Gi-Gyu had been chatting with Lou and El several hours ago when he had heard a telepathic message.

-I met Yoo Suk-Woo.

The speaker was Soo-Jung, who was communicating with him through Lim Hye-Sook. Gi-Gyu’s heart fell the moment he heard those words.

‘If she met Yoo Suk-Woo, then she must’ve met Mother and Yoo-Jung too,’ 

Gi-Gyu couldn’t remember the last time he had seen their faces. Add to that the time he had spent inside his shell during that Tower test—it had been just too long.

-But there is a problem.

Before Gi-Gyu could say a word, Soo-Jung continued. Gi-Gyu’s heart beat violently.

-Yoo Suk-Woo isn’t okay. I can’t talk for long; we need your help.

Before Soo-Jung could even finish her message, Gi-Gyu heard another message; it was from Go Hyung-Chul.

-We have a problem.

***

Gi-Gyu quickly lost contact with Soo-Jung. He knew something big must’ve happened. After all, Yoo-Bin and Lim Hye-Sook had accompanied Soo-Jung, and they were now with Suk-Woo. The four people were individually strong enough, so one could only imagine how strong they would be as a group.

‘I’m sure they’ll be able to last a bit longer.’ Gi-Gyu decided....