Chapter 10: Party
Nox walked through the hallways without much purpose, killing any dog monster that got in his way. A punch here, a kick there. Nothing too exciting. His mind kept wandering back to Ava's stupid speech and he hated that it was still bothering him.
Why the hell was he even heading toward his old classroom anyway? It made no sense. He should be hunting down more monsters, getting stronger, leveling up. Not wasting time on whatever was left of those idiots.
He turned the corner and stopped. About fifteen dog monsters were clawing and banging at the door to his classroom. The barricade they had set up was still holding but it looked like it wouldn't last much longer. The wood was splintering and he could see gaps forming.
He just stood there watching. Part of him wanted to see what would happen when the barricade finally gave way. Would they scream? Would they fight back? Would they die like all the others?
But there was this other part of him that felt... annoyed. Not worried. Definitely not worried. Just annoyed that he was even standing here thinking about it.
"Sigh, what the hell is wrong with you Nox," he muttered to himself.
Before he could change his mind, he moved. The first dog didn't even see him coming. His fist went straight through its skull and sent it flying into the wall. The others turned to face him but they were too slow. Way too slow.
He grabbed the nearest one by the throat and crushed it, then kicked another one so hard it split in half. The rest tried to surround him but it was pointless. He was too fast, too strong. Within thirty seconds, all fifteen monsters were dead.
The hallway went quiet. Nox walked up to the barricaded door and banged on it with his fist.
"You fuckers alive in there?"
There was silence for a few seconds, then he heard a voice.