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Inside the cold, sturdy iron cage of the Trinity Research Institute, a man was lost in deep regret.

He quietly scolded himself, and his mind was caught in a whirlpool of self-reproach.

It was a storm of guilt for bringing his daughter to what he thought was the pinnacle of trust and scientific excellence—the Trinity Research Institute.

He only wanted to grant his daughter’s fervent wish to see the Gray Reaper, but how did it come to this?

Thinking it was the safest time to see the Gray Reaper, he even made a reservation to see it…

Now, he and his daughter found themselves trapped in a cage with countless terrified people.

In this grim situation, the voice of his frightened daughter rang out.

“Daddy….”

“It’s okay. We’ll be fine.”

The man tried his best to suppress his fear and comforted her with a voice as normal as he could muster.

Seeing his usually bright daughter’s face darkened by fear, another wave of regret washed over him.

There isn’t a single trustworthy person among those involved with Object!

“This is kidnapping and confinement right now!”

“You guys are in big trouble! Do you know who I am?”

With no understanding of the current situation, the people were furious.

The area around the man was filled with dissonance from the protests and pleas of others.

He tightly hugged his trembling daughter, thinking that the outcry of the imprisoned victims was clearly futile in this situation.

In reality, the Research Institute employees strolling around paid no attention to such protests at all.

Would threats even work on those who orchestrated such a bold kidnapping?

Seeing employees strut around without hiding their identity, he had a bad premonition.

Even simple robbers would kill witnesses who saw their faces; what about the Trinity Research Institute employees?

It would be reasonable to think they were aiming for murder and destruction.

In fact, even if they said they would let him go, it felt like a trust that couldn’t be afforded.

Countless corruptions revealed during the collapse of the Central Research Institute flashed through his mind.

Incitement to murder, concealment of corpses, and the vagrants thrown to the Objects as food.

All sorts of horrible things surfaced and disappeared in his mind.

There was a terrible example in the Central Research Institute, but believing in the Trinity was a grave mistake.

A thunderous voice erupted right next to the man.

“You! I remember your face! Once we’re out of here, you’re finished, you bastard!”

That voice was filled with such ferocity that one could almost feel the air being pushed away.

When the man turned to check, there stood a muscular, boisterous old man.

The old man’s face was twisted with uncontrolled rage.

With his face as red as a tomato, the furious man continued to threaten with a thunderous voice.

He even yelled while tearing off his shirt and throwing it at the researchers.

That scream acted as a catalyst to change the indifferent attitude of the researchers thus far.

The researchers, who had maintained a calm demeanor until now, suddenly showed signs of action.

Their eyes gleamed with a glaring shine, and strange smiles began to spread across their faces.

In that moment, the man’s primal urge to protect surged up.

He reached out, tightly holding his daughter’s hand, and pushed into the crowd.

He sought refuge among the people to shield them from the researchers’ unsettling gazes.

Clutching his daughter to him tightly, he hid within the crowd and observed the situation.

The researchers, who had suddenly changed their attitude, slowly approached the old man.

Then, they began to observe him as one would assess meat at a butcher.

“Is it really necessary to spare all these people?”

“Uh? Uh-oh.”

At that moment, fear and bewilderment spread like wildfire among the crowd.

It was not because of their chilling words.

It was because the arms of the researchers had morphed into those of monsters, not humans.

A grotesque arm with sharp claws firmly grabbed the old man.

Crack.

The sound of bones cracking and breaking echoed.

The old man let out a painful scream, begging for his life, but his neck snapped, and he died.

Now the Trinity employees no longer appeared as ordinary researchers.

No, they didn’t even look human.

Faces twisted with malice and hunger.

Bodies distorted in grotesque shapes.

They were terrible monsters.

Realizing that the chance of surviving had become extremely slim, silence fell within the cage.

In that stillness spread fear, confusion, and despair.

As fear gnawed away at the people, the man noticed something strange.

His daughter was staring intently at the floor.

“Daddy, the Reaper has appeared!”

The man’s daughter was fixated on a particular spot without acknowledging her surroundings.

While it was good that she wasn’t overwhelmed by fear, a Reaper, huh?

The girl reached out her hand towards the ground.

Before her was a tiny, bluish Reaper.

*

As soon as the woman entered the isolation room, she was able to see the Gray Reaper.

The famous Gray Reaper was right before her eyes, but she didn’t feel anything special.

[The most dangerous Object in Korea.]

[Super Class Risk Object.]

Despite having numerous notorious reputations, there was no overwhelming aura characteristic of a ‘Super Object.’

There was no ferocity, no massive presence pressing down the surroundings.

Is this really ‘the most dangerous Object in Korea’?

It felt like a misunderstanding of some sort.

The Gray Reaper showed almost no interest in its surroundings.

Though it was looking this way, its gaze was empty.

Its face was expressionless, appearing to care about nothing in front of it.

However, no matter how weak it seemed, she would have to be cautious.

The woman composed herself and placed a bottle filled with concentrated Evolution Liquid on the table.

Then, taking a sip of the Evolution Liquid, she said, “Drink up, Gray Reaper.”

Upon hearing her words, a trace of interest flickered in the Gray Reaper’s empty eyes.

When the woman turned on the screen, a large scene of a cage appeared.

It showed the corpse of a dead man and people filled with fear trapped in the cage.

“I already know you cherish humans. Drink this Evolution Liquid. If you don’t, I will kill those humans one by one.”

According to the research institute’s analysis, it seemed the Gray Reaper had at least the intelligence to understand the situation or comprehend speech.

A Gray Reaper that cherishes humans would have no choice but to drink this Evolution Liquid.

The Evolution Liquid, which erodes any Object, guarantees victory the moment it drinks it.

The woman repeatedly drank the Evolution Liquid, mimicking drinking it for the Gray Reaper.

Now, what will you do in this response-less situation?

But the Gray Reaper’s reaction was not what the woman wished for.

The Gray Reaper continued to look at her with a nonchalant expression.

Still not understanding the situation, huh?

The woman issued an order with her cellphone.

“Kill one hostage. Right now!”

If it’s repeated until understood, even a beast will comprehend.

Upon hearing the command, the researchers revealed their evolved true forms.

The researchers reflected on the screen slowly approached the cage.

They were soldiers who had undergone brain surgery, their fear suppressed and used as disposable tools.

Compared to formal researchers, they were weaker and had no regeneration abilities, but their numbers were large, and they were strong enough.

Upon seeing the soldiers, the Gray Reaper looked surprised and stared into the air.

What’s this?

To be surprised at the soldiers is a bit odd.

The loyal soldiers, following the woman’s order, wildly swung their vicious claws at the Gray Reaper.

Spinning and clapping.

At that moment, the Gray Reaper performed an inexplicable action.

And an inconceivable result emerged.

As the Gray Reapers attacked while spinning, the soldiers began to collapse upon one another.

At first, it seemed like a coincidence.

It was the ability reported during the Hungry Ghost battle, but at that time, it was only limited to the destruction of the terrain.

In the researchers’ analysis, it was treated as a half-baked ability that couldn’t directly influence the Objects.

The Gray Reaper jumped twice to the right and pounced toward the ground.

Then, a soldier that was chasing on four legs got ensnared in a sturdy wire, snapping its neck.

The soldiers fell one by one at the Gray Reaper’s playful gestures.

This is ridiculous; how could such abilities affect an Object!

The Gray Reaper clapped twice and pressed the wire with a finger.

Then, wires exploded from the ceiling, instantly charring the remaining soldiers with electricity.

In an instant, several soldiers died.

Though the soldiers continued to charge at the Gray Reaper, the woman stealthily began to retreat.

There was no way they could win against the Gray Reaper.

That thought crossed her mind.

The Gray Reaper’s gaze seemed to look at the target while scanning something else entirely.

An unsettling feeling felt like it was consuming her whole body.

No matter how rationally she suppressed it, unease lingered.

What could the Gray Reaper’s gaze possibly be reflecting?

The woman turned her back and started running in a frenzy.

I need to buy some time.

Let’s flee to the security area.

In that place, she could afford to stall.

Only the Director holds any hope to kill that monster!

Clap, clap.

Thud, thud.

Seeing the soldiers die to the sound of claps and footsteps, the woman began to frantically run away.

*

The researchers received some sort of communication and slowly approached the people inside the cage.

The researchers had become monsters that had completely shed their human disguises.

Just when everyone thought it was the end, an unimaginable phenomenon occurred.

An identity of undetectable strings appeared in the air.

[One hundred needles made of water!]

Fine streams of water flew and reduced one of the researchers to tatters.

[One thousand needles made of water!]

[Ten needles made of water!]

The Blue Reapers attacked the researchers, embroidering the air with beautiful strings.

But the researchers were tenacious.

No matter how much they were injured, they regenerated and stood back up again.

And there were way too many of them.

Researchers were continuously pouring out from the surrounding buildings.

There was no way ten Blue Reapers could hold them back.

Then, the ten Blue Reapers gathered to weave a large string in the air.

[The strongest Mom Golem in the world!]

[Golem!]

An enormous mass of water gathered in the air, casting a shadow on the ground.

A massive water blob in the shape of a Gray Reaper, standing five meters tall, roared.

“Rraaaar!”

Then, the Gray Reaper Golem turned the researchers into a bloody pulp with its tremendous mass and speed.

[Mom is strong!]

[Strong!]

After wreaking havoc on the surroundings, the Golem let out another thunderous roar.