"No way... What is an Alpha monkey actually?" Marx asked. If the system had the ability to click, it would always click with every question he asked. It could not even believe that his intelligence was 5. Maybe it was rigged which was impossible.
[An Alpha monkey is born once four thousand years. It has the ability to comprehend human knowledge and commands every monkey it comes across. An Alpha monkey moves from its home and goes out in search for other monkeys so that it can terrorize the world.
[Secret side quest generated_ Capture the Alpha monkey]
Marx thought of what the system was saying and he could only sigh. Around 200 meters away, the giant spider was approaching his direction. Its one stride would take it fifty meters forward.
That one stride would shake the earth like an earthquake. He could only see the front legs but he was guessing it had eight. On top of the spider, was a small dot. That was what he discerned from the distance.
The giant spider quickly approached him and while it was 100 meters away, he was able to fully discern what it was. Yes, it was a giant spider but calling it a spider was incorrect.
Marx had his lips rounded as he saw the giant spider made of monkeys. Yes, it was made of monkeys. On top of the spider was the monkey that had tried to lure him to them. The Alpha.
The way the monkeys were interconnected was out of logic. He could not quite understand how the monkeys on the feet were managing to survive. Then it struck him.
Having collected more than a 1,000,000 monkeys in its lifetime, it would only use less than 50, 000 as cannon fodders to achieve its goal. He was having a premonition that there was an even larger number of monkeys in the city than this one.
"Tell me more about an Alpha monkey," Marx requested not caring about the incoming monkeys.
[Alpha monkeys are closest to evolving into a higher bloodline close to that of humans. An Alpha monkey is usually twice evolved as the one that existed before it. An Alpha monkey has a lifespan of thirty years and is immune to any illness that may affect its race.
[An Alpha monkey once born, all monkeys in existence tend to get drawn towards it. In ten years, it might have collected all monkeys in the world. The monkey is approximately eleven years old.
[The way an Alpha monkey's brain works is very different. All monkey that join it have their minds connected with each other such that, the monkeys act as an extension of its body. An alpha monkey can breed more than 50,000 monkeys in its lifetime.
[Alpha monkeys ensures continued breeding. There is a very high chance that all these monkeys are all male. The rest are probably at their base]
Marx was shocked by this new discovery. The fact that it could breed more than 50,000 monkeys in its lifetime was unbelievable. But what shook him to the core was the fact that these monkeys were all male.
This could mean that there was an entire almost ten times this number. Seeing just how fast the giant spider was bridging the gap proved that waiting to see what that was had been a wrong move.
He was a few meters away from the main road and he hopped on his bike. He quickly paddled at the best speed he could. He was reaching the top speed of the bike but the monkeys were slowly bridging the gap.
He rode through the streets following the direction of the map leading outside the city. The distance remaining being less than 96 kilometers. From his own deductions, he realized that if he left the city, the monkeys would stop chasing him.
He dared not look back. The vibration from the monkeys' made the bike unstable and even a small distraction would cause him to lose control. Thankfully the main road did not have any sharp branches.
When the bike was slightly steady, he looked back and saw the monkeys had already bridged the gap up to 50 meters. He felt some pity for the monkeys acting as the legs.
While he was still staring at them, he saw them shift and the ones on the ground started climbing up and those on the top acted as the legs. They were still alive? How was that even possible.
He saw the spider shift and it started running above the rooftops. Many monkeys went to join the legs and others helped in widening the body.
Some monkeys on the belly started forming a pipe around 50 centimeters wide. It appeared sturdy and he did not realize what it was. The pipe was almost two meters long.
Marx saw a ball come out from the mouth of the monkey. It rolled in the air such that it was aiming at him. He cursed when he realized that it was an attack. Just how come the Alpha monkey was willing to use his own race as weapons?
He saw the monkey open and it had a savage expression on its face. Were they all okay with throwing their lives like that? The monkey opened its hands and landed on his back. He cursed again.
The monkey scratched his back with its sharp nails trying to make him lose control. So the alpha monkey had realized that the only way to stop him was by making him fall off his bike.
It had accurately measured that he would lose control with the slightest distraction. He could give him that but thinking he would lose his focus just because his back was in pain was a fool's errand.
The monkey on his back was not even 5 kgs heavy. He ignored the pain and continued to paddle with the constant speed. The bike was at its limit and if he dared go any faster, it would just turn into various metal pieces.
He quickly thought of a solution to get rid of the monkey. Behind him, he could hear the other monkeys jumping from building to building. The buildings were quite sturdy because they did not collapse under the impact.
The Alpha monkey seeing that their plan was not working as anticipated, it fired another monkey at Marx. Marx was alerted by the system about the incoming monkey and he swerved sideways.
He saw the monkey fly and hit the ground turning into minced meat. The monkey on his back seeing what could have happened had it missed decided to use the once in a lifetime chances well and fulfil its role.
Marx had already come up with a solution and he was waiting for a chance to see the monkey distracted. Seeing his chance, he quickly pulled his t-shirt out.
Since the monkey was clutching tightly on the shirt, it was pulled out before it could react. Marx then threw the t-shirts away wrapping the monkey midair.
He was now seeing that his chances of success were minimal. He had to choose between his life and the bike. He cherished his bikes a lot but the love he had for his life was boundless.
He would do anything for that. He tuned the gear of the bike.
"Entropy, how long can the bike last if I move at a speed reaching 120km/hr."
If anyone heard that the bike was moving at a speed of 100km/hr, they would think that it was a fairly tale. A non existent joke. Just bluffing.
[Analysing... The bike currently can be used for thirty minutes at speed the stated]
"I will never forget you, you are a real hero" he said addressing the bike. He had an apologetic look towards the bike. He did not hesitate anymore and increased the speed.
He gradually started gaining a distance between them. The monkeys were probably getting tired also and would give up. Also, the Alpha monkey must have suffered many casualties than he had accounted for.
He could hear the monkeys behind him slow down. He was already 150 meters away from them. When he heard them stop, he also stopped and looked at them. He waved goodbye and started paddling away from the city.
He was glad that he had managed to save both his life and the bike. He looked at his bare chest and realized he needed to put a clothe on. He was hanging his back pack infront of the bike and he removed a black t-shirt from inside it.
He remembered the system's side quest and decided to ignore it at moment. He was going to put it at bay for a while and when he came back, he would take it with him.
He pressed the brakes and the bike scrambled. How could he leave without the monkey? He was going to find its hideout and kidnap it. He turned and started paddling back.