Battle and Crushing
"Vegapunk! So it's you! Heh, how dare you show your face in front of me without your female bodyguard by your side?"
The enormous Black Dragon roared deafeningly, but Vegapunk merely scratched his ear and snorted coldly.
"If you're going to talk big, you'd better fix your tail first!"
The black Giant Dragon was speechless. He never expected that after absorbing so much Planet Energy and becoming many times stronger, Vegapunk would still cut off his tail with a single stroke.
However, the Black Dragon's regenerative ability is also incredible. It doesn't even need to close one eye like before; the tail on the back of the Black Dragon has already slowly grown out.
This isn't a substitution technique like the Dead River; rather, the Black Dragon's regenerative abilities are so strong that after devouring a large amount of the planet's energy, the power of the Devil Fruit has transformed the Black Dragon into a terrifying world-destroying beast.
With a roar to the sky, the enormous Black Dragon's eyes flashed with astonishing malice as it looked at Vegapunk. Each eye seemed to contain some kind of curse, making Vegapunk feel slightly dizzy.
"This thing is getting weirder and weirder! I'm afraid what Imu ate wasn't some kind of Demon Dragon Black Dragon Giant Dragon, or giant dragon fruit, but a real Devil Fruit..."
In other words, it's the so-called Fantasy Species, Human-Human Fruit, Devil Form!
To some extent, the name itself has power. Occupying the original name of Devil Fruit, this Devil Fruit, which can be described as a crystallization of wishes and energy, can undoubtedly be called the pinnacle of all Devil Fruit.
However, Vegapunk wasn't too afraid of the malevolent and Immortal Body Black Dragon. He wouldn't actually fight it, since who knew how many lives the dragon had?
Even if Vegapunk were now wearing the Phoenix Armor and had a chance of being reborn from the ashes, he wouldn't gamble with his life.
Fortunately, Vegapunk was never the kind of hot-blooded person who liked to fight one-on-one with his opponents. Instead, he was a scientist who was best at using external forces.
Faced with the terrifying Cthulhu dragon that was coming at him with overwhelming force, Vegapunk simply waved his hand and opened another spatial wormhole. A petite girl with green hair immediately walked out of the wormhole.
"Vegapunk, where did you suddenly disappear to? Didn't you even leave a word?"
The "girl" had just complained twice when she looked up and saw the terrifying Giant Dragon charging towards her. Even the well-informed second-ranked S-class hero was terrified by the black Giant Dragon's eyes and writhing Dragon-Snake Heads, and screamed in fright.
Unfortunately, in the world of One-Punch Man, although there are many Monsters, in reality, those Monsters characters are probably more handsome and imposing than the bizarre pirates in the Pirate World.
The appearance of this black Giant Dragon has fallen below the bottom line of the Pirate World, even exceeding the bizarre style of One Piece art, and has moved towards an indescribable Cthulhu style.
Therefore, even Tatsumaki couldn't help but scream when she first saw this disgusting monster rushing towards her.
However, despite the screams, Tatsumaki was not like an ordinary little girl who was frightened and at a loss. Instead, while letting out a piercing scream, she unleashed terrifying psychic power, instantly twisting the Cthulhu dragon that was rushing towards her into a pretzel!
Blackish-red blood gushed out instantly, staining the entire sea surface a dark red color. In particular, the Giant Dragon's eyes spurted out like bunches of grapes, making the Tatsumaki look extremely disgusting.
"Damn it, this mess is absolutely disgusting! Just get rid of it all!"
Tatsumaki's face was contorted with rage and resentment, a mixture of shock and disgust at the sight of the Giant Dragon and the embarrassment and anger from the Giant Dragon she had just let out in fright.
He stretched out his hands and squeezed hard. The black Giant Dragon, which had been twisted into a pretzel shape and was constantly spraying foul blood and eyeballs, was instantly compressed into a sphere.
As her Psychic Power slowly intensified, the sphere was compressed smaller and smaller until it was only about ten meters long. It didn't look like flesh and blood at all; instead, it was completely black, like a stone.
"You called me here just to deal with this disgusting thing? Can't you handle it yourself?"
Tatsumaki crossed her arms and flew in front of Vegapunk, complaining as she did so.
It wasn't that she disliked fighting, but that Giant Dragon had really disgusted her, which made her feel terrible.
However, Vegapunk glanced at Tatsumaki, shrugged, and said:
"You think you've taken them down? What's truly disgusting about them isn't just their looks and appearance!"
As soon as Vegapunk finished speaking, the black sphere instantly shattered, and a large amount of flesh, bones, nerves, tendons, and membranes surged wildly, growing like tentacles in a blur, and in less than a second, it returned to its original Cthulhu Black Dragon form.
"Is this guy... some kind of Immortal Body? Do you know what his weaknesses are?"
Tatsumaki frowned, looked at Vegapunk, and said something.
Back when she was with the Dark Matter Thieves, Tatsumaki encountered an alien who claimed to be Immortal Body. No matter what she did—slashing with swords, axes, drowning, burning, or being struck by lightning—she couldn't kill that alien.
However, that guy's Immortal Body has a fatal flaw. As long as you hit the five small fleshy lumps inside his body, you can kill him without a burial place.
In Tatsumaki's view, the Cthulhu Black Dragon in front of her was probably also of this type.
After hearing Tatsumaki's words, Vegapunk shook his head and said to her:
"This guy's Immortal Body is much more difficult to deal with. Do you see those eyes on his body? Every time he dies, one of his eyes disappears. Once all of his eyes are gone, this guy will have no way to revive!"
Upon hearing this, Tatsumaki looked again at the Giant Dragon several thousand meters long in front of her, with its countless eyes, and felt a chill run down her spine.
Don't be fooled by how easily the Tatsumaki compressed the Giant Dragon into a meatball. In reality, the Giant Dragon's body was incredibly strong and it possessed a powerful Haki. The Tatsumaki had to expend a considerable amount of its Psychic Power.
Tatsumaki felt that she could probably kill this Giant Dragon hundreds of times without any problem, but if she continued to consume too much Psychic Power and her strength declined, she would probably have to die in the dragon's mouth.
"Doesn't this guy have any particular fatal weakness?"
Upon hearing Tatsumaki's question, Vegapunk shook his head:
"A fatal weakness! Being too ugly, does that count?"
Tatsumaki rolled her eyes in annoyance, frowned, and said:
"If you have any trump cards up your sleeve to deal with this disgusting guy, then hurry up and use them! I don't believe you would attack an enemy you're not confident in!"
Hearing this, Vegapunk chuckled, surprised that Tatsumaki saw through him so clearly.
"I do have two solutions. The first is to seal this guy. In the Chakra system, various Sealing Techniques are the most effective ways to deal with Immortal Body or opponents who are too powerful."
"The other option... is to call in reinforcements directly. Don't forget, I still have Saitama as a trump card. Even if he's Immortal Body, I believe that One-Punch Man definitely has a way to take him down!"
Tatsumaki snorted coldly and said:
"That bald guy? What can he do? Besides, even if he's strong, he'll probably have a lot of trouble facing an immortal monster like this!"
The two spoke in mid-air as if they were invisible to each other, while not far away, the Giant Dragon, as large as a mountain range, simply watched them quietly, seemingly very polite and unwilling to disturb them.
But if you look closely, you can see that all the eyes on these Giant Dragons are constantly writhing, and the scales and muscles under their eyes are constantly trembling, as if they are constantly fighting against some kind of force.
In reality, Imu, the Cthulhu Dragon, was not very well-mannered. He allowed Tatsumaki and Vegapunk to talk to each other, but he was simply being controlled by Tatsumaki's Psychic Power and was unable to move at all.
Sensing the other's struggle, Tatsumaki was also a little surprised. If she hadn't gained Chakra and obtained the Float-Float Fruit, which greatly increased the power of her Psychic Power, she might have been able to kill this disgusting and strange Giant Dragon with her previous abilities, but it would have taken her quite a bit of effort.
If you are careless, you might be ambushed and overturned by this Giant Dragon with the ability to resurrect. Even if you try your best, you could probably only kill this Giant Dragon about ten times in the past. How could it be as easy as it is now?
Even knowing that the creature in front of her was Immortal Body, Tatsumaki had no fear. She could only outlast the Black Dragon; escaping unscathed would be a piece of cake.
If all else fails, we can simply learn from the Tathagata Buddha's suppression of Sun Wukong and press the entire Red Line onto Black Dragon's head; that's not something we can't do.
Even if they can't crush this Black Dragon, who knows how long it will be before this oddball crawls out from under the Red Line.
"Well... I'm actually curious to see if Saitama can Teuchi someone with an Immortal Body with a single punch?"
With a faint smile on his face, Vegapunk spoke a few words, then reached out and a black Wormhole instantly opened in mid-air.
With a splash, a bald man fell out of the Wormhole, along with a hot pot bubbling with red broth, which landed right on his head, drenching him in the soup.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch... I got chili pepper in my eye! It hurts so much!"
Vegapunk:...
Why would Caped Baldy, who wouldn't even blink if shot in the eye, get pepper spray in his eyes?
This question is like Saitama's skin, which can withstand nuclear bombardment without losing a single hair, yet cannot withstand the sharp proboscis of mosquitoes—it is a mystery of the century.
"Hahahaha! You bald bastard, are you kidding me?? Vegapunk, this guy doesn't seem reliable at all?"
Tatsumaki was laughing so hard she was doubled over. Vegapunk curled his lip, having to admit that apart from his fighting ability, Saitama didn't seem like a strong person in any other aspect.
"Damn it, you little dwarf, what are you saying?"
Saitama, who was lying in the seawater showing off his doggy-paddle skills, spoke angrily. Tatsumaki, who had been laughing hysterically, froze, her face turning angry and embarrassed, and said through gritted teeth:
"You bald bastard, who are you calling short?"
"You shorty, who are you calling bald?"
"Alright, you two, are you just being childish?"
Vegapunk quickly stopped the bald and short duo's stand-up comedy performance and spoke directly to Saitama:
"Saitama, the reason I called you here is actually to ask for your help. Do you see that Black Dragon?"
Saitama splashed some seawater to wash his eyes, thoroughly washing away the chili water. Although his eyes were still stinging and sore from the seawater, he could finally open them.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a colossal object in the sky, resembling a mountain range, almost as big as the Dark Matter Thieves' Spaceship, hovering above his head.
However, compared to the technologically advanced and high-tech Dark Matter Thieves' Spaceship, the behemoth above them exuded a Cthulhu aura that would cause one's IQ to plummet and one's sanity to plummet.
"What... what is this thing? What an ugly Monsters!"
Saitama exclaimed in surprise. Even with his experience as Caped Baldy who had slain countless monsters, the giant Giant Dragon with eyes and tentacles in front of him was still too disgusting!
Monsters from the past, though humanoid, weren't this disgusting! With just one glance, Saitama was certain that the monster before him was the most evil Monsters he had ever encountered in his entire heroic career.
After all, there are many ugly Monsters, but this is the first time I've encountered Monsters so ugly that Saitama feels disgusted and he can't bring himself to punch him!
Upon hearing Saitama's shout, the Black Demon Dragon, which had been bound by Tatsumaki, suddenly trembled. Tatsumaki frowned slightly, then smiled and released her control over the Giant Dragon.
"Roar!"
With a roar, a monster as huge as a mountain charged towards the Caped Baldy. Saitama was startled, and a fist was already swinging out as if by instinct.
In his reaction to this disgusting monster, Saitama's punch lost its grip slightly, and with a terrifying explosion, the Black Demon Dragon that Imu had transformed into shattered instantly.
Black and red filthy blood and eyeballs scattered like stars in the sky, with a few eyeballs even falling onto the Caped Baldy's shiny head, causing Saitama to shake his head in exasperation.