Global Awakening: Only I Can Respawn
Chapter 2: I Can Respawn?

"Revenant? What's that?"

Unfortunately, YuWon barely had time to think when the clock hit the alarm, and the explosion happened again. This time, he was ready. He jumped away from the edge just in time, avoiding the blast.

He didn't know why he did that. After all, he was willing to die a couple of moments ago, but he knew something was weird about him. For all he knew, he should have been dead already, but somehow made it out alive.

He was still thinking about what happened, but screams coming from the building below cut his thoughts short. He looked up and saw something that made his blood run cold.

The door leading to the terrace flung open and a short, green and ugly humanoid animal casually walked in.

"What the...?"

YuWon barely had time to react as the goblin lunged at him. The creature was quicker than anything YuWon had seen before. He tried to push the goblin off himself. But the darn thing was like a leech, holding on to him.

"Keek! Keek! Keek!"

Before YuWon knew it, the goblin was busy stabbing him in the neck repeatedly. His strength drained away, and soon the world faded to black as the goblin repeatedly stabbed him in the neck, causing blood to pour from his wounds.

But then, YuWon opened his eyes again, only to replace him standing on the terrace, right after selecting the Revenant class. While panting, he immediately checked his neck and, other than sweat, there was nothing else.

But this time YuWon knew he wasn't dreaming. He had died again. The screen before him confirmed it.

[You have earned a new title!]

[Title: Survivor of Death]

[Information: A weakling who died twice at the start of the tutorial.]

[Effect: The awakener will get double stat points during the tutorial.]

YuWon stared at the screen, bewildered. What was happening to him? But then another screen popped up before his eyes.

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Name: Kang YuWon

Class: Revenant

Sub-class: none

Allegiance: None

Level: 1

Experience: 0%

Primary Attributes:

— Health Points (HP): 100 / 100

— Mana Points (MP): 0 / 0

— Stamina: 30 / 30

Core Stats:

— Strength: 8

— Agility: 6

— Intelligence: 4

— Defense: 2

— Endurance: 2

— Wisdom: 1

— Luck: 2

Secondary Attributes:

— Attack Power: Nil (Please equip a weapon to view this stat.)

— Magic Power: Nil (Please equip a weapon to view this stat.)

— Magic Defense: 0

— Critical Hit Rate: 4%

Special Abilities:

— Active Abilities:

None

— Passive Abilities:

1. Respawn:

Description: Instantly return to life after being defeated, restoring 100% of maximum health and mana to a safe point or checkpoint.

Cooldown: 10 seconds

Respawn Points Cost: 10

Remaining Respawn Points: 980 / 1000

Achievements:

— [Survivor of Death]

Description: An achievement awarded to a weakling who died twice at the start of the tutorial.

Effect: The awakener will get double stat points during the tutorial.

Awakener's Stats:

Play Time: 6 minutes 32 seconds

— Monsters Defeated: 0

— Quests Completed: 0

— Gold Earned: 0

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YuWon didn't care about everything before him. His eyes were focused on the abilities section. It made him realize he wasn't hallucinating all this time. The Respawn skill brought him back to life after he died.

10 points per death... I would need to die 98 times to die for sure.

YuWon wondered. Dying once was a different thing, but knowingly dying ninety-eight times sent chills down his spine. It was a scary thought, but then he realized something.

Why did he need to die? The society had forced him to take that step. His bullies and his family had forced him to take that step. They were responsible for the mess and it was time they suffered the consequences of it.

YuWon felt the seed of revenge take root in his mind. He still didn't know what was going on with the explosion and the monsters. It all felt surreal. But he knew one thing. It was his chance to deal with Hoon and everyone who had made his life hell.

But before that, I need to adapt to the new world.

He glanced at the clock; it was almost time for the bell to ring again.

Okay, YuWon think. You've got a few minutes before the goblin shows up. You need a plan.

First, he needed a weapon. Something that would help him deal with the goblin. Unfortunately, he was on the terrace and he knew he would get killed before he made it to the sports equipment shed to get a bat or something.

With no way out of the mess, YuWon quickly scanned his surroundings, looking for anything he could use as a weapon. Thankfully, the terrace was full of broken chairs, tables, and other rubbish.

YuWon noticed a chair with a leg that was hanging onto it by a screw. He yanked the metal leg, which was sharp and jagged at one end. It wasn't a conventional weapon, but it was better than nothing.

He tore a sleeve from his oversized shirt and used it as a makeshift handle, then waited. A moment later, the bell rang, and the explosion followed.

Come on... come on... come on...

YuWon grasped the weapon, waiting for the goblin to show up. When the ugly green creature appeared at the terrace entrance, YuWon didn't wait for it to charge. He rushed at the goblin, swinging the piece of metal with all his might, which wasn't much.

The goblin was taken by surprise and YuWon hit its shoulder before it jumped away. In pain, the goblin snarled, baring its sharp teeth towards YuWon, who didn't know what to do next.

From his last time facing the creature, YuWon knew it would lunge at him. Sure enough, the goblin jumped at it, flailing its small dagger. Filled with adrenaline, YuWon ducked, raising the metal bar which sliced into the goblin's arm.

The creature screeched in pain before biting into YuWon's leg. YuWon tried to hit the goblin with the bar, but it tackled him to the ground, knocking the metal bar out of his hands.

YuWon tried to push the creature off, but it was too strong. A moment later, the goblin brought down its dagger and everything went black.

Once again, YuWon found himself back on the terrace, the screen congratulating him for choosing the Revenant class still floating in front of him.

[Respawn points: 970/1000]