CHAPTER 80: CHAPTER 80: STEALING THE WINE

The Monkey King stared at its fallen kin, shock filling its eyes, though the shock only lasted a moment before turning into anger.

It fixed its gaze on the three people, its eyes burning with a rage that seemed almost tangible.

These ten or so Four-Armed Strength Apes were the backbone of the tribe, the strongest among them; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been tasked to guard the Monkey Wine.

Chu Chen quickly checked the Monkey King’s information.

The Monkey King’s realm had reached War General Level, Fourth Rank, and its talent was the rare Gigantification.

At this moment, the Four-Armed Strength Apes fighting against the five Star Beasts stopped their attack simultaneously, immediately looking toward the dense forest behind them.

The noise from the Starburst Bomb was too loud; even though the monkey troop was far away, they could hear it clearly.

Once the troop confirmed the direction of the sound, they immediately abandoned the five Guardian Beasts and rushed back to aid.

"Roar"

The ice-blue, tiger-type Star Beast let out a roar of anger, panting heavily, evidently exhausted from the recent battle, though it wasn’t injured.

The other four Star Beasts were wounded, but not severely.

Compared to them, the monkey troop fared worse, with nearly sixty Four-Armed Strength Apes sent into battle and only half returning, most bearing injuries, primarily frostbite.

The tiger-type Star Beast looked at its injured companions and let out a low growl of frustration, then grabbed one of the Four-Armed Strength Ape’s carcasses and walked away.

Seeing this, the four other Star Beasts also carried away a corpse each.

"Roar"

The enraged Monkey King suddenly let out a roar, its body size rapidly expanding like a balloon.

In merely one breath, its size doubled.

It was already larger than its kin, and after using Gigantification, it transformed directly into a giant beast, with its strength increased by at least fifty percent.

"Lei Yao, entangle it," Chu Chen urgently said.

Upon hearing the command, Lei Yao didn’t hesitate, letting out a roar, its eyes turning crimson, and its aura began to surge.

The situation was critical, and Chu Chen dared not hold back, immediately revealing his trump card.

Mu Chengxue and the other looked serious upon seeing this.

Just as they were about to join the battle, Chu Chen said in a deep voice, "Don’t go, just use ranged skills to support."

The two did not express any dissatisfaction upon hearing this and nodded as if relieved.

The Monkey King’s massive body was extremely oppressive, although not as massive as the Three-headed Flame Python, it was close.

Lei Yao directly activated Thunder Armor and charged toward the Monkey King.

The Monkey King was not one to back down, it let out a roar, its muscles swelling abruptly, the rock-like muscles containing terrifying Giant Power, using the Skill Muscle Enhancement.

At this time, Chu Chen was already in front of the Monkey King, raising his hand to unleash Lightning Fist.

The Monkey King raised its fist to meet the attack.

"Bang bang bang"

Lei Yao rapidly swung five punches, but the Monkey King took them all; after all, it had four arms to block with.

After receiving the attack, the Monkey King’s body didn’t waver, but Lei Yao was knocked back several meters, the disparity in their strength levels was evident.

Suddenly, a golden beam shot towards the Monkey King’s head.

The Monkey King quickly dodged to the side, the Golden Radiance grazing its scalp and striking a giant tree.

The Monkey King touched its head, feeling a sticky liquid on its paw.

It brought its paw to its eyes, seeing the blood on it, and instantly roared, turning towards the Golden Armored Bull.

The Monkey King had barely rushed several meters when a claw composed of Dark Element aimed at its side.

The Monkey King was shocked, stopping abruptly to punch towards the claw.

A series of "bang bang bang" sounds followed, and the claw was shattered by the Monkey King’s punch, but the Dark Element clung on like a bone-chilling parasite, eroding its fist.

A sharp pain radiated from its fist, enraging the Monkey King, which shook its fist violently, dispersing the attached Dark Element.

At this moment, Lei Yao stood in its way again, its fists wrapped with Thunder Serpent, striking at the Monkey King once more.

The Monkey King was at a point where its old strength was spent, and the new strength hadn’t yet formed.

Faced with Lei Yao’s attack, it had no choice but to grit its teeth and endure.

Lei Yao’s punches rained on the Monkey King’s abdomen like a storm.

With a thumping sound, the enormous Monkey King was forcefully knocked back several meters.

Blood oozed from the Monkey King’s mouth corners, it wiped the blood away, a blaze of madness flashing in its eyes.

Clearly, its ferocity had been fully awakened.

It let out a low growl and charged at Lei Yao again.

But a Golden Radiance attacked again, forcing it to stop and defend against the attack.

As time passed, the Monkey King gradually moved away from the tree hollow storing the Monkey Wine.

Chu Chen kept in mind that his goal was the Monkey Wine, not slaying the Monkey King.

Now that the Monkey Wine was unguarded, he naturally had to act.

"You two watch out; I’ll get the Monkey Wine," Chu Chen muttered softly.

They nodded quickly, directing the Guardian Beasts to block the tree hollow.

Seeing this, Chu Chen didn’t delay, running straight for the tree hollow.

Arriving at the tree hollow, his face lit up with joy; the hollow was large, holding nearly half a tree hollow of Monkey Wine, about thirty liters.

Chu Chen didn’t think twice, immediately taking out a pre-prepared container to collect the wine.

The Monkey Wine was golden, emitting a rich, sweet aroma.

Just from smelling it, Chu Chen felt a surge of pure Star Power within him.

Chu Chen’s actions caught the Monkey King’s attention, it let out a low growl, throwing several punches, pushing Lei Yao back, and charged directly toward Chu Chen.

The Golden Armored Bull, seeing this, opened its mouth to shoot a Golden Radiance at the Monkey King.

The Monkey King didn’t falter, throwing several punches to shatter the Golden Radiance.

By now, the skin on its fist had split, dark red blood dripping steadily.

The Monkey King ignored this, its eyes focused solely on the Monkey Wine.

That Monkey Wine was years of their reserves, rarely consumed unless a tribe member reached a bottleneck in cultivation or was injured.

The sight of a human stealing their hard-earned work enraged it.

Seeing the approaching Monkey King, Chu Chen had to stop early, quickly placing the Monkey Wine into his Space Necklace, then leapt onto the Golden Armored Bull’s back, shouting, "Run."

Mu Chengxue and the other didn’t hesitate, jumping onto the bull’s back and fleeing from the scene.

The Monkey King chased for a while, realizing the Golden Armored Bull had gone too far, but quickly remembered there was Lei Yao behind.

Turning to seek trouble with Lei Yao, it found that Lei Yao had already vanished.

The enraged Monkey King let out a howl of fury. Returning to the tree hollow to check the Monkey Wine, it nearly fainted in anger.

What was once half a tree hollow of Monkey Wine was reduced to a shallow layer, with at least eighty percent stolen by the others.