Epic of Caterpillar Chapter 6: The Monkey Emperor
Previously on Epic of Caterpillar...
| DAY 9 |
I woke up early this morning because of very loud noises all around the cave.
"What is going on? Can't you two let me sleep? Eh?"
After I woke up I found two completely different monster in the cave!
"Wh-who are you two?! Where's Rimuru and Wagyu?!"
"Master! It is us, we have evolved!"
"Ma...ster…! Guuuu!"
In front of me two strong monsters called me they Masters!
"Is that you Rimuru?! You can talk! And Wagyu, you don't look at all like the former Emperor, what happened to you?"
After calming down, Rimuru and Wagyu explained to me that they couldn't choose any evolution branch and they were instantly evolved into these forms.
| NAME: RIMURU CLASS: NONE RACE: HIGH TRIPLE ELEMENTAL BEING
| LEVEL 1/20 EXP 0000/2000 STATUS: FINE
| HP: 65/65 MP: 50/50 STAMINA: 137/150
| STRENGTH: 35
| DEFENCE: 34
| MAGIC: 45
| RESISTANCE: 38
| SPEED: 43
| CHARISMA: 10
| LUCK: 0
| SKILLS |
| WATER SHOT LEVEL 3 | | BLESSING OF THE UNDINE | | PURE WATER BEING |
| BASIC WATER REGENERATION LEVEL 1 | | SERVANT AFFINITY |
| WATER AFFINITY | | RIVER EMPEROR IRON BODY LEVEL 4 | | HIGH WATER AFFINITY |
| BIG BIRD TENACITY | | BIG BIRD STRONG TACKLE LEVEL 4 | | BIG BIRD VINOCULAR VISION |
| WIND ELEMENT AFFINITY | | BIG BIRD GALE WINGS || CRIMSON WOLF EMPEROR SILVER BODY |
| CRIMSON WOLF EMPEROR STRONG SENSES | |BASIC FIRE BALL LEVEL 1 |
| CRIMSON WOLF EMPEROR STRONG TACKLE AND BITE LEVEL 1 || HIGH FIRE ELEMENT AFFINITY |
| VERY HIGH TRIPLE ELEMENT AFFINITY (FIRE, WIND AND WATER) | | TRIPLE ELEMENTAL BODY |
| TRIPLE ELEMENTAL REGENERATION | | TRIPLE ELEMENTAL MAGIC ATTACK LEVEL 1 |
| TITLES |
| NAMED SERVANT | | BLESSING OF THE THREE ELEMENTS |
Rimuru size almost tripled, he also had green, yellow and red tones combined in his water body, after inspecting his stats it said that he became a "High Triple Elemental Being", surprisingly he was also able to talk, but very slowly as if it was very difficult still, his voice was very cute, it reminded me of cute mascot character's voices in anime.
| NAME: WAGYU CLASS: NONE RACE: MIDNIGHT WOLF EMPEROR
| LEVEL 1/25 EXP 0000/2300 STATUS: FINE
| HP: 95/95 MP: 35/35 STAMINA: 137/180
| STRENGTH: 62
| DEFENCE: 55
| MAGIC: 38
| RESISTANCE: 43
| SPEED: 75
| CHARISMA: 8
| LUCK: 1
| SKILLS |
| CRIMSON WOLF KING PRESSURE | | CRIMSON WOLF KING IRON BODY | | CRIMSON BLOOD |
| FIRE ELEMENT AFFINITY | | WEAK FIRE BALL LEVEL 1 | | STRONG BITE | | STRONG CLAWS |
| HIGH STAMINA EFFICIENCY || CRIMSON WOLF EMPEROR SILVER BODY |
| CRIMSON WOLF EMPEROR STRONG SENSES | |BASIC FIRE BALL LEVEL 1 |
| CRIMSON WOLF EMPEROR STRONG TACKLE AND BITE LEVEL 1 || HIGH FIRE ELEMENT AFFINITY |
| HIGH DARK ELEMENT AFFINITY | | SHADOW TRANSFORMATION LEVEL 1|
| SHADOW CLAWS LEVEL 1|| INCREASED NIGHT VISION | | MIDNIGHT PREDATOR |
| TITLES |
| CRIMSON WOLFT KING | | CRIMSON WOLF EMPEROR | | NAMED SERVANT |
| MIDNIGHT WOLF EMPEROR | | BLESSING OF THE DARK SPIRITS |
Wagyu body size doubled, and his entire red fur was replaced by a black and hard hair. He had red markings all over his fur and his eyes glowed in a bright golden color, he became some extinct species of Wolves, named Midnight Wolves, they were a different branch of variants from Crimson Wolves, specialized for hunting in night, they also have a high dark elemental affinity and can become shadows for some time.
"Master Kireina, after eating the former Emperor meat and obtaining his skills and title, a different evolution for me was generated, my power is almost the double of the former Emperor, I am now a Midnight Wolf Emperor!"
"Damn, I never thought that we could cheat the system like this… and also Rimuru, why did you became a High Triple Elemental Being?"
Rimuru tried to speak as clearly as possible.
"Maaster, after… eatin'… birds… and wolf... I got… more element… affinity... I could… evolve… stronger! Guuuu!"
"Oh? So it was because of your three element affinity skills? Yeah that kind of makes sense… so what kind of monster will I evolve into then? I hope it's not a bizarre mutation of different monsters…"
Wagyu proudly shouted: "I'm sure Master Kireina will evolve into a majestic and powerful being!"
Rimuru followed after him: "Mastaaa… will becom… strong! Guuu!"
"Bwahaha! I-it's not like I wanted you two to compliment me or anything you brainless servants…"
"Now let's eat the rest of the former Wolf Emperor and head to the East! Today we will explore the Rocky Mountains!"
"Yes Master!"
"Yaaay! Guururu!"
After backing up loads of stamina thanks to the former Wolf Emperor nutritious meat we went to the East Rocky Mountains in look for minions.
In the way we found some black colored squirrels, they had big red colored horns on they head's and had strong fire magic spells, but thanks to my minions power I didn't even need to move a inch.
| PARTY MEMBER'S: SERVANT RIMURU AND SERVANT WAGYU GAINED 2357 EXP |
| YOU GAINED 1179 EXP |
| PARTY MEMBER: SERVANT RIMURU GAINED ONE LEVEL! | | LEVEL 2/20 EXP 0357/2050 |
| PARTY MEMBER: SERVANT WAGYU GAINED ONE LEVEL! | | LEVEL 2/25 EXP 0057/2350 |
| YOU GAINED ONE LEVEL! | | LEVEL 14/20 EXP 271/1100 |
"What are these annoying squirrels? They seem incredibly violent and ugly, they got bloodshot eyes and giant fangs, they don't look at all like the cute squirrels in Earth!"
"RAAAAWRRR!"
CLASH!
A squirrel tried to bite me with a sneak attack but his jaw was completely blasted after biting into my body.
"Do you really think that with such low strength you will be able to even dent on me? Admire the combination of every active buff!"
Flash!
A strong pressure started to exude from my body, every Dark Squirrel started to run for they live!
"Yeah... just go away, I hope this wasn't the attack of another Emperor because those squirrels were pretty pathetic, hahaha!"
The Dark Squirrels meat was deep black and it tasted bitter and bloody, but I ate at least three to make sure to get whatever skills they had.
After we ate some of the squirrel corpses we resumed our journey.
| YOU GAINED A NEW TITLE: MERCILESS SQUIRREL KILLER |
| YOU AND YOUR PARTY LEARNED A NEW SKILL: DARK SQUIRRELS STRONG BITE |
| YOU AND YOUR PARTY LEARNED A NEW SKILL: FIRE AND DARK ELEMENT AFFINITY |
| YOU AND YOUR PARTY LEARNED A NEW SKILL: DARK FIRE BALL LEVEL 1 |
| YOU LEARNED A NEW SKILL: RED HORN CREATION LEVEL 1 |
"Hmmm I've never seen a skill that combined more than one element, except from Rimuru, so he's not really a unique case, even such weak monsters are capable of having double affinity, interesting… I wonder how strong is they Emperor then? Well I don't really want to fight one for now… Also, what is this Red Horn Creation about? What can a red horn even help me with?"
| RED HORN CREATION LEVEL 1: Spend MP and Stamina to create a red colored horn in your forehead, it will increase your Dark and Fire element affinity by 20% permanently until the horn is broken. Cost: 30 MP and 40 Stamina |
"What? So it's like a active buff that will always stay activated as long as the horn doesn't break? That's pretty cheat! It must be the special trait of these Squirrels… Al right then, why not? Activate skill Red Horn Creation!"
Fuoosh!
A little red horn grew over my tiny butterfly head.
| YOUR DARK AND FIRE ELEMENT AFFINITY HAVE INCREASED BY 20% PERMANENTLY UNTIL THE HORN BREAKS |
"Hmm! Now I look like some kind of demon butterfly! Ooh! I wonder if I will evolve into something like that! That would be awesome! Anyways, let's keep going!
"Master Kireina, that horn really makes you look very adorable!"
"Mastaaa… cute…!"
"Wh-what are you talking about? I did it for the affinity! I'm not cute! I am manly and strong! Now shut up and keep walking!"
"Yes Master!
"Yeeeesss! Guu!"
The rest of the road was peaceful and we were not attacked by any type of monster.
When we finally arrived to the East Rocky Mountains I was finally able to see it in detail.
Immense rock formations decorated the mountains in different shapes, the land was almost desolate of vegetation life except from some cactus looking plants.
A pack of little birds where flying on the distance, probably running away from the strong pressure that Wagyu exudes.
We crossed some roads and we found a strange monkey on the distance, it was breaking a coconut looking fruit with a rock.
The monkey had a ugly and long nose on his face, it was completely covered in brown hair and seemed pretty unclean!
"Ukiiiii…!"
BAM!
With a hit of the rock, the coconut was destroyed in pieces! The monkey slowly started munchin the inside coconut meat.
"Ahh! Master Kireina, these are Mountain Monkeys! They have a high affinity with the Earth element and are one of the strongest tribe in the mountains aside from the wyverns, they have a incredible high strength growth, they would be a excellent offering for you, please allow me to bring you this one!"
Wagyu jumped over and started to chase the monkey!
"H-hey! Wait a minute you stupid dog! Who told you to do what you want?! You're going to attract his frie-"
"UUUKIIIIIIIIIII!!!!"
| PARTY MEMBER: SERVANT WAGYU GAINED 432 EXP |
| YOU AND THE REST OF YOUR PARTY GAINED 216 EXP |
| WAGYU LEVEL 2/25 EXP 0489/2350 |
| RIMURU LEVEL 2/20 EXP 0573/2050 |
| KIREINA LEVEL 14/20 EXP 0487/1100 |
Wagyu was able to quickly kill the monkey but before completely dying it cried so loud it made everyone ears deaf for a moment!
Then in the distance, multiple monkey cries started appear! From 20's to 50's to hundreds!
"UUKIIIIIIII!" "KIIIIIIIII!" " UKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!"
"GUUUAAAAAHHH!!! So many monkeys! Look what you did stupid dog!"
"Gaaah! I'm sorry Master Kireina! Please spare my life!"
"GUUUUURUUU!!!"
Rimuru jumped over to the action and started to blast monkeys from left to right with his new Triple Elemental Magic!
BAAAM! BAAAM! BAAAM!
More than ten monkeys died in the spot! But more came after them!
| PARTY MEMBER: SERVANT RIMURU GAINED 2345 EXP! |
| YOU AND THE REST OF THE PARTY GAINED 1172 EXP |
| RIMURU GAINED ONE LEVEL! | | LEVEL 3/20 EXP 0868/2100 |
| YOU GAINED ONE LEVEL! | | LEVEL 15/20 EXP 0509/1150 |
| WAGYU LEVEL 2/25 EXP 1661/2350 |
" UuukiiiiiiiiI!!!"
More than 20 monkeys surrounded Wagyu and started to attack with punches and rocks!
"Lowly beings! You shall know the power of a Emperor!"
Flash!
Wagyu flashed a deep dark aura that enveloped all the 20 monkeys, suddenly the monkey's shadows started to crab them to the void!
"Uuuuukkiiiiiii!!!" Uuukkiiiiiiaaaa!!!"
"What the hell?! That's some insane skills Wagyu! Al right then, I will not hold back! Let me try something new!"
I concentrated all my mana in one place and started to cast all my other elemental spells on it, creating a multi elemental magic ball over my head.
"Now… concentrate…! There it is!"
Inside the magic ball a strong concentration of magic started to accumulate, until it took form and flashed outside of it!
Out of nowhere, the monkeys were welcomed with a gigantic meteorite!
BOOOM!
CRASH!
"Uuuuukiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii…!"
A big crater was formed in the middle of the battlefield, the monkeys that were directly hit became dust in seconds!
| YOU GAINED 3427 EXP | | THE REST OF YOUR PARTY MEMBERS GAINED 1713 EXP |
| YOU GAINED THREE LEVELS! | | LEVEL 18/20 EXP 0336/1300 |
| PARTY MEMBER: SERVANT RIMURU GAINED ONE LEVEL! | | LEVEL 3/20 EXP 0481/2150 |
| PARTY MEMBER: SERVANT WAGYU GAINED ONE LEVEL! | | LEVEL 3/25 EXP 1024/2400 |
The monkeys couldn't even tremble in fear before other projectiles started to rain from the sky!
This time big balls made of Dark, Fire and Wind element started to explode on the ground, the battlefield was filled with countless monkey cries!
BAAM! BAAM!
"Uuuukiaaaaa!!!"
| YOU GAINED 2454 EXP | | THE REST OF YOUR PARTY GAINED 1227 EXP |
| YOU GAINED TWO LEVELS! | | LEVEL 20/20 EXP 0140/0000 |
| RIMURU LEVEL 3/20 EXP 1708/2150 |
| WAGYU LEVEL 3/25 EXP 2251/2400 |
"Gaah! I-I think I went overboard… I never expected the combined spells to get this strong…"
| CERTAIN CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED |
| YOU LEARNED SKILL: MANA ZONE |
| YOU LEARNED SKILL: QUICK SPELL FUSION |
"Whhhat?! So all I did already existed in the system as an actual skill? Damn, I'm so awesome! Hahahaha!"
"Master! Please slow down your spells, we are having a hard time evading them, the monkeys already started running away!"
"Mastaaa… stoop! Geeeeehhh…"
I quickly deactivated the mana zone and the leftover mana slowly dissipated in the air.
Fuoosh…
"Gaah… Thank you for stopping Master Kireina… I am sorry for provoking the monkeys, all of this was my fault, I am ready to accept any punishment!"
"Do not worry Wagyu, this event has given me the opportunity to test my capabilities to a certain extent…"
I looked at the ground below to see the various sections of the Rocky Mountains were completely destroyed. A big crater in the middle of the battlefield was still in flames, with multiple monkey bodies burned to the crisp, and others completely unrecognizable.
"No way… I didn't know that I could just do this…"
Wagyu slowly came to my side.
"Master, do you feel fine, you look lost…"
Rimuru slowly jumped to my other side.
"Mastaaaa… fine?"
"Ah…! Yes! Of course I am! Aren't you proud of your Master? I am so powerful! Hahaha!"
"Well done everyone, let's keep going, the day just started!"
"Haah… Yes, Master, I'll follow your lead."
"Guuuu!"
Before departing we all ate the still edible monkey corpses, they tasted like a very rough meat, with a very bitter flavor.
"Gueeeh, these taste horrible, I miss those delicious River Fishes! But we are too far away from them now…"
| YOU OBTAINED A NEW TITLE: MERCILESS MONKEY KILLER |
| YOU AND YOUR PARTY LEARNED A NEW SKILL: MOUNTAIN MONKEY ROCK THROW LEVEL 1|
| YOU AND YOUR PARTY LEARNED A NEW SKILL: MOUNTAIN MONKEY FLEXIBLE BODY |
| YOU AND YOUR PARTY LEARNED A NEW SKILL: MOUNTAIN MONKEY STRONG PUNCH LEVEL 1|
| YOU LEARNED A NEW SKILL: EARTH ELEMENT AFFINITY |
| YOU LEARNED A NEW SKILL: BASIC EARTH FORMATION MAGIC LEVEL 1|
"Hmm? Rimuru and Wagyu couldn't get the rest of the skills? I'm pretty sure they ate as much as me… is my power nerfed on them somehow?"
Suddenly, a system message appeared out of thin air.
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| DUE TO NOT BEING THE ORIGINAL WEARER OF THE SKILL: BLESSING OF ########, PARTY MEMBERS CANNOT LEARN CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SKILLS FROM A CONSUMED BEING |
"Ah! So this power comes from this skill?! I see! So this was my cheat power given to me by Mysterious Voice, now I feel kind of bad insulting him before because I thought he didn't helped me in anything to survive here…"
I started to browse through my skill list while Wagyu and Rimuru devoured some monkey meat.
"Hmmm, here it is… let's see what's this skill does in detail, I must have been pretty stupid to not have checked it before… Hahaha, I'm sorry past self!"
| BLESSING OF ########: A special blessing granted by the System Master ######## himself, feel honored lowly being! The effects are as follows: |
| YOU ARE ABLE TO AQUIRE THE SKILLS OF THE LIVING BEINGS THAT YOU CONSUME, EATING ONLY ONE BEING WILL NOT GRANT ALL HIS SKILLS, UNLESS IT'S A VERY STRONG CLASS. |
| YOU CAN ACCESS THE "EPIC OF CATERPILLAR" SPECIAL FUNCTION |
| SYSTEM MASTER ######## IS LOOKING AT YOU |
"What?! "Epic of Caterpillar"? What kind of function is this?! What do you mean? Also why are you watching me you sicko?! At least explain what the hell is this!"
| SYSTEM ERROR |
| YOU CANNOT COMPLETELY ACCESS THE SYSTEM FUNCTION: "EPIC OF CATERPILLAR" |
| CERTAIN CONDITIONS MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED |
| THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: |
| BECOME A GOD CLASS BEING |
| LEAD A COUNTRY |
| HAVE MORE THAN 1K MINIONS |
| STEAL THE DESTINY OF ANOTHER EPIC'S USER |
"Another Epic's user?! What is even a Epic? Is that some kind of predetermined destiny? That cannot be…"
"Also… Stealing the Epic of other, does that mean that I steal they destiny? What kind of characters would these individuals be?"
Every time I tried to figure out what all these system functions meant, more confused I became.
Seeing how I was freaking out my Servants came close to me.
"Master Kireina, are you okay?"
"Mastaaa. Worried? Guu…"
"I… I'm fine…! Hahaha! Do not worry about me! Did you two finished eating? Then let's keep going!"
After a while from walking (or for me, flying), Wagyu told me that he could feel a strong aura to the north of the Mountains, it's probably the monkey Emperor!
"If it's really the lair of another Emperor bastard, he probably already knows that I am here.
Should I go for a surprise attack?"
"Master, if you want, I could act as a decoy and attract the attention of most of the monkey army while you and Senior Rimuru infiltrate the Emperor's cave."
"Al right then, let's do it! I was already bored over beating weaklings! If I want to get stronger I must defeat someone strong!"
"Very well, master"
After setting up a plan, Wagyu told me the exact location of the Monkey Emperor cave and went to distract the monkey army for us to infiltrate easily.
Meanwhile, inside the Monkey Emperor cave.
A massive humanoid being was sitting in a stone throne, his body was completely covered in golden fur, his face seemed old and experienced, with two bright golden colored eyes, he was holding a gigantic staff made of black wood from the forest, decorated with bones and skulls from different monsters.
"Hmmmmm… He's here, the "different one", the Wyvern Overlord wasn't wrong, this being is completely different to any Emperor that has been born in this forest.