Global Awakening: Only I Can Respawn

Chapter 162: God's Game: Remake

"…I've really come back, huh." YuWon sighed.

He felt conflicted. In his haste to [Load] before losing his life, he carelessly picked the first checkpoint. Either that or Ereshkigal intentionally threw him at the start to undo his mistakes.

Either way, YuWon checked his stats first. Everything remained the same, with a couple of changes. He had new options right under his name.

[Community] and [Special Store].

These were the surprises Ereshkigal had prepared for him. Although it wasn't his first time in such a scenario, it seemed the goddess had gone all-out to help him, though he didn't know what [Community] meant.

YuWon tried clicking it, but nothing happened. As for the [Special Store], it didn't take a genius to figure out what it was. A store made just for him.

"I bet the other gods also got some privileges," YuWon sighed.

From what little he knew about the gods, they wouldn't let Ereshkigal allow YuWon to have such stuff without something in return. The first thing he could think of was their involvement in the game.

Earlier, their involvement depended on the world tree's growth. But now that it was gone, they must be compensated. Allowing them to intervene early on would be the best and the easiest option for the angels.

Another thing was the new stat, [God Seed: 0.00% progression]. Since Ereshkigal had already explained it to him, YuWon bothered a little about it. But a last surprise was waiting for him.

"I greet the master."

A feminine voice appeared behind YuWon. He smiled, knowing who it was.

"Good to see you too, Lilith," YuWon said, turning around.

Lilith wasn't the small fairy YuWon remembered. She was now a fully grown woman, carrying a sword—YuWon's Noir blade. She handed him the blade and YuWon inspected it before handing it back to Lilith.

"Use it well," he said.

Lilith already knew YuWon would say something like that and didn't offer him the sword back. He won't need the sword soon. Why? Because he wasn't planning on killing any beast that would require him to use a weapon.

"It's about time."

YuWon turned around, staring at the clock. The next moment, the ground shook, marking the arrival of the goblins. But this time, YuWon wasn't planning on wasting his time on the roof.

YuWon decided to follow Ereshkigal's suggestion. Instead of getting strong alone, he would raise others to be as strong as him. Once they reached his level, he could freely take part in the scenarios.

"Let's collect some people, shall we?"

In his past timeline, YuWon had hastily killed or let go of some powerful individuals. This time, he was planning to recruit them, by hook or by crook.

Just because he didn't intend to fight the scenarios didn't mean he was about to let go of his old ways. Climbing over the terrace walls, YuWon looked around for the first person he'd recruit this time around.

In less than ten minutes, the place had turned upside down. People were trying to escape with little goblins chasing after them. But in the middle of it all, YuWon saw it: the first monster to give him so much trouble.

"Found you..." he smiled, staring at the hobgoblin.

Why was he looking for the Hobgoblin? To lead YuWon to Soo-Ah, who was practically the stronger awakener in the tutorial.

If YuWon went to look for her in the chaos, it would take him hours. But if he followed the Hobgoblin, he'd lead him to Soo-Ah. If he saved her from the beast, wouldn't she feel indebted to him?

"Sorry, Min-Joon. I'll be taking your girl this time."

***

Soo-Ah stood in the dimly lit utility room, panting wildly. A bloodied baseball bat remained in her hand. It was an odd sight, but without the baseball bat, she'd be lying on the floor instead of the goblin.

She had just returned from her practice when she saw it. A small green-skinned creature hiding inside, waiting to pounce on its target. She dodged the initial attack purely on instinct, grabbed the bat, and kept hitting the beast until it died.

"I... I did it," she whispered.

She glanced around the empty room, half expecting more monsters to burst through the door. But she was all alone. Just as she was thinking she was safe, something unexpected happened.

The goblin's corpse twitched. Soo-Ah jumped back and raised the bat again, ready to strike. But then she stopped. As the creature stood up, its flesh and skin slipped off, leaving a bare skeleton behind.

The skeleton looked at her for a moment, then to her astonishment, it kneeled before her.

[You have gained a subordinate.]

"What the...?" Soo-Ah gasped, lowering the bat slightly. Enjoy exclusive content from m v -NovelBin.net

As she stared at the skeleton, she realized it wasn't menacing at all. It tilted its head in a way that reminded her of a curious puppy. Despite herself, she found it oddly... cute. Still, she had to be sure.

"You will not attack me, would you?" she asked hesitantly.

The skeleton shook its head—or at least; it seemed to. Soo-Ah let out a laugh. This was insane. All of it. But she couldn't help but remember a teddy bear she'd cherished as a child when she looked at the skeleton.

"Mickey," she whispered. "I think I'll call you Mickey."

Suddenly, the ground shook. Then it shook again. Something big was headed her way. She carefully peered outside and saw another goblin, but it was different.

Not only was it bigger than Mickey, its skin was a lighter shade of green and it seemed to be heading her way.

"Oh, crap!"

She didn't want that thing to get anywhere close to her. Soo-Ah quickly adjusted her sneakers and made a break for it. The hobgoblin roared when it saw her, but she didn't dare look back.

But the sound of a shattering floor caught her off guard. Soo-Ah risked a glance over her shoulder, expecting the worst.

To her surprise, she saw a pile of desks and benches crashing down onto the hobgoblin. But that wasn't all—next to the heap of debris stood a couple.

Before she could ask them anything, the man grabbed her hand.

"Don't stop, run!" YuWon yelled.