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The forest continued beyond the hollow mountains. But that was only part of it. After that, the land of the dead was laid bare.

It looked like the end of the forest was the boundary between life and death.

And there stood a great tower in the heart of the Land of the Dead.

Hyundai knows what the tower is. That was a fragment of God. It is also the tower where the other half of Cairos' soul was sealed.

The two worlds came together as one.

This was the meaning of the third and fourth pieces of God.

* * *

Everyone was staring at the stone falling from the dragon with gleaming eyes.

Hyun-seok looked around at them.

Obviously, it was helping. I felt rewarded for my hard work.

Honestly, Hyun-seok didn't expect him to become strong so soon.

Of course, it was obvious that leveling up was much faster than before since you regressed and grew up knowing all the future information.

But given the situation that is going on now, it was completely different from then.

Hyundai also grew fast, but overall players grew faster.

Furthermore, the speed of development related to the dungeon was faster. Before the regression, something that had not yet come out came out.

After all, it was so fast that I thought I'd have to revise the plan that I had first made.

At first, he planned to create a large number of colleagues to work with against Lexton Energy.

But the growth was so fast that I didn't think I needed to make a colleague like this.

But now all that thought is gone.

There were too many variables. There was definitely a limit to being alone.

It wouldn't have been easy if Cairos had come alone this time.

No, there was a much better chance of failure.

Cairos would be overwhelmed if he was out there alone, but his men are the problem.

If the team's main quest, Ryan, and the heat of fire hadn't caught them this time, the asteroid probably wouldn't have caught Cairos so easily.

“How did it go? All the way to the Dark Forest, right? ”

“There's a mountain range over there. Did you get there?”

“Why did he ride a dragon instead? Was there anything else you needed to see? ”

The group spits out their curiosity again. Hyun-seok nods and sits nearby.

“Let's take a break and head back. ”

Everyone sat down in front of the Hadada stone. It was like an elementary school student waiting for the teacher's class.

“First of all...... this dungeon is connected to another dungeon. ”

It was intense from the first word. Everyone stared at the starfish.

“I think it's a dungeon about the same size as this one... … Perhaps it's one of the whitehalls of a Quince-class production area. ”

I wasn't sure, but I was able to speculate.

Whitehall in the Quince-Grade Dungeon Generation Area was building a world this big.

Prior to the regression, the world connected to Whitehall itself was a great conversation between players.

But there was no exchange. There was only war.

It was worth the war. It was a report of resources. There were endless resources everywhere that had not yet been developed.

Besides, how great are the artifacts you get here?

You can get a lot from hunting wild horses.How much can war get you?

However, before the regression, history passed that way.

Hyun-seok wanted to turn it over this time. That's why we got Whitehall in advance.

You may not want to start a war right now.

The power of this world is never great. Players also needed enough growth.

Before the regression, Lexton's energy took over all of Whitehall. It was their world in the dungeon.

So it burns with ambition to rule the world.

“Now, hold on! Did you say quince-style production area? Was there such a thing? ”

“We'll talk about that later. ”

Hyun-seok postponed the explanation of that part and said the rest.

He gave me a rough description of Whitehall and the world it connects to.

The hard-working party begins to ask questions again.

“How did you know that? ”

It was Ryan's question. It was a pass. I had no reason to answer.

Hyun-seok turns his head and looks at Ryu Ji-hye, who is raising her hand. Ryan grumbles. In fact, he also did not believe Hyun-seok would answer.

Honestly, I was happy and happy to tell you that we did this together.

I felt like I was actually on the same side.

Ryu Ji-hye asked while Ryan was thinking that.

“Weren't there whiteholes in the Quince-grade production areas in China and India? Two each? ”

“That's right."

“It's on our side. You told me not to go in, so I didn't go in...... But should you? ”

Hyun-seok smiled.

“It doesn't matter.”

“Yes? But……. ”

“I don't intend to be exclusive. Tell him to go in if he wants to. It doesn't matter if you don't tell the outside. ”

Ryu Ji-hye and the rest of the group have not been able to hide their suspicious expressions in the answer.

Hyun-seok suddenly thought that it was time to do so.

‘Sounds fun.'

The group sees a smile on its mouth. They shake their heads.

And I stopped worrying about Whitehall.

People are starting to realize that when a string of people smile like that, they tend to come out feeling pretty pathetic.

* * *

The management of the Quince-Grade Dungeon Generating Area in China was better than expected.

Zhang Chun was strong.

China's Queen-class production area was managed simultaneously by China's Black Sea, Egypt's Pyramid Black Market, and Korea's future industries.

And the general manager of all of them was Jangchun.

Zhang Chun was practically a figure in the future industry because it was plugged in by Hyundai.

However, I did not disagree much in the Dark Ages. Jang-chun was quite famous.

After all, you're the worst.

The rules here were very simple.

Runs the dungeon in sequence and does not enter Whitehall.

That was it.

If you go out of order, you will be closed for a while. It took a long time for the dungeon to reappear.

Everyone cared a lot about keeping order because they knew that.

However, the order not to enter Whitehall continues to be controversial.

Sometimes people try to sneak in. However, no one could avoid Zhang Chun's eyes.

Zhang Chun appears as if a ghost is approaching Whitehall as he sleeps and stops them.

And people from future industries were primarily focused on monitoring Whitehall, so they couldn't easily get into Whitehall.

Then one day, an opportunity came.

Since Changchun was a human, he could not always stay in a dungeon production area. Sometimes I went out and sometimes I came back a few days or a week later.

At that time, I used to watch more closely in the future industry.

The problem was that I had put up with it in the Black Sea.

It would not have been possible if there was Jang-chun, but now it was time for Jang-chun to leave. I thought I'd be back in a week.

Just in time, 30 Black Sea players prowl around.

They were the elites chosen in the Black Sea. These were the people who decided to go and check on Whitehall this time.

“What's going on? ”

Players from the future industry asked as they stopped the oncoming Black Sea players.

Players from the future industry were usually in the Red Dragon Guild.

This time, half of the Red Dragon Guild were players absorbed into the future industry as the small guild was disbanded.

The players of the Red Dragon Guild were relatively superior. The Red Dragon Guild still supported player growth politically, making each guild stronger than the other.

The Red Dragon Guild was clearly South Korea's greatest guild.

So if all the players guarding this place were dispatched from the Red Dragon Guild, the Black Sea players wouldn't be able to do it with just 30 players.

However, this time, the percentage of players in the future industry was high. The Black City also identified it and attempted to enter Whitehall at the right time.

“Does it make sense to you that Whitehall is exclusive? ”

One of the Black Sea players steps forward. His face was filled with laughter.

I was sure to come out to argue.

There was tension among the players in the future industry.

“It's not exclusive, it's forbidden until it's time. Do you mean you will not follow the instructions of your superiors? ”

“We have different ideas. Are you sure you want to stop him? If you put your strength into it, you'll be disadvantaged. ”

The player on the Black Sea's side is slightly roughened. The same was true of his expression and vigor.

“We have the same numbers, but we have to figure out where the disadvantage is. ”

A player in the Red Dragon Guild moves forward. He opens his teeth and smiles fiercely.

In a posture that seemed like a rush, his hand grabbed the sword of the waist dance.

“It's the same number? Who said that?”

The Black Sea player said with a puzzled expression.

Then people appeared from all over and came running. It looked like there were hundreds of them, too.

“Holy shit! You brought someone from the outside! ”

I've decided to keep the secret here to myself. But getting an outsider involved meant that he really wanted to hit the back of the head.

“Outside? Who said outside? Don't you think we're making fun of each other? They're all our children. ”

The Red Dragon said that and looked around with bored eyes.

It was the Black Sea as well. Perhaps they were just a few of the people of the Black Sea.

"Huh?

The Red Dragon Guild Member thought something was strange. I felt a strange camouflage.

“They're not players! ”

The Red Dragon Guild Member recognizes the identity of the camouflage and shouts.

At that moment, hundreds of ordinary people rushed in with clubs and iron pipes.

A fierce fight begins. Of course, it was a fight almost unilaterally driven by players defending Whitehall.

But that was enough.

Thirty Black Sea players took advantage of that gap to enter Whitehall.

“Damn it! Don't put your hands on it! ”

Soon after the fight was over, the rest of them ran away. That was their goal.

The members of the Red Dragon Guild and players of the future industry glanced at Whitehall in alternation with those who were fleeing in a devastating look.

* * *

As soon as players entered Whitehall, they lowered their stance and looked everywhere.

Just in case.

But nothing happened for a while.

It was in the middle of a big field. It was a vast field that could not be seen from all sides.

In the field, there were grasses around the ankles.

“Is Whitehall... different?" ”

“Something like that? I think it's a little wider. ”

As we share our feelings about Whitehall, one person said with a curious look.

“Huh? What's over there? ”

“What?”

Everyone looked at you.

There was something dark smoke all over the place.

“Looks like smoke. ”

“Isn't that... ominous?" ”

“Don't be an asshole. Let's... let's go that way a little bit. ”

“Don't forget to secure your retreat. ”

At that moment, a huge thunderstorm sounds from behind them.

Kwaaah!

Everyone was shocked and swooped forward. But they were quite a bunch of players.

I forced myself into a balance and got into position. And I checked your back.

“What is that...? ”

“Skeleton?”

The undead are encamped at the exit. Giant skeletons.

It seems that the previous shocks were those skeletons' attacks.

“First... I think we should take care of them and go back." ”

Everyone agreed to it. At one point, one of them raises his hand behind his back, dumbfounded.

“Why? What is it? ”

Everyone's gaze is towards the direction your finger is pointing. And frozen solid.

All the black smoke I saw earlier was undead.

It was all a giant skeleton. You're running this way at an incredible speed.

“Run!”

Everyone ran towards the exit. But there were still skeletons ahead.

Their faces are filled with despair.

The End

kang-hyun Kim