The ugly emotions and fear are the nourishment of the Demon God.

For this reason, the Demon God's priests sought to bring chaos, both in the demon realm and the human realm.

However, because good and strong humans and some true species did not overlook this, the Demon God's priests were rarely able to carry out their plans.

Moreover, their language and compatibility were the worst, and the common language of the Korean Peninsula, created by humans, was one that required great caution as it was filled with complex intelligence.

Thus, they made a deal with the one who would fulfill their purpose, dividing their contracts. Yet, after failing the Christmas Eve operation, those who could not carry out the deal became his subordinates.

The demons who became his subordinates had performed various missions.

Most of them were successful, but many had been captured after failure or silently eliminated without anyone noticing.

Nevertheless, there were few complaints about him.

His commands, by human standards, were all filthy, insidious, and cunning, but they were considered meaningful sacrifices.

‘If I cause chaos on this land today, the Demon God will surely come closer to the Korean Peninsula.’

The demon passing through Jeju City Hall and heading toward Gwangyang Intersection had successfully completed all his missions.

He still believed that the only one he should serve was the Demon God, but he acknowledged that he would follow the orders without question.

This man could kill players easily and prepare to turn their sacrifices into senseless deaths, creating a public outcry that would make people believe their deaths were justifiable.

Thinking of the foolish human anger and the helplessness of the players, the demon’s lips could hardly stay down.

‘The main forces of the Silver School are tied up at Hallasan, and the players in Jeju City are all by the coast. My share of the work is just with the remaining stragglers.’

The demon stopped at Gwangyang Intersection, located on the road connecting Jeju City Hall, the courthouse, and the prosecutor's office, with a considerable flow of people.

Most of them would be swallowed by the tidal wave and die instantly, but there was a chance for survivors.

The demon planned to start from here, massacring the civilians fleeing from the waves and the late-arriving reinforcements.

Nearby, there were shopping streets, markets, and even several elementary schools, so it was a very suitable place to set up.

Now, the players swallowed by the waves would be wiped out, and with the failure of the otherworld conquest, chaos would begin when the enemies advanced.

Bang! BANG!

The horn blared at the demon who stood in the middle of the intersection, and several impatient drivers rolled down their windows to yell insults.

The demon didn’t even look at them.

If the cars continued to block the road like this, it would be easy to cause chaos.

"Hey, mister, you’re blocking the way! Move!"

"Aren’t you hot, wearing that weird outfit and blocking the road? Your eyes and expression are strange too!"

"Guys, don’t be too harsh about his clothes and ugly expression. It’s weird, out of season, and unpleasant, but let’s complain about him blocking the road instead."

"No, you’re the one being the most critical."

The children yelled at the demon without fear.

Seeing the kids making a racket, the demon thought about the scheme to tarnish the reputation of the Silver School players.

After this was over, the demons involved in the operation, as they saw humans with twisted hearts, had provoked and stirred the most violent students by triggering the class, in hopes of creating the desired scene.

Unfortunately, they failed to achieve the desired result, but they hadn't wasted their abilities, so there was no significant setback.

‘Such vulgar and childish humans... It would be better to just kill them. That’s how delicate his numbers are.’

The demon, instead of responding to the honking and shouting, looked toward the sea, where the fierce sound of waves could be heard.

He thought that if anyone tried to push him away, he would smash their car and kill them on the spot if they dared to step out of it.

Just as he was thinking that the tidal wave was not coming at the scheduled time, a chill ran down his spine.

‘Something’s wrong. I need to move too!’

In that moment, he attempted to spread poison around and kill any humans he could get his hands on.

But before he could carry out his plan, something invisible to him struck.

"Step back. The demon priest who serves that Demon God just tried to use a dangerous power, so step back."

At the moment he heard the voice, the demon was horrified.

He had thought the human language was of no value, but he was wrong when it came to those who used incantations.

Zhegal Jaegul, the man who should not be here, was standing before him.

‘Why! I saw him climb Hallasan! I clearly saw him start descending after reaching the mountain’s peak, and he should have been swallowed by the malevolent darkness that covered the mountain’s waist! Why is he here?’

He wanted to scream, but the word "Binding" was engraved clearly in bold characters on the road.

The demon could not perceive the incantation practitioner who had concealed his presence and used the incantation, making it difficult for him to respond to the situation.

While the students and drivers made noise and distracted the demon, Zhegal Jaegul had acted swiftly.

Though the drivers nearby were irritated and had no intention to cooperate, they ended up looking like they were assisting.

"The demon can’t do anything in front of Zhegal's incantation. I’m not scared at all!"

"Please, refrain from saying that! Don’t provoke the demon. We could become targets."

"We faced demons on Christmas Eve. By now, we must’ve already become targets."

"Plus, demons slyly target incantation practitioners. They must have already marked us as hostages."

Geum Chan-sol and Wang Chan-sol spoke with dizzying words, but since they were right, Zhegal Jaegul had no reply.

He silently remained wary of the demon, writing "Binding" while also feeling guilty about the students being at risk because of his ability.

"It’s okay, teacher. We believe you’ll protect us, just like now."

When Yeon Ga-ram spoke with a face full of trust, Zhegal Jaegul’s troubled heart lightened.

Because of this, Zhegal Jaegul forgot the questions he had raised during the dramatic escape from Hallasan with Yeon Ga-ram and the Class 0 students.

The mysterious seasoning had been made into herbal powder, which Wang Chan-sol had forgotten to mention to the class.

Zhegal Jaegul had been tricked into believing that the temporary stomach pain suffered by students like Yeon Ga-ram was nothing serious.

He simply felt relieved that the students were healthy.

"I'm really glad. When Chan-sol and the others said they’d installed escape warp devices on the trail, I was surprised, but thanks to that, we got here quickly."

What Zhegal Jaegul heard from Geum Chan-sol and Wang Chan-sol was the following:

None of the third-year, Class 0 students were experienced with hiking.

Thus, Chan-sol and Wang Chan-sol, as class president and vice president, had thought of a way to quickly move the injured students.

The solution was the escape warp device used in the air hotel, Icarus.

The air hotel floating in the sky was riskier than the one on the ground, but it had complete emergency exit plans.

Among these was the warp device, a highly expensive consumable with limited usage and capacity.

The two had secretly installed the device every night.

As the homeroom teacher, Zhegal Jaegul found this troubling, but it was something that fit with the behavior of the Class 0 students, and since the result was good, he decided not to scold them.

"Thanks to Chan-sol and the others’ considerable cost and effort, we were able to quickly move to a hospital in the city. Luckily, Ga-ram and the others felt better on the way. Since this device was used for the class, I’ll cover the cost later."

"We’ll use the class funds we collected from the otherworld conquest, though?"

"Right! We already discussed it with the class!"

Zhegal Jaegul knew this, but what the third-year Class 0 students knew was different.

None of the third-year, Class 0 students wanted to climb the mountain and exhaust themselves.

Moreover, Zhegal Jaegul’s actions in taking care of students from other classes didn’t sit well with them.

Thus, Geum Chan-sol and Wang Chan-sol decided to prepare a means to escape Hallasan quickly every night.

The warp devices’ destination was a place close to the city center of Jeju City, where hospitals, beaches, and markets were nearby.

Of course, the real masterminding came from Jo Yi-shin, who set Zhegal Jaegul outside of Hallasan for this very purpose.

"Ah, Teacher Zhegal! The demon is still conscious!"

"Yeah! Let’s knock him out before he overhears our strategy meeting!"

"Even if we miss him, we should do it."

At the students’ antics, Zhegal Jaegul, who had asserted the demon wouldn’t escape, screamed inwardly.

But immediately after, he was struck by Zhegal Jaegul’s incantation and lost «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» consciousness.

While conversing with the students, Zhegal Jaegul engraved the words "Binding" and "Faint" on the demon’s skin with the power of his incantation.

Though Zhegal Jaegul was a kind and gentle teacher to the students, he was a powerful and unyielding player when it came to demons, whose compatibility with him was the worst.

"It's okay. There were some sick kids earlier, but I’ll have to check the area. The state of the sea is also concerning, and the otherworld alert has been sounding continuously, which worries me."

The entire third-year Class 0 students responded loudly, "Yes!"

The students, who had dragged the demon from the middle of the road and thrown him into a corner, quickly began to form their groups for action.

As students using insight skills surveyed the surroundings, Geum Chan-sol and Wang Chan-sol quietly conversed.

"Hey, do you think the others are okay? Should’ve installed the warp devices for them too... we can make money later."

"Hey, we had a hard time hiding the warp device for our escape. If we prepared for 300 people, it would’ve been noticed. And don’t you know if we use multiple warp devices at once, spatial distortion happens? Even in hotels, there are limits on how many you can install."

Geum Chan-sol grumbled, but looked toward Hallasan with a complicated expression.

"And we don’t know about others, but preparing to take other classes out of Hallasan is too obvious. The vice president doesn’t want anyone to find out he’s been scheming."

Upon hearing this, Wang Chan-sol didn’t add anything further.

He knew that not only were the students left behind at Hallasan in danger, but so was Jo Yi-shin, who had come up with a suspicious plan.