Global Awakening: Only I Can Respawn

Chapter 65: [Bonus Chapter] Penalty Zone (3)

Now, I'd have to respawn and figure this shit out.

With that, he closed his eyes, waiting for the inevitable. Just then, the traveler's bracelet on his wrist glowed, and a notification appeared before him.

[Conditions met: Get a negative status effect.]

[The hidden potential of the Traveler's Bracelet is revealed.]

YuWon opened his eyes in shock. The next moment, a warm sensation spread through his body. All the pain in his body disappeared, and even the bleeding stopped.

[Special Effect: Curse Negation activated!]

[Negates any status effect once every 10 minutes.]

[Bleed Curse Negated.]

"Kill... Kill... KILL!"

The ghoul noticed YuWon healing and roared before lunging at YuWon. Thankfully, there was quite some distance between them and he rolled out of the way.

The charred ghoul, however, couldn't control its momentum and ended up exposing its back to YuWon. Not wasting the opportunity, YuWon swung the blade to slash the creature's bony back.

[ achievement effect activated! Damage to humanoid monsters increased by 10%.]

[ achievement effect activated! Awakener's stats have increased by 20%.]

The ghoul snarled before swiping its claws. But YuWon was nowhere to be found. But just them, YuWon dispelled the [Ether Walk] skill and stabbed the creature in the stomach.

"RAWR!"

The ghoul roared again, but this time in pain. It swiped its claws again, but YuWon rolled out of harm's way.

Is this guy stupid or what?

YuWon had been repeating the same thing, yet the ghoul kept falling for the same trick. Duck, dodge, hit the ghoul, repeat. That's all he did, but the charred ghoul kept falling for it.

Even the normal ghouls he fought outside the park showed more intelligence than the so-called domain boss. But then his eyes fell back on the pile of corpses.

If the charred ghoul was a fool, then he could have killed so many people. Even if those awakeners didn't have a proper fighting experience, since they made it to the park, they should have been somewhat skilled.

Something feels off.

As he hit the ghoul again, something changed. The ghoul roared and stomped its feet on the ground, creating a shockwave that pushed YuWon away.

[You have enraged the Charred Ghoul. The ghoul is transforming in its second form.]

However, the ghoul still had its back towards YuWon and he wanted to use the moment to deal significant damage to the ghoul and maybe sever its head. But before he could even move, the ghoul let out a bloodcurdling scream.

YuWon fell on his knees, covering his ears. The wailing was too loud for him to even focus on keeping his eyes open. The pain he felt was unlike anything he had ever experienced before.

His head began throbbing in pain, but even then, he knew he was in a vulnerable position. If he didn't move now, he could end up dead within a matter of seconds.

YuWon didn't believe in gods, but he found himself praying to one. Praying to make the wailing stop as blood drizzled out of his nostrils and ears. Just when he was about to collapse, the wailing stopped.

Thank god...

YuWon was relieved for a second, only to panic the next moment. If the wailing had stopped, then the ghoul was up to something.

He frantically opened his eyes. But the ghoul was gone. He cautiously walked up to where he had last seen the ghoul. But all he saw was a massive hole there.

"That is going on here," YuWon mumbled, peeking inside the hole.

Because of the darkness, he couldn't see anything inside the hole. Just then, a massive hand ripped through the ground beneath him, trying to grab his legs.

YuWon jumped in time to avoid getting hit. When he landed, he noticed the ghoul crawl out of the hole, but it looked different.

Its blade-shaped hands were replaced by that of humans, but they were as big and muscular as its legs. It had also grown razor-shape nails. It really looked like the ghoul had crawled out of the depths of hell.

"Just when I thought it couldn't get any uglier," YuWon shook his head. "Alright, little freak. Let's see what you got."

With the blade in his hands, YuWon charged at the ghoul. The ghoul let out a growl and swung its nasty-looking tongue toward him. However, YuWon slid under the whip before swinging the crimson sword to slice the tongue in half.

As its tongue was cut in half, the ghoul screeched in pain and took a step back. For the first time since coming to the park, YuWon could sense a tinge of fear in the ghoul, as rotten blood gushed out of its mouth.

"Try screaming now, bitch," YuWon smirked, stomping on the severed tongue.

The ghoul looked at its severed tongue before charging at YuWon on four limbs.

"You're all so predictable."

After fighting so many gargantuan monsters, YuWon could read them like the back of his hand. Just like he predicted, the ghoul jumped over him, intending to crush him.

But YuWon rolled to the side, before thrusting his sword into the back of the ghoul's knee. The ghoul couldn't react in time and fell on its knees.

"Not so fast now, are we?" YuWon taunted.

In its first phase, the charred ghoul had been quite agile but didn't have many brain cells. But in its second form, it had gained some intelligence along with those chunky arms.

However, with the excess weight of the hands, its agility had dropped considerably. The drop in agility was the reason the ghoul attacked him using his tongue, unlike when it was in its first form.

The creature didn't want YuWon getting anywhere near it, as it was difficult to keep him at bay. But with the tongue gone, YuWon was now feeling quite confident he could take the monster down.

That being said, the monster wasn't completely helpless either. It had a monstrous amount of resilience. Even though YuWon kept attacking it, the monster showed no chance of dying.

"Just die already, for fuck's sake!"