“Demons stealing players’ bodies…” Gi-Gyu whispered as he recalled what had happened before. Earlier, his enemies had become beastly when the sorcerous energy from the syringes had engulfed them.

Gi-Gyu looked at Sung-Hoon and replied, “Yes, that’s correct.”

As if aware of what Gi-Gyu was thinking, Sung-Hoon continued, “I’m referring to something else. Those players that attacked you earlier didn’t get their bodies stolen by demons.”

Sung-Hoon smiled bitterly as he added, “I will tell you more about that later. Anyway, when you entered the Tower to take the 50th-floor test, all the unratable gates in the world were cleared.”

Looking grim, Sung-Hoon explained, “Everyone was so happy since our world had overcome a serious crisis, believing everything would return to normal. We even thought our world would improve thanks to all that we have learned and gained from the unratable gates.”

“Things gained from the unratable gates?” Gi-Gyu asked for clarification.

Sung-Hoon nodded and answered, “Most of the rewards from these exceptional gates were either relics or demonic properties. Many believed we could study and incorporate hell’s technology into our own.”

This reminded Gi-Gyu of how he had obtained the cocoon. It appeared that some rewards from the unratable gates had been similar to Botis’ cocoon.

“But it was all a trap,” Sung-Hoon announced.

Gi-Gyu’s eyes widened.

Gi-Gyu could feel Sung-Hoon’s...