With the monkeys protecting the flowers like this, they don't have a choice but to fight them. If only Keon can freely use his Avatar of Death. Too bad that with people watching him afar, he really didn't dare to use it
"Wait ... but my Avatar of Death is really powerful" Keon thought and decided to ask Gabe about it later. For now, the most important thing is to defeat these monkeys and grab the flowers they need
"Let's engage them in combat, I'll find a way to sneakily remove the flowers' defense" Gabe nodded his head and charged ahead at the monkeys
With a wave of his hand, a streak of water appeared that hit one of the monkeys and threw its body away for a few meters. However, that monkey hasn't died though and Gabe's actions made the monkeys angrier
Three of the monkeys controlled pieces of earth and threw them towards the humans. The two almost had no place to dodge and were forced to block some of them
Gabe used his water whips and slapped away the pieces of earth that he cannot block while Keon made an earth wall using his cards
Seeing that only three monkeys attacks and one of them was left to protect the flowers, Keon now knew where to strike them hard
"Attack the flowers!" Keon ordered and a raging vortex of water condensed in Gabe's hands
For additional power, Keon even used his card to add flashes of electricity to Gabe's attack
The revolving vortex of water was fired not to the monkeys but to the flowers they were protecting
Just as expected, the monkeys won't let their precious resources be destroyed and they focused their attention on it
"Let's deceive them into thinking that we are going to attack the flowers. They will defend them and leave themselves undefended"
Gabe made two more revolving vortexes of water while Keon used two of his cards to shoot sharp metals at his enemies
The water vortexes and sharp metals flew in the direction of the flowers and the monkeys made the earth defense on it even thicker than before
However, when the attacks were close to the flowers, they actually changed direction and targetted two of the monkeys. For the monkeys, this is an unexpected outcome and they were really deceived
They have smarter minds compared to the tiger of before but are still far from the level of shrewd humans
The unexpected outcome caught the monkeys off guard and they barely grow rocks in their bodies for defense. Still, these monkeys are really powerful. Despite the blood from their injuries, they still haven't died
These monkeys have weaker individual strength than the tiger but they are still strong
The furious monkeys slammed their feet in the ground causing spider cracks to spread. They were maddened to the point that they don't care that much about the flowers they were desperately protecting earlier
More pieces of rocks floated around them and they were turned into projectiles that want to kill the humans that dared injure their kind
The projectile was too numerous to the point that the two were finding it hard to defend themselves
Gabe tried to slap all the projectiles away or enclose them with power to prevent getting injured but some of them still landed in his body. The impact causes him to shed blood but he just gritted his teeth and endured it
As for Keon, he was forced to conjure cards one after another as his earth wall defense was always getting destroyed
However, the monkeys actually didn't plan to stop and they continuously threw earthen projectiles at the humans until they die
As a result, even Keon's defense was broken through and he was hit in the shoulder. He can feel that part of his flesh was mangled and a stream of warm blood trickled down from it
"Hahahaha! How lucky! Do you want me to switch with you now? I'll make sure that our body won't be harmed again" Kreon offered but Keon instantly rejected that. Why would he do what Kreon wants? That would be akin to digging his own grave
Besides, the monkeys are powerful because they have more numbers but it's not like Keon is completely helpless against them
Keon forced himself to make more cards to block the projectiles while he inches closer to Gabe. He planned on asking this question earlier but it seems like he doesn't have a choice but to ask it now
After observing Gabe, Keon now realizes some things. Gabe said that most of his power is sealed. However, the fighting skills he was showing is not that different from what Keon has
In other words, Gabe has powerful raw strength but seems like he is not a combat expert. He might be the same as Shinta of the Hombre Realm. Their family is high standing with good genes. At a young age, they already advanced in ranks higher than normal people does but skills only come from training and experience
Gabe might have high rank because of his backing but he was disguised as an orphan! He might have stayed in the orphanage for a long time and even if he learned fighting styles from his family or organization, his senses would be dull since he can't showcase them while in the orphanage
If Gabe has a lot of fighting experience then even with his powers mostly sealed, he shouldn't have that much of a problem dealing with these kinds of monsters
"Gabe, you said that you verified that I am your master because of the resonance when I was using my Avatar of Death. Does your organization have a way to hide that resonance so I can use my powers freely?"
After his words, Keon gritted his teeth as he got hit by another projectile. The barrage of attacks from these monkeys are really too much, they don't give their enemies the chance to fight back
"I-I think there is. Master has seen the chains in my chest before. It is a seal preventing the aura of our blessings from leaking out. I believe master can also use it"
With this confirmation, Keon was relieved. His Avatar of Death is a powerful Mystic Form. It would be a shame if he can't use it freely
To deal with these monkeys, Keon doesn't have a choice but to use that power of his!
Keon controlled his mystic energy and the black robe appeared in his body along with the purple scythe. The aura his body was emitting changes again and the area near him became full of death
Even the grass dried up as if their lives were taken away from them
The personification of Death, the Grim Reaper has appeared again
The way Keon sees the world changed and the illusory lines became visible once more
Keon was too focused on trying to kill the masked man from before and he doesn't have that much impression of his Avatar of Death aside from it being really powerful
However, he was not as afraid now as he knew that the monkeys are weaker than the masked man
Keon really felt like he can give death to any living creature in this world. He has so much power that it is making him feel giddy
"Death! Death! Death!" Keon's mind unconsciously chanted and the negative emotions that Kreon holds were being poured out into his mind once again
Keon's body floated above the earth wall he had made and he flew straight to the monkeys. His dark eyes stared at them to find that special thread
In no time, Keon immediately saw the threads and his scythe glowed with a purple light before it severed one of the threads
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A long cut appeared in the body of one of the monkeys and its wound sprayed blood in the surrounding
Some of the blood went into Keon's black robe giving it a more demonic look. He really harvested a life just like a Grim Reaper
Keon even felt that he gained something from this monkey after he killed it but his mind still wants to continue giving death to the living
Keon's deadly eyes turned to look at the other monkeys that grew rocks in their fists to throw punches at him
The purple scythe blocks the monkeys' punches creating a loud banging sound. The arms of the monkeys trembled from the impact and the rocks in their fist were smashed into pieces
Keon's scythe cuts the fist of these monkeys but the wound that it causes was black in color and it also has the aura of death in it
The monkey felt a terrible pain in their fist but the death of one of their kind clouded their minds already
The monkeys opened their mouths and condensed rocks formed in it. The rock fired the rocks directly to Keon that was about to dodge when his body visibly trembled
That slight delay causes Keon to be hit. This mystic form already uses a lot of energy but it took an even larger chunk of his energy to prevent the rocks from hurting him