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Ten researchers were traveling by bus. Their faces stiffened slightly, and their eyes trembled with anxiety.

They were researchers from the Defenders.

In fact, the other researchers wanted to come along, but they couldn't. Because they were the only ones who were able to escape through the cracks of surveillance.

The Defenders imprisoned the researchers and closely monitored them.

They knew better than anyone how terrifying the Defenders were.

Sometimes they were treated inhumanly for the sake of their research achievements, and they often witnessed experiments that humans should not do.

Fortunately, the researchers here were on the lucky side.

Anyway, I managed to escape from that hellish place. Of course, they didn't come out entirely on their own.

It was also fortunate that they had no family.

Because the other researchers were enduring life there with their families as hostages.

Of course, life itself was luxurious.

Except that there is no freedom, and they are mercilessly divided.

With such a life continuing, what is the importance of being luxurious?

Researchers with families did better. Even the family can live in abundance.

Of course, there was no freedom, and I had to live under strict surveillance.

Anyway, it was natural to feel anxious since I got out of such a place. Because they didn't know what to do.

“You don't have to worry too much. The place you are going is the safest place in the world.”

“Where is that? You're not going to a place like Alcatraz, are you?"

"Ha ha ha ha ha. That's a funny joke. Of course not. Ah, the destination is now in sight. There it is.”

The eyes of the researchers looking at where the guide's finger was pointing became as bright as a fire.

There stood a white and majestic castle.

“Welcome to Reidros Castle.”

* * *

The eyes of the researchers who entered Reidros Castle grew as if they were going to tear.

From the outside, it looks like a castle, but when you step inside the fortress walls, a huge city spreads out.

It was not just a city, it was a city that seemed to have transported the Middle Ages.

A lot of people were coming and going, and I could feel the deep scent of life.

“What is this...?”

One of the researchers asked with a puzzled expression.

“This is Reidros Castle. It is also the headquarters of the Guardians. Do you see the soldiers over there over there?”

At the guide's words, the researchers turned their heads and looked over the fortress walls and nodded their heads. Of course, on the inside, I was really surprised.

Before entering the castle, there was obviously no one on the wall.

It was a completely different space inside and out.

“The skills of those soldiers are very good. And look over there. Can you see the knights and wizards?”

I could see several people passing by who looked like they were saying, "I'm a knight." I also saw a few people wearing robes talking to them at a distance from them.

“They will keep this castle strong. They are really, really talented people.”

The guide smiled and continued.

“And above all, our Master of Guardians is the best in the world.”

The researchers' expressions softened a bit.

“So, you can rest assured and focus on your research. Sooner or later we will allow you to roam freely outside this castle.”

“Is that . . . really possible?”

One of the researchers said with a dead face and voice.

But the guide answered confidently.

"of course. Wouldn’t that be the case when the Defenders disappear?”

It was an answer that made the researchers' eyes sparkle.

I don't know if that will really happen, but there is hope.

The researchers stepped forward with a much brighter face than when they first came here.

I was planning to study by burning my whole body to get real freedom.

Thus, researchers from the Guardian began to enter Reidros Castle one by one.

* * *

After the dimensional monster was eliminated, an instruction was given to all guild members belonging to the Guardian.

It was an instruction given directly by Hajin Kang, the master.

It was given by using recorded voice as well, so everyone faithfully followed it.

After the Dimensional Monster incident, the Guardians focused on leveling up.

Leveling up was even more important than earning money.

This was to prepare for the third plague.

The best place to level up was by far Japan.

However, in order to hunt in Japan, you must first be strong beyond a certain level.

Otherwise, like other Awakened people, they had no choice but to hunt in the vicinity of the base city.

It's just hunting to make money, and it's not conducive to growth.

If that's the case, it would have been much better to go around closing dungeons in other countries.

So Yoon Kyung-min divided the guild members into two. Those who can hunt in Japan and those who cannot.

Those who are close to each other were boldly removed from Japan.

Raising the level is important, but closing the dungeons that are currently in the world and hunting monsters is also very important.

Hajin Kang entered Japan before any other guild members.

Ha-jin Kang was the person who was more thirsty for leveling up than anyone else.

Kang Ha-jin's goal was to cross the third wall before the third disaster.

When he arrived in Japan, he found that the situation was much more serious than he had expected.

The Guardian's base city was running well, but it seems that the vacancy that the Guardian's key guild members were missing was too large.

Unlike in the past, it was difficult for Awakened people who hunt around the city to focus on hunting properly.

There were too many strong monsters.

Perhaps the farther away from the city, the more powerful monsters inhabited.

The aftermath of the dimensional monster was clear.

However, it seemed that the aftermath was all concentrated in Japan.

Actually, this couldn't have happened. Because I left the white tiger behind.

He told the white tiger to run around the city and deal with strong monsters, but he couldn't see where he went.

He was a little embarrassed.

Originally, Baekho would have signaled Kang Ha-jin in some way before this happened.

But it just disappeared without any warning.

Hajin Kang started by organizing the city perimeter. As soon as he arrived, he moved immediately without resting.

The situation around here was precarious.

He quickly circled the city, clearing out the monsters.

Meanwhile, the monsters from afar approached little by little.

Among those monsters, Ha-jin Kang selected and killed only those that the Awakened people in the current city were difficult to deal with.

Only after doing so did he find the white tiger.

Baekho was quite far from his base city. As soon as Ha-jin Kang sent a signal through the linked contract string, a response came immediately.

And I could see why he disappeared.

The cause was regret.

Baekho was now at the place where Kang Ha-jin was fighting Ash.

He was there while he was looking for the remains of Ash and eating it.

It was torn so well, and blood and flesh flew everywhere, so it took quite a while to find each one.

But every time he found a piece of flesh and ate it, the white tiger certainly grew.

“How the hell did you find out?”

From the looks of it, it didn't seem like he went there right after the fight ended. If it were, the base city here could not have been this good.

It looked like he had been there recently after wandering around.

There must have been something reminiscent of Ash's remains. Otherwise, there is no explanation.

Anyway, Hajin Kang moved towards Baekho.

Among the monsters that stand out or get caught in the senses as they go, those who want to be a little stronger have been sorted out.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leveling up is also leveling up, but it was also because of the guild members who would come to Japan later.

They also have to fight strong monsters, but still, it's very dangerous to be infested with such a strong one.

After moving like that for a while, I was able to find the white tiger.

Baekho was still wandering around like a hyena in search of Ash's flesh.

He kills every monster that approaches nearby.

The coming monsters were also the remnants of Ash. In other words, the monsters approaching here were mostly predators.

Of course they were all strong.

That's why Baekho's condition wasn't a joke.

“Is this going to be over the third wall soon?”

It has grown so rapidly. White Tiger's level did not rise by hunting a dimensional monster.

So, even when the dimensional monster avalanche broke out, Baekho made him hunt mainly for normal monsters rather than dimensional monsters.

Dimensional monsters are important, but regular monsters become very dangerous if left unattended.

Anyway, there was a period of stagnation in growth, but as he began to eat the remains of Ash's body, he got out of there and was growing again.

“Yeah, then you do it.”

Hajin Kang left Baekho and headed elsewhere. There were plenty of places to hunt other than here.

He had no reason to drop the efficiency by hunting with the white tiger here.

Ha-jin Kang left Baek-ho and escaped from there.

And he widened his senses. He seemed to be better off hunting random things as he moved quickly in search of good prey rather than finding a good place to hunt.

Because monsters don't constantly respawn like in real games.

Ha-jin Kang, who was constantly roaming around while hunting mainly for strong monsters, suddenly remembered his third disaster before his return.

The third plague was like a signal to start the war with Marbas in earnest.

A super-giant dungeon that cannot be compared with anything that has appeared before begins to appear.

The dungeon in which Marbas appeared was a dungeon with a diameter of 3 kilometers.

Of course, before that, there were quite a few dungeons with a diameter of over 1km, even though they were smaller than that.

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Super-giant dungeons with a diameter of 2 kilometers appeared all over the world, and that was the third disaster.

In fact, now I was a little skeptical as to whether it could be called the third catastrophe.

The situation before and now is completely different.

At that time, I was terrified of how to deal with it even if there was only one gigantic dungeon.

As a result, only the Guardians at the time were able to handle the super-giant dungeon.

But what about now?

If you have 100 core guild members of the Guardian, there will be no problem in closing any super-giant dungeon.

You don't even need to go there.

In fact, before the return, not a single Awoken had crossed the wall.

But what about now? In the Guardians alone, hundreds of people had crossed or were in the process of crossing the first wall.

If you organize them well, it is possible to challenge a super-giant dungeon with about a dozen people.

So even if there is one super-giant dungeon in each country, if there is no special event, it can be safely blocked.

Not only the Guardians have awakenings that have crossed the wall, but other guilds also showed signs of such awakenings one by one.

In other words, the power of mankind as a whole is growing rapidly.

'There's a good chance.'

I suddenly thought that this disaster might be more refreshing than a dimensional monster.

* * *

A lull continued for a while.

Ha-jin Kang instructed Myung In-hyeok to closely monitor the movements of the Defenders.

Since Ash is gone, there must be quite a bit of damage to him, so he decided that he would take some action.

But the Defenders were surprisingly quiet.

They continued their activities as if nothing had happened.

But Ha-jin Kang believed that they would surely do something.

If the third calamity begins like this, there will be no more chances for the Defenders.

Still, it was very quiet.

Myung In-hyeok reported that it was rather strange that nothing had happened to the Defenders.

Then, suddenly, a giant dungeon suddenly appeared.

However, the situation was very different from before the return.

At that time, several super-giant dungeons had popped up all over the world.

However, only one dungeon appeared this time.

The problem was the size of the dungeon.

It was three kilometers in radius.

And the place that appeared was Japan.

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