Deep underground, amidst the collapsed ruins, there was a deathly silence.
After an unknown period, countless golden rays suddenly burst forth from beneath a pile of gigantic rocks, like a small mountain.
"Boom!!!"
All the gigantic rocks were violently shaken off from within by an irresistible force, revealing the massive and hideous figure below.
After a dull, thunderous crash, all the gigantic rocks were violently shaken off by an irresistible, terrifying force!
Then they crashed heavily in the distance, raising a sky full of dust.
In the center of the dust, that massive and hideous figure still stood tall.
Monster King Orochi stood in the center of the ruins, completely unharmed.
His enormous body, made up of several coiling, hideous dragon heads, was intact, displaying a despair-inducing vitality.
However, upon closer inspection, his appearance seemed somewhat disheveled.
His scales, which covered his entire body, were covered with fine scorch marks, imprints left by energy burns.
Most striking was a shallow, white scratch, clearly visible on his main head, located at the very top of his body.
This scratch was not deep, one could even say it was negligible, but for Monster King Orochi, it was nothing short of an insult.
"...How dare you...destroy the altar...for my resurrection..."
Monster King Orochi's voice carried a hint of disbelief and a completely enraged killing intent!
That was his altar of resurrection! It was his only chance to cross time and arrive in the present world!
"Outsider..."
Orochi's low roar echoed through the ruins, and the scorch marks on his body receded at a visible pace, while the slightly cracked scales quickly recovered.
Orochi's low roar echoed through the vast underground ruins, and the scorch marks on his body receded at a visible pace.
New scales emerged from beneath his skin, and the slightly cracked armor also recovered to its original state under this powerful self-healing ability.
"I...remember your aura..."
"No matter where you flee...I will..."
"...Tear you to shreds!!!"
The furious roar contained extreme anger.
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In another city far from the ruins of Z-City, at the Hero Association Headquarters, inside Child Emperor's exclusive research lab.
In the center of the lab, a small boy sat on a huge chair completely unsuited for his size.
He had a lollipop in his mouth, his feet dangling, and he was intently staring at a massive holographic screen in front of him.
He was the S-Class Rank 5 hero, Child Emperor.
..."Based on the latest monster appearance frequency in various cities, monster activity has surpassed previous peaks, and large-scale actions could erupt at any time...It seems a crisis is imminent..."
"Monster Association...What exactly are they plotting?"
Child Emperor muttered to himself, his youthful face filled with a gravity and fatigue unbefitting his age.
He had been working continuously for over thirty-six hours, trying to construct the Monster Association's attack time and main targets from a vast amount of intelligence, but he had made no progress.
Just then, the lab's heavy alloy door let out a soft "hum" and slowly slid open to both sides.
Child Emperor frowned impatiently and said without turning his head:
"Didn't I say? No one is allowed to disturb me when I'm analyzing data!"
However, this time, there was no response from the guard at the door.
The entire lab fell into an eerie silence.
Instead, there was a heavy and oppressive heartbeat.
"Thump...thump...thump..."
This sound seemed to carry a certain magic, causing the air within the entire lab to solidify.
Child Emperor suddenly turned his head, and the moment he saw the person who had arrived, the lollipop in his mouth dropped to the floor with a "clatter."
Standing at the door was a tall man with a stern face and three noticeable scars on his face.
He was dressed in ordinary casual clothes, his hands in his pockets, his expression indifferent.
He merely stood there, without speaking, without moving, yet an invisible, terrifying aura already enveloped the entire lab.
S-Class Rank 7, The Strongest Man on Earth — Mr. KING.
"Mr. KING...?" A hint of astonishment and confusion flashed in Child Emperor's eyes.
If he remembered correctly, it hadn't been many days since that robot was given to Uncle KING, had it?
According to the planned schedule, the robot would use its functions to quietly infiltrate the Monster Association for reconnaissance.
Had there been progress so quickly?
Or had something even more terrifying happened?
Lin Mo walked into the lab expressionlessly, his gaze sweeping over the dazzling high-tech equipment before finally settling on Child Emperor.
He didn't waste words; he got straight to the point.
"I've found the Monster Association...No, or rather, the source of the monsters."
A single sentence, like a bombshell, exploded in Child Emperor's mind, causing the genius boy to momentarily freeze.
"...What?" he asked subconsciously, thinking his ears were playing tricks on him due to over-fatigue.
The source of the monsters?
This ultimate mystery, which the entire Hero Association and countless scientists had studied for years without a clue, had just been found?
"I used the robot you invented to infiltrate their lair deep underground in Z-City," Lin Mo's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable gravity.
"And I discovered things beyond your imagination."
If these words had come from any other hero, Child Emperor would probably have scoffed, or even immediately checked if the person was mentally unstable.
But the person who said these words was Mr. KING.
He was the man whose mere name could strike fear into the hearts of monsters.
He was strongest man on earth, rumored to be able to scare away evil forces with just his heartbeat.
His words, in themselves, represented an irrefutable fact.
Child Emperor immediately snapped out of his brief shock, then jumped off the chair and quickly walked over to Mr. KING.
He looked up, asking in an unprecedentedly serious tone:
"Mr. KING, please explain in detail! What did you discover? Their organizational structure? Or their ultimate weapon?"
Lin Mo didn't answer, but instead pulled out a data chip the size of a fingernail from his pocket and handed it over.
"Words cannot describe even a fraction of what I saw. Inside here are all the images and scan data I recorded."
Child Emperor solemnly took the chip and quickly ran to the control panel.
He inserted the chip into a specialized reading port, his hands a blur on the virtual keyboard.
"Data integrity confirmed...Starting decompression...Constructing 3D image model..."
Soon, the holographic projector in the center of the lab lit up, and clear, shocking images slowly unfolded before the two of them.
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