Global Awakening: Only I Can Respawn

Chapter 8: Respawn... Again

After being burned by everyone he ever knew, YuWon would trust no one but himself. Not in the apocalypse, at least. However, a little thing called fate had other plans.

All that yelling between them had garnered the attention of more than one goblin. As he was about to leave, YuWon saw a group of seven goblins headed their way. Dealing with them wouldn't have been a problem if it weren't for the thing behind them.

The creature looked like a goblin but was thrice as big as others and was wielding two spiked wooden clubs soaked in blood.

"What is that?" YuWon mumbled.

"We got to run!" the girl yelled before running up the stairs. "You cannot beat that thing. I tried and failed multiple times and now that ugly fucker is following me everywhere."

Despite the urgency in the girl's voice, YuWon had no intention of running away. What if the creature was the zone boss? From what the girl told him, it was strong and looked different from the rest. In other words, the perfect candidate for the zone boss.

Even if it wasn't the zone boss, it was an unfamiliar creature, and killing it may give him some kind of reward. YuWon would not pass on that.

"What are you doing!?" the girl asked. "Do you have a death wish?"

"I used to," YuWon replied. "But not anymore."

With that, he charged towards the goblins. The bigger goblin roared, prompting the others to rush ahead.

As the first goblin lunged at him, YuWon swung the bone with all his might, smashing it into the creature's skull. The goblin's blood splattered everywhere, but it was just the beginning.

Then, out of nowhere, a goblin came at YuWon, but he kicked it in the face, sending it flying into the wall.

The girl was stunned. She hadn't seen anyone fight the goblins so well. Even her skeletons could only kill goblins because of their numbers. But YuWon wasn't like that. He fought them alone and with no fear of death.

"Just who is he..." the girl muttered, staring on.

Meanwhile, YuWon leaped over another goblin, hitting it in the head while he was at it. Another unlucky goblin tried to stab him from behind, but YuWon was ready for it.

He knocked the goblin down by sweeping its legs. The goblin fell flat on its back and YuWon, without a shred of hesitation, stomped on his chest, killing it.

Within moments, the seven goblins were gone. But even if they weren't, YuWon didn't give them another thought. His sole attention was on the tall goblin, who looked amused.

"…he's smiling? Well, not for long."

YuWon charged at the beast, who immediately began swinging his clubs. The attack came faster than he had expected and YuWon barely ducked under the first club as it went whistling past his head.

But he had no time to celebrate and rolled to the side to avoid being crushed by the other club. The club hit the wall, shattering it.

It's stronger than I thought.

YuWon looked at the creature. He had to knock it off its feet. Once it was down, it would take a while for something that big to get back up. With that thought, YuWon targeted its feet.

But the goblin was quick, quicker than YuWon. It jumped back, as if it expected YuWon to go for its legs and brought down his clubs on him.

"Fuck!"

YuWon cursed, diving through the broken wall to avoid being crushed by the clubs. The goblin's clubs smashed into the ground, cracking it. But miraculously, the floor didn't give in.

For the first time in a while, YuWon felt scared for his life. The goblin's strength made him forget he could respawn afterward.

Eventually, he snapped out of daze and focused on more obvious problem, such as his weapon. Given the creature's size, he didn't think his bone weapon would do much to it. But he had nothing else to use.

Meanwhile, the goblin entered the classroom through the hole it had made. YuWon was looking around for anything better than his bone club to fight the creature. But his search got interrupted when the goblin swung its club.

YuWon dodged and ran around the classroom like a rat stuck in a snake's cage. But slowly, he was getting tired, and the goblin sensed it.

With a grin, the goblin feinted a swing, prompting YuWon to jump sideways, only for the second club to slam into his side.

The spiked club pierced his skin as he got flung out of the classroom, crashing into the walls of the corridor. YuWon could feel his cracked bones and knew it was over for him. Still, he gritted his teeth and stood up.

I need to find its weakness… before respawning.

YuWon couldn't understand why the fight was so difficult. He had already reached the level limit of the tutorial, so why he was being overwhelmed by one monster?

However, he didn't get much time to think about it as the monster came charging towards him, both clubs raised high above its head.

YuWon knew he had to move or he'll die. But his body didn't respond... he had too many broken bones to do anything.

A moment later, the clubs came crashing down and everything went black.

[Respawning at the last known checkpoint. Please wait.]

[Respawn Points: 775/1000]

YuWon opened his eyes, and he was back in the classroom, with him holding Min-Joon's leg as he dangled outside. The sight of scared students greeted him along with Min-Joon, begging for his life.

"No... No... Please! I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR YOU!" Min-Joon yelled as he peed his pants.

YuWon was still reeling in shock but quickly gathered his thoughts and got into the role of a psychopath.

"Anything you say?" he mumbled.

"ANYTHING!"

"Fine," YuWon replied, throwing Min-Joon back inside.

YuWon had thought of a plan. If one level 10 awakener wasn't enough to defeat that goblin, maybe he needed more people to take it down.

Teaming up with strangers wasn't something YuWon wanted, but if he wanted to stop the goblin from causing problems, teaming up with others was the best option. And his first recruit was Min-Joon.

"This will be fun," YuWon smirked, looking at Min-Joon. "But let's get you out of those clothes first."

"I-I know I said anything," Min-Joon stuttered, covering himself with his hands. "But I don't swing that way! If you want, I can be your wingman!"

"...what the hell is wrong with you?"