The Evolution of the Rental Pod

Once again, after an earth-shaking clash of fists.

The two figures shot backward like cannonballs, each skidding more than a dozen meters and carving two bottomless trenches into the special alloy ring of Heaven's Arena. The ear-piercing screech of twisting metal rang throughout the stadium, and hundreds of millions of viewers watching from behind their screens held their breath at the same time.

Saitama shook his right hand. For the first time, genuine confusion appeared in his round eyes. He could clearly feel that at the instant their fists collided, an extremely faint yet incomparably pure force had been drawn out of his fist. It was neither the theft of Nen nor the cancellation of energy, but a nearly brutal Plunder that stripped it directly from its source.

Across from him, Meruem's lips slowly curled into a cold, teasing smile.

He slowly raised his right hand. A flash of light shone from his palm, and a black iPod-like machine radiating a cold gleam appeared out of thin air. Its screen glowed with a ghostly blue light, densely scrolling through hundreds of names and corresponding abilities. The text flashed past at incredible speed, while the three bolded names at the very top were unmistakably Neferpitou, Menthuthuyoupi, and Shaiapouf.

"Warning! Unknown Specialist Nen ability materialization detected! Threat level: unable to assess!"

Genos's mechanical eye instantly erupted with dazzling red light. His core processor calculated furiously at a rate of one billion operations per second, and his cold electronic voice rang through the VIP box with unprecedented gravity:

"Ability name: Rental Pod. Holder: Leol, lion-type Chimera Ant Squadron Leader. Original rules database match complete. Core rules are as follows:

1. The target's ability must have been witnessed firsthand, or its name and effects must be known accurately;

2. You must complete something the