The effect of the yongmaek, which had been created by offering a whole bottle of holy water, was astounding. Although Shahnaz had told Chi-Woo the yongmaek would exist only temporarily since it was artificially created, it seemed they had far different standards about what ‘temporarily’ meant. Dozens and dozens of recruits went in and out of the place every day, and there were some heroes who never left the place unless they needed to eat. Yet the yongmaek was still flowing with 90% of its original energy. At this rate, they would be able to use it for at least several months more. 

However, their biggest problem was their lack of time. It would have been ideal if the recruits could leave the fortress after harnessing as much energy from the yongmaek as they could, but they simply didn’t have enough time. Soon, a massive peril would befall them, and they needed to move quickly to survive. The witch said that if Chi-Woo fulfilled his side of the bargain first, she would also complete her end. As repeated many times before, the first part of the bargain was to get rid of as many mutated mutants wandering around the ex-Salem territory as possible. The second part was for Chi-Woo to defeat the god that the Abyss would have to fight. 

Truthfully, Chi-Woo thought the first part of the bargain could have been better. If only the witch had given him a bit more leeway, they could’ve combined forces with the...