"Let's do it tomorrow... the weather report says it's going to rain today," Saitama replied listlessly.
'I feel like you're even more of a slacker than I am.'
Lexon looked at him helplessly.
"Our battlefield isn't here, so the weather doesn't matter," Lexon said.
To ensure they could exert their full strength, Lexon intended to set the sparring match within the pocket dimension of "Amenominaka."
There, they could destroy to their heart's content and go all out.
After all, even without activating the "Baldy Invincibility" state, Lexon's current strength alone was enough to make this blue planet beneath their feet vanish.
Thus, setting the battlefield in another dimension was the best approach.
"So where is it?" Saitama asked curiously.
"Somewhere else. You'll know when we get there. It's a place where you can completely let loose," Lexon replied.
"In that case, let's go." Saitama had no further reason to refuse.
After all, this was something he had brought up himself.
It wasn't good to keep putting it off.
However, just as he stood up, the image on the television screen suddenly changed.
It shifted to an emergency news broadcast.
[CRISIS IN J-CITY!! EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! A SWARM OF MONSTERS WITH DISTINCT MARINE CHARACTERISTICS HAS SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE BEACH... REINFORCEMENTS URGENTLY NEEDED! PRELIMINARY THREAT LEVEL: DEMON!]
Hearing the emergency broadcast, Saitama glanced at Lexon.
"I know what you're thinking. Let's go. We'll spar after we handle this," Lexon said.
"Let's go then." Saitama went to put on his hero suit.
Shortly after, the two of them set off together for J-City.
...
"J-City? I understand." Genos, who had just completed his equipment upgrades, hung up the call from the Hero Association and called out to the doctor behind him. "Doctor, I have something to take care of. I'm leaving now."
Dr. Kuseno, an elderly man with a mushroom-shaped hairstyle, gave a kind smile and said to Genos, "Go ahead. Come back soon. Be careful and try not to get hurt again."
"Yes, Doctor!" Genos responded firmly.
"If that 'Mr. Lexon' you mentioned wants to meet me, you can bring him over tomorrow. I happen to be free," Dr. Kuseno said before Genos departed.
"Understood, Doctor. I will relay the message to Mr. Lexon." With that, Genos took to the skies.
Dr. Kuseno's laboratory was not far from J-City.
With the upgraded Genos traveling at full speed, he arrived in J-City within five minutes.
"So many monsters..." Genos stood amidst the panicking crowd, murmuring as he watched the sea monsters continuously swarming from the ocean onto the beach.
If it weren't for the heroes who had already arrived and were blocking the monsters emerging from the sea, the humans on the beach would likely have been slaughtered.
However, the number of heroes was clearly far fewer than the number of sea monsters. Even though the quality of the heroes was higher, it still felt like a drop in the bucket.
They were gradually growing exhausted as they killed the monsters.
At this rate, it was unlikely that any of these heroes would survive.
'Is a race of monsters from the deep sea invading the land?'
The thought crossed Genos's mind.
No matter. He just had to eliminate them all.
Due to Lexon's interference in this world, credit for the destruction of the House of Evolution was not attributed to Genos. Therefore, after his registration test, Genos had originally only been ranked as an A-Class hero.
However, because of Genos's "enthusiasm" for exterminating monsters since becoming a hero...
...even though he was simply exterminating monsters along the way while searching for the cyborg that destroyed his hometown...
...the accumulated merits eventually pushed Genos into the ranks of the S-Class heroes.
He was the lowest-ranked S-Class.
Even so, he was still an S-Class hero.
And the gap between S-Class heroes and other heroes was like night and day.
Intense energy gathered, and the silver-tinted mechanical cannons shone with a blinding light as the muzzles aimed at the boundary between the beach and the water.
Thunder swirled around Genos, causing his hair to stand on end.
"INCINERATE!!!"
At his command, a heart-shaking roar erupted as the ground beneath Genos's feet cracked, and a laser blasted from the muzzles.
The violent laser blast soared over the fleeing civilians, scorching the air and leaving a distinct trail before slamming into the water where the monsters were surging.
BOOM!!!!
A thunderous explosion roared, blasting an enormous hole in the water's surface. All nearby monsters were instantly vaporized, carving out a vacuum between the sea monsters that had already landed and those still lurking in the depths.
Water sprayed into the sky, falling back down as a brief downpour.
"What happened?" an octopus monster that had already landed on the beach cried out in horror, staring at the still-smoldering vacuum.
"It's an S-Class hero! 'Demon Cyborg'!"
"Prepare to die, you ugly sea monsters! Now that an S-Class hero is here... none of you are getting away!"
The heroes' morale soared as they looked at the dashing figure wreathed in electricity, shouting with excitement.
"Damn... has a human powerhouse intervened?" The sea monsters' resolve began to waver.
"Return to where you belong." Electricity flickered as Genos, his silver mechanical shell gleaming, stared coldly at the sea monsters on the beach. "Take one more step forward, and I will execute you on the spot."
A chilling aura suddenly erupted.
The scene of his devastating attack flashed through the minds of every sea monster. Their hearts trembled, and they couldn't help but feel a urge to retreat.
After a long moment, seeing that many sea monsters were still standing there, Genos raised his right hand.
Energy gathered once more.
This action became the final straw that broke the monsters' resolve.
"I'm going back to the deep sea..." A squid-like sea monster couldn't take it anymore and screamed as it tried to retreat toward the ocean.
But in the next instant, a sharp, sinister voice rang out.
"Who gave you permission to retreat?"
The moment the words fell, the head of the retreating squid monster suddenly exploded.
Blue blood splattered from within a massive green hand.
"Are you one of those human powerhouses? You don't look... all that strong." A bipedal, green-skinned monster wearing a crown and a heavy cloak, with distinct fish-like features, stood beside the dead squid monster. He looked at Genos and spoke with contempt.
This was the leader of the Seafolk, the Deep Sea King.
'His strength is not to be underestimated...'
A look of gravity appeared on Genos's face.
Based on the detection results, the opponent's life energy level was certainly not low.
He was an opponent that needed to be taken seriously.
"You can find out for yourself... I will execute you right here." Genos settled into a combat stance, his cold gaze fixed on the Deep Sea King.
Although he needed to be serious... after his training under Mr. Lexon's subordinate, 'Smoker,' and the equipment upgrades from Dr. Kuseno, Genos had enough confidence to believe...
...that the current him...
...could slay this opponent here and now!
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