[Facade Island]0

Facade, known as the smallest republic in the world, was an island in the Pacific Ocean. It was a tiny independent nation, with one of the smallest populations among the member states of the United Nations, and was only about as big as the Hawaiian island of Maui.9

Despite its size, Facade was quite a wealthy country. The island itself was made of phosphorite, produced by an accumulation of guano, or mineral-rich bird and bat dung. Simply mining the vast amounts of phosphorite ore buried in the island bed brought in immense earnings. Profits were even higher because the island’s small population was not expensive to sustain.1

However, when the Great Cataclysm occurred, the nation’s size became a problem. A smaller population naturally meant a lower number of awakened hunters. When gates appeared on the island, it was critically short of the only force capable of stopping them.3

Finally, it happened: a dungeon break. The island was swiftly overrun by the blue mist, with no chance to resist. It had become a field-type ...0