Gi-Gyu recognized the voice.

‘Baal?’ 

-That’s right. No one else can communicate with you right now, so I am contacting you. Thanks to you, I could deactivate the barrier.

Gi-Gyu sighed in relief. Based on Baal’s tone, he concluded that the worst hadn't happened inside Eden yet.

But…

‘So everybody is busy?’ Gi-Gyu asked.

-Yes, Ha Song-Su is here.

Gi-Gyu’s eyes widened so much that it looked like they would pop out of his head. Ha Song-Su joining the fight had always been an anticipated possibility, but it was still a shock. He knew Paimon had tried to trap him to buy time so they could take over Eden.

This was exactly why Gi-Gyu had hurried here.

‘Tell me right now where Ha Song-Su is…’ 

Gi-Gyu was about to demand when Baal explained.

-Please don’t worry. The barrier is about to disappear, so you can see everything soon.

Just as Baal said, the barrier was disappearing. It looked like someone was slowly unwrapping...