— until he could counter-attack.

It might have seemed like an insurmountable task, but Jin was not worried; he had just developed an idea that would allow him to kick whomever, and whatever, and that possibility excited him to no extent.

〝 Here I come—!! 〞

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— afterwards, which would leave the Monkey King staring down with two of his clones what would at some point, hopefully, become Mercurius’ not-so-early grave.

Cue the re-acquisition of his own weapon. 〝 That’s can’t be it. . . Be on your toes. 〞

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— as anything but a challenge, an opportunity for a glorious battle.

〝 Don’t worry, after I’m done kicking in your teeth, you won’t be able to rant about things anymore.~ 〞

And it was in the form of fighting words, that he issued the first strike.

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〝 Stay on your toes, . We’ve got work to do. 〞Crimson gaze fixed towards the horizon, onto a pillar of smoke rising towards the heavens, Jin displayed none of his usual cheerfulness; villains were spreading chaos, and they needed to be stopped.

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