“I’m going to remind you now that you only asked for my help to set up a meeting. Everything else is up to you, so don’t complain if it doesn’t go well.” Atran drew a line first. The meeting with By the Table had been difficult to arrange, and it had been a long time before they responded.

At first, he thought that he’d failed, but then he suddenly received a positive reply, which surprised him. By the Table was a group shrouded in mystery, and they normally would have rejected the request of a player who wasn’t even a ranker.

Atran knew that this was also an opportunity for him. Since he was an ordinary merchant, it was already a great honor to contact By the Table. Soon, rumors would spread and the name of the merchant who had set up this meeting would find its way to more people.

However, he was worried about what Yeon-woo might do if things didn’t go well. Atran felt scared of Yeon-woo ever since he saw how Red Dragon was crushed. Yeon-woo just waved his hand as if telling Atran to get on with it. 

Atran held in the sigh trying to escape his lips and pulled out a crystal from a subspace. After he took a few steps back, the crystal shattered and a blue light appeared. It was a single-use artifact that made it clear that Yeon-woo had only one opportunity to meet them. The light whirled and scattered as the scenery around them changed.

They were now in a forest, and it felt as though a fresh breeze were blowing around them. Atran looked around incredulously but Yeon-woo was calm. He was used to this by now. ‘It’s an illusory world.’

It was just like the one that Brahm had created in the Demons’ Forest, and the skill involved...