Soul Devourer Chapter 4 Episode 39 — The Subjugation of Hanuman, the〈Brawling Monkey King〉
After putting distance between us once more, Hanuman and I locked eyes for a single heartbeat.
In that instant, we both kicked off the ground simultaneously, the gap between us collapsing as if we were being pulled into each other’s guard.
Without even a breath’s pause, Hanuman’s fist shot toward my face.
…He stacked his enhancement skills.
One look at that thrusting fist told me. He had likely activated non-time-limited enhancement skills like【Herculean Strength】,【Rampartification】, and【Dash】all at once.
His movements were clearly sharper than before.
I lowered my head and avoided the piercing punch by a hair’s breadth, slipping inside his guard. I attempted a body blow to his left flank-!
No impact.
Hanuman lightly hopped in place and instead wrapped his leg around my neck. Planting his hands on the ground, he used both legs to clamp and hurled me away with brute force.
A flawless throwing technique.
But I twisted midair, planted one hand on the ground to soften the impact, and landed on both feet.
Sliding across the earth, I barely managed to hold my ground.
I immediately looked forward…
Hanuman was gone.
Left. Right. Above… nothing.
Focusing my detection skills, I sensed him to my right. But when I had looked there moments ago, he hadn’t been there.
Feeling the discrepancy, I glanced right again.
Nothing.
“What the hell is goi-!?”
Suddenly, Hanuman appeared directly in front of me. My mind couldn’t keep up with what was happening, but before thought could catch up, his fist buried itself into my solar plexus.
The impact forced the air from my lungs. I was blasted backward, gouging the ground as I slid. Forcing strength into my legs, I stopped myself and looked forward again.
Gone. Again.
This time, I stayed calm and focused on my detection skills. Still a reaction to the right, yet nothing visible within my field of view.
Then-!
Think in three dimensions.
Above? No.
Below-!
There!
A tiny Hanuman, no taller than my knee, was right at my feet.
This bastard can freely change his body size!?
I jumped back immediately, creating distance. The moment he noticed I had caught on, Hanuman returned to his original massive form.
As if the small size had been an illusion.
The suspicious skill is probably…【Form Shift】. That's it!
A powerful skill for a first encounter kill, but once understood, its threat diminished.
Hanuman kicked off the ground again. He felt faster than before, clearly stacking【Physical Boost】now.
He used the air itself as footholds, bounding left and right at high speed while closing in. From his final foothold, he crouched deeply and accelerated in one explosive burst.
A sharp kick sliced toward my neck. I caught it with my palm and moved to counter-!
Hanuman used another midair foothold and leapt upward.
From above, he threw punch after punch, releasing Ki Fists formed of fighting spirit that rained down like a storm. I crossed my arms and braced.
The impact was like catching manifested lightning bolts. The ground shattered beneath me.
When the torrential barrage finally ceased, Hanuman kicked off the air again, accelerating straight toward me. I leapt back to avoid the incoming punch.
His fist slammed into the ground, forming another massive crater.
Amid swirling dust, we faced each other once more.
Hanuman flowed seamlessly into a roundhouse kick. I leaned back to evade it, then grabbed his left wrist to halt the body blow aimed at my right flank.
The uppercut toward my jaw was also stopped, I seized his right wrist.
With both hands restrained, a fleeting opening appeared in Hanuman’s movements.
I gave a light hop in place, still gripping both wrists, and drove a dropkick straight into his face.
The massive head exploded. Flesh scattered. A moment later, his body collapsed.
The battle was over.
『Magic Power +56』
『Strength +79』
『Endurance +99』
『Agility +66』
『Intelligence +67』
『Spirit +96』
『Dexterity +72』
『Luck +83』
『Skill【Herculean Strength】Lv.10 (MAX) UP』
『Skill【Rampartification】Lv.10 (MAX) UP』
『Skill【Dash】Lv.10 (MAX) UP』
『Skill Acquired【Air Step】Lv.9』
『Skill Acquired【Form Shift】Lv.9』
With that, the King of the Brawling Monkeys, Hanuman, was defeated, and the throne was mine.
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E/N:
"When I catch you, Ricky, When I catch you, Ricky…", Ricky was caught and ripped to shreds, ong 😂!
Seriously, the raw power of stats nearing 100,000 is no joke! Lord have mercy…
Stay tuned!
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