"Hey! Uchiha Meikyō, you traitor actually accepted that guy's gift! No wonder you didn't make a move!"
Upon hearing Zenil's words, Tatsumaki immediately shouted loudly.
"Well, accepting the gift doesn't mean I have to do anything for him. But I'll just see what this guy's abilities are like first."
Meikyō pulled out an apple from somewhere and started eating it, muttering to himself.
This thing, controlled by Zenil and formed by the contract between Zengel and the New Clone Orochi, let's call it Zen-Orochi.
It's not weak, but it's not as strong as the original Psykos-Orochi. It's a bit weaker than that one, but overall it's at the same level.
Tatsumaki's strength alone might be the limit against Orochi in its normal state; now, she can only barely hold on against Zen-Orochi.
This is because the Zen-Orochi -controlling entity doesn't have much combat experience.
"Hey! You rich guy who makes Golden Excrement, didn't you ever think that the original version of this thing can't beat me and Tatsumaki working together? Do you really think a pirated version will work?"
Meikyō shouted loudly at Zen-Orochi.
Zenil maintained his indifferent expression.
"I have my own methods, Scarlet Ninja. This is your last chance. I warn you not to interfere."
"That won't do. To be honest, I might need to ask Tatsumaki for something."
Seeing that Tatsumaki seemed about to collapse, Meikyō spat out the fruit pit and stood up from the ground.
A colossal Senju Great Buddha rose from the ground, followed by Susanoo draped over his body.
"I've seen this form of yours in the video, and it is indeed very strong. But now that Drive Knight is gone and I have seriously injured the Cybernetic Freaks, you are missing a combatant of the same level. At most, you are on par with me now."
Zenil remained calm and composed.
"Since both sides are evenly matched, I think we should try to negotiate."
Zenil continued.
He genuinely wanted to negotiate.
The two sides appear to be evenly matched, but there is another enemy on the other side, who may or may not appear, but is stronger than humanity's number one hero, Blast.
Adding to the fact that King, who appears neutral but actually has a much better relationship with the opposing team, Zenil wasn't confident of winning.
His hope is to retain what he already has while changing the situation and getting a larger share of the pie.
Unfortunately, Meikyō refused.
"Equal strength? Do you really think so?"
Meikyō smiled dismissively and Teuchi.
Then two enormous fiery birds soared into the sky.
One was Azure Luan transformed from the blue flames of Blaze Release, and the other was Phoenix transformed from the red flames of Scorch Release.
Zenil sensed something was wrong.
But at this moment, the Azure Luan and the Phoenix had already swooped down from the sky towards the Zen-Orochi.
Seeing an opportunity, Tatsumaki's eyes lit up, and she waved her little hand.
The earth cracked open, and countless pebbles rushed towards the Zen-Orochi, trying to restrict its movement.
After using its Psychic Power to deflect the Tatsumaki's attack, the Zen-Orochi shot out two bolts of Lightning, each a hundred meters long, from its hands, temporarily repelling the two giant firebirds.
But Meikyō's next wave of attacks followed.
"Boil Release: Art of the Clever Mist!"
"Storm Release: Lixuosu!"
"Lava Release: Art of the Melting Monster!"
High-temperature steam, high-energy lasers, and super-strong acid all flew towards the Zen-Orochi.
"These are methods I haven't seen in the intelligence data. However, the Scarlet Ninja's strength seems to have been constantly increasing. From when he first appeared, to the alien invasion, and then to the Monster Association incident, his strength has increased by a level in each major incident."
Zenil had a slight sense of foreboding, but he quickly relaxed.
Dragon Snake flew out in a chaotic dance, spewing flames and Laser Beam, colliding with Meikyō's attacks.
Although they were outmatched and at a disadvantage, these attacks were insufficient to shatter the Zen-Orochi's tough exoskeleton armor.
Fortunately, they've just increased their methods, but haven't made a significant leap in their overall strength.
"Lava Release: Art of Gray Stone Sealing!"
Another torrent of mud and rocks, as thick as cement, surged toward the Zen-Orochi, covering its body and then solidifying within a few breaths.
"This level of confinement cannot hold me back."
The Zen-Orochi shook its body, shattering the solidified cement. Just as it was about to use its Psychic Power in conjunction with its other abilities to fight back, it discovered that a strange white substance was emerging from the cement.
"Explosion Release: Exploding Clay - Clay Spider".
Small white spiders quickly crawled all over the body of the Zen-Orochi, and then exploded with a snap of Meikyō's fingers.
The powerful explosion caused cracks in the keratinous exoskeleton on the surface of the Zen-Orochi's body. However, countless small Dragon Snake quickly emerged from these cracks, crawled to the surface, and covered and restored these areas.
"It's no use. A simple Orochi can't compare to the original Orochi. So I ordered all the captured monsters to be used as bait to supplement the clone Orochi, and at the same time, I had some valuable genes transcribed into the clone Orochi. Although the current Orochi is a little weaker in absolute strength than the previous one, its survivability and troublesomeness have increased by more than a little."
Zenil sat in the cockpit of the Zen-Orochi's Eye, took out a bottle of red wine from the freezer next to him and began to sip it, looking completely at ease.
Now that he knew that Uchiha Meikyō's strength wasn't so great that he couldn't handle it, Zenil the Rich Man was back to his old ways.
"Um..."
Genos crawled on his stomach, found his arm that had been removed but was still relatively intact, and then turned on the communication device.
"Lord Sitch, have you not been able to contact Saitama and King yet?"
On the other end of the phone, Sitch looked at the text displayed on several other communicators and sighed.
"I don't know why, but I can't get in touch with Bald Cape and King. Fortunately, I've managed to contact Atomic Samurai, Zombie Man, Metal Bat, Tanktop Master, Sexy Futanari, Blizzard of Hell, and Void Fist Suiryu. They're already on their way to E-City. Meanwhile, in addition to Bald Cape and King, we're also trying to get in touch with three powerful S-Class Hero: Drive Knight, Metal Knight, and Flashy Flash!"
Sitch's voice came through the phone to Genos.
"This time, the enemy is no less threatening than the Monster Association last time. Even S-Class Hero may not all be able to participate in this level of battle. In addition, if the fighting continues, E-City will definitely be reduced to ruins like Z-City. Have the other heroes who are not capable of participating in the battle to evacuate the population. Also, arrange for people in the surrounding cities to evacuate the population as soon as possible!"
"I'm already doing what you've mentioned."
Sitch said.
"Also, try contacting the NEO Organization; they need to lend a hand in times like these."
Genos continued.
This time, Sitch paused for a moment, as if consulting someone else.
"I will try my best."
Sitch took out another phone, dialed a number, and instructed the other members to contact Saitama and King as soon as possible.
"Perhaps, we can use this incident to see the true strength of the Neo Organization..."
At the same time, in City M.
Saitama's face was flushed, his eyes were bloodshot, and his hands were rapidly tapping and moving on the game controller.
King was holding the controller with his left hand and drinking a cup of coffee with his right.
"This game is actually quite fun, but the sound effects and background music are a bit loud. But no wonder Saitama is so immersed in it; he can't even hear me talking!"
Saitama did not hear King's words.
Because they were both completely absorbed in the game, he and King were wearing headphones and had the sound effects turned up to the maximum.
Meanwhile, on a cabinet in the distance, the communicator belonging to Saitama and King was vibrating incessantly and unwillingly.
"You're pretty impressive. I've used most of my strength, and I still haven't been able to take you down."
Meikyō praised the Zen-Orochi.
Seeing that Zen-Orochi Da She had successively defeated two giant fire birds with his spear and then shattered the Tengai Shinsei that was falling from the sky, Meikyō finally decided to get serious.
Just as he had estimated, although he had already joined the ranks of the Six Paths level experts, he lacked the means to pose a significant threat to other experts of the same level.
If he hadn't copied the spatial abilities from Blast and improved himself by observing the Solar Storm, he probably wouldn't have been able to defeat his opponent this time.
Fortunately, there are no "what ifs" in reality.
The Perfect Susanoo detached from the Senju Great Buddha. With the infusion of the powerful Rinnegan power, the Perfect Susanoo, which was originally only a little over 200 meters tall and a few sizes smaller than the Zen-Orochi, now reached over 400 meters tall, not much smaller than the towering Zen-Orochi.
The Ama-no-Ohabari transformed into a spiritual weapon and fell into the hands of the Perfect Susanoo, igniting Amaterasu Black Flame of Amaterasu.
"This move... the Scarlet Ninja has used it many times. This black flame seems to be impossible to extinguish, so it's best to dodge it."
Zenil was on high alert.
However, the next moment, a sharp black light flashed across the space.
"Void Flame Gravity Slash!"
The Dimensional Gravity Slash, originally developed with Saitama's help, combined with Amaterasu, resulted in the sword strike that Meikyō is wielding now.
Meikyō's attack speed was already fast, and the spatial power carried by this sword directly shortened the attack distance by more than ten times, which almost meant that it would hit.
Zenil was stunned.
The once tall and majestic Zen-Orochi's body shone with streaks of Darkshine, then cracked open in a spiral shape, each wound burning with black Amaterasu flames.
"What... what's going on! There's no time to react! Impossible, my brain is clearly connected to the Orochi's brain. I can not only control the Orochi's attacks, but also use the Orochi's superior brainpower and reflex speed as a high-level creature. I shouldn't be unable to react to such an attack!"
Unfortunately, Meikyō had no intention of giving the enemy an answer. While continuing to control the Perfect Susanoo swing the Ama-no-Ohabari and unleash a series of Void Flame Gravity Slash, he quickly closed the distance between himself and the enemy, making it even harder for them to dodge.
After catching her breath and regaining some strength, Tatsumaki was able to free up her hands and used her Psychic Power to blast at Zen-Orochi.
Faced with this situation, Zenil, who had little combat experience, quickly calmed his inner panic.
As someone who has risen to a high position in human society, he possesses exceptional psychological adjustment abilities. He quickly regained his composure, controlled the Zen-Orochi to Psychic Power, and created a dark Psychic Power shield around itself, which for a time effectively protected it from the combined attack of Meikyō and Tatsumaki.
"Something's off about this guy's Psychic Power."
Tatsumaki frowned.
How do you feel?
Meikyō also noticed that something was wrong with Zen-Orochi's Psychic Power, but he didn't know what the problem was.
Zen-Orochi's Psychic Power are very strong, which means that he has a very high level of spiritual ability. Even Meikyō's Observation Haki, which is at the level of Future Sight, cannot perfectly predict what he will do. However, Meikyō still anticipated that he would do this.
Meikyō's original plan was to use the Amenotejikara to teleport directly inside.
However, the awkward part is that the Psychic Power shield of Zen-Orochi blocks the view, so Meikyō cannot see inside, nor can it locate the coordinates or Meikyō inside.
Fortunately, Tatsumaki is a master of Psychic Power, not only possessing great Psychic Power but also excelling in both practical application and theoretical knowledge.
"I've never seen black Psychic Power before, but this guy's Psychic Power aren't pure. They remind me of a weirdo I encountered before, a Mind Flayer who manipulated resentment to create psychic power. His Psychic Power also emitted a black hue, but they're different from this one. This one seems to be a strange product formed by the fusion of Psychic Power and resentment."
Tatsumaki shook her head.
She didn't have a definite answer either.
"However, no matter what, as long as our attacks are strong enough, there is no defense that cannot be broken!"
With a wave of her hand, Tatsumaki caused the earth to split open in a spiderweb shape, sending countless boulders flying towards the black Psychic Power shield surrounding the Zen-Orochi.
Meanwhile, Zenil could see what was happening outside through the black Psychic Power shield.
This thing's sensory isolation effect is one-way; those outside can't see those inside, and those inside can see those outside. It just adds a black filter, similar to sunglasses.
"The Orochi won't last much longer."
Zenil sighed.
His own brain nerves were connected to the Orochi, but all nerve signals related to pain were blocked.
Even so, he could feel the Orochi's pain.
For a battle-hardened warrior, only by maintaining a keen sense of touch can he fully exert his fighting power. But for a wealthy person who has no combat experience and has lived a life of luxury for decades, shielding himself from pain can actually enhance his fighting power.
"I underestimated the strength of the Scarlet Ninja, but fortunately I have other trump cards. Originally, I used them to deal with Blast, but it's not a loss to use them to kill the Scarlet Ninja and Tatsumaki. I can also use Tatsumaki's power to lift up this part of the ground."
Zenil's eyes flickered as he looked down into the abyss below.
"Something's not right... There seems to be something underground! It's very firmly fixed and hard, and even my Psychic Power can't destroy it in a short time!"
Tatsumaki, who was using her Psychic Power to move rocks to smash the black shield of the Zen-Orochi, frowned and spoke.