Mutated Monkeys

Strength, agility, attack, defense—all would be enhanced to a certain degree.

This was also why he, facing so many mutated monkeys besieging him after entering the secret realm, only suffered minor injuries.

However, his abilities had just awakened, and the development was not particularly complete, so he looked somewhat like a lizard.

As for whether he would betray himself later? Bruce Roberts didn't care at all.

After all, he had the eye of an antagonist, and he had plenty of ways to subdue them.

Hiding with James at the entrance of the cave, Bruce Roberts gestured to Ignacio.

Ignacio had no choice but to stand in the center of the cave!

It was only at this moment that Bruce Roberts noticed, this guy wasn't wearing shoes?

Ignacio didn't know what Bruce Roberts was thinking. After taking a deep breath,

the exposed skin on his hands and feet began to mutate, darkening in color, the skin wrinkling, looking from afar as if covered in numerous scales.

Soon, his fingers and toes also turned into claws.

Just without a tail!

"This guy's abilities seem quite strong, huh?"

Bruce Roberts squinted his eyes, having some thoughts.

Although he hadn't killed Jesse Thompson, Bruce Roberts felt it was a pity.

But judging from Jesse Thompson's performance just now, if this guy didn't have any other cards to play, he shouldn't cause much trouble.

So Bruce Roberts decided to take the treasure inside first.

"Here it comes, holy crap!"

While he was pondering, Ignacio, who attracted the monsters, suddenly cursed angrily and ran out of the cave in panic!

Following closely!

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

A monkey, hunched over, standing nearly six feet tall, chased after Ignacio.

It moved swiftly and was extremely aggressive, completely oblivious to Bruce Roberts and James at the mouth of the cave.

Bruce Roberts snapped out of his thoughts and quickly signaled for James to go inside!

At the same time, he glanced at the monkey that ran out.

A line of text appeared in his sight.

[Name: Mutated Golden Silk Monkey (Leader).]

[Rank: Black Iron High Rank.][Explanation: The abyssal power has eroded their brains and altered their genes, causing them to lose their original intelligence while also undergoing varying degrees of mutation.]

[Note: After mutation, primates will lose their original intelligence but will be more adept at close combat than other animals. Please handle with caution.]

"A monkey king skilled in close combat?"

Bruce Roberts squinted, noticing a black pattern beneath the golden fur on the back of the monkey. And this black pattern was starting to turn yellow?

Meaning it was about to advance to bronze?

"Damn it, why bother caring about that now?"

Bruce Roberts mocked himself, shook his head to clear his mind, and hurriedly followed James into the cave.

The cave wasn't very deep.

Within less than two meters of entering, they could see a cavern about three meters high, similar in size to a classroom.

The cavern was entirely enclosed, but the light inside was decent due to several night pearls embedded in the surrounding walls.

In the middle of the cavern was a square platform with three stone pillars emitting a faint blue light.

The middle pillar emitted a bright blue light, while the blue lights on the two side pillars were much weaker.

Floating above each pillar was a treasure.

On the middle pillar floated a very ancient-looking parchment scroll, rolled up and tied with a red rope, about twenty-five centimeters long.

On the left was an ancient ring, quite wide, with a blue gemstone at the top the size of a black iron crystal.

On the right was a jade pendant shaped like a water droplet!

The material of the jade pendant resembled Hetian jade, only the size of an adult's thumb.

Three faintly blue stone pillars, three floating treasures.

At first glance, it was extremely fantastical.

"What is this..."

Seeing this cave full of fantastical atmosphere and the three floating treasures, James's breathing became rapid. Clearly, James was regretting it.

At this moment of seeing so many treasures, he even wanted to directly attack Bruce Roberts and kill him.

Because, these things were supposed to be his, right?

In his past life, he had gathered a group of survivors and killed his way in to seize these treasures.

But now... these things belonged not to him, nor Jesse Thompson, but to Bruce Roberts."Three treasures, huh? Hahah!!"

Watching this miraculous scene, Bruce Roberts couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He didn't give James a chance to lay a finger on the treasures, just hesitated for a moment before walking up to the three pillars.

He wasn't afraid of traps here either.

Because when he saw the entrance to the secret realm before, the information clearly stated that the secret realm was humanity's hope.

It was already absurd enough outside with so many mutated monkeys.

If there were traps here as well, what hope would that be?

So Bruce Roberts didn't hesitate. He went straight to the pillars and first took down the scroll from the brightest pillar in the middle.

The blue light on this middle pillar was so bright, it seemed much cooler than the other two treasures.

"This scroll... not bad."

"The ring will do too!"

"The jade pendant works as well! Hmm, a big harvest!"

First the scroll, then the ring, and finally the jade pendant!

As these items were taken down, the faint blue light on the three pillars gradually dimmed.

Without hesitation, Bruce Roberts directly put the ring on his left index finger.

There was also a red rope on the jade pendant, and Bruce Roberts hung it around his neck.

"Damn it!"

Seeing Bruce Roberts pocketing these treasures one by one, James cursed angrily in his heart.

But he had no way out now.

Because Bruce Roberts had maintained a relatively safe distance from him throughout.

Any slight movement from him would be met with Bruce Roberts' Wind Blades.

Bruce Roberts' Wind Blades were fast!

Unless you were a speed-type Awakener, or a seasoned expert like Jesse Thompson!

Otherwise, even with high concentration of mental power, it was difficult to dodge Bruce Roberts' Wind Blades.

"Let's go! You go ahead!"

Bruce Roberts held the scroll in his hand, feeling very pleased, and quickly said to James!

"Damn it!"James, however, was very unhappy.

Outside the secret realm cave!

On the other side of the entrance, Cedric encountered Claude and Gene.

He heard that after Jesse Thompson left the secret realm, he didn't continue pursuing!

Instead, he quickly returned.

Seeing a 1.8-meter-tall monkey chasing after a humanoid dinosaur on the open ground outside the cave, he was a little dumbfounded.

"What the hell is going on?"

Ignacio originally had little stamina left, and now being chased by mutated monkeys, he was panicking inwardly.

Luckily, his awakened ability was the gene of a terror claw dragon.

His running speed was decent.

It was also fortunate that the monkey stopped at the edge of the open ground and didn't continue chasing.

Otherwise, Ignacio would surely have been chased to death.

As for why this monkey wouldn't easily leave the cave?

And why would it stop chasing at the edge of the open ground?

It wasn't some kind of hatred value setting in a game.

It was because there were treasures inside the cave!

Placing those treasures on the pillars activated a formation.

This formation could automatically gather the energy the body needed throughout the entire cave.

So, in its subconscious, it had to guard those treasures.