"He used to be my partner in searching for the cube, and his name was Void Foid."
(The Void Foid looks a lot like Genji Shimada)
"As expected, it's another one of those names like 'broken bone' or 'Banana Banana'."
Meikyō couldn't help but complain.
Blast continued:
"Unfortunately, my original partner was eventually corrupted by the power of the God and turned into a monster. After that, he wouldn't allow anyone to call him by his real name, but instead called him the Ninja King, and in the Ninja Village he was known as 'that person'."
"So that's how it is."
Flashy Flash nodded thoughtfully.
"Nine years ago, my debut battle was the destruction of the Ninja Village, so I was also one of the last members of the Ninja Village, known as the 44th Generation of the Terminator. The only one of my contemporaries who survived was Speed-o'-Sound Sonic. However, although I destroyed the Ninja Village, it was not the same as the one in this photo. I did not see the Ninja King lying in the repair capsule that I had seen when I was young, and even the black cube disappeared."
"It must have been moved."
The Blast explained.
"The marks on this photo were left when I used my abilities to search for possible black cubes. Ever since Void Fuyide was defeated by me in our battle fifteen years ago, he has been in hibernation due to severe injuries and has often been moved by his subordinates to evade my tracking. Sigh..."
Blast sighed, then looked down at the laboratory below.
In the laboratory, strange creatures were bound to a device, receiving electric shocks and emitting painful howls.
"What are they doing? Torturing a monster? Why not just kill such an evil being as a monster?"
Sweet Mask placed his hand on the French windows, looking sharply at the tormented monsters below.
"This is a search for a way to turn monsters back into humans. They are all martial artists who, either voluntarily or involuntarily, consumed Monster Cells during Super Fight and were transformed into monsters."
Sitch explained from the side.
"I started doing this fifteen years ago after Void Foid turned into a monster, but I continued it later with the help of the Hero Association."
"Blast," he said in a deep voice.
Sweet Mask looked down at the monster groaning from the electric shocks below, his eyes filled with complex emotions, as if he had many worries on his mind.
"Why."
Sweet Mask looked at Blast and asked.
"I want to save Fuyide because he is the only one who can use the power of the void to break the black cube, and he is also my comrade and a hero. I want to save him for both emotional and rational reasons."
"Is he the only one who can crack it? Is that black cube some kind of advanced technology, or does it contain some unknown power?"
"The Zombie Man asked."
Blast nodded before continuing:
"There are many such things as alternate dimensions and alternate spaces. Some are very close to the present world, some are very far away, and some are easy to find. As long as one's understanding of the power of spacetime is profound enough, one can find some shallow alternate spaces. God, on the other hand, hide in a very secret and deep alternate dimension and constantly transmit their power to the shallow alternate spaces to affect the present world. Only Fuyide has the ability to open the dimensional gate hidden by the God, 'Ama-no-Iwato'."
Upon Blast this, everyone immediately understood just how important this man, formerly known as Void Foid, now hailed as the Ninja King, truly was.
Meikyō rested his chin on his hand, examining the Blast and pondering.
I don't know if my Mirror God Eye can perceive the Blast power and turn it into my own.
Among the S-Class Hero we know so far, Tatsumaki's Psychic Power have already been seen through by her own Mirror God Eye. Among the other heroes, Superalloy Darkshine, Tanktop Master, and Sexy Futanari are all about physicality. Sexy Futanari Meikyō is afraid that his Rinnegan will be contaminated by some dirty insights, so he has not dared to try to see through Rinnegan through it.
Superalloy Darkshine and Tanktop Master basically rely on their own physical strength. Tanktop Master's so-called Tanktop Power is not worth mentioning. It is simply a method of training the back, arms, ribs, and core muscles of the waist and abdomen, and a power generation technique developed from it. It is suitable for wrestling, boxing, or throwing heavy weapons.
I've already mastered Silver Fang's Flowing Water Crushing Rock Fist, and Atomic Samurai's swordsmanship has been somewhat helpful to my own. Besides that, there's Zombie Man's regenerative ability, which is even stronger than the demons in Demon Slayer World.
As for the remaining S-Class Hero, their abilities are even less Meikyō.
King is an ordinary person, while Genos, Drive Knight, and Metal Knight are from the technology side. Although the potential of the technology side is also great, it doesn't suit him. He can only wait until he has more time to try and see if he can find something that can help him.
While Meikyō was still pondering, the other heroes asked Blast some more questions, which Blast answered one by one.
"In that case, leave the search for the Ninja King to me. Although the Ninja Village was destroyed, many powerful figures still survived. We should be able to find a lot of clues through them."
Flashy Flash finished speaking his last words while holding his sword, and then prepared to leave.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving for now."
Blast nodded to the crowd and prepared to walk over.
"Wait, Blast."
Meikyō suddenly called for an end to the Blast.
"Is there anything else, Scarlet Ninja?"
"I want to try fighting you."
Meikyō looked at the Blast seriously.
"Why? I've seen your file. I estimate your strength is already comparable to Tatsumaki's, and might even be stronger. As fellow heroes, there's no point in fighting between us."
"I'm just assessing my own capabilities, and by the way, using you to roughly estimate the strength of the God and the Ninja King. I need to make a judgment about the enemy's strength."
Meikyō certainly wouldn't say something like, "I'm eyeing your abilities," but instead came up with an excuse that seemed somewhat reasonable.
Upon hearing Meikyō's words, the other heroes also turned their interested gazes towards him.
They knew the strength of the Scarlet Ninja. Like Tatsumaki, she was almost a level above most S-Class Hero. These two, along with King, were the three most prominent aces among the S-Class Hero of the Hero Association.
People have been curious about King's strength in the past, but they have already witnessed it during the Monster Association invasion incident.
They had all witnessed the power of the Purgatory Unrivaled Heat Wave Cannon, which blasted four powerful Dragon-level monsters to death in one fell swoop, basically proving that King possessed strength above that of a Dragon.
Now that another Blast has appeared, these guys are itching to do it again.
"This... let's forget about the sparring. Scarlet Ninja, when you and Tatsumaki were fighting Orochi and Psykos, you destroyed the entire Z-City and caused a major earthquake. If you fight Blast again, the newly rebuilt A-City will probably have to be rebuilt all over again."
Sitch wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to the others.
King paused for a moment.
He remembered how terrifying it was in Z-City before. If it happened again, could he withstand the aftershocks of the battle?
"It's alright, there are plenty of places where we can fight."
Meikyō shook his head, then looked intently at the Blast.
He was truly envious of the ability to manipulate space and dimensions at will, and even to touch upon a portion of the power of spacetime.
To others, Meikyō at this moment seemed like a martial arts fanatic.
No one was surprised by this, because they were the same kind of people.
Everyone here is a strong person, and when they encounter an opponent they find interesting, they will definitely want to test their skills.
"I have something to do, so I'll leave first. Let me know the results after you're done."
King left a message, then decisively turned and left.
I guess I'll just have to go play games with Saitama. I wonder if he still has the game disc I lent Saitama last time.
"King, is this... not interested in sparring with Scarlet Ninja and Blast?"
Flashy Flash watched King's departing figure with curiosity.
"This guy has always been like this, but he's always had the means to do so."
Sweet Mask took out hairspray to fix her hair, seemingly unconcerned.
"Even if it's Scarlet Ninja and Blast, the number one hero, I saw King's move last time. Although it was fast, I could still feel the power. Scarlet Ninja and Tatsumaki could definitely do it too. His strength may not actually be above Scarlet Ninja."
Flashy Flash asked Sweet Mask.
"Cybernetic Freaks? I heard that Scarlet Ninja and King are on good terms?"
The Zombie Man asked Genos.
"Yes, Teacher Meikyō often conducts simulated battle training with King, and the most recent result was a draw."
Genos recalled the scene when he saw Meikyō and King playing a fighting game on a controller at Saitama's house last time.
King was completely focused, while Meikyō was sweating profusely.
"No wonder, so that's how it is. I'm afraid these two are evenly matched. If Scarlet Ninja and Blast fought, then King will probably be the same."
The Zombie Man gave him an "I knew it" look.
"Gentlemen, they have already set off. If you are interested, come with me to the Hero Association's monitoring room to take a look."
Sometime later, Meikyō and Blast had disappeared, and after making a phone call, Sitch led everyone to the Hero Association's monitoring room.
"Switch the camera to monitor the 43rd geostationary satellite, and also switch the feeds from the 42nd and 44th satellites in the adjacent area to the split screen."
Sitch gave the instructions to the technician.
The large screen was immediately split into three sections, broadcasting images of what was happening in space from three different angles.
The battleground that Meikyō and Blast were referring to was, of course, outer space.
This place is large enough that it is unlikely to have too much impact on the Earth's surface below.
"We are now in the middle of the ocean. Even if a meteorite is destroyed by us, it will only cause a large wave when it falls to the ground. It will not have much impact on the land. We can do whatever we want."
Within the golden Susanoo, Meikyō held a walkie-talkie and spoke to Blast.
Unlike the previous two times he communicated with Tatsumaki, he and Blast cannot communicate with each other using Psychic Power.
"I know."
At this moment, Blast had pulled down the visor on his goggles, and his high-tech combat suit shimmered with a faint blue-purple light in the dark space.
"As your senior, please make the first move."
Blast's laughing voice reached Meikyō's ears through the walkie-talkie.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Tree sections rapidly grew within Susanoo, then spread and expanded, eventually transforming into a gigantic Senju Great Buddha, clad in luminous golden Susanoo armor, appearing like a true Buddha descended to earth in the mysterious space.
"Sage Art: Wood Release: Armored Senju - Top Transformed Buddha!"
Endless golden fists surged toward the Blast from all directions.
The heroes still in the monitoring room, though they had all witnessed the battle between Meikyō and Monster King Orochi, were still wondering if they could survive such an attack.
"Dimension Cannon!"
Blast clenched his fists and clashed them together, and an indescribable energy surged forth, condensing into a three-dimensional pattern resembling the number ∞ on his fists.
"Buzz!"
Despite the absolute silence of space, Meikyō sensed a sound that seemed to exist nowhere.
This is caused by vibrations in space.
Countless strange spatial bullets, somewhat resembling black holes but wrapped in white energy Inazuma, shot out from this pattern, engulfing the thousand giant hands swung out by the Senju Susanoo Great Buddha.
Meikyō felt as if these hands had vanished into thin air, or more accurately, they had been removed from the spatial plane.
Without hesitation, Meikyō continued to channel his Chakra, restoring the wooden Buddha's arm and Susanoo armor, and continued his attack on Blast. At the same time, he activated the Mirror God Eye with his Rinnegan, carefully observing every detail of Blast's ability.
After only two seconds, the figure of the Blast disappeared from the spot.
A portal appeared above Meikyō's head, Blast flew out of it rapidly. His high-tech battle suit emitted unknown energy, which gathered in his hands and slammed towards Meikyō.
"Gravity Fist!"
"Amaterasu Dragon Dance!"
The two figures passed each other, and a hole appeared in the hem of Meikyō's clothes, but Blast was still unharmed.
Meikyō knew that this guy had used his ability to create some kind of invisible Spatial Barrier in front of him, and all attacks aimed at him were redirected by this ability.
This is somewhat similar to the Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder, but it is much more convenient and its practicality is far superior.
"As expected of the number one S-rank Blast! But spatial abilities aren't something only you can do."
With the activation of Amenotejikara, Meikyō's figure also teleported behind Blast.
So, a second later, the person watching the battle on the monitor realized they couldn't understand it anymore.
Because these two people kept flashing around.