Global Awakening: Only I Can Respawn

"That was easy," Soo-Ah shrugged.

The students were relieved as the college gate came into view. But YuWon, Yeji, and Lilith were more tense than ever. If the gods were about to cause a mess, they would do it right now.

Nothing is more entertaining than crushing everyone's hope right before their eyes.

But YuWon would not risk the lives of his precious pawn. He quickly selected a couple of people and used [Soul Bind] on them. Their gloomy expressions changed instantly as they ran towards the gates.

"Let's hurry!" someone yelled.

Yeji wanted to stop them, but YuWon shook his head. They were under his influence. He wanted to know what the gods had planned for them.

They waited and waited. Everyone stayed on the lookout for goblins, but no goblin showed up. Instead, a notification popped up before them.

[Due to the accelerated clearance rate, a new challenge will appear.]

[Scenario difficulty has been increased.]

I fucking knew it!

With a loud crash, the two people YuWon had sent ahead were turned into minced meat. At the same time, the entire college was covered in fog. Thunderous footsteps of the new challenger echoed in the courtyard.

"…What is that?"

YuWon expected it to be the goblin monarch, but he was wrong. The head of a bull penetrated the fog as the monster walked towards them. It was a monster YuWon hadn't faced before.

"A minotaur?"

Unlike the monarch, the four-foot-tall creature wasn't carrying a weapon. But for a walking monstrosity, weapons were but a nuisance. One hit from the creature's horns would tear apart anyone and anything in half.

"Brother—?" Yeji called out.

"I'm thinking," YuWon cut her off.

Ereshkigal had warned him not to interfere with the trials. But YuWon couldn't help but worry.

He didn't think the awakeners were strong enough to take down the monarch, let alone a minotaur, as it was in a league of its own. Forget beating it; the Awakeners there wouldn't even be able to leave a scratch on it.

I knew things were going too smoothly.

YuWon could imagine those bastard gods laughing right then.

"Everyone, back inside!" he instructed them.

People were so close to the gate. Their freedom was right before their eyes and they didn't want to lose their chance. A few people tried running away, thinking the minotaur would target the others.

Big mistake.

The minotaur lunged at them first. It happened so quickly that no one could react. Its massive horns tore through the separated crowd, leaving a trail of blood and corpses behind.

The beast then let out a deafening roar. People who heard the scream lost their minds. Panic spread through the crowd like wildfire. People screamed and scrambled toward the nearest building, shoving and trampling one another to escape.

But the minotaur wasn't letting them go that easily. It charged straight for the building, shaking the ground with thunderous steps. Terrified of the inevitable death, everyone closed their eyes and prayed for a miracle.

They waited for the minotaur to tear through the building with a loud crash. But nothing happened. Slowly, they opened their eyes and saw someone standing in front of the rampaging beast.

"...I can't believe this," a professor mumbled.

No one else said a word, but everyone had the same reaction. YuWon was there, gripping the minotaur's horns with both hands, stopping it in its tracks.

His muscles burst through the fabric, ripping open the sleeves of his shirt. The minotaur kept pushing YuWon with all its might, but he didn't budge. It was like YuWon's feet had become one with the floor.

Lilith and Yeji weren't surprised. After all, YuWon had slayed two disasters and gained their might. Compared to that, dealing with a minotaur was a trivial task.

"Stop... wasting time..." YuWon yelled through gritted teeth. "Get going!"

His words brought everyone back to their senses. Led by Soo-Ah's skeletons, they started heading back to the safe zone. Some hesitated, not wanting to leave YuWon alone, but they didn't have the strength to help him. Running away was their only choice.

YuWon kicked away the minotaur as soon as the last person disappeared. The mighty creature stumbled backward, taken aback by the human's strength.

The minotaur let out a furious roar, its nostrils flaring as it recovered from YuWon's kick. Its eyes locked onto him as it rubbed its hooves against the ground, ready to charge again.

"You done yet?"

Infuriated, the beast charged at him again. YuWon let out a sigh. As the minotaur barreled toward him, he sidestepped at the last second and backhanded the minotaur in the face.

The force sent the minotaur crashing into the side wall, leaving a gaping hole behind. YuWon jumped after the beast, only to find it wildly shaking its head, furious at YuWon's moves.

Killing the minotaur would be easy. But YuWon held back. His goal was to weaken the monster and have someone else, probably Yeji, finish it.

The minotaur roared again and lunged at YuWon, wildly swinging its arms. YuWon ducked under the wild attacks with no effort. A moment later, he punched its side. He held back, still, the minotaur was flung out of the room and back into the courtyard.

The minotaur recovered quickly, stomping the ground in frustration. As it got closer to YuWon, he didn't hold back. He sidestepped the beast, grabbing its horn with one hand and its neck with the other.

The creature struggled, but it wasn't enough. YuWon poured all his strength into tearing off the monster's horns. The minotaur yelled in pain as YuWon slammed it into the ground.

The minotaur remained on the ground, unable to move. But it was alive.

"Better call Yeji and finish this up—"

But as soon as YuWon turned, something fell on top of the minotaur. With gravity's help, the man drove his feet through the minotaur's chest. The beast let out a final, pitiful groan before its body went limp.

"Who the hell—?"

YuWon mumbled but froze when he saw the man standing on top of the minotaur.

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