It had a head like a cross between a dragon and a snake—basically, the head of a giant snake but with dragon horns. From the shoulders down, its body looked like a leopard or a tiger, but instead of the claws of a large feline, it had the hooves of a stag.

‘What the hell is that?’

It was gigantic. Just as the dungeon Gate was huge, so was the body of the creature trying to get out of it.

‘Wait… How can a monster be that tall? It is as tall as the dungeon Gate!’

«Hm… That is…»

‘Cheok-Liang, do you recognize that?’

«I think it is a creature from the legend of King Arthur. It looks a lot like the Questing Beast that was said to bring about the destruction of nations. Or maybe it is Mushkhushshu from the Sumerian mythology…»

‘I guess we have to see which one it is when it comes out. Wait, no, we can’t let it come out! I need to strike first. I’m not one of those cheesy anime villains who wait for the protagonist to transform into their super-form.’

“I’ll go first, just like before… And then—”

“And then you are going to summon me, right? I’ll be waiting right here!” Reable said with a smirk.

Ji-Cheok nodded, then immediately crossed space. He moved into the atmosphere above Antarctica...