Neo was going to kill this common-grade beast!
He was going to kill it on his own!
Neo's mind raced as he deduced numerous strategies and plans to successfully assassinate the sleeping monster. He had to factor in one very important thing: his awful luck.
Neo's luck was so terrible that he needed to make backup plans upon backup plans upon backup plans. If he didn't plan enough, he was going to die a painful death!
When he finally ran out of backup plans and could not think of any other deadly scenarios his luck might conjure, Neo was ready.
'Phase one!'
Neo began the first phase of his plan to kill his first common-grade beast. His smile grew colder as his body moved silently… away from the beast?
His rear was raised as he slowly distanced himself from the deadly creature. Neo wasn't actually running away, of course. He was just being cautious.
He knew that what he was about to do was a big risk—one that might involve a lot of fast and furious running. Now, he couldn't do all that while tied down with all this luggage, could he?
He would probably trigger one of the many unknown devices in the satchel, which would 'unluckily' turn out to be a bomb and explode, blowing him into smithereens!
So, Neo first had to drop this luggage before he could perform his assassination properly.
Using a bunch of white leaves to make a simple trail, Neo hurriedly circled the beast and headed for the blue stone at a fast pace.
After some extremely close run-ins with some common-grade monkeys, Neo finally made it to the location of the shiny blue stone. He dumped the satchel atop the rock and waited to see if it would get sucked in as well.
After waiting for a minute, Neo concluded that the rock only functioned on living things, not inanimate objects. He was just about to turn back with his spear when a blue vial swirling with green liquid dropped from the satchel and 'accidentally' cracked on the rock.
A green mist wafted out from the liquid, and Neo's instincts flared dangerously. He hurriedly held his breath and leapt away from the mist.
'Poison,' he thought.
Had he not been careful just now, he would have accidentally inhaled whatever poison that was and probably gotten himself killed.
Tsk! His luck was really out to kill him…
But what if…?
Neo's evil smile grew wider as he stared at the vial of poison and the satchel.
He just had an idea…
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Five minutes later, Neo was done with his plan and was currently headed back to the beast.
He suddenly paused and cracked a wry grin.
The trail… it was all gone!
Neo had made a mistake. How could someone as unlucky as himself use something as fragile as leaves to leave a trail? Of course, he should have known that a strong breeze would 'accidentally' sweep away his hard work and leave him clueless once again!
'At least my memory is really good.'
Neo didn't really need the trail in the end. He was able to retrace the route using just his memory and was soon staring at the gorilla once again, a confused expression on his face.
'What kind of sleeping posture is this?'
Neo found the gorilla peculiar. Why else would it be sleeping doggy style?
What kind of dreams was the naughty little beast having?
Was it even female?
Neo avoided looking at the pink arsehole of the gorilla and focused on approaching the beast from behind to sneakily kill it.
Slowly, the gap between Neo and the monster decreased.
Fifteen metres. Ten metres. Five metres.
Neo was shocked that everything was going so smoot—
Thought too soon!
Neo tripped on a root! He couldn't believe it. He took his focus away from his footsteps for just a bit, and he tripped in the next instant?
Puff!
The sound his foot made as it collided with the hard root was so distinct in the silence of the surroundings that it alerted the sleeping beast instantly.
Shit! Move!
Neo used the momentum as he fell to throw the spear within his grasp as hard as he could.
He was a very good thrower, so his aim when throwing was top-notch. Neo watched as the black spear sailed towards the beast and lodged itself deep within the pink arsehole of the beast!
Neo was shocked.
That wasn't intentional! Neo was aiming for the spine!
Roar!!
The roars of the primate were filled with so much anguish that Neo actually felt pity for it. He really hadn't meant to defile the poor beast like that.
Still, he wasted no time and pounced on the beast. The gorilla turned around so swiftly that the eight-foot-long spear buried in its bloodied anus almost curved like a real tail.
Neo arrived before the huge beast and sidestepped.
An enormous fist came crashing down on his previous position. He would have been turned into meat pâté had he not reacted instantly!
No time to think!
Neo saw a massive maw open up before his face and leapt back in fright. He slammed into a wall and almost choked on his spit from the abrupt impact.
But there was really no time to think again. Another fist attack was coming for him rapidly!
Shit!
The palm was too huge to duck under, so Neo could only jump away again.
Boom!
He hurriedly created distance after evading the punch and swiftly took out his trump card.
Neo held the buzzing plasma gun in his hands with a sneer on his face.
He had picked this up from the battle site and decided to keep it as his battle decider.
He wanted to give a cinematic pause before slowly raising a finger and saying, **"Got you, b*tch!"** but there was no time.
Tiiuu!! Tiiuu!!
Two plasma bullets shot out of the gun rapidly, but the monkey leapt away and dodged them both. The beast evaded the bullets and sped towards Neo once more, but he wasn't worried. He maintained his distance and kept shooting at the beast.
Tiiuu!! Tiiuu!! Tiiuu!! Tiiuu!! Tiiuu!! Tiiuu!!
Neo kept shooting, but the gorilla was just too quick. It dodged every single bullet and suddenly appeared before Neo unexpectedly.
Bang!
Neo got slapped away so powerfully that he rebounded off a tree when he hit it, like a ball.
He winced from the pain and shook his head to clear his dizzy vision before abruptly pouncing to the right once again.
A strong, but surprisingly slow, kick passed through his previous location. Seeing this, Neo couldn't help but smile. The poison was working!
Neo regained his confidence and began shooting at the beast once more.
This time, the beast was already weakened from the poison laced on the tip of Neo's spear, so the bullets started to hit it.
Tiiuu! Tiiuu!! Tiiuu!!
Huge bullet wounds appeared all over the gorilla's body, and it slowly succumbed to its injuries.
Thud!
Neo watched the beast breathe its last, a triumphant smile on his face.
He had done it!
He had single-handedly killed a common-grade beast. Although it was a newborn and barely considered of that grade, Neo was still very proud of his achievement.
Roar!!!
"Got to go!"
Neo turned tail, plucked his spear from the gorilla's anus, and ran.
The roars were numerous and sounded livid. Neo didn't want to be there when the gorilla parents saw the corpse of their baby.
He wouldn't be able to plead for mercy even if he had two more mouths!
Boom!
A furious-looking gorilla suddenly blasted out from behind a group of trees some metres behind Neo.
Neo's mind raced. He increased his running speed as much as he could and leapt over roots like a hurdler.
Neo was completely focused on two things: not tripping, and not getting lost. If he made a mistake with either, he would die!
He couldn't afford to lose his life!
Sweat trickled down Neo's forehead like a dam as he ran, but as he neared the location of the blue rock, he persevered and gave it his all.
Any less, and the furious gorilla would catch up—wait, it was already too close!
Shit!
Neo's legs actually blurred—the burst of speed he achieved in that brief moment was surreal. He managed to keep the distance between him and the gorilla constant, but Neo was getting exhausted quickly.
Finally!
Neo almost cried when he finally saw the rock. The gorilla was mere metres behind him!
He had never loved a piece of mineral as much as he did now!
Slap!
Using one hand to slap the rock as hard as possible, Neo picked up his satchel with the other hand and finally turned around to look at his tormentor.
'So f*cking huge!'
This gorilla was like a damn giant—it was even taller than the trees!
If that gorilla pounded him with its fist, wouldn't Neo directly turn into paint for the floor?
Gulp!
The familiar sinking feeling welcomed Neo into its loving arms.
Neo sighed before grinning. He had actually done it.
He had killed a beast!