"Hero Hunter?"
Centipede Sage glanced curiously at Garou.
Zenil once wielded immense power within the Hero Association, second only to its founder Arnieg, so he naturally knew about Garou.
"Looks like they've come after your whole bunch of heroes, ready to hunt you down, Scarlet Ninja. I'll give you one last piece of advice: come and join me in embracing the God..."
"Fuck your mother!"
Besides the Meikyō's question, Zenil was also answered by a Tengai Shinsei.
"Boom!"
The terrifying roar finally ended.
The Metal Bat's upper body clothes were completely reduced to shreds, and his strong body was smashed into the deep crater.
The Garou's defenses were breached for the second time. He spat out a mouthful of blood, twisted his dislocated right arm with his left hand, and put it back in place.
"Sky Piercing Lightning Cannon!"
Seeing this, Genos launched another long-prepared cannon shot.
Seeing this, Garou threw another punch, shattering Genos's cannon fire.
"It's no use. As the ultimate monster, representing absolute evil, I am someone you can never defeat."
Garou walked step by step, carrying immense pressure, toward Genos.
At this moment, he had further deepened his monstrous state compared to before. His horns were longer and sharper, his body was covered with ferocious barbs, his height exceeded three meters, and a scorpion-like tail had grown behind his tail.
Genos stood still, continuously firing energy lightning bolts at Garou with his newly reassembled arms, but Garou could easily scatter these lightning bolts with a wave of his hand.
"He's gotten even stronger!"
Behind Genos, the Overlord Emperor, holding the umbrella that had transformed into a laser sword, looked nervously at Garou and said...
Beside him were the Zombie Man and Lightning, who had recovered from his coma.
"Garou, stop!"
An aged voice came from behind.
Bang and Bangp leaped from a distance and stood in front of the group.
"So you two old men are here too. Unfortunately, you pose no threat to me now, nor are you of any help to me."
Garou chuckled and quickened his pace. In a flash, he punched the Zombie Man who pounced on him and slammed him to the ground. Then, with a backhand over-the-shoulder throw, he knocked down the already heavily injured Lightning again. He then used a feint with his left palm to force Bang, and in the process, he deflected Genos's Machine Gun Blow and sent Bangp flying.
"Hehe, kids shouldn't try to be heroes."
The Garou grinned and looked at the Overlord Emperor was nervously gripping his lightsaber.
"Gulp..."
The Overlord Emperor swallowed hard, and the laser sword in his hand flashed twice before going out.
The power is out.
"You're even bullying little kids these days?!"
Bang, Bomb, and Genos once again stood in front of Garou.
"I am the monster Garou, representing absolute evil, and naturally I must defeat you so-called heroes."
Garou chuckled and attacked again. Within a few moves, he had severely injured the group. Then, like snatching a lollipop from a child, he snatched the Overlord Emperor's high-tech umbrella and broke it in two.
"Warm-up over. All the weaklings have been dealt with. Now, it's time to prove that I am the strongest evil!"
The Garou raised its head and looked excitedly at the battlefield in the distance.
They were fighting on the outskirts of E-City, while in the very center of E-City, most of the area had been reduced to ruins and scorched earth.
Fubuki, injured, was propelled away from E-City by the jet propulsion of her high-tech battle suit.
Her ability to intervene in the battle was still barely enough.
It was precisely because Fubuki was injured that Tatsumaki suddenly unleashed her full power, allowing her and Meikyō to block the Tatsumaki Centipede Sage together.
"Who are you calling a nobody?"
The Garou looked at the deep pit that he had personally blasted out with some surprise.
The Metal Bat staggered out of the pit.
"Only in the face of life and death can one truly grasp the essence of momentum. The strongest momentum can only be mobilized by disregarding life and death with a spirit of fearlessness!"
The Metal Bat gripped the bat, which was already riddled with shatters, and spat out a mouthful of bloody teeth.
Despite being covered in injuries, his eyes shone even brighter.
"So he still has the strength to fight? He's a decent opponent."
The Garou commented on the Metal Bat, his hands moving with utmost care, ready to pounce.
He could sense that the Metal Bat truly posed a threat to him at this moment.
Metal Bat seemed to be losing consciousness, but his movements were still swift. He charged towards the Garou, spinning and swinging his bat until a fierce Tatsumaki was created.
"Ultimate Technique: The Great Spiral of Buddhist Shame and Morality!"
A series of swirling gusts of wind surged forth, the tip of the baseball bat wreathed in flames from the intense friction, and with overwhelming force, it crushed towards the Garou.
In the original timeline, the two sides fighting at this moment were actually working together to deal with the Centipede Sage.
Of course, it wasn't the Centipede Sage from this timeline, but it still possessed a terrifying physical body that could break through the atmosphere and the ability to cause God-level Disaster. Garou was the main force, Metal Bat, at full power, was used to restrain it, together they killed the Centipede Sage.
Then Garou continued to transform into a monster, Metal Bat's body collapsed and he was forced to leave the scene after this battle, unable to withstand the strain.
At that time, the fully charged Metal Bat used the "Buddha's Shameful Righteousness Great Spiral" move to break the Centipede Sage's tentacles, creating an opportunity for Garou to break the Centipede Sage's core and kill him.
The power of the Buddhist doctrine of shame and righteousness is evident.
At this moment, the Garou made a gesture similar to the Kamehameha, gathering his energy into it before pushing it forward.
"Extreme Release!"
A terrifying shockwave swept through the entire E-City, crushing towards the Metal Bat.
In the original timeline, the Star Demon Garou could pierce through the entire Earth with this move. Although Garou is not as terrifying now, this move is still quite powerful.
"Wood Release: Ranking Technique!"
Meikyō immediately used Wood Release to create a mask and shield to protect herself and Tatsumaki.
The powerful, all-out attack of the Metal Bat clashed with the full-force attack of the monster Garou. The area affected was too large, and the power was not to be underestimated. It had reached a point where it could threaten him.
The Wood Release mask shattered layer by layer, followed by the Susanoo that used the Sun Wheel Mirror to block in front of it, and finally it was steadily stopped by the Psychic Power shield of the Meikyō and the Tatsumaki.
Their size isn't large, so they can defend against this move relatively easily, but the Centipede Sage can't.
Its length broke through the Earth's atmosphere, reaching tens of thousands of meters, and its width was two to three thousand meters. Its overall size was similar to Boros's spaceship, making it difficult to avoid being hit. The side of its body was blasted by the aftershock of Garou and Metal Bat's attack, creating a crack that was over a thousand meters long.
"A great opportunity!"
Tatsumaki's eyes lit up, while Meikyō had already taken the opportunity to unleash a series of attacks.
The Centipede Sage's carapace was broken and fell off, but it quickly recovered.
"This guy's regenerative ability is even more exaggerated than Zombie Man's!"
Tatsumaki cursed under her breath.
"It's okay, I just saw it. I saw what he did to heal that injury!"
The Meikyō's Rinnegan flashed with dazzling purple light. With a clap of his hands, he released several large birds using Scorch Release and Blaze Release, and addressed Tatsumaki.
From the moment Meikyō combined the Transparent World with Observation Haki, he was already able to activate a 360° all-around three-dimensional perspective cheat, similar to the Byakugan.
Now, one can clearly see what is happening inside the Centipede Sage's body.
Within the heart of the Centipede Sage, a fleshy mass radiating an eerie red light wriggles continuously, connected to blood vessels that have transformed into keratinized layers, transporting endless blood and energy to all parts of the body.
Just now, when the Centipede Sage was repairing the large pit that appeared on its body, this heart sent energy to that area to help it repair itself.
"He has a regeneration core inside his body. If that core is broken, even if he doesn't die, his self-healing ability will be greatly reduced!"
The raging flames reignited.
One after another, hundreds or even thousands of meters Amaterasu Black Dragon, Scorch Release Phoenix, Flame Release Azure Luan, and Explosion Release Flying Dragon surged toward the Centipede Sage.
Although it seemed small in front of the Centipede Sage was tens of thousands of meters long and broke through the atmosphere, Meikyō disregarded the consumption and released one after another. With the help of the Psychic Power of the Water World and the Tatsumaki, the Centipede Sage was soon in a sorry state.
"Regenerative nucleus?"
Garou had already arrived at the battlefield between Meikyō and Centipede Sage, his eyes gleaming.
After delivering a desperate blow, the Metal Bat finally succumbed to its injuries and fell into a coma.
Under the cover of the half-crippled Genos, the Overlord Emperor dragged the Metal Bat out of the most affected area of the battlefield and injected the last dose of medicine into his body.
"He's on his last breath and urgently needs treatment!"
"But right now, we don't have that condition, and we might not even have the ability to get out of here alive. Although we don't know why Hero Hunter didn't go for the kill, the injuries of the others are not optimistic either."
The Zombie Man placed the remaining heroes behind a relatively intact and sturdy broken wall and said in a deep voice.
Genos suddenly paused, momentarily stunned.
"Everyone, don't worry, Saitama and King will be here to help soon!"
"Huh? The power's out?"
With the ground trembling several times, the game console in King's house suddenly went black.
Saitama took off his headphones with a displeased expression.
"Saitama- Saitama, it seems like something bad has happened."
King, pale-faced, looked out the window and said...
Saitama turned his head and saw a terrifyingly huge, winding, and towering object that seemed to pierce the sky.
"Boom..."
The building shook again.
King lost his balance and fell. He picked himself up by the table and saw the Hero Association's communication device with Saitama.
"Missed calls... 27 times, Saitama, you had 26. The earliest one was from more than an hour ago."
Just then, another call came in. King answered it and didn't hang up for a good ten seconds.
"Something terrible has happened in E-City. The earthquake just now came from there. Two-thirds of E-City is now gone. G-City, which is separated from E-City, has been affected even more severely. A magnitude 7 earthquake just occurred there. Now, in E-City, the heroes who went to fight have been almost completely wiped out. Only Scarlet Ninja and Tatsumaki still have the fighting power to stop the enemy."
King put down the communicator, looking terrified.
"What about Genos?"
As Saitama spoke, he exposed his bare buttocks and took out his yellow hero uniform from the plastic bag next to him and put it on.
"Sitch didn't say anything, he just gave some instructions, then confirmed I was next to the communicator, and said someone would be coming to pick us up soon. Saitama, why don't you go, I..."
King was interrupted by a noisy swirling sound of air before he could finish speaking.
A helicopter hovered outside King's window.
"Mr. King, Caped Baldy, the situation is urgent. Please board the helicopter directly through the window. We will take you to E-City immediately."
The Sitch member of the Hero Association, piloting a helicopter, addressed King and Saitama.
The only response the Mustachioed Executive received was the incessant roar of the King Engine.
King stood by the window, glancing down at the tall building from the corner of his eye, his heart pounding with fear.
The Mustachioed Executive, however, wore a knowing expression.
"As expected of King, you're already prepared for battle at this time! Don't worry, I've undergone professional pilot training and possess the highest level of aviation pilot certificate. I'll definitely get you two to the battlefield in the shortest possible time."
"That's it, that's it! Only by defeating you beings who can destroy the world can I become true evil, absolute evil!"
With a crazed look in his eyes, the Garou punched Centipede Elder's head to the side, then unleashed a palm strike at Meikyō, shattering a large wooden shield covered in ice crystals.
"This madman!"
Tatsumaki was panting heavily, her eyes bloodshot.
Although she possesses combat power exceeding that of a Dragon, and was once the Hero Association's strongest ace besides the reclusive Blast, at this moment, she is subtly the weakest among the four present.
Although she had the ability to intervene in the battle, after fighting for so long, she was starting to feel the strain.
At this point, the Centipede Sage was starting to go crazy.
"Garou, aren't you supposed to be Hero Hunter? Why aren't you hunting down the remaining two heroes? Why are you attacking me!"
The Centipede Sage dropped a severed tentacle, its voice surprisingly aggrieved.
The Garou grinned and sneered, "I've said it before, I am the monster, the Garou. You monsters are not monsters in the true sense. A real monster should be like me, representing absolute evil, evil towards all living beings!"
Whether you're a hero or a monster, you're all my prey!
As he spoke, Garou swung his fists, relentlessly bombarding Centipede Sage, while also occasionally seizing opportunities to attack Meikyō and Tatsumaki. The four of them fought each other in a chaotic melee.
After defeating a top-tier S-Class Hero ranked ten times higher, especially after the fully charged Metal Bat, Garou's strength increased even further.