Barehanded Husking the Ear · The Escaper Who Vanished into Thin Air

Saitama said he would do it, and immediately got to work.

He walked up to the giant BB Corn and looked up at its enormous ear, which towered thirty stories high.

Then he raised his right hand.

His palm became a blade, and he casually sliced downward.

There was no gust of wind, no flashy effect, and barely even a disturbance in the air.

Crack.

A crisp snapping sound came from the base of the corn ear.

The next second—

Rumble!!

The entire giant BB Corn, together with its thick stalk, slowly tilted from the top before crashing heavily onto the wasteland.

The earth trembled faintly.

Dust billowed into the air.

The six of them fell collectively silent.

Gang and the others had spent ages tapping and striking the ear, only managing to shake loose a few dozen kernels.

Saitama had casually cut down the entire ear with a single slash.

Leorio stood there with his mouth hanging open for a long while. "Th-this is it? You cut it down just like that?"

"Otherwise?" Saitama scratched his head. "It'd be exhausting to stand there and husk it while looking up. Laying it down makes things easier."

He said it with complete conviction.

As though knocking over a giant corn plant thirty stories high were the most ordinary thing in the world.

Killua's mouth twitched, leaving him speechless.

Spend too long with this man, and your worldview started to develop problems.

Saitama walked over to the fallen corn ear and grabbed the outermost husk.

He tore.

Rustle—

The layers of husk, hard as iron sheets, came away in one piece like scraps of paper.

He tore again.

Another huge section came off.

After a few quick pulls, the layers of tough outer shell had been stripped away, revealing plump, tightly packed