What they did not know is that the pain that Cleo experienced during his short time in this world has shaped his mentality greatly; if not for his goal to become one of the strongest beings in this world, he would have given up already.
Such a simple but at the same time high goal is actually not the main reason for his unyielding will to strive forward; it is his experience of helplessness in his first life. He does not want such a hopeless situation once again.
*CRACK* *CREAK* *CRACK* Unbeknownst to him, his struggle to stand up pushes his body tempering technique to the limit; it starts growing, but this time, on a fundamental level, as the technique focuses on the body, not the ability.
Without obtaining the bloodline of a dragon or a tiger, one should not have been able to reach the level that he was at, but because of the abnormal existence of the system, he had achieved far greater accomplishments compared to other practitioners of this technique.
ROAR! The roar of both dragon and tiger comes out of his mouth as his body stands up in a very unusual way, but with his regeneration, the injuries of his struggle are rapidly disappearing, and even his strange posture is getting normal as time goes by.
"It is like watching a horror movie." One of the guards speaks.
PAK! Upon hearing his words, the guard nearest to him smacked his head. He could not believe that his own teammate would say such a thing.
"Seal his mouth!" The strongest amongst them orders, shaking his head. He knows that with their young master's personality, he would not mind such a thing, but as guards of Flare, they are trained to be loyal to the Oriend Family, especially to people their young mistress likes.
"Finally! I am back!" Cleo roars as he feels refreshed, finally being able to move his body. It might have affected some of his foundation, but he believes that with the new technique, it would be restored easily.
"FOOD!" His eyes flashed with red light as he pounced on the corpse of the Blue Rage Monkey. Under the stunned gaze of Elcio and the guards, he started devouring it without even being cooked, drinking its blood like he was some sort of monster.
"I changed my mind; this is the scene that looks like one from a horror movie," states the guard who was smacked in the head earlier.
The person next to him was too stunned to take notice; he cannot help but wonder why their young master would do such a thing. It is inhumane.
His body starts recovering, nearly reaching its optimal state. Since he had devoured the corpse clean, not even leaving bones behind, he earned the last remaining bits of advanced genes from this species.
'F*ck! No wonder the system states that the disadvantage that the artificial traits carry is actually more complicated than what it states in words; the sensation of hunger is truly disgusting! 'He curses inwardly.
"Elcio, I am going to see if the Azure Berserk Monkey is dead. Bring Glutton with you and assist our group. For the guards, I suggest that you follow Leon; he will definitely go on a killing spree. It is better if he has your support in order to speed up the killing process." He quickly starts giving command.
"You can leave it to us, young master; I am confident that beast is already finished, as Lord Bob would have already finished it," Elcio proclaims.
'So that sh*thead's name is actually Bob? Wow! I did not expect it to be so mundane that f*cker actually used me as bait in order to kill the Azure Berserk Monkey.' He knows that it was actually not a bad plan, but still, it does not leave any good taste in his mouth.
"What the!?" What he sees left him dumbfounded. He sees the Azure Berserk Monkey lying on the ground; close to him was an unconscious man. The two of them are not moving, but the former is actually awake.
His eyes immediately light up; this was a perfect opportunity for him, but he quickly stops, realises something, and runs back to the battlefield.
Leon, who was fighting against two Blue Rage Monkeys, pauses without hesitation, abandons them, and runs towards the direction of the Azure Berserk Monkey, stunning the guards. Just as they were prepared to fight to the death, a figure appears rapidly falling towards one of the Blue Rage Monkeys.
BOOM! In just one ambush, one of the Blue Rage Monkeys was killed. Cleo smiles as he did not expect that he would obtain a soul blessing from his target. With this, he finally has an extra soul blessing to trade with Pearl.
ROAR! The other Blue Rage Monkey becomes enraged seeing its comrade dying, but unfortunately for it, the strength that Cleo possesses made him able to fight a supernatural-grade physical-type genetic creature; it is no longer a threat or even a problem for him.
BAM! Using his tail, he swats the punch away before grabbing it by the head and twisting its head forcefully. Throwing the body to the guards, he grabs the remaining body parts of the first Blue Rage Monkey that he had killed and immediately devours it.
"I hope killing that beast will help Leon evolve," he mumbles to himself.
[According to the system's calculation, with the new technique, there is a ninety percent chance that Cleo's Clone (Leon) will undergo an evolution.]
"That is high enough for me; fortunately, I stopped myself from killing it." There is only one thing that he is worried about, and that is how tough the Azure Berserk Monkey's defence is.
His attacks before were nothing but scratches for it; even though it is now wounded and is nearing death, it is still a bona fide supernatural-grade genetic creature, and they are considered nearly impossible to kill without a team.