Backdoors: The Survival Guide
Chapter 10: The Turning Point

We had found the exit door by now, but there was a dog-like monster guarding it. We and the monster are still facing each other, is that dog not going to attack us? But even after some time the dog did not move the slightest bit from where he was standing and only growled towards us while occasionally barking.

It seems like this dog is a guard type, it will only attack when one gets close to what it is guarding.

Well forward or not, in the end we have to go through that door to get out of here. While descending Olivia against the wall I spoke to the others, "I'll try to get rid of the monster "

Hyunsuk and Olivia looked surprised at my decision as they quickly retaliated.

" No Lan we better find another way, who knows we'll find another door "

" Right hyung, let's find another path "

Sighing, I said "We can't, the way out is clearly ahead, there's no certainty there's another exit and no matter how long we'll find it? And after all if we continue to avoid things like this, the road ahead may be difficult.

In this place we have found 3 types of monsters, what about the other floors? There is no certainty this door also leads to an exit. So it's better to make this monster to be our gauge of ability "

Both of them seemed to be silent on what I said, everything I said was clear in fact. Avoiding will only make the next road more difficult. The door in front will most likely lead us to another place, there is no guarantee that we will not encounter another monster.

So the decision I made was the best path, what we need most right now is information. And this monster can be one of the gauges whether humans have a chance to defeat monsters in this world? how big is the difference between us? can humans defeat monsters in this world?

Only by finding out in person can we have all of that information. So this is the best decision we can have.

After taking Olivia down, I lowered my supply bag and pulled out the katana and fire axe before walking forward to face the monster.

" hyung I will come with you" Hyunsuk said after thinking deeply.

" T-taapi-saw.. "

" No buts, just look and watch from there" I said.

Without looking back I kept moving forward, I knew that Hyunsuk was in deep contemplation right now, but this was the best decision. Without waiting for Hyunsuk to make a decision, I immediately ran over quickly while holding the Katana and Fire Axe in hand.

The Monster Dog also seemed provoked and ran very fast to pounce on me. As me and the monster faced each other, I felt in this life-and-death situation that time seemed to slow down. All the information that is around in the process is quickly, be it gusts of wind, splashes of water on the floor, and even the estimated time of the clash by calculating the speed.

Many battle scenarios run through my brain, in this cramped room there is nowhere to go. In essence it only takes one clash to end it all, so there is only a scenario between me killing the monster or me being killed here.

Clasping both weapons tightly, my body was filled with adrenaline as all my blood flowed with intense heat burning through my body. As the distance between the two of us grew closer, with the force of his powerful legs the monster leaped towards me with its mouth full of sharp teeth.

Gritting my teeth, I crossed my two weapons in front of my chest before my body swiftly slid down with the help of the wet floor. With my body lowered to the ground, the dog's leap passed above me and at that moment my sword and axe floated firmly slashing at the dog's stomach. The monster's skin and flesh were torn apart as large chunks of red blood fell splattering into everything around it.

As the two of them passed, the monster fell down very hard with blood soaking the floor. Meanwhile I myself started to stand back with a weapon and a body full of blood. No need to turn around, the results are already very clear.

It only takes one clash to determine everything, and the last one standing is me. There was no proud expression or anything for having killed the monster.

I closed my eyes to a very mysterious feeling that was beginning to come into my possession, this feeling feels very familiar but at other times it is also very foreign even I am confused how to express this feeling with words. It was as if something long lost was beginning to come back into me again.

I sucked a long air at this feeling, even though I still didn't know what it was. But one thing is for sure, this sting is a relief.