Flesh Hives Devouring Each Other

Above the Hero Association building, Vegapunk was carefully searching for something.

"In the original story, the Sky Race originated from here. Although their lair is likely not directly above the Hero Association building, given their flying abilities, it's impossible for it to be located beyond City A!"

"But I wonder where all these people have gone? How did they manage to hide so well?"

According to Vegapunk's estimates, it would take the Mother Nest Monster at least one or two years to create a race. In other words, the Brood should already be hiding in the skies above City A.

This is precisely why he keeps searching for the Mother Nest here. Of course, if the Mother Nest really has some kind of ability to fly or move, and he can't find it, Vegapunk will have no choice but to go and cause trouble for the Monster Association first.

Fortunately, he was lucky. Soon, Vegapunk discovered that a large area of his emitted electrical waves and Observation Haki had suddenly become empty.

"Hmm, no reaction is the strongest reaction! Found it!"

Vegapunk waved his hand, and the silver armor jumped out of his Portable Space. Under the influence of electromagnetic gravity, the armor automatically adhered to Vegapunk's body. Then, he transformed into a silver ray of light and flew towards the direction he sensed.

At the same time, a strange radio wave was transmitted. In the Hero Association, Tatsumaki and Fubuki, who were waiting idly, also lit up and flew out.

Vegapunk was an extremely cautious person; he didn't want to fight the so-called Sky Race alone if he had his subordinates to help him.

Just like how the Deep Sea Race only appeared in the comics with a dozen or so members, but tens of thousands of seafood have appeared in reality, who knows how many Sky Race, who were only a few Monsters tengu-like beings in the original comics, actually exist in reality?

Not to mention that once that strange mother nest senses an enemy, it seems to be able to gestate a super-powerful individual in a very short time. Vegapunk has already turned his original body into an embryo, and the current body is slightly inferior in strength to the original body. If he were to capsize in a ditch, it would be bad news.

Having reached a distance of about ten kilometers from the perceived gap, Vegapunk stopped advancing. However, a moment later, two figures flew to his side.

"Hey, Vegapunk, where is this enemy you're talking about? I don't see anything."

Tatsumaki, wearing a Collar around her neck, crossed her arms and looked impatient as she spoke.

During this period, Tatsumaki has been quite busy, taking down many Monsters. In addition, with the blood she donated, she has already paid off more than half of the debt she owes Vegapunk.

This time, I'll listen to Vegapunk and embark on a big mission. Once I complete it, I'll probably be free of all my debts, and then I won't have to wear this damn Collar anymore!

So Tatsumaki was also in high spirits this time, and seeing that there were no enemies here, she became somewhat unhappy.

"Alright, sister, stop talking! I trust Dr. Vegapunk wouldn't make a mistake!"

Fubuki sighed and tugged at her older sister. Ever since she rose to the top of A-rank, Blizzard Group has become an organization composed of A-Class Hero, and Fubuki's status in the Hero Association has also risen significantly.

In addition, Vegapunk would often seek her out for his experiments or to gain benefits, and gradually, Fubuki and Vegapunk's relationship became much closer.

Tatsumaki clearly knew when to stop; she still had a Collar around her neck! Complaining was one thing, but she'd be a little hesitant to actually confront Vegapunk!

"Don't worry, I've already found my target!"

Vegapunk waved his hand, ignoring what Tatsumaki said, and pointed to the direction where he sensed emptiness:

"They should be in that direction. It's probably a strange race of Monsters. Tatsumaki, watch your strength. I'm planning to capture them alive, so don't kill them all!"

Tatsumaki snorted and muttered to herself, "What a nuisance," but she didn't object much. The group flew directly in that direction.

A moment later, looking at the blue sky in front of him, Vegapunk slowly stretched out his hand, and soon his entire hand disappeared without a trace.

"It's not some spatial ability, just Genjutsu? That makes things much easier to handle."

Tatsumaki and Fubuki blinked, watching Vegapunk's disappearing hand. Their Psychic Power erupted instantly, causing the blue sky and white clouds to distort and even shake.

Seeing this, even without their wives saying anything, Tatsumaki and Fubuki knew there was something wrong with the place in front of them. Tatsumaki increased the Psychic Power without hesitation. With a few soft clicking sounds, as if the frame was dropping, the scene in the sky kept changing between the ordinary blue sky and white clouds and floating islands in the air.

In just a few seconds, the original blue sky and white clouds disappeared completely with a whooshing sound, and a pitch-black floating island appeared on the other side.

No, upon closer inspection, Vegapunk discovered that the floating island in the air was not entirely black; in some places, it even showed a faint hint of dark red.

That was the color that was revealed when blood-red flesh and blood accumulated and solidified.

Just after Vegapunk and the other two dispelled the illusion of the floating island, the Sky Island seemed to have been disturbed, with a large number of winged Monsters flying out and heading towards the three of them.

"What is that thing? A tengu? Is this the Monsters you were talking about?"

Tatsumaki crossed her arms, looking arrogant, and unleashed a massive burst of Psychic Power that instantly froze the Sky Race who were flying towards her in mid-air.

Vegapunk shrugged and went directly behind Tatsumaki. Given Tatsumaki's arrogant personality, interfering while she was fighting might only make her angry! Naturally, Vegapunk was happy to let Tatsumaki take the lead.

A powerful Psychic Power filled the sky, and with a series of cracking sounds, a large number of Sky Race had their limbs and wings snapped off and were thrown directly in front of Vegapunk. Vegapunk reached out and opened a dark door, throwing all these excellent experimental subjects into his Portable Space.

In just a few minutes, at least several thousand Sky Race were captured. It seemed that because so many Sky Race were captured, the dark Sky Island trembled slightly, and a powerful life force instantly spread out.

A gigantic creature, resembling a celestial dog, flew out from the dark Floating Island. It had four black wings on its back and resembled a red celestial dog, charging forward menacingly.

"Is that the so-called Sky King? He's probably the least prestigious of the three kings..."

Vegapunk muttered to himself softly, "Deep Sea King goes without saying, he at least defeated S-Class Hero. Underground King's death was somewhat comical, but after all, it was the Caped Baldy who took him down."

Only this Sky King died in a way that was both comical and lacked any prestige, making him seem like the weakest of the three.

In fact... that is indeed the case. The Deep Sea King is Demon-Level Threat when he comes ashore, and he is roughly equivalent to a Dragon- Dragon-level monster in the sea. Even when the Sky King is in the sky, the aura he exudes is at most at the peak of the Demon-level.

"I didn't expect that. I thought the three kings would be about the same level. Now it seems that if we exclude the advantage of being able to fly, this Great Tengu is probably far inferior to the other two kings."

As Vegapunk pondered, a furious roar came from the other side:

"How dare you lay a hand on our Sky Race! Damn humans, I'll tear you to shreds..."

With a stern face, Tatsumaki waved her hand, and Sky King's four wings and limbs creaked and twisted into pretzel shapes. She then sucked them in and threw them into Vegapunk's Portable Space.

The Sky Race, who had been following the Sky King and flying aggressively towards him, suddenly stopped, their eyes filled with fear, and scattered to fly away.

Several Sky Race who rushed too fast arrived directly in front of Vegapunk and his companions, performing a sliding kneeling motion in mid-air and raising several white flags.

As expected of a race on par with the Underground Race, their speed with the bright white flag is indeed remarkably similar!

After glancing at the Sky Race who had flown away, Vegapunk regretfully discovered that the number of strong Sky Race was also very small. At least for now, the Sky Race flying outside were basically all Tiger-level Monsters.

"We have enough experimental materials. You can leave the rest to Tatsumaki. I'm going to the island to do some research!"

With a wave of his hand, Vegapunk transformed into a streak of silver light and hurtled toward the Floating Island.

Watching Vegapunk leave, Tatsumaki let out a soft hum and unleashed her psychic powers. With screams of agony, all the Sky Race were reduced to a pool of blood and gore.

Unlike Tatsumaki, who is a lazy Saitama, the Sky Race doesn't have the ability to burrow underground, so the final result was that the entire clan was wiped out.

Vegapunk arrived at the Sky Race's Sky Island. Looking up, he saw the entire island was pitch black, covered with mud pools made of various kinds of flesh and blood.

At the very center, there still exists a Flesh Mother Nest that beats like a heart. The maternal nest is constantly pulsating faster and faster, and inside it, one can vaguely see a creature the size of a football. Even though it is just an embryo, it still exudes an aura no less powerful than that of the Sky King.

"Isn't it too late to start conceiving now?"

Vegapunk sneered, looking at the futile effort he was putting into the Flesh Hive before him.

The Flesh Hive he encountered at the bottom of the sea probably began to nurture its strongest trump card after the sea creatures were completely wiped out. That's why Vegapunk was able to accelerate the nurturing process and bring it into the world quickly when he arrived.

Even so, he was still a step too slow and was frozen into an ice pop by Vegapunk. How could this Flesh Hive possibly have the chance to give birth to the Monsters inside?

A faint chill emanated from beneath Vegapunk's feet, and in an instant, the Sky Island was completely enveloped in crystalline ice, and the pulsating Flesh Hive finally came to a complete stop.

The House of Evolution, Laboratory on the Underground Level 3.

Tatsumaki, who had initially looked somewhat pleased and was preparing to untie the Collar, completely changed her expression after arriving at the underground Laboratory.

The Laboratory was covered in flesh and blood, and it looked like the lair of some kind of Monsters, especially the beating heart in the center, which was very similar to the Flesh Hive she had seen. It was obviously a modified Flesh Hive.

"What on earth is going on? Vegapunk, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Vegapunk shrugged slightly and explained calmly:

"Of course, it's about creating the strongest Androids. That's my creation."

Tatsumaki frowned and said:

"What if we end up creating the strongest Monsters ever? Can't you bunch of mad scientists just shut up for once?"

Dr. Genus, who was adjusting the embryo's condition, snorted coldly and didn't answer Tatsumaki's question at all. It was the young Child Emperor spoke up helplessly:

"Well... it's biological science research about Monsters, so it looks a bit scary, but theoretically it should be fine... right?"

In fact, Child Emperor was also a little afraid of Vegapunk's radical research. Unfortunately, although he was very talented, he was too young and had not fully realized his potential. He could only be an experimental assistant to Vegapunk and Dr. Genus, and his words were of little use.

"Alright, now it's time to feed this embryo again!"

Vegapunk ignored it all and went to the vicinity of the beating heart, whereupon he released Sky King.

The spilled blood seemed to stimulate his heart, and instantly several sharp blood vessels pierced directly into the Sky King's body, turning him into a dried-up corpse.

Vegapunk then fed out several rare Demon-Level Threat from the Sky Race, Heart Culture Dish dry indiscriminately.

Finally, Vegapunk removed the frozen Skyfolk Flesh Hive. As soon as the enormous nest was removed, its entire beating heart came alive, and countless blood vessels pierced directly into the Sky Race Flesh Hive.

The Flesh Hive, which had just awakened from its frozen state, was extremely slow to react. However, after some of its flesh and blood were devoured by the Nest Heart, it seemed to wake up immediately and began to fight back.

For a moment, chaos erupted in the Laboratory, with countless blood vessels intertwining and devouring each other like tentacles, resembling a Cthulhu mythos, almost causing one's sanity to plummet.

However, Vegapunk didn't have that much patience. Instead of waiting for the modified Heart Culture Dish to slowly devour the Flesh Hive, he waved his hand lightly, and the powerful gravity directly suppressed the Flesh Hive. Amidst the ear-piercing screams, the entire Flesh Hive was quickly extracted by the heart.

Even the embryos inside the Flesh Hive were completely absorbed, and the embryos inside the beating heart appeared to be much more energetic as a result.