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"Ladies, take a lower-grade health potion before heading in!"

"Velvet Hunter Academy Class 14 graduate, melee damage dealer for hire!"

"Broken equipment repair services! I’ll get your gear shining! Payment accepted in mana stones!"

"A tank as dependable as bone broth! Joining parties now! As reliable as a 0.1 gopchang soup! Verified quality!"

The Gyeongju City’s Gate entrance, the staging area for the "Rage Howler’s Cave", was bustling with hunters, blacksmiths, and merchants selling artifacts and convenience items.

And then, suddenly.

Step. Step. Step.

The noisy hubbub instantly fell silent.

"Wha... why did it go quiet all of a sudden? Looking for a party! 0— Eek?! U-U-U-UTOPIA!?"

Yes, it was exactly that.

Without any prior announcement, Utopia had appeared.

Even the soldiers guarding the dungeon’s entrance stiffened in place at the sight.

"U-Utopia—! S-Salute!"

The female soldiers at the gate snapped to attention. Shin Se-hee responded with a gentle smile.

"Oh, pardon us. We were wondering if it’s okay for us to take on this dungeon?"

"Y-Yes, ma’am! Th-There’s no issue, but... uh, is there some sort of problem with the dungeon?"

"L-Lieutenant! Shouldn’t we immediately send a runner to recall the hunters inside? They need to evacuate—!"

Their reaction wasn’t unreasonable.

After all, what kind of party was Utopia?

The elite team that hunted demons threatening humanity.

Heroes among heroes, revered by all hunters.

If such a team suddenly announced their intention to raid a standard dungeon, it would naturally make people suspect something serious had happened.

"Oh, no need for that," Shin Se-hee cut in, smiling softly.

"We’re just here for a bit of live training."

"...Live training?"

"Yes."

"Utopia?"

"Yes."

"Here...?"

"Yes."

"Why... uh!"

A soldier, repeatedly questioning with a dumbfounded expression, had their mouth abruptly covered by their superior.

"Permission to enter granted! How much time will you require?"

"Hmm, we estimate two days, but let’s allocate three just to be safe."

"Understood! Wishing you a successful raid!"

The soldier saluted Shin Se-hee with fervor, but...

"Take care."

"Alright, see you later."

Shin Se-hee stayed behind.

Naturally, she was to remain outside to oversee and coordinate.

"Hmm, so if I use this like this...?"

Hunters around glanced warily at her. Shin Se-hee retrieved a small box from her spatial tattoo, pressing a button.

Clunk—clunk—clunk.

In an instant, the box expanded into a compact room.

Equipped with state-of-the-art devices and holographic screens, it was a portable command center designed solely for her.

Shin Se-hee looked around the interior with a slightly curious expression.

"Huh, President Lina even added voice-recording functions and gifted this... Dis something happened between her and Jin Yuha during that unofficial meeting that I’m not aware of?"

Well, she could figure that out later.

For now, there was something else to focus on.

As she imbued mana into the broadcasting device, a live feed from inside the dungeon appeared.

"Testing, can you hear me?"

-Yep, loud and clear.

Jin Yuha’s voice came through crisply.

Good. The voice transmission feature was functioning well.

Now all that was left was for her to perform her part.

Hoo...

Exhaling a deep breath, Shin Se-hee opened her crimson eyes.

Alright, then.

"First, let’s start by assessing the formation."

Rage Howlerʼs Cave

Although it is called a cave, the interior of the gate is structured as a maze with sturdy gray stone walls.

The Rage Howlers that inhabit this place are monsters resembling a mix of monkeys and apes. They are characterized by their immense strength, high intelligence, and deep sense of camaraderie.

’At one point, this was a notorious gate.’

This place is a haven for shady characters.

Rage Howlers, with their intelligence, use equipment stolen from hunters. The longer a Rage Howler has lived, the more experienced it becomes, enabling it to employ a wide variety of attacks—sometimes as skillfully as a human hunter.

But why was it so infamous?

The Rage Howlers’ use of hunter equipment led to hunters entering the gate, secretly killing others, framing the Howlers for the act, and walking out with the victim’s equipment as spoils of war. As a result, this gate became a favorite dungeon for scumbags and rogue hunters who preyed on other hunters.

Despite the risks, the gate was still quite popular.

Hunting Rage Howlers not only yielded magic stones but also the hunter equipment they carried. Naturally, money-driven hunters couldn’t resist such a lucrative farming spot.

This resulted in a continuous influx of people, traps being set, hunters betraying one another, and even the emergence of hunters specializing in targeting these betrayers. Chaos reigned in this gate.

As the casualties spiraled out of control, measures had to be taken. Eventually, the Archmage intervened.

She placed a magical rule upon the gate:

"Rule"

"Those who attack humans rather than Rage Howlers shall be branded."

-Anyone attacking another human within the gate would have the word "Murderer" branded above their head.

-Branded individuals became exceptions to the dungeon’s rules.

This meant all other hunters inside the dungeon would treat them as enemies, and hundreds of hunters outside the gate would be waiting to ambush them.

Essentially, attacking a fellow human turned you into a glittering golden treasure goblin for all others to target.

’Sure, one could survive by hiding and enduring for 30 days amidst the Rage Howlers and hostile hunters, but...’

That was far from easy.

Under the Archmage’s rule, the Rage Howlers’ domain paradoxically became the safest hunting ground.

’However, the unexplored regions unaffected by Lina’s rule are quite dangerous.’

In these areas, murders could be committed without branding, attracting rogue hunters and killers. These regions were also home to Rage Howlers, who possessed strength far surpassing humans but intelligence comparable to them. When one was attacked, others would swarm in retaliation due to their strong pack mentality.

We were about to step into the shadows of this chaotic region.

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