My body felt heavy and dizziness overwhelmed me. I could barely maintain consciousness as a strange suspicion surfaced inside me. Was this world a novel or reality? The sentences I wrote popped up in my head as Chae Jinyoon’s heroic tales flashed before my eyes. The Tower of Wish, artifact scrambles, and the Tower of Miracle…

However, these things could no longer occur. For the first time, I realized I had killed someone, and something inside me broke. The subconscious belief that this world was just a novel finally shattered.

Tsss.

Black boots descended on the sleet-covered ground. I raised my head in a daze and saw Boss’ dark pupils. She fluttered along the snowy field.

“Take care of the corpse.”

Boss muttered as I stared at the tragic Chae Jinyoon lying with half his head blown up. He had partially transformed into a devil and the demonic energy in his body would soon explode.

Boss helped me up as I noticed my half-burnt body. The thin clothes I wore for Jain’s disguise had burned when I fired my gun. I staggered as I tried to stand and my head fell on Boss’ shoulder. She stood still and accepted me.

A portal opened nearby as Jain and Khalifa walked out. Their expressions turned grave when they saw the...