Chapter 17: Stay in the Highland Tribe, Hidden Crisis!

"There's a wild beast!"

"I heard the sound of a tiger..."

"And bears..."

"Leopards..."

"What to do...what to do..."

The monkey troop had experienced countless encounters with these ferocious beasts, and each time, the casualties were heavy.

It was like they were food bred in the forest, occasionally eaten by these predators, who would return after some time, keeping the monkeys in constant fear.

Now, hearing these sounds again, how could they not panic? They instinctively huddled together in a corner.

One by one, they trembled, their lips quivering, like tiny animals that had fallen into icy water, shivering violently, their faces devoid of any blood.

This showed how deep the psychological scars inflicted by the beasts over the years were.

Watching this pitiful group of monkeys, Sun Wukong was reminded of the children on Earth who had been maimed by human traffickers.

Their expressions were so similar, so pitiful, arousing an uncontrollable fury within him, igniting and eventually filling his entire gaze.

Rest easy!

With me here, you won't suffer these harms anymore.

I swear!

By this time, Sun Wukong's eyes were lined with blood, and every muscle in his body was quivering.

It was a sign of excitement; they urgently needed battle, and then to release all the rage inside Sun Wukong, eventually relishing the exhilarating satisfaction that comes from fresh blood.

His body gradually heated up, and his blood was boiling like it was set on fire. Seeing the wild beasts fiercely charging at him, Sun Wukong glared, and with a "hiss, hiss," snorted two white steam columns from his nostrils so forcefully that they pitted the ground beneath his feet.

Something was not right.

At that moment, he was behaving like a wild beast out of control.

And indeed that was the case.

Within his spiritual platform, the Black Monkey Rune Seal had already stood up, its eyes open, silently staring with those emotionless abyssal deep pupils.

Through his body, he saw those fierce faces.

"Roar~"

Sun Wukong roared, feeling an indescribable force surging inside him, which had already expanded to its limit and was about to explode.

By then, the group of ferocious beasts had already approached, coming face to face.

Die!

Sun Wukong, filled with rage, struck, and the energy within him finally found an outlet, bursting forth and massively swelling his right arm.

The surface muscles were twisted and coiled like strands of twisted steel, densely extending to his fist, filled with terrifying power fluctuations.

The vibrations of that force seemed even to distort the air around it.

The leopard, recklessly approaching, presented itself as a target.

Bang!

Like a cushion delivered to the door, it collided mid-air with the massive fist.

Then, under the astonished gazes of the other creatures, the leopard, fierce and leaping to attack, had its head smashed by a punch, and its body followed, pummeled into a pulp.

Like fireworks bursting in the sky, it exploded with a loud bang, blooming into a grotesquely beautiful flower.

Hiss~

Under the blood mist, the charging beast pack instantly froze, fear rapidly spreading in their eyes, reaching down to their cores, affecting their wills.

When Sun Wukong looked again, the group of ferocious beasts began to slowly back away, intending to flee.

Fleeing now?

Too late!

Sun Wukong sneered, his enormous right arm striking out again, meeting the nearest giant ox.

Among the beasts, it was the largest, likely also the strongest.

Facing Sun Wukong's attack, the giant ox, confident in its powerful strength, didn't take him seriously and charged head-on.

The other beasts took the opportunity to scatter and try to escape elsewhere.

Only to see a figure rushing forward, a wooden stick sweeping across, shattering a gray wolf's skull.

The white ape, eyes filled with killing intent, said, "Just perfect, my tribe is in dire need of blood food for recovery, you all stay here then!"

Boom...

As he spoke, the creatures' eardrums ached, and with a buzz in their heads, the giant ox's sky-blocking figure suddenly crashed down, crushing countless others.

Terrifying!

The ox, known for its strength, couldn't withstand a single punch from the Golden Monkey; not only was its skull shattered, but the residual force also punched a huge hole through its neck to its stomach.

Sun Wukong rushed forward, the space around him covered in darkness, extending towards this area, enveloping the entire beast pack beneath him.

Spurt~

A wild boar, unable to withstand the pressure, was so frightened that it lost control of its bladder and bowels, a foul stench spreading around.

The other fierce beasts, although not to this extent, also found their legs giving way in fright, and under Sun Wukong's terrible gaze, most of them simply knelt and sprawled on the ground.

Thud, thud…

Like chopping vegetables, Sun Wukong struck with one fist each, shattering the skulls of seven leading attackers among the fierce beasts.

Like three exploding watermelons, red and white matter splashed out, drenching the nearby beasts.

Yet Sun Wukong did not stop there; suddenly, he turned and charged toward a huge rock, swung his fist down, and directly blasted it into smithereens.

Whoosh~

A dark shadow suddenly shot out, moving extremely fast and reaching Sun Wukong in the blink of an eye.

Clang…

The claw attack was met with Sun Wukong's massive fist, creating a sound of steel striking, astonishing the attacker who bulged their eyes.

Could not compete in strength.

Flee!

This tiger demon made an instant decision without hesitation, turned, and ran, dashing out ten meters in a blink of an eye.

Think you can run?

Too late! Sun Wukong, with intense murderous intent, was not about to let it go easily. He immediately leapt forward; in this special state, his speed was even faster than the tiger demon's, quickly catching up, grabbing its long tail, and pinning it to the spot.

"Roar…"

The tiger demon howled in pain, its body twisting and claws sweeping, only to see that terrifying iron fist smashing down again, instilling fear in its heart and weakening its momentum immediately.

As one grows, the other shrinks.

Crack…

One fist immediately shattered the claw bones and crippled one of the tiger's legs.

And it didn't end there. Sun Wukong straddled one leg over, just like Wu Song riding on the back of the tiger demon, heavily sinking his body and pressing it to the ground.

Then his iron fists shadowed down like raindrops, densely pounding on the tiger's head.

Bang, bang, bang…

Like a hammer pounding a stone, several continuous punches caused the back of the tiger demon's skull to cave in severely.

At this moment, it was barely hanging onto life, and just when it was on the brink of despair, Sun Wukong suddenly stopped his punches.

Whoosh~

Two streams of white breath expelled, after a bout of venting, Sun Wukong's mind also slowly returned to calm.

At that moment, the spiritual platform suddenly felt a warm flow, coursing directly downward, traveling toward his limbs and bones. His body felt a surge of joy, like plunging into a cold spring on a hot summer day, involuntarily shivering, feeling indescribably refreshed.

Wow… this refreshing feeling!

Sun Wukong shivered, scaring the tiger demon so much that it sprayed urine, immediately emanating a foul stench.

Hey~

Such a coward!

Sun Wukong sneered in disdain; if it weren't for needing to extract information, he would have finished it off long ago.

Seeing it still playing dead, he directly grabbed its tail and dragged it back to the monkey tribe.

The surroundings became empty again, the other fierce beasts having fled, leaving only a few headless corpses lying quietly.

"Oh oh oh…"

"The king won…"

"They all ran away…"

"The king is so powerful, one punch each…"

"..."

The monkey tribe suddenly cheered, never expecting that the usually fierce beasts would have a day of retreat.

And they didn't seem so strong; easily killed.

That tiger demon too, as weak as a kitten, was directly flattened.

Looking at it like this, they aren't unbeatable, are they?

If it were us, it seems we could win too… right?

Meanwhile, on the side, the white ape watched his tribe regaining confidence with a satisfied expression, a slight smile also appearing on his face.

And the king.

Strong and robust, a fine choice for the monkey tribe, with many tasks awaiting revival, it was also time to prepare for continuing their livelihood.

Thinking this, as soon as Sun Wukong took the tiger demon aside for interrogation, the white ape called the remaining two female monkeys to his side.

"Tonight, you do this… and then that..."

The white ape spoke earnestly, the two female monkeys blushing, casting expectant glances at Sun Wukong in the distance, then shyly lowering their heads.

Softly they said, "But what if the king doesn't fancy us?"

The white ape glared, saying, "Can't you tempt him a bit? The king is still young, he definitely can't resist!"

Upon hearing this, the two female monkeys gained a lot more confidence and finally nodded, "We'll go tonight."