Chapter 251 : Armored Hungry Wolf
Bang's voice was slightly hoarse, sounding exceptionally clear in this space.
He walked forward step by step, the broken glass under his feet emitting slight sounds.
With every step he took, the pity and regret in his eyes deepened.
"Turning yourself into this ghost of a thing... what exactly are you pursuing, you foolish apprentice."
Bang stopped ten meters away from Garou, looking at the boy who was once full of spirit, now turned into a Monster dominated by the instinct to kill.
"Gu... ruru..."
Seemingly sensing the presence of a living person, the figure that had been keeping its head lowered emitted a low growl from its throat.
The sound didn't resemble a human's; it was more like the roar of a large feline guarding its food.
"Can you not even speak anymore?"
Bang's heart sank.
"The body has started to instinctively react to the outside world, but is the consciousness still immersed in darkness?"
"What is this? Is 'Absolute Evil' just becoming this kind of beast with nothing but instinct?"
"Gulu... roar..."
As Bang locked his aura onto him, Garou's body shuddered violently.
The next second, the figure that had been unconscious suddenly moved!
Without any opening stance, the body, driven purely by the instinct to kill, erupted with terrifying speed.
Boom!
The ground shattered, and a black afterimage instantly tore through the air, lunging straight at Bang's face!
"Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist!"
Even in his unconscious state, the martial art Garou used was still the one Bang had taught him.
Only, at this moment, the fist intent that was originally like flowing water for defense and counterattack had been completely twisted by tyranny and murderous intent.
The blue fist shadows were mixed with pitch-black claw strikes, losing the essence of flowing water.
Bang did not retreat half a step.
His eyes widened sharply, and he drew circles with his hands, also using the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The fists of the master and disciple clashed frantically at an extremely close range.
"Too ugly! This martial art is full of distractions!"
While parrying Garou's storm-like attacks, Bang let out a roar of heartbreak and anguish.
He could feel that Garou's strength was greater than before, and his body was harder, but in those fists, the most important soul was lost.
Garou couldn't hear his words at all; his face was completely covered by armor, leaving only unconscious murmurs.
After using a clever technique to push Garou back several meters once more, Bang did not pursue.
He stood where he was, looking at the beast-like disciple, and slowly took off his shirt.
That body of tempered muscles was exposed to the air.
"Very well."
Bang took a deep breath, the sorrow in his tone gradually transforming into an iron-like determination.
"This is my dereliction of duty as a master."
He looked at Garou, as if passing judgment on himself.
"For so long, I have been too intoxicated by the hero name 'Silver Fang', busy with so-called peace-keeping, while neglecting the most important person by my side."
"I always thought there was plenty of time, thinking that as long as I taught you the martial art well, you would naturally understand the principles of being a person. But that was just my arrogance."
The concrete under Bang's feet shattered violently, and a blue aura began to swirl around him, blowing his gray hair.
His entire aura climbed to an unprecedented peak at this moment.
"It was I who pushed you to this point, it was I who pushed you into the abyss of the Monster with my own hands."
"So, this is it for me, Bang, the final battle as the hero 'Silver Fang'."
Bang's voice was not loud, but it held an inexpressible determination.
"Regardless of the outcome of this battle, after today, I will resign from my position as an S-Class Hero of the Hero Association."
Bang's gaze locked firmly onto the black figure that was posing for an attack, preparing to pounce again.
There was no longer any hesitation or sadness in his eyes, only the severity of a martial arts master and the compassion of a master.
"I will use these fists to wake you up completely, you fool! Even if I have to break your bones, even if I have to shatter this ridiculous Monster shell of yours!"
"And then, I will use all the remaining time to teach you again—not how to kill, but how to be a person!"
"Come on! Garou!!!"
As if sensing this resolute fighting spirit, Garou's armored head lifted violently, and he let out a heaven-shaking roar.
"Roar!!!"
The black tentacles behind him danced wildly, and he transformed into a black bolt of lightning, rushing towards Bang once again.
This time, Bang's eyes widened in anger, and instead of retreating, he advanced!
"Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist!!"
The two figures, one silver and one black, instantly collided in mid-air.
In an instant, countless fist shadows poured out like a rainstorm, blue light and black-red claw marks intertwining frantically in the air.
Just in the first moment of their clash, huge waves surged in Bang's heart.
"This power... what is going on?!"
Bang's wrists felt numb the moment he blocked.
Too heavy!
"This guy... in an unconscious state, is his body actually still constantly adapting and evolving?"
But that wasn't what shocked Bang the most.
Pure strength, he was confident he could still handle with technique.
The most terrifying thing was—technique.
"This guy... in an unconscious state, is his combat level actually constantly rising?"
"No, that's not right..." Bang's eyes stared intently at every one of Garou's movements, his brain analyzing rapidly.
"It's more like his body... is retrieving these techniques from the depths of his memory!"
Bang drew circles with his hands, unleashing the ultimate secret of the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, deflecting all of Garou's attacks.
However, Garou's attacks were continuous.
The former Garou, although gifted, appeared immature in strength and experience before Bang.
For Bang to suppress him, he only needed to get a little serious.
But now, this "Monster" who hadn't fully awakened could actually trade blows with him!
"Is this the Monster power you were pursuing? This brute force exchanged for your sanity!"
Bang roared, spotting an opening in Garou's attack, lowered his body, and slammed an inch-power punch into Garou's abdomen!
Thud!
A muffled sound.
Garou was sent sliding backward rapidly for over ten meters by the power contained in that punch, his back crashing heavily into a wall, and the entire wall collapsed with a roar.
However, Bang's pupils contracted sharply.
Garou merely swayed his body; that abdomen covered in hard armor didn't even have a tiny crack.
Immediately after, he pounced again even more crazily, as if nothing had happened!
"To think that his defense has been reinforced to this level..." Bang gritted his teeth, a drop of cold sweat seeping from his forehead.
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