"Fireball!" A ball of flame erupted from Perk's hand. Perk began to recite another magic spell after firing the fireball, "Fireball Brid," and a little firebird flew and burned her attackers.
It's only been fifteen minutes since the brawl began, but they feel like they've been fighting for many hours. There are too many weird monkeys on every side, and they are encircled. "We've killed a dozen of them, but they still—" Malt avoids monkey claws and counterattacks with a little knife, striking the monkey in the heart.
Zack killed the beast with a concealed blade, creeping up on May. "Thank you," May says as she smashes the beast monkey's head. "Focus on what's in front of you, May," Zack said as he slashed another one.
"There are too many of them... It's difficult for me to defend." Joy pierced the beast's midsection and blasted the other one, who attacked her front with her big shield.
"Form a circle formation!" Zack remains in the foreground, Joy is in the rear, guarding May, who is chanting to manage an area heal, and Perk is ready for another round of firebrid. While Malt guarded the left side with a double knife rather than his bow.
"Are you having fun?" said the guy who is meant to be this little adventurer's guide. Tsk. May clique her tounge as she aimed a dagger of a searing gaze at this man.
"May!"
They swung their fists at the priest. She couldn't respond since everything happened so quickly and unexpectedly.
Clang!
Every guild member's ears were filled with a harsh metallic sound. Joy leaped to shield May from the monkey's powerful attack. "FOCUS MAY!" Joy said it angrily. "This is the second time," she said, pushing the monkey before stabbing it from afar. "I'm truly sorry."
"Save your breath; don't let that man distract your focus," she said as she raised her big shield again, guarding May from anybody who dared to approach.
*Clap, clap, clap*
The guy rises up, looks at the adventurers, and indicates his approval of the performance. "I knew how strong you were from the start, guild members," he says, opening his bag and reaching for a bottle.
He made a tick-tack motion before opening and pulling out a solitary crimson pill. "Shall we up the ante?"
Screw lifted his finger, and a monkey jumped alongside him. "Oh, look who's here?" He cheerfully gestures at how lucky he is.
"Our friendly neighborhood monkey guy," he continued, gently rubbing the baboon's head before handing it the red pellet to eat. Screw hugged the monkey and whispered, "It's all yours."
Roar!!
The baboon roars with all its might, in excruciating pain; his veins rupture, and torrents of blood stream from his body. His eyes went crimson as he let go of his rationality and accepted the craziness that had taken over his head. He increased in size, and his fur became crimson, signaling that he had reached the end of his development.
"Now, darling boy, do your duty." Screw snapped his fingers, directing the adventurers to assault.
Joy began to move, plunged her enormous shield into the ground, she hid under the shield, and prepared to defend everyone as the Berserk Baboons charged in front of them.
"Tch." Joy clenches her teeth. "Hide inside the shield!" she told her teammates. They all raced inside to hide, and May began to pray and charm Joy to strengthen her defenses.
The Berserk Baboons looked around and smirked bitterly. Instead of continuing his leap, he forced his leg muscles to dash towards their right side. "So fast!" The muscularity and leg power of the Berserk baboons were astounding!
Joy's head and back began to sweat profusely. 'I am unable to alter the location of my enormous shield.' She didn't have time to lift her shield, but she tried her hardest to move her enormous shield while implanted in the ground.
Bang!
Joy reached in time to halt the Berserk Baboons' furious fist, but she was badly pushed back with her troop in the back. They were flung by the Berserk Baboon's fist.
*Clap clap clap*
"How impressive!" Screw was taken aback by the potency of the medication he created. "I guess I should improve it more, I guess?"
The baboon's fist was smashed by the woman's shield. Screw paused for a bit before responding, 'Well, I simply handed it to someone to try it.'
He took another hold of the bottle and shook it. "Another monkey leaps beside me, ready to be drugged."
[You mean boost?]
"Yeah, boost whatever."
"Here's the red dru—I mean boost, so go on, consume it, and become awesome!" Screw cheerfully put the red pill into the baboon's mouth. After that, the baboons underwent another change, becoming the Berserk Baboons.
Screw yelled, "Go another Red Baboon, use quick attack!" as he stretched his hand and pointed to the group. The bleeding eyes of the new Berserk Baboons immediately followed where the finger directed and observed a bunch of victims sprawled hopelessly on the ground. He grinned and ran at them.
Zack became aware of the sheer force of the Berserk Baboon's fist. 'I need to do something, or we're going to die here.' Zack looked around at his comrades and devised a strategy.
"No fucking plan for this shit!" Zack forces his body to stand up and uses his blade to meet the blow.
Clang!
The sword collides with the fist. Zack stumbled and was pushed backwards, but he didn't let go of his sword and stood firm. When the two collided, a whistle was heard. Screw is captivated by what he sees in the baboon performance. 'Will that fist change into metal or something and efficiently battle with and defeat the sword?'
"How amazing."
Screw grinned and added, "I'll continue to refine this toy."
Grrr!
"What's the meaning of this?" Zack yelled at the top of his lungs as he questioned Screw. "Nothing much," Screw said casually.
Zack's rage flares as he notices the person's calm demeanor, and he uses all of his might to push back the baboons. But he failed because the Berserk Baboon's might was too much for him. He hardly had time to defend his teammates.
He was dissatisfied because he lacked strength.
While Zack was doing his heroic deed of defending his colleagues, a member of the adventurers' guild stepped up, pulled her dagger, and cut Perk's throat.
*****
"Oh geez, why can't I understand anything about this guy?" She said, putting her finger to her forehead, "This is giving me a headache."
Observing him from the sidelines and following him for days gives her the idea that he has a psychiatric problem and requires medical assistance.
"I'm not sure where I got the psychology word; I just blurted it out in my head, but I understand it." Despite her confusion, she continues to pursue him in order to uncover the mystery of the grimoire she got.
She later observed a murder scene that night. She couldn't believe this man could do such a thing to a kid. Without hesitation, he pierced her heart with his own hand. She stood by and watched as he murdered someone in cold blood.
He chuckled at what he had done, which made things worse.
"Why did he do that?" she wondered, her pulse racing with terror, which worsened when their gazes met. He grinned and waved his hand at her as if they were best friends.
He goes by the dead and proceeds away as if nothing happened after waving and saying hello. "This guy is unbelievable; I should help," she said, but she was interrupted before she could continue her remark.
A time lap happened; everything went quickly forward, and when the time laps ceased, he returned.
Screw was perplexed, looking right and left repeatedly, searching for the body of the young girl he had murdered. "Where did the body go?" he said while conversing with someone else.
"You can't call her like that, Alyssa, jeez."