Synopsis

A character, revealed to be a novelist who wrote 'Dream-Eating Hunter Yoo Ilshin' after a personal tragedy, is fighting beings they call 'bastards'. They use elements from their novel, claiming they created this world as a child and they are now manipulating their own story to defeat their enemies. The chapter introduces the 'taunting hourglass' which accelerates time for their opponents trapping them and giving the protagonist the advantage. The chapter ends with the reveal that this entire battle is based on the plot points of a novel.