It was an inexplicable situation.

Both the Underworld and the surface knew neither party would gain a clear upper hand and dominate the other if yet another war were to occur. The Great War from the past was full of lessons that both sides had learned.

It was only after the surface had sacrificed countless lives through the war that they finally understood the Underworld was a realm that humans couldn’t conquer. Likewise, the Underworld understood that if all the Lesser and Middle Floors were to be destroyed, it would only be the Deep Floor Nobles who could fully preserve their powers.

With such a war having taken a heavy toll on both sides in the past, there was absolutely no reason for either side to wage a senseless war once again.

“No, what can they even gain out of this now?” Kim Jin-Woo asked.

It had been a war with no winners or losers, but if a victor had to be decided, it could be said that the surface that had stolen the treasure of the Underworld—the Wish Stone—was the ultimate winner.

However, even that trivial victory was nothing more than a conspiracy devised by the mad Ancient Lords, so in a sense, Kim Jin-Woo found the whole situation to be rather funny.

“It’s not a war waged for some kind of gain. Information came in that the Underworld is preparing...