Chapter 243 : [The Heart of Melee]
Psykos-Orochi's triumphant voice echoed high in the sky.
Endless energy frantically gathered in front of her, forming a dark purple energy sphere over a hundred meters in diameter!
Its target was precisely locked onto the petite figure in the distant skyscraper, who had just been blasted inside and had yet to escape!
This single strike concentrated the majority of Psykos-Orochi's power.
She was absolutely confident that even Tatsumaki at her peak would have a terrible time taking this move head-on, let alone in her current state, with her brain severely damaged and psychic powers out of control!
She intended to decide the victor in one blow!
She would completely erase this major threat from the face of the world!
"Die! Ultimate Hell Cannon!!!"
Accompanied by her roar, the dark purple sphere of light turned into a meteor, slamming violently toward the skyscraper!
However, just an instant before the destructive sphere of light hit the building.
A golden stream of light, moving faster than the energy sphere, shot from the opposite end of the sky and positioned itself in front of the skyscraper!
It was Genos!
"True Spiral Incineration Cannon!"
Accompanied by a shout, the Incineration Cannon in Genos's palm unleashed blue-white spiraling flames, colliding with the deep purple destructive light beam!
BOOM—!!!
The deafening roar caused the entire Z-City to tremble!
"What?!"
An expression of disbelief appeared on Psykos-Orochi's face.
According to her data, the Demon Cyborg's strength was not great.
But how could this cyborg suddenly unleash such powerful strength and withstand her full-power attack head-on?
The stalemate only lasted a few seconds, and the spiraling beam fired by Genos eventually lost the upper hand.
But he had already bought enough time.
He abruptly adjusted the firing angle, forcefully guiding Psykos-Orochi's light beam upward!
WHOOSH—
The destructive light beam grazed the edge of the skyscraper and shot diagonally into the sky, blasting a massive hole through the thick clouds above.
The residual shockwave from the energy collision spread out, violently throwing Genos backward.
He tumbled several times in the air to shed the momentum, and the thrusters on his feet shot out flames, allowing him to land steadily in front of the building, firmly protecting the unconscious Tatsumaki behind him.
The metal armor on his body was glowing crimson and emitting faint white smoke due to the recent overload, but his electronic eyes burned with astonishing fighting spirit...
Meanwhile, in a secret laboratory located far from the Z-City battlefield.
An old man wearing a white lab coat and sporting a mushroom haircut was sitting on a levitation chair.
In front of him was a huge screen, which displayed the real-time parameters of Genos's body.
"The awakening of self-awareness, the resonance of the soul..."
A complex light flashed in the aged eyes of Dr. Kuseno.
He muttered to himself, his voice deep and powerful: "Genos, you have finally found your own definition of 'strength'."
But that complex emotion was quickly replaced by an unquestionable resolve.
He raised his head, his gaze seemingly penetrating layers of obstacles to see the distant battlefield.
"However, time is running out. Failure is not an option."
...Above Z-City.
Genos exuded astonishing fighting spirit. Dr. Kuseno had performed another targeted upgrade for him.
The Doctor had not only reinforced his firepower system but had also designed and installed a brand new combat system for him based on the latest data derived from the "resonance" he had touched—[Heart of Mechanical Combat].
Although he didn't know why this upgrade took much longer than any previous one, Genos didn't dwell on it; he completely trusted the Doctor.
The moment the upgrade was complete, he maximized his thrusters and rushed to the battlefield at full speed.
"Come on, Monster!"
Genos raised his head, his golden eyes staring directly at the huge and ferocious figure in the sky, letting out a roar.
Before his voice faded, he moved!
Without any unnecessary movements, the thrusters on his legs instantly ignited, leaving a faint golden afterimage where he stood.
His actual body transformed into a golden lightning bolt, instantly closing in on Psykos-Orochi's massive body at a speed impossible for the naked eye to track!
"So fast!"
Psykos-Orochi was startled; such a rapid speed of advance far exceeded the records of Genos in her files!
"Machine Gun Heavy Punch!"
Genos's figure was already close; his fists turned into countless golden phantoms, raining down furiously upon Psykos-Orochi's body, which was composed of dragon heads!
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!
"It's useless! Physical attacks of this level!"
Psykos-Orochi roared, and a deep purple psychic shield materialized on her body, attempting to repel Genos.
However, in the next second, she was stunned again.
Genos's punches seemed to possess a strange penetrative quality!
Every attack carried an odd force.
The moment they struck the psychic shield, they were able to briefly blast open a gap, sending the force squarely onto her main body!
Although this couldn't inflict fatal damage, the constant sensation of shock and vibration was driving her mad!
"Get away from me!"
Psykos-Orochi was completely enraged. Dozens of ferocious dragon heads extended from behind her, opening their massive mouths and lunging to tear Genos apart!
Facing this dense attack, Genos's electronic eyes instantly turned deep red, and the [Heart of Mechanical Combat] system fully activated!
In his vision, the entire world seemed to slow down.
The trajectory of every dragon head's attack and every flow of energy were converted into clearly visible data.
Genos's figure instantly vanished from his spot.
He did not choose to resist head-on but instead moved like a phantom, traversing rapidly through the gaps between the dragon heads.
Several times, he avoided all the attacks by mere millimeters.
"What?!"
Psykos-Orochi was shocked once more.
Her attacks had completely missed!
By this time, Genos had somehow circled around to the blind spot of the attack, and the energy in his right arm had reached its limit.
"Incineration Cannon!"
BOOM!
The beam accurately struck a scale located on the lower jaw of the dragon head.
That was the node where energy flow was weakest!
With a miserable shriek, that massive dragon head was shattered to pieces by the strike!
Having succeeded with one strike, Genos did not stop, his form once again turning into a golden lightning bolt, moving across the massive Monster's body.
The power of his every attack might not have been enough to inflict fatal damage on Psykos-Orochi.
But he always managed to perfectly interrupt her attack rhythm, preventing her immense power from being unleashed, trapping her in a frustrating situation where she couldn't use her strength.
For a time, the battle entered a stalemate.
⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
Read Ahead & Support
Read up to 405 [FİNAL] chapters ahead with daily updates at 02radnovel.com
Connect & Updates:
(Twitter) • x.com/02IsmetHQ
Instagram • instagram.com/02novelofficial
100 POWER STONE = BONUS CHAPTER
⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯