"Please stall for just a little longer. I’ll bring those guys over."

A quiet whisper was heard right next to her. Kang Ra-hye slightly nodded to indicate her understanding before approaching the other three, who were still standing there in a daze, their faces showing they hadn’t yet fully recovered from the shock.

"It could be a trap," she said.

"A trap… you say? May I ask what led you to that conclusion?"

While the others were distracted, Ra-hye quickly sprinted along the path the ogres had fled down. Their footprints, though chaotic, continued in a straight line.

Occasionally, she …