“I’m saying we should beat that bastard up this instant!”

“Hmph. Even though you’ve already reached this age, your suggestions are always ‘let’s beat him up’ or ‘let’s kill him’. That’s why they say you’re ignorant.”

“What? Are you saying I’m ignorant?”

“Is there anyone else here spouting horseshit like you?”

“You bitch…!”

“Shut up!”

“Yawn.”

The Bureau was no stranger to incidents involving players, but the uproar today was unprecedented because of the player causing trouble on the fifty-first floor: the Shadow King. Because his name was blurred out, even the Guardians called him Cain, and he had recently been marked as an SSS-ranked troublemaker by the Bureau.

He’d lived up to his reputation and blown up the entire fifty-first floor.  

“Hm.” For the entire meeting, Klus rubbed his temples as his headache grew. ‘This is why I made a fuss and refused to be director…damn it!’

The Zodiacs, the eleven high Guardians—formerly twelve—shouted at each other during their meeting as they discussed what to do with Yeon-woo. Each Zodiac was assertive, and their personalities so different that they rarely got together like this. However, the severity of the situation demanded an urgent meeting.

However, the joy of gathering for the first time in thirty-odd years was...