I wondered how the mutant had made it inside.

We were blocking the front entrance, back entrance, and even the forest path. I had no clue how it could have made its way inside. But then, one possibility came to mind.

‘Was Do Han-Sol defeated?’

It was the only scenario I could think of, considering the direction from which it had come from. I clicked my tongue and said to Kim Hyeong-Jun,

“We’ll talk after we’ve dealt with this situation. You go to Do Han-Sol. I'm going to the fountain.”

"Okay."

We both sped off in our respective directions without saying another word.

I was able to reach the survivors just as the mutant swung out an arm toward them. I grabbed its arm and snapped it instantly. However, the mutant seemed to disregard the fact that its arm had been broken, and swung its other arm at me, trying to land a punch. It probably wasn’t concerned about the state of its arm because its joints were flexible.

I lowered my upper body into a crouch and kept on twisting and bending its arm. I dragged it toward me as if it was being pulled into a grinder. In moments, the mutant was right in front of me.

The moment it lost its balance, I lifted my left foot and planted it against its spine, in between its shoulder blades. A nasty, unpleasant sensation crept up from the base of my feet, as...