When the ray of falling light penetrated the gate in a straight line, the light of the world blinked off and on.

━━━━━━━━━━!

Then with a tremendous roar, a spectacular explosion swept away everything in the area like a nuclear weapon. It wasn’t just the target area. The sight of the entire gate shaking and crumbling down in the aftermath of the shot was astounding to say the least.

It was over. Bael and the Abyss King shared the same thought as they saw the gate collapse in one blow. Waves of air currents spread out from the bombing site in the shape of a ring. The light that colored the world changed, and for a moment, it felt as if they were transported to a strange space where no sound could be heard. Time crawled until all the frantic shouts and clamor ceased, and a calm stillness returned. The world also recovered its original color.

Hooooooooowl… A desolate gust swept past the wilderness with nothing left. Having been swept away and slammed into the ground, Chi-Woo’s body twitched. He opened his eyes reflexively and spat out the breath he had been holding.

‘I’m…alive…?’ This was his first thought as soon as he opened his eyes. His mind went blank, and he was nauseous. It felt like he was going to vomit at any moment. Chi-Woo struggled to raise his body and finally tilted his head back. However, as soon as he looked up, he sank back down.

“What…” He was so shocked that he couldn’t even speak properly. It was empty. There...