Jin-Woo returned after two days and shared everything that transpired in the U.S. with Jason including his great fight with Thomas Andrea a.k.a. 'The Goliath'.

  Jason received a call from Jin-Ho who informed him about two uninvited guests appearing at the Ahjin Guild.

  Jason quickly made his way toward the offid found a rge number of reporters outside the office. He bypassed them effortlessly with his speed aered the building.

  *Shururuk…*

  The automated door to the Guild slid open.

  The heads of every single employee, including Yoo Jin-Ho, instantly snapped in that dire.

  The little guy shot from his seat and reached him.

  Jason o Jin-Ho aended his hand to the Big guy. "Hello, Thomas. Wele to my try. It's o see you after such a long time."

  Thomas Andre grinned, nodding his head. "Yup. It's been more than five years."

  The duo chatted happily like two long friends meeting after a long time.

  *Shururuk…*

  While they were talking, the automated door to the Guild slid open again and Jin-Woo eheir view.

  Jin-Ho had informed him too about Goliath's visit to their guild.

  Jin-Woo and Thomas Andrea shared a handshake before the former asked.

  "What brings you to Korea?"

  "Oh, that."

  Thomas Andre recovered his wits and formed another smile.

  "Didn't I promise you before? I told you that I'll buy a meal once my arm heals up."

  He raised his pletely healed left arm and waved it around.

  While Jin-Woo was chatting with Thomas, InTaek greeted Lennart Niermann, the stro hunter in Germany.

  Due to Jason having already killed five out of the nine Monarchs, nothing problematic happened.

  Lennart was only there to get acquainted with Jin-Woo as he didn't get a ce to do so in the U.S.

  Thomas Andrea gifted the 'Kamish's Wrath' to Jin-Woo, a pair of dual daggers fed from the sharpest fangs of the World's Worst Camity 'The Dragon Kamish'.

  They are maive, meaning that their power aligns with their user's strength stat, and also allow their user to alter their weight however they please.

  Jin-Woo's prehension of the Death Law had reached an incredible level so Jason decided to give him a hand in having a versation with Ashborn before the Eternal Rest.

  "Hyung-nim, are you sure that it'll work?" Jin-Woo asked with .

  "Don't worry, it'll work just fine." Jason pushed him back to the bed and pced his handon his chest.

  "Now close your eyes and focus."

  Jin-Woo nodded his head and followed his words.

  Jason started eling the w energy into Jin-Woo, pushing him into a state of slumber,into the void of Eternal Rest.

  Jason theed a barrier around him before standing up and turning around to face the three Marshal Grade soldiers.

  Feeling their , In-Taek smiled and assured them.

  "Everything is fi'll be over soon."

  The three of them heir heads and stood he bed.

  Jason shook his head aed the room. He then gazed at the sky where a massive eye-sized gate was h, looking down ohing.

  'Everything is going as pnned. Now, we just have to wait before the real show begins.'

  It's been only a few minutes since he exited the room when he suddenly felt the barrier shivering.

  The mana around the pce had started to cry.

  'Such pure energy of death. It's done already?'

  Jason moved faster and quickly created another barrier around the pce, preventing theterrifying energy from running amok.

  *Kiiieeehhk!!*

  And then he heard Beru's screech firming his doubts.

  The door of the room ened and Jin-Woo walked out from inside.

  For the first time, a genuinely surprised expression fshed on his face.

  'This Power! It's... nearly at the Intermediate Deity Realm!'

  Even though Jin-Woo looked the same but the aura around him had pletely ged.

  The light in his eyes was more bright than before and the bck gas was radiating from his body.

  "Hmm, so this is the true power of the Shadow Monarch." Jin-Woo closed his eyes ahe power flowing through his body.

  Jason smirked and nodded his head. "Now, you're somewhat ready for the big event."

  ...

  The air began trembling.

  Tens of thousands of Hunters surrounding the spot just below the Gate held their breaths and waited.

  Tension filled up the atmosphere.

  And then… Whehe gazes of these Huopped gring at the Gate above and lowered to the ground, they would all look at one pce without fail.

  That would be the back of a pair of two hunters standing at the front, staring at the gate above their heads.

  With every passing sed, the dungeon break roag closer and closer.

  *Ba-thump* *ba-thump* *ba-thump*

  The Bck Heart that repced his huma, powerfully pulsed within his chest to let Jin-Woo know of the current situation.

  Of course, the hearts of other Hunters were pounding away restlessly, as well. It was allbecause of the nervousness seemingly oppressing everything.

  Jason standing beside him smirked as he looked at the excited expression on his littlebrother's face.

  "T-they are ing!"

  "The Gate's been opened!!"

  Finally, the Gate began opening up.

  The wall separating this world and the Gate disappeared aain 'things' stayed withinfinally began p out in endless droves.

  These creatures pletely blotted out the sky in no time at all.

  The Hunters below became pletely dumbfounded by the number of desdiures that seemed to be at least over one huhousand.

  "But, how… how that many monsters… at the same time?!"

  "There, there are just too many!!!"

  Gasps and screams thick with despair exploded from here and there.

  All those 'certain things' must've been uhe influence of gravity-reduagic, because they all nded on the ground very slowly.

  "Attack! Hurry, attack!"

  "Everyotack!"

  Before those things nd on the ground, they should try to reduce their numbers, at least by a little bit. Hunters sehat their opportunity was here and began making their moves.

  But before the hunters could make a move, Jason raised his fist and shouted.

  "Nobody moves!"

  His voice carried a certain authority making everyoop iracks.

  'But, why?'

  'Why did he stop us from attag?'

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