High Martial Arts 2077: I Rely on Beast Taming to Cultivate While Lying Down

Chapter 101 Rare Pet Beast - Dark Demon Ape King, Special Ability - Dark Red Demonic Mark!

The streets were in chaos.

More than thirty black demon apes charged wildly, each one three meters tall.

Its entire body was covered in rough, short black hair, its arms were extremely long, hanging down past its knees, and its fists were covered with a thick layer of calloused keratin. When it slammed into the roof of the abandoned car, it created a dent.

What's more troublesome is that the horde of black demon apes is surrounded by swarms of various monsters.

Devil rats, devil dogs, devil insects...

These monsters had an unnatural dark red hue in their eyes.

"Damn it! Wasn't the Black Demon Ape supposed to be in the north of the city? How did it get here too?!"

A red-haired boy named Zhang He suddenly swung his right hand forward, and more than a dozen small fireballs shot out from his palm, crashing into the monster horde.

The fireball struck several demon rats, exploding into clusters of flame the size of washbasins. The rats were blasted to the ground, their fur singed, emitting squeaks of agony.

But when it landed on the black apes, it only singed their short black fur, leaving scorch marks. The black apes shook their arms and continued charging without a care.

Wu Qing, a tall, slender girl with long hair, held her hands out in front of her, her spiritual energy condensing into a dark black circular shield in her palms.

She pushed the object forward with a sudden thrust, and it spun around, crashing into the black demon ape that was charging at the front.

"Bang--!"

The shield collided with the black ape's fist, creating a small-scale explosion of psionic energy. The shockwave tore the black ape's arm open, and black blood trickled down between its fingers.

In pain, it let out an angry roar, but only paused for a moment.

This action only angered it!

Wu Qing gritted her teeth, quickly drew several runes in front of her with her fingers, and controlled the shield to turn in mid-air, blocking several demonic hounds that pounced from the other side.

"These servant demons are too numerous and troublesome! They all obey the command of that black demon ape leader."

"This leader must be killed!"

The "leader" she was referring to was hiding at the rear of the black ape horde.

This Black Demon Ape leader was two sizes larger than an ordinary Black Demon Ape, and had a dark red stripe running from the back of its head to its tailbone on its back.

Every few seconds, it would emit a low, rhythmic roar from deep within its throat.

With each roar, the dark red light in the eyes of the surrounding demonic servants intensified. "But that Black Demon Ape leader, a peak elite-level being, is very clever; it's been hiding in the back. We're in trouble—"

Zhang He gritted his teeth and threw out a few more fireballs, but the power of the fireballs had clearly weakened as they were consumed.

It is simply not capable of causing fatal damage!

Just then...

A streak of azure sword light pierced through the air from the other side of the street!

Heading straight for the rear of the Black Demon Ape horde!

The Black Demon Ape leader's pupils suddenly contracted.

Its reaction was extremely fast; a layer of dark red psionic energy protection instantly rose around its body, and its arms were crossed in front of its chest.

At the same time, it pushed off the ground with its feet, and its whole body sprang to the side and back, trying to avoid the sharpness of the sword.

But that sword strike... was too fast!

"Pfft—"

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The light blue longsword precisely sliced ​​into the left side of the Black Demon Ape leader's neck, tearing a gap in the dark red psionic armor.

The sword blade sliced ​​through the gap, cutting open the side of its neck, and dark red blood gushed out.

The Black Demon Ape leader let out a mournful roar, lost his balance, and staggered several steps to the side.

But it didn't fall!

The physical strength of an elite-level peak is undeniable; the wounds look frightening, but they are not fatal.

Its left arm tightly clutched the wound, while its right arm lashed out, unleashing a furious roar in the direction from which the longsword had come.

Some of the demon servants rushed over!

Zhang He and Wu Qing froze at the same time, then abruptly turned their heads to look in the direction from which the longsword had flown.

At the end of the street, five figures were hurrying towards them.

"Looks like a student too!" Zhang He's eyes lit up.

"That sword strike just now... at least a mid-level spiritual technique! It might be from Jiangling University." Wu Qing's tone was filled with undisguised shock.

Zhang He took a deep breath, his expression relaxing considerably: "At least now we don't need to use distress flares, and we can still put up a fight! Who knows, we might be able to take down this Black Demon Ape. It's quite unique that it can control low-level magical beasts; it might even drop some good loot."

The dozen or so classmates behind him relaxed a bit when they saw that reinforcements had arrived.

Su Chen walked to the street corner, the sunlight sweeping across the entire battlefield.

There were more than thirty black demon apes on the street, plus a hundred servant demons, making them much harder to fight than the black rotten giant cockroaches!

Little Purple followed at his feet, her back arched, and electric arcs were already dancing in her fur.

"Don't skimp on ammunition!"

Su Chen drew his Beast Hunter Type 3 from his waist and said, "First, clear out the minions and monsters, then surround and kill the leader! Don't let a single one escape!"

Yang Xin quickly retrieved a level 4 heavy bullet.

The bullet is dark bronze in color, with a very fine gold pattern around the tip.

He deftly pressed the magazine in, rested the butt on his shoulder, and tilted his head to aim.

"Awoo!"

Little Purple slammed its four paws against the ground, and its figure shot out.

Raiga, activate!

An electric arc exploded on the canine tooth, which bit down on the black ape's forearm.

"Sizzle—!"

The electric current surged through his body, causing the Black Demon Ape to stiffen, and a burnt smell emanated from the arm that was being bitten.

Little Purple didn't linger in the fight. It opened its mouth, pushed off the wall with its four paws, turned around, and pounced on several demon rats that were gathering on the other side. With a thunderous roar, the slave-level demon rats were shaken and staggered.

Su Chen strode forward, carrying the Beast Hunter Type 3 submachine gun, the muzzle moving horizontally and spitting fire.

The first-level kinetic energy bullet swept quickly across the swarms of demon rats on both sides of the street, leaving holes in their bodies.

"Da da da—"

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Zhang He's lips twitched when he saw this.

Kinetic submachine guns... they burn through money every second!

He gritted his teeth, no longer trying to save money, pulled out a few grenades from his waist, pulled the pins, and threw them into the horde of black apes.

Seeing that they had a chance to win, the other students also stopped holding back.

"Bang!

""

In the heat of battle, a loud explosion rang out.

"A level-four heavy explosive projectile left a trail in the air."

A black ape leaped from the roof of an abandoned car, its body outstretched in mid-air, arms raised high, ready to smash into a student in Zhang He's team who was changing ammunition.

The bullet struck the side of its head with precision.

"puff--!"

The skull of the Black Demon Ape was blasted open with a fist-sized hole by the psionic explosion of the Level 4 bullet, and black blood and bone fragments flew in all directions.

Its body suddenly tilted in mid-air, its arms still raised, but it had lost all strength and crashed straight to the ground, twitched once, and then remained completely still.

Yang Xin didn't look at the fallen black ape. She pulled the bolt, the spent cartridge ejected, and the bolt returned to its original position.

Then she turned her gun and locked onto another black ape that was flanking Lin Xiyue.

This black ape was clearly more alert than the previous one.

It heard the gunshot and, while running, suddenly swayed to the left, trying to evade the sniper fire with an S-shaped movement.

"Bang I

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The bullet pierced the air.

The black ape's body veered to the right, and the bullet missed its head, grazing the outside of its right arm.

The bullet triggered a psionic blast the instant it grazed the arm, blasting a deep, bone-revealing wound into its right arm.

The black ape let out a painful howl; the wound on its right arm prevented it from climbing the wall any longer, and it could only stumble back to the ground.

Yang Xin pulled the bolt, the spent cartridge fell to the ground, and suppressed the smile on her lips: "What a pity!"

"Ah! Help me!"

The swarm of rats suddenly emerged from the sewer opening at the corner of the intersection.

One of the students in Zhang He's team was pounced on by a dozen or so demonic rats, triggering the energy protection device on his body.

More demon rats surged forward, engulfing him completely.

The demon rat's claws and teeth frantically gnawed at the protective shield.

The protective shield visibly fluctuated under continuous attacks.

Their training over the past few days has consumed too much energy, and the energy protection device's energy storage is now less than 20% of its usual level, probably not even enough to last for two minutes!

"not good!"

Zhang He turned his head and saw this scene; his expression changed instantly.

He suddenly conjured a fireball in his right hand, but several black demon apes closed in at the same time, forcing him to stop.

Just then, a stream of light blue water swept towards the boy surrounded by the rats.

The moment the water touched the swarm of rats, the water-elemental energy exploded with a gentle thrust, simultaneously sending more than ten demonic rats flying.

Then the water flowed back, wrapped around the boy's waist, and pulled him out of the rat swarm.

The boy was caught in the current, suspended in mid-air with his eyes closed, his hands flailing wildly in front of him, screaming in terror, "Get away! Get away!! Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"

Only when the water gently placed him on the ground did he stumble a few steps, open his eyes, and realize... he was safe!

He was stunned.

Who saved me?

Just then, Su Chen, riding on Xiao Zi's back, held a Beast Hunter Type 3 submachine gun in his left hand and a long knife in his right.

Using the roof of the abandoned car as leverage, Little Purple leaped into the air and soared over the heads of a group of demon rats.

The instant Su Chen swept past him, he slashed his longsword, sending two attacking demon rats flying. Then, he loosened his grip on the hilt with his left hand, grabbed the back of Su Chen's collar, lifted him up, and placed him steadily on the back of Xiao Zi.

"Hold on tight!"

Xiao Zi landed, activated her Swift Step, and with a few quick movements, broke out of the encirclement of the demon rats.

After the boy was carried to a safe area, his feet touched the ground, and his whole body was still a little weak.

He looked up at Su Chen's retreating figure, his mouth opening and closing several times before he finally managed to squeeze out, "Th-thank you."

But Su Chen did not turn around.

Because the leader of the black demon apes was staring intently at him!

The wound on the Black Demon Ape leader's neck was still bleeding, and it showed no sign of backing down!

And he harbors a deep grudge against... Lin Xiyue!

Seeing that the Black Demon Ape leader was so oblivious to the situation, Su Chen cracked his neck, his fighting spirit high: "Hehe~ Then I'll play with you properly!"

He wondered to himself: How many points can an elite-level peak Black Demon Ape score?

But just then...

A notification sound rang out.

[Rare pet detected - Dark Demon Ape King]

Ok?

Su Chen was puzzled.

He could indeed see the Black Demon Ape King's stats, but with a battle raging, who had time to examine them closely?

This system notification caught Su Chen's attention.

He immediately checked the panel of this so-called Dark Demon Ape King.

[Dark Demon Ape King (Anomaly: It has undergone a mutation after absorbing a large amount of abyssal magic power)]

Status: Contractable; Strength Rank: Third Realm - Peak Elite; Racial Potential: Fifth Realm - Leader; Attribute: Beast/Abyss; Growth Potential: 7.7

Talent: None. Special abilities:

① Dark Red Magic Mark: Low-level demonic creatures implanted with dark red magic marks will obey the king's commands.

Holy crap!!!

Special ability!?

This was the first time Su Chen had ever seen a pet with special abilities.

but...

I don't have any pet slots available!

Besides, even if I could form a contract with it, why did I subdue it in the first place?

Do you think I have a way to imprison it?

Besides... there's a war going on right now!!!

After hesitating for a moment, Su Chen suddenly thought of something and looked sharply at Xiao Zi.

Can I cancel it?

But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he shook his head repeatedly: No! No! This is unacceptable. Otherwise, Zhang Yan and the others will kill me. I won't be able to explain it to my parents either!

What's more, Xiao Zi's strongest advancement path... is ridiculously powerful!

Just then, as if understanding his thoughts, the pet space emitted another notification sound.

[Rare and higher quality pets can be housed in the pet space and placed in buildings such as the clan ranch and small spirit vein core.]

???

You can store them in your pet space!

You're forcing me...

Forehead!

But you should at least give me a spot for a pet!

"roar--!

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A violent roar exploded ten meters away.

Su Chen was staring blankly at the system panel, which displayed information such as "Rare Pet Beast - Dark Demon Ape King," "Special Ability - Dark Red Demonic Runes," and "Pet Beasts of Rare or Higher Quality Can Be Stored in the Pet Beast Space."

My mind is racing with thoughts of pet slots. How do I expand the pool of slots? Is it even possible to form a contract with the Dark Demon Ape King now?

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

"Be careful!"

A shout came from afar.

Su Chen suddenly looked up.

A mid-level elite Black Demon Ape, its three-meter-tall body leaping high into the air, raised its arms overhead, the thick calluses on its fists gleaming with a cold, hard black light.

It used the momentum from the top of the abandoned bus stop to launch itself, and its massive body crashed down on Su Chen.

His dark red eyes were filled with savagery, his mouth was wide open, revealing four sharp canine teeth, and a deafening roar came from his throat.

It's going to smash this human into mincemeat!

Su Chen's anger flared up instantly.

I'm thinking about something important here!

Contract slots! Rare pets! New system rules!

With so much stuff crammed into my head, why the hell are you trying to mess things up?

"Damn it!" Su Chen suddenly looked up, his eyes blazing with anger. "I'm thinking about serious matters! What the hell are you yelling at me for?!"

The moment he finished speaking, he slammed his right foot into the ground.

The spiritual energy surged from the dantian and flowed along the Ren meridian into the four acupoints: Jiuwei, Juque, Zhongwan, and Qihai.

The power chain of the Overlord Body Technique Iv3 was fully activated in that instant.

From the soles of the feet to the waist and hips, from the waist and hips to the shoulders, from the shoulders to the fists.

Mountain-Splitting Fist Iv2!

Learning Machine - Mountain-Opening Fist Iv4, loading!

A punch was thrown!

There was nothing fancy, nothing roundabout.

It's a straight punch!

He met the black demon ape's slamming fist head-on and slammed it in.

"boom!!!"

The moment the two fists collided, a dull, teeth-grinding bang exploded out.

A visible shockwave emanated from the point of impact, spreading outwards and creating a ring of dust around the surrounding sand.

"Click~"

The sound of bones cracking could be heard.

First phalanx, second phalanx, metacarpals, carpal bones, radius, ulna, and so on upwards...

The black ape let out a mournful scream.

Its body was thrown backward at high speed, as if it had been hit head-on by a truck.

The three-meter-tall body tumbled several times in the air before crashing into an abandoned bread cart across the street.

"Boom—!"

The van's roof was smashed, leaving a huge dent, and shards of glass flew everywhere.

The black ape rolled off the roof of the vehicle, hit the ground, bounced once, rolled half a circle, and then stopped.

One strike!

The street was silent for a full second; even the demonic sounds subsided.

Zhang He stood twenty meters away, his right hand still in the posture of condensing a fireball.

He was stunned...

His gaze was fixed on the black demon ape that had been blasted away by a single punch, then abruptly shifted to Su Chen, his lips moving several times... "This person... is probably a top freshman at Jiangling University. He scored at least 600 on the college entrance exam!"

He scored 462 points on the college entrance exam that year, barely enough to get into Beishan University.

While I wasn't among the top students in the school these past two years, I was definitely not at the bottom either.

With a punching power of 579 kilograms, he's considered quite impressive among his classmates.

But he dared not confront them head-on!

The boy in front of me not only confronted the opponent head-on, but also sent him flying with a single punch.

There were no spiritual techniques! There were no unusual phenomena of spiritual energy being released! It was just pure physical strength and pure martial arts bursts.

Should be... a freshman at Gangneung University?

Su Chen didn't notice Zhang He's expression at all.

He strode toward the black ape that was still convulsing.

When the black demon ape saw him approach, fear appeared in its dark red eyes for the first time.

It used its still-functioning left arm to support itself on the ground, desperately trying to move backward, but its shattered right arm dragged on the ground, and every inch it moved made it grimace in pain.

Su Chen walked up to it and punched it in the chest.

"Bang!

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A dull thud as ribs broke. The black ape's body arched violently, its groan turning into a short, agonizing scream.

He punched it on the head again.

"Bang--!"

The cracking sound of a skull breaking.

The black ape's body suddenly stiffened, its limbs twitched one last time, and then it remained completely still.

Dark red blood flowed simultaneously from its mouth, nose, and ears.

Bloody? Cruel?

A racial war! A battle for survival!

Su Chen straightened up, shook the blood off his right hand, and glanced around.

Three black demon apes were approaching him from different directions.

Their feet clearly hesitated...

Su Chen looked at them and suddenly smiled.

It wasn't an excited laugh, but a laugh that had been suppressed for a long time and finally found an outlet, tinged with a hint of violence.

He roared, cursing, "Dare to come? Come and die!"

The three demonic apes stopped moving at the same time.

They don't understand much language, but the aura emanating from humans is terrifying.

"Roar~"

The three demonic apes let out a low, angry roar, a warning, and a show of courage.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Su Chen quickly pulled out a Qi-Nourishing Pill from his waist and tilted his head back to swallow it.

The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and a warm current flowed into the meridians...

His gaze then swept past the three hesitant Demon Apes and fixed on the Dark Demon Ape King in the distance.

"So you're the one who likes to yell, huh?" His voice wasn't loud, but it was full of malice. "I'm after you! I'm going to take on an elite-level opponent!"

He slammed his right foot into the ground, and the Shadowless Bottle was activated.

Su Chen left a trail of afterimages on the street, ignoring the surrounding demons and monsters, and charged straight towards the Dark Demon Ape King!

The three black apes blocking the way reacted almost simultaneously.

They instinctively tried to intercept him, but Su Chen was too fast.

He cut through the gap between the first and second apes, his shoulder brushing past the chest of the second ape.

The third black demon ape was a beat slower; by the time it turned around, Su Chen had already rushed five cheng meters away.

The Shadowless Bottle landed lightly, dodging another attack from a demonic hound.

His gaze was fixed on the Dark-haired Demon Ape King in the distance, and he also had many shameful thoughts in his mind.

A contract? To kill? To let go?

do not care!

Give him a good beating first, then we'll talk!

Kill! Kill! Kill!

What I hate most is apologizing afterward.

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