough not to immediately figure out what the Commander General was saying would never be able to hold on to their position of power. Even then, the sole reason why he pretended to not understand was because North …

“C-comrade general!” (adjutant) The Commanding Officer of the Democratic People’s Republic of Joseon, General Kim Ryong-Seong, simply couldn’t regain his wits from all the countless incoming radio calls inundating him. “What the hell are you talking about?! Gimme a straight-forward report!!” (Kim Ryong-Seong) “M-monsters are advancing up north from the south, sir!” (adjutant) “I asked you what the hell you’re …

“Drain.” (Yi Ji-Hyuk) Yi Ji-Hyuk began sucking in the mass of Mana. Its concentration was so high that rather than regular Mana, it felt like a completely different ‘something’ else, instead. “Keuh-euh-euhk.” (Yi Ji-Hyuk) He gritted his teeth. The pure Mana dug into his body and clashed against the dark Mana residing within him. “Wu-euhph.” (Yi Ji-Hyuk) He bit down …

The Gates were vibrating even harder now. Park Seong-Chan, who had ran off to a far-off distance earlier, hurriedly dashed towards Choi Jeong-Hoon and asked a question. “W-what’s going on here? What’s gotten into those Gates??” (Park Seong-Chan) Choi Jeong-Hoon replied in a flat voice. “A large monster is probably coming out soon.” (Choi Jeong-Hoon) “How can you sound so …

It was unknown whether the monsters possessed ability to reason or not. But one thing was for certain – if they did have one, it definitely flew out the window right about now. Monsters stomped and trampled and smacked away everything in their path while not giving a d*mn whether it was their kin or not, in their attempt to …

If you get technical about it, there was no event that Yi Ji-Hyuk had failed to resolve after stepping up to the plate. Didn’t matter whether monsters or demon kings popped out, he’d always deal with them all, although the ensuing damage would be a separate thing from what the enemies had caused. The fact that he simply didn’t come …

“You aren’t… thinking of opening a Gate on that side, now are you?” (Choi Jeong-Hoon) That was the very first thing Choi Jeong-Hoon thought of when ‘Gates’ were mentioned. Indeed, if Yi Ji-Hyuk opened a Gate that side and summoned a whole bunch of demonic creatures, things would get ‘resolved’ pretty quickly. Well, North Korea would cease to exist, after …

Choi Jeong-Hoon’s life flashed before his eyes. Before his brain had time to fully comprehend the incoming danger, his body recognised the threat of death first. And he couldn’t react against the sensation of death he felt in that moment. His body froze up like a stone statue after sensing the pitch-black Ether filled to the brim with malicious intent, …