Lee Ji-Yeon was drinking beer and staring blankly at the TV while wearing the pajamas that she had bought on a spontaneous shopping trip with Kim Ji-Hee.0

「This is an important news update. It is currently 12:10 a.m. on the fifteenth of December. Twenty-two new Gates have been discovered. Excluding those Gates which have already been cleared, a total of forty-three Gates have appeared all across the country. Next up is newscaster Yoo Min-Hye who will now be informing you of the locations of the Gates that have been confirmed thus far.」0

A neatly-dressed beauty appeared on the screen, standing in front of a map of Korea as if she were about to host a weather broadcast.0

「With the help of the Hunters Association, I can reveal to you the number of Gates that have been identified so far, as well as the locations of said Gates. A total of thirteen Gates have appeared in Gyeonggi Province, centered around Seoul. Exactly...」0

As she kept listening to the news, Lee Ji-Yeon accessed the Hunters Association's homepage on her phone, tapped the Gate map, and entered "Contaminated" within the search bar.0

Just like the news had reported, forty-three Gates were currently displayed on the map.0

"Should we split up?" Lee Ji-Yeon muttered, lost in thought.0

After checking the locations and the number of Gates once more, Lee...0