It was a hospital not too far away from Sadang Station.

The roads weren't fixed yet, so it was probably faster to run than to take a car. When Woojin entered the hospital, it was so packed with people that he could barely take a step forward.

“Hmmm.”

There were many more injured than casualties. 

The elevator was pretty much paralyzed by the number of people trying to use it. He walked past, using the emergency stairwell to reach the ward. He passed corridors filled with patients and arrived in front of the isolation ward. 

“You can't come in here.”

The nurse inside tried to stop him from going further. 

“It's alright. I'll just pop in and out.”

“No. You might become infected.”

“I'm an Awakened, so I'll be fine.”

Being an Awakened didn't mean his body was invulnerable. She was busy, so why was he being so obstinate?

Woojin held out his Awakened ID. Her eyes widened.

“Kang Woojin?”

The ID showed him as A Rank, but that was merely the rank the Awakened Association had registered him as. Korea’s Kang Woojin was internationally known as an AA Rank Awakened, with some even estimating him to be as high as S Rank. 

She hesitated, “Still, you might get infected….”

“I'm fine.”

“…….”

Now that she knew who this person was, his words didn't sound like he was throwing a tantrum. She decided to leave it up to a higher power. 

“Yes, director. The Awakened...