Minhyuk stared blankly at the water that condensed at the tip of his thumb. This was his long-awaited reunion with Ben and he was delighted that the old man finally returned to his side.

‘My guild members are holding up well.’

During his reunion with Ben, Minhyuk was also able to take a glimpse at the current situation in the Battle of Thrones.

‘They’re not going to win without me, right?’

In fact, the guild members were doing so well that it even caused Minhyuk to be nervous. But then, Minhyuk recalled the additional announcement that Athenae had made a day before the servers had integrated. Based on the announcement, a defense-type event was prepared and would be implemented in the middle of the Battle of Thrones. Although Minhyuk was not clear on what kind of defense-type event it was, he knew that it would have a huge influence on the overall flow of the Battle of Thrones.

After he reunited with Ben, Minhyuk was finally preparing to enter the Abyss in earnest. He had not entered the Abyss at all since he had to deal with countless traps and hunt plenty of monsters that blocked his path from the true entrance.

‘I did not expect that it would take me this long just to enter the Abyss.’

Arlene had told him that he would be able to travel freely between the Abyss and the outside world as long as he cleared the first trial. Minhyuk stood in front of the black hole and stared at the space in front of him. When he logged back inside the game, Arlene had given him the ‘Abyss Stone’.

Craaaack—

Minhyuk tightened his grip on the stone in his...