#60Chapter 60 Meteorite Disaster (Part 3)
Psykos's expression froze when Akito said that.
Then, a faint blush involuntarily appeared on her face.
"No... that... I never lied to you..."
Psykos whispered.
"Mm-hmm, I also believe you wouldn't lie to me."
Akito nodded.
"In any case, Akito, Vice President, cannot easily trust that woman."
Psykos emphasized repeatedly.
"I understand. By the way... what are you planning to do tonight?"
Akito immediately changed the subject.
"Tonight, of course, is..."
Saying that, Psykos took several books from the bookshelf behind her.
"It's a pity Akito, Vice President, you don't remember. We used to study books on superpowers together every day."
Psykos recalled.
"..."
Akito carefully scanned the books on the shelf; they were indeed almost all related to superpowers.
Psykos's Third Eye was enlightened from an ancient secret manual titled "Third Eye."
At the same time, he was also somewhat relieved that he hadn't been presumptuous; otherwise, it would have been a joke.
...
Just like that, Akito stayed up very late reading with Psykos.
"It's already very late, let's stop here."
Seeing that it was already 10 PM, Akito spoke.
"Mm."
Psykos closed the book she was reading.
"Then I'll go back and rest?"
Akito said.
"Wait."
Psykos immediately stopped Akito, "I hope you can stay with me tonight..."
"Alright."
Akito agreed.
But there were no wicked thoughts in his heart, because he knew that Psykos definitely didn't mean it that way; she might just be lonely.
"However, are you sure you want me to sleep here tonight?"
Looking at Psykos's bed, which was only the size of a single bed, Akito couldn't help but ask.
Could it be that he really had to sleep on the sofa?
In that case, he might as well go home and sleep.
"Mm, we can just share one pillow."
Psykos had an attitude that it wasn't a big deal.
Afterward, Akito and Psykos lay on the same pillow, as there was only one pillow on the bed.
"Ding! The host and Psykos slept in the same bed, earning a reward: 40 points!"
At this moment, the system's notification sound came from Akito's mind again.
It was also at this moment that Psykos, who was originally lying on the pillow, moved her head to Akito's chest.
"Sorry... Akito, Vice President, can I be a little willful?"
Psykos whispered.
"Mm..."
Akito naturally wouldn't refuse.
At this time, Psykos had taken off her glasses; she only didn't wear those glasses, which could be considered her true form, when she was sleeping.
...
A night passed, and nothing happened.
Nothing indeed happened, but Akito himself had a bit of an issue.
Because the bed was too small, and Psykos's sleeping posture was slightly off, Akito had a hard time.
Waking up in the morning, it could be seen that Psykosnot only had one leg draped over Akito's thigh, but her hands were also wrapped around Akito.
Even Akito's side abdomen could feel a softness, because Psykos's head was resting on his chest, and she was so close, so...
Now it was clear how Akito had spent the night.
The entire process was agonizing.
However, Akito's self-control was decent; besides slightly affecting his sleep, nothing else happened, and he didn't make any mistakes...
Now Akito was awake, but Psykos was still asleep.
He was waiting for Psykos to wake up, otherwise he couldn't move, because he didn't want to wake Psykos.
Fortunately, Psykos woke up in a few minutes. When she woke up, she suddenly realized there was someone next to her, and she was a bit unaccustomed to it at first.
After all, she had been staying here alone for a long time.
"Good morning, Akito, Vice President."
Psykos gently rubbed her eyes and greeted Akito good morning.
"Mm, good morning."
As Psykos released him, Akito could finally move.
Psykos didn't seem to realize what she had done last night, or perhaps she simply didn't care about such things, and she released Akito naturally and calmly.
"Wait a moment, I'll go prepare breakfast."
As soon as she finished speaking, Akito's figure instantly disappeared.
Ten minutes later, he returned with two breakfasts.
Evidently, he had just gone home, washed up, and personally made two breakfasts.
He placed them on the table to have breakfast with Psykos.
Each breakfast consisted of a sandwich, two fried eggs, and a glass of milk.
"Thank you."
Psykos's face immediately lit up with joy.
"I should be heading back soon. Genos received a call from the Hero Association, saying there's something very important they need him for."
Akito said as they finished breakfast.
"Genos... is that the robot who calls me 'Teacher's Wife'?"
Psykos asked.
"Mm, but he's a cyborg, not a robot."
Akito corrected.
"What important matter is it?"
Immediately after, Psykos added, "But if it's a Hero Association secret, then I won't ask."
"It's not a secret. If nothing unexpected happens, a meteorite from outer space is about to fall on Z City, capable of destroying the entire Z City and surrounding cities. An evacuation warning has already been issued."
Akito recounted the situation without hiding anything.
"...Although for me, it would be a good thing to destroy a large number of Homo sapiens, as a Hero now, you definitely wouldn't stand idly by in such a disaster, would you?"
Psykos asked softly.
Even though she knew Akito would definitely protect those Homo sapiens she disliked, she didn't show any emotional fluctuations because of it.
Because she could understand Akito.
"That's right, I will go and stop the meteorite from falling."
Akito stated directly.
As long as he could perfectly handle this meteorite catastrophe, he would definitely become an S-Class Hero.
Although Saitama also stopped the meteorite in the original work, Saitama directly shattered the meteorite, causing countless fragments to still cause widespread destruction to Z City. Fortunately, no one was injured or died because of it.
In addition, the Hero Association credited Metal KnightBofoy and Genos with the greatest Credit.
As a result, Saitama's ranking did not increase much, only from C-Class Rank 342 to C-Class Rank 5.
Otherwise, according to Genos, perfectly stopping the meteorite disaster and claiming sole credit would directly elevate one to S-Class Rank 5.
After all, although the meteorite disaster was defined as a Dragon-Level Disaster, this was not a Dragon-Level Disaster in the usual sense. The usual sense means it *might* cause the destruction of several cities, and the word "might" implies it is salvageable.
However, once the meteorite strikes the ground, it will be irreversible; the entire Z City and several surrounding cities will definitely be destroyed. This is the fundamental difference.
"I support you."
Psykos expressed her stance very simply and directly.
"Speaking of which, given the Hero Association's nature, you, who are only A-Class Rank 5, definitely won't be able to snatch credit from those S-Class Heroes, right?"
Psykos suddenly thought of this.
She naturally understood her opposing forces well enough.
"Indeed..."
Akito nodded slightly.
This was what he found troublesome. Genos and Bang would appear at the Hero Association's request, and Metal Knight Bofoy would also come to test things. At that time, the biggest credit would definitely not go to him, because the Hero Association's determination of credit was very subjective and not open to refutation.
In the original work, Saitama's credit for shattering the meteorite was largely divided by Genos and Bofoy, and even Genos's protest to the Hero Association was futile.
"Don't worry, I will help you solve this matter."
Psykos's lips curved slightly upward, forming a confident and composed arc, as if she had already envisioned a perfect plan.
"I will always support you from behind, even after your memories are restored."
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#61Chapter 61 How to Stop a Meteorite
Returning home, Akito was somewhat moved as he recalled Psykos's words.
He just didn't know what method Psykos would use to help him.
But no matter the method, Psykos's willingness to help was enough to deeply move Akito.
"Huh? Genos, haven't you gone to the Hero Association yet?"
At this moment, Akito suddenly noticed Genos still sitting in the living room and asked in confusion.
The Hero Association had called Genos a few minutes ago, and Akito had thought Genos had already left.
"Yes, because Saitama-sensei also received a call from the Hero Association, but he hasn't finished his chores yet, so I'm waiting for him," Genos explained.
Saitama was an S-Class Hero now, so he was naturally invited.
Then Genos added, "Oh, and the Hero Association also said that if possible, they'd like to invite you, Sensei, to come along."
"They're adding me…?"
Akito was slightly surprised.
But it was still reasonable.
After all, for this meteor disaster, the Hero Association had actually notified all S-Class Heroes, but only Genos and Bang were truly willing to come to the Z City branch.
Other S-Class Heroes were either in cities too far away, busy with other matters, or simply didn't bother to come because it was too troublesome.
Moreover, Genos had been tricked into going and didn't know it was a meteor disaster beforehand.
Of course, even if he had known, with Genos's personality, he definitely wouldn't have stood by idly.
In short, there was a severe shortage of personnel to handle this disaster, so they probably called him, the A-Class Rank 5, to make up the numbers.
"Alright, I'll go ask Saitama-sensei how much longer he'll be."
Akito then walked out of his room.
Arriving at Saitama's door next door, he lightly knocked and asked, "Saitama-sensei, how much longer do you need?"
"Probably not that soon, my washing machine seems to be broken," Saitama's anxious voice immediately came from inside.
One could feel Saitama's exasperation from his tone.
"Alright, then how about Genos and I go to the Hero Association first?"
Akito asked for Saitama's opinion.
"You two go ahead then. It's not too late to tell me if it's something very important, and it's even better if you can solve it yourselves," Saitama replied.
"Alright."
Subsequently, Akito and Genos went to the Hero Association together.
"I'll take you directly," Akito said, placing a hand on Genos's shoulder and using the Flying Thunder Black Technique to teleport them both to the Hero Association.
Although it wasn't the first time he had seen his sensei use this superpower, Genos couldn't help but feel a slight surprise in his heart.
Then, Genos suddenly sensed something was wrong.
He and his sensei were currently at the main entrance of the Hero Association, but his biological sensing device only detected one life form. Had the Hero Association been attacked…?
"Sensei, something seems off here…"
Genos immediately warned.
"It's fine, we'll know once we go inside," Akito said with a calm expression.
As they entered the Hero Association, they immediately ran into Bang.
"Yo… long time no see, Akito," Bang greeted Akito warmly.
Then his gaze shifted to Genos beside Akito, "You must be Genos, right? My name is Bang, please to meet you."
"I am Genos…"
Genos nodded.
At the same time, he also knew that the white-haired old man in front of him was Bang, the S-Class Rank 3.
And it seemed that he also knew his sensei?
"The Hero Association called us here. Has something happened?"
Genos immediately asked.
"Looks like you don't know yet. This branch is deserted; all those guys have gone to take shelter," Bang explained. "It seems that only I and you, among the summoned S-Class Heroes, have arrived, along with A-Class Rank 5 Blackspeed Akito. But even the three of us aren't enough to face this crisis…"
"What crisis are you talking about? Why have all those people gone to take shelter?"
Genos pressed on.
"In short, almost every time the Hero Association calls an emergency meeting, it's because there's something difficult to resolve. But this time, the crisis isn't difficult to resolve, it's impossible to resolve," Bang said gravely. "Because the mission the Association is forcing on us this time is to stop the fall of a gigantic extraterrestrial meteor. The disaster level has reached Dragon-level. Looking back since the Association's establishment, there has never been a worse situation than this."
"In half an hour, that meteor will fall on Z City, and Z City will be destroyed, with multiple neighboring cities also suffering."
"Of course, if a hero can stop this meteor disaster, the Association's status will certainly skyrocket, and investments and donations from all sectors will surge. The Association values this greatly."
As Bang said, if a hero could stop the meteor, then the greatest credit afterward would be the status and money the Association gained.
If you helped the Association grow and prosper, then the Association would naturally rapidly raise your ranking.
"However, they will be disappointed, because the three of us cannot handle this disaster. You two should also quickly take important people and evacuate."
Despite being such a terrifying disaster, Bang's reaction seemed quite calm.
"A meteor…!"
Genos finally understood what kind of disaster they were facing. "Do the citizens know?"
"The Association predicted the meteor would fall on Z City half an hour ago. They should have already issued evacuation warnings," Bang said, then gave a mischievous smile. "Hoh ho, panic is about to begin."
"What about you? Aren't you evacuating?"
Genos asked.
"What 'you'? Call me Bang-sensei," Bang said. "I can't abandon my dojo, which has been passed down through generations, so I can only stay here."
"Flowing Water Rock Crushing Fist, have you heard of it?"
Bang immediately struck a starting pose for the Flowing Water Rock Crushing Fist.
However, Genos didn't even look that way, turning to Akito and saying, "Sensei, let's go."
"Cough cough…"
Bang was a bit awkward for a moment, lightly coughing. "You two aren't really planning to stop that meteor, are you? It's still not too late to leave Z City now."
"It's fine, I have a way to deal with that meteor," Akito said calmly.
"Oh?"
Seeing Akito's confident demeanor, Bang immediately became interested.
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PS: Chapters 38 to 40 have been rewritten, specifically the Fubuki plotline, but it hasn't affected the overall plot development. I stayed up too late last night revising, so today's update is late (Thanks to "User 42203505" and "What kind of melon is Ma Gua?" for the generous gifts)
#62Chapter 62: Unfinished Susanoo
Underground in Z City's No Man's Land, the Monster Association.
"Great Eyes, why did you call me here?"
A Monster arrived in Great Eyes's room.
"In half an hour, a meteor will fall on Z City. The Hero Association is currently stretched thin internally and will likely send a few heroes to Z City to stop the meteor. This is an opportunity for the human race in Z City to be wiped out, and we cannot let this excellent chance slip away."
Psykos, controlling Great Eyes, issued the command, "Have Centipede Elder prepare. Only it needs to go, but remember not to get drawn into a prolonged fight. Just hinder the heroes who plan to stop the meteor's fall."
"Yes!"
The Monster then withdrew to notify Centipede Elder.
...
Thirty minutes before the meteor fell on Z City, people could already see a strange flash of light in the sky.
"Mommy, a star!"
A little girl looked up, pointing at the sky.
Her mother beside her was puzzled; why could such a large star be seen in broad daylight?
As time passed, the "star" in the sky continued to grow larger.
"Emergency evacuation alert! Disaster level: Dragon-level Threat! A giant meteor will fall in 21 minutes! According to expert analysis, it is conservatively estimated that the entire Z City will be destroyed. Please evacuate from Z City as quickly as possible!"
This broadcast alert didn't even tell people to hide in Z City's shelters, because even the shelters built with huge sums of money were not guaranteed to withstand the impact of the meteor.
People had already started to flee Z City, but the streets were already packed with people and cars, forming an impenetrable scene.
It was too late to escape Z City on foot, but cars were jammed on the streets, and most people were with their families, meaning they could basically only wait for death in this situation.
Many people had given up, looking up in despair at the approaching meteor.
"It's over... we're all..."
"Can no one come to save us? Where are the heroes? Where are they!"
"Don't think about it, they probably already fled to shelters. How could they stay here and wait for death with us..."
"..."
Almost every street in Z City was blocked. Genos, traversing the rooftops, could see the people below had all lost their will to live in despair.
Through his precise calculations, Genos predicted the meteor's exact impact point.
"I didn't expect to use this experimental product here...."
Reaching the rooftop of a building near the impact point, Genos pressed a button on the briefcase in his hand.
The briefcase, displaying "ARMS MODE," immediately emitted a "beep" and then opened.
Two arms flew out from it, and Genos immediately put them on his hands.
Not only that, but the two mechanical arms automatically grew, extending to both sides of Genos's face.
The "Expenditure Warrior" Genos appeared once more.
"Now my Incineration Cannon can fire at full power, but I'm still not sure if it can stop it..."
Genos looked up at the meteor, feeling uncertain.
Although his teacher claimed to have a solution, he felt he couldn't rely entirely on him.
He also had to try his best to stop it, otherwise, if something went wrong with his teacher, the consequences would be unimaginable...
"...!"
However, at this moment, Genos suddenly sensed something approaching rapidly.
He saw a giant robot flying from a distance, with four cannons on its back.
Genos immediately went behind this robot, "You are... Bofoy, right?"
Genos had naturally heard of S-Class Rank 6 Metal Knight Bofoy, but he hadn't expected Bofoy to also rush over to deal with the meteor crisis...
"You... are that S-Class newcomer Genos? Are you here to stop the meteor?"
Bofoy asked.
"Yes."
Genos nodded, "Bofoy, let's work together to stop the meteor."
However, Bofoy refused without hesitation, "I refuse."
"...Why?"
Genos immediately asked.
"I'm just here to test new weapons, and the meteor is a perfect target for the experiment."
Bofoy explained.
"Experiment? Now is not the time for such things! And if you don't stop the meteor, you'll die too later."
"It's fine, I won't die. What's before you now is just a robot I'm remotely controlling. Unfortunately, I won't joke with my own life. You, however, need to worry about yourself."
Bofoy stated directly, "Also, when addressing me, please call me Metal Knight. When facing a hero, you should use their hero alias, not their real name."
"Now, I should begin my weapon experiment..."
After speaking, Bofoy no longer communicated with Genos. He turned his head to look at the meteor.
However, just as Bofoy was about to control the robot to launch new missiles, the ground suddenly trembled.
"?!"
This strange, violent movement immediately startled Genos and Bofoy.
The next moment, a giant creature burst out of the ground.
Upon closer inspection, it was a giant centipede, abnormally enormous, its coiled body spanning several streets. The giant centipede's head had an old man's face heavily wrapped in layers of skin. This was the Dragon-Level Threat Centipede Elder!
It was one of the top existences among Dragon-Level Threats.
"What's going on? A Monster?!"
The appearance of Centipede Elder immediately made Genos somewhat flustered.
The meteor disaster was already giving Genos a headache, and now such an enormous Monster suddenly appeared at this time.
"Damn, the experiment can't proceed smoothly now..."
Seeing the giant centipede rapidly attacking him, Bofoy clicked his tongue lightly.
"You can just test your weapon on that guy, can't you?"
Genos immediately said.
"True..."
Bofoy immediately shifted his target, aiming the cannons on his back at Centipede Elder.
A large number of missiles were launched almost simultaneously.
While Bofoy dealt with Centipede Elder, Genos planned to focus on the meteor.
He intended to set his Incineration Cannon to maximum power, to minimize the meteor's impact.
Since time was not particularly pressing, Genos did not remove the core for power, first trying to see if the maximum power Incineration Cannon in its normal state would be effective.
However, to Genos's surprise, Centipede Elder ignored Bofoy's missiles, or rather, Centipede Elder's outer shell defense was so strong that it wasn't penetrated at all.
"What?!"
Genos, about to be hit by Centipede Elder, had to shift his target.
The strength of this suddenly appearing Monster was far greater than he had imagined!
Teacher... that meteor is up to you!
Genos reluctantly aimed his Incineration Cannon at Centipede Elder.
"Boom—!"
Meanwhile, Akito and Bang naturally also arrived on the rooftop.
Seeing Centipede Elder appear, Akito immediately realized what Psykos's plan was.
"It looks like a very powerful Monster. I'll go help them deal with that giant centipede. Didn't you say you had a way to deal with that meteor? I'll leave the rest to you."
Bang, with his hands behind his back, said to Akito beside him.
"Alright."
As his words fell, Akito immediately released the power of Susanoo, pushing it to its limit.
Susanoo's body rapidly expanded in an instant, and the building it was on collapsed with it.
"Rumble—!!"
With the huge sound of the building collapsing, a massive azure-blue giant also appeared in the rolling dust.
At this moment, Susanoo had broken through a hundred meters, like a giant Buddha sitting cross-legged, making hand seals, with materialized spiritual energy burning on its body like raging flames.
This was the undefined perfect form!
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PS: Also, to answer the gift message from reader "Xie Gou": This book will not end abruptly like the last one. The last one was sanctioned by the Tomato system and I was forced to. I specifically opened a new account to write this book so that it can conclude normally without external interference.
#63Chapter 63: Completed Susano Meteorite (Third Update)
"Ding! Host has exchanged for 'Constitution * 250', deducting 'Points * 250', current remaining points: 100!"
"Ding! Host has exchanged for 'Hashirama Cells * 10', deducting 'Points * 100', current remaining points: 0!"
"Constitution +250"
"Hashirama Cells +10"
"Constitution: 838"
"Hashirama Cells: 30"
To support the terrifying consumption of the Perfect Susanoo, Akito immediately used up all his accumulated points.
Now that he possessed the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, the ocular power required to activate the Perfect Susanoo was certainly sufficient, but the physical strength, including mental power, was uncertain. Therefore, he temporarily maxed out his Constitution attribute and Hashirama Cells.
The enormous commotion caused by the collapsing building instantly distracted Genos, Bofoy, and Bang.
"That is... Teacher's ability!"
Although it was very different from the Susanoo he had seen at the House of Evolution before, Genos immediately realized that this was his teacher's ability.
"Oh?!"
Bang was also startled.
That building was exactly where he and Akito had been just now, which meant it was something Akito had created!
"Is that also a Monster? No... there are only human lifeform signatures there..."
Bofoy controlled his robot to sense it, and was surprised to find that there were only human lifeforms there.
Although being distracted during a battle was fatal, thankfully their opponent, Centipede Elder, was also attracted by the commotion of the building.
Genos had just unleashed his maximum power Incineration Cannon in his normal state, but Centipede Elder's size was too massive and his defense too formidable, causing little effect on Centipede Elder.
Even with S-Class Rank 3 Bang joining the battle, he only managed to stall Centipede Elder, because his martial arts specialize in humanoid creatures, and Flowing Water Rock Crushing Fist specifically counters humanoid creatures, powerful enough to instantly kill Dragon-Level Threats like Ugly President and Gums in the ONE version, but it was ineffective against non-human entities like Centipede Elder and the meteor.
So, Centipede Elder still had the leisure to look at the situation with the building.
"What... what is that thing? Is it a hero? Or a Monster?"
"It seems a hero is fighting a Monster, damn it! At a time like this, there are still Monsters causing trouble, and that meteor is about to fall!"
"It's completely over now, we'll all be smashed to pieces..."
"..."
Even the appearance of the Susanoo failed to bring hope to the people on the street.
Because they couldn't even tell if this Susanoo was a hero or a Monster.
Watching the meteor in the sky about to fall in half a minute, everyone felt certain they would die...
Just then, Akito's Perfect Susanoo completed its final form.
The final form was a two-hundred-meter-tall Perfect Susanoo, also known as the War Black form.
It grew a pair of enormous wings on its back and held a katana in both hands, capable of soaring through the sky.
At this moment, Akito was located on the Susanoo's forehead, and immediately controlled the Perfect Susanoo to fly towards the meteor.
The massive Susanoo charged head-on towards the meteor, and only then did the crowd below realize that the seemingly monstrous entity seemed to be coming to save them!
At this moment, the world seemed to go silent, almost everyone instinctively held their breath, looking up to see if the blue-green giant could stop the meteor...
Centipede Elder immediately realized the situation was not good, because its orders were to obstruct all heroes who wanted to stop the meteor, so it also had to stop that huge entity flying towards the meteor.
However, its speed could not catch up with the Perfect Susanoo unleashing its full power.
Psykos was well aware of Akito's strength and knew that Centipede Elder could do nothing against Akito, yet Centipede Elder was someone only a few top heroes like Blast and King could deal with, which was why she sent Centipede Elder to execute this plan.
"It can't be allowed to obstruct Teacher!"
Genos was the first to react, quickly shouting to Bofoy and Bang.
At the same time, in his desperation, he directly pulled out the core from his chest; the energy within was his power source, and he wanted to pour all the core's energy into the Incineration Cannon to stop Centipede Elder.
"Ughhhhhh—!!"
Genos unleashed his full firepower.
This Incineration Cannon finally had a noticeable effect on Centipede Elder.
Although it was still not enough to kill Centipede Elder, it could at least prevent Centipede Elder from attacking his teacher.
Bofoy originally didn't want to get involved in such matters; he was simply there to test new weapons, but seeing Genos fighting so desperately, he felt embarrassed to just watch.
He had many more weapons equipped on his robot, and he might as well give them all to that Centipede Elder...
Only Bang felt powerless; his martial arts against a Monster of Centipede Elder's size were like scratching an itch, but he could only grit his teeth and help.
Meanwhile, Akito's Susanoo was already very close to the meteor.
He controlled the Susanoo to draw its sword and slash at the meteor.
Although the meteor's impact force was incredibly terrifying, the Perfect Susanoo's offense and defense were both maximized, making it a pure head-on collision.
Most importantly, Akito imbued the katana with Kamui power.
No matter how strong the meteor's impact force, as long as it was a physically existing object, it was as fragile as thin paper against Kamui power.
In an instant, the entire meteor was split into two perfectly clean halves by this single slash, without a single fragment flying out.
Not only that, the Susanoo blocked the meteor, thereby dissipating most of the impact force.
Kamui!
Akito immediately used his right eye's Kamui to forcibly absorb the two halves of the meteor into Kamui Space.
As long as the ocular power and mental power were strong enough, theoretically, the right eye's Kamui could absorb objects of infinitely large volume, but the larger the volume, the greater the consumption.
The two halves of the meteor were miraculously absorbed into Akito's right eye, and soon completely disappeared.
The reason Akito did not use the Flying Thunder Black Technique was because even if the meteor were transferred elsewhere, it would still hit the ground, and he had never been to a desolate place very far from any city, or even knew if such a place existed.
In his opinion, only this method could perfectly resolve all the impacts brought by the meteor.
After all, Kamui Space was completely isolated from the real world...
"Ding! Host has perfectly resolved the Dragon-Level Disaster 'Meteor Disaster', gaining reward: 200 points!"
When they saw Susanoo cleave the meteor with a single sword strike, everyone's breath involuntarily hitched.
Then, the meteor, split into two halves, miraculously vanished...
"Wh-what just happened? Why did the meteor suddenly disappear?!"
"It seems to have been absorbed by that giant after it was cleaved? That's incredible..."
"Does that mean we're saved? It must have been a Hero who saved us, right? But which Hero was that? I've never seen a Hero like that before!"
"..."
At this, everyone who had regained their senses immediately showed expressions of extreme shock.
"Teacher... he succeeded..."
At this moment, Genos, whose core energy was almost depleted, knelt weakly on the ground.
With his last bit of strength, he struggled to raise his head to look at Akito in the sky, just in time to see his teacher successfully deal with the meteor, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It just disappeared?!"
Bang, with an incredulous expression, looked up at the sky.
Bofoy, meanwhile, controlled his robot and departed.
Seeing the plan fail, Centipede Elder, remembering Great Eyes' emphasis on not getting entangled in prolonged battles, immediately burrowed back underground.
Mainly, the cyan-blue giant in the sky also gave it a strong sense of danger...
At this moment, Bang and Genos had no mind to care about Centipede Elder.
Subsequently, Akito descended from the sky and dispelled Susanoo.
He landed gently and steadily beside Genos, "Genos, you've worked hard."
He had just seen Genos use his core energy to obstruct Centipede Elder.
Although even if he hadn't stopped it, Centipede Elder's speed wouldn't have allowed it to catch up to him...
"It's nothing, as long as the meteor's fall was successfully prevented, it's fine."
Genos's core still had residual energy to maintain power.
However, even if the energy in the core was completely exhausted, Genos would not die directly; it would be equivalent to simply running out of power.
As long as the energy in the core is replenished, like charging, there will be no problem.
Meanwhile, a bald man in a caped hero suit arrived on the street.
Looking at the clear and peaceful sky, and the people around him celebrating their survival, he immediately realized that there was nothing left for him to do.
"It seems I'm late again, but as long as the problem is solved, it's fine."
Saitama muttered to himself with a calm expression.
After all, most of the time before this, he couldn't make it in time, because he usually ran on foot to the Monster-infested locations.
...
Afterward, Akito's ranking improved.
Because Akito resolved the meteor crisis under the witness of countless people, and Genos, Bang, and Bofoy were fighting Centipede Elder at the time, the Hero Association could only attribute the greatest credit to Akito.
This was not only an unprecedented Dragon-Level Disaster but also brought the Hero Associationimmense prestige, status, investment, and donations.
Therefore, Akito instantly leaped from A-Class Rank 5 to S-Class Rank 5.
And Genos, Bang, and Bofoy were credited for stopping the Dragon-Level Threat Centipede Elder.
Genos's original rank was 18th; after Akito entered S-Class Rank 5, Genos dropped to S-Class Rank 19, but his Credit for stopping Centipede Elder brought him back to 18th...
As for Bang and Bofoy, their original rankings were already very high, so their rankings did not rise. Bofoy, on the other hand, even dropped from S-Class Rank 6 to Rank 7, also influenced by Akito.
Akito's rapid rise in rank naturally attracted the attention of A-Class Rank 1 Sweet Mask.
Being able to resolve the meteor crisis, Akito's strength was beyond doubt, and his contribution indeed warranted an S-Class Hero, but Sweet Mask also valued a Hero's character.
In his eyes, a Hero's strength and character were equally important; if their character was bad, they were not fit to be an S-Class Hero.
Of course, Akito, who had already become an S-Class Hero, was actually beyond Sweet Mask's control; he would just habitually pay attention.
"Ding! Host has been promoted to S-Class Hero, receiving reward: 100 points + Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
"Note: After the Host enters the top 5 of S-Class, you can still receive point rewards for every rank increase!"
Demonic Statue of the Outer Path...?
Akito was immediately somewhat surprised.
Don't you have to possess the Reincarnation Eye to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path?
It seems it was modified by the system again...
"Ding! This is a system reward, all rights of interpretation belong to the system. The Host can control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path without the Reincarnation Eye, and the summoned Demonic Statue of the Outer Path has no time limit."
At this moment, the system happened to explain it to Akito.
As Akito expected, it was another specially modified version from the system.
This was naturally a good thing.
If the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path still had various restrictions, then in the world of One-Punch Man, it wouldn't be quite enough; its offensive capabilities would be slightly weaker, but its strength lay in its almost unkillable powerful vitality.
At this time, Akito came to Psykos's secret cabin again.
"How is it? I already heard from Centipede Elder that you successfully prevented the meteor's fall."
Psykos was concerned about Akito's situation.
"I've been promoted to S-Class Rank 5. Thank you, Psykos."
Akito expressed his gratitude.
Even if he could not approve of Psykos's plan to eradicate all of humanity, it did not prevent him from being moved by Psykos's actions.
If Psykos hadn't sent out Centipede Elder, he certainly wouldn't have been able to rise to S-Class Rank 5 so smoothly, and it would even be hard to say if he could have risen to S-Class at all.
Because without overwhelming merit, his path to promotion would inevitably face many obstacles. The three disciples of Atomic Samurai, who were A-Class Rank 2 to Rank 4, were stuck there by Sweet Mask, let alone him, who had no power or influence?
"S-Class Rank 5? That's about right."
Although Psykos still believed that Akito should be S-Class Rank 1 in the Hero Association, this was still much better than the original A-Class Rank 5.
"Also, you don't need to thank me. Between us, there's no need for thanks."
Psykos smiled, "Although I'd prefer you to become the King of our Monster Association, let's not rush things before your memories recover."
#65Chapter 65 Sonic the Hedgehog
"Akito, I heard you stopped that meteor in Z City, and you made it disappear directly. Is that true?"
Akito was drinking tea and looking at his phone in the living room when a message suddenly popped up.
It was Lily again, as expected.
Akito tapped the message and replied casually.
"Otherwise, could it be false?"
"How did you do it? Speaking of which, I heard from Fubuki that you are also a psychic. Was it accomplished through psychic powers?"
"Yes, it was."
Akito originally wanted to just reply with a "Yes," but after thinking about it, he felt it was a bit impolite, so he added a little more.
Speaking of which, for some reason, Lily had been sending him various messages more and more frequently recently.
And most of their conversations were about daily trivialities, giving him the impression that she really wanted to chat.
"By the way... do you not have friends?"
"??? What do you mean by that?"
It was clear that Lily's reaction was strong.
"It's exactly what it sounds like. You chat with me, an outsider, every day, instead of chatting with your friends."
Akito was just a little curious.
To Lily, he was, at most, an outsider. Why would she chat so happily about everyday things with an outsider?
Lily, who usually replied instantly, took two or three minutes to send a reply this time.
"How could you be an outsider? You are clearly already a part of our Fubuki Group... Although you are unwilling to accept it, Fubuki's intention is to have you join the Fubuki Group no matter what!"
"..."
Akito just replied with an ellipsis, then simply put his phone down.
He knew that once Fubuki got entangled with someone, there was basically no way out, so he didn't care; whatever would happen, would happen.
"Today is also a special sale day. Want to go grocery shopping together?"
At this moment, because the window next to Akito's front door was open, a bald head suddenly poked in.
"Okay."
Akito nodded.
He occasionally went grocery shopping with Saitama.
Then, holding his phone, he left with Saitama.
Walking on the streets of No Man's Land, Saitamanoticed that Akito's phone had vibrated several times just now.
He couldn't help but ask, "Akito, did your phone ring or did you get a message?"
"Nothing."
Akito said casually.
Then he opened his phone and set it to silent. He had forgotten to turn silent mode back on after turning it off earlier.
However, while setting it to silent, he still saw Lily's messages.
They were all kinds of emojis and some meaningless messages.
Akito, however, didn't seem annoyed by this.
He actually knew very well that young girls like Lily were just like that. Lily was currently either a middle school or high school student.
Of course, high school in Japan doesn't mean university...
Seeing that Lily had sent so many messages, Akito still replied.
"I'm out grocery shopping with a friend. Talk later."
"You actually have friends?"
Lily immediately sent an emoji expressing doubt.
"Why can't I have friends?"
Akito retorted.
"I always thought you were a lone wolf and wouldn't have friends."
"...That's not entirely wrong, but I do have a few friends, at least."
Akito was slightly surprised; Lily knew more about him than he had imagined.
He was indeed not the type of person who enjoyed socializing. To be precise, he disliked useless socializing.
As for what constituted useless socializing, it was certainly based on his own definition.
For example, the Tank Top Army's influence in the Hero Association was significant, so he forced himself to hang out with members of the Tank Top Army...
Another example: aside from Blast (One-Punch Man version), who had never appeared, Tatsumaki was the strongest combatant in the Hero Association, and he knew Tatsumaki's personality, yet he still tried to curry favor with her...
These, in Akito's view, were useless social interactions.
His interactions with Saitama, Genos, Bang, and others were normal interactions, not forced, which was essentially different.
Just then, Akito suddenly realized something and asked Lily.
"You don't happen to have a single friend, do you?"
Lily on the other side fell silent again, probably because Akito had hit the mark.
At the same time, Akito was a bit confused. Wasn't the Fubuki Group quite large?
As a member of the Fubuki Group, even if she wasn't close with everyone, she shouldn't have no friends at all, right?
Or... did this person have an unusual definition of "friend"?
"So what? You're annoying!"
At this point, Lily responded.
"..."
Akito originally wanted to ask if there wasn't anyone she was close with among the many people in the Fubuki Group, but he typed out the words and then deleted them, because that message involved the Fubuki Group, and he didn't want to talk about the Fubuki Group with Lily anymore.
"Nothing, just a little curious."
After sending this, Akito turned off his phone.
The silent mode was also set, and it wouldn't vibrate randomly in his pocket anymore.
"Someone messaged you, didn't they? You seem very popular, quite high in popularity, chatting with people every day. Are they all fans?"
Saitama, walking alongside him, asked casually.
"Not fans, just a professional hero I knew before."
Akito explained.
"Oh, oh, not fans, but a colleague. By the way, do you have any special features enabled on your phone? It's too expensive to chat via text messages every day."
Saitama asked with slight curiosity.
"It seems Saitama doesn't know about LINE yet. It's an instant messaging app that can be downloaded directly to your phone."
Akito explained.
Instant messaging apps like LINE had only recently emerged in this world in the past few years, as most people still used flip phones. The tech tree in this world was a bit skewed.
And Saitama had been very laid-back for over three years, or even longer. As a typical otaku, reading manga, playing games, watching TV, and so on were enough for entertainment. It was normal for him not to know about new apps launched on phones.
"Is that so? I'll look into it when I get back."
At this moment, Saitama suddenly stopped, "I was going to study it while walking, but..."
As soon as Saitama's words fell, a kunai flew from a distance.
He raised his hand and easily caught the kunai, "Some troublesome guy seems to have appeared."
The next moment, Sonic appeared before Saitama and Akito, his sharp eyes fixed on Saitama.
"That person seems to be... seems to be..."
Saitama seemed to forget Sonic's name for a moment, "Joint Panic!"
"It's Sonic!"
Sonic immediately corrected him.
"Hmm? It seems there's an annoying guy in the way..."
At this moment, Sonic looked at Akito next to Saitama, "I want to have a fair one-on-one duel with Saitama. I'll deal with the annoying guy first."
"...?"
Seeing Sonic's hostility shift to him, a question mark immediately popped up above Akito's head.
#66Chapter 66: Real Ninjutsu (Part 3)
The man in front of him, with long black hair tied in a braid, handsome features, and a body proportion unlike a man's, could easily be mistaken for a woman.
Today, Sonic the Hedgehog wasn't wearing his ninja outfit; only the purple camouflage painted under his eyes gave him a hint of a ninja's style.
"Are you sure you want to fight me?"
At this moment, Akito asked the aggressive Sonic.
"If you're scared, you can just hide away. My target is only Saitama."
Sonic didn't insist on bothering Akito, clearly having already regarded Akito as a weakling.
Saitama was his only target; he had to defeat the bald man.
...
Akito didn't speak at this time, but instead took the kunai from Saitama's hand.
"Oh? You want it? Then it's yours."
Saitama said simply.
"Don't just give away other people's stuff without permission!"
Sonic immediately retorted.
However, his expression quickly returned to its calm state, his sharp eyes containing a hint of killing intent, "Saitama, today I'm going to kill..."
However, before Sonic could finish his sentence, the blood-eyed youth beside Saitama suddenly returned the kunai to him.
But... this "return" wasn't a slow handover...
!!
Watching his kunai fly towards him at high speed, Sonic's eyes suddenly narrowed.
However, speed was his most proud aspect; such speed was still too slow for him...
Sonic's lips curved slightly, and he effortlessly caught the kunai, just like Saitama.
Little did he know, this was just a casual toss from Akito, without much force.
...Hmm?
At this moment, Sonic noticed that there was an unknown pattern on the handle of his kunai.
When Sonic caught this kunai, his fate was already sealed...
Akito instantly appeared in front of Sonic using the Flying Thunder Black Technique.
"Let me show you what real ninjutsu is..."
Akito said indifferently.
He even kindly warned Sonic, which was already him going easy, yet even so, Sonic couldn't react...
"What?!"
Akito's sudden appearance in front of him shocked Sonic.
He couldn't believe nor accept that the opponent's speed was so fast!
While Sonic was still in shock and daze, the Rasengan in Akito's hand had already formed.
However, he only created a small Rasengan, as he didn't intend to kill Sonic.
If Sonic hadn't looked down on him just now, he would have intended to step aside and let Saitama handle the matter himself.
Not only that, he also didn't apply the power of Kamui to the Rasengan, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable...
As the Rasengan struck Sonic's abdomen, Sonic was sent flying.
Puff—!
Then he fell to the ground and passed out.
Ding! The host defeated "Sonic the Hedgehog" and received a reward: 40 points!
"Is he okay?"
Seeing Sonic pass out, Saitama immediately asked worriedly.
"He's fine, still alive and well, but he won't be able to trouble us for a while."
Akito said indifferently.
"That's good then, thank you for dealing with this guy for me."
Saitama was relieved now.
As long as the opponent was human, even if they caused him a lot of trouble, he didn't wish for them to die.
This was not only due to his laid-back personality but also because his invincible strength made him not care.
It was like Madara Uchiha's words: why would an adult get angry with a child?
"You're welcome."
Akito replied casually.
Afterward, Akito and Saitama continued their grocery shopping, leaving the unconscious Sonic lying there, no one knew when he would wake up.
...
At the supermarket, Akito and Saitama bought a pile of discounted vegetables.
They bought more of what could be kept fresh for a long time and less of what had a short shelf life.
Following Saitama's habit, he often bought all the ingredients needed for the next seven days, only occasionally buying food that couldn't be stored for too long.
Then they went home.
On the way back, they could see Sonic still lying there.
And passersby had already called an ambulance.
"He's still not awake, did you hit him a bit too hard?"
Saitama asked.
"No, I was very careful with the force."
Akito smiled a little awkwardly.
"But it's good, it'll teach him a lesson, and he won't dare to act recklessly next time."
Saitama said casually.
Then he walked directly past Sonic.
Just then, the ambulance also arrived.
However, the ambulance's siren unfortunately woke Sonic.
Sonic suddenly sat up, immediately feeling the pain in his body and a dizzy head.
He seemed to have a hard time remembering what happened just before he passed out, and it took a vigorous shake of his head to recall it.
!
Recalling what had happened earlier, Sonic's eyes narrowed.
He unintentionally looked up and saw Akito and Saitama who had just walked past him.
...You!
Sonic pointed at Akito, about to say something, when he was lifted onto a stretcher by the medical personnel.
"Wait!"
Sonic tried to get off the stretcher, but the medical personnel completely ignored him.
And having suffered a heavy blow from the Rasengan, his body was now both painful and weak, without even the strength to break free from a few medical personnel.
Sonic was thus forcibly carried into the ambulance.
"Was that person just calling out to us?"
At this moment, Saitama's attention was drawn by the commotion behind him.
"Probably, but let's just pretend it was an illusion."
Akito said.
"Alright."
Saitama nodded.
...
Back home, they put all the ingredients into the refrigerator.
While resting on the sofa, Akito opened his phone and took a look.
Then he saw the screen full of Lily's messages again.
He couldn't help but sigh at how talkative Lily was.
[3:06 PM]
[Since you're so curious about the reason, do you want me to tell you why?]
[3:18 PM]
[I'll reluctantly tell you, I really don't have friends. I've never been able to fit into other classmates' small groups at school, which is why I admire Fubuki-sama so much, who was able to organize the entire Fubuki Group...]
[But within the Fubuki Group, for some reason, I still subtly felt a sense of distance when interacting with others, so I haven't made any friends to this day]
[Only Fubuki-sama is different, but she is my most admired person, so it can't be called a friendship]
Even though Akito never replied, Lily kept sending a bunch of messages.
[3:40 PM]
[Um...]
[Can you be my friend...?]
........
PS: The third bonus chapter is complete. Still asking for gifts. I don't expect paid gifts, just hope for more free "Love Power" gifts, so I'll have more motivation to keep adding chapters. (The retention rate of this book is quite stable, but fewer and fewer new readers are coming in daily. Tomato's advertising mechanism means only new traffic is valuable, which is why I need to ask readers who follow the story for gifts...)
#67Chapter 67: Phantom Body Transmission
Akito was quite surprised to see the messages from Lily, especially when she expressed a desire to become friends with him.
He had thought Lily would dislike him intensely, given that he had made her cry earlier.
It was already around 4 PM, and Akito didn't know that Lily had been glued to her phone since sending that message at 3:40 PM.
Before sending the message, Lily had hesitated for a while, and after sending it, she felt a mix of anticipation and regret.
But the phone kept showing "unread"...
At least it wasn't read and ignored; that would have been even more awkward.
Lily could only continue waiting, handling her work while periodically glancing at her phone screen beside her.
Around 4 PM, the message finally showed as read.
Lily immediately tensed up, both eager for Akito's reply and afraid of being rejected.
[Alright]
Finally receiving Akito's reply, Lily joyfully picked up her phone.
Just then, Fubuki suddenly walked in.
"Lily, are you chatting with someone?"
Seeing Lily typing on her phone, Fubuki immediately asked.
Lily was startled, subconsciously turning off her phone screen and placing it on the table.
She didn't seem to notice her own odd behavior; this was her most admired Fubuki, yet she was acting so secretive.
Seeing Lily's strong reaction, Fubuki became even more curious. "You are chatting with someone, aren't you? Why do you look so scared?"
"No... nothing..."
Lily, thinking quickly, immediately explained, "I was scared because Fubuki discovered me slacking off on my phone!"
"Is that so?"
Fubuki didn't press further or remain suspicious. "There's nothing wrong with slacking off on your phone, as long as you're not completely neglecting your work."
"Okay, Fubuki is so kind!"
Lily said with a smile.
"Hmm, then I won't disturb you."
With that, Fubuki left again.
After Fubuki left, Lily still felt a lingering sense of trepidation.
She only came back to her senses when she realized that she didn't want Fubuki to know about her and Akito's matter...
Perhaps it was because... Fubuki had tried to recruit Akito but was always rejected, while she wanted to be friends with Akito and he immediately agreed...
Wait.
At this moment, Lily suddenly thought.
Fubuki had repeatedly invited Akito to join her Fubuki Group, but he always refused. Why did he only agree to be friends with her?
Could it be...
He has *that* kind of intention towards me...?
This conjecture immediately formed in Lily's mind.
Apparently, in Lily's perception, "joining an organization" and "making friends" were the same thing.
At this moment, Lily opened her phone again and saw another message from Akito.
[Then we are friends. You can come to my house for tea when you're free]
Seeing this message, Lily's pretty face flushed slightly, further confirming the conjecture in her heart.
He definitely has *that* kind of intention towards her, right?
Otherwise, who would invite someone to their house right off the bat?
Little did she know, Akito on the other end hadn't thought so much at all.
Because there were always a few people living at his house: Saitama, Genos, Vaccine Man, and Fubuki who would occasionally drop by.
[Okay...]
Lily replied and said nothing more, because she was feeling shy.
Although she had been confessed to by many boys at school, she always rejected them directly.
In her view, it would be very strange for people who aren't even friends to directly become boyfriend and girlfriend.
And this time, after becoming friends with Akito, suddenly realizing that he seemed to have *that* kind of feeling for her left Lily at a loss.
While Lily was still agonizing over it, Akito had already turned off his phone and gone about his own business.
...
"Teacher, please have a sparring match with me."
Today, Akito suddenly received a request from Genos.
"During the meteorite crisis, you must have reinforced your components after returning, right? Are you planning to test the power of your new components with me?"
Akito asked.
"Exactly, as expected of Teacher."
Genos nodded, "During the battle with that giant centipede, I discovered my own shortcomings. When I went back for repairs, I asked Dr. Kuseno to reinforce me again."
"Alright, let's do it. We'll find an open space."
Akito accepted the request.
...
Afterward, Akito and Genos arrived at an open area outside the city.
"I will go all out, trying my best to ignite your fighting spirit, and I hope you will take this seriously, Teacher."
Genos had already assumed a fighting stance. "According to the rules of this sparring match, you don't need to hold back against me, and I will fight until the very last moment."
"Got it."
Akito casually agreed, but he certainly wouldn't actually beat Genos into a pile of scrap metal.
One major reason he agreed to Genos's sparring request was that he also wanted to test his new abilities.
"Then... please enlighten me."
As his voice fell, Genos immediately lowered his stance, then exploded with power from his legs, charging fiercely towards Akito.
Akito decided not to use "Hollowfication" power, but instead relied on the Eternal Mangekyo's insight and his own speed to dodge.
Genos, as a cyborg, was already very fast, but he was still far from Akito's Eternal Mangekyo, with every attack easily dodged by Akito.
Genos, well aware of his teacher's strength, also got serious, unleashing an Incineration Cannon at Akito, who was still dodging.
"Boom—!"
A large hole was immediately blasted open in the mountain behind.
Akito, however, stood there completely unharmed and commented to Genos, "Still not fast enough."
"..."
Genos also realized that his speed was still insufficient.
Just as he was about to increase his power, he saw his teacher suddenly transform into multiple afterimages, instantly appearing before him with uncanny speed.
Genos immediately delivered a sweeping blow towards the Akito in front of him, which was again easily dodged.
But at this moment, the "Akito" figures, which should have been afterimages, suddenly rushed forward all at once.
What?!
Genos's expression immediately changed to one of shock.
Those weren't afterimages?!
In reality, those were indeed afterimages left by Akito's movement, or more accurately, illusions.
They had a strong confusing effect on enemies, making them subconsciously assume they were afterimages and thus drop their guard.
This was Uchiha Shisui's "Illusionary Shunshin!"
........
PS: Alright, I didn't quite expect everyone to find Lily's scenes to be too much filler. Actually, for me, writing those daily life scenes is much more difficult and brain-draining than writing combat scenes. But since that's the case, from now on, when I write chapters with daily life elements, I'll expand them from 2000 to 2500 words. As long as the word count increases, filler won't be an issue.
68Chapter 68: The Art of Spiritual Communication: The Outer Demon Statue!
The speed of each phantom was no less than Akito's main body; of course, Akito's main body had not yet gotten serious.
Since Genos was unprepared for those phantoms, he was immediately surrounded by multiple phantoms.
Neither Akito's main body nor the phantoms used weapons, instead fighting Genos purely with taijutsu.
For a time, Genos was subjected to a barrage of punches and kicks.
Although Akito did not use his full strength, he still dismantled many parts from Genos's body.
Genos, who was hastily dodging, seized an opportunity at a certain moment, immediately bringing his arms together, and the cannon barrels on his hands opened layer by layer. In an instant, countless muzzles appeared, aiming at Akito and the multiple phantoms in front of him.
Incinerate!
Genos immediately unleashed an ultra-high-power Incineration Cannon. This single shot was dozens of meters tall, making it almost impossible for targets within its range to escape.
However, it was only 'almost impossible,' because Akito had already teleported behind Genos using the Flying Thunder Black Technique.
Genos probably didn't even notice when a kunai had been stuck in the ground a few meters behind him.
"It's over..."
Akito was seen rubbing a Rasengan in his hand, rushing towards Genos, who was still releasing his "Budget Burning Cannon."
The next moment, Genos suddenly felt an extremely strong push.
He then suddenly realized that his teacher had already appeared behind him!
But at this point, it was too late to react. He was sent flying until he crashed into a distant rock wall and stopped.
However, Genos was quite tenacious, struggling to his feet after only a short while of lying on the ground.
Even though his body was swaying and the mechanical parts on his back were malfunctioning, he did not give up.
"Do you still want to continue?"
Akito immediately asked.
"I won't give up until I can no longer fight..."
Genos said in a deep voice.
Having finally gotten a one-on-one practical combat session with his teacher, he had to seize this opportunity.
Not only could he learn lessons from it, but he could also discover his own shortcomings—something that could only be realized by fighting strong opponents!
"Is that so..."
Akito nodded slightly.
His test of "Phantom Shunshin Technique" was over, and he was ready to end this practical combat.
Akito immediately activated his Perfect Susanoo on the spot.
Compared to last time, this time he instantly activated the Perfect Susanoo.
Last time, it was only because he hadn't used the Perfect Susanoo before and wanted to adapt to it slightly, so he progressed from the initial stage all the way up.
The teal-blue giant that appeared during the previous Meteor Disaster reappeared, and Genos's eyes immediately widened.
Is his teacher finally getting serious?
As soon as Genos had this thought, he suddenly felt a strong gust of wind whistling overhead, and he could even faintly hear the sound of space being torn apart.
"Boom—!!"
This huge commotion made Genos turn his head sharply. He then realized with astonishment that the hilltop behind him had been completely leveled in an instant.
At the same time, a few strands of his golden hair slowly drifted down.
"!!"
Genos was utterly shocked; he hadn't even noticed when his teacher had unleashed that slash.
Now, Genos couldn't help but give up.
Because he knew very well that if his teacher hadn't intentionally moved that slash up a bit, his fate would have been the same as that entire mountain.
"Let's go. I think you've absorbed enough combat experience."
At this point, Akito had already deactivated Susanoo and said to Genos in front of him.
"Mm..."
Genos responded verbally, but his body remained frozen.
He couldn't imagine the principle behind his teacher's abilities. Was this truly an inexplicable superpower...?
Could he really grow to a level comparable to his teacher's just by relying on mechanical modifications?
...
As usual, Akito arrived at Psykos's secret hideout.
"After that incident, did Fubuki approach you again?"
Psykos asked Akito.
"No."
Akito shook his head slightly. "Speaking of which, Fubuki hasn't come to my place recently."
"That's good, but you can't guarantee that woman isn't preparing some ill-intentioned scheme again."
Psykos's suspicion towards Fubuki remained strong.
"Mm, I'll pay attention."
Although Akito knew that Fubuki was relatively well-behaved now, she still bothered him...
But in front of Psykos, he wouldn't speak well of Fubuki.
After all, the relationship between Psykos and Fubuki was very strained. If he were to speak well of Fubuki in front of Psykos at this time, it would easily displease Psykos.
"Then..."
Psykos hesitated for a moment, but still voiced what she wanted to say, "Recently, the Monster Association has been a bit restless..."
"What happened? Is it because of the previous meteor incident?"
Akito immediately thought it might be the impact of the meteor incident.
"Yes, because you successfully stopped the meteor at that time, and Centipede Elder's existence was exposed prematurely, some Monsters are dissatisfied because our Monster Association's original strategy was to build up strength and catch the Hero Association off guard."
Psykos explained, "Now that Centipede Elder's existence has been exposed, it also increases the risk of our Monster Association being exposed prematurely."
If that meteor had successfully destroyed Z City and its surrounding cities, then everything would have been fine.
But the meteor was perfectly resolved by Akito, which brought no benefit to the Monster Association at all; it was purely Psykos's own selfish desire.
Even if other Monsters didn't know about her selfish desire, the failure of the plan she entrusted to Centipede Elder this time would cause dissatisfaction.
Most importantly, with her power alone, it was already difficult to control the Monster Association, and some executives would not completely trust her.
For example, Dragon-level executives like Black Sperm...
"Your position as leader has also been shaken because of this, hasn't it?"
Akito asked.
"Mm, but I couldn't fully command the entire Monster Association to begin with."
Psykos nodded.
"Since this situation occurred because you helped me, then I naturally have to help you resolve this matter."
Akito had always felt that he owed Psykos a favor last time, and it was time to repay it this time...
"...How do you plan to do it?"
Psykos immediately asked in confusion.
"Don't you Monsters of the Monster Association need a Monster King?"
Akito said with a faint smile.
"You're finally willing to become the Monster King?"
Psykos's tone immediately became excited.
"More or less, but not entirely..."
Akito's statement was somewhat vague.
...
At this moment, Akito had followed Great Eyes to the huge venue where the Monster Association usually held its meetings.
The executives and members had all been summoned by Great Eyes; they stood on layers of high platforms in all directions.
"I have gathered you all here today to inform you of something."
Great Eyes announced to all the Monsters, "Our King... has appeared."
Akito was behind Great Eyes at this time, in a position where no Monster could see him.
Suddenly, he extended a single hand and formed a hand seal.
"Summoning Jutsu..."
Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!
........
P.S.: There will be a third update later.
#69Chapter 69: Ten-Tail Plan (Part 3)
The moment Akito cast the Summoning Jutsu, the hundreds-of-meters-tall Demonic Statue of the Outer Path immediately emerged from behind him.
It was a gigantic humanoid Monster, its body resembling withered wood, as it was originally the Divine Tree.
It possessed nine eyes, none of which were open, and had ten protruding pillars on its shoulders and back, with its hands and feet bound by handcuffs and shackles.
However, as it burst from the ground, the handcuffs and shackles shattered.
"Roar, roar, roar—!!"
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path immediately let out a roar.
The surrounding Monsters were shocked; some broke out in cold sweat, some subconsciously retreated two steps, and some looked panicked.
However, most of the cadres, including Black Sperm, remained relatively calm, at most looking at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with solemn gazes.
This gigantic humanoid Monster was about to break through the rock ceiling above.
Fortunately, the space was large enough.
Since the appearance of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was very consistent with that of a Monster, no Monster had any doubts about it.
Immediately after, under Akito's control, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path sat down in a meditative pose.
Just like its posture when it was sealed on the moon.
However, as the husk of the Ten-Tails, with its chakra extracted by the Sage of Six Paths and split into nine Tailed Beasts, the current Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was an empty shell completely devoid of chakra.
Therefore, for now, Akito needed to personally provide power to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path; otherwise, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Pathwithout Tailed Beast power could not fight.
Of course, thanks to the system's modifications, what Akito provided to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was not chakra but mental energy.
And it didn't require transmission through black receivers inserted into the body like Nagato.
In simple terms, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, once summoned by Akito, could exist indefinitely but would continuously consume his mental energy.
However, it's estimated that this aspect was also modified by the system, as the continuous consumption generated by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Pathwas lower than he had imagined.
Moreover, he possessed hashirama cells, which continuously restored his mental energy while it was being consumed, achieving a neutralizing effect.
Although the consumption rate was slightly faster than the recovery rate, this slight difference was almost negligible to him.
"Great Eyes, is this the Monster King you spoke of? It just looks a bit intimidating, doesn't it?"
At this moment, Black Sperm was the first to speak.
That entirely black humanoid creature with a white face, a lewd expression, and an antenna on its head, was precisely the Dragon-Level Threat [Black Sperm].
Black Sperm was the first to express its disagreement, but it indeed had the right to say such a thing.
Don't let this guy's lewd appearance fool you; it's actually the Monster Association's strongest combat force...
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, relying only on the power provided by Akito and without Tailed Beast power, indeed lacked strength and couldn't release a Demon Orb.
However, he didn't summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to fight; its sheer size was enough to intimidate people.
"Don't be impatient. Since he is the Monster King, his strength naturally surpasses yours."
Great Eyes said calmly.
"Is that so? Then let us see how powerful he truly is."
Black Sperm still maintained its fearless attitude.
Aside from Black Sperm, the other Monsters didn't jump out to contradict him.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's mere size looked terrifying enough; a Monster of this size couldn't possibly be weak.
Moreover, Great Eyes also emphasized the MonsterKing's strength. Only Black Sperm, with its almost undying ability, could act so recklessly; other Monsters wouldn't dare to be as arrogant as Black Sperm.
Having been provoked by Black Sperm, Akito naturally had the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path make a statement.
Under Akito's control, the ten pillar-like protrusions on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's shoulders and back immediately condensed into massive balls of lightning.
The lightning balls were basically condensed and released instantly, attacking Black Sperm on the high platform.
Black Sperm, however, was unhurried, splitting into hundreds and thousands of itself to withstand the lightning ball attacks.
"Crack—!"
Under the bombardment of the lightning balls, those Black Sperm clones turned to ash.
But Black Sperm still had almost countless cells within its body, so it was unharmed, but some Monsters standing next to it suffered...
"Ding! Host defeated a Tiger Level Monster, gaining a reward: 12 points!"
"Ding! Host defeated a Wolf Level Monster, gaining a reward: 8 points!"
"..."
After all, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was now Akito's summoned beast, so the Monsters it defeated under his control were naturally counted as his own.
Seeing this, the other Monsters quickly moved away from Black Sperm, fearing they would suffer the same fate.
Black Sperm didn't even glance at those guys, but snorted coldly, "Although I don't know what other abilities you have, at least you're not just a decoration."
It was merely a simple test of the opponent's abilities, not necessarily aiming to contend for the position of "Monster King."
"Then, does anyone else have any objections?"
At this moment, Great Eyes asked.
After a while, no one raised any objections.
Thus, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path officially became the Monster Association's superficial "MonsterKing."
The actual Monster King, of course, was Akito...
"Ding! Host has become the "Monster King" of the Monster Association, gaining a reward: 300 points + Sage Mode!"
Although the superficial Demonic Statue of the Outer Path seemed somewhat unworthy of the Monster King position—even with almost infinite vitality, it was merely a durable king, and that was its only outstanding quality.
But... if it were the complete Ten-Tails, it would be different...
Thinking of this, Akito opened the Points Mall .
If nothing unexpected happened, some new items should appear...
As expected, on the Lv2 Mall page, a fifth item appeared.
"⑤ Tailed Beast Summoning Scroll"
"Item ⑤ Details: Using the Tailed Beast Scroll can summon Tailed Beasts, in the order from One-Tail to Nine-Tails. Each successful challenge of a Tailed Beast grants corresponding Tailed Beast power, allowing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to absorb it. Challenging all Tailed Beasts requires a total of 900 points."
"Price: 100 (points per unit)"
Akito had gradually figured out the system's pattern, so when he obtained the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path ability, he guessed that items related to Tailed Beast power would appear in the Points Mall.
Otherwise, the system giving him a Demonic Statue of the Outer Path without Tailed Beast power would be of little use.
And once the Demonic Statue of the Outer Pathabsorbed the full power of all nine Tailed Beasts, it could fuse to become the Ten-Tails.
Moreover, Akito would eventually obtain the Reincarnation Eye, which also meant he would then be able to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki...