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@TowerTracker_Official: 『BREAKING』: Blue Dragon Guild confirms 11 casualties on Floor 11 Ruins. Leader Jin-Ho is the sole survivor. Medical status: Critical but stable. Reports suggest the team was wiped in under three minutes. #AbyssalTower #Disaster
@GuildSlayer2026: Blue Dragon back at it again, throwing lives into the meat grinder for some "Ancient Fables." How many more people have to die for your stock prices? Fuck the guilds. #BlueDragonMassacre
@ProClimber_V: ↳ @GuildSlayer2026 Shut the fuck up, you basement-dwelling unemployed mf! If the guilds didn't clear the Ruins, the mana overflow from those Fables would corrupt the main path. You'd be stuck fighting Stone Golems for eternity. Show some respect for the people actually doing the work.
@RealTalk_Min: I heard Ji-Leader can't even describe what hit them. He just keeps repeating "It wasn't there" over and over. If a B-rank veteran with 10 years experience is traumatized, Floor 11 is a goddamn No-Go Zone.
[Bnet Forum: The General Discussion Board]
Topic: [MEGATHREAD] The Floor 11 Ruins Incident - What we know so far.
User: LoreMaster_Alpha
「Look, I'm seeing a lot of misinformation flying around. Let's look at the facts.
The Location: The Ruins on Floor 11 are optional. They are part of the "Old World" debris—fables that were never fully integrated into the Tower.
The Risk: Most players bypass them because the Difficulty Spike is vertical. You go from Level 20 mobs to Level 50+ anomalies the moment you cross the perimeter.
The Expedition: Blue Dragon sent their 4th Team, which is composed of mid-to-high B-ranks. This wasn't a rookie mistake as these guys were pros.
The Survivor: Jin-Ho (Ji-Leader) is one of the most stable vanguards in the country. For him to return missing two limbs and refusing to give a statement means whatever is in those ruins isn't a standard Boss.
Discussion below. Keep it civil or get fucking banned!!!」
[Comments (2,402)]
User: IronFist_99: Civil? My brother was on that team. He was supposed to come home for his daughter's birthday next week. Now Blue Dragon is sending a condolence bouquet and a check? Fuck the guilds, and fuck the Tower. These Ruins are just excuses for the Big Three to hunt for S-rank artifacts while the rest of us suffer.
User: TankMain_K: ↳ @IronFist_99 I'm sorry for your loss, man, but calling it greed is reductive as hell. You know why Floor 12 is accessible to C-ranks now? Because guilds like Blue Dragon and White Stars spend months bleeding out the ruins to stabilize the floor's mana density. If they stopped, the whole 10-20 floor range would turn into a Chaotic Zone....we'd all be fucking dead!
User: VoidWalker: I'm with the Guilds on this one. You lot are ungrateful shits. You sit in the safe zones drinking your healing soup and watching streams while the elite teams are literally getting their limbs torn off to keep the path clear. You think the Stars give a damn about us?
User: Salt_n_Vinegar: Imagine if the Tower made it mandatory to clear the Ruins. Just imagine. Every single one of you Anti-Guild losers would be crying and pissing yourselves at the entrance of Floor 11. "Oh, why can't the Big Three help us?" You're lucky it's optional. It's a blessing from the Stars that we can even bypass that hell.
User: AntiHero_X: Blessing? It's a cage...the Blue Dragon team died for some Star's entertainment. And Ji-Leader? He's probably being silenced because he saw something the system didn't want him to see.
[RedZone: The Unfiltered Board (Anonymous)]
「Ji-Leader is a coward for not talking. Or maybe he's just waiting for the highest bidder to buy his "secret." I bet Iron Aegis is already knocking on his hospital door with a suitcase of coins.」
[Comments]
Anon1: Exactly. "I couldn't see it." Bullshit. You were the Leader. You had a [Vision] stat of at least 40. You saw it, you just don't want to admit you ran while your team got shredded.
Anon2: ↳ @Anon1 You fucking keyboard warrior. Go to Floor 11 right now. I'll pay for your warp stone. Let's see how brave you are when something invisible starts eating your legs. Ji-Leader is a goddamn hero for even making it back.
Anon3: The slurs in this thread are amazing. Look at all these "pro players" who haven't even cleared Floor 5 talking shit about a B-rank veteran. You're all trash. You're the reason the Korean sector is a joke compared to the Russians.
Anon4: I heard Iron Aegis is laughing behind Blue Dragon's back. "4th Team wiped? Must be a Tuesday for those Blue Dogs."
[Article: The Seoul Hunter Daily]
Headline: THE SILENCE OF A SURVIVOR: WHY JIN-HO WON'T TALK
By: Reporter Kim Mi-sun
「In the wake of the Ruins Massacre, the player community has been clamoring for answers. Yet, the one man who possesses them remains behind a wall of security at the Blue Dragon Medical Center.
According to internal sources, Jin-Ho has refused all media requests, including a ₩500,000,000 offer from B-Net Global for an exclusive interview. His only statement to the Guild Master was: 『It wasn't a fight to begin with...』
Psychiatrists specializing in 'Tower Trauma' suggest that Jin-Ho is suffering from a "Fable Collapse"—a rare condition where a player's understanding of the Tower's logic is shattered by an encounter that defies all known rules.
While the public debates the ethics of ruin exploration, the guilds are tightening their ranks. Rumors are swirling that the Blue Dragon Guild is not the only one to have suffered in silence...」
[ViewTube - "The Abyss Tonight with Leo Kim"]
(Leo Kim is a famous high-ranking retired player known for his sharp tongue and "Late Night Show" format. He sits behind a mahogany desk, a holographic screen floating next to him.)
Leo Kim: (Adjusts his tie, looking directly into the camera with a grim smile.)
"Good evening, Seoul. Or should I say... good luck? Because after what happened on Floor 11 this week, luck is about the only thing we have left."
(Audience remains silent. The usual laughter is missing.)
"We've all seen the posts. We've all seen the hate. Half the internet is calling Blue Dragon 'greedy bastards,' and the other half is calling the victims 'martyrs.' But let's cut through the bullshit, shall we?"
(He taps the screen. Three guild logos appear: Blue Dragon, Iron Aegis, and White Stars.)
"Blue Dragon's 4th Team was wiped. That's the headline. But here's the news you haven't heard because the PR teams are working overtime to bury it.
Last month, Iron Aegis sent their 1st Expeditionary Team into the same Ruins. They reported a 'successful mission.' But did you notice that four of their top Vanguards haven't been seen on stream since? My sources say they didn't 'retire.'
And White Stars? Two weeks ago, their 2nd Expedition attempted to map the 'Altar of the Old King.' They lost six people in the first ten minutes. They didn't even reach the boss room. They tucked their tails and ran, calling it a 'tactical withdrawal.'"
(Leo leans forward, his expression turning deadly serious.)
"This isn't just a Blue Dragon problem. This is a Tower problem. The 11th Floor Ruins are changing. The 'fables' are getting more aggressive, more... hungry. And the Big Three have finally realized that their petty little squabbles over Floor 1 records and 'Super Rookies' don't mean a damn thing if the middle floors become a graveyard."
(He taps the screen again. A world map appears, with several blinking red dots over Europe and Russia.)
"So, here's the real scoop. The rumor mill isn't just grinding ....My insiders at the Walkers Organization tell me that a 'Grand Coalition' is being formed. For the first time in history, the Big Three—Blue Dragon, Iron Aegis, and White Stars—are pooling their resources.
They are creating an Elite Expeditionary Force. No more '4th teams.' We're talking about S-ranks. We're talking about the best of the best. And it's not just a local party.
Word is, they've reached out to the 'Northern Star' guild in Russia and the 'Aegis Europa' coalition. We're going to see international players—men and women who have soloed S-rank floors—descending on Seoul to join this coalition.
Why? Because if they can't clear the Floor 11 Ruins, the Tower might just decide that humanity has reached its limit. And we all know what happens when the Tower decides a floor is 'stagnant.'"
(Leo looks at the camera, a chill running through his words.)
"So, to the people in the forums calling these deaths 'deserved'? To the ones spamming slurs at the survivors? I suggest you shut your mouths and start praying. Because if this Elite Team fails... there won't be a Floor 12 for you to climb. There won't even be a lobby to complain in."
"I'm Leo Kim, and this... is the Abyss. Stay safe out there. If you can."
『BROADCAST ENDS』
[RedZone - Post-Broadcast Thread]
User: DoomSayer
「A coalition? They're bringing in the Russians? Holy shit, this is bigger than we thought. If 'The Butcher of Moscow' is coming to Seoul, the Floor 11 Ruins aren't just a challenge but an existential threat.」
User: GuildLover_69
「Finally. Stop the fighting and clear the damn floor. I don't care who gets the loot, just make sure I can reach Floor 15 by next month without worrying about 'Invisible Erasers.'」
User: TrashClimber
「Slurs? Leo Kim is right. You guys are all talk. "Oh, the guilds are greedy!" Bitch, if a Russian S-rank is scared of Floor 11, you should be shitting your pants. Ji-Leader is lucky he only lost two limbs. I bet the coalition loses half their roster before they even see the 'Boss.'」
User: Anonymous_User
「Wait... if they're recruiting the 'best'... I wonder if they'll try to scout Singularity? He's the hot topic right now.」
↳ User: MetaChaser: Singularity is a Floor 1 rookie. I don't care how fast he cleared the centipede, Floor 11 Ruins would turn him into dust in a second. This is for the big boys. Let the kid keep his masks and his drones. This is war.