The voice in Genos's mind echoed simultaneously within Awakened Cockroach's head.
Both froze.
From the ruins, Helen and Carnage Kabuto approached.
Carnage Kabuto tossed aside a severed arm of some unlucky monster, scowling. "Pathetic. Not a single decent one among them. How the hell have these freaks survived this long?"
"Humans?"
Awakened Cockroach grinned, more twisted than ever. "You dare say monsters aren't worthy? Heh heh..."
Genos locked his golden gaze on Helen. His database pinged—mysterious information appearing unbidden.
"Helen Cho... Saitama-sensei's student? From the Marvel world? I see... but this enemy is fast. I can't let a lady fight. I'll handle it."
He clenched his fists. For Sensei's students, he couldn't show disrespect.
"Genos, leave this to me." Carnage Kabuto cracked his knuckles, teeth gleaming like knives. "No way I'll let Big Sis dirty her hands with such trash."
Genos frowned. "You are...?"
"Hah! Forgotten me already? I'm Carnage Kabuto, from the House of Evolution. You've gotten stronger, brat."
Memories flashed—his desperate struggle years ago against Kabuto's incomplete form. Back then, even his incineration cannons were useless.
Now, Kabuto himself acknowledged his growth.
"Carnage...?" Genos narrowed his eyes, then relaxed. If this monster stood with Sensei, then there was no problem.
"Very well. I'll trust you, and Miss Helen. I'll provide support elsewhere."
He sped off, leaving the battlefield.
Awakened Cockroach sneered. "Fools. Sending away the S-Class hero... now no one can save you."
It sized them up. The true threat had gone. The hulking beetle maybe... but the woman? Just a fragile beauty. He could kill her with a fart.
Helen's eyes glowed faintly. "Thirty seconds. Finish it. I sense threats closing in on Sensei's location."
"Yes, Big Sis."
Kabuto's fists boomed like drums as he strode forward. "Thirty seconds. That's all you get to entertain me."
"You dare mock me?!" Awakened Cockroach's limbs blurred. It split into dozens of afterimages, slicing at Kabuto from every direction.
The monster smirked, already imagining blood spraying.
But—
Clang! Sparks erupted as blades scraped Kabuto's skin. The recoil nearly shattered its limbs.
"What... what is this defense?!"
The cockroach reeled in horror. Only Elder Centipede had ever shown such resilience.
Kabuto glanced at the clock. "Twenty seconds already? And this is all you've got?"
His huge hand snapped out, grabbing a leg mid-strike.
"NO!"
The cockroach shrieked, ripping its own limb off to escape. Wings buzzed desperately as it fled.
Too late.
Kabuto blurred. His speed eclipsed even the insect's, appearing ahead of it in an instant.
The cockroach's eyes bulged. "Impossible... you're even faster than me?!"
A colossal fist descended.
BOOM!
Asura Straight Fist (Asura Seiken)!
The punch annihilated Awakened Cockroach, its body exploding into gore. The shockwave leveled buildings behind it.
It was almost like Saitama's Normal Punch—only rougher, crueler.
Meanwhile, the arena erupted in thunderous cheers.
Even Bang and Bomb leaned forward, eyes locked on the battles to come.
(End of Chapter)
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