Testing the Waters by Capturing the Monkey King

Previously, when James and Jesse Thompson tried to attract its attention, it didn't pursue them to the end for this reason as well.

However, Bruce Roberts could have left the secret realm directly after taking the treasures.

But when he walked out of the secret realm cave and read the information on the scroll!

He immediately decided to stay a bit longer.

Because...

[Dark Scroll Fragment (1/3): Special Item]

[This item can forcefully sign a dark contract with monsters using their essence. Once the contract is established, you will enslave the soul of the other party. The enslaved will not only retain their original abilities but will also gain the ability of a 'ghoul' and will forever be loyal to the master unless the master or the enslaved dies, in which case it cannot be undone.]

[Note 1: This item is a special item and requires blood to recognize its owner. Once recognized, it cannot be used by others unless the owner dies.]

[Note 2: The mental power of the monster being contracted should ideally not exceed 70% of the master's, otherwise, the contract is difficult to complete, and high mental power may even cause backlash. (Friendly reminder: When a monster is near death, its mental power is at its lowest.)]

[Note 3: This item is a fragment and can contain the souls of up to 2 monsters. (0/2)]

[Note 4: When contracting each monster, a certain amount of dark energy is needed as assistance. This dark power will heal any injuries the monster suffered before the contract, but this dark power requires 72 hours to condense. In other words, within 72 hours, you can only contract one monster for one soul vacancy.]

"This thing can help enslave monsters and even repair their injuries while enslaving them? Just with a three-day cooldown?"

There were many explanations on this scroll!

But Bruce Roberts, who had played many games, just glanced at it and understood the usage of this thing.

Drip the blood of the monster on it, and you can use this scroll to enslave the soul of the other party?

Wasn't this the item used by certain professions in games to summon pets?

"Let's capture this monkey king first to test the waters, Cedric...."

Looking at the grinning and explosive monkey, Bruce Roberts immediately had a plan in mind.

This was the mutated monkey leader about to evolve into bronze, right?

Even Jesse Thompson didn't dare to confront it head-on with an axe.

Well!

Jesse Thompson and James didn't dare to confront him head-on, not only because of this, but also because of their limited stamina.

In fact, after they knew the treasures were in this cave, they dared not move around casually.

Because they had limited stamina and didn't know if there were monsters at the other end of the path.

Moreover, if they left, who knew if the other party would directly go for the treasures?When they encountered monsters and depleted their stamina too much, and someone else took the treasures, that would be truly unfortunate.

So they had no idea there was another entrance to the secret realm.

They just never imagined that while they were plotting against each other, they were inadvertently helping Bruce Roberts.

It was truly a tearful situation!

Now, with the black iron crystal, Bruce Roberts had restored his stamina to ninety percent.

Plus, the Andúril sword and two Wind Blades, along with Cedric who had returned!

Bruce Roberts felt that it wasn't particularly difficult to weaken this monkey king to the brink of death and forcibly contract it.

So after making this decision, while the monkey hadn't noticed him yet, he quickly followed the instructions on the scroll.

First, he opened the scroll, then lightly cut his finger with the Andúril sword, and let the blood drip into the center of the dark scroll.

As the drop of crimson blood disappeared into the scroll, a special sensation instantly connected Bruce Roberts to the scroll.

Countless ancient runes on the scroll began to change, quickly forming two circles.

In the center of the rune circles were two fist-sized blank spaces.

These blank spaces were where the blood of monsters could be dripped, representing the two battle pets Bruce Roberts could enslave using this scroll.

But just as Bruce Roberts was about to put away the scroll and prepare to capture the monkey king with Cedric...

A system prompt suddenly sounded.

[Ding, congratulations on successfully changing the fate of the female lead 'Cynthia Sanchez', gaining the basic reward: all attributes +10. Additional reward obtained: Evolution of the Eye of the Antagonist.]

Jesse fainted.

Bruce didn't know that the reward he would receive from Cynthia this time was mainly related to Jesse.

Perhaps even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Because for him, the only way to change the fate of the female lead was to make her his own by seducing her.

If he couldn't seduce her, Bruce would not hesitate to kill her.

Make the male lead voluntarily give up the female lead?

Bruce didn't always have that kind of leisure.

Moreover, he didn't have time to think about it now!

On the open ground of the secret realm.

Bruce leaned against a big tree, pretending to look exhausted.

"Damn, I didn't expect this monkey to be so strong!"

"I didn't expect it either. I underestimated it a bit!!"

Cedric lay flat on the ground, his ribs sunken, bloodstains at the corners of his mouth, panting heavily.

Yes! He broke two ribs.

This mutated monkey was considered the boss of the secret realm, about to advance to bronze rank.

That speed, that evasion, that strength.

Even the advanced Bruce relied on the Andúril sword and his abilities to win.

Cedric didn't know how formidable it was and engaged with it before Bruce rushed over.

After a few rounds, he got his ribs kicked by the monkey.

If Bruce hadn't temporarily advanced to Black Iron High Rank, with the unstable factors of Ignacio and James.

He would probably have to give up capturing this monkey king.

But fortunately, Bruce could reluctantly accept this result.

Cedric's ribs exchanged for a powerful monkey?

Worth it!

Looking at the burly monkey king beside him, Bruce spoke.

"Come on, Ben, roll over!"

Ben was the name Bruce had just given to this monkey.

Because it was a mutated golden-haired monkey, so he named it Ben... well, somewhat arbitrarily!

But that didn't matter.Most importantly, after hearing Bruce's words, the previously troublesome and irritable monkey king obediently rolled over on the ground.

Squeak, squeak, squeak!

After Ben finished rolling over, it even ran up to Bruce and squatted down, looking pitifully at Bruce, as if begging for his favor!

A huge creature covered in golden fur, acting cute in front of Bruce??

"Hahah.."

Seeing this scene, Bruce couldn't help but burst into laughter!

He then looked at his other two treasures.

[Storage Ring (Primary): Special item.]

[Description: A special ring capable of storing items, with a storage space of 10 cubic units.]

[Note: This item is a special item and requires blood recognition to use. Once recognition is complete, even if the owner dies, it would be difficult for others to use.]

[Sensing Jade Pendant: Auxiliary item.]

[Description: A miraculous jade pendant capable of sensing all living beings. The range of perception varies depending on the user's mental strength. (Maximum range: 100 meters radius)]

[Note: This item is an auxiliary item and does not require blood recognition, but it requires a certain amount of mental energy to use. When in use, the user needs to place their hand on the pendant to establish a mental connection.]

One ring, one pendant.

The ring is like the storage rings often seen in fantasy novels and movies, capable of holding personal items.

It could be said to be an essential item for both everyday life and killing.

The pendant, on the other hand, is used for sensing living beings. Whether human or monster, as long as you don't have special concealment techniques, you can't escape the sensing of this pendant.