“Me?” Kim Jin-Woo was caught off-guard by Kim Joo-Hyuk’s response.

"Yes. From what we know so far, the enemies that invaded the labyrinth are more powerful than the creatures from the Deep Floors, at the very least. The heavy weapons placed in the labyrinth should have been sufficient against creatures from the 5th and 6th Floors…”

<What should we do?> In between the deputy chief’s explanations, a faint but familiar voice could be heard.

Kim Jin-Woo instinctively turned toward the portal, and realized Angela was telepathically communicating with him. He replied, <Do as we planned, should they not take up my offer.>

<Understood.>

Kim Jin-Woo was slightly taken aback by Angela’s cheery voice, as her presence slowly faded away from the other end of the portal.

“Jin-Woo?”

“Ah, yes. I’m listening.”

“Anyway, it should be difficult to turn this around even if our reinforcements arrive on time. But this labyrinth is more important than anything else to the Republic of South Korea.”

From the perspective of the ambitious Underworld Development Institute, it was only natural that an already activated labyrinth was more important than a labyrinth that had yet to find a master. However,...