Chapter 15: Interlude

Around half of the 100 people crowd had weapons in their hands, but thankfully, they didn't need to use those there. After all, they were in a safe zone.

Shortly after the goblins showed up, there was an announcement about safe areas throughout the building. These were places where the monsters couldn't enter, giving the humans a place to gather and recuperate.

But that illusion was shattered when the doors swung open, and a hulking skeleton stepped into the room, carrying three battered bodies. It was Soo-Ah's latest pet, Skullee, holding Jaehwan and his as it walked into the room.

Soo-Ah and Min-Joon were right behind Skullee, but since he was quite big, the others couldn't see them and panicked.

"What the hell is that?" someone yelled. "I thought this was supposed to be a safe place!"

"Are those... are those more monsters?"

"Someone kill it!"

People were scared because monsters were the last thing they expected to see in that place. Suddenly, Hoon jumped before the crowd carrying his spear.

Since it was just a skeleton, he thought it was the perfect chance to show off and become the leader. With some luck, he might even catch the attention of some cute girls along the way and create a harem like he had been planning.

"Kwan, Seok, take it down!" he barked, instructing two of his lackeys to attack.

"Why us?" Seok commented.

"Just do as I said!" Hoon yelled back.

The two boys hesitated for a second before charging towards Skullee. However, it didn't flinch at their attack. Their blows didn't even scratch its bone as it kept moving forward, ignoring the attacks.

Suddenly, a voice rang out, stopping Seok and Kwan before they did something stupid.

"Stop!" Soo-Ah yelled, coming into view.

Min-Joon was right by her side as they walked to the front to face the confused crowd.

"These are my creations," Soo-Ah clarified, staring at Kwan and Seok. "They won't harm anyone here unless I tell them, or you attack me."

Hoon lowered his spear and walked towards them, still on edge.

However, Soo-Ah interrupted his thoughts.

"They should be glad YuWon left them alive after they attacked him first."

"They... attacked him?" he asked.

When Min-Joon said YuWon had hurt Jaehwan and others, he assumed YuWon was out for revenge. But if Jaehwan had attacked first, then maybe... maybe this wasn't about revenge and YuWon hadn't lost his marbles.

At that moment, Yeji, who had been watching the conversation from the sidelines, walked up to them.

"How do you know YuWon?" she asked, with a hint of concern.

"He... he saved my life," Soo-Ah said, pointing at Skullee. "I was being chased by this guy here, and YuWon killed it."

Earlier when she heard YuWon was alive, she silently thanked the god. When she didn't see YuWon anywhere in the auditorium, she got scared, thinking he had died.

"And where is he now?" Yeji pressed on, ignoring the look Hoon was giving her.

"No idea. He left alone after the fight with Jaehwan." Soo-Ah shook her head before pointing at Jaehwan's lackeys, being treated for their wounds. "They told us about the safe zone, so we came here."

Yeji sighed. It wasn't what she wanted to hear and hoped YuWon would come to the auditorium, where it was safe—where she could keep an eye on him.

Despite everything, despite what he had done to her, she didn't want him to die out there.

In contrast, Hoon wanted the opposite. He hoped YuWon would die before meeting him. Because he knew YuWon wouldn't spare him like he spared Jaehwan.

But no matter how much he feared what YuWon might do next, he knew he couldn't let it show. He wanted to become the leader there, and no one wanted a weak leader.

However, before he could do anything, there was a loud explosion as something fell out into the courtyard from above. A few students rushed to look through the windows, only to realize it was a goblin.

But something felt off.

It wasn't a goblin they had seen before. The goblin was seven feet tall and... was a female with white hair. But that wasn't all. She was carrying something, or someone, to be precise.

As the cloud of dust and debris cleared, Yeji and Soo-Ah gasped in horror when they saw that the person the monster was holding was YuWon, battered and covered in blood.