"I must make it..." Allen's figure streaked across the sky. He looked up at the colossal spaceship, which blotted out the sun, and a scarlet glow flickered in his eyes.
"I must stop the energy cannon from firing, or the entire City A will turn into a living hell..." Allen muttered to himself, increasing his speed again. Dark red energy seeped from his body, leaving a long trail of exhaust behind him.
Suddenly, a purple figure blocked his path. Melzargard's five heads turned simultaneously, and his axe-like arm was raised high: "Intruder, die."
Allen did not dodge. Strange red patterns appeared on his surface. The moment the giant axe struck down, he sharply dodged, using the Soft Strength (softness) of Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist to deflect the attack, while simultaneously striking the opponent's abdomen with his right fist.
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, Melzargard was sent flying by the blow, but he quickly stabilized himself. His five heads revealed a ferocious smile: "Interesting, this human is quite something."
Allen did not linger in battle. He used this opening to continue rushing towards the spaceship. However, Melzargard's body suddenly split, and five independent entities surrounded him from different angles.
"This is troublesome..." Allen sighed inwardly, forced to stop. Psychokinesis formed a protective barrier around him.
At the same time, at the Hero Association Headquarters.
"All S-Class Heroes deploy immediately!" Sitch's voice echoed throughout the building via broadcast.
"City A is under invasion! Repeat, this is not a drill!"
Tatsumaki's green curly hair fluttered violently, and her Psychokinesis ripped open the ceiling: "I'm going ahead!" She transformed into a green light and shot into the sky.
Bang stroked his beard and looked at Genos: "Young man, how about we move together?"
Genos nodded: "Alright, Bang Sir."
Saitama said seriously: "I will help Allen-kun protect City A."
...High above, Allen was engaged in a fierce battle with the five Melzargard clones. Although he had the upper hand fighting one against five, the enemy's super-regeneration ability stubbornly held him back.
"I can't let this continue..." Allen glanced at the energy gathering at the bottom of the spaceship.
"I must find a way to break through!" Black and red armor instantly covered his entire body. Allen's aura surged dramatically. The five Melzargard clones simultaneously showed alert (wariness), and a hint of surprise flashed in their dark red eye sockets.
"This creature is not simple," one of the heads whispered.
Allen said nothing more. Dark red energy seeped from the armor's seams. His body, like a cannonball, shot towards the nearest clone. The Soft Strength (softness) of Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist combined perfectly with the explosive power of Exploding Heart Release Fist, striking the opponent's chest with a punch.
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, that clone was sent flying like a broken kite, a huge dent appearing in his chest. But soon, the wound began to heal at a visible rate.
"It's useless," another clone grinned ferociously as he pounced.
"We are unkillable."
Allen snorted. Strange red patterns appeared on the armor's surface, and the temperature around him rapidly increased. He no longer held back his strength. With Mark Mode and Demon Back fully activated, his speed increased once more.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Three consecutive heavy punches shattered three clones simultaneously. Allen seized this opening and rushed towards the bottom of the spaceship. He could feel the terrifying energy gathering there; time was running out.
"Stop him!" The five Melzargard clones roared simultaneously, surrounding him from different directions.
The scarlet light in Allen's eyes flared. The dark red energy from the armor's seams suddenly erupted, forming a shockwave that temporarily pushed back his pursuers. He used this recoil to increase his speed again, shooting towards the spaceship like an arrow released from a bowstring.
Just then, a green figure rapidly approached from below.
"Ashura!" Tatsumaki's Psychokinesis surged like a tide, sending all of Melzargard's clones flying.
"What are you doing here? Where is Allen?"
Allen did not slow down: "The spaceship is about to fire its energy cannon! We must stop it!"
Tatsumaki's green curly hair fluttered violently. She accelerated to catch up with Allen: "How do you know this?"
"No time to explain!" Allen's voice, muffled through his armor, came out.
"Trust me!"
Tatsumaki bit her lower lip, a flicker of hesitation in her green eyes, but it quickly turned firm: "I'll cover you!"
The two rushed side-by-side towards the bottom of the spaceship, where an ominous purple glow had already begun to appear. Melzargard's clones tried to block them but were firmly suppressed by Tatsumaki's Psychokinesis.
"Quick!" Terrifying Psychokinetic fluctuations appeared around Tatsumaki.
Allen nodded. His armor operated at full power, like a black lightning bolt, charging towards the energy gathering point. He could feel that the energy was nearing its critical point, ready to erupt at any moment.
"Will I make it..." Allen muttered to himself, his right fist gathering strength, energy furiously converging within the armor's seams.
Just as the energy cannon was about to fire, Allen's fist and Tatsumaki's Psychokinesis, carrying an unstoppable might, slammed into the bottom of the spaceship.
"Boom—!"
Amidst deafening explosions, the spaceship shook violently. The energy cannon's firing trajectory was forcibly altered, and the purple beam shot out diagonally, grazing the edge of City A and flying into the distance, blasting a huge crater in a distant mountain range.
Although some parts of City A still suffered damage, at least the entire city was saved from destruction.
"We succeeded..." Allen breathed a sigh of relief, but then his expression changed.
The spaceship's damage triggered the alarm system. More combatants poured out of the hatch, and Melzargard's five clones also took the opportunity to break free from Tatsumaki's control, pouncing again.
"You focus on destroying the spaceship. Allen and I will deal with the cannon fodder inside." Allen entered the spaceship without looking back.
"Ashura, you better bring him back to me completely unharmed. If even a single strand of his hair is missing, I won't forgive you!"
Tatsumaki's green curly hair fluttered violently in the strong wind. She stared intently in the direction Allen had disappeared, a flicker of worry in her eyes. But soon, she took a deep breath, turned to face the spaceship, and with a powerful push of her hands, terrifying Psychokinesis surged like a tsunami towards the spaceship's hull.
"Boom—!"
The ear-splitting sound of tearing metal echoed across the sky as a huge gap (gash) was ripped open in the spaceship's hull.
Tatsumaki's green curly hair fluttered violently in the energy storm. She stared fixedly in the direction Allen had disappeared, biting her lower lip. Metal Bat's voice came through the communicator: "Hey! Tatsumaki! Where are you? We need backup!"
"Shut up!" Tatsumaki abruptly cut off the communication, unleashing her full Psychokinesis to crush the attacking alien cannon fodder into pieces. She took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
The words that idiot Rookie said before rushing into the spaceship still echoed in her ears—"Trust me."
"Damn it..." Tatsumaki clenched her fists, green energy forming a vortex around her.
"If you dare to get hurt..."
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