Synopsis

The chapter starts with the characters arriving for their guild workshop only to discover it's in an A-rank gate, revealing the guild's extreme approach to training and monster hunting. It introduces the 'Pied Piper', Jin Tae-kyung, who agitates the monsters, and also shows the guild's successful negotiations for gate monopolies and resources. Finally, a powerful 'Named Monster' appears, and a special skill is activated by the skeletal Lord, suggesting that the group faces a significant challenge.