“Was that a system announcement?” Gi-Gyu whispered in shock when he realized that the blue smoke was speaking through the system. Still having difficulty understanding what was happening, Gi-Gyu stood in silence. After a long pause, the androgynous system voice asked him again.

[I will ask you again.]

-I will ask you again.

Slowly, its blue smoke began to find its shape. 

“It’s a lich?”

The boss monster, like its minions, was nothing but a bag of bones enshrouded by a black robe. Gi-Gyu quickly realized that it was a lich, one of the strongest monsters in the undead category. It was common knowledge that a lich only appeared in high-level gates and the floors above the 60th. 

The lich was so strong that Gi-Gyu had to use every ounce of his strength just to resist its aura.

‘This is crazy!!!’

There was no way this lich was a C-grade boss monster. A hopeful assumption would put it in B-grade; the best assumption would put it alongside A-grade gate monsters. 

“Lou, you idiot!” Gi-Gyu continued to stare at the lich as he angrily murmured. 

-S-sorry…

Lou told Gi-Gyu earlier that he didn’t expect a strong boss monster, but it was clear his Ego had been dead wrong. It was rare for Lou to apologize, so it was apparent they were in as precarious a position as possible. 

[I’ll ask you for the last time.]

-I’ll ask...