"No... don't come any closer!"
The 'Slender Bean Sprout' had tears in its eyes, its body trembling like a leaf in the autumn wind: "I'm not a bad Monster, I'm just passing by, I don't want to hurt anyone..."
Observing that Han Sen didn't immediately make a move, it spoke while secretly raising its arm, a hint of cunning triumph flashing in its eyes.
"Go to hell, you stupid human!!"
The next second, a large amount of deadly cold air burst from its fingertips!
However, facing the 'Ultra-Low Temperature Cold Air' that was enough to instantly freeze flesh and blood, Han Sen took a deep breath.
Whoosh—
A white mist of ice was sucked into Han Sen's mouth in an inverted cone shape, but his lower abdomen didn't even bulge.
"Tastes good. Next time, remember to add some cola. I like to drink it with fizz."
Bean Sprout Monster: ???
"Ice Thorn Assault!"
Realizing something was wrong, the slender bean sprout roared in exasperation, and the surrounding air temperature plummeted!
Buzz—!
Countless sharp ice thorns, several meters long and shimmering with a faint blue cold light, materialized out of thin air all around Han Sen, forming a hermetically sealed cage that lunged at him from all directions!
Each ice thorn contained terrifying kinetic energy capable of piercing a tank and extreme cold capable of instantly freezing life!
Facing this certain-kill strike, Han Sen didn't even blink.
Just before the ice thorns were about to touch his body, a bizarre scene occurred.
All the ice thorns, whether from above, behind, or below, suddenly stopped about half a meter from his body!
It was as if they had hit an invisible, absolutely insurmountable wall!
Imaginary Divine Power—
Myriad Force Field!
With a thought, he controlled all force fields!
"Wh-what?!"
The sneer on the slender bean sprout Monster's face completely froze, replaced by deep disbelief.
Its full-power strike was blocked so easily?
It didn't even touch the opponent's clothes?
This is impossible!
There were no energy fluctuations on the man in front of him; he looked like an ordinary human!
Crack, crack, crack—!
As Han Sen took a step, the countless ice thorns around him seemed to be crushed by an invisible force, turning into a sky full of ice crystal powder!
It refracted a dazzling light under the afterglow of the setting sun, which was quite beautiful.
Fear!
An unprecedented fear instantly engulfed the slender bean sprout Monster's mind!
It finally realized that it had kicked a steel plate today!
"Monster! You are a Monster!"
It let out a terrified shriek, no longer caring about any dignity, and turned to flee.
But how could Han Sen give it that chance?
"Don't you think it's too late to leave now?"
An absolute suppression, originating from the soul level, descended with a crash!
Imaginary Divine Power—
Divine Might!
An irresistible and terrifying pressure descended, causing the bean sprout Monster's consciousness to halt!
Its body froze in place, unable to move, and even its thoughts almost solidified.
In its perception, the man in front of it grew infinitely, transforming into a deity looking down on all living beings. In those calm eyes, there was supreme power of creation and destruction!
Dragon-level Weirdo were as tiny as dust in front of this deity!
"No... don't..."
It squeezed out a desperate wail from its throat.
Han Sen's figure blurred instantly, and the next moment he appeared in front of the bean sprout.
Ignoring the deadly cold current it hastily blasted out, he pressed one hand directly onto its "head."
"Game over."
A cold sensation came.
[Ding! Contacted replicable target 'Slender Bean Sprout'!]
[Successfully replicated SSR-level ability: 'Ultra-Low Temperature Cold Air' Lv1!]
[Current ability slot occupied: 1/30.]
[Consumed Origin Point x 511,000, 'Ultra-Low Temperature Cold Air' level increased! Lv1 -> Lv10 (MAX)!]
[Ding! Replicated ability 'Ultra-Low Temperature Cold Air (SSR)' has reached max level, integrated into the main body, and released the ability slot!]
[Current ability slot occupied: 0/30.]
Almost at the same time as the system prompt sounded, Han Sen's palm exerted a slight force.
"Crack."
A crisp sound, as if an ice pop had been crushed.
[Killed Dragon-level Weirdo 'Slender Bean Sprout', gained Origin Point x 21,316!]
The bean sprout Monster, who liked to play the pig to eat the tiger, didn't even have time to grunt before its head was cleanly crushed by him.
Its slender body broke into two halves in the middle, the break smooth as a mirror, instantly frozen into two huge frozen bean sprouts by its own cold air.
At the same time, Saitama came over, carrying a carrot the size of a door panel.
"Done, Han Sen, this carrot looks good, it should be enough for hotpot," He threw his spoils into his shopping cart, then noticed the two stiffly frozen bean sprouts on the ground. "Oh?"
Saitama walked over and tapped them with his finger, making a "thud-thud" sound.
"This bean sprout also looks very fresh," he added, with a serious expression, "I've never eaten such a large bean sprout before."
"After all, this way, we don't have to spend money on vegetables."
Han Sen: "..."
He looked at Saitama's clear yet listless eyes, then at the Dragon-level Weirdo's corpse broken into two halves on the ground.
The longer, relatively intact stem was white and tender, looking quite chewy.
He suddenly felt...
It didn't seem impossible.
In the hotpot group, Saitama was uninhibited, he was the Monster King, King...
Although nominally human, with his Strong Luck, it was hard to say he was just an ordinary person.
Eating some cooked Dragon-level vegetable Monster, there shouldn't be much of a problem, right?
"That makes sense."
Han Sen nodded solemnly, then bent down to pick up the two frozen bean sprouts and threw them into his shopping cart.
"Then let's take them and go pay. After paying, we'll go back and have hotpot."
"Yay!"
Perhaps it was a rare encounter with someone who shared his love for Monster ingredients, Saitama grinned, genuinely smiling.
Soon after, under the terrified gazes of the supermarket staff,
The two men, one carrying numerous shopping bags, the other holding a huge carrot chunk and bean sprout stalks, left contentedly.
It was as if the disaster that could have destroyed half the district was merely an insignificant pre-meal entertainment.
...
...
King was woken up by a "gurgling" boiling sound and an overpowering aroma.
He rubbed his head, aching from a hangover, and sat up from the sofa, finding his jacket covering him.
In the living room, a huge Double-boiled hot pot (Yuan Yang hotpot) was placed in the center of the table.
Half of it was a bubbling red oil broth with dried chilies and Sichuan peppercorns, and the other half was a rich white broth simmering with large bones and mushrooms.
Han Sen and Saitama were sitting around the table, their chopsticks flying up and down in the pot so fast they almost created afterimages!
The battle on the front lines was exceptionally fierce!
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