Chapter 18: C-Rank Guild?
The small, abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city stood silent, its once-bustling machinery long forgotten. Vines had begun to reclaim the crumbling walls, and the air around it was thick with an uneasy stillness. But now, something new had manifested before it—a portal, its swirling energies pulsing with a strange, malevolent light. This was no ordinary portal; its size and the dark aura it exuded marked it as a C-Rank portal, the kind meant for seasoned hunters to clear. Yet, as Axel—now known only as *Nameless*—stood before it, he couldn't shake the feeling that this was more than just another mission.
