Flicker!0

A fierce flame burned. It was a flame of unknown color that burned as if it was going to consume all of Gehenna—no, devour the entire world. It was impossible to guess where the flames started and ended, almost as if the tips of the sparks were touching the pale, red moon.0

“Gasp… Gasp…”0

Taking a deep breath, Lee Jun-Kyeong looked around. It was difficult for him to distinguish any figures due to the iridescent colors of the Flames of Genesis.0

“Mr. Lee…”0

He could hear Jeong In-Chang’s voice call to him. Lee Jun-Kyeong moved forward through the flames. There, he saw a figure who had collapsed.0

“...Mr. Jeong!!!”0

However, the figure wasn’t the Jeong In-Chang he knew. His appearance was that of one of the Sponsors, resembling a large ogre. The battle… It had ended.0

“Mr. Jeong!” Lee Jun-Kyeong shouted as he grabbed the massive figure.0

“It’s… it’s okay…” the ogre said. “I was lucky.”0

Jeong In-Chang’s voice became a little more relaxed. “My Sponsor was already dead. Not long after you entered Gehenna, my mana disappeared, too…”0

“Mr. Jeong!”0

“We had a plan to enter Gehenna and merge with the Sponsors…but it was too much for me as my Sponsor had disappeared. His huge pupils looked straight at Lee...0