A single lantern hung before the shrine door, swaying in the wind.

Beneath the signboard of the Honggajimyo shrine, Kwak Yeon found himself once again struck by the carved inscription: 入者終追殺.

Those who enter shall be hunted down and killed without fail.

It was only after hearing Danmok Seong’s account that he understood the depth of the woman’s relentless han contained within those five characters.

— Creak!

Kwak Yeon pushed open the shrine doors and stepped inside.

— Whoosh!