Korea became one vast house of mourning.
The ordinary citizens who had been at the Han River that day remembered nothing.
Machines at the scene had broken down for unknown reasons, and the government was conspicuously tight-lipped.
[Director Jang Ilhyun of the Awakened Management Bureau acknowledged that it was an attack, but stated they would not disclose details of the process. He went on to ask for the public’s support for Hunter Gyeon Jioh’s recovery…]
But a mere police line couldn’t conceal the wide expanse of the Han River.
Debris of a scene so horrific anyone could tell at a glance.
The press moved swiftly.
It concerned nothing less than Korea’s greatest hero. The embargo was useless, and word that Gyeon Jioh was in critical condition spread in breaking flashes.
The anxious public reacted fiercely—more than ever before.
Bowing to the vicious public mood and the government’s earnest request, the Silver Lion guild issued a statement on their behalf.
Coma.
Foreign outlets were quick to splash “toppled throne” and “Korea in crisis” across front pages. Photos of the scene, traded for a hefty sum, were first released by…