Cold wind moved quietly through the destroyed forest.
The battlefield looked horrifying now.
Broken trees covered the ground everywhere.
Massive claw marks destroyed the earth.
Deep cracks spread through the dirt from Bloodluv's attacks.
Blood stained the forest dark red.
And scattered around the battlefield—
The corpses of Kan-Tae and his team remained motionless beneath the moonlight.
Nobody moved anymore.
Nobody spoke.
The earlier screams and explosions were completely gone now.
Only silence remained.
And in the middle of all that destruction—
Do-Yoon sat beside a broken tree while breathing heavily.
"…Haa…"
"…Haa…"
Every breath felt painful.
His chest hurt badly.
His ribs still screamed from Bloodluv's attacks.
His muscles burned from overusing Disk Dash repeatedly.
Even his fingers felt numb now.
His clothes were completely ruined.
Blood covered almost everything.
Burn marks from Clark's flames spread across parts of his shirt.
The stab wound Tenzai gave him had torn a huge hole near his side.
His black cape looked destroyed too.
Half of it was ripped apart during the battle.
At this point—
He honestly looked less like a student and more like a villain from a horror movie.
Do-Yoon slowly leaned his head against the tree behind him.
The rough bark pressed against his back painfully.
"…Ow."
Even resting hurt.
Honestly—
He still couldn't understand why he was alive.
He lost too much blood.
Far too much.
His body suffered too many injuries.
Too much damage.
Too many battles.
A normal person should already be dead.
Actually—
Most hunters would probably already be dead too.
But somehow—
He was still breathing.
Still alive.
Still suffering.
Do-Yoon slowly looked upward toward the dark night sky.
The moon remained partly hidden behind clouds.
Cold wind moved through the trees quietly.
The forest looked creepy during nighttime.
The shadows between the trees felt endless.
The dead bodies nearby only made everything worse.
Do-Yoon sighed deeply.
"…Maybe it's finally time to die."
He waited silently afterward.
One minute passed.
Nothing happened.
Two minutes passed.
Still nothing.
Three minutes.
Silence.
Do-Yoon slowly frowned.
"…Why am I not dying?"
The forest gave no answer.
"…Seriously?"
He looked genuinely offended now.
"I can't even die peacefully?"
Do-Yoon grabbed his messy hair in frustration.
"What kind of trash luck is this?!"
His voice echoed weakly through the empty forest.
"First weird dreams."
"Then monsters."
"Then systems."
"Then getting stabbed."
"Then killing people."
"And now even death rejects me?!"
He pointed dramatically toward the sky.
"WHAT DID I EVEN DO?!"
Only cold wind answered him.
Do-Yoon slowly lowered his hand again.
Then sighed deeply.
"…Amazing."
"My life is officially garbage."
He sat there silently for a while afterward.
The pain in his body slowly became more noticeable again.
Every injury reminded him of the battle.
Bloodluv's claws.
Clark's fire.
Tenzai's dagger.
Zeldort's punches.
Kan-Tae throwing him around like a broken toy.
Honestly—
The fact he survived all of that felt ridiculous.
Then suddenly—
A thought entered his mind.
Do-Yoon froze slightly.
"…Wait."
His expression slowly changed.
"How did I kill them?"
Silence filled the forest again.
That was the real problem.
He remembered the battle clearly.
At least—
Partly.
But the ending felt strange.
Blurry.
Wrong.
He remembered losing.
He remembered his mana reaching zero.
He remembered feeling hopeless.
Then after that—
Everything became unclear.
Like a dream.
Or a nightmare.
His body moved strangely during that moment.
Too smoothly.
Too perfectly.
Too coldly.
Do-Yoon slowly looked down at his own hands.
"…That's creepy."
Because honestly—
Those movements didn't feel like him.
The way he sliced their heads off…
The way he walked calmly through them…
The way he felt absolutely nothing during the slaughter…
It didn't feel human.
Do-Yoon swallowed quietly.
Then quickly opened his system.
A blue transparent screen appeared instantly before his eyes.
And immediately—
Something caught his attention.
[4 Notifications]
Do-Yoon blinked.
Then blinked again.
"…Huh."
He stared at the notifications silently.
A few seconds passed.
Then his face slowly became disappointed.
"…I'm actually stupid."
"How did I not notice these earlier?"
He sighed heavily.
"To be fair…"
"I was getting murdered."
That felt like a reasonable excuse.
Do-Yoon slowly opened the first notification.
A large glowing message instantly appeared.
[Congratulations!]
You have slain 6 humans.
You have obtained the title:
[Human Slayer]
Silence.
Complete silence.
Do-Yoon stared at the screen blankly.
Then—
"…What?"
His face instantly became offended.
"Human Slayer?!"
"Why does that sound so evil?!"
He pointed angrily at the floating screen.
"I was defending myself!"
"They attacked me first!"
The system gave absolutely no response.
Do-Yoon frowned harder.
"You're making me sound like some serial killer!"
Still silence.
"Say something!"
Nothing.
Do-Yoon became visibly annoyed now.
"You're insulting me emotionally."
Again—
No response.
Then suddenly—
Out of frustration—
He tried slapping the system screen.
But his hand passed through it completely.
And because of that—
SLAP.
He accidentally smacked himself across the face instead.
Silence filled the forest instantly.
Even the wind felt awkward now.
Do-Yoon slowly touched his own cheek.
"…I just attacked myself."
He stared blankly into the distance.
"…Amazing."
"I'm evolving backwards."
The dead bodies nearby somehow made the situation even more embarrassing.
Do-Yoon quietly decided to pretend that never happened.
He coughed awkwardly.
Then immediately opened the second notification.
[Skill Obtained]
Brutal Demon
Obtained 6 hours ago.
Do-Yoon instantly sat up properly.
His eyes widened.
"A new skill?!"
Finally.
Something useful.
Something NOT insulting.
Do-Yoon quickly opened the description excitedly.
[Brutal Demon]
Rank: Unknown
Description:
When the user reaches extreme emotional or physical conditions, the skill temporarily increases physical abilities, speed, reaction, killing instinct, and combat efficiency.
Side effects may occur.
Do-Yoon slowly read the description once.
Then again.
Then a third time.
"…That sounds terrifying."
But honestly—
It also sounded unbelievably cool.
His imagination instantly activated.
Do-Yoon imagined himself dramatically walking through enemies while dark wind surrounded him.
Red glowing eyes.
Blood aura.
Everyone screaming in fear.
Then suddenly—
He remembered what happened earlier.
Covered in blood.
Emotionless expression.
Slicing heads smoothly.
Walking toward Kan-Tae silently while everyone panicked.
Do-Yoon slowly became quiet.
"…Wait."
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"Was that because of this skill?"
The answer felt obvious.
Brutal Demon probably activated when he reached absolute desperation.
That explained everything.
The speed.
The precision.
The terrifying calmness.
Do-Yoon slowly leaned against the tree again.
"…This system really gives scary abilities."
Still—
He smiled slightly.
Because no matter how dangerous it sounded—
A new skill meant becoming stronger.
And becoming stronger meant survival.
In this insane world—
Strength mattered more than anything.
Without power—
He would already be dead.
So despite the creepy description—
He accepted the skill happily.
Then he opened the third notification.
The moment he saw it—
His eyes widened completely.
[Quest Completed]
You defeated:
Bloodluv
Reward:
500 Gold
Silence.
Complete silence.
Do-Yoon stared at the number.
Then again.
Then again.
"…500?"
His breathing literally stopped for a second.
"FIVE HUNDRED?!"
His voice echoed loudly through the forest.
A nearby bird immediately flew away from a tree in fear.
Do-Yoon almost cried emotionally.
Compared to his earlier suffering—
This amount looked heavenly.
REAL money.
SYSTEM money.
Do-Yoon instantly opened the shop menu.
A glowing interface appeared before him quickly.
And this time—
He could actually afford things.
The feeling nearly moved him emotionally.
"…I'm rich."
For the first time since obtaining the system—
Do-Yoon felt financially powerful.
It was beautiful.
He immediately started scrolling through the shop excitedly.
Potions.
Bandages.
Food.
Weapons.
Magic tools.
Armor.
Everything looked expensive before.
But now?
Now he could finally buy something.
Do-Yoon immediately purchased a healing potion.
Then extra bandages.
The gold amount dropped slightly.
But he didn't care at all.
Survival first.
Money later.
He quickly grabbed the healing potion.
The small bottle glowed faintly blue beneath the moonlight.
"…Please don't taste terrible."
Then he drank it.
Immediately—
Warm energy spread through his entire body.
Do-Yoon's eyes widened instantly.
"…WOAH."
The effect felt incredible.
His wounds slowly started healing.
The pain in his ribs became lighter.
His muscles relaxed slightly.
Even the dizziness weakened.
It felt like warm water spreading through every damaged part of his body.
Do-Yoon stretched his arms carefully.
Still tired.
Still injured.
But much better than before.
"This thing is amazing."
He quickly wrapped bandages around his wounds afterward.
Especially around the stab wound Tenzai gave him.
That injury still looked terrible.
Blood stained the bandages slightly almost immediately.
After finishing—
Do-Yoon looked down at himself.
Silence.
"…I still look like a villain."
Honestly—
He looked horrifying.
His shirt had giant tears everywhere.
Blood covered his clothes.
His cape looked destroyed.
His hair was messy.
His face still had blood stains too.
If a normal person saw him right now—
They would probably scream.
Maybe faint.
Maybe call the police.
Do-Yoon imagined entering a city looking like this.
"…Yeah."
"That would definitely become a problem."
He sighed deeply.
"I seriously need new clothes again."
Then suddenly—
GRRRRRRRRRR…
His stomach growled loudly.
Do-Yoon froze.
"…Oh."
Right.
Food.
He completely forgot about eating.
After everything that happened—
His brain ignored basic survival needs entirely.
Do-Yoon slowly realized another problem too.
He had no food.
No water.
No supplies.
No phone.
Actually—
He didn't even buy a mobile in this world yet.
So if something happened—
How would he contact anyone?
Do-Yoon's face slowly became serious.
Then suddenly—
Another thought hit him.
Min-Jae.
Do-Yoon instantly froze completely.
"…Wait."
His eyes widened slowly.
"If I went through all this…"
"…Then what about Min-Jae?"
The entrance exam was horrifying.
Deadly.
Completely insane.
What if Min-Jae was also fighting monsters somewhere right now?
What if he got injured?
What if he was alone?
Do-Yoon immediately imagined Min-Jae trying to act cool against monsters before getting punched into another dimension.
"…Yeah."
"He's definitely in danger."
Do-Yoon quickly stood up.
Pain shot through his body instantly.
"OW."
But he ignored it.
For the first time in a while—
He genuinely panicked.
Min-Jae was an idiot.
A massive idiot.
But still—
He was his best friend.
Do-Yoon grabbed his own hair dramatically.
"What do I even do?!"
He looked around the dark forest quickly.
Ocean nearby.
Cold air.
Dead bodies everywhere.
No civilization.
No people.
Nothing.
Then suddenly—
He forced himself to calm down.
"…Okay."
"Think properly."
He slapped both cheeks lightly.
"Use your brain for once."
He needed transportation.
He needed a way off the island.
And nearby—
Only one thing existed.
Water.
Do-Yoon slowly turned toward the ocean area.
Then suddenly—
An idea appeared.
"…Boat."
His eyes widened slightly.
Then he pointed dramatically toward the distance.
"I'll make a boat."
Silence followed immediately.
Then his confident expression slowly disappeared.
"…Wait."
"How do I make a boat?"
He stared blankly at the broken trees nearby.
Complete silence filled the forest again.
Because honestly—
He had absolutely zero knowledge about building boats.
None.
Not even basic knowledge.
He didn't even know how normal boats worked.
Still—
Confidence somehow returned to his face anyway.
"…Whatever."
"How hard can it be?"
Famous last words.
Do-Yoon slowly walked toward a broken tree nearby.
The massive trunk still lay across the ground after Bloodluv destroyed it earlier.
Do-Yoon touched the wood thoughtfully.
"…Okay."
"Step one."
He paused dramatically.
"…Boat."
Another silence followed immediately.
Do-Yoon nodded confidently anyway.
"Yes."
"Perfect plan."
Cold wind moved quietly behind him while he stood there looking completely ridiculous.
A wounded teenager covered in blood.
Surrounded by corpses.
Trying to invent a boat with absolutely no knowledge whatsoever.
Honestly—
The situation perfectly represented his life.
But despite everything—
Despite nearly dying.
Despite the pain.
Despite the danger.
Despite the blood.
One thing remained completely unchanged.
Kim Do-Yoon still had absolutely no idea what he was doing.