"Due to the sudden withdrawal of another S-Class hunter following the death of S-Class hunter Cheon Areum, the Seoul team has officially been disbanded. With several S-Class gates in Seoul now nearing their time limits, other teams across the country have expressed growing concern over the overwhelming burden being placed on them—"
The woman's voice abruptly faded as the LED screen mounted on the wall flickered off, swallowed by blackness. Yoon Seoyul lowered the remote, having pressed the power button without a word, silencing the news with a single click.
With the sound or without, it was still the same. Empty. When he had bought this house, it wasn't like this, was it? Did it ever or always feel this empty?
Yoon Seoyul turned his head, letting it rest against the backrest of the couch as his gaze drifted toward the living room door. His eyes scanned the dimly lit space, glancing in every direction; he searched for any sign of life, but he couldn't find any.