Hyeonu connected to Arena and quickly headed to the camp that New World had set up in the Balder Mountains. Two men were chatting when Hyeonu arrived. He approached the two people. One was someone Hyeonu knew very well, and the other was a person with whom they had an ill-fated relationship.

“Hyung-nim! What is this about?” Hyeonu asked Gang Junggu while ignoring the man standing on the other side.

Gang Junggu used his chin to gesture to the man in front of him. “It is as you can see. The alliance is a smokescreen.” 

“So in other words, he’s a spy?”

“It is more of an undercover investigation rather than a spy. Aren’t I right, Patrick?” 

Gang Junggu was in a pretty good mood. He confirmed that Mano, who New World invited, hadn’t betrayed him. However, this didn’t mean that Mano’s use had changed. They were still a card to be discarded after being used.

“Thank you for saying so,” Patrick replied.

Hyeonu frowned at the conversation between the two people. It seemed to be going too easily. He asked, “Where is the guarantee that this is true? What if it is an attempt...