The battle against the red monkey was proving to be more challenging than Zyric had expected.
"Zyric, do you think that Driller Stone, I mean Fat Insect, will be able to handle everything?"
Velociraptor asked.
"Yes, I know that your real strength lies in your speed, not your attacks. Your teeth are certainly powerful, but they're not strong enough to bite through that beast's body. As for Fat Insect, it's currently inside the monkey's stomach. It should be about to start damaging its internal organs."
Zyric replied.
He immediately ordered Fat Insect to damage the monkey's internal organs just enough to prevent it from fighting back properly and force it to its knees, but not enough to defeat it completely.
Fat Insect obeyed and began damaging the red monkey's internal organs.
The monkey immediately began screaming in pain.
Zyric felt bad, but he knew this was necessary if he wanted to tame the beast.
After a while, the red monkey collapsed to the ground. Fat Insect emerged from its body, stretched, and began wiping the blood off itself.
"How is this even possible? How can any beast's blood be so pure?"
The red monkey shouted.
"Alright, alright! Calm down. What's done is done. Now, are you ready to let me tame you?"
Zyric asked hesitantly.
The red monkey glared at him angrily. However, a glimmer of interest appeared in its eyes a moment later.
"Fine, but you have to make me a promise."
Zyric nodded.
"Alright, whatever you say. I'll do it."
"Fine. You have to make my blood as pure as theirs. You need to purify my blood, too."
"But how am I supposed to purify your blood?"
Zyric asked. He knew nothing about these things.
"You don't have to do much. Just put their Fuzan Vault Liquid into my Fuzan Vault Liquid. After that, my blood will gradually become purer on its own. In a way, I'll become much stronger at my current rank without even leveling up.
"And if you're willing to agree to this condition, I'll gladly become your beast. But if you try to deceive me, I'll kill you, too.
"Yes, if you're thinking that I'll die as well if I kill you, don't worry. I don't care. I'll still kill you because I don't see anything wrong with getting rid of people who betray me. Understand?"
The red monkey explained.
Zyric felt terrible at that moment. First, he had ordered Fat Insect to hurt the red monkey so brutally. On top of that, the monkey was still angry with him.
"Alright, fine. Whatever. I'm going to tame you, and I'll definitely fulfill your condition."
Zyric said with a smile as he slowly approached the red monkey.
The moment he touched the monkey's head, its body began to glow before disappearing and reappearing inside his Fuzan Vault.
"This is impossible! No human has enough power to keep more than three beasts inside their Fuzan Vault. But there are four beasts in here!"
The red monkey shouted in astonishment.
Zyric was equally surprised.
He had assumed that he would have to take one of his other beasts out before bringing the red monkey into his Fuzan Vault.
After all, Zyric had always believed that no one in this world could keep more than three beasts inside their Fuzan Vault. He had assumed the same rule applied to him.
There were already three beasts inside his Fuzan Vault: the girl-like beast, Velociraptor, and Fat Insect.
Zyric had planned to take Fat Insect out and put the red monkey inside his Fuzan Vault. He would then keep Fat Insect with him at all times, tucked inside his shirt.
However, something unexpected happened.
Zyric could now see four beasts inside his Fuzan Vault, all sitting and resting.
Of course, they were exhausted after the battle, and even the red monkey was recovering.
"Well, whatever. This is a good thing!"
Zyric said with a smile.
By then, evening had arrived, so he slowly made his way out of the forest.
There, he spotted the same guards sitting together and eating something.
Zyric immediately put on his black clothes so that no one would recognize him.
After approaching the guards, he spoke with them for a while. Once he had finished talking to them, he headed home.
When he arrived, he saw his sister.
"Oh, Zyric! Have you gone crazy? Where do you keep going after school?"
Diana asked with concern.
"Come on, Diana. I come home after school, but you're never here. You always return so late, and I get bored. That's why I went out for a walk."
Zyric casually made up an excuse. He wasn't about to tell his sister that he had gone into the forest.
He certainly wasn't going to tell her that he had brought back a beast whose actual strength was around Classic Level Six or Seven, and whose true power he still had to discover.