Chapter 198: Chapter 197:And so it begins..

The moment I heard that annoying screeching voice, my mood went downhill...

"Old man, no way in hell is that chicken-cat coming with us." I immediately made my stance clear.

Screeeeechhh!!

"Bastard!! It’s your whole family that are chicken cats!" I paid no mind to the screeching misfire..

"Hey, hey, hey, friend, nice to me..." as usual, Malachi immediately got excited seeing someone new, his usual jovial side being unleashed,

Swat!!

Only for a swatting strike from Leo’s tail to send him crashing through multiple trees..

Screeeeee!!!

"What’s a filthy monkey doing trying to taint my glorious presence?"

"Damn! You got pretty arrogant didn’t you? Acting like some hotshot when you’re just something made from a faulty blender." For the first time ever, I found myself defending the monkey..

"Bastard!! Say that again! I dare you!"

"Heh. I’m not scared of you! I’ve been craving drumsticks for a while now anyway." I smirked.

Yet before our fight could escalate...

ROOOOARRRRRR!!!!!!

A deafening roar shook the entire place..

"FUCKING BITCH!!!" Malachi had exploded from the rubble he’d been buried under, his form growing to a monstrous 20ft as he glared at Leo..

"You’re going to fucking die!!" The monkey rushed at the chicken-cat.

"Humph! Filthy apes with grand delusions!" The chicken-cat scoffed, wings spreading as a halo of light converged around him...

"Heh. Not so fast buddy!"

I immediately used an ability from my recently plundered Supreme-ranked talent.

<Throne of Arcane Radiance>!

The light that had begun surrounding the chicken-cat immediately bent, authority over all light within a five hundred meter radius, switching toward me instantly, a radiant throne of immaculate golden light manifested behind me as I sat down.

Joining hands to jump an annoying Leo? I’ll be there every bloody time!

Hummm!!!!

The atmosphere shifted immediately..

"What..."

"DIEEE!!!!!"

Before Leo could even understand what was happening, a massive ape fist hand landed squarely on his beak, his figure being sent flying backwards..

"Hahahahahahaha!!!! That’ll teach you to be so..."

Swooosh....

The air split as a claw manifested before Malachi’s massive figure, the claw easily dwarfing his twenty feet tall frame..

Boooommmmm!!!!!!

Like a bug, the gigantic monkey was instantly planted into the ground...

"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

The griffons form re-emerged, bigger, badder, and infinitely more enraged..

His wings spread out, blotting out the skies as his screech threatened to burst my ear drums!

"That’s it! Dante, you bitch, get ready for a beating!"

And so began an entire exhausting hour of a fight that turned valen’s little cottage into a war zone, all this happening while the man himself was busy sipping tea, totally unconcerned with whatever chaos was going on before him...

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"Really!? Biting my eye?? AGAIN??"

Leo screeched in annoyance, a clawed hand caressing his bruised eye..

"Heh! That’ll teach you to be humble next time, don’t go throwing your wait around, isn’t that right my friend."

"Ughh~~~" a pained groaned was all I got from the collapsed monkey..

"Look, you broke my monkey!"

"Humph, that ape should be happy I let him breathe the same air as me!"

"Wow!! So humble, I never knew creatures with identity crisis would be this tame."

"Stop calling me that!!"

"Bitch, make me!"

"Square up you motherfucker, let’s see if I don’t send you to intensive care!"

"Hah!!! Not before I turn you into chicken dinner!!"

"UGHHHHH..."

"ENOUGH!!"

Valen’s yell shut down our argument and Malachi’s groaning as we turned towards him..

"You three, just, shut up, please!! You’re going to give me a headache!" The old man was caressing his brow..

"Huh? Do people at that age still get headaches? Won’t you die from such a thing? You should look after yourself more old man!" I couldn’t help advising earnestly, didn’t want the old man collapsing suddenly..

"Bastard!!" Leo’s scolding voice resounded in our ears, and I could see the old man’s irritated face easing up a bit..

"Father might be very old, like ancient level old, like I’m still wondering why he’s even still capable of moving around levels of old, but apparently he’s still very healthy, don’t go cussing him to die! You bastard, what if his old age acts up and he actually falls!!!?"

I gasped.. the chicken-cat was right!

"I’m sorry old man, forget what I said, don’t die, you hear me? You’re only old, not obsolete."

"Better! That’s more like it! Don’t mind him dad, he’ll be more careful with his words from now on!" I nodded along with Leo, Malachi groaning in agreement as we all seemed to have found a common ground...

Not wanting the old man to die from old age..

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A heavy silence suddenly fell on the entire place..

I looked left, Leo was looking at me, the same confused expression on both our faces..

But before we could ask any questions..

"Leave...."

The old man said..

"Huh? Old man, what happened?? Want me to call a healer??? Leo quick, let’s go, the old might be losing it."

Screeeeeeee!!!!!

"Don’t worry dad, we’ll be back fast!!!"

BANG! BANG!

Both mine and Leo’s figures were suddenly embedded into a wall that was a significant distance away from mount doomandgloom..

"And take this with you.."

Crash!!!!

The limp figure of Malachi came crashing to our feet in an extremely unceremonious manner...

"Look what you did." Leo groaned, "dad kicked us out."

"Ughh..." I pulled myself out of the hole slowly, "it’s because you weren’t fast enough that he got upset, this, is your fault.."

"Why you little.."

"Wanna fight? Square up!"

"Bastard!!!!"

BOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!!!!

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"So, where are we going?" I asked as the three of us finally decided to put aside our disagreements for the time being, of course not without various "trophies" from our last squabble.

"What do you mean, where are we going? Are you dumb? We’re going to the western continent of course."

"Hey, wise guy, I know that’s where we’re headed, my question is how? You dumb bird!"

"You trying to pick a a fight again? The last round of beatings weren’t enough???"

"Hey, hey, hey.. let’s just take a deep breath and.."

"SHUT IT MONKEY!!"

"SHUT UP YOU APE!!"

"Jeez, tough crowd."

...

After a a beat of silence, the chicken-cat finally decided to talk..

"Father had given me a method of movement prior to my arrival."

I snickered, "of course he did, that old man!"

Following a brilliant flash of light, a circular disk appeared before us..

"This, will take us straight to the western continent, more accurately, to the Lankesh Holy Temple, there’ll be people waiting for us there.."

I nodded, fine with whatever, so long as I can get on with hunting those strong looking monsters..

But apparently one of us wasn’t..

"Umm.. guys? Can we not go to THAT temple?" Malachi asked with a nervous chuckle..

"Huh? What’s wrong? You know the place?" I got curious, the monkey seemed uncomfortable with the ideas of stepping foot there..

"Umm.. how do I say this? My people aren’t very well liked by those bald foggies." He scratched his head awkwardly...

"Well too bad, it’s the only option we got, you’re either going with us or not." Leo didn’t care, and I agreed, whatever beef the money had with some bald monks wasn’t my concern whatsoever..

Besides, I was kinda excited to see what monks in this world looked like..

"Ughh... fine.. whatever, I’ll just beat their ass again." Malachi muttered something under his breath that I couldn’t quite catch.

"Alright then, we’ve dallied too much!" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

I stood up, stretching my arms, "let’s get this thing rolling."

Hearing my words, Leo threw the disk on the floor, the thing expanding to a five meter wide platform..

"Get on!"

We got onto the circular platform, Leo promptly activating the thing as a humming sound filled the air, followed swiftly by a flash of light as our figures disappeared...

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"Welcome, visitors to our holy land."

Our journey to the west had finally begun..

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A/N: hmmm... my brain farted when writing this Chapter.. not in anyway what I wanted...

Don’t hate me too much..

1/3

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Thanks for reading..