He had been paying close attention to Sonic's movements and knew the attack was coming—he just couldn't avoid it in the end.
"A mere C-Class hero…"
The same words, but now spoken with a voice full of fear.
Why couldn't I dodge an attack from a C-Class hero?
Clutching his wound, Sweet Mask staggered backward as Sonic pursued him relentlessly, murder in his eyes.
Of everyone present, perhaps only Genos understood why Sonic was so furious.
If someone insulted Master Saitama, he would likely react in a similar way—though maybe not as extremely as Sonic.
"Stop him!"
Bang immediately shouted.
If word got out that heroes were killing each other, public trust in them would suffer an irreversible blow.
Metal Bat quickly stepped in front of Sonic, swinging his bat to force him back.
"Hey, hey, hey, calm down! Yeah, I hate his tone and attitude too, but murder is a whole different thing!"
Metal Bat kept talking, but Sonic's murderous intent didn't waver, making Metal Bat frown deeply.
This guy is really dead set on killing him!
"If you stand with him, that makes you my enemy."
Sonic performed the Shadow Clone Technique, splitting into two. A clone stayed behind to keep Metal Bat occupied while the real Sonic lunged toward Sweet Mask.
"What the hell kind of skill is this?"
"Damn it!"
Metal Bat found himself unable to shake off the clone's fierce assault.
He had thought it was just an illusion, but it turned out to be solid!
Atomic Samurai and Puri-Puri Prisoner rushed in to help block Sonic.
Sonic repeated the technique, creating two more clones to hold them back.
Just as he was about to deliver a killing blow to Sweet Mask—
Bang suddenly appeared, tapping the side of Sonic's blade with his fingertip, deflecting the attack.
Sweet Mask's face darkened as his abdominal wound slowly healed.
His regeneration was strong.
"That slash just now almost cut through my organs…"
"That bastard!"
Sweet Mask gritted his teeth in fury. His appearance was what he valued most, yet Sonic had made him look utterly pathetic.
Sonic studied Bang. This old man was strong—even with the Sharingan, he couldn't find an opening.
"Your name is Sonic, right?"
"Sweet Mask was out of line just now, but he took a hit for it and is seriously injured. Why not let this go?"
"If you kill him here, never mind anything else—it'll definitely bring trouble to your teacher."
Bang gently advised Sonic.
Right…
Master said not to make too many enemies for the House of Evolution.
Sonic glanced around and realized that, in his fit of rage, he had ended up fighting four S-Class heroes at once.
At that moment, his three clones were destroyed.
"Old man, I'll give you face this time and let it slide. But…"
"The next time we meet, I'll still kill him."
Before leaving, Sonic made a throat-slitting gesture at Sweet Mask, making the latter's face darken with rage.
"Enough already. Do you really want a life-or-death battle with him?"
Bang gave Sweet Mask a sidelong glance.
Sweet Mask gritted his teeth. "Even if you all didn't interfere, I wouldn't have lost."
Bang shook his head helplessly and walked away, unwilling to argue.
Metal Bat scoffed and shot Sweet Mask a look of contempt.
Suddenly, Tatsumaki appeared and sent Sweet Mask flying with a psychic blast, scolding, "That man beat me, and you think you can insult him?"
She wasn't defending Chu Yang.
She was just using this as an excuse to take revenge since Sweet Mask had also insulted her earlier.
After suffering multiple blows, Sweet Mask glared furiously at Tatsumaki before fleeing in disgrace.
Sonic hoisted Melzargard onto his shoulder and was about to leave when Genos approached him.
"Master Saitama and Yang… Senior are both missing. Do you know where they are?"
Sonic replied, "They were probably teleported away by Master's ninjutsu. Most likely to the House of Evolution."
Genos was shocked. "That spaceship was moved by Yang Senior? How is that even possible?"
Sonic frowned, looking annoyed. "How many times do I have to say it? That's ninjutsu!"
Genos quickly apologized.
"The spaceship was moved by someone? Now that's interesting. Young man, could you take me to see it?"
Bang stood before Sonic, hands behind his back, smiling kindly.
"Hmm…"
"Since you reminded me not to cause trouble for Master, I suppose I can consider bringing you along."
Sonic said arrogantly.
Atomic Samurai also wanted to tag along to see the fabled House of Evolution.
However, Iaian's arm was broken, and he still had lingering trauma from his last encounter with the House of Evolution.
Considering his disciple's physical and mental well-being, Atomic Samurai ultimately decided against it.
Tatsumaki was also torn.
She was unwilling to accept defeat and wanted another match against Chu Yang!
—Elsewhere—
On a distant island.
Boros had already been reduced to ashes by Saitama, and Earth's atmosphere now had a cleanly parted "middle part" thanks to his punch.
"Goddamn it! Where the hell am I?!"
"At least send me back!!!"
Saitama's furious roar echoed in the empty sky.
A seagull happened to pass overhead and generously rewarded him with a splatter of green bird droppings.
Splat!
The bird poop landed right on his shiny bald head.
Saitama's mouth twitched.
…
—House of Evolution—
Armored Gorilla was overseeing construction when a massive shadow suddenly loomed over the site.
Looking up—
A 10,000-meter-long interstellar warship hovered above.
His heart nearly stopped.
"Is the Hero Association HQ attacking?!"
"How many S-Class heroes came?!"
"I knew this day would come!"
"Sigh, my lord, how could you be so reckless?!"
Armored Gorilla was close to tears.
He had dreamed of living a peaceful life—finding a wife, having kids, and retiring with a nice pension.
"What the hell am I being reckless about?"
A golden streak flashed, and Chu Yang landed beside him, peering at him in confusion.
"My lord, why are you coming down from up there?"
Armored Gorilla was dumbfounded.
"What do you think?"
Chu Yang gave him a sharp look and said impatiently, "Why are you standing around? Get some people up there and bring down the experimental materials!"
Armored Gorilla suddenly realized—
So the spaceship is ours?!
Well, in that case, no problem!
He happily led a team aboard and soon returned with a group of aliens marked as experimental subjects.
They were Boros' crew—various unique species from different planets. While not particularly strong, they were highly valuable for research.
As for the spaceship itself, Chu Yang had no intention of keeping it intact.
He planned to dismantle it—
And use the materials to build an army of Iron Men.