The Baramus' Arrival

In the morning, in the Sacred Hawk Kingdom…

One week had passed, but Shinra had not fully recovered, unlike Torto. Monsters healed at a faster rate than humans.

“Yo, Shinra,” Roman greeted.

“Hey, Roman, you look different now. You look cool, but just a little,” Shinra praised.

“Of course, when you were sleeping like a pampered prince, I trained from morning to evening. I’m much stronger than you now.”

Shinra chuckled. “You’re so cocky. Even if I were to sleep for ten years, I’d still beat you, Roman.”

Roman laughed. “We’ll see.”

Terry and Darma watched Shinra and Roman chatting from a distance.

“Roman and Shinra are like brothers now. They became very close,” Terry said.

“Yeah, the situation changed very quickly. I remember the first time I met Shinra near the cave where Kong lived,” Darma reminisced.

Kenue approached Terry and Darma.

“I agree with Shinra. Roman has definitely gotten stronger. At that time, he managed to block Kong’s punch with one hand and the Sharkin’s punch with the other at the same time. I think he’s very strong. In addition, not only did his strength increase, but his defense also increased. I can’t believe that he hardly ever feels tired.”

“Exactly, Ken, I was surprised too. He held off their punches at the same time without even breaking a sweat,” Darma said.

“He trained from morning to evening without stopping. His body was extraordinarily strong. Maybe he’s much stronger than Kong now,” Terry said.

Kong came over to the three of them.

“Hey, you guys keep saying my name like I’m not even here,” Kong said.

“Hey, where have you been, Kong? Sorry,” Terry said.

“The royal army and I are building forts and towers. It’s possible that what the Sharkins said was true, that the Baramus’ army would come! We have to find out before they get into this kingdom. The Sharkins can’t join us in the fight, but they’ll give us information.”

“Good. But I still want to kill that Sharkin with my hands!!” Darma said in annoyance.

“Calm down, Darma. I know it’s hard. I felt the same way. My wife and son were killed by the Sharkins. However, we must be able to control our anger before we’re crushed by it. After all, it seems the two Sharkins really want to help us,” Kong said.

“Right, I don’t mind cooperating with that Sharkin. After all, the matter ten years ago regarding the death of Father and Mother wasn’t entirely his fault. They were only ordered to do so. If they refused, they’d be killed by their leader,” Kenue said.

“Awesome, Kenue, you’ve really changed. The way you think is great,” Terry praised.

“Why did you forget that incident so easily, Kenue?? That Sharkin killed our parents!!” Darma snapped.

“It’s all thanks to Roman, Big Brother. I remember Terry telling me about him coming to her village looking miserable. After that, he was cheerful. I guess he didn’t forget his misery, but he kept moving forward to fulfill his dreams and goals! After all, in the past, I almost killed him because of my uncontrollable anger. From there, I began to understand how to control my emotions. We must defeat ourselves first before we can defeat our enemy!”

“Even though I’m still furious, I’ll try to forget it. And you, Kenue, I’m proud to be your older brother. You’re a great younger brother. I forgot that you’re an adult already.”

“The more you want to forget, the more you remember. Let go and do something else. It’ll make your mind calmer. Learn to accept everything that has happened with a calm heart. My son and wife were also killed by the Sharkins. If I was still lost in my sorrow, I might’ve rotted to death in that cave long ago! Then, Shinra came and got me excited. Don’t carry your burden alone. We’re friends, right?”

“Thanks, Kong.”

Roman and Shinra approached them.

“Hey, what are you guys talking about? Come on, let’s continue training,” Roman said, walking away.

They trained together with the royal army.

“We’re going to do a light exercise because it’s getting late. Don’t force yourself. If you’re tired, take a break!” Roman said.

“Understood!!” the royal army answered simultaneously.

“Well, Kong, this time I’ll fight you. I’ll just use my hands. I want to see the changes in my body,” Roman said.

“Okay, Roman.”

Their fight began.

“Kong, don’t hold back. I want to see how far I’ve progressed.”

“All right.”

Roman kept dodging and warding off Kong’s attacks. Then, just before their fight was over, he accidentally used Inner Power. Kong stepped forward and hit him in the stomach.

“Argh!!” Kong yelped in pain, holding his right hand.

“What’s wrong, Kong?!” Roman asked, looking at Kong’s hand.

Shinra and the royal army approached Kong. They could not believe what they saw.

“Quickly bring Kong in! Let Torto see his injury,” Shinra said, leading Kong into the castle.

Kong’s right wrist was broken. They were all bewildered by what happened.

“I’m sorry, Kong!!” Roman said regretfully.

“What happened, Roman?” Darma asked.

“I don’t know. What have I done? Damn!!”

Puzzled, Terry asked, “Kenue, what happened? Did Kong injure his wrist from hitting Roman?”

“In martial arts, the change in body shape is the most visible. Roman’s body has undergone a transformation,” Kenue replied.

Shinra came from within the castle after escorting Kong.

“I remember there was one person who had such a body. He was my sensei!” Shinra said.

Shinra walked up to Roman and said, “Don’t worry, Roman, Kong is strong. He’ll be fine.”

“I had no idea what I’ve done. I’m sorry, Shinra.”

They returned to the castle while the royal army continued their training.

“All of you, keep on training,” Shinra said, walking away.

“Understood, King Shinra!!” the royal army said.

They trained according to their skills. They all chose to hone their respective skills, be it as archers, spearmen, swordsmen, or bare-handed fighters.

Two weeks later…

“It seems that my body can’t wait to train. I’ve been in bed for too long,” Shinra said, heading to the training ground.

“Hey, Shinra, have you really recovered? I heard from the Torto that you’re ready for training,” Roman said.

“Yeah. Thanks for helping to train the royal army. That means I should try to fight you now,” Shinra challenged.

“Not so fast, Shinra. You could land in your bed if you fought me now.” Roman laughed.

“You really are cocky, aren’t you? I remember the first time I met you.” Shinra laughed as well.

“Yeah, I remember he was thrown a few times when fighting me back then,” Kong said with a laugh, walking up to them.

“Hey, Kong, are you healed yet? I’m sorry, Kong,” Roman said.

“It’s okay, I’m not that weak. Don’t sweat it.”

When they were talking, suddenly there was news that the royal army in charge of guarding the tower were nowhere to be seen.

Roman and Shinra went there to check it out. It was true, there was no one guarding there. However, there were footprints, but no signs of fighting.

“Those are a Rhino’s footprints! However, there are no signs of damage here. All right, I’ll follow these footprints. Roman, you go back and tell the others,” Shinra said.

“Wait, Shinra!! I heard rapid footsteps!”

And sure enough, the one-eyed Sharkin showed up with multiple wounds. He said that the other Sharkin was killed. They saw the kidnapping of the royal army. They followed the royal army, but the Rhinos found out and killed one of them.

“Hey, what are you doing here? The situation is very serious. I saw two Rhinos at the border barrier and fought them, trying to save the royal army, but my friend was killed by the Rhinos. Looks like they let me live. They were too strong and even more terrifying, there was a Baramus too!!” the one-eyed Sharkin said.

“Looks like they didn’t kill you on purpose so you could bring us the news. All right, for now let’s go back and tell the others that the monster army will attack. We have to be prepared,” Roman said.

“All right, let’s go back and treat the Sharkin’s wounds first,” Shinra said.

The three of them came back and reported what really happened. The situation in the kingdom became tense. The monster army was already at the border barrier, roughly a week away from the Sacred Hawk Kingdom. Roman and the others were getting ready to fight.

One week later...

Two Wolfies came to the Sacred Hawk Kingdom and brought news.

“Hey, humans, I delivered a message from the Baramus. He said, ‘Surrender yourselves before many lives are wasted’. He also asked for four people and one gorilla monster in exchange for the hostages: two archers, one spearman, and one bare-handed fighter.”

One of them said, “You guys remember me, don’t you? You guys broke my neck that time!! Now you guys come with me!! Or do you want the Baramus himself to come here?”

The four people and one monster were Roman, Kenue, Darma, Terry, and Kong because at that time Shinra and the Torto had not yet arrived.

“Listen, tell him to release the hostages. Just take me!” Shinra said.

“You can’t, Shinra, you’ll definitely be killed!” Darma said.

“I’m going with him,” Roman said.

“If you go, I’ll go too!” Kenue said.

“That’s right, I’m going too,” Terry said.

“What a wonderful friendship, huh. It becomes easier then,” the Wolfie sneered.

“All right, Kong and Torto, stay here. We’ll be gone for a bit. You guys guard this kingdom while we’re gone!” Shinra said.

“Come back safely,” Kong said.

“King Shinra, please come home safely,” the Torto said.

Then, the five of them went to the border barrier with the two Wolfies.

Along the way, one of the Wolfies kept looking at Terry.

“What are you looking at?” Terry asked, bothered.

“You’re a beautiful human,” the Wolfie said, taking her hand in his.

“Bastard!” she snapped.

She immediately aimed her arrow at the Wolfie, but he quickly moved behind her.

“You’re too slow, girlie!!” the Wolfie said.

It turned out that Kenue’s spear was right next to his neck.

“You’re too slow, Wolfie. If you so much as twitch, I’ll slash your neck right here, right now!” Kenue said, giving him an icy glare.

The Wolfie was startled. Damn, since when did that spear get near my neck? He said, “I’m just joking. Don’t be too serious.”

Finally, they arrived at the border barrier. There were a Baramus, two Rhinos, and six Sharkins. Instantly, Terry and Darma could barely move as the Baramus stood up from his chair and held his weapon: a large axe.

“He’s very dangerous. My body feels it. I’m terrified,” Terry managed to whisper.

“Don’t worry, Terry, we’re all here,” Shinra said.

“Hey, stupid beast, release those royal army. You want us, right? We’re coming now,” Roman said, swearing at the Baramus.

“We’d better have a good talk, even though I want my sword to cut your neck right now!!” Shinra said, glaring at the Baramus.

“You’ve got balls, huh. It’s rare to find a human like you, but I’ve managed to capture one. Know your place, human. If I wanted to kill you guys, I would’ve done it now. I want to talk to the bare-handed fighter the Wolfie saw!!” the Baramus said, looking at them one by one.

“I’m the one. Why are you looking for me?” Roman said firmly.

“Reckless, aren’t you? Listen brat, I really value human martial arts. I want to make strong humans as my subordinates! However, there’s something even better. I’m going to make you into great offerings.” The Baramus laughed.

“You’re indeed a stupid beast. Do you think I’ll accept your offer?” Roman said.

“We always get what we want. I once heard that there was a great martial artist. It was said that my brother couldn’t beat him in a one-on-one duel. However, because he didn’t want to do what my brother asked him to do, my brother looked for another way, which was to capture his children and hold them hostage. Finally, he was helpless and begged for his own death. Now I ask you one more time, brat, be my subordinate!!” the Baramus demanded.

“You jump to conclusions too quickly, you stupid beast!! You don’t even deserve to be my subordinate. I’m much stronger than you!! And whoever that person you were talking about earlier, he was the stupidest person in the world. Because no matter how strong he was, if he couldn’t protect his own childrens, he couldn’t be a great man!! You understand that, stupid beast?!” Roman growled.

Offended, one of the Sharkins near the Baramus rushed forward to bite Roman. However, Roman dodged it sideways and hit him once. He fell, motionless.

“You’re too weak, Sharkin. You’re lucky I don’t intend to kill anyone today,” Roman said, keeping his eyes on the Baramus.

The two Rhinos next to the Baramus charged at Roman, swinging their maces simultaneously.

Everyone was taken aback as Roman managed to block their maces with both his hands protected by the brass knuckles.

“Don’t force me!!” Roman shouted, kicking the two Rhinos until they were thrown about five meters away.

The Baramus stood up and sprang toward him.

“Stop it!! You’re strong, brat. All right, I’ll give you a month to think. After that, come to my kingdom in the large region. I’m waiting for you there. If you don’t come, I’ll destroy your place. I’ll kill everyone in front of you. Go, while I’m still in a good mood.” Truthfully, he was shocked. He’s strong. He looks like that girl. Could the two of them related?

Then, Roman and the others came back along with the royal army. The whole kingdom was delighted by their arrival.

In the Sacred Hawk Kingdom...

“Amazing. You’re so strong, Roman!!” Shinra praised.

“I’m actually not that strong. I used my full strength to withstand the Rhinos’ blow. I didn’t expect them to be so powerful!!”

“I know you can still endure it, so I’m keeping quiet,” Kenue said.

“In the end, we became a strong team,” Darma said with a laugh.

“Yeah, I was worried when the Rhinos attacked. I could barely move there,” Terry said.

“Is Roman really that strong?” Kong asked, taken aback.

“Thank goodness the King and you guys are okay,” the Torto said.

“I’m going to my room for a while. You guys just train, okay,” Roman said, walking away.

Terry followed him from behind. She felt there was something strange.

“But what are we going to do during this whole month?” Darma asked.

“We’ll train. If we’re welcome, then we’ll easily meet the Baramus, right? We can kill him right there!!” Shinra said.

Meanwhile...

“Roman, show me your hand!” Terry said.

“It’s nothing. I want to rest for a while,” Roman said, opening the door to his room.

She walked over to him and grabbed his hand. She was shocked by what she saw.

He suffered a severe injury due to the Rhinos’ attack. There were bruises and cuts around his fingers, to the point that his hands were shaking non-stop.

“Why are you hiding it? No wonder I felt something strange. You kept hiding your hands in your pockets!”

“I’m fine, Terry. I just need a little rest and I’ll be fine soon. Let me rest,” he said in a low voice.

“But your wound must be treated!”

She rubbed some herbal ointment on his bruised hand. It seemed that due to the attacks from the two Rhinos, he expended too much energy, so his body was starting to get tired.

Meanwhile…

“It’s not that easy. We need a diversion,” Kenue said.

Then Shinra, Kenue, Darma, and Kong returned to train with the royal army.

Meanwhile, in the Great Monster Kingdom...

“Hey, girlie, soon I’ll introduce a boy who is as strong as you. Ah, no, it seems you’re still much stronger than him, but he’s as brave as you. I’ll make you and him as my subordinates. I want to see who’s the strongest between you two,” the Baramus said to a mysterious woman.

She retorted, “The stench from your mouth is polluting the air I’m breathing in. Go away, you filthy creature. I’m here because you threatened to destroy my village, you lowly creature!! You wouldn’t have been able to win against my father if you didn’t play dirty!!!”

“I don’t know what you mean. I don’t even know who your father is!! Come on, you don’t have to be angry. Your village will be safe if you don’t fight back,” the Baramus sneered.