That wasn’t the end of the Naga Sorcerers’ explanation. They had once found a Labyrinth Core fragment while wandering through an old abandoned labyrinth, but with no opportunity for them to collect the rest of the remaining fragments, the sorcerers had left the fragment in the research lab and forgotten about it.

But it just so happened that that fragment was a key ingredient in enhancing a Labyrinth Core.

“Hmm.”

“Master, what are you so deep in thought about?”

Kim Jin-Woo looked up at Angela’s voice. She had been busy taking over Dominique’s role in her absence, so she clearly looked haggard.

“The naga sorcerers have discovered something totally unexpected.” He roughly explained the situation.

Angela was taken by surprise. “What a disaster.”

She too looked at the Naga Sorcerers dumbfoundedly upon learning that three Labyrinth Cores were gone for good.

“Let’s think positively for now. Even if they are Labyrinth Cores, they were ones that weren’t particularly useful,” Kim Jin-Woo said.

“That’s true, but…” Angela paused for a while before suggesting something unexpected. “...That means figuring out how exactly the synthesized cores have changed is our priority.”

“Exactly. Only then can we figure out where to...