On a dark, drizzling night, in an open space of an empty mountain range where it would not be surprising for the Parasites to appear, Seol Jihu and his two comrades heard Seo Yuhui’s scream.

Though they rushed back to their campsite, they could only make dumbfounded faces upon arrival.

The situation had already winded down. Seo Yuhui was subdued, and Chohong was grunting with her hand pressed down on her side.

No one blamed Chohong. There were at least a few dozen people in view. Including the people hiding and in blind spots, the number of assailants could easily surpass a hundred.

Each of them was covering their face with a mask and their body with a cape, and they surrounded the campsite as soon as Seol Jihu and the two girls showed up.

Based on their agile movements, they seemed to have been trained for situations like this.

Moreover, the five people surrounding Seo Yuhui gave off powerful auras.

Seol Jihu quickly scanned them with the Nine Eyes, revealing them all to be Level 6s.

He smacked his lips and swallowed his saliva.

“Strange… I didn’t feel anyone following us.”

Hoshino Urara murmured as she spun a dagger with her finger.

“If they didn’t follow us, that must mean they were here already. After seeing the three of us leave, they pounced… So this whole thing was a trap?”

“…I heard you were just a crazy bitch.”

A husky voice rang out.

“Turns out you know your stuff.”

One of the people holding Seo Yuhui captive walked forward. Though covered with a loose robe, one could tell this person was a woman from her voice.

“Now, what should we do…”

The mysterious woman scanned Seol Jihu’s group of three.

“Damn it—”

“You better stay still.”

As Chohong clutched the Thorn of Steel, the woman sneered.

“You guys will be dying here without...