Battle Wukong, Second Encounter

Chapter 8: Battle with Wukong, Second Encounter

Super Seminary, inside the office.

Sitting across from Lena and Yi Chen was none other than Angel Yan. She crossed her legs and spoke with a smile:

"I've delayed your journey. You're not going to jump over and hit me for it, are you, little girl?" Yan leaned forward slightly, teasing Lena.

Then she turned her gaze to Chen Yi. "Heh, we meet again, Kid."

"Not for now... Old Goblin." Lena shot back, annoyed that Yan was flirting with her team member right in front of her.

"You—" Angel Chase behind Yan pointed angrily at Lena, but before she could flare up, Yan cut her off.

"If those little brats can't even handle a single monkey, then I suggest you cut your losses and run while you still can."

"You don't need to worry about that. Spit it out—why are you here?"

Yan dropped her teasing expression and spoke seriously: "Earth has suddenly been laid bare, exposed directly before all major civilizations." Yan paused for a moment.

"And we Angels must first ensure it remains... under Justice." She tapped the desk a few times with her finger to emphasize the importance.

"Hmph, our Blazing Sun has no such word as 'Justice.' Care to explain?" Lena said with a look of disdain.

"Justice is—" Angel Chase began, but a glance from Yan silenced her.

"To be honest, I envy you..."

"Carefree and without a worry..."

"In my seven thousand years of battle... I've never stopped worrying about my own tomorrow, or theirs." Yan said, turning slightly to glance at Angel Chase and Angel Mo Yi.

"Hmph..." Lena was unimpressed, but Yan paid it no mind and continued:

"The word 'Justice' was coined seventeen thousand years ago, when Holy Kaisha ruled Angel City. To ensure the orderly... progression of the known universe, she established a set of very reasonable laws... We call it... the Justice Order!"

Yan went on:

"And a certain fallen one called the Ultimate Fear, Extreme Liberalism, was defined as... Evil!"

"Enough!"

Unable to hold back, Lena raised her hand to interrupt Yan.

"Angels love brainwashing!"

Angel Yan frowned.

"Don't make it sound so ugly... We can indeed directly read certain information from you and transmit it straight into your brains..."

"Malicious implantation!"

Lena clenched her fist, displeased with some of the Angels' methods.

"I've studied you... the Blazing Sun Civilization... you value Peace and Prosperity."

"Hmph..."

"Our values are nearly aligned..."

On the other side, the battle between the Xiong Bing Lian members and Monkey Brother was nearing its end. Everyone bore injuries of varying severity, mainly due to Qiang Wei's poor command at the start.

The latter half of the fight relied primarily on Chen Yaowen restricting Sun Wukong's movements, Liu Chuang and Ge Xiaolun engaging him head-on, Zhao Xin and Rui Mengmeng flanking and ready to take their places at any moment, and Qi Lin providing long-range support while also controlling Monkey Brother's movements. After a hard-fought struggle, they finally achieved victory.

"Ha ha ha ha—"

Just then, Sun Wukong's unrestrained laughter echoed around them.

"How times have changed! You did well!" The voice came from behind them, startling them into whipping around.

There sat Sun Wukong, completely unharmed, perched on a tree branch, looking at them with approval.

"Huh?"

"This..."

"I've been in this world for a very long time..."

Sun Wukong faced them and began to explain:

"You are all children... and I am this world's... Victorious Fighting Buddha! Heh..."

Liu Chuang looked up at the giant stone sphere in the sky, then back at Sun Wukong on the branch, and said excitedly:

"Hey... Mon... Monkey Brother! Ah! This is the Shadow Clone Technique! Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, right?!"

"Tch!" Monkey Brother rolled his eyes, a look of disdain on his face.

"All confused?" Wukong looked at the group and spoke, then flipped gracefully off the branch and landed, walking toward them.

"But it's fine... You guys are impressive—you really wore me out... But... some of you won't pass my test!"

With that, Wukong walked up to Liu Chuang, lifted him up with one hand, and raised his other hand to signal the group:

"Everyone, wait a moment..."

Then he took Liu Chuang and flew off into the distance.

In a secluded corner, Wukong tossed Liu Chuang to the ground and said coldly:

"Scram!"

Then he turned and walked away without looking back.

Liu Chuang was bewildered, not understanding what Monkey Brother meant, but he still stepped forward and said:

"Hey hehe... Monkey Brother... I..."

"I said scram!"

Sun Wukong spun around, pointing the Golden Cudgel at Liu Chuang, his tone dripping with disgust.

Then with one swing, he sent Liu Chuang flying into the distance, crashing into a large tree. A few leaves fluttered down, landing on Liu Chuang's head, making him look somewhat disheveled.

Wukong followed, pressing the Golden Cudgel against Liu Chuang's forehead, snarling:

"Scram! I don't need you!"

"Ah... Monkey Brother... Monkey Brother..."

Liu Chuang scrambled to his feet in a panic.

"I-I-I... I am... I really want to become your Warrior!"

Liu Chuang's voice trembled with emotion. Sun Wukong had been his childhood idol; fighting alongside him was something he'd never dared to imagine. But now, with this chance in reach, Wukong was telling him to leave the team—even as a grown man, he couldn't accept it.

"Go!"

Wukong struck Liu Chuang into the tree again with his staff, but Liu Chuang quickly got up, only to be met once more by the Golden Cudgel.

Wukong jabbed the staff into Liu Chuang's chest, sending him stumbling backward to the ground, then struck him heavily three more times before finally kicking him away.

"Get lost! My team doesn't need a Ruffian!"

With those words, Sun Wukong hoisted the Golden Cudgel over his shoulder and prepared to leave.

Seeing that he was really going, Liu Chuang panicked. Ignoring the pain all over his body, he rushed behind Sun Wukong and tightly hugged his leg.

Tears streamed down Liu Chuang's face, grief weighing heavy in his heart.

With a sobbing voice, he pleaded bitterly:

"Monkey Brother... Monkey Brother... I'm not... I'm not that... Monkey Brother... Monkey Brother... let me join you... let me join you, Monkey Brother..."

"Go!"

Wukong kicked Liu Chuang away again, pointing at him and roaring:

"You think you're worthy?! I said scram!"

Then he turned his head and resolved to leave once more.

This time, Liu Chuang didn't get up. He knelt on the ground, tears dripping into the grass. The once boisterous man had now become a weeping mess.

"Monkey Brother... Monkey Brother..."

Thinking of the impending crisis facing Earth, Sun Wukong ultimately chose to stop. But he still needed to knock some sense into him. He knew Liu Chuang's past—it was utterly disgraceful. Before joining the Xiong Bing Lian, he had been a complete thug. Though joining the Xiong Bing Lian had changed him somewhat, in Wukong's eyes, it wasn't enough. So he had to keep hammering it in.

Liu Chuang slowly straightened up, but he didn't stand—he remained kneeling.

He spoke to Monkey Brother, finally voicing the words he'd kept bottled up for so long:

"Monkey Brother... I'm a ruffian... I... I'm a grown man, and I..."

Liu Chuang wiped his tears, then shouted with determination:

"I want to be a Warrior!!!"

Wukong slowly turned around and walked toward Liu Chuang, then kicked him down again.

Liu Chuang lay on the ground, tears streaming uncontrollably.

"Monkey Brother... Monkey Brother..."

Sun Wukong stepped on Liu Chuang's chest, took a deep breath, and said solemnly:

"I, Sun Wukong, swear to Heaven: if you stray from the righteous path, I'll break your legs!"

Liu Chuang looked at Sun Wukong and vowed with gravity:

"I, Liu Chuang, swear to Heaven: I will never stray from the righteous path! I will never betray my comrades!"

Sun Wukong lifted his foot and pointed toward the direction of the others:

"Get back to the team!"

Liu Chuang quickly scrambled to his feet, saluted Sun Wukong, and shouted:

"Yes, sir!"

At that moment, the sky was faintly brightening. Sunlight broke through the shackles of darkness, shining down on everyone.

A brand new day had begun again.

"So... Monkey Brother is one of us, right?"

Zhao Xin looked at Cheng Yaowen standing beside him and asked.

"I don't think Monkey Brother seems like a bad guy..." Yaowen voiced his thoughts.

"I think so too..."

Zhao Xin rubbed his head and added, "Hey, then why did he attack us just now?"

"Monkey Brother might just be testing us..."

At that moment, Liu Chuang appeared in everyone's sight, and they all gathered around worriedly.

Sun Wukong, holding the Golden Cudgel, slowly walked out from behind Liu Chuang and asked, "Are you going to subdue demons and vanquish monsters?"

Ge Xiaolun replied, "We're going after... aliens..."

"It's all the same! Those with evil thoughts in their hearts are monsters!

But... how are you going to fight?"

Qiang Wei said, "Fight hard!"

"Heh heh heh heh..."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Fighting hard means you don't know how to fight at all!

Old Sun doesn't know either..."

Sun Wukong walked to the edge of the cliff and turned back to look at everyone:

"Out of a thousand worlds, only one world has beings that grow in the shape of humans...

Only in the world of humans can there be kindness and compassion...

Old Sun wants to protect it for Master!

This will be a Heavenly Tribulation..."

In the distance, the Rising Sun ascended high into the sky, morning light spilling across the earth, making everything look especially solemn and... beautiful.

Sun Wukong walked to the cliff's edge, gazing at the boundless rivers and mountains of his homeland, and said from the heart:

"Who says we have no armor? I will share my robe with you!"

"Compassion has already visited this world, and justice will stay as well..."

Angel Yan looked at Lena with a smile.

Lena nodded. She agreed with that too.

"I will report this to Holy Kaisha..."

"Thank you..." Lena said, while Yan turned her head to look at Yi Chen and said, "Kid, want to come see the Angel Nebula? There are nothing but kind and beautiful angels there!"

Yi Chen shook his head and smiled faintly.

He still had more important things to do now. The Taotie Civilization was about to invade Planet Earth, and he had to improve his strength to prepare for the coming crisis.

"The Taotie Civilization is about to attack. I have to stay on Earth for now. Let's talk about it once everything settles down."

Yi Chen said to Yan with a smile. Looking at his smile, Yan couldn't help but recall Queen Kaisha's words. She turned her head, her pretty face slightly flushed.

"Hehe... I'll be waiting for you!" After Yan said this, her pure white wings fluttered gently, and in an instant, she and Mo Yi chased after each other and left Earth.

On the way back to the Angel Nebula, Yan was reporting to Queen Kaisha:

"My Queen, the Taotie of the Styx Galaxy are about to launch a large-scale invasion of Planet Earth, and Earth's Super Seminary has refused our help."

"Respect Earth's Super Seminary's decision for now."

"Here I also saw the Power of the Galaxy, the Nuoxing War God, and... an interesting fellow."

"Oh? An interesting fellow, you mean that little guy you met last time? Get along well with him. You're seven thousand years old, act a little more mature."

Change the book title, the original one doesn't sound very good.

(Chapter End)