The Deep Sea King on the Run

"Damn it, damn it! Why are there such monsters on land? If I had known, I would have stayed in the deep sea..."

A massive Fish-Man, who looked remarkably similar to a human with dark green skin and a golden crown on his forehead, was rushing through the sewers.

This was the leader of the Deep Sea Race, the Deep Sea King. Because of Vegapunk, the Deep Sea Race didn't even make it to the city this time; they were intercepted on the beach.

By the time the main force arrived, the human side had also reacted, and the two sides engaged in a great battle on the beach. Just when it seemed that the Deep Sea Race had gained an absolute advantage, the metal-armored man unleashed a powerful attack that turned all the Deep Sea Race into seafood soup!

At the time, Deep Sea King was actually hiding among a large number of the Sea Tribe, always thinking of taking the opportunity to ambush Vegapunk. However, Vegapunk's performance was a bit frightening, and even Deep Sea King was not sure if he could hurt him. Before he could even make a move, he was scared out of his wits by Vegapunk's ultimate move.

In the end, the Deep Sea King only managed to escape Vegapunk's barrage of lightning by feigning death. Then, while the human forces were collecting the corpses of the Deep Sea Race, he sneaked into the city's sewers.

His original intention was to find an outlet in the sewers to escape to the sea—let whoever wants to rule the land rule it! Why would a marine creature like himself come ashore to be tortured when he has nothing better to do!

He didn't dare to turn around and run directly into the sea. There weren't as many Deep Sea Race soldiers to cover him now. If he dared to run, he would become a target on the spot. Not to mention the human army, if Vegapunk struck him with lightning, he would be turned into a giant seafood!

It's fortunate that the construction industry in the One-Punch Man World is so advanced that even the underground drainage pipes are built in a vast and interconnected network, like a maze. Otherwise, with Deep Sea King's size, he really wouldn't be able to squeeze into this sewer!

However, the fact that the sewer pipes are so well-built has one drawback: it makes it impossible to tell which way is which.

The entire underground drainage system was dark and the lines were complex and interconnected. After circling around two or three times, the Deep Sea King found himself seemingly back in the same place.

"Damn it, looks like I still have to go up there and take a look, otherwise I won't even be able to find my way!"

Deep Sea King was anxious and didn't care about anything else. He found a place that felt relatively vulnerable and punched a large hole in the ground above his head, from which he crawled out.

A light drizzle was falling outside, and feeling the refreshing rain, the Deep Sea King's face showed a hint of joy.

On land, Deep Sea King can only unleash the peak strength of Demon-Level Threat, but if there is a lot of rain, he can unleash strength close to that of Dragon-level.

Or perhaps Deep Sea King is Dragon-level Monsters, even if he's only at the bottom of the Dragon-level hierarchy, or even a disgrace, but if he's in the ocean, he can indeed unleash the full power of Dragon-level.

After leaving the ocean, its strength naturally decreased significantly. Even if it recovered its strength with the help of rain, its combat power could not be restored to the full Dragon-level because the land environment is completely different from the ocean.

Just like in the Pirate World, those Fish-Man who are proficient in Fish-Man Karate, after going ashore, although their strength and speed are not weakened, their combat power will also be reduced. That is due to the influence of environmental factors.

The current Deep Sea King cannot reach the full Dragon-level due to environmental factors, but because he has absorbed a large amount of water, his strength and speed are already very close to his state in the ocean.

However, after a brief moment of joy, the Deep Sea King's expression changed. Having absorbed enough water, the Deep Sea King's size increased several times over. Originally Fish-Man who was only three or four meters tall, he had now grown to almost seven or eight meters tall.

Even if the construction industry in the One-Punch Man World is highly developed, it's impossible to build a drainage channel seven or eight meters high! It's safe to say that after this Deep Sea King came out, he could never go back.

"Miscalculation... Hopefully we won't encounter that metal monster again. Ordinary human soldiers are fine, but that metal monster that manipulates lightning is just too terrifying!"

Deep Sea King glanced around and quickly found the direction of the coastline. However, his aimless wandering in the underground pipes led him to the other side of the city. To get back to the sea, he had to cross the entire city.

Despite his greatly increased strength, the Deep Sea King was still extremely wary of Vegapunk. Lightning is a natural counter to the Deep Sea Race, a race that lives in the water. Even though he had become much stronger by absorbing water, the large amount of water in this kind of Raiu would also increase the power of Vegapunk's lightning.

However, just as Deep Sea King was about to leave, he suddenly heard faint footsteps. You should know that at this time, most ordinary citizens had run to the shelters for refuge, so the person appearing here was definitely not an ordinary person.

He was slightly taken aback, then turned his head and saw two people dressed as prisoners walking over.

Leading the way was a slovenly-bearded, curly-haired, tall and strong man who exuded a powerful masculine aura just by standing there!

S-Class Hero #17: Puri-Puri Prisoner!

Although this guy is S-Class Hero of the Hero Association, he is indeed a prisoner... well, the kind who likes to be gay.

There are only 17 S-Class Hero in total, Puri-Puri Prisoner is ranked 17th, making him arguably the weakest of all S-Class Hero.

Even so, to become S-Class Hero, one's combat power is by no means inferior to that of Demon-Level Threat, and one could even put up a fight against a peak Demon-level monster.

Beside him was Speed-o'-Sound Sonic —not the blue hedgehog, but a ninja named Sonic.

The word Sonic is a transliteration, meaning "sonic speed." In other words, whether it's his name or nickname, this ninja is referred to as "sonic speed," which shows his confidence in his own speed.

The reason he was also wearing prison clothes was because he challenged the Bald Demon King. Fortunately, although this Speed-o'-Sound Sonic was not a good person, he was still human at least, so he wasn't punched into the sky by the Bald Demon King. Instead, he was beaten up, knocked unconscious, and then thrown into prison.

Of course, it's unlikely that the prison would pay attention to this Sonic Ninja. The reason he didn't escape from prison at first was simply because he was undergoing rigorous training in prison to seek revenge against the Bald Demon King!

Well, regardless of whether this speed-of-sonic ninja can realize his dream of revenge, at least his strength has indeed reached the level of S-Class Hero.

"Heroes among humans? Are you trying to stop me?"

The Deep Sea King looked at the two of them, sensing their powerful auras, and asked indifferently.

These two are quite imposing. If I were still in a weakened state, I might not be able to defeat them.

But now that it has absorbed enough rainwater, its strength is close to that of Dragon-level. Even if the two of them join forces, they are definitely no match for it!

"S-Class Hero, Puri-Puri Prisoner, Arrives!"

"You must be the leader of these deep-sea Monsters! I never thought we'd catch such a big fish like you. Once we take you down, those Deep Sea Race won't invade the land anymore."

The Puri-Puri Prisoner smiled, clenched his fist, and spoke. Upon hearing this, the Deep Sea King's breath caught in his throat.

Who the hell wants to invade the land?! I have absolutely no interest in the land anymore! Let whoever wants to come, come! I, for one, never want to come back!

Of course, even if he said that, the Puri-Puri Prisoner on the other side would never believe him, not to mention that given Deep Sea King's personality, he would never explain himself to these two mere "weaklings".

Almost all the Monsters follow the law of the jungle, and the vast majority of them have a strange hatred for humans. When faced with humans who are weaker than themselves, Deep Sea King only wants to kill them!

Looking at the two people in front of him, Deep Sea King chuckled strangely, revealing his sharp teeth, and charged forward without saying a word.

Puri-Puri Prisoner clenched his fists and charged directly at Deep Sea King. Sonic, who had no intention of fighting, didn't leave after sensing Deep Sea King's provocative aura, but instead kept his eyes fixed on him.

My weird cellmate is probably no match for that strange Fish-Man ... Perfect! Before I take down that bald guy, I'll use this strange Fish-Man to train myself!

With a loud bang, Sonic's eyes narrowed slightly. With a terrifying gust of wind, Puri-Puri Prisoner flew backward. He quickly turned around to avoid the Puri-Puri Prisoner who was hurtling towards him like a cannonball.

This S-Class Hero, after creating several craters on the ground like skipping stones, crashed into a five- or six-story building. Subsequently, the entire building collapsed, burying him under the rubble.

"He actually defeated this guy with just one move...?"

"This Fish-Man is too strong; we can't fight it head-on!"

The Deep Sea King, who had instantly defeated Puri-Puri Prisoner, regained some confidence. Although he had sensed from the beginning that his opponent's strength was below his own, the psychological trauma Vegapunk had inflicted on him was too heavy, and he couldn't be sure that his feeling was correct.

Deep Sea King was completely relieved when Puri-Puri Prisoner was punched away during their fight—that's more like it. That metal man who can manipulate lightning is definitely an anomaly among humans. Normal humans aren't that powerful!

Then, Deep Sea King's malicious gaze fell on Sonic. Without saying a word, Sonic transformed into a blur, circling around Deep Sea King and constantly searching for his weaknesses.

"Human hero, are you kidding me? You think being faster will make you able to beat me?"

Amidst his maniacal laughter, Deep Sea King threw a punch without hesitation. Before Sonic could even retort that he wasn't a hero, he already felt the terrifying force of the punch bearing down on him.

Oh no! The opponent seems to have increased their speed! Their speed is almost as fast as mine now!

The rain intensified, and Deep Sea King's power had fully recovered. At his peak, even when not in the sea, Deep Sea King's speed was not much slower than Sonic's.

When speed fails to create an overwhelming advantage, the difference in strength and physique between Sonic and Deep Sea King becomes apparent.

A terrifying fist crashed down, and Sonic managed to block it with his arms crossed, but like Puri-Puri Prisoner, he was sent flying and crashed into a nearby building with a loud bang, burying himself in the rubble.

"What a waste! If all human heroes were like this, our race would have already conquered the human world!"

Deep Sea King glanced at the ruins and initially intended to kill the two heroes, but he was still intimidated by Vegapunk's power and dared not cause any trouble. Instead, he headed straight towards the coastline.

The city was quiet. Because the humans of this world often encountered attacks from Monsters, they were quite experienced in how to avoid Monsters. They had long since taken refuge in the city's shelters.

This is precisely why the Deep Sea King has not encountered any humans for so long. Otherwise, with his size, it would be impossible for him to hide in this city; the people in the city would have already started shouting.

However, the Deep Sea King soon looked at the supermarket with a strange expression, only to see a bald man carrying a large bag of food staring blankly at him.

Was he scared out of his wits? Deep Sea King originally wanted to kill this bald man with one punch, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was no point in making things complicated, so he turned around and prepared to leave.

"Is this... a seafood Monsters?"

As soon as he turned his head, Deep Sea King felt something touch his leg. He quickly looked down and saw the bald man who had been carrying a large bag of food now standing in front of him, having placed the food on the cashier's counter, his face seemingly radiant.

"They said it was a limited-time discount at the supermarket... but then all the cashiers disappeared. I thought I was having really bad luck today!"

"I didn't expect to run into such a large seafood like you... It's a pity you look too human, so I can only send you to Vegapunk's Laboratory to sell for money."

Saitama has eaten Monsters before. Not to mention that he forcibly plucked the hair of Kelp Monster to make seaweed soup in order to promote hair growth, the Caped Baldy once killed a giant Mushroom Monster and directly made it into barbecue.

Given Saitama's previous impoverished state, aside from buying discounted items at the supermarket, if he occasionally encountered those non-humanoid Monsters that were more like food, they would be walking feasts!

However, he definitely won't eat anything that looks too human, which is quite similar to Vegapunk.

Saitama's blatant disregard for the Deep Sea King infuriated the latter. He glared coldly at the Bald Demon King, clenching his fists.

"Are you one of the heroes? Are you a C-rank hero or a B-rank hero?"

"An S-class hero just stood in my way, guess what happened to him?"