Chapter 1000: Battling the Ape King
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Han Sen left the shelter with Bao'er. He killed a few primitive class bugs at first, to see if that would draw the ape out.
Not long after, it had indeed come to steal his kills. It crept near to Han Sen and watched him.
It was possible the ape knew Han Sen was special, more accomplished than the others fighters it had boorishly stolen from. This time, it did not make an immediate appearance and try to tackle Han Sen before running off with the goodies; it just waited and watched.
Han Sen was aware of the ape's presence, but pretended he wasn't. If he revealed he knew it was close by, there was a chance the ape would scarper. And if so, he'd most certainly be unable to pursue the ape if it was empty-handed.
Han Sen faced away from the ape, and holding Bao'er, he looked for more prey he could kill. When he started to move, so did the ape.
Han Sen found a black scorpion lying ahead, and noted it was primitive class. He fired an arrow.
The scorpion's carapace was broken by the sudden shot, and the insect quickly died.
And just as this happened, a blue flash leapt out of the bushes. The ape spared no time in picking up the scorpion, shouting mockingly at Han Sen, and running off back into the tangled depths of the forest.
The ape could have easily killed the scorpion if it wanted to, and it was clear it was interested in annoying Han Sen more than anything.
Han Sen immediately opened the three tiers of his Dongxuan Sutra. As he did, he covered the ape and sealed its seventh sense.
"Where are you going to run now, you little imp?!" Han Sen pulled out his bow and fired.
Having been unexpectedly robbed of its seventh sense, the blue ape was quite shocked. It frantically panicked as if it had been blinded, and a Sabertooth-Bee Arrow had already made a home on the hairy fiend.
The sharp arrow hit the monkey's soft belly, and it accelerated as it came into contact, spinning as if it were a drill.
Surprisingly, the arrow was only able to ruffle some of the ape's fur, and was unable to break the ape's skin.
The blue ape squealed in fright, but it didn't let Han Sen's meddling stop it from trying to escape. Although its seventh sense was still sealed, it was still able to reorient itself and try to flee. Perhaps, Han Sen thought, the monkey was familiar with the area, and thus it could still run off in a certain direction with great speed.
Han Sen gave chase, determined to fire another arrow that would strike the monkey's arse.
Through the boons of Dongxuan Aura, Han Sen was able to fire the arrow silently. And because of this talent, the arrow managed to avoid the attention of the ape. As planned, the arrow dug into the monkey's meaty backside.
Roar! The blue ape's arse was bleeding. It pulled its arms back to finger the wound, which oozed blood. It looked rather funny.
"Haha!" Bao'er clapped and laughed at the sight.
Han Sen was going to fire another, but the ape's blue light appeared. And after this occurred, the speed of the ape greatly increased.
He tried giving chase to the monkey, but Bao'er looked unmoved, and it didn't appear that she wanted to bring out her gourd and kill the ape before it could escape. Needless to say, this disheartened Han Sen, somewhat.
Bringing out his bow again, he fired. Unfortunately, not even the arrows could keep up with the fleeing ape. Eventually, it disappeared from his sight.
"It went fast." Although Han Sen had lost sight of the creature again, all was not lost. This time, he had drawn blood. With a good whiff of the ape's scent, Han Sen would be able to track it and discover where the ape had gone to.
The blue ape traveled through the forest for a good long while, and Han Sen was determined to follow it. As long as the ape's trail didn't lead him to the more nefarious corners of the forest, that was.
Because Han Sen was able to mask his scent and movement, even if there were creatures near him, he would most likely be able to avoid them and not alert them to his presence.
After fifty miles of travel, however, the scent became lighter. Han Sen presumed the wound on the blue ape's arse had probably healed up.
But the blue ape seemed to have a taste for vengeance. Han Sen had inflicted a decent bit of damage, and in an embarrassing spot, too. Given the chance, Han Sen believed it would only be a matter of time before the ape returned for him.
"Dad. Monkey." Bao'er suddenly pointed to a space ahead.
Han Sen peered in the direction she was pointing, and suddenly saw an army of monkeys jumping around.
The monkeys had already spread out to surround them, something which had shockingly escaped Han Sen's realization.
"Ooh-Ooh-Oohaha!" The thieving blue ape made an appearance. And as it revealed itself, so did all the other monkeys that surrounded them. They all chanted in their simian banter, wildly and sharply.
Han Sen observed them all, and counted there to be around one thousand of the creatures. Save for the sole sacred-blood blue ape, which had clearly established itself as king, the rest were all a mixture of primitive and mutant class types.
In unison, all the apes let out a cry and ran towards Han Sen. As cool as ever, though, he did not flinch back from their approach. And as this occurred, Bao'er clapped her hands as if she was applauding grand theatrics.
Han Sen opened his Dongxuan Aura and sealed the seventh sense of every creature there. And like they had just become headless chickens, all the monkeys lost their sense of direction and became aimless.
Han Sen brought out his bow and fired an arrow at the blue monkey king, aiming for the felon's ear.
The arrow drilled neatly into the spot he had selected, but it did not remain there long. Immediately after it had settled, the ape grabbed the arrow, pulled it out, and broke it.
Han Sen was disheartened by the loss of the arrow, so he pulled out Taia and ran towards the king.
The ape king could no longer hear or see, but it looked as if it was able to do just fine with guesses. It turned around and sought to run-off again.
The blue ape's behavior was starting to aggravate Han Sen. The beast was too cowardly, despite its dastardly acts. Han Sen wanted to fight it face to face, but his inability to do so annoyed him.
Han Sen was even angrier at the thought he could never actually catch up with the fiend if it chose to flee.
Still, this area was home to many such monkeys. Wherever the blue ape lived, it had to be near.
"I don't think so," Han Sen said, with Bao'er on his back sucking a dum-dum in excitement.
Chapter 1001: Waterfall on God Mountain
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Han Sen chased the ape king, but again, he was unable to keep up. He could have sworn the simian fiend was cheating, and before long, it had completely disappeared from sight.
But with the king gone, the other monkeys still tried to attack Han Sen. After sealing their seventh sense, he went into hiding.
When their sight returned to them, they poked around and looked for Han Sen, but they couldn't find him. Not too concerned with establishing a manhunt, they just went away.
"I'm going to find you now." Believing they were headed home, Han Sen decided to follow the monkeys.
After ten miles of travel, he saw a grand mountain many of the monkeys were scaling.
Han Sen admired the grandeur of the mountain and was in awe at the spectacle. Its peak was nestled above the clouds, and there was a massive waterfall. It was incredibly beautiful.
"If I had to wager a guess, I'd say the monkey king makes its home here," Han Sen said to himself, and then thought, "Now I know where you live. If you ever show your face, and if you ever disturb my people again, I will be back. I'll kill your kids and all your grandkids. We'll see who's laughing then."
Han Sen approached the mountain, and as his sense of scale improved, he got a sense of how truly enormous the mountain really was. He could not even see the peak.
The silver waterfall came from someplace above the clouds, and it looked like a silver dragon descending from the heavens.
"Strange; I wonder where the water comes from?" Han Sen looked around, and noticed it really was just a single mountain surrounded by the woodlands of Thorn Forest. It was not a mountain range.
A lonely mountain, with a spectacular waterfall such as that, was strange in Han Sen's eyes.
"Does the water come from the sky?" Han Sen thought, but then quickly disregarded the idea as ludicrous.
Han Sen turned his attention back to the monkeys that scaled the mountain. Curiously, they were all headed for that waterfall, and when they reached it, they went beyond it.
Han Sen's interest was captured by the sight, and he wanted to see exactly what they were doing and how they were disappearing into the waterfall.
After another moment of contemplation, Han Sen decided to check out the waterfall himself. So, he started to scale the mountain, heading there alongside the blue monkeys that still couldn't notice him.
The monkeys were unable to beat him in a fight, and even if Han Sen had to take on the ape king, he was confident he could beat it. Therefore, he did not need to fear going after them.
Han Sen wished to see what they were doing behind the waterfall.
Upon reaching it, Han Sen found that there was a cave behind the waterfall. He scanned the entrance and could not see a thing. All traces of the monkeys had vanished.
Bao'er herself looked curious, and she asked, "Daddy, where are the monkeys?"
"I'm sure we'll see them soon enough." Han Sen walked inside the cave with caution, slightly worried that he was walking into a trap.
But nothing happened. He walked through the caves for three kilometers, and still, he could not find the monkeys.
The cave was getting dark, too. Han Sen could no longer see Bao'er's face, either.
He had his Dongxuan Aura active, and try as he might to find a creature, there was nothing. There was only the black.
Han Sen kept a hand on the cave wall as he went, and he thought to himself, "What are the monkeys doing down here? Is there a treasure of some value, maybe?"
With the thought of treasure running through his mind, Han Sen's excitement for this affair was renewed.
Wherever he was headed, there was only one way. The cave's tunnels were linear, and there were no forks or branching pathways. As such, he did not have to worry about getting lost.
He walked another ten miles in that place, and he started to wonder whether or not he was going to reach the end. Regardless of where he was, the mountain was far too big for its own good, he thought.
He suddenly saw a light ahead of him, which brought him a joy that had long since been vanquished. Holding Bao'er tight, he ran towards the light.
It was an exit, and speeding up, Han Sen ran out. Before him lay a valley.
There were countless monkeys playing in that valley, and across the verdant greens of that expanse, were gorgeous trees.
"Are they geno plants, I wonder?" Han Sen looked at the trees, and after a brief scan, Han Sen could detect the lifeforce of each. They were indeed all geno plants.
Many of the trees were ripe, and there was much fruit growing across their boughs. The monkeys were gorging themselves on the succulent fruits, even now as he looked on.
"Awesome! So many plants with really high lifeforces; I most certainly hit the jackpot today." Han Sen wanted to rush forward and claim them for himself, and even Bao'er was squirming with hands outstretched, obviously wanting to eat the fruit.
"Don't be hasty. We're still not sure if we can even eat them yet." Han Sen held Bao'er tight, watching the reactions of the monkeys as they ate the fruit.
The geno plants did look strange, admittedly. As such, he was a little hesitant to begin eating the fruit their branches offered.
The geno plants possessed fruit, but that was it. There were no flowers or anything of the sort, which was why Han Sen thought it strange.
Han Sen, with his eyes alone, could see at least a hundred of the geno plants. But none of these plants grew weapons, beast souls, or creatures. Not even spirits.
There was only fruit. The monkeys weren't selective of which fruit they wanted, either. They just picked up the fruit nearest to them and kept on eating.
Bao'er could not wait any longer, and she escaped Han Sen's grasp. She crawled to the nearest tree and climbed it. She picked up one of the fruits and ate it.