“Haa… Haa…” Go Hyung-Chul panted. “Fuck, I almost died just now.”

Gi-Gyu had seemingly arrived on their floor because Go Hyung-Chul sensed sorcerous energy filling him. His sorcerous energy reserves had emptied not too long ago, so only their connection returning could lead to this. He reactivated Shadow Barrier, but in the brief moment they had been unprotected, they had lost several companions.

“How many died just now?” Go Hyung-Chul wondered aloud, realizing that he had failed to protect everyone. The ground was covered with mucus and melted body parts.

“Blergh!” many of the Red Players vomited at the sight. Once the Shadow Barrier had disappeared, a few of their friends had become collateral damage to the fight outside.

‘But more survived than I expected.’ Considering the earth-shattering fight occurring outside, Go Hyung-Chul was surprised that more Red Players were alive than dead. It showed just how strong these Red Players were.

“Are you okay?” Go Hyung-Chul asked Haures, who was one of the main reasons so many Red...