The trembling man in front of me seemed to mutter things that he didn’t even understand. All of his sentences started with ‘if you spare me this once’ and ended with ‘I’m sorry.’ I had no intention of cutting his throat as he had been with my cousin Ji-Ae among the Chinese Awakened and had brought her to me. He dropped his head down as soon as he made eye contact with me.

I said coldly, “I’ll keep you alive. Tell me one more thing.”

He fell silent. “...”

I asked, “Is there anything you want?”

His eyes quivered in confusion as if he was still figuring out if this was a dream or not. He lowered his head down again and looked at the ground before slowly calming down. When a drop of fearful sweat dropped on the ground, he replied cautiously, “Please… send me to headquarters.”

“To Lee Tae-Han?” I asked.

I appreciated Ji-Hoon’s support in reuniting us, so I was going to give him an item if he wanted one. If he wanted to level up, then I was about to put him next to Seong-Il. Ji-Hoon’s strength was that he quickly grasped the situation and learned how to survive in this world although he wasn’t prepared....