"Don't get cocky! No matter how powerful an attack is, it's still worth nothing if it can't hit anyone!"
Garou quickly collected himself. When he turned to look at Homeless Emperor, there was no fear in his eyes. Instead, he seemed eager to try his hand.
Clearly, after the S-Class Hero Tank-Top Master had let him down, he had set his sights on another interesting opponent. Or rather...
Prey!!
"...Hey! You little brat, what's with that look!?"
Homeless Emperor hadn't expected his show of force to make the brat opposite him even more excited!
Even more infuriatingly, the brat was staring at him like a predator. Worse still, despite having earned God's recognition, he actually felt a chill under that gaze!!
"Damn it... Don't get so arrogant! I told you! Here, I'm invincible!!"
Spheres of light identical to the earlier ones condensed behind Homeless Emperor. This time, however, he formed dozens of those terrifying energy spheres at once, each capable of destroying an entire building!
"Invincible? Try hitting me first!!"
At the sight of those luminous spheres bobbing and circling behind Homeless Emperor like shining stars, Garou gave a wicked smile without a trace of fear. He lowered his hips and bent his knees into an attacking stance, and his figure abruptly blurred, vanishing from the spot in an instant!
"Trying to use your speed to fight at close range? Not a bad idea, but... you're still only flesh and blood!"
Homeless Emperor snorted. At his mental command, nearly a hundred energy spheres accelerated into brilliant, twisting streaks of light, spiraling toward the direction of Garou's approaching afterimages!
"Carpet Bombardment!"
Boom, boom, boom, boom!!
The barrage of light spheres blanketed the area where Garou's afterimages were with firepower. Countless fireballs rose from the ground, and the cityscape projected by the