Global Awakening: Only I Can Respawn

Chapter 167: Brother In Arms (1)

"What do you mean, we should leave?" a professor scoffed. "This place is the safest."

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"Yes! We must wait here for the police or military to rescue us," a student said. "Why would we abandon—?"

"Do you see any sign of the police arriving outside?" YuWon cut them off.

Everyone got silent. YuWon wasn't the same guy they knew. Whenever he spoke, they couldn't help but nod silently. It was like a parent scolding their children.

"As for why we have to escape," YuWon continued and opened the mission prompt. "We have to escape because this thing wants us to."

"But the goblins—!"

"Thanks to Soo-Ah, they aren't much of a threat anymore," Lilith said with her charming smile.

As soon as she joined the conversation, YuWon noticed the men and some women folding their arguments. That was the power of a succubus. In front of Lilith's charm, all logic and reasoning ceased existing.

It's good. I should have used her first. Things would have been much easier.

YuWon turned and saw Hoon's corpse. If only he had used Lilith before, that man-whore would have bowed before him. The only reason YuWon wanted that was because of Hoon's status as a Paladin.

But as usual, YuWon was quick to let go of that thought. If he wanted to save Hoon, he would have to start from the beginning and it would be a hassle. Instead, he was content with the team he had for now.

No. There's a place for an idiot open in the ranks.

Min-Joon was standing in a corner. YuWon would recruit him in later. For now, it was more important to convince the others to leave.

"What do you mean?" a girl asked. "What did Soo-Ah do?"

"She killed the boss monster," YuWon replied, patting Skullee's back. "This guy used to control the goblins. With him gone, the goblins are confused."

Just then, outside the window, they saw many goblins fighting each other. They were fighting over a corpse. As dark as it was, it was amusing to watch the goblins turn on each other, since they hadn't done that before.

"They are too absorbed fighting each other," YuWon said.

YuWon jumped out the window and picked up a stone. The goblins were perplexed seeing a human. But thanks to his title, they weren't hostile. Besides, YuWon's aura was enough to scare them shitless.

But YuWon couldn't have that. From the corner of his eyes, he noticed the people staring at him from the auditorium. He had their attention, as planned.

In the past, he had established a clear hierarchy before leaving the auditorium. But YuWon couldn't do that now. Why? Because he didn't intend to kill any awakeners to intimidate them. Instead, he figured it'd be enough to show strength by taking down the goblins.

"If they are scattered, they are nothing special to deal with."

Saying so, YuWon hurled the stone at one goblin. The stone flew like a bullet, hitting the goblin before it could react. The creature died as its head exploded into pieces.

The other goblin tried to run, but YuWon's throw was faster and another one met its end similarly. After a quick stretch, YuWon jumped back inside. Showing off didn't suit his nature.

"Like I said," YuWon said. "Two hours. Collect what you can, and then we'll leave."

This time, no one argued. They readily formed teams to scavenge what little they could. But as they left, something didn't sit right with YuWon.

The hobgoblin was dead, yet there was no announcement of the Monarch's arrival. YuWon destroyed the altar on the terrace to replicate the conditions, but there was no sign of the monarch.

Is escaping all we need to do to clear the tutorial?

***

"Is this really okay? The monster might be disoriented... but they can still kill us."

"You think we don't know that?"

"The police won't arrive. What other choice do we have? Besides, you saw what YuWon did to Hoon. If we don't follow him, we're as good as dead."

The professor leading the students hung his head. The students he was so used to reprimanding were now leading the charge. It didn't sit right with him. But with the class of a chef, how could he fight those monsters?

I had no choice but to follow them. But this is too much!

"Stop yelling and find those water bottles!" the professor yelled. "Or I will make sure you idiots fail!"

The three students looked at each other and then at the professor. Suddenly, they burst into laughter, pointing at the professor.

"This guy... I didn't think you were so good with jokes, professor."

"Fail us, my ass."

"Um... professor, being optimistic is one thing, and being delusional is another. The life we knew was gone. Credits, degree, none of that matters anymore."

The professor looked at them and gritted his teeth. The students who didn't dare look him in the eyes were now joking at his expense. Enraged, the professor turned to look for the bottles.

A moment later, they stopped laughing. The professor let a sigh of relief, thinking the brats would work. But then he noticed something weird. The place had gotten too quiet.

Slowly, he grabbed the kitchen knife he got after class selection and turned around. He expected to see some goblins there, but he saw a white-haired man standing over the headless corpses of those students.

The professor's hand trembled as he tightened his grip on the kitchen knife. He didn't hear the man kill the students, let alone enter the room. Something about the man told the professor to run, but he couldn't. The man was standing against the room's only door.

Driven by desperation, the professor lunged forward, swinging the knife with all his might. He barely saw the blur of movement before a sharp pain exploded in his shoulder. He stumbled back, dropping the knife as his arm fell limp to the floor, severed cleanly at the elbow.

The professor screamed, clutching his arm. But it was cut short as the man ripped his lower jaw with bare hands before severing his head. As the body hit the floor, the white-haired guy looked around.

"Not here either," he muttered. "YuWon... don't hide from your brother like this..."