Global Awakening: Only I Can Respawn

YuWon and the girls hid behind shelves. A moment later, they heard a bunch of hurried footsteps entering the supermarket.

"Combat boots," YuWon mumbled, gripping the hilt of his sword. "Military people."

YuWon took a peek and, sure enough, they were from the military. Out of the thirteen, seven of them had guns in their hands while the others carried swords and melee weapons.

Their uniforms had seen better as they looked grimy and soaked in blood. Whether or not it was monster blood remained to be seen. They looked around the supermarket, probably scanning the area for any monster.

"Clear!" a soldier called out.

Just like them, all of them headed towards the food section, only to find it empty. Even all the cola was gone, and broken vending machines were all that remained

"Major sir, the food section's been cleared out—" a soldier said, but got smacked.

"I can see that, you idiot," the major retorted.

The man was tall with a muscular build, a sharp jawline, and short black hair. Had it not been for the scar on his left cheek, he could have acted as a supporting role in dramas.

While they were talking, they noticed a sudden movement to the side and saw a man holding a crimson sword standing there with a couple of ladies.

"No need to be alarmed," YuWon said, raising his hand over his head.

The major raised his hand, signaling his men to lower their weapons.

"Who are you?" the major demanded. "What are you doing here?"

"My name's YuWon, they are Gina and Yeji," YuWon calmly replied. "We came here looking for food and water, just like you. But it was already gone when we arrived."

The major narrowed his eyes. He was no fool to believe YuWon and the others just happened to be there before them and knew nothing about the food and drinks.

"You expect me to believe that?" he scoffed. "If the place was empty, then what were you doing here?"

"Look at us. We don't even have proper clothes. The food was gone, so we stayed to see if we could find something to wear," YuWon replied, not worried by the major and his soldiers.

The Major looked at them, and it was true. One girl was barely wearing anything decent, while the other had torn and bloodied clothes. Then there was the shirtless Casanova standing in between.

"When we heard you come in, we thought it'd be better to introduce ourselves before you mistook us for monsters and shot us," YuWon continued.

The major didn't reply but turned towards his men. He had his suspicions, and so did his men.

"What do you guys think?" he asked.

"How could civilians like them have made it here before us?" one soldier spoke up. "We've got weapons, training, everything. We should have been the first to clear the tutorial."

"They must be lying," another one chimed in. "It's hard to believe, but if they arrived before us, then they had to be the first ones to clear the tutorial."

"Fools, were you all just gawking at the angel's tits and didn't hear a word she said?" the major retorted. "We're the second ones to clear the tutorial. But we had the highest scores. They had to have gotten lucky."

"That's true... leave it to the major to be the voice of reason," the soldier nodded, and the rest followed.

Even in the apocalypse, their habit was licking a superior's ass didn't change. Ignoring them, the major turned back to YuWon. No matter how pitiful they looked, the major couldn't see a single scar on their body.

They must be good at what they do. It'll be a waste to let them leave here. Besides, the more powerful people we have, the higher our chances of survival are.

"Where are you from?" the major asked.

"We're students from the local college."

"Is that so?" the major nodded, looking at the girls and then back at YuWon. "Apart from resources, we're also looking for survivors. If you want, you can stay with us at the base. It's safer than wandering around."

Fucking fool.

YuWon smiled inwardly. He had been hoping for this, that's why he presented themselves as pitiful survivors. After emptying the supermarket, he solved their food and water problems.

However, looking for a suitable shelter wasn't easy. When he noticed the military personnel, he knew they must have a base too—a base for him to take over.

"Thank you, we'd be glad to join you," YuWon sighed in relief. "But can you give us a minute? I would like to get dressed before leaving."

The major nodded. But YuWon didn't move. He knew what men were like, especially now in their new chaotic world. Gina barely had any clothes on, and Yeji's clothes were torn.

The major might not do it, but the soldier would try to peek at them, or something worse. Gina was his wife and Yeji... was a slave. So, both of them were his responsibility.

"You two go ahead and get dressed," YuWon said. "Bring me a shirt while you're at it. I'll stay here and keep the soldiers company."

The major understood and didn't argue. However, a soldier who had been smiling till then suddenly stepped up.

"What are you trying to say, huh? That we're perverts?" he yelled, waving his handgun.

"I said nothing like that—" YuWon calmly replied, but got interrupted.

"Hah, you think you can stop us if we wanted to mess with your girls?" the man kept yelling.

"In a world like this, trust is a rare commodity," YuWon scoffed. "Besides, think about it. You all are armed to the teeth, yet we cleared the tutorial before you. What does it say about me?"

"You think you're all that great? Let's see how many bullets it takes to—"

The soldier was still speaking when YuWon rushed towards him and, with a slash of his blade, sliced the handgun in half. The soldier, scared, fell on his ass with YuWon pointing his sword at the man's neck.

The rest of the soldiers quickly pointed their guns at him, but even they were too shocked to pull the trigger.

"Unlike you, I don't need to check how many swings it'll take me to sever your head," YuWon said coldly.

"Alright, that's enough!" the major jumped between YuWon and the soldier. "Everyone, lower your weapons!"

The soldiers did as told, but YuWon still had his blade with him, eyeing the soldier before.

"I admit it was my boy's mistake," the major quickly replied. "But you should lower the blade."

YuWon looked at the major and nodded. "I'm doing this only because you're helping us. Had it not been for that, you would have lost a soldier."

After that, the soldiers didn't dare speak. YuWon kept his sword drawn, while the major eyed him, thinking about something. After a few minutes, Gina and Yeji returned, now properly dressed. Gina handed YuWon a shirt, which he quickly slipped on.

"All set?" the major asked, looking at the group.

"Let's go," YuWon nodded.