It might have been the fact that he had heard news of So-Hee, whom he’d thought he would never see again, that caused Kim Jin-Woo to be overly emotional. But that, too, soon subsided.

The Underworld was once again headed in an unpredictable direction, as usual. He had barely defended against the Moai, and he’d thought he could finally take a breather after weeding out the traitors; but all of a sudden, another silent danger was coming for his throat.

He had barely gotten powerful enough to look down on the Counts with his awakened Highlord powers. He wondered how powerful the Highlords that had awakened long before himself were. How tenacious and threatening were their tests?

If the power of the Highlords grew stronger over time, he would no match for them. Heck, he probably couldn’t even defeat the Wailing Lord who was fooling around right in front of his eyes.

But instead of shuddering with fear and concern, he laughed. Just when he’d thought he could take a breather, the noose around his neck had tightened once again. As always, this monster that was the Underworld seemed to be struggling in its attempt to survive and outlast him.

“I’ll do as they wish,” Kim Jin-Woo said to himself.

“Are you ready to undergo the test already?” The Wailing Lord intervened with a groan, misinterpreting Kim Jin-Woo’s words...