The Gu Worm

When Hunter culture, which had once flourished mainly in the West, first spread into Asia.

There was a faction in East Asia that was the first to embrace it and reinterpret it in its own way.

In modern terms, it was similar to a Hunter guild.

Or perhaps closer to a Hunter association, but they did not call themselves by either of those names.

Murim.

An Eastern-style Hunter society that wielded tremendous influence across the entire Chinese continent.

The orthodox sects, the unorthodox sects, and the Demonic Cult.

Aristocratic clans, sects, gangs, poison sects, and assassination organizations.

That vast collective, which conquered dungeons, cut down monsters, and carved up territory among superhumans, resembled the Hunter Association system that had spread throughout the world, yet—

with entirely different roots...