"Then hurry!"
As they were about to enter extreme firepower mode, Genos, under immense pressure, couldn't help but shout at Drive Knight.
"Application approved, currently combining!"
Drive Knight's body disintegrated into countless parts in a second, and then quickly flew and reassembled into Genos's body.
Soon, a tall, black mech appeared, its body flashing with blue Inazuma, and it held a thick alloy greatsword in its hand.
Tactical Fusion, Dragon King!
At that very moment, Psykos used her tail to absorb a large amount of energy from the Earth's interior and unleashed another energy shockwave that was almost capable of tearing the continent apart.
"Incineration - Sky Piercing Lightning Cannon!"
A Thunder Dragon shot out from the cannon on the Dragon King's chest, striking Psykos' chest from below, causing the energy cannon Psykos released to deflect at an angle and shoot out at an angle.
And the location that this energy cannon was aimed at was...
The ocean!
Amidst the landslides and tsunamis, the agonizing screams of Evil Natural Water could be heard.
"Well done, Genos!"
Meikyō seized the opportunity, controlling the Senju Susanoo Great Buddha to pounce on Psykos-Orochi, and briefly restrained Sai Orochi with the help of Banshō Ten'in.
The fluttering Amaterasu Black Dragon rose from the Ama-no-Ohabari, suddenly expanding to a length of several hundred meters, and then coiled and roared as it met the lower half of the Psykos-Orochi.
The next second, Meikyō's body landed on the ground, creating a large crater. The Senju Great Buddha, which had lost Meikyō 'Chakra to sustain the battle, also collapsed under the attack of Psykos-Orochi.
Without hesitation after landing, Meikyō used an Amenotejikara to send himself flying.
In the next instant, a giant Dragon Snake, hundreds of meters long, crashed heavily into the spot where Meikyō had been standing.
Meikyō's figure reappeared in the sky, using her Psychic Power to float herself up, looking at the Psykos-Orochi in front of her.
At this moment, the tail of Psykos-Orochi, which was originally integrated with the Monster Association's building, has been severed by Meikyō's Amaterasu. The blazing Amaterasu on it makes Psykos-Orochi dare not reattach its tail. It even actively controls its body cells to detach the part of its body that was burned by Amaterasu.
"Having lost Infinity energy to recover, how long can you endure Amaterasu's scorching heat, Psykos?"
Meikyō spoke with a cold expression as he attacked Psykos with Psychic Power.
"Getting rid of you is enough!"
At that moment, Psykos knew that it was time to fight with all his might.
The Dragon King, formed by Genos and Drive Knight, became a major variable affecting this battle.
"Tactical Transformation - Gold!"
The Dragon King's body changed form again. Genos and Drive Knight's bodies mostly separated, but Genos's hands remained connected to Drive Knight.
Genos flew through the air with his hands raised in front of him, while Drive Knight transformed into a giant cannon barrel, aimed at Psykos.
"The combined form can be maintained for another twelve seconds."
Drive Knight's head emerged from the center of the cannon barrel, announcing the time to Genos.
Genos did not answer, but the blue Lightning on his body grew even stronger.
"Super Spiral Incineration Cannon!"
Uzumaki of ultra-high-temperature rays shot out from the cannon muzzle, transforming into a thick, red arrow that hurtled straight toward the Psykos-Orochi.
The Perfect Susanoo, now reassembled, once again raised the Sun Wheel Mirror.
"Eight Branches Sacred Gem!"
One after another, the Tomoe burning with Amaterasu Black Flame shot out rapidly, bombarding the Psykos-Orochi.
Tatsumaki stopped interfering in the battle and instead focused most of her energy on suppressing the increasingly violent Evil Natural Water.
On the Orochi's body, cracks appeared on Psykos's face as he raised his hands once more, making a gesture.
Now, she will use all the energy left in this body to launch another large-scale attack, going all out!
"Gaia Cannon!"
The three powerful attacks collided, and in Setsuna, the world lost its color.
Even on the distant battlefield, Garou turned his attention away from the defeated and fallen Bang brothers.
"If I can wipe them out, then I will undoubtedly become God-level Disaster!"
Garou clenched his fist, feeling his strength increase significantly compared to when he fought Bang Bomb, and muttered to himself.
The cannon barrel that Drive Knight had transformed into was now completely red and gradually detached from Genos's body.
"The energy output exceeded the limit, and the combined form was maintained for a shorter time than we expected. This was my mistake, Cybernetic Freaks."
Drive Knight, his single red eye flashing, spoke to Genos.
No one noticed that Drive Knight quietly hid his hand behind his back and stuffed a piece of meat taken from the Psykos-Orochi into his back.
The metal behind the Drive Knight dissolved like liquid, swallowing the chunk of flesh and fusing with it, making it impossible to detect anything unusual even with the most sophisticated methods.
It's true that the energy output exceeds the limit, but the combined form can be maintained for two or three seconds before launching another attack.
However, in order to conceal his actions from being discovered by Genos in his combined form, Drive Knight had no choice but to disintegrate prematurely.
"It's alright, we've achieved even better results than expected! The enemy has been successfully eliminated!"
Genos didn't notice anything amiss and stood up with delight, looking at the smoking remains of the Orochi in front of him.
"No, there are still high-value targets worth capturing."
Drive Knight's Red Eye scanned and locked onto Psykos, who was slowly detaching from the Orochi's body.
"Now... where else do you want to go?"
Psykos had just crawled out of the Orochi's body and was about to use her Psychic Power to fly away when she found a pair of feet in front of her.
Looking up, I saw Uchiha Meikyō's face.
"Ugh...!"
Psykos was lifted up by Meikyō with one hand around his neck.
The former could only kick and struggle, uttering broken sounds from its red lips, its beautiful face turning red from lack of oxygen.
"The Scarlet Ninja is the enemy leader, and she is of great value. She may also know a lot of important information. I suggest that we do not kill her. She is more valuable alive."
Drive Knight stepped forward and offered his advice to Meikyō.
"I know that's why she's still alive and wasn't killed by me."
Meikyō held Psykos in his left hand, stared at him for a second with his Rinnegan, and then used his right hand to Hand Seals and press it against Psykos's chest.
"Ninja Technique: Eight Trigrams Seal!"
Today, Meikyō has achieved a high level of mastery in Sealing Technique and has also gained a deep understanding of Psychic Power through the Mirror God Eye.
The Sealing Technique he now uses are no longer just creations of the Chakra system; they also incorporate a portion of Psychic Power, giving them a special attack bonus against Psychic Power individuals like Psykos.
"Thump."
Psykos's figure was thrown heavily to the ground.
To her astonishment, she discovered that her Psychic Power, which was once strong enough to rival most Dragon-level monsters, had weakened to an unbelievable degree.
"Oh, they're finally out! It looked like a really intense fight over there!"
A black hole appeared, and Saitama, King, and Eye Guy crawled out of it, just in time to witness the scene of Meikyō and the Dragon King working together to suppress the Psykos-Orochi.
"It's very intense. It feels like Z-City's fate is even worse than A-City's, which was destroyed by aliens before. It's all ruins now."
King looked at the surrounding ruins and was so frightened that he activated the King Engine again.
"Z-City has been reduced to ruins..."
Saitama was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then let out a scream.
"My home! All the savings I've accumulated over the years!"
Saitama's face contorted with fear, and before King could respond, he vanished from King's sight in an instant.
"Forehead..."
King scratched his head, looking speechless.
"Wait, Saitama, what am I going to do if you leave? This place seems dangerous, and that guy who just Blast said he sensed that thing's power up here too, you..."
King looked at the Psykos-Orochi that had been destroyed in the distance and sighed heavily.
What should I do next?
As an ordinary person, I certainly don't have much chance of survival in a place like this. Saitama, my right-hand man, not around, the best option is to leave the battlefield first.
With that in mind, King began searching through the ruins for a route out of Z-City.
"Genos, you're in charge of keeping an eye on this girl. Make sure she doesn't get away. I'm going to help Tatsumaki."
Meikyō picked up Psykos and handed him to Genos.
"Don't worry, Teacher Meikyō!"
Genos naturally took Psykos and used steel cables made of black metal to bind Psykos.
The next second, Meikyō disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Cybernetic Freaks, I suggest we hand her over to the ground support team stationed around the city. She's no longer capable of fighting. Instead, we should go and help the other S-rank monsters defeat the remaining Dragon-level monsters."
Drive Knight turned his head away and spoke to Genos.
"But..."
Genos frowned slightly.
Drive Knight's words make a lot of sense, but they conflict with Teacher Meikyō's instructions.
The Meikyō instructed Genos to personally keep an eye on Psykos, because in Genos's mind, the orders of his two teachers were above all else.
"Let's forget about it. The most troublesome enemy has already been defeated, and the remaining one is definitely no match for Teacher Meikyō and Tatsumaki. Once they defeat their opponent, those monsters will be nothing more than turtles in a jar."
Genos shook his head and refused.
Drive Knight felt a little regretful, but considering that he had already obtained the cells of Psykos-Orochi, Psykos's value had decreased significantly, and it would be more worthwhile to use the remaining time to deal with other monsters.
Those are all extremely powerful monsters even among Dragon-level beings, and they are of great value.
With that thought, Drive Knight's body transformed once more, turning into a motorcycle, and quickly drove away.
Drive Knight hadn't expected that he would miscalculate like this.
Fuhrer Ugly's strength is actually not outstanding among Dragon-level; he just happens to be able to counter Sweet Mask. After Fubuki stopped him, Sweet Mask went to help Child Emperor deal with Phoenix Man.
At first, Phoenix Man in his normal form only had the strength of Demon-level and was defeated by Child Emperor after some effort. However, Phoenix Man was soon resurrected and entered a reincarnation form, becoming even more powerful.
At this point, Child Emperor could only barely hold out against him with the help of the Brave Giant.
What's even more problematic is that the Phoenix Man's resurrection came with an ability that was far too overpowered.
Under the light of Resurrection Light, Gale Wind, who had been killed by Flashy Flash, was Hellfire Flame.
Homeless Emperor, who was ambushed and killed by Zombie Man; Meow, who was killed by Atomic Samurai; and Gums, who was killed by Tanktop Master and Pig God at the cost of serious injury, have all been resurrected.
In the previous battles, Tanktop Master, Pig God, and Sexy Futanari had lost their fighting ability due to serious injuries, and Darkshine had lost her will to fight because her inner self-isolation was broken by Garou.
"Tactical Transformation - Angle!"
Drive Knight transformed into his most defensive form, barely managing to hold his own against the giant dog Pochi.
When he combines with Genos in his ultimate power state, he can unleash combat power exceeding that of a Dragon-level enemy within a dozen seconds. In his Tactical Transformation state, he is also capable of contending with enemies at the upper end of the Dragon-level. His multiple transformation modes also mean that he is not subject to any counters like Atomic Samurai.
Even so, he was still badly beaten by Pochi.
Atomic Samurai faced off against Meow once again. Nichirin teamed up with Sweet Mask, the former attacking and the latter defending, temporarily suppressing Gums. The other two members of the Sword Saint Society, Tenki and Zanmei, along with the reinforcements Suiryu, joined forces to barely hold off Fuhrer Ugly.
If Gale Wind and Hellfire Flame hadn't chosen to flee immediately upon seeing Flashy Flash, who had just killed them, the situation would likely have been even worse.
Flashy Flash knew the importance of the situation and didn't continue to entangle the two people from the same Ninja Village as him. Instead, he used his speed to entangle Golden Sperm.
As for the Homeless Emperor...
"Hmph, you didn't expect I could actually be resurrected? Well then, I'll have to teach you a lesson for ambushing me... huh?"
Homeless Emperor stretched out his finger, only to suddenly realize that his ability had failed.
Before he died, the God had already taken back his power.
Once he loses the ability to release energy orbs, he becomes no different from an ordinary person.
"It seems that the so-called God behind you has abandoned you..."
The Zombie Man revealed a mocking smile, silently took out a machete from his trench coat, and held it to the neck of the Homeless Emperor.
"Confess what you know."
Meanwhile, King was walking quickly through the ruins of Z-City, searching for a way out.
As far as the eye could see, there was only ruins, a testament to the intensity of the battle.
This further solidified King's idea of escaping.
Just then, a sound came from a pile of rubble beside King.
"Excuse me... are you King?"
"Um, I am..."
King was startled and quickly turned his head away.