Reject Humanity, Return to Monke

After relaying the same information I gave to Luke before we even got here, we all went our separate ways, each with a job in mind to fortify my Dungeon for the oncoming event.

Their reactions were somewhat what I expected. However, that didn't mean that their minds were blown. Since there was talk about divine intervention, it is totally reasonable that I went missing for a few hours. However, me getting transferred to the Divine Realm was what got most of them worried.

Apparently, it was a well-known fact, even to monsters, that a mortal traversing the Divine Realm was complete and utter suicide.

After discussing a bit about the Dungeon Games and what to expect, all of us bid our goodbyes and went on with our duties.

And here I am, inside the Dungeon Core Room preparing myself for some more training – or grinding, however you want to put it – with Domino watching from the sidelines with a banner that had my figure printed on it with some "Fight!" captions.

Where the hell did she get that anyway?

I am currently grinding my [Lightning Manipulation] skill, since no matter what, my Fire and Earth manipulation skills wouldn't increase, even with the hellish training.

[Earth Manipulation] Lv. 7

[Fire Manipulation] Lv. 7

It must have something to do with my experience – probably live-combat experience – so it wouldn't level up, no matter how hard I trained... Or, it could be just me since I seem to have hit a wall with how I use the magic.

'Is there something I'm missing?' I thought inwardly as I readied myself to once again go into Thundergod mode and keep it from consuming too much of my mana.

"Okay… You can do this…" I breathed in, then let the magic take over. Lightning crackled around my body as the air around me began to fluctuate. I felt my mana dropping quickly, and I tried to find the reason why in this short time of using Thundergod mode.

I wasn't able to, and my body landed on the ground with a thud. Domino, once again being the worrywart girl she was for my well-being, dropped the banner and rushed towards me with a concerned look on her expressionless face.

"Papa… You alright…?" Domino placed her hand on my fur, her hands rubbing my back as she tried to massage my body with her non-existent skills.

"Mngh… Just fine… Still need to get this mode under control though…" I took a glance at my remaining MP and winced. 'Yeah, this is gonna take a long while to master…'

MP: 228 / 2228

I'll stick to some lightning bolts for now. I'll level up the skill first before attempting Thundergod mode again… That reminds me, if I can do this with [Lightning Manipulation], can I try it with the other elements…?

I pushed myself off the ground and assumed an Indian seat position. 'I'll have to wait for my MP to regenerate itself first, which would take about an hour if I don't use my MP anymore than now.'

Taking a stand, Domino stood up with me as I did so. I decided to train my physical skills for the moment.

Like that [Canon Blow] I only used once against the goblin leader back when I was on a quest with that damned demon…

"RAAAAGGGHHH!!!" I let out a yell as I used about 75% of my HP to fuel my attack and punched a nearby boulder, causing a loud crash to be heard all across the room. The boulder, however, instead of being dented by my fist, or being thrown, what happened next was it was obliterated, tiny chunks and bits of stone raining towards the direction where I punched.

[Canon Blow] Lv 1 -> 3

HP: 1,724 / 6760

Ah, fuck… I needed that… Even if it hurts like a bitch… That said, at least the skill leveled up by two.

"P-Papa…?" Domino looked at me, scared as to why I suddenly let loose my anger and directed it at an innocent boulder.

'Ah, shit…' I grimaced, looking at Domino as apologetically as I could. "Sorry about that, Domino, I needed to vent…"

Domino nodded shakily, her eyes starting to tear up as she tried to inch closer to me. Well, I can't blame her. One second, we were sharing a loving hug. The next second, I was punching a giant boulder the size of a car into smithereens. That would probably be traumatizing for any young girl… Even if said young girl had no qualms with killing.

"Come here, you." I dashed towards her and landed her in a crushing, but not too crushing that could break bones, hug and lifted her in the air. Domino was startled and let out a little 'eep!' as she was lifted off her feet and faceplanted directly into my chest. "No need to be scared. I was just a little angry because I thought of something bad."

I continued hugging Domino as she tried to hug me back with her entire being. We stayed like that for a couple of minutes before I let her down to her feet. She looked a bit sad, pouting even, that I let her down, but I needed to train more for the upcoming games.

"Alright, I'll be training again, so stay a few meters away. I don't want to hurt you if one of my skills goes haywire." Domino nodded as she reluctantly distanced herself from my position. Thanks to my [Tank Body] perk, I only had to wait for a minute before my HP was fully regenerated.

'Uhhh… Wait… Wasn't I forgetting something…' I hummed in my head, and the fact that I had a Dungeon Spin and hadn't used it yet was somehow irritating, yet reasonable. 'I guess this is what happens when you get too nervous or excited…'

I sighed, accessing the Dungeon Menu for a quick minute to use the Dungeon Spin I had.

Spinning… Spinning… Spinning… Platinum prize rewarded!

Congratulations! You have obtained [Monkey King's Garb]!

… Well shit… It seems fate wants me to become the Monkey King of this universe… And if the lore was right, I was going to fight the Gods in the near future…

Yep… I am so screwed…