‘If that’s here… This place would be like the ■■…’

[[Despair] looks down upon you.]

‘Ah, now I understand. This is the ■■. After the Tutorial, the world is going to change like this. But why can’t I think of that word?’

Ji-Cheok scratched his head. He couldn’t conjure that word in his mind.

‘If I hadn’t been mentally prepared, I would have gone crazy by now.’

[[Small Despairs] are watching you.]

Suddenly, the mushrooms that had taken control of the humans in front of him made the bodies move by trembling. They moved toward Ji-Cheok. No… rather than running toward him, it seemed like they were running away from something. The monsters flying in the sky also started running away in one direction. Before long, Ji-Cheok could see what they were running away from.

It was the darkness. The black horizon approached from far away. As if the sun was setting and the night was creeping in, it approached and devoured everything it touched. It was moving slowly but steadily. This alone made it difficult for Ji-Cheok to maintain his sanity, no matter how much protection he had against negative mental influence...