Hero Power, activate!
Fourth Layer Liberation! Activate!
Whoosh... Whoosh...
A gale howled as an incomparably majestic power surged within King's body, his aura alone enough to make one shudder.
"How is it possible for him to still have such strength!"
Sakura tried to mobilize the Divine Power within her body to call upon God's Eye, only to find that she received absolutely no response.
Fighting Spirit fully unleashed! Meteor Strike!
Rumble!
Terrifying energy poured out from King's palms, instantly piercing through God's Eye.
"Ahhh!"
A scream rang out as blood poured from Sakura's entire body, and she collapsed to the ground in agony. Her vitality was interconnected with God's Eye. Now that God's Eye had been severely damaged, it gradually faded into the void.
"This is impossible! I am God's agent, how could a mere human defeat..."
Sakura's life force began to dissipate. Even in her dying moments, she could not accept the reality.
"A mere God, huh? I specialize in taking down the elite."
King forced himself to stand and walked over to Sakura, seeing her face drained of all color.
"Don't think that you have reached the pinnacle of power. In the presence of God, humans are forever nothing more than ants. When the other emissaries descend, that will be the day of your death."
Sakura's face was full of unwillingness, but she could not stop the rapid fading of her life force.
"It is a pity that I know a human whose strength is a hundred times greater than mine. Even God would absolutely be no match for him."
King's expression was calm, though he remained curious about Sakura's identity, as she was different from other God's agents. Whether it was the mission issued by the system or Sakura herself, her title was God's emissary, and she was incomparably stronger than God's agents.
She could even be compared to Psykos in her prime. If he hadn't realized Hero Power, he might have fallen here this time.
"Blasphemer, just wait for the divine punishment to descend, and then..." Sakura slowly closed her eyes and completely lost her life force.
King did not stand on ceremony and absorbed all the Divine Power from her body.
[Integrating Divine Power, converting into Union Power, current progress is 4%.]
[Ding! Mission accomplished: Slay the God's emissary, integrate Divine Power. Reward: 10 million Talent Points, three random talents and one skill.]
[Obtained skill: Dark Thunder Strike]
'As per the usual, allocate the Talent Points to the talent growth values of Fighting Spirit and Psychokinesis.'
[Ding! Fighting Spirit talent growth value has reached 100%, maxed out.]
[Ding! Psychokinesis talent growth value has reached 100%, maxed out.]
These two talents he had been longing for had finally maxed out after so many life-and-death battles.
'Dark Thunder Strike? Is this a skill targeting God's agents and Divine Emissaries?' King nodded with satisfaction.
This skill could summon thunder to descend and strike enemies instantly. With Darkness Power added in, it was a natural counter to opponents possessing Divine Power.
[Talents automatically fused, Hero's Heart progress increased by 3%.]
[Ding! Hero's Heart progress reached 50%, Fifth Layer Liberation activated.]
[Learned skill: Autonomous Ultra Instinct (combat in freely transformed state, 15 minutes).]
[Hero's Heart activation time limit extended to 12 hours, First Layer Liberation time limit extended to 3 hours, Second Layer Liberation time limit extended to 2 hours, Third Layer Liberation time limit extended to 1 hour, Fourth Layer Liberation time limit extended to 30 minutes.]
"Hiss..." King gasped.
After activating Fifth Layer Liberation, he could clearly feel the shackles within his body gradually being unlocked.
The activation time limits for Hero's Heart and the corresponding liberations had doubled. From now on, he would no longer need to hold back when fighting.
'Autonomous Ultra Instinct... does that mean I can...'
It was only now that King realized the skill learned from Fifth Layer Liberation was his greatest gain from this battle.
Orochi's Ultimate Mimicry could only instantly mimic and copy an opponent's moves, but could not unleash their full power.
Although Garou's Shakkei could be used in conjunction with the power of the moves, it was limited to the current opponent.
However, the free transformation of Autonomous Ultra Instinct meant that King could mimic the appearance of any human or monster, and then unleash their moves and skills.
"The power is still limited by my own strength, but for me right now, it is already enough." King's eyes shone.
He couldn't wait to find another God's agent to test the power of this skill.
"My body has gradually adapted to the Hero power, it is time to return to Earth."
With the activation of the Hero power, King was no longer as weak as before after a battle.
Hum!
King's body entered a portal, and the surroundings fell into silence once again.
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A-City, Hero Association headquarters.
"Alert! Monster invasion detected, threat level is Dragon-level or above!"
"Alert! All base defense robots have been destroyed!"
"Activating base defense shield. Remaining shield defense value: 99%... 98... 97..."
A series of alarms sounded incessantly, and the Hero Association headquarters building began to shake violently.
"What is the situation now?" Jess was covered in sweat.
He had not expected that the target of this monster attack would be aimed at the Hero Association headquarters. Although many heroes lived in the Hero Apartments, most were A-Class, and they were incapable of dealing with the crisis at hand.
"Jess-san, the base is currently under attack by several Dragon-level monsters, and all defense robots have been destroyed."
"We have contacted the S-Class Heroes to come for reinforcements. Now, all heroes in the Hero Apartments have gone out to fight, but most have already been routed."
"The only one capable of putting up any resistance is the S-Class hero, Genos. However, the number of enemies is simply too high, and he is currently surrounded and in a very critical situation." Maria reported anxiously.
The outbreak of this disaster was just too sudden, and the Hero Association had not been able to react in time. Even the robotic defense system that Metal Knight had spent a fortune to build was destroyed at the very first moment. If it weren't for Genos temporarily holding off the monsters' attack, the base might not even have had time to activate the shield.
"This won't do. If it continues like this, the shield won't hold up and will be destroyed sooner or later." Jess clenched his fists tightly.
Child Emperor, Metal Bat, and several other S-Class Heroes had defected to Neo, and Bang had resigned from his position as a hero after the battle with the Monster Association.
As for Tatsumaki, she could not be contacted at all, and King was not there either.
By the time other heroes arrived, the base would likely have already been breached by the monsters.
"Could today be the day of the Hero Association's destruction?!"