Game
Thoughts
"Talking"
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"You better not go back on what you said, alright?" Gray grinned over at King Kai, tensing his body as he looked back at Turles.
Even if he is weak, he can still teach me the Kaio-ken, and that's all I really need! Plus, taking down Turles won't even be that hard!
Normally, Gray wouldn't have the first clue of how he was going to take down the super-powered Turles, and might've just tried eating another fruit. But, as he watched Saitama's head bounce back and forth like a bobble head, the bald man not even being scratched by the blows, he wasn't worried. And, apparently, his system shared that confidence.
[Quest Alert]
Become [King Kai]'s student!
Kill or Subdue [Turles]!
Rewards:
+2000 Attribute points (10x multiplier from [Nightmare Mode])
+2,000,000 Coins
+2,000,000 XP (10x multiplier from [Nightmare Mode])
Bonus Rewards:
[Hidden Rewards] will be available for this quest!
Failure:
The S-Class mission will increase in difficulty!
There's a quest!
Gray would've loved to have one back when he and Turles were on a similar playing-field, and when he had already kicked the other Saiyans ass, but this was better overall.
My power level is way lower, so these rewards are busted.
The base attribute point, coin, and XP rewards were literally the same as completing the entire S-Class mission, though the best part of the S-Class mission reward - that being the huge amounts of [Perk] and [Skill] tokens - were missing.
It would've been nice to get some of those, but I won't complain about all those points!
Gray's pockets were also hurting after using so many coins on the Dragon Balls, so the coin reward wasn't bad either.
"Saitama! Keep him there!" Gray shouted, tensing his legs as he placed his palms at his side.
Boros' armor was barely scratched by this, but for someone like Turles, it's more than enough. Plus, I'm really pouring everything I have into this one!
Gray not only had more Ki than before, but the looming threat of Boros wasn't there. He didn't need to save any energy to escape or to fight off anyone else. This attack would truly contain every bit of power he could muster.
"Su-bure," Saitama agreed easily, his words being muffled as his neck was snapped back by Turles' fist mid-sentence, "It's kind of fun anyway. It's like I'm a bobble head, huh, Genos?"
"You indeed do look like a bobble head, Master, but repeated blows to the head may be bad for your health," Genos countered, his tone becoming very informative and matter-of-factly, "Every time your head is shaken in an aggressive or extreme manner, the number of brain cells dying within you increases. Your brain cells are always decreasing as you grow older, but violent sports, such as boxing and fighting, result in that process being sped up as repeated blows to the head cause-"
"If you kill both of us with that, I won't be upset," Saitama said, his head becoming even more egg-like as it seemed to squash a bit as he looked at Gray with bored eyes.
If he was keeping up with Boros, then I doubt this would take him out, even if I were trying to.
Gray grunted as he funneled all of his energy down into his palms, causing a large, pitch-black sphere of Ki to form. The air around him started to swirl, being sucked inward as shockwaves shook the air around them. The planet underneath his feet started to shake, and one of the few trees on the planet abruptly tumbled over, being ripped from the ground.
"G-Gray! You're here!" Gray's display of power, along with the various shouting voices, started to attract the rest of his squad on King Kai's planet. Ochaco shouted out to him, starting to run towards him, but pausing as she noticed the powerful orb forming in his palms. Gray didn't glance over at her, keeping focused on his growing attack, but he saw something from the corner of his eye.
A halo. Celia was right - she did die.
The woman had clearly been transported to King Kai's planet anyway, as Gray had specified 'all Saiyans on Monas within the last week' instead of all the Saiyans on the planet at that moment to include Caulifla, Kale, and other squad members who might've been killed while he was unconscious. However, the halo floating above her head, and Raphtalia's as she came running up next to her, confirmed what Gray thought might've been true.
She died. They both died.
Gray wouldn't say he was overly close with the woman, as amongst his close friends, many of whom were now his lovers, both Ochaco and Raphtalia were amongst the ones he was the least close to. But that didn't mean he felt nothing at realizing they had died. As he thought about both of the beautiful women dying on Monas, likely hoping and pleading for him to save them as he lay unconscious in a swamp, a level of anger and rage welled up within him.
I'm really gonna kill this fucker now!
The ball of Ki pulsated in his hands, another shockwave blasting outward as the air was sparking with electricity. Turles glanced over his shoulder, his eyes widening as he turned to face Gray, but he didn't get the chance to move. Saitama's hand clamped on his shoulder, an iron grip holding him in place.
"W-What?!" Turles spat out as he tried to yank himself free, but found he couldn't even budge. His face became strained with effort, and his fist shot forward into Saitama's gut again, but the bald hero didn't even react, just staring blankly at the Saiyan as he tried to break free.
"You're dead, fucker," Gray verbalized his thoughts, narrowing his eyes at Turles as his hands started to move around the orb. It started to spin, sucking in the air around it as the entire planet started to vibrate. His face twisted with concentration, his body starting to feel heavy as he pushed all the Ki he could into the attack.
"W-What are you doing?! I know I said to get him, but don't destroy the planet!" King Kai hissed, waving his hands panickedly as another one of the few trees on the planet fell over. The bricks of concrete that were once his house started to shift, being slowly dragged across the grass towards Gray as his attack only continued to increase in size and power.
"Relax, it won't blow up the planet," Gray gritted out, only half-confident that his spinning orb of power wouldn't destroy the entirety of King Kai's planet. The contained power itself would be primarily used on tearing through Turles' body, but the aftershocks and resulting explosion might end up damaging the planet a bit.
"L-Let me go, you dumbass!" Turles huffed, raising his hands as he fired two point-blank Ki blasts into Saitama's chest.
"I need new pants," The bald hero just said blankly, not letting go of his grip as the explosion of the Ki blasts shot outward, consuming his body and destroying another portion of his already mostly destroyed hero outfit.
He killed them.
That wasn't entirely true, as Gray didn't know who amongst their enemies had truly killed Ochaco and Raphtalia, but Turles was one of the suspects, so Gray wouldn't be picky. His Ki funneled into his palms, the ball of power pulsating again as it started to spin faster and faster, and his growing anger only made his Ki pour out faster. His legs started to shake slightly, his body protesting as his huge power reserves were suddenly being emptied out. Without the Ki to coat his palms, even his palms started to bleed as the attack shook between his hands.
This is enough. Unless this 'god' can make him a new heart, he's finished.
"Turles," Gray said bluntly, narrowing his eyes as he bored into Turles' own wide ones, "Fuck you."
With that said, Gray lunged forward and shoved his hands outward, "[Ankoku Rasen!]"
The massive ball of power shot forward like a bullet, blitzing through the air in a blur as Turles was held in Saitama's iron grip. The air shot outward around it as it did, bursting around the planet and causing the weaker onlookers to fall back onto their rears or stumble from the force.
"Oh, wow," Saitama muttered, looking over at the spinning orb as it shot toward him and Turles, "That might hurt."
"L-Let go of me, or we'll both die- GRAH!" Turles' words were cut off as he let out a roar of pain, courtesy of the [Ankoku Rasen]. The spinning attack slammed into Turles' back, shredding through his underarmor in an instant, and then making direct contact with his flesh.
Gray didn't look away as his attack started to spin against Turles, but he couldn't blame some of the onlookers for doing so. What followed next was a gruesome sight, as the [Ankoku Rasen] spun against Turles' back, shaving away at his skin and causing a fountain of blood to spurt outward.
"S-Stop you mor-ARG!" Turles tried to speak, but couldn't as the Ki-attack cut deeper into his skin. His flesh was torn through, being evaporated in the ball of heat, and his bones and muscles followed soon after.
In what probably felt like a lifetime to Turles, but was only actually less than a second in reality, the ball of spinning death carved through his skin, muscle, flesh, bone, and heart as it came through one side and out the other. It burst through his chest, leaving a massive gaping hole as the man's eyes were wide with pain, and he gasped as he lost control of his body, falling forward onto Saitama.
412,125,750 HP! (17,029,540/429,155,290)
Meanwhile, Saitama's eyes actually widened as the ball tore through Turles in the blink of an eye, continuing its path as if there hadn't even been an obstacle. The bald hero was confident in his strength, as he had the modifier of [Overpowered] for a reason. As a result, when he was attacked, most of the time, he didn't care. His sturdy body would bounce the blows off him as if it were nothing, and he often let himself get thrown and beaten around to try and capture just an ounce of the feeling of 'defeat.' It didn't work well, as both he and his body knew that his opponent would surely die if Saitama fought seriously, but it was a small victory.
However, in that moment, in the single millisecond between the [Ankoku Rasen] bursting through Turles' chest and crossing the gap to him as he held the Saiyan in place, his instincts screamed at him to do something. His blood started pumping faster, his heart rate quickening, and adrenaline flowed through him. It was a feeling he hadn't felt even when he'd been tag-teamed on Monas, being thrown around the planet as he was forced to adapt and become stronger to escape defeat.
That day of non-stop fighting had been exhilarating - Saitama had felt like he truly had a good fight for once. He hadn't defeated his opponents in one punch, and he hadn't even been able to kill one. He thought Orochi was something special, being able to keep coming back stronger than before every time he was knocked down. He thought he'd never meet another opponent like Boros, who kept regenerating and continuing to fight even as countless holes were blown in his body. He thought that Garou was the world answering his desire for a real opponent, as the martial artist weaved his attacks and managed to avoid death with every interaction.
Saitama thought that Monas would be the peak of his entertainment for a long time - possibly ever - and as a result, hadn't put his entire soul into the fight. He thought it would end too quickly if he did, and that he'd forever look back on the day regretfully, wishing to relive the battle - just as he did towards his younger days, before he had gained so much power that no one could even scratch him.
But, as Saitama stared at the spinning ball of destruction about to hit his chest, he had a different type of feeling. Not excitement at a good fight, a desire to prolong the fight, confidence that his body could handle to blow, or even a desire to adapt so he could continue the fight.
Instead, for the first time since Saitama had lost his hair, he moved to protect his own life.
His fist slammed forward in an instant, making contact with the side of the [Ankoku Rasen], and Saitama pushed forward with all the strength in his body. As his fist made contact a burst of wind shot outward, and every being on King Kai's planet, even Gray and the Kai himself, were sent stumbling backward.
Saitama was then left slightly disappointed as the ball of Ki didn't put up a fight, instead being launched to the side so quickly that even Gray didn't know where it went. In one instant, it was about to tear through Saitama's chest, and in the next, it was shooting away from King Kai's planet into the vast pink expanse of sky.
But, despite how effortlessly the attack had been deflected, a small smile formed on Saitama's face. He glanced down, staring at his knuckles as a trail of blood flowed down his fist. From just the millisecond of contact between Saitama's fist and the [Ankoku Rasen], he had been injured.
Suddenly, the foes awaiting on Monas no longer seemed enticing. Instead of a prolonged fight, where he had to avoid putting his entire being into the battle so it wouldn't end early, he was now expecting a real, genuine fight.
As he glanced up at Gray, he knew the Saiyan wouldn't stand a chance against him at the moment, but he could see the potential.
Soon, he would be the one to make Saitama's heart race with excitement.
He would be the one to give him a genuine fight, where he would have to put his life on the line to come out on top.
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Gray Tanaki:
[Saiyan S-Class Squad Captain]
Age: 18
Wallet: 11,623,940 Coins
Lvl: 25 (12,872,915/17,500,000 XP)
PL: 382.1 Billion
Available Points: 0
HP: 49,086,750/49,086,750
TKI: 22,190/42,360,100
TMP: 5,250/5,250
STR: 7310
AGI: 7785
END: 6715
INT: 6000
CHA: 5995
LUK: 5295
KI: 7060
MP: 5250
HREG: 2470
EREG: 2500
Skills: [Observe LVL 35], [Running LVL 45], [Determination LVL 47], [Ki Control LVL 45], [Ki Gun LVL 43]. [Ki Enhancement LVL 40], [KI Suppression LVL 39], [Ki Sense LVL 40], [Pushup LVL 45], [Punch LVL 50], [Kick LVL 48], [Jump LVL 45], [Flight LVL 40], [Prediction LVL 37], [Zenkai Boost LVL 31], [Cognitive Acceleration LVL 40], [Ah! Lord Freiza! LVL 32], [Mouth-Beam LVL 36], [Ki-Blade LVL 39], [Cooking LVL 35], [Ki Barrage LVL 41], [Ki Explosion LVL 35], [Ki Vision LVL 34], [Attack Boost LVL 30], [Swimming LVL 36], [Clothes Materialization LVL 26], [Seal of Weakening LVL 32], [Portal Creation LVL 27], [Lie Detection LVL 29], [Reflect LVL 35], [Instant-Transmission LVL 32], [Healing LVL 33], [Multi-Form LVL 32], [Gigantification LVL 27], [Tracking MP Blast LVL 26], [MP Conversion LVL 37], [Tracking Ki Blast LVL 26]
Perks: [Gamer's Mind], [Gamer's Body], [Double-edged Sword], [Legendary Super Saiyan], [Perfect Ozaru], [A Cute Pawn], [A Humble Master],[Ladies Man]
Fighting Styles: [Boxing Style: Kolra LVL 4], [Fighting Style: Broly LVL 5]
Party: [Tamari, Fubuki, Tatsumaki, Celia]
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AN: Sorry for the lack of chapters lately, I had to take a short break, but they will be daily again from now on! Thank you for reading as always!
The next chapter will be out tomorrow, or you can read the next 20 right now at Patreon.com/Koyon !