Nameless King

"That was my first attack, but you've already taken some serious wounds, looks like you picked an opponent, not your level, doesn't it?" Wain muttered with a calm look while looking directly at the monkey as his gaze literally pierced the beast.

The monkey shuddered in fear, but even though a shiver went through its body, the monkey's eyes still shone brightly as it had no intention of giving up after receiving such wounds.

Roooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr!!!

The monkey roared furiously as from under the ground, dozens of ice spikes appeared between the cracks, aiming straight for Wain.

He took a step back as he was about to dodge, but suddenly Wain's eyes widened. He realized that this was a good opportunity to test his new abilities.

Whooooooooosh.

Wain swung with a brush as a dark, dense wall of thick chains appeared before him. Wain wanted to create an impenetrable barrier, like an impregnable fortress, so he got the desired result.

The spikes crashed into the wall, but they just shattered into small shards. The wall was too strong for the thin spikes to withstand such powerful pressure.

Roooooooooaaaaaaarrrrr!!!

The monkey quickly realized that its attack was useless against Wain's defenses, so the beast decided to change tactics while it was still possible. Massive waves of energy departed from the monkey as many ice spikes turned into one massive one that started spinning as though a drill.

"Hah, you want to try to get me with one powerful attack? Well, you can try if you want." Wain grinned as a devious smile appeared on his face.

Crackle.

The ice spike reached the barrier as several cracks immediately appeared on the wall, which quickly grew as though a spider's web. The wall was gradually collapsing, but Wain was ready for it as at his will the chains on the wall began to move.

They struck each other with tremendous speed, creating a sawtooth effect as they approached the ice spike. The monkey could no longer stop his attack, so when the chains reached the spike it was destroyed, shattered into hundreds of pieces.

Whooooooooosh.

Wain waved his hand as the wall disappeared. He looked at the monkey and with a smirk on his face said, "You're damn big and strong, but doesn't that mean you're slow? Let's check it out!"

Wain swung with a brush a few times as four hellhound-like monsters appeared beside him. Purple electrical discharges appeared from time to time on the bodies of the monsters while sparks were in their wild eyes.

"Let's go." Wain said with a calm look as he pointed at Monkey.

At the same time, the four hounds pounced on the wild beast as though deadly hunters. They moved with tremendous speed as they were followed by a plume of lightning.

The monkey immediately raised its paws high as it was about to defend itself, but suddenly four identical wounds appeared on the monkey's body, from which blood gushed. The hounds appeared behind the beast as dark drops of blood dripped from their sharp fangs and one of them had a piece of flesh with thick fur in its mouth.

"Good job. Now let's do it again, I don't think that huge Monkey had time to figure out what happened." Wain said in a slow voice but his words terrified Monkey.

Whoooooooooosh.

At his command, the hounds turned into flashes of lightning as they reappeared beside Monkey, their jaws wide open. Their fangs were about to reach the beast's flesh when suddenly a wave of cold steam fell upon them that instantly turned them into icy statues.

Bam.

The monkey struck the ground with his paws as the shockwave destroyed the hounds, shattering them into several pieces.

"Hmm? So that's not all you can do? Fine, the more you hold out the better for me." Wain muttered while looking at his opponent with a curious look.

A multitude of icy runes appeared on Monkey's body that was visible even through his thick fur. The ground around him was quickly covered in a thick layer of ice as all wounds, burns, and minor scratches were frozen and slowly recovering.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

A powerful stream of energy burst out of the Monkey as the energy turned into a pillar that rushed towards the heavens. It wasn't as big as the ones that appeared at the beginning, the Monkey Pillar looked ridiculous in comparison, but there was still a huge amount of energy here.

Crackling.

There was a crackling sound as though from the bones as Monkey's appearance began to change. Its brown fur turned blue, armored shoulder pads appeared on it and icy growths like knuckles grew on its paws.

The pillar of energy disappeared as a powerful current of wind came up, making Wain's coat and his hair flutter while he stared at the monkey with his eyes wide open as though he had seen something unbelievable.

"What... The monster used the Form...? Hahaha... Maybe this Monkey is at the limit of Fourth Chronicle, but the monsters in Lands of the Gods, that's something different..." Wain muttered with a dazed but excited look as he realized how much he had underestimated this place.

Bam. Bam. Bam.

The monkey slammed his fists into each other several times, causing each time a shock wave of ice to freeze everything around him. One of them reached Wain and left a thin layer of ice on his cheek.

The monster stared at Wain as if expecting a response from him.

"Agh... Do you want to know if I agree to fight you now? Well, now our fight goes from mortal combat to a duel, but that's even better!" Wain exclaimed with a mad expression as he jumped down and a large amount of energy gathered at the tip of the Abyss Brush.

From Wain emanated an eerie, dark aura that gradually filled everything around him while his eyes engulfed Monkey with their gaze.

"It may be a duel now, but I can't promise you that you'll stay alive, since I just had a great idea!" Wain exclaimed as he swung with his brush.

At the same time, a faint spark appeared in the air, above the jungle.