On another battlefield, Sakazuki had thought his opponent would be the familiar Gurado.
He had not expected a dark green figure to bar his path.
"Sorry, but your opponent is me."
"Ant King Meruem."
Sakazuki knitted his brows tightly. Scorching magma dripped onto the ground, and his body had already partially undergone elemental transformation.
"It makes no difference who you are!"
The moment he finished speaking, Sakazuki charged at the monster blocking his way.
"Your flesh should be quite delicious, shouldn't it?"
Meruem grinned with a mixture of savagery and excitement, flicking out his tongue to lick his lips. The syringe-like mouthpart on his tail was already poised to strike.
"Heh! Who were you looking for, Kuzan?"
Elsewhere, Gurado smiled at the young monster of the Navy standing before him, who seemed somewhat surprised.
Kuzan, meanwhile, had raised his vigilance to its utmost. The man before him was an unprecedentedly powerful foe.
He was someone who could fight Sakazuki head-on and had even gained the upper hand at one point.
Kuzan had entered two classes after Sakazuki. Especially during a period of rapid growth in strength, the difference in age and training time became all the more apparent.
Although they had rarely fought each other, Kuzan knew he was no match for Sakazuki.
Yet Gurado seemed to be a year younger than him.
Such a young monster.
Many people knew little about Gurado's origins and could only speculate.
Most attributed them to the Dragon People.
After all, Gurado possessed obvious traits of the Dragon People.
His towering figure drew closer like an active volcano. Scorching magma constantly reshaped the surrounding terrain, and the air grew hotter and hotter.
A faint haze of smoke and ash hung in the air.
"Dragon Star Group!"
Gurado's body changed, and volcanic vents resembling cannons