"Damn you, can you only imitate other people's moves?"
Garou cursed loudly, though he was inwardly shocked by King's learning ability. As the battle continued, he actually found himself gradually falling into a disadvantage.
"Want to see my other skills? You really are a greedy little cat, I'll satisfy you then."
Aura Suppression!
Buzz!
An extremely powerful aura erupted from King's body, instantly crushing toward Garou.
"What kind of pressure is this? My body can't move!"
Garou was shocked to find that under this aura, he was actually unable to move, yet King's attacks were still coming.
Meteor Fall!
A massive shadow shrouded the sky over Z-City as a giant meteor pierced through the atmosphere from outer space, hurtling toward Garou in the battlefield.
"A meteor? Are you kidding me!"
Garou was dripping with cold sweat now, he hadn't expected King to possess such an ability.
"Hey! Don't summon things like that, there are still heroes who haven't retreated yet."
Bang!
Saitama soared into the sky, shattering the meteor with a single punch.
"Damn it!"
King felt a bit helpless, but Garou took advantage of his momentary distraction to break free from the restraint.
"I will forge a path different from that old man's and create my own martial art!"
"It's not Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, not Whirlwind Iron Cutting Fist, not Cross Fang Dragon Slayer Fist, and not Cross Fang Dragon Slayer Fist!"
"Through battle, I will integrate everything to surpass Dragon-level and create a technique capable of slaying God-level!"
"Monster Calamity God Slayer Fist!"
At this moment, due to extreme rage, Garou's appearance changed once again, his entire body nearly doubling in size.
"This guy actually evolved again!"
Rumble!
Caught off guard, King was instantly submerged by the terrifying fist technique.
"In that case, I'll get a bit serious too!"
King's shattered body recovered rapidly, and a powerful heartbeat resounded.
First Layer Liberation! Second Layer Liberation!
Thud!
King threw a punch, blasting one of Garou's arms into ash.
"You bastard!"
Great Fa Jin!
Garou hadn't expected King's strength to double instantly, surpassing him once again.
He gathered all the power in his body into his palms and struck forward with extreme speed, the released energy turning into a violent shockwave.
Ten Thousand Punch Barrage!
Rumble!
Ten thousand punches smashed down, instantly submerging Garou.
Bang... Bang...
Garou's monsterized body continuously shattered under the terrifying bombardment, then rapidly reconstructed.
"Aaaaah!!!"
Garou let out a furious roar as his form evolved once more. Wings sprouted from his back, and another pair of palms grew from his chest.
Seeing this, King became even more serious.
'I can't hold back anymore! Triple Layer Liberation!'
Thump! Thump...
A powerful, rhythmic sound echoed through the horizon as King felt an extremely strong burning sensation within his body.
"Time is limited, but we can't fight here."
King noticed the heroes and Tareo's group in the distance who hadn't finished retreating. His figure pulled straight up from the ground, hurtling toward the other side of Earth.
"Don't think you can escape!"
Garou flapped his wings and followed closely behind.
"It seems I can't let these two go too far. I'd better keep an eye on them."
Saitama scratched his head, and seeing that the heroes didn't seem to need his help, he immediately followed them.
"Escape?"
On the desolate plains, King floated in the air, confronting Garou.
"Rise!"
Without the constraints of heroes and hostages, King could finally let loose. Giant boulders on the ground rapidly floated into the air.
Bang!
Countless boulders converged, sandwiching Garou fiercely in the middle.
"Get the hell off me!"
Boom!
A shockwave instantly shattered the boulders, and Garou rushed toward King like a phantom.
Psychic Storm!
Swish... Swish...
Countless blue streams of light shot out, forming a giant tornado with a diameter of over a hundred meters.
"Oh! Is it a firework show?"
Saitama arrived at the edge of the battlefield. Looking at the rather beautiful tornado in the sky, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Boom... Boom...
Within the tornado, two figures continuously clashed. King only now realized he had still underestimated Garou in this form. Even with the interference of Psychokinesis, Garou's strength still firmly suppressed him. If his physical toughness hadn't increased several times over, he would likely have been blasted into dust very quickly.
King couldn't help but admire Garou's growth. He himself relied on countless system rewards to reach this step. In contrast, Garou broke through his limits himself through one bloody battle after another while on the brink of death.
"Stop playing with these small tricks. I am absolute evil! Whether it's heroes or humans, all shall be destroyed, and then I will personally establish true equality!"
Boom!
A terrifying aura erupted from Garou's body, dispersing the Psychic Storm. Extremely terrifying energy gathered in his hands.
Garou's newly grown hands performed a Great Fa Jin toward the rear as propulsion, slamming him toward King, while the terrifying energy in his other pair of palms blasted out instantly.
Extreme Fa Jin!
"The power of this move is enough to insta-kill a Peak Dragon-level, but you aren't the only special person!"
Power converged on King's fist, the massive energy causing parts of his body to begin cracking.
'Is it still a bit too much of a strain? But the power of this move...'
King felt the ultimate power contained within his fist, a fanatical look flashing in his eyes.
Limit-Breaking Fist!
Thud!
Two attacks collided, the terrifying shockwave leveling every mountain peak.
"How could you possibly possess such power! This is impossible!!!"
At this moment, a look of fear appeared in Garou's eyes. Upon the first contact, he realized just how vast the gap between him and King truly was.
Rumble!
The shockwave formed a deep trench on the surface of the Earth, and Garou's shattered body fell powerlessly to the ground.
"Phew... The consumption of this move is simply too high, it drained all my power at once."
King was also at his wit's end now. The power of Limit-Breaking Fist far exceeded his imagination, but the drain on his body was also extremely massive.
'Without eight or ten top-tier talents, I'm afraid it will be hard to recover this time.' King smiled bitterly.
He had already fallen out of the Hero's Heart state, barely maintaining his Monsterization.
[Ding! Mission completed. Defeated Horned Garou. Reward: 3,000,000 talent points, Monsterization Second Stage]