Global Awakening: Only I Can Respawn

The ogres took a whiff of the air and noticed the blood of their dead kin. They rushed over to the spot only to see a female human standing next to the corpse, her hands covered in the blood of their kin.

The ogres let out a terrifying roar as they charged toward Yeji. The ground shook under their footsteps. However, just as they were about to hit her, a car's horn caught their attention.

They turned to see YuWon rushing towards them in an SUV. Half of the ogres quickly leaped out of the car's way, while the rest reacted slowly and were swept off the ground by the car.

Usually, the ogres wouldn't have any trouble toppling the car, but even monsters couldn't do much against a little thing called momentum. A moment later, the car, along with the ogres, slammed into a nearby wall.

YuWon jumped out of the vehicle just in time, stabbing his sword into the ground to stop himself. He couldn't help but smile as the notifications flashed before his eyes.

[You've hunted an Ogre Brawler! Exp +5%, Gold +30]

[You've hunted an Ogre Enforcer! Exp +10%, Gold +40]

[You've hunted an Ogre Brawler! Exp +5%, Gold +30]

The ogres didn't stand a chance. Their bodies were crushed and their blood splattered across the windshield.

"Three down," he muttered, pulling the sword out. "Three to go."

While YuWon earned three more souls, the ogres changed their target from Yeji to YuWon. They were angry, which was exactly what YuWon desired. Watching their rage-filled eyes, he smiled.

"Now, Gina!"

On command, Gina, hiding under the dead ogre's body, jumped out with the ogre's hammer. Before the ogres could notice, she had already struck an ogre in the head. Its skull shattered instantly, killing it.

The sudden attack took aback the two remaining ogres. It was the first time they had felt overwhelmed by mere humans and a lowly goblin. In the blink of an eye, they had lost four of their brethren and didn't know what to do.

"Eyes on me, ugly bastards!" YuWon smirked, rushing toward the nearest ogre.

A moment later, the ogre's severed head rolled on the ground, joining its headless owner. Now only one ogre remained, but unlike the goblins they had faced before, this one didn't back down.

Instead, it roared in anger and charged straight toward Gina, raising its axe to cleave her in half. Just then, something strange happened. Yeji pointed his arms towards the ogre and it froze in its place.

Taking advantage of the situation, YuWon sliced both of the ogre's legs as Yeji fell to her knees, having exhausted all her mana.

Meanwhile, the ogre yelled in pain and fell face-first to the ground. Even then it tried reaching for the axe, only got Gina to kick it away. As the ogre stared at her, she lifted the hammer and smashed it on the ogre's head, killing it.

YuWon had taken a gamble when he found the opened SUV. Instead of using it to escape, he decided to use it as a weapon. But now he was regretting it.

It would have been better to use it as transport, rather than as a weapon. Well, there's no point in crying over spilled milk now.

Gina went to check on Yeji, but YuWon kept looking towards the dead ogres, not caring about her.

"She'll be fine," Gina told him.

"Hm..." YuWon replied, looking back and forth between Gina and the ogres.

Their skin tones were the same and YuWon didn't like it one bit. Not because of her skin, but because it was dangerous. They were in dangerous times, a time when people would kill someone first and ask questions later.

Since Gina was technically a monster, YuWon didn't want her to end up in a situation like that and wondered if there was anything he could do to help her.

Once Yeji was awake, Gina left her side to be with YuWon. She noticed his expression, but before she could say anything, he mumbled something.

"We need to do something about your appearance."

"What?" Gina took offense and poked his chest with her finger. "I dare you to say that again."

"Relax, I didn't mean it like that," he said hurriedly. "I adore you as you are, but others might mistake you for a monster and attack you—"

"Oh, you don't have to worry about that," she said, and a mask appeared in her hand. "I got something for that. Thanks to that beautiful winged lady we met before."

Before YuWon could ask any more questions, Gina wore the mask. As soon as did, her goblin features began to fade. Her green skin vanished, replaced by tanned human skin. Her sharp ears and fangs were gone, and in just a few seconds, she looked like any other human.

"Whoa…" YuWon mumbled.

"What do you think?" Gina asked, striking a pose for him.

"You look... amazing, as always."

Even though he said that, he didn't feel that way. She was pretty in her human form, no doubt. But for some reason, her goblin form was more appealing to him. Just then, a ridiculous thought crossed his mind.

Could I be a furry or something?

"Nope, not going there," he quickly mumbled.

"Going where?" Gina asked, tilting her head.

"...nowhere. Forget what I said."

***

10 minutes later...

Soon, they arrived at the supermarket. Only to find the place wrecked. The doors, window, pretty much everything was broken. But thankfully, the electricity was still up and running.

"Gina?"

"I can't feel any monsters around," she replied, smelling the air.

"Alright, let's get what we need and leave asap."

They stepped inside and headed straight towards the food and edibles section. Despite the chaotic state of the shop, most of the items were in decent condition.

"Let's take everything," YuWon said.

Just then, he heard a screeching sound and swung his blade, only to see Yeji bringing a shopping cart.

"I-I thought we'd need this—" she mumbled, but YuWon cut her off.

"No need for that," he said.

Yeji looked at him, confused. Ignoring her, YuWon waved his hand over the bread and canned food and a moment later, the items got sucked into his hand.

He didn't even feel the weight of the food in his inventory, as if they had simply ceased to exist. YuWon then summoned a piece of break out and tasted it.

It tastes freshly baked, just like I expected. The Phantom bag isn't a regular storage—it improves everything I put in it to its highest quality, including food.

"Brother," Yeji interrupted his thoughts pointing at something at a distance.

He turned and saw a faint, holographic gold icon floating in the air near the entrance of the next aisle.

"Could it be...?"