Global Awakening: Only I Can Respawn

"Not so scary now, are you?"

Once it was down, YuWon tried using [Soul Bind] on the creature. However, the ghoul ate the soul like a popcorn.

"What the fuck?"

[ skill is incapable of possessing a target that is considered .]

...of course, any other bullshit rule you got for me?

Since [Soul Bind] was of no use, he rushed toward the monster and kill it the old way.

This sudden change in YuWon's tactic confused the ghoul, but it couldn't move, its leg just wouldn't allow it. However, just when YuWon got within the range of its claws, the ghoul swung both of its arms at YuWon, wanting to inflict twice the damage in one hit.

YuWon, however, ducked before jumping up, using the ghoul's arms as a platform and smashing its mutated face with his knee.

The ghoul couldn't keep his balance anymore and fell on its back. But YuWon wasn't done yet. He grabbed his sword with both hands and slammed it hard into the ghoul's head. Rotten blood splashed all over YuWon as the ghoul screamed in agony.

However, even that wasn't enough to kill the beast for good.

[Charred Ghoul has lost all sense of self because of the unbearable pain.]

[The Ghoul is transforming into its ultimate form.]

"Not again!"

The ghoul started wailing again and YuWon quickly covered his ears before the ghoul backhanded him away from itself. Even then, he kept his eyes on the ghoul.

He couldn't afford to make the same mistake of closing his eyes again, no matter how much he wanted to. Who knows what would the ghoul do this time if he didn't keep his eyes on it?

He got lucky the last time. He might not be so lucky again. Thus, even against the cries of his body, YuWon forced his eyes open, but his vision had gone blurry.

He wasn't in any position to think why, but he had failed to notice that the multiple blood vessels in his eyes had popped.

Coupled with the wound he had just received when the ghoul backhanded him, it was difficult for YuWon to watch the ghoul.

Through his blurry vision, YuWon watched as the ghoul's body twisted and turned in pain and agony. Soon, its body changed once again. Two bony wings ruptured through its back along with an equally obnoxious-looking tail.

Slowly, the ghoul got back to its feet. Giving YuWon a soul-draining stare, as if it was telling YuWon that his time was up.

[Ultimate boss: Frenzied Ghoul has appeared]

Right when YuWon thought it couldn't get any worse, he realized his troubles had only just begun.

[Frenzied Ghoul is using the skill ]

[The park's deceased inhabitants have been revived as loyal minions of the Frenzied Ghoul.]

"...can it get any worse?"

To YuWon's horror, the mountain of corpses he had seen earlier came back to life. All of them, including his dead selves, were now standing between him and the weakened ghoul, like its meat shield.

I've killed myself enough times. I can kill them again... but fuck, it feels weird.

[Frenzied Ghoul's soldiers are offering their blood to their master.]

[The Ghoul is regenerating its lost health.]

[Kill the minions of Frenzied Ghoul to stop it from regenerating before it's too late!]

[Minion ghouls killed: 0/25]

For the first time since starting this weird quest, YuWon felt defeated. Even in his prime condition, it took him ten minutes to kill 20 ghouls. And now, with his injuries and barely any visibility, he had to deal with 25 ghouls and the boss?

Even if he could see properly, by the time he would get rid of the minions, the frenzied ghoul would've healed completely. And only God knows how overpowered it would become by then.

Just moments ago he was waiting for the Ghoul to trigger his third form so that he could kill it. But now... he felt cheated. The place wasn't called the penalty zone for nothing.

Still, how the hell was he supposed to deal with such an overpowered boss? Was there even any sense to keep fighting anymore? What should he do now? Give up?

"Nah, fuck that," YuWon mumbled, forcing himself back to his feet. "I'll kill it without respawning once."

He raised his sword as the minions charged at him, waiting for the minion ghouls to get within his reach, when an unexpected notification popped in front of him.

[You're the first awakener to witness the ultimate form of the Charred Ghoul.]

[Additional Exp will be provided. Exp +200%]

[You've leveled up! Current level: 30]

[Your HP has been fully restored.]

The text's appearance instantly healed all of his opened wounds. But more importantly... He had a chance to fight back. It wasn't much, but it was better than nothing.

But the surprises weren't over yet.

[New Class ability unlocked: Load.]

[New Sub-class ability unlocked: Soul Grapple.]

[New Sub-class ability unlocked: Death's Embrace.]

YuWon changed his mind about confronting the minions. He first wanted to see if there was anything useful about these skills that could help him take down the Frenzied ghoul easily.

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Load (Lvl 1): Allows the Awakener to select a respawn point to respawn at, after or before death.

Cooldown: 20 hours

Respawn Points Cost: 100

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No need for this. What's next?

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Soul Grapple (Lvl 1): Similar to [Soul Bind] skill. The only difference is that the awakener uses their soul instead of a stored soul, and no one can resist this skill.

During the duration of the skill, the awakener's body will be vulnerable. If someone kills the body, the awakener would forever be trapped inside the target's body.

Cooldown: 1 day

Mana Cost: 275

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This is somewhat useful... But I don't know if it'll work on undead creatures. Besides, I can't leave my body for the minions to feast on.

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Death's Embrace [Passive Ability]: The awakener's attacks deal 20% bonus damage to targets with less than 40% of health. Killing a target with this skill restores 10% of the awakener's HP.

Cooldown: None.

Mana Cost: 75

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None of the skills were game-changers against the boss. But they were enough for YuWon to see things through. Since the [Death's Embrace] skill allowed him to kill the minions faster, he could deal with the boss before it recovered all of its lost health.

Let's do this.