With Saitama's help, the rest of the journey went very smoothly!
Many of the monsters they encountered were easily defeated by Saitama.
Whether they were ordinary monsters from the Monster Association, monster executives, or even Dragon-level monsters, they were all the same to Saitama.
They were all just one punch away!!
Finally, Fenric successfully located the leader of the Monster Association, the 'Monster King' Orochi, by relying on the lasso of truth.
It had to be said that Orochi's strength was indeed very formidable.
Upon seeing Fenric and Saitama, he attacked without hesitation, displaying astonishing speed and power.
If Fenric hadn't been protected by Armament Haki, he might have suffered a setback.
Fenric felt that with Orochi's strength, even if he used his ultimate move, "Indestructible Demon Body," the outcome would still be fifty-fifty.
Orochi truly deserved the title of leader of the Monster Association!
Unfortunately.
No matter how powerful you are, it's all useless in front of the bald demon king...
With just one "Normal Punch," Orochi's body was disintegrated by Saitama, leaving him completely powerless to resist.
Fortunately!
Fenric had instructed Saitama beforehand not to strike any vital points, thus preserving the giant serpent's head.
Then Fenric immediately used "Hell Flames" to burn the still-living serpent head to ashes, thereby claiming the head...
Logically speaking, with Orochi dead, the Monster Association should have been wiped out.
But that wasn't actually the case.
Fenric discovered that the Monster Association's second-in-command, "Big Eye" (the puppet), and its true body, Psykos, were not at the Monster Association's base.
Within the Monster Association, the truly terrifying one was not Orochi, but Psykos!
This individual hid behind the scenes and usually appeared through the puppet known as Big Eye (Gyoro Gyoro). Her true body was rarely revealed.
In reality, the true leader of the Monster Association was Psykos.
Even the mighty Orochi had been cultivated by Psykos.
As long as Psykos remained alive, the Monster Association could eventually rise again...
Of course.
None of this had anything to do with Fenric.
He only needed to achieve his own goal!
If he could easily capture Psykos, Fenric wouldn't mind acting as a true hero and eliminating her.
But since Psykos had already fled, Fenric had no intention of wasting time searching for her.
After all, Psykos was positioned as the strategist of the Monster Association—a character who relied on intelligence rather than brute strength.
Whether Fenric killed her or not had little impact on him.
So Saitama and the others could worry about Psykos!
...
"All done, Saitama."
After confirming that the giant serpent was dead, Fenric said, "Let's go back."
"Yes!"
Saitama seemed very happy to hear that they could return.
The smell underground was awful; staying there was unbearable!
The master and disciple quickly evacuated the Monster Association base.
Fenric then notified the higher-ups of the Hero Association, asking them to come and inspect the results of the battle...
After Fenric and Saitama finished their meal and returned to the villa, the chairman of the Hero Association personally called them.
"Mr. Mundo, we have investigated and confirmed that this was indeed the Monster Association's base... Thank you, Mr. Mundo and Mr. Saitama, for helping destroy the Monster Association. You are both true heroes of humanity... We will discuss your contributions in a meeting later. Please wait for the results, Mr. Mundo."
The chairman was extremely polite on the phone.
Through the video footage, he had seen the Monster Association's base, which looked absolutely terrifying.
There were many powerful monster corpses inside, which nearly frightened the higher-ups of the Hero Association.
Fenric and Saitama destroying the Monster Association was a truly remarkable achievement!
It also demonstrated the terrifying strength of this master-and-disciple duo!
An existence that should absolutely never be provoked!!
"It is the responsibility of every hero to eliminate monsters, Chairman. You don't need to be so polite."
Fenric smiled and said, "However, there is something I would like to request from you."
"Oh?" The chairman quickly replied, "Mr. Mundo, please feel free to tell me what you need. As long as it is within my power, I will not delay."
"Very well. I want all the credit for this operation to go to my apprentice, Saitama. I was only responsible for supervising the destruction of the Monster Association; Saitama did all the work."
"Mr. Mundo is too modest... I will discuss this matter at the meeting, and I believe it will be approved by the board of directors."
Fenric added, "Very good! There is one more thing. I hope the association will not issue Saitama's reward immediately, but instead delay it for three months."
The chairman was puzzled by Fenric's request.
"Mr. Mundo, why is that?"
"Because I don't like Saitama becoming arrogant. These three months will allow him to calm down..."
Fenric casually made up a rather flimsy excuse.
In reality, the true reason was that Fenric didn't want Saitama to stand out too much during this period and attract the attention of other samsaras!
If Saitama's fame rose because of this incident and he caught the attention of other samsaras, perhaps the next time someone entered this instance they might specifically try to defeat Saitama.
At that point, the bald demon king's secret would be easily exposed!
That was something Fenric absolutely did not want to see.
"... So that's how it is..."
The chairman exclaimed, "Mr. Mundo, your dedication to educating Mr. Saitama is truly admirable! Rest assured, I can grant your request right now."
"Thank you for your support, Mr. Chairman."
"Mr. Mundo, you flatter me. You are a key asset to the association, and supporting you is only natural..."
...
After exchanging a few more polite words with the chairman, Fenric hung up the phone.
"Bang!"
Just as he ended the call, a faint explosion sounded from the next room, causing Fenric to frown.
The room next door was Skynet's room.
Ever since receiving the materials and parts from Genos, Skynet had been working on upgrading itself.
As everyone knows, scientific research—especially experiments—always carries a certain level of danger.
For example, failures can produce some unpleasant consequences.
And just now.
That had clearly been the sound of an explosion.
They then quickly appeared one after another in the Skynet room...
Fenric wasn't worried about Skynet's safety.
As an intelligent lifeform, destroying Skynet was no easy task.
Moreover, Skynet's body was made of liquid metal, making it extremely difficult to destroy.
What Fenric was worried about was whether Skynet might go too far and accidentally blow up the entire villa.
Thinking of this, Fenric stood up, walked to the door, and knocked.
"Skynet, may I come in?"
"Come in, brother."
Fenric pushed the door open and walked inside.
Then he saw Skynet's completely new appearance—and was instantly dumbfounded…
...