Chi-Woo stared at the constellation threaded onto the night sky and felt the altitude quickly drop.

“Here we are.” At Evelyn’s words, the pole-like broom landed on the ground. The place was too small to be considered a highland, but not flat enough to be considered a flatland. Valleys and gentle slopes made up the land, and a mountain stood behind it.

“You can block the god from here. If it isn’t too much, try not to let the enemy reach the mountain at the back, all right?”

“Why not the mountain?”

“Because our troops are camping behind the mountain.” By ‘troops’, it was clear the witch was talking about the Abyss.

“It won’t matter if it was just me, but…Huk Cheong-Ram is also there.”

“Who’s that?”

“…It’s just someone really annoying.” Evelyn furrowed her forehead slightly. Since it appeared like she didn’t want to explain any further, Chi-Woo didn’t ask more questions. But from the way she talked, there seemed to be another high-ranking figure in Abyss who was on equal footing as the witch. 

“All you need to know is that those from the deepest below have decided that Huk Cheong-Ram and I have to collaborate to block this attack.” And after a period of silence, Evelyn sighed and stared at Chi-Woo straight-on. “…We needed to collaborate just to fight against their surplus forces rather than their main force. That’s how dangerous the Sernitas...