The End of the Melee

Shaking his head, Vegapunk stopped thinking about the question of that Space King. If he guessed correctly, Boros was already defeated and at most had time left to say his last words.

In the original story, after this Space King finished speaking his last words, even half of his body turned to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

"Forget it... I'd better go check out the other Monsters. Besides, these aliens and Monsters probably don't even belong to the same category. Who knows what problems might arise if I just absorb them randomly?"

While the Monsters on Earth may seem bizarre, most of them are actually of the same kind. However, Boros and his group of aliens may look similar to Monsters, but they are actually a completely different species.

Even if he successfully absorbs it, it will only result in some energy increase for Vegapunk's current body, and the loss will be at least 90%, so it will be of little significance.

On the contrary, if it were Monsters of the same type, it would greatly enhance Vegapunk's current body, which contains Monsters elements.

A massive amount of Observation Haki instantly spread out, and Vegapunk was able to sense the current situation in an instant.

"I'll choose you first... Platinum Sperm!"

With a flash of light, Vegapunk vanished without a trace. Meanwhile, on the chaotic battlefield, Platinum Sperm felt a chill run down his spine. Before he could react, a black Space Gate instantly swallowed him up.

Platinum Sperm, who had fallen into the Pocket Dimension, looked around in panic. The white sky and the pitch-black earth were the Portable Space that Vegapunk himself had created.

"Where am I? Who just attacked me?"

While Platinum Sperm was still wondering, the void flickered, and Vegapunk's hand was already pressing on the tentacles on his head. He then pulled the tentacles and slammed his head to the ground, dragging it away into the distance, leaving a giant trench nearly a thousand meters long in the earth.

Then, before he could even feel dizzy and disoriented, Platinum Sperm, whose head had been almost crushed, came to his senses from the chaos.

Vegapunk grabbed his face and hurled him away with all his might. Platinum Sperm's body was like a platinum cannonball, whistling as Vegapunk smashed him into a nearby mountain range made of steel.

Then, Vegapunk reached out and grabbed, and the entire mountain range rumbled as it instantly solidified into a giant steel sphere. Under the powerful electromagnetic force, the steel sphere was compressed inwards, its density changed, and the temperature of the sphere continued to rise, radiating out terrifyingly high temperatures.

A moment later, Vegapunk sensed with his Observation Haki that the life force inside the iron ball was almost completely dissipated. He then pulled the iron ball over and, after breaking the seal, found a body inside that looked like a lump of mud.

"Wow, they're really resilient. They didn't die even in that situation?"

Vegapunk slowly approached, and dark energy instantly covered the rotten flesh of the body before absorbing it completely.

With his eyes slightly closed, Vegapunk's hand suddenly fell to the ground a moment later, and flesh and blood stretched out from the severed end of the hand. A moment later, Vegapunk reappeared.

"Platinum Sperm's ability to create clones—I can now create about 100 physical clones... but aside from saving my life, this ability is basically useless in combat..."

"On the contrary, this multi-threaded thinking, this ability to multitask, is more helpful to me..."

Platinum Sperm's ability is quite strange. There is no distinction between the clones and the main body when it creates clones. As long as one clone exists, the consciousness will not disappear.

It could be said that it is more of a part of himself than a clone, but precisely because of this characteristic, his own power will decrease once the clone is separated.

Its drawback is that if the clone dies, it is equivalent to losing that part of the power forever. No matter how many clones are created, their combat power will never be as strong as the original form. Therefore, this is not a combat skill. In fact, in a battle where the forces are evenly matched, this skill will only be a hindrance.

Although it's not a powerful combat skill, it's an absolute life-saving skill. It was with this move that Platinum Sperm even survived the destruction of the Monster Association, becoming one of only two Monsters survivors in the Monster Association.

Of course... the price was becoming the pet of the Caped Baldy.

Sensing this power within himself, Vegapunk pondered for a moment, then casually absorbed the clone he had separated back into himself, and broke off one of his little fingers.

After the tiny fingers touched the ground, another Vegapunk grew back. Although it was a clone with only one percent of his own strength, it could still carry his thoughts.

"In that case, my strength will be weakened by one point, but as long as I leave this clone in my Portable Space, I basically don't have to worry about dying."

"Even if my physical body dies, this clone can still carry my soul... As long as my opponent doesn't break into this space, I still have a chance to start over."

Of course, the most important thing is that the loss of one percent of his strength has a negligible impact on Vegapunk.

At Vegapunk's current level of power, anyone who could defeat Vegapunk would still be unable to handle him even with that extra one percent of his strength. Similarly, anyone who couldn't defeat Vegapunk could still defeat him even without that extra one percent of his strength.

Compared to that, such a chance to save one's life is obviously much rarer.

"Who should we look for next? Hmm?! Is this... that 'Phoenix Man'?"

In the Monster Association of One-Punch Man, the strongest Monsters is naturally Orochi, but the Monsters with the most potential is quite controversial, and that is Phoenix Man.

Compared to Orochi's ability to merge with all things, and even absorb the power of the Earth, Phoenix Man's immortality, resurrection, and evolution seem to have even greater potential.

Of course, because his later defeats were quite comical, preventing him from evolving to his final form, the extent of his potential remains a mystery. Therefore, some people believe that the Phoenix Man's potential is unlikely to reach the level of Orochi.

It's safe to say that if Phoenix Man's evolution is truly endless, then his potential is definitely above that of Orochi.

That's why, after Vegapunk spotted a cool-looking leather puppet with his Observation Haki, he didn't hesitate to teleport there immediately.

Phoenix Man, who has evolved several times in a row, is now beaming with pride. This time, his opponent is not Child Emperor, but Superalloy Darkshine, who is covered in dark black.

This super-muscular man, a dark, knock-off version of Saitama from Pinduoduo, is currently locked in a fierce battle with Phoenix Man, but judging from his performance, defeat seems imminent.

After all, Phoenix Man's resurrection and rebirth were too overpowered. Superalloy Darkshine himself wasn't a particularly intelligent character, and his mental fortitude was rather poor. Seeing Phoenix Man resurrect and become stronger time and time again, he had already begun to feel a bit of fear.

In the world of One-Punch Man, mental power also plays a certain role. Although characters like the Caped Baldy rely on brute force and don't pay attention to mental power, Superalloy Darkshine is just a dummy version and doesn't reach the level of the Caped Baldy.

As fear gripped his heart, this guy's strength and speed decreased slightly, turning him from being evenly matched with the Phoenix Man into being completely overwhelmed. It seemed that if the fight continued, he would probably be beaten to death.

Just then, with a flash of light, Vegapunk appeared directly behind Phoenix Man slapped him on the back.

"Seal - Reverse Eight Trigrams Sealing Style!"

Strange Sealing Tag runes flashed across Phoenix Man's body, and the swaggering Monsters froze instantly. Vegapunk casually took out a round Poké Ball -like object and absorbed Phoenix Man into it.

How do we deal with enemies who possess the ability to revive? The ninjas in Hokage have given us the answer: sealing techniques!

Superalloy Darkshine saw Vegapunk before him and let out a long sigh of relief, a look of relief on his face:

"Is this Dr. Vegapunk? Thank you for your help!"

"It's nothing, no need for formalities. Superalloy Darkshine, how are your injuries?"

Vegapunk shook his head and glanced at Superalloy Darkshine. He did have a few bloodstains and burns on his body, but they were just superficial injuries.

"It's nothing, I should still have some fighting ability! Doctor, you should go help the others first."

Superalloy Darkshine forced a smile and said to Vegapunk, "Actually, his injuries have no impact on his combat power at all. It's just that his mentality has collapsed, which is why he's behaving strangely."

Even if he's mentally broken, Superalloy Darkshine's strength as an S-Class Hero is undeniable, making it easy for him to deal with ordinary Demon-Level Threat.

Vegapunk wasn't too worried about the big black man's safety. After nodding, he continued searching for prey.

In reality, only Monster King, Phoenix Man, and Platinum Sperm are considered high-quality targets in the entire Monster Association. The rest of the Monsters are of little use to Vegapunk.

After scanning the area with his Observation Haki, Vegapunk managed to pick out another Centipede Elder. This Centipede Elder had an extremely hard body shell, making him a specialist in defense.

However, even the strongest defensive specialties are useless against spatial abilities. Vegapunk then used his old trick, Teleportation behind Centipede Elder with a Flying Thunder God Technique and slicing him in two with a Kamui. He then absorbed the two centipede segments into his Portable Space and completely absorbed the creature Vice Admiral that space.

After absorbing the Centipede Elder, Vegapunk's physical strength increased somewhat, and the defense of his skin and bones was significantly enhanced. This kind of enhancement was better than nothing.

Just then, Vegapunk looked up at the horizon, where a large number of steel robots were flying in the sky and surging towards them.

"The Metal Knight's Steel Legion, it seems this battle is coming to an end."

The battle between the Monster Association, the Dark Matter Thieves, and the Hero Association lasted only three to five hours.

In reality, the most intense battle lasted only half an hour at the beginning. After that, the Monster Association and the Dark Matter Thieves suffered a complete rout. The rest of the time was spent chasing down the Monsters and aliens, and cleaning up the battlefield.

The main reason for this outcome was, of course, that Boros, the leader of the Dark Matter Thieves, suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Caped Baldy, while Orochi of the Monster Association, and several key members all died at Vegapunk's hands. The Mastermind was also captured by Vegapunk.

In this situation, the Monster Association and the alien invaders naturally suffered a crushing defeat.

After all, in a world like One-Punch Man where individuals are extraordinary, Boros and Orochi account for almost 90% of the fighting power of their respective forces. It can be said that the outcome of the top-level battles determines the outcome of the faction-wide battles.

Although the battle only lasted seven or eight hours, it took nearly a month to calm the aftermath.

The emergence of the Monster Association has put the Hero Association in the spotlight.

If Aliens from outer space can only be considered a sudden, accidental event, then the Monster Association, which has been active for so many years without being discovered, can only be considered a major mistake by the Hero Association.

The Monster Association has led to significant questioning of the Hero Association, while the Dark Matter Thieves from outer space have brought about a technological frenzy.

Boros is known as the Space King, so his spaceships are naturally technologically advanced. Even if they can't be called the most cutting-edge technological achievements in the universe, they can certainly be considered among the most advanced technologies.

Not to mention that there are also many scientific and technological personnel among the aliens, from whom a large amount of alien technology can be obtained.

As the first to act, Vegapunk naturally reaped a huge reward: the wreckage of two Alien Spaceship, some weapons left behind by the Aliens, and a number of captured alien scientists—all of these fell into Vegapunk's hands.

Another scientist who made a huge profit was Metal Knight. The large number of robots he sent out also made considerable gains, obtaining some alien weapons and alien scientists.

"It seems that Metal Knight is planning to make some Big News Morgans later on?"

Vegapunk frowned as he looked at the busy robots, who were like worker ants. He pondered for a moment, but then thought, "I'm about to leave the One-Punch Man World, why should I think about so many things?"

With the Caped Baldy here, no matter how much this Metal Knight jumps around, the final result will be nothing more than a punch to settle the score.

Yes, Vegapunk is ready to leave. After obtaining the Alien Spaceship, Vegapunk is confident that he can return to his own world by reverse engineering the Alien Spaceship's Warp Drive.