The second the call got disconnected, Gi-Gyu was out of the door. For all rankers and higher, running was faster than driving. It wasn’t because they were faster or could maintain their speed for longer—it was because they could ignore traffic laws. 

Of course, random players sprinting to their destinations could frighten non-players. Hence, players had to ask for the association’s permission unless it was an emergency. 

Gi-Gyu called the association earlier, so several association agents arrived before long. One of the agents asked, “Are you the player who called?”

“I’m a ranker.” When Gi-Gyu replied, one of the players quickly rushed toward him and confirmed, “You must be Ranker Kim Gi-Gyu.”

Things like this occurred rather frequently, so the KPA trained a bunch of agents for this. It had them memorize the faces of all Korean rankers and would deploy them whenever someone made a request.

When one of the agents recognized him, Gi-Gyu raised his fist. The association agents flinched, thinking Gi-Gyu was about to attack them. Their hands instinctively moved toward their weapons; thankfully, one agent recognized Gi-Gyu’s ring.

This agent asked, “You’re a mercenary… Where is your destination,...