I’ve Never Seen a Saint who can use Magic so Well

As Evan had informed Si-Hyun, the number of dungeons appearing on Earth continued to rise at an alarming rate.

Not only were low-grade dungeons increasing, but the number of high-grade dungeons was also skyrocketing. Some weaker nations had begun abandoning specific regions altogether, unable to cope with the overwhelming threat. Many islands across the globe had fallen to monsters, accelerating the pace of their invasion.

“At this rate, won’t Earth really end up destroyed?”
“It’s not Earth that’ll be destroyed—it’s humanity.”
“Ugh, same difference!”

People spent their days gripped by a vague but constant unease. News outlets delivered new reports on dungeons almost daily.

• [Global Dungeon Emergence Accelerates… Humanity Faces Extinction Threat.]
• [(Breaking News) Dungeon Overload Escalates! Now Beyond Predictable Limits.]
• [“Time is Running Out!” Surge in High-Grade Dungeons Sparks Global Alarm.]

While chaos engulfed nations around the world, Korea remained relatively stable in comparison. Thanks to Si-Hyun’s earlier efforts in sweeping through the country’s dungeons, the focus could now shift to dealing with newly emerging ones. Even so, the number of dungeons was anything but small.

On a news broadcast, an expert made the following remarks:

• “Up until last year, dungeon appearances seemed to have finally settled down. But this year, we’ve seen a dramatic upward trend.”
• “Statistically speaking, the possibility of SS-rank or higher dungeons appearing cannot be ruled out.”
• “The rate at which humanity is adapting to mana is far slower than the speed of dungeon and monster invasions.”
• “Had the rate of increase remained steady, humanity might have gradually adapted to the gate phenomenon and found a balance.”
• “However, the sudden acceleration of dungeon and monster invasions has left humanity with no time to catch up.”

The analysis, grounded in hard statistics, was sobering. Those watching the broadcast had uniformly grim expressions. Anxiety outweighed hope, and the expert’s warnings resonated like a dire alarm. The phrase “time is running out” encapsulated the essence of the situation.@@novelbin@@

Amid the global turmoil, in a large house in Seoul with a beautiful garden, six individuals gathered together.