The warm sunlight peeked into the executive office. Shim Deok-Gu sat in his seat, skimming through documents with sharp eyes.

[4 Months With No Word From the 4th Floor Advance Party. Fear and Worry Growing.]

[Player Associations Worldwide Restricting Entrance to the 4th Floor? Frustration Against the Associations Grow.]

[Wei Chun-Hak, the Only Person Who Has Returned From the 4th Floor, Currently Resting in South Korea.]

[57 Guilds From All Over the World Form A Transnational Coalition Called ‘Climb’]

[Climb States, ‘We Are Using An Alternative Strategy to Focus Solely On Climbing Floors Without Any Political Conflict’]

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Shim Deok-Gu let out a small sigh. He hadn’t even eaten anything for lunch, but just reading the articles made him feel full.

‘Climb. I bet they came together to keep Jun-Ho and the 5 Heroes’ power in check.’ 

If that weren’t the case, there should have been no reason to create such an international alliance.

On top of that, they were being openly hostile to the Player Associations.

‘So, you claim that you’ll take a distinct approach and focus only on climbing floors without letting politics get in the way.’ 

It seemed as if they had used the Player Associations’...