"I remember his hero name was... Caped Baldy, right? He really... was only B-rank?"
Superalloy Darkshine stood there dumbfounded, watching the two streaks of light darting around, feeling that even with his strength, he couldn't see the two people's movements clearly.
"Ah, yes, he got a perfect score on the physical test to enter the Hero Association and broke several records, but his written test score was so bad that he almost failed and was only a C-rank at the beginning."
Meikyō explained something to Superalloy Darkshine, and his pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan moved so fast that they almost left afterimages.
He could see clearly that Saitama had become slightly interested, but he still didn't use his true abilities. Instead, he wanted to see how much of his strength this enemy could force him to use and whether he could make him take things seriously. Therefore, he only parried and defended.
If Saitama were defeated with a single punch from the start, it would be quite boring.
The two fought at an absurdly fast pace, exchanging blows countless times almost every second. It seemed to Meikyō that they had exceeded a certain limit, rendering his Observation Haki to Future Sight almost ineffective.
Or rather, it wasn't that it failed, but rather that the two fought too quickly and used too many techniques, greatly shortening the time that Meikyō could Future Sight.
However, with the assistance of the dynamic vision of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, combined with Observation Haki, he was still able to see the details of the fight between the two.
Even Meikyō would know that Boros in this state might not be able to withstand many of his attacks.
Boros is undoubtedly second only to Saitama among the strongest characters who have demonstrated their power in the One-Punch Man World.
Tatsumaki, including the current Meikyō, may already be a dimension stronger than most Dragon-level monsters.
But Boros is a dimension stronger than Meikyō and Tatsumaki at this time.
As for Saitama...
It's probably the same – in the original timeline, Boros used his own death to test the upper limit of Saitama's Consecutive Normal Punches and the lower limit of his Serious Punch. Including the two previous normal punches, Boros was the only one who could withstand four of Saitama's attacks.
Even after Serious Punch, Boros retained some consciousness and was not completely dead.
Seeing that Boros was getting more and more excited as he fought, and that the power of his moves was getting stronger and stronger, Meikyō immediately turned to look at Superalloy Darkshine.
"The aftermath of their battle is getting bigger and bigger, and it might affect this place. Let's take everyone down first."
"Good!"
"Saitama! You really are strong! I've finally met an opponent on this planet who's worth fighting for with everything I have!"
Boros's expression was filled with excitement and fervor, and the pink energy core on his chest shone even brighter.
"Meteorite Burst!"
Another terrifying shockwave appeared, almost flattening the surface of the upper part of the spaceship.
Boros unleashed a powerful burst of energy and punched Saitama.
A powerful sonic boom erupted, shaking the entire spaceship violently. Countless combatants inside perished.
A pink beam of light pierced through the atmosphere and suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.
Saitama was punched by Boros and sent flying to the moon.
Below the spaceship.
With the Zombie Man in his left hand, the Tanktop Master in his right, and the Superalloy Darkshine of the Pig God on his back, he sensed the movement above and quickened his pace.
"Scarlet Ninja, do you think Caped Baldy should be alright?"
Superalloy Darkshine worries Zhong Zhongdao.
"No, you should be worried about ourselves."
Above the head of Superalloy Darkshine, Meikyō stood on Bruce's head and spoke down.
Bruce flapped his wings, carrying Tatsumaki and the remaining S-Class Hero on his back.
With a sufficient supply of vital energy, Bruce's current size is more than twice that of his previous largest size, with a body length of over ten meters and a wingspan of over forty meters, making it no problem for him to carry several humans.
However, to avoid affecting speed, the heavier Superalloy Darkshine could only carry the equally heavy Tanktop Master and Pig God below, and also brought Zombie Man along.
Not far in front of Meikyō and the others.
Bare-chested, revealing his muscular physique, Bang crushed a blue bead in his hand, and the tall body of Melzargard instantly turned into blood and disappeared.
"You were just one step away from finishing it, but you stole the human body, Silver Fang."
Atomic Samurai, with a blade of grass in his mouth, wore a faint smile.
It was he who used his ultimate Atomic Slash, to dismember Melzargard's body, which gave Bang the opportunity to seize Melzargard's core.
"Well, an old guy like me still needs to move around more often, so he doesn't get rusty."
Bang patted his back and responded with a smile.
Melzargard very strong, but among the four opponents, Silver Fang's strength is firmly in the upper echelon of S-rank, Metal Bat's strength is theoretically unlimited as his aura increases, and Atomic Samurai's attack power is also second to none among S-rank. Add to that the not-so-weak Sexy Futanari, and with some time, it will be enough to find Melzargard's weakness and clear the stage without taking any damage.
Suddenly, Metal Bat, carrying his bat and standing on a rock, looked at Bruce moving towards them and shouted:
"Hey! What's that big bat over there? Is it also a creature on this ship?"
The Sexy Futanari stood ready, clenching his fists as he stood next to the Metal Bat.
"I will never let any monster hurt the other lovely boys in this city again!"
Bang and Atomic Samurai were taken aback for a moment, then stood next to Metal Bat and Sexy Futanari in tacit agreement.
The enormous bat in front of them was quite imposing; it looked like it was at least a demon -Dragon-level- Demon-level.
"Hey! Mr. Bang, Atomic Samurai! It's us! Don't attack!"
Just then, Superalloy Darkshine saw the four people standing side by side in the distance and shouted loudly.
The four of them looked at each other in bewilderment.
How could so many S-Class Hero end up in such a sorry state?
Did the higher-ups lose?
Just as everyone was wondering, a loud roar came from the spaceship above.
This was caused by Saitama jumping back to Earth from the moon, creating too much noise during his descent.
"That thing might fall down in a bit! Let's get out of here!"
Meikyō stood atop Bruce's head and shouted down to the crowd below.
The group exchanged glances and quickly ran outside.
At this moment, various structures on the spaceship began to fall off one after another.
"Angel Rush! Angel Rush!"
"Enough, Sexy Futanari! Your sprint isn't even getting any faster!"
"Angel Rush—!"
Having escaped the shadow of the spaceship, Meikyō controlled Bruce to land, and together with the others, they delivered the S-Class Hero to the medical staff of a nearby Hero Association.
"What... what's going on! How could so many S-Class Hero have been defeated?"
Sitch looked on in shock at the group of S-Class Hero lying on stretchers.
Atomic Samurai, Silver Fang, and the others all turned their attention to Meikyō and Superalloy Darkshine.
Since they didn't board the spaceship, they naturally didn't know the specifics of the battle.
"The battle up there isn't over yet, I'll go up and take a look."
Meikyō simply said this and then waved his hand toward the sky.
Bruce cried out, folded its wings, and swooped down. Just before it touched Meikyō, its body shrank rapidly, transforming into Ama-no-Ohabari that fell into Meikyō's palm.
The Perfect Susanoo reappeared, its wings flapping behind it as it rose from the ground and flew towards the spaceship.
"This..."
Sitch glanced at the departing Susanoo, then turned his gaze to Superalloy Darkshine.
"What exactly happened on the spaceship?"
"There were many powerful monsters on the spaceship, but we have basically dealt with them all. Two of the stronger ones were killed by Tatsumaki and Scarlet Ninja. However, they still have a leader who is extremely powerful. Even with multiple S-Class Hero working together, we were unable to kill him. He caused all of our injuries. If Tatsumaki hadn't protected everyone at the last moment, there would probably have been even more serious casualties."
"And now?"
"The Caped Baldy's strength has exceeded everyone's expectations. He is currently fighting the enemy leader, and the Scarlet Ninja should go up and help him."
"That's what Superalloy Darkshine said."
"Caped Baldy? Isn't he B-rank?"
Sitch recalled the bald man with a blank expression from the previous meeting; he hadn't expected the man to have such strength.
"The Caped Baldy, Scarlet Ninja, and the Cybernetic Freaks are very close. They took the Hero Association's assessment together before. We had noticed Scarlet Ninja and the Cybernetic Freaks before, and they got full marks in the exam, while the Caped Baldy barely passed."
Sitch's assistant, the Hero Association cadre with stubble on his chin, walked over and said.
"However, he also scored full marks in the physical test and even broke several records, so his strength is definitely more than just B-rank."
Upon hearing this, Sitch nodded, indicating that he understood, and mentally assessed Saitama's strength.
"I know a little about Saitama's strength. He also contributed a lot in the meteorite incident. I've said it before, Saitama will become an S-rank hero one day."
Bang put on his antique-style clothes and took over the conversation.
"Does he have the potential to become S-Class Hero?"
After glancing at the S-Class Hero receiving treatment in the arena and carefully counting them, Sitch spoke:
"By the way, where's King?"
"Huh?"
Superalloy Darkshine was momentarily stunned.
"Perhaps because he was too strong, King made an excuse to go to the toilet and went off on his own not long after boarding the ship. Maybe he's currently helping Caped Baldy and Scarlet Ninja fight the enemy leader."
Upon hearing this, Sitch looked up at the enormous spaceship that blotted out the sky and silently prayed.
"Puff!"
Boros took Saitama's ordinary punch head-on, spitting out a mouthful of blood and his one eye bulging with blood vessels, but he wasn't blown apart. He only suffered serious internal injuries, but he quickly recovered under the effect of his ability.
In this state, he is fully capable of taking a normal punch from Saitama.
Meikyō manipulated Susanoo to land not far behind Saitama, watching the great battle unfold before him.
He didn't want to miss the famous scene of the Earth-Splitting Punch.
"That's right! That's exactly it, Saitama! Only someone like you is worthy of my defeat!"
Boros seemed to be nearing his limit, appearing almost frenzied, and the markings on his body became even more intricate.
"Consecutive Normal Punches".
In the next instant, Saitama's figure rushed in front of Boros, throwing more than a dozen punches in quick succession.
This time, Boros's body was blown apart on the spot, but to Saitama's surprise, it only took less than a second for the flesh and blood in the air to re-condense, causing Boros's body to reappear in mid-air.
"That's it! Saitama, I will defeat you!"
A sound like a heartbeat rang out, and at that moment, Boros's appearance changed once again.
The dazzling pink color on its body disappeared, turning into a deep, dark black, and the previously glowing energy patterns turned golden.
(He only appeared for a few seconds in the animation.)
Meikyō was watching from afar, felt his breath catch in his throat. A tremendous sense of threat surged into his heart. His ability to Future Sight, which had previously been somewhat useful, was now completely ineffective.
This is already a gap on an absolute level, as if the two sides are no longer on the same dimension.
But Meikyō that even someone as strong as Boros would be severely weakened after using this technique, even if he didn't die.
It can be said that this is the result of Boros burning his life force to elevate his strength to another level.
"I will unleash all the energy within me at once, Saitama. If you can't withstand it, this attack will destroy the entire surface of your planet!"
An immense amount of energy gathered within Boros's body, giving Meikyō the illusion that she was facing Death God itself.
Even now, in some people's eyes, he is as powerful as a god.
Under the flickering light and shadow, Meikyō saw for the first time that Saitama had a serious expression on his face.
He acknowledged Boros's strength.
"Then, I'll use my trump card, the ultimate move, the Serious Series."
"Serious Punch!"
"Roaring Star Cannon!"
In Setsuna, the world lost its color.
An endless stream of energy erupted at this moment, and even though Meikyō's physical body was already extremely powerful, his eardrums were ruptured instantly.
The sturdy, Perfect Susanoo at this moment, like ice and snow melting away.
Meikyō raised his arm to shield himself, only to feel that he had suffered severe internal injuries from the shock, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.
He knew the battle here would be terrifying, but he hadn't expected that, faced with such terrifying power that could almost destroy the world, he wouldn't even have the right to stand aside and watch. He could only withstand the impact and move with difficulty to Saitama's back.
After a long while, the gale subsided, Meikyō bared his teeth, his hands emitting a faint green light that covered his ears, repairing the damaged eardrums.
"Thump."
Boros's body, which was originally so powerful that it seemed capable of shaking everything, fell helplessly from the sky and landed on the ground.
The lower half of his body had almost disappeared, and the remaining body had turned into a deathly gray color. The withered body was outlined with shriveled muscle fibers, and one could still vaguely see its former full and robust appearance.
Meikyō raised her head and looked at the distant sky.
The sky ahead was divided into three parts, with the middle section being perfectly clear and cloudless.
On both sides, a cloud appeared that looked like the tail of an airplane, only much thicker, with a much higher density of cumulus clouds behind it, constantly swirling in the air.
It is foreseeable that after this war, atmospheric changes will cause a period of climate turmoil across a large part of the Earth.
"Did I... lose?"
Boros lay on the ground, his eyes vacant and lifeless, staring at the sky.
"You're still conscious? You're really amazing."
Saitama, with his back to Boros, turned his head and said.
The first half of the sentence is full of exclamation, while the second half is filled with approval.
He acknowledged Boros's strength and Boros willingness to give everything, even his life, when facing formidable enemies.
This guy is a true warrior.
"Your mother, you're here too. Indeed, just as you said, there are beings on your planet stronger than you."
Boros looked at Meikyō and said weakly.
Saitama immediately looked at Meikyō with a strange expression.
Meikyō felt a little embarrassed, so she spoke up:
"I made a slip of the tongue when I introduced myself to you earlier."
At this point, Meikyō paused, then said seriously:
"Let me reintroduce myself now. My name is Uchiha Meikyō."
"Ah, I understand, Uchiha Meikyō. I will remember you before I die. You are the only opponent here besides Saitama who is worth remembering."
Boros already knew that his days were numbered.
When he unleashed the Roaring Star Cannon, he was already prepared to risk his life.
"And Saitama, as predicted, this is an evenly matched battle."
Boros murmured intermittently.
"Ah, yes."
Saitama turned his head away and looked at the clear sky. His tattered white cloak fluttered in the wind, and a different kind of emotion seemed to be brewing in his heart.
"You're lying."
Boros replied.
Saitama lowered his head and did not answer.
"You clearly still have the ability to continue fighting, but I don't. In this battle, I had almost no chance to fight back. This can't even be called a battle."
Boros had fought countless battles throughout his life and had an incredibly rich combat experience. How could he not recognize the actual situation of this battle?
Except for the final moments, Saitama didn't go all out in the earlier battles.
"Prophecies are indeed unreliable..."
Boros's voice grew fainter and fainter, and after a few laughs, he completely lost consciousness.
Saitama walked away without a word.
The already teetering spaceship, after being affected by the aftershocks of Saitama's Serious Punch and Boros's Roaring Star Cannon, had its core power sphere destroyed and finally crashed completely.
When such a colossal object landed, it naturally caused landslides and earthquakes.
Fortunately, the survivors from A-City had already been evacuated by the Hero Association's heroes, and the remaining staff were with Metal Bat, Silver Fang, Superalloy Darkshine, and others.
Their abilities are sufficient to protect everyone who remains.
Meikyō glanced at Boros's remaining body, took out a Sealing Scroll and put it away, then vanished.
Next to the spaceship wreckage.
The group, rescued by several S-Class Hero who still retained their fighting abilities, set up a temporary medical facility here.
"How did A-City turn out like this? Wasn't the S-rank meeting supposed to be today?"
A handsome blue-haired man walked over and stared in disbelief at the ruins of A-City and the massive wreckage of a spaceship in the center.
"Metal Bat, tell me what happened here, until I'm satisfied."
Sweet Mask called out to Metal Bat, his face cold and stern as he asked.
"Sweet Mask? Where did you come from? You didn't come earlier or later, you only showed up after the battle was over."
Sweet Mask didn't give Metal Bat a friendly look, so the latter naturally didn't give Sweet Mask face either.
"I was filming a TV series in a nearby city. It wasn't until the earthquake that I realized something was wrong here and rushed over. After all, I'm not one of you S-rank people. There's no need for me to come to a meeting with you. If there's anything, the Hero Association can contact me after filming is finished."
Sweet Mask walked into the makeshift medical camp with a sullen face.
"It seems that even if I hold the top spot in A-rank, I can't completely stop weak and incompetent people from advancing to S-rank."
"You bastard..."
As a rebellious delinquent, Metal Bat immediately wanted to fight.
"You bastards! As S-Class Hero of the Hero Association, you represent justice and must achieve victory in the most perfect way. Justice is so perfect that it cannot tolerate the slightest flaw. Obviously, you have disappointed me greatly."
Sweet Mask interrupted Metal Bat, hands in his pockets, and continued:
"What about the other S-rank? Just you few?"
Bang held down the Metal Bat that was about to explode and looked at Sweet Mask.
"Blast still hasn't shown up, and Metal hasn't actually come either. However, other S-Class Hero like Tatsumaki have been seriously injured and are in a coma. Scarlet Ninja and other medical staff are currently treating them."
Sweet Mask was taken aback by what he heard.
Even someone as arrogant as him acknowledges the strength of some S-Class Hero. Holding a certain position within the Hero Association, he is well aware of just how powerful Tatsumaki is.
Even they are now seriously injured and unconscious.
This shows that the enemy this time is indeed extraordinary.
"Hey everyone! King has captured a whole bunch of prisoners alive!"
Superalloy Darkshine stood below the spaceship and waved to the distance.
Behind him stood King, who was leading a large group of low-level combatants out of the spaceship with a speechless expression.
When the spaceship showed signs of crashing, the low-ranking combatants, who were familiar with the spaceship's internal structure and layout, hoped that he could lead them to the room with the strongest walls.
They believed that King wasn't afraid of the spaceship crashing, but they themselves would definitely be smashed to pieces.
Thus, King and his low-ranking combatants were lucky enough to escape the effects of the spaceship crash and successfully made their way to safety.
"An evil monster? Then I'll do it myself..."
Sweet Mask stepped forward, about to make a move, but was stopped by having his shoulder grabbed.