Decisive Departure × Monkey King

In the desolate forest.

The ten-person team, positioned at a moderate distance, moved forward slowly.

This small team was the Kevin and his crew were leading to explore the outside world.

Kim and Kevin are walking together.

Are these creatures so acutely aware of danger?

Jin was slightly surprised.

"Why do you say that?" Kevin turned to look at him and asked.

"The last time we went through this area, while it wasn't exactly deadly, we still encountered quite a few attacks along the way."

He then pointed to where they were now.

"But this time, think about it, we've hardly been attacked in the last few days."

The reason for this is self-evident.

Kevin must be in their team.

In other words, the reason they didn't encounter any danger along the way was because the creatures that had previously hunted them had keenly sensed Kevin's presence.

Even in Jin's view, Kevin didn't exude any power at all; he seemed no different from them in appearance or feeling.

But those creatures are somehow able to sense it and then move away.

This alone is enough to demonstrate that almost every one of these creatures from the Dark Continent possesses a powerful sense of danger.

Far beyond human capabilities.

Even a Nen user like Ging can't compare.

"After all, the Dark Continent is so dangerous; any creature without such keen abilities would have died long ago."

This is a good thing, at least they won't be attacked for no reason on their way here.

Of course, if a creature launches an attack, it means that creature is by no means weak.

"I wonder if staying in the Dark Continent for so long will allow me to develop these senses."

Jin murmured.

Upon hearing this, Kevin glanced at him.

Just then, a faint wisp of black appeared in the distance.

Ximo glanced around briefly.

"We're almost there, at that dark forest."

Just then, the motorcycle that had been protecting the crowd and was moving forward came to a stop.

The carriage door behind them opened, and Men Qi walked in, carrying two huge platters in her hands.

"Looks like I came out at just the right time."

Men Qi looked at the crowd and said, "I see they've stopped."

They found a good spot and gathered in twos and threes.

He took the roasted meat from Men Qi and started eating.

A hearty meal.

The group began to approach the Black Forest.

"Did you not approach before, and then walk around it after you saw it?"

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Kevin asked a question.

Ximo nodded.

They had scouted the area from the outside and, sensing some potential danger, went around it, having no intention of exploring further.

If you encounter danger and try to explore it out of curiosity, you won't survive long in the Dark Continent.

Let me scout it out first.

Men Qi then spoke.

He pushed his hands forward, and his Nen Aura formed bird-like creatures that flew into the nearby black forest.

However, less than ten minutes later, Men Qi frowned.

"The entire army was wiped out. It must have been a swamp inside; the creatures that launched the attack were extremely well-hidden."

This was the only useful information Men Qi had discovered.

These birds used for reconnaissance are not particularly strong themselves; they are used specifically for reconnaissance because they can convey some of the information they see to Men Qi.

Kevin and his group arrived at the outer perimeter.

What I saw was a dark forest, every tree twisted and crooked.

They grow densely, intertwined and close together.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that at the top of many trees, after they have grown to a certain extent, the branches and twigs have all become intertwined.

Some even grew into a complete clump.

It was still sunny at the time, probably in the afternoon.

However, the sunlight seemed completely unable to penetrate the cracks into the swamp.

This made the entire Black Forest appear dark and gloomy.

Illumi stood at the edge and scratched the trunk of the outermost black tree with her fingernail.

Then he picked another leaf and rubbed it.

"It's poisonous. This is a poisonous area. However, the toxins on the outer edges are very subtle, but if you get close, the various bacteria, germs, and toxins will become more concentrated."

There are bound to be many poisonous creatures in such places.

"I don't recommend exploring any further, after all, this is the Dark Continent, and the poisonous creatures here are likely to be extremely potent."

"If it's some kind of unusual toxin, there might not be enough time to administer an antidote or rescue the victim."

Even when an antidote is available.

After all, the antidote Kevin had was a generic, concocted antidote that could neutralize most toxins.

But that was in human society.

In the Dark Continent, many toxins are obviously not so easy to deal with, and targeted removal requires time.

Kevin and Kim strolled around the edge.

"It seems it's not a good time to go any further."

As Kevin spoke, he suddenly reached out and grabbed a mosquito that had flown in from somewhere.

Illumi, who was standing next to her, also transformed her right hand into the shape of a snake, and caught a mosquito in mid-air with her mouth.

Carefully pinch the mosquito and examine it.

Illumi, on the other hand, was much more direct; the snake head that her right hand transformed into swallowed the mosquito whole.

"Don't get bitten by mosquitoes. They carry many unanalyzed pathogens; even if you don't get poisoned, you could still get seriously ill."

Having figured something out, Illumi quickly spoke to the others, but apart from the three of them, everyone else remained outside.

Jin was jumping around there.

"These mosquitoes seem reluctant to get too close to the sunlight; once they leave the shadows at the edge of the swamp, they become less willing to continue their attack."

Jin's experience and keen observation allowed him to immediately identify the habits of these mosquitoes.

"Forget it, let's give up. Places like this, filled with deadly toxins, are not suitable for human exploration, even if they contain valuable information."

Kevin said.

Jin nodded.

It wasn't that he was particularly curious about the place; since it wasn't suitable, he naturally gave up on it.

The mere sight of these mosquitoes confirms that this place is not suitable for human exploration.

No one felt it was a pity.

After adjusting their direction, they continued onward.

The following afternoon, they arrived at the second location.

During Jin and his team's last exploration, they encountered some danger at this location and subsequently took a detour to escape.

"It's that Monkey Mountain."

Standing on a giant rock, Jin pointed to a rocky area in the distance. It didn't look desolate at all, as there were quite a few trees around it.

Kevin looked out and saw an area obscured by trees and boulders.

You can hear calls coming from there from time to time.

"This time I'm going to teach those damned Monkey a lesson they won't forget."

At this moment, Tewashi spoke, conjuring up his chainsaw in his hand.

Clearly, he had a bad experience here last time.

The group moved closer together, their formation slightly tightening.

This quickly triggered an alert.

"Mmm!"

With a series of howling cries, more than a dozen Monkey suddenly leaped out of the forest.

Large and small trees hung among the surrounding trees, forming a semi-encirclement around Kevin and the others.

Kevin looked at the Monkey.

They are not very large, about the same size as humans; even the taller Monkey are only about two meters tall.

Their fur is a pale gray with a hint of black, making them look no different from ordinary Monkey, until their tails swish around.

At the tip of their tails, you can see a structure similar to their claws.

If you include the claws on their tails, they have three arms.

The Monkey were howling and growling around, but none of them seemed inclined to attack.

It's more like a deterrent.

"It seems they are indeed very clever; they sensed the danger you posed."

Jin chuckled beside him, a smug look on his face.

Ximo added, "Last time, before we even got close and were just about to go around them, they kept throwing things at us."

This includes feces.

At that moment, a pile of feces hit Tewashi.

However, there were quite a few Monkey at the time, so to avoid unnecessary casualties, they quickly fled.

This time, the Monkey were clearly much more polite.

"It seems they don't really want us to trespass on their territory."

Men Qi said with a smile from the side.

Just then, accompanied by the Monkey's wailing and howling, they parted to make way.

A Monkey, significantly larger and over three meters tall, with a spiky hairstyle, swung out.

Besides its spiky hairstyle, the Monkey also wears garlands woven from vines and flowers, which adorn its tail, head, and arms.

This is clearly the Monkey King of this group of Monkey.

The Monkey King approached.

He completely ignored Kim and the others beside him, his gaze fixed on Kevin.

The monkey's eyes met Kevin's directly.

"Roar!"

A roar.

Kevin narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You guys step back, it looks like it wants to fight me."

The surrounding Monkey immediately started chattering excitedly.

Kim and the others stepped back, making room for Kevin.

"Ooh ooh wah wah!"

The Monkey King roared at Kevin a few more times, its tail and paws slapping the ground incessantly.

It waved its arms in front of its face, but didn't come any closer; instead, it walked back and forth in front of Kevin.

Her gaze was fixed on him, and she seemed somewhat impatient.

Finally, the tail claw picked up a pebble and threw it over.

Kevin slapped the pebble away.

This appears to be some kind of invitation to accept.

The Monkey King pushed off with his legs and pounced directly at Kevin, extending his claws forward.

Kevin instantly donned his silver Scale Armor, crouched down as he faced the charging Monkey King, and charged forward.

He charged straight into the Monkey King's arms and delivered an elbow strike.

With a loud crash, the Monkey King, whose body was clearly taller than Kevin's, was sent flying.

The force was considerable; it sent the Monkey King flying into the forest, crashing into a tree and snapping it in half.

This attack caused the surrounding Monkey to scream in alarm.

"It's so noisy."

Kevin couldn't help but frown.

The calls of the monkeys around us were a bit jarring.

"Roar!"

Amidst the broken branches of the fallen trees, the Monkey King rose to his feet and roared.

The surrounding Monkey immediately cheered again.

"These Monkey are really good audience members," Men Qi remarked from behind.

A broken piece of wood was hurled from a distance.

Kevin cupped his hands and pushed forward.

He caught the broken log that was shot at him steadily.

Meanwhile, the Monkey King followed closely behind as the broken log flew by, using the trees to conceal his figure.

But Kevin lifted the broken log that had been caught and shoved it forward with a jolt.

It slammed into the Monkey King like a battering ram.

This time, however, the Monkey King wasn't thrown away. The instant he was knocked off his feet, his claws grabbed the broken log behind him, and with a sway, he was pulled back.

Then it soared through the sky.

The foot is positioned in a flying kick stance.

Kevin grabbed the broken log and lifted it upwards.

His speed was clearly faster; as the Monkey King's flying kick was coming, the broken log in his hand had already slammed into his back, sending him flying backward.

However, the Monkey King was clearly tough and resilient, spreading his arms in the air like a bird flapping its wings.

He actually managed to stabilize his flying body in mid-air, and with a somersault, landed steadily on the ground.

He then seemed to adjust his attack method, sliding along the ground with his legs.

It approached Kevin in an extremely bizarre and distorted manner.

With arms hanging limply in front of him, he shot out like a needle.

"Holy crap, Snake Fist!"

Kevin was genuinely surprised to catch the attack.

A Monkey unleashed a snake-like punch.

It wasn't exactly a proper snake-style fist technique, but this strike clearly imitated the image of a snake attack.

It can be called Xingyi Quan.

The punch was caught, Monkey King used the force to hang upside down, hooking his body upwards from the soles of his feet.

It was placed directly on Kevin's stomach.

However, Kevin's physical defenses were clearly far beyond the Monkey King's expectations; he only took two steps back before regaining his footing.

So much so that Kevin caught the Monkey King's tail hand, which he had originally intended to use to pursue, and pulled it back sharply.

This time, however, Kevin didn't really use his strength.

Instead, he held back his strength and fought the Monkey King.

The two sides were exchanging blows, like sparring matches, going back and forth.

With this method of attack, Kevin was certain.

The Monkey King really knows Xingyi Quan).

It is the kind of true animal imagery that allows one to sense the images of many animals in the opponent's attack methods.

Kevin was very familiar with this attack method because he had learned it before.

The people watching from behind were completely dumbfounded.

"I must be seeing things. I saw a Monkey practicing martial arts in the Dark Continent."

Ximo made a comment.

By this time, Kevin probably understood and didn't want to waste any more time fighting like this, so he seized the opportunity and launched a sudden push.

This time I used all my strength.

The immense force sent the Monkey King flying, carving a deep trench in the ground.

This attack left the Monkey King completely powerless, causing him to kneel on the spot.

It waved its hand and made a squeaking sound at Kevin.

The previous imposing manner had vanished, clearly indicating a plea for mercy.

Kevin stopped, stood still, and dusted himself off.

The Monkey watching nearby also chirped and squeaked.

The Monkey King also stood up and shouted at the surroundings, presumably trying to convey some kind of message.

Sure enough, all the Monkey made way for each other.

Then several Monkey ran out, carrying some kind of platform on their backs.

It is woven from tree branches and decorated with flowers.

The Monkey King ran over, kicked the two Monkey in front of him away, lifted the support in front of him, and ran to Kevin.

The meaning is already quite clear.

Could Kevin have become the Monkey King?

Buhaci scratched his head and said.

What are all these?