“W-What are you talking about? The gate difficulty is being adjusted to seven-star?” The collecting crew that entered twenty-four hours later than the search team was shocked at the sudden turn of events. They knew that adjusting to seven-star could only mean one thing. 

‘An otherworld god appeared…? Why here?

Even though this dungeon had been unclosed, its magic power had continually been calculated. That was why it had remained four-star for ten years, and people regularly entered the dungeon to confirm its safety. If it was judged to be too dangerous, the entrance of the collecting crew would’ve been postponed, and the search team would’ve been strengthened. However, the situation had suddenly turned grave. 

Of course, the search team ahead of the collecting crew wasn’t weak. There were three S-rank players among them, and the rest were some of the strongest A-rank players. They were a force that could close any unclosed gate no matter where they were tossed, but the problem was that in front of an otherworld god, it was all futile. It was an otherworld god. As humans, dealing with it was impossible. 

A part of an otherworld god’s vestige had manifested in southern Africa, but the land had become a land of the dead where no living creatures would survive. 

“The collecting team stops here! Scouters, check the path headed back...