Leo sneered, “Anything I’ve ingested has never come back up. Besides, without you following us, would we have discovered the honey wine? If you want to fight, come at us with all you’ve got!”
Leo signaled to Master Jennifer and Violet, and the three walked toward the cave entrance.
Joe hesitated but ultimately chose not to attack. Firstly, she couldn’t gauge Leo’s cultivation, and secondly, Master Jennifer’s strength was formidable, making it unwise to engage.
Meanwhile, Lance Eliot, the almost-helpless deputy gang leader of the Flying Dragon Gang, was flying out of the middle cave as if his life depended on it, his face extremely unsightly.
This reaction wasn’t due to danger in the cave; on the contrary, the cave was quite safe. It was just that he thought the bottom of the cave, where he believed the honey wine was stored, turned out to be filled with monkey excrement.
Not exaggerating, if he had stayed there for another second, vomiting would have been the least of his problems. He would have likely passed out from the overwhelming stench!
Only after rushing out of the cave did Lance Eliot stop holding his breath and began to breathe in the outside air deeply.
“It’s not in the middle cave. Where could the honey wine be?” Lance Eliot gazed at the other four caves with an unpleasant expression.
Initially, it was a one-in-five chance, and now one option was eliminated, making it a one-in-four chance.
Following the order, Lance Eliot decided to start with the first cave on the left.
Although the foul smell from earlier had made him nauseous, he endured it for the legendary honey wine!
It wouldn’t be feces in the left cave, right?
Just as Lance Eliot rushed into the left cave, Leo and his companions emerged from the right cave.
The sounds of fighting outside the cave had disappeared, and there was no sign of the blue-blooded demon monkey king or the martial practitioners.
Violet asked in confusion, “Leo, where did everyone go?”
Leo looked around. The entire cave was destroyed by the battle, with debris and bloodstains everywhere.
“Since there’s no trace of the blue-blooded demon monkey king’s body here, they must be outside. Let’s go quickly.”
In the massive central shaft, a roar mixed with anger and terror echoed from afar.
Near the blue-blooded demon monkey king, many monkey corpses lay. These were the spiritual monkeys from the first half of the cave, who had been put to sleep by the sedative incense and came to assist the monkey king, all of them now dead.
With the joint attacks of three high-level martial practitioners, the formidable monkey king was already heavily injured. After its roar, it began gasping for breath.
“Golden Dragon Cross Slash!” Master Wind roared, wielding a golden sword and slashing diagonally towards the blue-blooded demon monkey king’s head.
The monkey king withdrew its body, avoiding the sword edge but couldn’t escape the powerful sword energy, shattering its armor completely. Additionally, a deep blood mark was left on the monkey king’s shoulder.
“Dragon’s Soaring Finger Force!” Master Fire seized the opportunity, concentrating internal energy at his fingertips, then releasing it in the form of a conical energy blade, piercing into the monkey king’s shoulder.
Blue blood gushed instantly from the shoulder of the demon monkey king.
The old woman, Ursula, also made her move. She reached into the air toward the monkey king’s bleeding wound, creating a vortex of internal energy. The powerful suction made the blood gush even more violently.
Suffering such a severe blow, the demon monkey king emitted a pitiful roar. Its once formidable aura immediately began to weaken.
By now, the demon monkey king deeply realized that it was no match for these three humans. With its enhanced intelligence, it wouldn’t simply await death. Opening its large mouth with sharp fangs, it spat out three fireballs, aiming at Master Wind, Master Fire, and the old woman.
Naturally, Master Wind and the others wouldn’t be easily hit by the monkey king’s fireballs. They dodged sideways.
While the three evaded, the demon monkey king suddenly charged toward the cave entrance and disappeared from everyone’s sight.
“Thinking of running? Not so easy!” Master Fire shouted, about to pursue, but Master Wind stopped him.
“Don’t chase. Let it go.”
Master Fire was somewhat unwilling, “Wind, the demon monkey king is already heavily injured. It’s just one last effort and we can certainly kill it! If it has formed the elemental core, letting it go would be a waste.”
Master Wind waved his hand, “After rushing out of the cave, it escaped into the mountains. Trying to kill it will be extremely difficult. Don’t forget, the honey wine is our main goal. We don’t know if the deputy gang leader found it. We should return and meet up with him.”
Neither Master Wind nor Master Fire pursued, and the old woman wouldn’t either.
Leo and his group had left the cave when Master Wind and the others were severely injuring the demon monkey king. They saw the injured monkey king escape from the cave and vanish into the forest.
Leo was always willing to take advantage, so he said to Master Jennifer and Violet, “Wait for me at the horse tethering spot. I’ll check out this so-called demon monkey king.”
“Leo, I want to come too!” Violet looked eager.
Master Jennifer held Violet back, “The demon monkey king is injured and enraged. It’s dangerous. Let Leo handle it.”
Violet pouted but reluctantly nodded.
As Leo walked away, Violet called, “Leo, be careful! If you can’t win, come back.”
Leo’s figure quickly disappeared into the woods.
About ten minutes later, Leo returned. His clothes had stains of blue blood, but he himself wasn’t injured.
The demon monkey king, despite being heavily injured, was still formidable. Leo used three explosive talismans and Purple Radiance to finally end its life.
After learning that Leo had dealt with the demon monkey king, Violet curiously asked, “Leo, did the monkey king have an elemental core?”
Leo smiled, nodded, and extended his right hand, revealing a baby-sized, fiery red bead in his palm.
“Wow, this is the elemental core!” Violet couldn’t help but take a closer look, excitement evident in her soft exclamation.
“We’ve got what we came for. Let’s go.”
As the three prepared to leave on horseback, more martial practitioners arrived. Some entered the cave directly, while others observed from outside.
Among the arriving martial practitioners, Henry stood out. He quickly spotted Master Jennifer and, with a few graceful leaps, appeared in front of her. “Jennifer, didn’t expect to run into you here. Makes me believe in fate.”