Chapter 68: The Thespian Allosaurus
Allosaurus's actions, done to please King, instantly silenced the command center. Everyone's eyes widened, their faces filled with expressions of awe, admiration, and reverence.
Sitch took a deep breath, calming his agitated emotions. However, once he had settled, a question suddenly occurred to him: King was in the thick of battle with Allosaurus, so how did he have time to call us? Furthermore, if King was holding the phone and answering, how was he fighting Allosaurus?
His heart trembled as a possibility struck him. He exclaimed in shock, "King, how did you free up a hand to make a call? Are you fighting a Monster with one hand while calling us at the same time?"
If that were the case, then King was truly terrifying! Dealing with a formidable Demon Level Monster using only one hand—just thinking about such a scene made his scalp tingle. King's power had become so terrifying that he viewed Demon Level Monsters as mere ants!
Though his past achievements led people to speculate that King killed all Monsters with a single punch, those were Demon Level Monsters! With God Level Monsters never having appeared and Dragon Level Monsters being extremely rare, Demon Level Monsters were practically the pinnacle of the Monster community. Yet, even these terrifying Demon Level Monsters, which struck fear into humanity, were as weak as ants before King. King's power truly made one shudder with fear and awe.
The staff members' attention was drawn by Sitch's shocked exclamation. Their bodies stiffened, their faces aghast, and their ears perked up, listening intently for King's answer.
"Uh..."
King awkwardly scratched his head. How could he talk his way out of this lie?
Allosaurus, seeing another chance to earn merit, immediately took the initiative to help King out of his predicament. It roared hoarsely, "King, you're despicable! You killed my Earthquake Dragon brother with one punch, then my Raptor brother with another, and now you fight me with only one hand? You're insulting me! How detestable! You're clearly hundreds, even thousands of times stronger than me, so why do you toy with me? Where is your dignity as a powerful being? If you're a man, then kill me with one punch, just like you killed my two brothers! What? You want to subdue me? Hahaha, though my power, Allosaurus, cannot compare to a single strand of your hair, I consider myself a powerful being, and it's absolutely impossible for me to submit to you! King, just kill me! At least let me keep a shred of my dignity!"
King, still holding his phone, stared blankly at Allosaurus's performance. These days, even a dinosaur was a thespian!
"Hiss~"
A chorus of gasps echoed through the command center. Everyone's expressions were shaken; King's power was so immense that it drove a Demon Level Monster to despair, making it willingly abandon resistance and even its life.
Such a scene was profoundly impactful. Although several S-Class Heroes could instantly kill Demon Level Monsters, only King—and solely King—could make a Demon Level Monster despair with sheer power and aura!
The Strongest Man—King! A title well-deserved!
Sitch took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his complex emotions of shock, reverence, and more. He said calmly, "King, please quickly deal with Allosaurus and proceed to the Third Shelter in M-City. Although Puri-Puri Prisoner has already arrived at the shelter, I fear he won't be able to stop the Tyrant Dragon Dinosaur Man. Therefore, on behalf of the citizens of the Third Shelter, I earnestly request that you go to the shelter to intercept the Monster and save their innocent lives."
"Oh, you mean Puri-Puri Prisoner has already reached M-City and is currently targeting the Tyrant Dragon Dinosaur Man?" King's eyes lit up. "Understood. Once my battle here is over, I'll head there immediately."
If there was a guarantee, he wouldn't mind making a trip to intercept the Monster and cheer on Puri-Puri Prisoner from the sidelines.
"Allosaurus, crouch down."
He quickly figured it out. With Puri-Puri Prisoner there, plus his few Demon Level Monster cards, it would be enough to deal with a Demon Level Monster.
"Roar~ As you command!"
Allosaurus quickly crouched its seven or eight-meter-tall body. It breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, *As long as I'm valuable to King, my life should be safe.*
King patted Allosaurus's back; it was a bit cool. He braced his palm against Allosaurus's back and, with a sudden vault, directly sat upon its back.
"Go, to the Third Shelter."
"Yes."
Allosaurus answered in a low voice. Its billiard-ball-sized eyes narrowed slightly. *Tyrant Dragon Dinosaur Man? That must be the Doctor, right? Perhaps I won't have to grovel and fawn over King so humiliatingly anymore.*
*Thump-thump!*
A strange thought arose in its mind, and its heart instantly burned with fervor. It took large strides, using all its strength, and sprinted towards the Third Shelter in M-City.
Intoxicating freedom, here I come!
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*Rumble!*
The sound of Hammond running was as loud as thunder, echoing through the streets.
"The Hero Association actually broadcast that I'm going to attack the Third Shelter, hmph. It seems I, this old man, will have to stomp the shelter to oblivion and kill thousands, tens of thousands of people before the Hero Association takes me seriously. Hmph, I hope when the Hero Association dispatches heroes, they send King, who guards M-City, to come and besiege me. That would be perfect. Of course, if King doesn't come, hehe, then I'll continue to wreak havoc until King arrives."
He bared his teeth, pulling out a ferocious smile.
"Angel Dash, Angel Dash, phew~ I made it. The boys haven't been hurt, that's great."
Just as Hammond was about to charge the shelter, a powerful figure suddenly sprang out in front of him, blocking the path between him and the shelter. "Hey, ugly Monster, don't even think about destroying the shelter and hurting the boys inside! I... will not allow it!"
Puri-Puri Prisoner panted slightly, gazing at Hammond. The muscles on his body subtly bulged; he was already gathering strength, preparing for battle.
"A hero? Hehe, this old one has heard of you. Hmm, a group whose responsibility is to protect the populace and eliminate Monsters."
Hammond stopped his steps. His headlight-sized eyes stared at Puri-Puri Prisoner, who was blocking his way. After a slight pause for thought, he said with a smile, "You stopped me because you think I'm a Monster? No, no, no. I think your definition of Monsters is fundamentally flawed, and you have a huge misunderstanding about them. Have you ever considered that we are all intelligent life forms and can completely coexist peacefully? Just like in the Cosmic Alliance (from the Star Wars film), different alien races united to form the Cosmic Alliance, working together to build a more beautiful universe and together eliminate all other evils that destroy our homes. Furthermore, we Dinosaur Men aren't born Dinosaur Men. We willingly mutated into Dinosaur Men because of our love for dinosaurs. Essentially, we are still human. To be precise, we are merely humans with special interests. In fact, the difference between us and you is just like between black people and white people; it's merely a difference in appearance and preferences. In reality, we are still humans. We can absolutely coexist peacefully and together create a better world..."
Hammond chattered on like an old man, describing a beautiful utopian world where humans and Monsters lived in peace.
"Peaceful coexistence?"
Puri-Puri Prisoner, pinching his chin, nodded thoughtfully. It sounded somewhat reasonable. With Monster invasions becoming increasingly frequent, peaceful coexistence between humans and Monsters might not be an ineffective way to solve the Monster problem.
In reality, due to increasingly frequent Monster invasions, the problem of hero shortage was becoming increasingly prominent. To solve the issue of limited hero numbers, the Hero Association was actively promoting the meaning and glory of heroism, attracting more elites to join. On the other hand, they had already begun working on the Monsters imprisoned in jails, conducting an experiment aimed at controlling Monsters. If the experiment succeeded, perhaps in the future, humans and Monsters could truly achieve a limited "peaceful coexistence."
As for Hammond's proposal, it was currently unfeasible, because humanity believed in the adage, "Those who are not of our kind are sure to be of a different mind!"
To break this human creed, there was only one way: conquest!
Only when Monsters conquered humanity would humans be willing to coexist equally with Monsters, just like between the Celestial Empire and the powerful American nation.
"Therefore..."
Hammond, looking at the somewhat swayed Puri-Puri Prisoner, narrowed its eyes. Its massive foot suddenly lifted, and it stomped the unprepared Puri-Puri Prisoner into the dirt. A flicker of mockery flashed in its eyes. "Only an idiot would seriously consider an enemy's proposal during battle, you damn pervert!"
Thanks to wocaleil (I tried to type it out in pinyin, and it turned out to be 'I cried tears'? Are you someone with a story? I have plain water, would you like to tell it to me?) for the reward. Also, some people say I 'pad' chapters, but don't you know my nickname is Fu Renjie (which sounds like 'Perfunctory Chapter', meaning chapters that are just padding)? My slogan is: More padding means better health! Finally, I have good news for you: there will be one update tonight! And a piece of bad news: starting tomorrow, I'll return to two updates!
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