An abnormality arose in the night, when nothing could be seen.
“Huh? What is that?”
“Undead… Aren’t those Undead?”
“…Wait.”
The eyes of the Hunter standing guard widened.
“Why are there so many?”
It was a Monster Frenzy.
“Wake up! It’s a Frenzy!!”
“A Frenzy has begun! Everyone, grab your equipment!!”
“They’re Undead! They’ll reach us soon!!”
At the words of those keeping watch, the sleeping Hunters, those inspecting their equipment, and even those still treating injuries leaped to their feet. The Hunters carefully selected by the Sun Church moved in perfect order despite the sudden circumstances.
Gio, who had never been asleep, murmured,
“A Frenzy?”
“Just as the name suggests, it is a phenomenon in which Monsters go mad and run wild.”
“Aha. Is this another Hunter term?”
“Yes. The phenomenon is not particularly rare.”
After explaining, Garasani continued while checking his firearms.
“That does not make it exceedingly common either.”
He asked Priest Kang Seodam, who was preparing the Hunters on his team,
“What do you believe caused it?”
“I do not know.”
Kang Seodam appeared ready to stop there. But when his eyes met Seo Gio’s as the man approached behind Garasani, his mouth opened and closed. After groaning, he immediately squeezed out an answer.
“…Our side most likely did not cause it. No such phenomenon was recorded in the Sun Church’s materials, and this clear has many participants. Another team probably triggered something through deliberate action. Naturally, I cannot be certain.”
A Frenzy occurred either as part of a Dungeon’s natural cycle or when a Hunter’s actions activated a powerful trigger. The former was exceedingly…