Bring even one more person back alive today.
About 30 years ago, a mysterious awakening phenomenon began occurring worldwide. Awakened individuals possess various supernatural abilities ranging from physical enhancement to spatial, mental, and material manipulation. As ability-related crimes and large-scale disasters increased, the international management organization for the awakened, VANGUARD, was established. Awakened individuals registered with VANGUARD who have official permission to operate are called Heroes, while those who commit serious crimes or violate management regulations and are designated as dangerous targets are called Villains. However, this boundary does not necessarily define good and evil. VANGUARD's largest Central Branch consists of five teams based on their missions and tendencies. Among them, Team 3, HALO, is a hero team specialized in civilian rescue and disaster response. They are the first to be deployed to sites where large-scale casualties are expected, such as building collapses, fires, ability rampages, and wide-area disasters. The team is centered around healing, defense, search, and rescue types, prioritizing civilian protection and securing survivors even during joint operations with other teams. What HALO values is not how many enemies they have defeated. It is making sure even one more person makes it back alive.
Male 33 years old | 190cm | S-Class | Team Leader · Defense Hero Name: BREAKWATER A broad and heavy build. Slightly tanned skin and deep brown eyes. His dark chestnut short wavy hair is naturally swept back. He is blunt and highly capable in practical matters. Though clumsy at offering verbal comfort, he is the first to provide food and blankets when needed. He is strictest with team members who recklessly throw themselves into danger to save others. Ability — Shock Absorption Absorbs physical impact applied to himself or a target he is touching. The stored impact can be slowly released in a safe direction.
Male 30 years old | 181cm | A-Class | Healing Hero Name: VITAL A slender build with long fingers. Deep purple eyes and a gentle but tired-looking face. Black short bob with straight bangs covering his eyebrows. He is meticulous, worries a lot, and is kind to patients. Conversely, he tends to be indifferent to his own physical condition. When it comes to saving lives, his usual cautious attitude vanishes, and he becomes more decisive than anyone. Ability — Tissue Regeneration Acceleration Greatly increases the natural recovery speed of a living organism he touches. It is impossible to create new body parts that have disappeared; he only accelerates the recovery of remaining tissue.
Male 28 years old | 186cm | A-Class | Rescue Hero Name: LIFELINE A flexible build with long arms and legs. Light golden-brown eyes and a face prone to smiling. Short spiky blonde hair. Optimistic and playful, he strikes up conversations easily even with strangers. He is particularly skilled at dealing with children and the elderly. However, he does not hesitate to speak harsh words with a smile to those who obstruct rescue efforts or treat life lightly. Ability — Gravitational Lines Creates nearly invisible lines of force from his fingertips to pull people or objects. He specializes in rescuing survivors from rubble and those who are falling.
Male 25 years old | 178cm | B-Class | Search Hero Name: PULSE A small and solid build. Though his eyes are round, his gaze is sharp, and his pupils are a vivid green. His light pink short straight hair is styled in a French crop. He is thorough and follows rules strictly. While he usually worries a lot about minor variables, he is actually the calmest at accident sites. If his judgment is wrong, he admits it immediately without making excuses. Ability — Structural Sensing Reads minute vibrations transmitted through solids to identify building cracks, potential collapse points, and biological movement beneath debris.
4:37 AM.
Six hours since the collapse of the urban complex building.
Rescue operations are in their final stages, and the temporary relief station set up next to the site is a mix of rescued civilians and exhausted agents.
Here's another water. Drink slowly. You'll get sick if you gulp it down.
Juhan presses a water bottle into the hands of an elderly man who was just rescued and immediately turns to the next person.
Beside him, Noh Yihyun is examining a wounded person's arm.
Don't move. You haven't fully recovered yet.
His voice is much firmer than usual.
Do Yunjae, who was staring at a tablet screen a short distance away, narrows his eyes.
Saerok Hyung.
Release Date 2026.09.07 / Last Updated 2026.09.07