Chapter 100: Michu Vs Zerze (2/2)

For the outsiders, it looked like the end.

Even Zerze stepped a few steps back and rested his eyes on the frozen Michu whose eyes remained closed!

A cold sweat entered Zerze's eyes and he closed those abruptly. But as he opened his eyes anew, Zerze noticed something odd, ”A red cap... isn't frozen?” He narrowed those and bad premonition grasped his loud heart!

Zerze rushed forward to grasp the spear lodged within Michu and Ice Coffin, but the series of system messages had already flashed within Michu!

[Yakuzan's Red Cap has bestowed his skill onto you.]

[Ice Nourishment; to live and die with ice.]

[Ice Nourishment and Azure Liquid Control blend together.]

Michu's body was resilient due to his absurd amount of stats... This allowed Yakuzan's Red Cap to pass down the skill he had gotten from the Ice Tomb's Vault.

It was not a permanent skill, but a temporary one as it resided within the red cap!

[Ice Nourishment: A skill that sucks out energy from the ice to nourish the body with stamina and mana! The Ice has to be a foreign one or the one spread due to your techniques!]

The Ice Coffin lost its luster in less than a minute!

During this minute, Zerze desperately tried to add more damage onto Michu and increase his freezing, but to no avail!

That frozen hand didn't let go of his spear!

And the ice that lost all its luster... cracked.

Zerze's eyes dilated widely to their limits, his aghast face was the pleasure for viewers and Michu's family eyes.

At that time, Michu's eyes rose! ”Your Absolute Zero... is not absolute for me! Hehe!” He laughed, then shook off ice around his arm. His hand went for Zerze's neck and he tightly choked him!

More and more broken ice fell off Michu as his other hand took out the Ice Spear and threw it as further as possible!

Without his weapon, Zerze toppled backward as Michu's regained strength overwhelmed him as well!

Sitting on him, Michu raised his bloody hand, clenched it tightly so that its sound reached Zerze, then his bloody fist landed on Zerze's face!

”This is for Venomous!” Michu howled, then let out another one, ”And this is for me and our victory!” He pummeled down's Zerze's face, making it one bloody mess.

His nose shifted to the side and cheeks swelled, but Zerze's close combat was something Michu could underestimate!

With the howl of the ice dragon, ”You have never fought in real life, have you, Michu?!” Zerze punched back and pushed Michu off him.

He struggled to stand up, but after he did, Michu already returned with another punch.

It was clear as the sky that this monke lacked proper experience, but no one faulted him. Rather, it was something given.

Real-life was that peaceful for most!

And the viewers appreciated Michu's actions more. He didn't go for his staff, but instantly stood up and threw himself to challenge Zerze in close combat!

For what he lacked, he could only fight and learn through challenges!

They also appreciated the show and its thrill given to them by taking down this ice monster a few times!

The Impossible Quest was just many of the hard quests! But Zerze's fame and actions made people believe that no one could challenge him!

Lil Monke had overwritten all those thoughts and made one hell show where their battle got reduced to nothing, but fists!

'I will lose...' Zerze's alarms screamed within him.

His cold eye lost its color and blood invaded it, halving his vision. But even if his second eye turned blind, Zerze believed he still would be able to see monke. Through the game's fantasy senses or whatever it would be, the sight of this young man deeply etched itself into Zerze's heart anyway.

That smile... was something else.

That smile had an effect that made even the cold monster smile! ”Come... at me...” Zerze spoke with his lips curled up, liking that reckless and naive approach.

In his life, Zerze knew that there would be a point where his skills would turn meaningless. Everyone with special and unique classes had such thoughts. But even if his class turned meaningless, Zerze's will never would.

He would show his guild that he was worth funneling money into.

Now, he could just use his fists to show it and he felt damn good about it.

Alas, the stamina's loss was worse on Zerze's side.

Thud!

He fell onto his knees after punching a few times more with Michu, his eyes looking at Lil Monke's legs.

”It's... my win!” Lil Monke said.

His voice urged, then forced Zerze to look up.

And within those eyes, Michu couldn't spot hatred nor hate. There was an enjoyment, a rare enjoyment that Zerze lacked in his recent life.

He was about to lose and his top spot would get snatched by Michu. It was the top one, but for this man, it meant more.

But Michu couldn't see any negative emotions.

Zerze was just tired a little and he needed rest desperately, but his eyes held on and rested on Michu's face instead.

Countless thoughts clouded Michu's mind, but he shook his face and dispelled those immediately.

What mattered was that he won, that his family was happy about his win and that he became stronger with hefty rewards awaiting them!

He didn't dare any negative thoughts to replace that joy...

Michu wanted to defeat Zerze and turn around to see his girlfriend's smile!

Thus, he lowered his fist.

[You have killed Zerze.]

Zerze's upper body plummeted down! For a second, it felt like his head sunk into his neck, but Zerze laughed upon it after he woke up in the city! His body shattered into a thousand red particles, leaving Michu alone on the battlefield!

Michu turned around and froze, ”I won...”

His eyes rested on Yumi's face that was reddened with tears tumbling down her cheeks. Her genuine happiness oozed out of her and she barely could restrain herself from rushing to her prince.

That was a sight that made thousands if not more people jealous.

As for Michu, he slowly brought himself closer to his girlfriend.

She didn't cry after her loss and made plans for the future.

They both had supported themselves, rather.

Michu hoped he had given her equal support, but he felt like his girlfriend was cheating!

”Next time... I will cry...” He mumbled to himself and landed in her tight embrace, his face within soft pillows that Michu had been getting used to recently.

”Sleep, my prince...” Yumi's voice flowed from above and the prince's eyes closed.

It was a very tight and warm sleep!