Free Web NovelChapter 4: Monkey
A week had passed since Rios arrived in this world.
During that week, Rios hadnโt strayed far from the place where he awakened. At most, he traveled a few kilometers before returning to the vicinity of his awakening site.
Caution was always better than regret.
Rios had only been awake for a few days, and he certainly didnโt want to experience what death felt like again.
However, he had a mission.
He needed to become stronger, and he needed to do it quickly.
But also carefully.
At this moment, Rios was staring at a three-meter-tall monkey that was jumping around like a clown on the branches of a tree while making incomprehensible noises.
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=What are you doing in my territory, intruder? Get out now, or Iโll beat you up!
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[Warning: Threat Detected!]
Race: Jumping Monkey
Bloodline: Ordinary
Level: Master (1)
Progress: 80%
Reward: None
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The monkey grabbed a tree branch nearly thirty centimeters thick, snapped it off, and hurled it toward Rios at tremendous speed!
If that branch hit a car, it would undoubtedly smash it to pieces!
Rios activated Armament on his flexible branches and used them to intercept the branch crashing down on him like a meteor. But that wasnโt the end of it!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
One branch after another came flying toward him.
Rios focused entirely on defense, skillfully batting away the incoming projectiles while advancing forward!
"Youโre an annoying monkey, you know that?"
Rios grumbled.
He activated Armament on one of his roots, wrapped it around the trunk of the tree the monkey was standing on, and squeezed like a giant python!
Sharp spikes emerged from the root and shattered the trunk into fragments, causing the tree to collapse.
WHOOOSH!
BOOM!
The monkey leaped onto another tree and immediately began laughing and mocking Rios.
Ooh ooh ah ah ooh
=You missed! You missed! Hahaha!
"Stupid monkey. Just wait."
Rios sneered inwardly.
Instead of attacking the monkeyโs new tree, he moved toward another tree at least fifty meters away.
Rios crushed the trunk and pushed it over, sending it crashing toward the monkeyโs tree.
The fallen tree barely reached the monkeyโs position.
But Rios didnโt care.
He immediately rushed to another tree and knocked it down toward the monkey as well.
That still wasnโt enough.
Rios began toppling every tree around the monkey at incredible speed, faster than a giant machine designed specifically for logging!
Three minutes later, not a single tree remained within a fifty-meter radius except the one the monkey was standing on.
"Now tell me, where are you going to run, hehehehehe?"
Rios looked at the monkey with a victorious and provoking gaze.
Cold killing intent flashed in his crimson eyes.
Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah
=Youโre a cheat! Youโre a fraud! Iโll definitely beat you up!
The monkey leaped from a height of forty meters toward Rios, targeting the area where Riosโs purple sphere-like face was located.
If that kick landed on an ordinary tree, it would undoubtedly shatter it.
But Rios was far from an ordinary tree.
Armament
Rios fully activated Armament.
The black metallic armor with razor-sharp edges wrapped around his flexible branches, while a crystalline armor spread across the rest of his body, rendering him nearly immune to ordinary attacks.
Ooh ah!
=Cheater!
The moment the monkey saw the transformation, panic appeared in its eyes.
It immediately tried to change the trajectory of its fall.
Unfortunately...
It was too late.
One of the flexible branches suddenly extended and shot forward like lightning.
It pierced through one of the monkeyโs legs and slammed it into the ground.
Then came the second branch.
Then the third.
Then another.
Rios used seven whip branches in total, pinning the monkey firmly to the ground until it could no longer move.
Ooh ooh ah!
=Shit, that hurts!
The monkey screamed in pain and struggled desperately to escape.
But no matter how hard it tried, it couldnโt pull the branches from its body.
"What now? Why donโt you jump around like a clown again?"
"Oh, sorry. I forgot you canโt move anymore, hehehehehe."
Rios mocked the monkey mercilessly, finally venting all his frustration.
He raised one of his roots and looked at the monkey.
"Your journey ends here, my friend."
The root descended onto the monkeyโs skull.
The head exploded like a watermelon, turning into a disgusting mixture of flesh and blood.
Rios didnโt care.
After witnessing so many similar scenes, he had already grown accustomed to them.
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Ding!
[You have slain a monster]
Level: Master (1)
Progress: 80%
Reward: 8 Points
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[Abyss System]
Name: Rios Astar
Race: Abyss Tree
Roots: 4
Flexible Branches: 12
Bloodline: Abyss (???)
Level: Master (1)
Progress: 40%
Skills:
1- Abyss Tomb (???)
(One of the nine skills created by the Abyss. This skill allows the Host to summon one of the Abyss Tombs capable of suppressing and burying anything. The power of the summon depends on the Hostโs strength.) (More)
2- Power of Abyss (Legendary)
(A skill belonging to the Abyss Bloodline. It can multiply your strength several times for a short period. Depends on the Hostโs mental power.) (More)
3- Flexibility (Legendary)
(Your body becomes as flexible as a snake and as agile as a monkey. You can control your branches and roots as if they were hands and feet.) (More)
4- Armament (Legendary)
(A crystalline armor forms around your body while your branches and roots transform into deadly weapons.) (More)
Points: 10
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[The Hostโs progress will be increased in ten seconds.]
10... 9... 8...
5... 3... 2... 1...
[The Host has been successfully upgraded.]
Progress: 50%
Remaining Points: 0
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Energy surged around Rios briefly before calming once more.
Two brand-new whip branches emerged from his body.
"So this is what becoming stronger feels like."
Rios enjoyed the sensation of advancing in level.
To be honest, the feeling was intoxicating.
Absolutely wonderful.
However, he didnโt get to enjoy it for long because of a sudden notification from the system.
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Ding!
[The Host has reached 50% Progress.]
[Reward: Shop Unlocked.]
[The Host can now browse the Shop through the Status Panel....]
