BXBX NOVEL Chapter 36: Monkey King (2)
The said fruits had been heaped up around him by other monkeys who had diligently worked to please their boss before scurrying away from him.
No one dared to wander in the monkey king\'s presence.
Jake whispered, "And I thought one piece was the friends you\'ve made on your journey, Puffy…"
If it weren\'t for the round belly bobbing in the monkey boss\' slumber, Jake would have some trouble spotting the boss since his fur was dark like his kin\'s, meaning he could hide well in the dark forest.
Thankfully, the waves in the darkness facilitated Jake enough to begin the battle.
Standing up to the Soldier Form, Jake drew his highest anchor point and loaded as much strength as possible into his muscles.
He narrowed his eyes and utilized his skill—Death\'s Lock.
With the trajectory of the arrow laid bare before him, Jake released it, starting the battle.
The arrow whistled, yet the monkey king\'s snores were louder.
If Jake was a swordsman, he could easily approach the boss and hack at his vital point from close range, which was much different from the wolf boss whose naps were guarded by wolf guards.
Perhaps that was why the monkey zone was much easier than others.
Jake\'s arrow, however, didn\'t need any of those advantages. From the high ground, Jake could easily see the boss as he slept in the open area, similar to the wolf boss\' nest.
Meaning that the arrow effortlessly found its target.
BANG!
[You have done a critical strike!]
[-136 HP!]
The monkey king\'s forehead had been pierced. His eyes sprang open, and his lips parted, letting out the earthshaking scream that threatened to wake up the bear boss.
All monkeys in the vicinity grew frightened of their boss and scampered in every direction away from him.
The monkey king struggled to stand up, but when he did, he grasped the arrow with his fat hand and plucked it before throwing it away.
Blood streamed down on his face, parting on his nose and chubby cheeks.
He twisted his face in anger, creating more rivers of blood on his face.
That was when he noticed his enemy. A human standing tall on the tree\'s branch!
Stretching his hand for one of the fruits—the red fruit shaped after a pear—the monkey king tightly grasped it and turned it into his ammo.
In a surprisingly fast motion, the boss threw three fruits at his foe!
\'I can use Death\'s Lock five or six times before I completely run out of mana,\' Jake thought while scrutinizing the boss\' action. When the fruits flew toward him, Jake threw himself into motion and ran across the branch to dodge those shockingly fast bombs!
One of them flew past him quite close, making Jake think a torpedo had flown past his ear.
\'I shouldn\'t use all Death\'s Locks… I must save at least one for the last decisive arrow!\' Jake thought as he ran away from the fruits.
Once the boss stopped throwing his ammo, Jake abruptly stopped, struck his boots, and entered the rigid Soldier Form.
\'Two more!\' Jake applied Death\'s Lock onto his arrow and released it before running in the opposite direction as the boss angrily threw more fruits this time.
[You have done a critical strike!]
[-151 HP!]
[You have been hit by an unspecified object!]
[-163 HP!]
A fruit had found its target, striking Jake in his stomach! He didn\'t fold, but the damage behind it forced him to spit and grit his teeth. He pulled his bowstring and released another arrow boosted by Death\'s Lock, scratching away more of the monkey boss\' health points.
A volley of fruits went past him, then.
Jake turned to the side and defended his face with his left arm.
He had his bow behind him, just like his quiver, hoping that none of it would receive a blow. It was his self-learned amateurish defensive stance he had developed by fighting wolf boss and monkeys.
\'Time for you to enter the stage, Odin! It\'s our battle!\'
[You have used The Call Of The Wolf Boss!]
Appearing behind the boss, Odin spotted the monkey boss and his elongated, thick tail. He clamped his teeth on it and shook his head, taking all of the monkey king\'s attention!
The pain was so extreme that Puffy couldn\'t think of anything besides Odin. In fact, Odin\'s teeth were so powerful that the monkey king couldn\'t use his tail at all!
And it was one of his weapons for a close combat battle!
How many monkeys had been bonked by it in the past for disobedience? Many, too many!
Taking the fruit into his fat hand, the monkey boss hurled it at Odin! Alas, he was so fat that turning around and properly aiming here was more than just a problem!
Odin didn\'t really think that far about it, but he was astute enough to avoid the attack! He jumped to the side and continued gnawing on the tail.
The monkey king\'s blood flooded his mouth and throat and even oozed out from the corners of his lips!
Odin appeared way too terrifying now!
[Odin has dealt -251 HP to the monkey boss!]
[Odin has induced severe bleeding on the monkey boss!]
Far away from these two, Jake drew his bowstring and locked his eyes on slowly turning around the boss. The monkey wanted to hit Odin so much that he allowed himself to be led by a nose. In this case, the tail.
BANG!
Jake let the arrow fly. It was his normal attack that didn\'t do much damage. If it weren\'t for the bone arrowhead, Jake wouldn\'t have done much damage from this distance.
[-57 HP!]
Nonetheless, the monkey king\'s heart turned cold.
He felt an impending demise.
Which was why he went into phase two to change the tides of the battle!