Chapter 32 (1/2)

Bang-!

The car exploded.

Through the rising fire and smoke, a pair of monster’s red eyes flared.

“Oh no… Run away!”

“It’s a Werewolf!”

“Are there any players here above level 100?”

“Out of the way! It’ll kill you!”

From behind the red eyes, more monsters popped out.

One? Two?

No.

The gate opened, and all the monsters within it poured out.

Tens of thousands.

Slimes, goblins, werewolves, giant snakes… all kinds of monsters poured out and started attacking.

“Damn it… At least, let’s kill off the goblins!”

Courageous players pulled out their weapons.

“Kieek!”

“What? Are you so scared of level 10 monsters?”

“Don’t you know what our level is? 120. But there are hundreds of goblins…”

Quazzik-!

In an instant, the man’s upper body disappeared before he could even finish his sentence.

“Huh?”

The other guy looked up at the giant monster chewing up his friend’s upper body.

A Giant Snake with shining red eyes.

“Fuck… A Giant Snake…”

Quazzik-!

The monster slithered away after eating the man, its giant body slipping through buildings.

The city looked like a war zone.

Players were fighting in different places.

There were battles that were won, but in most places, there was only confusion and loss.

The situation was better in places close to guild headquarters.

“Tankers take some time from the front. Rear dealers do the right support.”

Runanculus Guild was dealing with the monsters systematically.

“East, people are coming. Clear the barricade. Support, fire on the werewolves.”

The same was true of the Royal Family.

Each guild’s top priority was securing its headquarters.

The Taewang Guild players also quickly cleaned up the area around their headquarters, while their leaders assessed the situation.

“It is believed that gates have been opened in Seoul and in places within the Korean Peninsula, as well as in most parts of East Asia such as Japan and China.”

“The same goes for Europe. Sudden haunts are causing great damage.”

Intelligence reports were coming in one after another from the Taewang Guild’s branches all over the world.

“Call the offices. Make a stronghold and make the most defensive movements. Also, open underground bunkers to accommodate as many citizens as possible.”

“Okay.”

“Also, run Operation E. All battles should be controlled by each station.”

Operation E.

An emergency operation is made in preparation for large scale monster appearance.

Even when it was not in effect, it required enormous funds just to maintain it.

So, there were many opinions that it had to be shut down.

However, because of Park Tae-sung’s strong will, it continued.

Now, in such a catastrophic situation, his judgment and foresight once again proved brilliant.

“What about Class A players?”

Class A players refer to those with level 300 or higher.

They were the main forces of the guilds.

Of course, they were under special instructions in crisis situations.

“Currently, 132 people are located in Seoul, of which 82 are gathered here in the headquarters. The other 50 people have been contacted.”

“Is the location of Kang Jin-woo confirmed?”

“Yes. I got in touch with him five minutes ago. He’s currently fighting monsters at Seokchon Lake in Jamsil.”

“Is it possible to watch him right now?”

“Yes. It is possible to request access through the police database for CCTV access. Shall we send a request?”

Park Tae-sung nodded.

Soon, the TV in the conference room was turned on, and the CCTV video was broadcast.

Seokchon Lake did not have its usual peaceful atmosphere.

The city was destroyed by monsters. There were fires in buildings everywhere.

The streets were also lined with corpses, reminiscent of a battlefield.

However, Jin-woo wasn’t on the screen.

After switching to several cameras around the area, they finally saw him.

He was leading the citizens to safety.

Park Tae-sung immediately gave instructions to his staff.

“Send a rescue team, and bring Kang Jin-woo to the headquarters.”

“Okay.”

“Divide into teams and deal with the monsters starting from areas close to the headquarters. The VIP team should start securing the President and other key government officials.”

“Yes!”

The Taewang Guild started moving quickly.

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Kiik-!

The underground parking lot of the headquarters of the Taewang Guild.

Dozens of vehicles stopped, and people got off.

Among them was Jin-woo.

“Jin-woo!”

He turned his head to the familiar voice and saw Han Yu-ra running towards him.

“Yu-ra! Are you okay?”

“Yeah. I was in the headquarters when it started. Sun-woo, it’s been a while.”

“Hello.”

They talked while following her to the elevator.

“I saw the news on the internet, was that real? Gates all over the world have opened?”

“It’s true. Both of you received notifications, right?”

“Yes… that we have cleared the tutorial…”