Chapter 50: High Intelligence Mode - Smart Monke (1/2)

”I wish the day would be more than 24 hours!” Michu happily cheered. He glanced at the water reflection; his last opponent. It had been more than two weeks and Michu was just that engaged in his training here.

Venomous had long since ended her subclass quest and she wanted to see Michu. In one of her recent messages, she bluntly typed 'I missed you' which made Michu blush like never before.

It was a kinda nice feeling, so he wanted her to say it again, but to no avail.

”You will live for more than a thousand years; just like me. What's the point of rushing?” KongFu said while digging in his monkey's nose, not caring about his image in the slightest. On the other side, Yakuzan cheered, knowing that Michu was the last step before completing the whole Azure Lake's quest.

”Hehe, I hope so!” Michu answered this absurd, but pleasant to his ears fantasy. If he could live for more than a thousand years, then he would probably see the whole world and even more!

But Michu didn't plan all those dreams to swarm his mind and blind him from the current goal. If anything, he would love to actually dream of other lands instead. Thus, he raised his staff, grasped it with his other hand, then entered the battle stance that looked polished and smooth.

His eyes narrowed, then a radiant smile spread on his face, ”Let's fight!”

BANG!

Instantly after his declaration, the water reflection closed up distance. Holding the staff with both hands similarly to Michu, its right knee went forth and a thrust followed it. Michu blocked the thrust, closed up distance with an uppercut, then both staff holders engaged in a short exchange of four-pointers.

The four, fast attacks carried heavy force behind thanks to the perfect breathing technique, muscle and stamina control. While both of them sounded like monkeys, no one here commented on that.

Well, there were only two monkeys in the crowd...

Michu smiled widely, then forgot about the whole world. In his eyes, the water reflection mirrored and all experiences flashed briefly. One by one, he learned how to close up distance, attack from all sides, and manage his strength properly.

Ignited by all the experience he gained and the thrill that had come together with it, Michu strengthened his elbow, then thrust with imperceptible speed.

The water reflection let out a deafening cry, clearly screaming, ”It's a crit! Fuck!” However, such a vulgar impression could only appear within KongFu's eyes. One thing was accurate, though; the critical strike.

Once fallen, the water reflection became exposed to Michu's staff. The monke's staff was like a cue stick hitting the balls on the green table. In reality, the water reflection held the staff with a wider grasp and desperately clung to its life.

The water splashed, their rough breathing blended in and this continued until change appeared from either side.

It was the water reflection that broke its speed boundaries yet again.

It appeared behind Michu in a flash!

However, Michu held tight his staff with two hands. He raised his staff, aligned it with his neck height, then one of his hands slid on the staff. In this way, he brought his staff behind himself and heavily struck the water reflection that barely could react to such fast and unexpected judgment.

Its vision shook, the small shockwave spread around its ear, then its whole body reeled to the wall. As it hurtled itself into it, the loud bang rang out, then the system messages swarmed Michu's mind.

”Heeeeh,” KongFu exclaimed with a sneer. ”Not bad. You got all your sides covered. Now, it's your time, brat.” The Monkey God turned his eyes to Yakuzan who stepped into the thin water.

On his way, Michu and Yakuzan high-fived, then the monke took Yakuzan's place in the crowd.

As he curled up and hugged his legs, Michu asked, ”Did I do well? How was my last battle?” His smile was so wide that KongFu couldn't bring himself to complain. Nonetheless, there wasn't much he could complain about, so he just waved his hand.

”You did well. It was pretty normal, I'd say... This speed buff on your muscles should last to around sixty levels... I don't know about it, so I can make a proper estimation after you evolve it. What is it called?”