“What did you just say?”0

Son Chang-Il, the Association president, was deeply immersed in his daily work as usual. Well, maybe not exactly. 0

The unprecedented incident in China had the entire world on edge, and naturally, his work had shifted focus to that crisis.0

Despite his advancing age, Son Chang-Il remained active and vigorous. However, the moment he received the latest report from China, he shot to his feet.0

“Hunter Kim Do-Joon entered the Branch?”0

The report stated that Kim Do-Joon and Jecheon Seong had entered the Branch. Son Chang-Il frowned, lost in thought.0

The Branch, once tightly guarded and shrouded in secrecy by Chinese authorities, had now been entered by Korean Hunters. That was undoubtedly a positive development, but there was one glaring concern.0

“You said the Eight Dragons Association entered as well?” Son Chang-Il clarified.0

—Yes, sir. Hunter Kim Do-Joon and Hunter Jecheon Seong went in first, but the Hunters of the Eight Dragons Association followed shortly after.0

Tap. Tap.0

Son Chang-Il tapped his fingers on the desk. According to the report, the Hunters of the Eight Dragons Association entered after a slight delay, which meant they weren’t teamed up with Kim Do-Joon.0

This presented a clear risk. Given China’s history of underhanded tactics, a betrayal wouldn’t be surprising. Besides, the Branch was a complete lawless zone, so any incident could easily be masked as an accident.0

The likelihood isn’t high, but…0

The Chinese Hunters were busy gathering intel on the newly emerged Branch and too occupied...0