“Did you just say that we, the 5 Heroes, are disregarding rules and regulations?” Specter asked, staring straight at the ones who asked such a question, the ones sent by Climb. They nodded, even as they shrank back.

“Are you denying it?”

“Of course I am. Strongly, in fact. If I’m being honest, I’m a little offended, too,” he said, looking displeased. At that, everyone stared at him intently.

Shim Deok-Gu also didn’t look very pleased because he was nervous.

‘What are you going to say, you bastard? Just follow the plan…’

Shim Deok-Gu had clearly told him not to let himself be provoked. ‘If he makes a single slip of a tongue here, he could turn the entire world against him.’ 

In other words, all the glory that the 5 Heroes had accumulated so far could crumble like a sandcastle. However, Shim Deok-Gu trusted that his friend wasn’t an idiot.

“Twenty-eight years ago, there was a Gate in Izmir, Turkey…” Seo Jun-Ho started.

It was notorious since it had already racked up 17 failed clear attempts. At the time, the mayor of Izmir decided that it would be impossible to clear the Gate with his power. So, he invited the coveted 5 Heroes.

“But we could not enter the Gate...”

The government had blocked...