While Gi-Gyu was busy taking the 60th-floor test, the number of players swarming toward Eden increased, making the already hectic situation seem like a zombie apocalypse.

Thankfully, the ones swarming in weren’t just enemies.

Currently, Eden was greeting its allies.

“Welcome,” El greeted with a bright smile.

“Where is Ranker Kim Gi-Gyu…?” the man in front of her asked. He was the Grigory head and the last remnant of the now-collapsed KPA. He was also a good friend to Gi-Gyu.

El replied, “He went inside the Tower. You won’t see him for a while.”

“Ah… All right.” The man, Sung-Hoon, looked a little disappointed.

“Is that your mother on your back?” El asked. On Sung-Hoon’s back was a feeble-looking elderly woman. She might have been a pretty woman in the past, but she was now gaunt and frail.

Sung-Hoon answered, “Yes… she is.”

His mother was unconscious and barely breathing. He brought her here because this was what Gi-Gyu had suggested for safety. But, he had also hoped that his mother would receive better medical treatment here. He was desperate and couldn’t help but be disappointed in Gi-Gyu.

El asked, “May I have a look at her?”

Sung-Hoon nodded. He had heard of El’s...