Chapter 45: Sword Mistress
Before Michu made a move, other players glanced at each other. With this brief eye contact, all of them allied and circled the monkey boss. He was alone, exposed his muscles, and continued to wave those biceps without batting an eye at those humans!
The first player left a deep print in the ground as he stepped forward, "Yakuzan." He spoke while glaring at the monkey boss. His heavy armor heaved up and down, and anger soon flooded those eyes, "You stole my Ying Yang Sunglasses."
The boss halted his steps, "Uhhh..." He exhaled while his sunglasses slid down his nose, "Uhuhuhu!" A burst of loud laughter escaped his monkey mouth, then his steps resumed. Outsiders would assume that the player got ignored and that was the truth.
Yakuzan continued his march and ignored all players that had been eyeing him. The first player that barred his path let out the red wave that was the evolved taunt! The waves looked like sharp sharks with widely opened jaws.
Those gnawed at Yakuzan, but his muscles ripped before any effect could take a place. His muscles pushed up his coat, "Huhu!" Undisturbed, the monkey boss flashed his muscles and looked down at the first challenger.
"I will take those glasses back!" Even if the crowd control ability didn't work, it didn't mean the tank was powerless. The player pushed his shield forward and stopped the monster with his mass.
The players called it 'The Reality CC'. In the game that heavily favored realism, the thrown sand would become one of the worst CCs if aimed at eyes! And who could throw sand? Everyone, even this monkey boss! This kind of CC was utilized by the tank who wanted his sunglasses back!
Faced with the shield, Yakuzan clenched his hands and formed two heavy weapons. Those weapons sunk into the shield immediately, leaving deep dents behind. A sneer spread on the monkey's face, then he battered the shield.
The loud bangs hid the impending skills conjured by the alliance made on the spot. Various magic bolts, arrows, javelins, and spears flew at the monkey boss. All of them left scars behind, but nothing looked like a laceration.
As if all this help didn't exist, to begin with, Yakuzan's focus lay on the tank barring his way. The moment the tank stumbled under this heavy force, Yakuzan threw a jab from under. This pushed the tank up into the air.
"Uhuhu!" The monkey underling let the tree's branch go and pulled himself closer to the floating player. He then whirled mid-air and slapped the player with his tail.
The tank rolled and fell first with his heavy armor bringing him closer to the earth. On the ground, his body tumbled a few times, then other underlings kicked him straight to Azure Lake!
Within this lake, the player died instantly.
"This damn idiot! I can see how he lost his glasses!" The players commented after one of their new allies died in the unfathomable environment.
Under this relentless march, Yakuzan brimmed with confidence and excitement. His laughter blessed the player's ears more often and he gladly took any challenges on his way.
Meantime, his underlings jumped around with high agility and tactics. Using the players in the deep meditation, the monkeys avoided the lethal wounds and forced players to shift their attacks somewhere else!
"We have to somehow nail him down!" The player called out, but the punishment quickly arrived. One of the underlings threw his red cap at his face, then teleported his way towards the player's face.
His hands scratched the human's face in rapid succession, then his legs kicked the cheek to distance himself.
Using such rough and high-risk movements, the gang spread their dominance across Azure Lake. Worst, they kept themselves closer to this environment that no player dared to come close to.
The boss' path also never got stopped! His eyes continued to hover on the man with black robes and shiny earrings. This was the monkey boss' target and he didn't hide that! Looking at the man, the monkey boss' aura changed.
For a second, it seemed like the hurricane swept through him.
His muscles rippled once again, but his next step was actually the most monkey-like from all steps he had done so far. On his four, the monkey rushed past all players, whether lost in meditation or not and arrived before his target in the blink of an eye.
Nonetheless, the monkey's true target was something else.
All those players that protected the man swept their weapons and skills to no avail!
The high-speed boss flew past them and arrived before a woman whose appearance was concealed by the black robe. Once still could outline her armor and sword, though. She was alone and lost in meditation, so many players exclaimed in sorrow.
Has this monkey truly outsmarted them all?
Before any of those thoughts bloomed within their hearts, the monkey god's bonk swept from above!
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"You have to use your advantage, Michu!" Sandra's voice still reverberated through his mind. He almost made the same mistake and rushed to protect the woman before this monkey boss. He could understand the monkey, so he got an advantage by knowing about their plans, and yet he almost failed to leverage it!
Sandra left similar words to Venomous and even his sister, so Michu swore to not waste this chance at all!
Though he was surprised by Yakuzan's high speed at the end, the monkeys were supposed to be fast anyway! His eyes followed the boss, then his bonk unleashed its whole might the moment Yakuzan's hands extended to grasp the black robe!
The bonk felt like a heavy hammer that pinned Yakuzan down with its presence alone. Even before Yakuzan could raise his eyes at the falling staff, his face sank. The bonk felt like he was being reprimanded for all the deeds he had done so far!
Thus, he fell heavily onto the ground!
Michu then thrust his staff again, "You have paid the price for what you've done! Now, you can think about it in this lake!" The thrust hurled Yakuzan straight into the lake. The whole flight looked like it was in slow motion as all players wanted to see the fall of this monkey boss the most.
Even Yakuzan's underlings cried out in dismay, their faces distorted with pain.
Yakuzan, however, landed on the water as if it was a solid structure.
"Eh?" Michu, Sandra, and everyone else felt like rubbing their eyes. No matter who it was, their doom would be inevitable within this lake! But Yakuzan stood up, fixed his eyes on Michu, and glared at him with his sunglasses gone!
He threw his black coat too!
The woman, who had been the target so far, opened her eyes and glanced at Yakuzan, "You weren't here before." Her eyes then turned to Michu. She gave a nod, then raised her body, "That was a nice blow."
"You could see it? I thought you were lost in meditation!" Michu asked.
"I was in meditation," The woman laughed, then took off her hoodie. A blue hair cascaded onto her robes, but all players were pulled by the tag that appeared above her head.
[Sword Mistress Lv. 234 HP:??? MP:??? Guild: Amazons.]
[The Guild Leader Of Amazons Guild.]
"Oh! I know you! Hehe! I have been following you ever since I created an account on social media!" While all players reacted as if the celebrity entered the stage, Michu extended his hand and requested a handshake!
Many players felt their eyes stretching when the Sword Mistress shook his hand.
Michu continued, "I answered some haters in your place! They are really mean. I mean, I asked uncle gogogo about fake breasts. I saw those and I can easily discern fake from the real ones! You have real and beautiful melons! Don't change!"
Had those haters had some effect on her mental state, Sword Mistress would long since stopped her social media account. Better, she would give up on her celebrity life and just focus on the leadership within the game!
She covered her lips and laughed faintly, "Thank you for protecting me, my white knight." Her eyes turned to the Azure Lake, "To disappoint you a little, I have changed a few times already. This lake reminded me of that." On her adventure to remind old times, Sword Mistress meditated and faced what was unfathomable two years ago.
Now, it was all child's play... "Disappointed?"
"No. I also have changed! There were a few downs and fewer ups, but I think everyone knows inwardly what they want! That's how I ended up in this game! Hehe!" Michu smiled widely and Sword Mistress reciprocated his feelings.
Not too far away from them, Sandra had been biting her lips. Those words had hit her differently and she had to hide her face.
Yakuzan's presence also lent a hand as he pulled everyone's attention.
Sword Mistress said, "By meditating, you can see your reflection in this lake. It must have been dormant for too long."
"Why?"
"Otherwise, we wouldn't see a muscular monkey standing on it." Sword Mistress replied, then added, "Go ahead. This monkey is challenging you, so you should be able to step on it too."
"Ohhh! I know! Do you have sunglasses? If I put them on during battle, Yakuzan should stop fighting me and I will strike him from behind." Michu felt like he found a flaw or another advantage.
Sword Mistress dismissed it, "You would lose your challenger status and fall to the lake."
"Oh..." It would be his doom! Michu thought that he outsmarted the system, but it was too early for him!
He heartily laughed and stepped forward, "I guess I have to believe in you! This monkey will be defeated by me!"
Seeing Michu's steps, players turned their eyes to him. No one looked at Sword Mistress and waited for his foot to touch the lake! After his foot touched the lake's surface and no HP fell, other players tried their luck and stomped on it as well.
All of them died on the spot.
The stage belonged to the monke now!
Thanks for reading! Have a nice day ^^
Sword Mistress had been mentioned once as one of the game celebrities when Sandra asked what kind of people Michu follows on social media. She has a lot of swimsuit pics ^^
Chapter 46: Don't care about them!
Before the fight could take place, Michu suddenly turned around. Within his eyes, a reflection of the witch spread. As he smiled, Michu called her out, "Sandra! Fight with me!" Fortunately for the witch, Michu didn't use any ambiguous words.
The crowd was so big Sandra had been feeling like she was in the stadium!
"Isn't it your battle?" She awkwardly replied, avoiding eye contact.
The monke raised his eyes, wondering what'd happened. Many whispers spread across the crowd, locking their eyes on Sandra. It looked like she became smaller and less significant and no smile could be seen on her.
Finally, Michu understood something, "Sandra! Just ignore them!" The crowd's eyes would be the same as the viewers' eyes, so the video Michu wanted to make would hurt Sandra if she were really conscious of others.
In his life, Michu had faced many people and he learned how to ignore them. He even sometimes responded to the insults. However, he never backed off if someone spoke badly about his family!
Sandra's anxiousness felt familiar, so under many players' eyes, Michu turned heels and approached her, "Tomorrow, they will all forget about us." He smiled, "Do you remember the faces of each bystander?" It was valuable advice that Michu kept close to his heart. It was given to him by Nana. "I am sure she would be happy if she knew that it helped you too. Nana likes you!"
Feeling her hands held by the rough monke's hands, Sandra raised her eyes and looked at him while biting her lips. She would have never expected that the monke would gather this much attention; at least on early levels.
It was different from the dungeon where parties were split and every player's eyes were forced to look around cautiously.
In this place, the crowd either looked at them or the Sword Mistress.
Some even already began to complain that Yakuzan had been waiting for too long!
"It's impossible, Michu... My heart can't take it," Sandra shook her head and replied dejectedly. She hid her face beneath her hat and even closed her eyes while still feeling Michu's hands.
The monke was at a loss of words, but as sensitive as he was, Michu knew he couldn't press further. He left the last words, "I hope you will stay here and watch me! I have been looking at others' deeds and battles for most of my life, so I also want to become someone that people can look at. I don't like being leech! And I want my friend to enjoy our quests! Hehe!"
"I won't blink. I promise this," Sandra replied and Michu smiled widely.
"It's a promise!"
After Michu returned to the Azure Lake, he took out his staff and faced Yakuzan who nodded to him.
Though anger glazed his monkey's eyes, the monkey boss had never lost his composure. He was ready to exchange ferocious punches and jabs with his opponent! However, the staff made Yakuzan's eyes turn serious.
It felt like a weapon that perfectly suited Michu.
A weird dangerous sense swirled his heart and the bonk's strength flashed briefly within his mind.
Yakuzan puffed his chest and rushed forth! He shook all his fear, leaving cautiousness and zealous drive to beat down the enemy that had read through his movement!
Michu's legs bent, then his staff took off like a rocket. He didn't display his ability yet, but laced his weapon with the bonk's ability! The terrifying force behind this bonk and its visual appearance forcefully reminded Yakuzan about the previous blow.
It startled him and his steps stopped.
On the other hand, Michu's legs, once on the move, would never stop until strength escaped him or his opponent perished. He appeared first while carrying an advantage and thrust his staff straight into Yakuzan's face.
The monke belatedly answered, his body stumbling behind.
However, the Azure Lake abruptly screamed as if it never expected Michu's blow to be that strong.
[-1240 HP! Critical Strike!]
On the always stoic and calm lake, the booming ripples pealed. Both Michu and Yakuzan became swallowed by the waves conjured from their first contact. The ever-changing waves clashed with each other, sometimes heavier, sometimes faster.
The loud water conveyed the Azure Lake's shock, but amidst those water tears, Michu's eyes never blinked. Undisturbed, all he felt was the feeling behind his blow and critical strike. He tried to repeat the same feat, even though the critical strike hadn't begun on the weak spot.
But how could Yakuzan be that easy to defeat? He stumbled, but regained foothold a second later, then unleashed a series of punches that would scare the professional boxers in real life! With the weapon in his hand and adrenaline fueling him, Michu grasped his staff with both hands and blocked every punch.
He also did his best to attack back, but Michu quickly found out that this was something he had yet to properly learn.
Both attacking and defending were hard against such a strong opponent with two times his level!
[You have lost 402 HP!]
[You have inflicted 790 HP!]
Those kinds of messages swarmed Michu's eyes. But before those could even cover Yakuzan's ferocious face, Michu's relentless staff kicked all those messages out of his vision!
It didn't matter how much HP Michu had left! It didn't matter how long his stamina would allow him to fight for! He didn't want to follow this black magic and give enough respect to Yakuzan whose punches had been raining down with all his will.
Monkey Boss' eyes never left Michu and a spark of respect began to lit up within. This bloomed even more as Michu entered the primitive battle style. Yakuzan threw a jab from below, but Michu stepped back as if he had been anticipating it from the beginning.
"You were doing frontal attacks all this time... I was wondering when you would switch!" The distance had been created, but Michu spoke as if he wanted to have some room for the talk!
Yakuzan nodded, "Huhu." He replied in his language, but Michu understood! The boss said that Michu wasn't a bad opponent at all.
Michu smiled, "Why are you a gangster then? You can change your life and become one of the residents in this world!"
Yakuzan shook his head. He couldn't leave this forest, so he decided to live here after gaining an ability. However, the players saw him as a stronger opponent and would never give up on such a 'bag of experience points'.
They didn't want to speak with the monkey, because who would? Even though Yakuzan had a name, no player tried to become friends with him solely because they lacked the class to tame pets.
Heavily suppressed by the game's reality, the players foolishly gave up on becoming friends with Yakuzan who would show them many wonders in this Azure Forest!
Thus, Yakuzan became a gangster and led other monkeys to fulfill their desires. All of them liked luxuries brought by players to this charming forest. Black coats that players wore to look cool for the opposite gender became the primary target!
Other monkeys liked red caps and hoodies.
"Haha! If they attack you, you have to fight back!" Michu laughed innocently. By then, the lake's waves calmed down and the initial calmness returned. Yakuzan and Michu's low HP stats became displayed in everyone's eyes.
"Michu! Be careful!" Sandra's voice then loudly alerted Michu! From all angles, many players decided to take a risk and take down Yakuzan before Michu's staff ended his life!
Familiar weapons and skills sparkled around him! Yakuzan didn't take a step back nor he tried to come closer to Michu! He just puffed his chest, clenched his hands, and glared at all exposed players with genuine hate!
He was ready to take those techniques head-on, but the blue slash whirled around the lake like a half-moon.
This slash broke all techniques, ended the players' lives, and silenced the loud crowd.
"Just because all of you couldn't see their battle..." Sword Mistress' voice reverberated through the lake. Even though it spanned over many kilometers, her reach was that wide! "It doesn't mean I haven't enjoyed it." She waved at Michu and Yakuzan, "Keep going." A beautiful smile worthy of celebrity widened on her face.
Michu blushed and nodded! "Thank you!"
Yakuzan nodded as well, then the battle resumed.
Thanks for reading! Have a nice day!
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