Having won China benefits time and time again, Chen Dian, the most beloved National Treasure in his homeland, had earned himself the lofty title "Phoenix." It was said that no matter the mission, he only knew success.2

However, right now, China’s invincible Chen Dian had his brows pinched in frustration.0

The Twilight Kingdom…0

Gates with the “kingdom” qualifier were hard to find even in China and the United States. On its face, all such gates were supposed to be treasure troves. Even if it had been cleared once already, the same should be true of the Twilight Kingdom, which was why Chen Dian and his team had been sent to Korea in the first place.0

Of course, the official reason for their arrival was to investigate Jiang Lei’s death, but that was merely a convenient excuse through which they held complete control over the Twilight Kingdom. Thus, for as long as Chen Dian kept the investigation open, the Twilight Kingdom fundamentally belonged to the Chinese. 0

Hence, the Communist Party had even boldly sent several National Treasure candidates with Chen Dian’s group—they knew it was the perfect opportunity for them to gain experience as well as potentially unique benefits in a foreign gate, and seeing as Korea had given the Communist Party full investigative autonomy, Korea could do nothing to stop them.0

Overall, everything about this mission had seemed perfect to Chen Dian. In fact, rather than call it a mission, this felt more like a vacation the...0