The Floor was quiet. The people from the Floors, including Earth, refrained from going out altogether. Only the various media outlets informed them of the current situation.

[7th Floor defensive line collapsed, demon army advances to the 6th Floor.]6

[Humanity is still going strong. Ruben Empire's mercenaries join the fight on the 6th Floor in large numbers.]

[Sword Saint Kim Woo-Joong declares with his life on the line—I will defend this place at all costs.]

[World Player Association declares a prohibition on novice Players ascending to the sixth Floor.]

[Did Specter truly vanish? The void left by him is especially prominent.]

It had been two years since the demon invasion.

"Everyone," a weary voice spoke in an abandoned building on Trium. There were familiar faces gathered in the abandoned building, and the one who spoke was Skaya Killiland. "We need to evacuate the denizens downstairs. We can't hold out anymore."

"Is a retreat going to change anything?" Kim Woo-Joong directly opposed the suggestion of the esteemed hero he respected deeply.

"The 9th Floor, the 8th Floor,...