#41. The Summoning Stone

Kim Jin-Woo sighed with relief as he headed toward Mr. Baek’s appraisal office.

Deputy Chief Kim Joo-Hyuk’s quick thinking helped to save most of the remaining forces that had been left behind in the Harimao labyrinth.

Although a majority of them had suffered injuries of varying degrees due to being caught out by the invading creatures, Lee Jun-Young and Jung Chan-Sik’s group was relatively safe.

Of course, Harimao’s labyrinth master Kim Jin-Tae hadn’t made it out alive, but all that mattered to Kim Jin-Woo was that Lee Jun-Young, whom he shared the deepest bond with, was safe.

But the humans on the surface didn’t share the same sentiments. Most countries that had labyrinths under their control had been attacked, and subsequently had lost control of most of them.

And in some cases, communications had suddenly been cut off, adding on to the chaos and confusion.

“There might be a meeting for the first time since the armistice. It won’t be surprising if there is one, considering most countries’ labyrinths were attacked. Each country’s Underworld Development Institute and its explorers are busy trying to figure out if this was an attack against the surface, or simply collateral damage due to some unknown power struggles of the Underworld.”

Mr. Baek was also making himself...