“Someone’s pursuing us from behind.”

Two people were chasing them from underneath the clouds. While San and Biyeon made several jumps to cross the lake, the two pursuers jumped across the lake in one motion.

Biyeon tried to calm her deep, rough breath while fixing her helmet with a reddened face. Her whole body was drenched in sweat.

“There are two of them. I’m getting goosebumps on my back. Are they those almighty ‘Sages’?”

Something hissed by them.

“Eh… did they already reach the top?”

Biyeon looked up while sticking her tongue out. She glanced at the time on her watch. Turning her gaze downward, she stared at the last place where the bamboo shoots fell and frowned.

They continued up the spiral staircase. There was no attack from the monsters or beasts. As they expected, most of them were probably roasting in the square below. However, San and Biyeon seemed anxious.

At the top of the spiral staircase, the man and woman were leisurely waiting for them.

Sitting naturally on the topmost stair, they looked like they came out to play. San and Biyeon slowed down as they approached...