“We’ve finally arrived!” Bang Jun-Hyuk cheered as he looked alternately between the empty lot in the distance and the map provided by the Association. “Huh? But why’s the mood so bad?”

Explorers were bustling around in the vacant lot that was as big as a school’s gymnasium hall. But the atmosphere felt unusually tense. They carried blades that glittered under the many lights in the area, and their eyes gleamed just as brightly.

The party squinted as they tried to comprehend the situation, but the open square was so filled with explorers that they simply couldn’t figure out what was happening. Eventually, they joined the group in front of them out of frustration.

“What’s going…” Bang Jun-Hyuk tried to ask an explorer with a spiteful expression, before suddenly freezing on the spot. He was finally able to confirm what was going on with his own eyes.

“Those crazy sons of bitches…” He quickly snapped out of it and drew his weapon, looking panicked.

“I think there was an argument before we arrived. A few of our explorers are down, and the Chinese are in front of us.” Lee Jun-Young ran ahead to confirm the situation, then came back to Kim Jin-Woo and explained the situation. “It seems the Association has ordered the explorers not to respond recklessly, because...