Sung-Woon asked in wonder, “What do you mean by a new force?”

“Exactly as I said. A new force,” replied Lunda.

“Are you talking about an Abomination?”

“No, that’s not it.”

“Then a fiend?”

“No.”

“Then is it an event of a magical plague? But isn’t it too early for a wizard to emerge in our continent? And dragons aren’t even worth mentioning. Is it related to a mythical creature?”

Lunda shook her head.

“No.”

“Then there’s only one thing that comes to mind.”

Lunda nodded and said, “I think it’s another player.”

Sung-Woon furrowed his eyebrows under his mask.

“...A player?”

Thinking that couldn’t be the case, Sung-Woon added, “If they’re a player, they are. What do you mean that you think they are a player?”

“Just as I said. When you meet a new tribe you get the Clash of Civilization message, right?”

“Yes.”

“And if the opponent is a player, a warning window also appears saying the opponent species has Faith.”

“So? Are you saying that the message didn’t show up with this player?”

“No. It did.”

“Then it is a player.”

“...But you also know that’s not possible, don’t you?”

Sung-Woon nodded.

‘It’s impossible for a new player to suddenly appear in the middle of the continent right now. It’s been about 22 years since the game started. A player didn’t make any moves until now and suddenly appeared?’

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