Ever since Kangho's party came to this school building, things have been real quiet, not a single Hobgoblin could be spotted.
David's party found themselves in a state of bewilderment; just five minutes earlier, they had been engaged in a fierce battle against an army of Hobgoblins. However, the moment Kangho's party arrived, the Hobgoblins immediately started retreating.
It was obvious that the Hobgoblins were terrified of Kangho's party, which was why they retreated.
David's party had no idea why the Hobgoblins retreated, but they assumed it was because of Kangho's party. Grateful for what seemed like assistance, they treated it as if Kangho's party had helped them.
"T-Thank you so much for helping us!!"
"Thank you!!!"
"You saved our lives! Thank you!!"
David's party didn't hesitate to express their gratitude to Kangho's party.
At this point in time, David's party still hadn't noticed Gaseo's presence. This was because Gaseo was standing at the far back, making it difficult to notice him. Furthermore, Gaseo had his hoodie on, further concealing his presence and making it even harder for anyone to notice him.
Gaseo didn't intend to hide himself from David's party; it was just that it was 2 AM, and he felt somewhat sleepy and wasn't in the mood to interact or start a conversation with anyone.
At this moment, Gaseo let out a small yawn. "Haaaaaa..!"
Gaseo lowkey wanted to take a short nap, but he knew he needed Kangho's permission to do that. Taking a nap without Kangho's consent would only make Kangho angry at him.
'This bastard, Kangho… I feel like I don't have freedom when I follow this guy…'
During this time, Gaseo was contemplating whether he should seek revenge now or later, as he disliked the idea of Kangho controlling him.
Out of nowhere, Kangho informed his party, "I'm running out of patience. You guys know what to do, right?"
"Yes, boss!!!" replied Kangho's party, except for Gaseo.
Immediately, without warning, David's party was surrounded by Kangho's party members.
"Huh? Do what? What's going on?" Gaseo asked, confused and unsure of what Kangho was saying.
"Ah, don't worry about it. Since you're still new to the party, you can just watch and learn. Next time, you'll know what to do." Kangho reassured Gaseo.
Gaseo didn't understand what Kangho meant by that. "I'm confused. What do you mean, 'watch and learn'?" Gaseo asked.
"Stop asking too many questions, you're starting to piss me off…"
Sensing Kangho's anger, Gaseo immediately shut his mouth and refrained from asking any more questions.
"What's the meaning of this?" David inquired.
"Yeah, what's going on here?" Carl questioned.
"D-Did we do something wrong? Why are we getting surrounded?" Sasha asked, feeling uneasy.
David's party was curious, and began asking questions.
"You all don't need to know because you're all going to die soon! Hahaha!" Kangho declared. In an instant, Kangho's demeanor shifted from chill mode to bloodthirsty mode.
Sensing Kangho's bloodthirsty aura, David's party became terrified.
"W-What are you doing?!"
"Why are you trying to kill us?!"
"Yeah, what did we even do to you?!"
Confused, David's party couldn't help but keep asking why, demanding an explanation.
"Kekeke! You want to know the reason, huh? Fine! Since y'all are going to die anyway, I guess there's no harm telling you guys why. Alright, listen carefully, the answer is very simple – it's because you guys are my food." Kangho declared with a sinister tone.
"We're your food?!!"
"That doesn't make sense, what do you mean we're your food?!"
"Seriously, I can't believe I'm wasting my time talking to my food. Whatever, just shut up and die!" Kangho declared, unwilling to waste any more time as he went straight for the kills.
Out of nowhere:
TIME FREEZE!
[You have cast Time Freeze, time will stop for 10 seconds starting from now.]
'Hmm… What the hell is this?' Gaseo wondered, confused and unable to understand why Kangho wanted to kill David's party.
'Well, I don't know why Kangho is trying to kill them, but since they're my friends, there's no way I would sit still and let them die.'
With this, Gaseo walked toward Kangho and arrived in front of Kangho.
[7 seconds remaining before time will resume.]
'Let's see… I wonder what I should do… Oh! I know. Alright, how about this! Hehe!'
Without mercy, Gaseo began kicking Kangho's private parts nonstop for 5 seconds.
KICK!!!
KICK!!!
KICK!!!
[2 seconds remaining before time will resume.]
'Oh, shit! There's not much time left! I have to quickly get back to my position to avoid looking suspicious.'
For the remaining two seconds, Gaseo quickly dashed back to his original position, the same spot where he had been standing earlier, and acted as if he had done nothing. This way, Kangho wouldn't notice that it was him who kicked his private parts.
[Time Freeze has ended. Time will now resume.]
The moment time resumed, Kangho suddenly felt an intense itchiness in his private area, accompanied by a slight pain. As a result, he stopped and stood still, looking very confused.
'Huh? What the fuck? Why the hell is my private part so itchy?'
"Hold on, guys!! Time out!!!" Kangho exclaimed as he quickly left the gym area and went to the school washroom.
Naturally, confusion swept over everyone as Kangho abruptly left and headed to the washroom. Numerous questions raced through their minds, yet none dared to ask Kangho about it, fearing that Kangho would get mad and possibly kill them if they asked.
"Eh? What happened to Kangho?" Chaerin asked.
"No idea. Maybe he needed to take a quick dump, who knows." Wonho replied.
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Meanwhile, upon realizing that Kangho was gone, David's party felt a temporary sense of relief. However, they still couldn't run away because Kangho's party members were blocking their path and preventing them from going anywhere.
During this time, Gaseo was secretly laughing within his heart.
'Lmao! Kekeke! That was so funny! Oh my! I feel like laughing out loud, but I guess I have no choice but to hold it in for now, or else they may suspect that it was me who kicked Kangho's private part.'
At the same time, Gaseo was rather impressed that Kangho didn't scream out loud. Though Gaseo had already guessed that he didn't inflict enough damage to harm someone as powerful as Kangho, so it made sense why Kangho didn't feel much pain except for feeling extremely itchy.