LEGEND OF TWIN SWORDS

DEMON MONKEY

"Ohhhh…look at my old friend the great magician Arthur….welcome" with a friendly greeting, the ruler of the city of Sanur greeted Arthur.

"Hey…..Bob…you seem happier….it's been three years since we met, but you're still as cheerful as ever!!" Arthur replied with a greeting that was also friendly.

"Alright…..don't linger any longer, let's sit down, but before that wouldn't you like to introduce who is the heroic youth beside you??" Bob asked Arthur again.

"This is Bruce, the grandson of my best friend, he was temporarily entrusted to me to see the world," Arthur answered again.

"Ohhhh..entrusted to you...interesting!!!" Bob had a conjecture in his heart, he knew what status Arthur had, as one of the seven great wizards guarding the mainland of course Arthur had a very high status.

And this time hearing from his own mouth that he would take care of the grandson of his best friend, Bob as the ruler of the city of Sanur naturally became very interested.

Because it was no secret among nobles and rulers, that Arthur never accepted students or apprentices to continue his power and status, even though many great kings and also respected people asked their family members to serve as apprentices.

However Arthur was unmoved and resolutely refused their offer, so after a long time he did not meet Arthur and later witnessed him carrying a young man.

Of course he felt that the young man's identity was unusual, or at least he could predict that the talent of the young man in front of him at this time must be extraordinary so that Arthur would then want to take him around the world.

Putting that thought aside, Bob turned his attention to entertaining Arthur and Bruce, until then he remembered something that was really bothering him.

On the other hand, Arthur who saw Bob at the beginning, was very excited and now he was confused and became curious, so he asked.

" What's wrong Bob? You seem to have a lot on your mind?' he asked.

" Perhaps this was ordained by God, Arthur at this time on the border between the city of Sanur and the city of Ubud there is a very dangerous forest area, where the sudden appearance of a group of monkeys that are ferocious and also powerful, has become a scourge for the cities of Sanur and Ubud " Bob explained the reasons for his anxiety.

" Monkey???? Aren't you wrong bob??? What kind of monkeys and what are they like??" Arthur asked curiously and in disbelief.

How can a group of monkeys cause danger to the 2 cities of Sanur and Ubud? It should be remembered that if these two cities are combined, the total population is nearly two or three hundreds of thousands, not to mention the soldiers and magicians in the city are clearly in the thousands and many.

So what was so special about this horde of monkeys that two cities couldn't defeat them, Arthur became interested.

"We also don't know what kind of monkey they are, it's just that they have the characteristics of a larger body than ordinary monkeys, about 2-3 times the normal size,

They have sharp claws that can penetrate wood, and sharp fangs that can break bone, and most importantly their fur is black and there are red circles around their eyes" Bob ended the description of the monkey gang.

"Demon monkeys!!!! How did they get here!!" Arthur exclaimed in shock.

"Ha….demon monkey…..is that Arthur??" This time it was Bob who asked the question.

"This demonic monkey is from the volcano right in the central region of the mainland, famous as a guardian beast that guards the territory there, but then why did it come here??" Confused Arthur thought.

" Coming from the central region of the mainland!!!!" Bob was also amazed that he had never thought that the problems he was facing right now were actually coming from the mainland.

On the other hand, Bruce only obediently listened to their conversation, as a junior, Bruce was very aware of the position he currently had.

Especially after listening to what Arthur's and Bob's ruler were talking about, Bruce realized that his knowledge of the outside world was minimal.

So right now he was just listening carefully and seeing if there was anything he could glean from the conversation between the two, only that he knew one thing that was very clear, namely.

The outside world is not as peaceful as she thought, in stark contrast to her home and the isolated village where she lives with her grandfather.

It can almost be said that from small to large nothing big happened there.

"It's clear there is something unexplainable, I doubt Bob it seems this is not something normal" with a serious face Arthur said to a Bob.

"Then Arthur, can you help us deal with these demonic monkeys??" Ask Bob immediately, because this is the most important thing to look forward to.

"You don't worry, I'll look into this matter" Arthur replied Bob with approval.

Seeing the answer given by Arthur, Bob felt relieved because in the end there would be clarity about what they were currently facing.

As for whether Arthur could solve the demon monkey problem or not, Bob had firm faith in this matter.

As one of the 7 great magicians, Arthur clearly had clear strength and qualifications, so he would have no doubts about the result.

After discussing the matter, Arthur immediately said goodbye to Bob and asked to prepare a number of things that needed to be used to deal with the demonic monkey.

On the other hand Bob happily prepared what Arthur asked for, and after agreeing to accept what Bob had prepared without much he invited Bruce to immediately leave the city of Sanur.

On their way back to the inn, Bruce asked Arthur.

"Grandpa Arthur are we going to the forest?" Bruce asked Arthur.

"Yes Bruce, looks like we have to turn around for a while to solve this problem" Arthur replied back.

After getting the answer, Arthur asked again, "is there anything I also need to prepare?" Bruce asked Arthur back if he also needed to prepare something.

"No, with me here Bruce doesn't need to prepare anything, just remember that you have to see more and prepare yourself mentally" Arthur replied again.

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On the way out of the city of Sanur, Arthur and Bruce are currently riding an oxcart towards the forest border between the cities of Sanur and Ubud.

"Grandpa….how long will it take us to arrive at the monkey forest?" Bruce asked Arthur.

" If we drive at the current speed, then 2 hours we will get there" replied Arthur.

Knowing that it would take him 2 hours to get there, Bruce then relaxed a bit because basically he was very clear with the nervousness he had right now.

Don't look at him as relaxed and carefree as he headed to the demon monkey forest, but he clearly knew that inside him was both fear and anticipation about the situation that was about to happen.

So to reduce his nervousness he then asked Arthur various things.

In addition to reducing his nervousness, it also serves to make him feel much more comfortable.

And sure enough his strategy proved to be good, because after he inquired more about the situation of the demon monkey he also understood some important things.

Even though it seems that the name of this animal is quite domineering, the fact is, with a few shortcomings, the demon monkey can be easily defeated.

And from his conversation with Arthur it was found that the demonic monkey actually had a weakness for water or rather middle-class water magic.

Where when the demon monkey is hit by water magic, its fighting power will drop drastically and from there then eliminating them will be much easier.

2 hours passed quickly and in the end they arrived at the edge of the border forest between the city of Sanur and also the city of Ubud.

Visible in front of them is a forest that is quite shady with various existing vegetation, it's just that a hot aura appears to be emanating from the forest and the faint sounds of monkeys that appear to be in the forest are heard.

"From here we will be more careful, and you Bruce prepare your weapon" Arthur reminded Bruce.

"Fine grandpa" Bruce replied.

Even though what Bruce didn't know was, with the power that Arthur currently possessed, eliminating the demonic monkeys was something that was very easy.

It's just that he also understands that in order to make Bruce, a person who is better prepared for various situations, he chooses a different path.

Of course this is also Arthur's intention to train Bruce to be better, because of what he heard from his best friend William.

Besides having a good talent for forging magic weapons, Bruce also turned out to have no less talent for elemental magic, it's just because he focused on forging weapons.

So that the potential for his elemental magic talent was not maximized, and it was here that William asked Arthur to train Bruce's mastery of elemental magic to be better.

Entering the forest, a quiet and quiet atmosphere seems to dominate, and of course this is very inversely proportional to the normal forest that is usually passed by many people.

Where at least during the day like today they can hear the sounds of many birds or insects that inhabit the forest.

But the fact is that there are no sounds of birds or insects at all, only the occasional sound of the wind coming from the gaps in the leaves of the trees in the forest.

Remembering what Arthur said, Bruce who had seen the abnormality became even more alert, only when he looked at Arthur's grandfather.

You can see the difference now that Arthur is still very relaxed driving an oxcart while smoking his pipe.