“So…You’re saying…that…I’m a hero or something?”

Well, there were many people who had claimed that at the beginning of the Trial Tests. However, they didn’t exist at the end of the tests. In the meantime, I and the other survivors had turned into the exact opposite.

“I’ve never said that. I meant monsters exist, and we could get rid of them before they attack one day,” I said.

“How can you be so sure?” Woo Yeon-Hee asked.

“That they will attack us one day? I guess you do believe in monsters,” I responded.

Woo Yeon-Hee looked at the bandage wrapped around my shoulder rather than answering. I had recovered a lot compared to the time when the mutt tore away my flesh. It looked hideous, as my muscles had been torn to shreds and my white bone was left exposed. Woo Yeon-Hee would have never seen a wound like this before. 

She asked,...