Suddenly, the volunteer camp began to shake.

“What’s with this mana wave…? Is someone using a skill?”

“I hear noises. People must be fighting somewhere.”

“What?”

“Fuck! It’s chaos outside!”

“What…?!”

“The ‘Red Ghost’! The Red Ghost has appeared!”

“The Highoff Clan’s assistant leader…? He’s supposed to be in the Dungeon, so why is he suddenly here?!”

“I don’t know! Shit! The rearguard unit has been attacked! The White Tiger Clan and the Sword of the Ohsung Clan already went after them!”

“Ah, those shitheads! They never let Players from small and medium Clans make contributions!”

The volunteer Players shouted frantically as they heard the news.

Gwak Do-Woon, the Red Ghost and the Highoff Clan’s assistant leader, had been more famous than the Clan leader, the ‘Phantom Demon’ Jeong Yoo-Jin. That had been true even before the public found out Do-Woon was a demonic being.

It was understandable, as he was an Awakened from a generation of Players who were as strong as the first generation. In other words, Do-Woon was a 1.5th Generation Player. That meant a lot, as most of the first-generation Players were currently leaders of the major Clans.

In a time when people had been unfamiliar with the Player Systems, Do-Woon was five years old when he Awakened. His parents had abandoned him because he was different, so he had wandered through back alleys before becoming a ranker. His turbulent life story had been enough to touch many...