Kim Gap-Hwan shot to his feet, staring in horror as Do-Jun approached the statue, more precisely, at the way Do-Jun was about to touch it.0

“H-hold on!” he yelled.0

“Yes?” Do-Jun answered and turned around to see the people behind him turned visibly pale.0

Tilting his head, he asked, “Is something wrong?”0

“W-what are you trying to do right now?” Kim Gap-Hwan asked.0

“Aren’t we supposed to kill that thing?” Do-Jun asked as if he were asking something obvious.0

Kim Gap-Hwan and the others had said they would wait for more adventurers to arrive, but Do-Jun couldn’t just stand around forever.0

He had work on Monday.1

[The Trial will begin.]0

[The Seal of Curta the Battle King is lifted.]0

[There is a Monarch among the challengers. A penalty will be applied. The inhibitor on the Gatekeeper has been removed.]0

Rumble!0

The space trembled violently as the man seated on the throne gradually regained life.0

The adventurers read the system messages and felt cold sweat running down their backs. The title of “King” was said to be reserved only for the most formidable beings of the Deep Realm. There was no way they, who had only just reached...0