Chapter 74: King Died?!
"Ah?"
King was slightly startled, looking at the frenzied Hammond. Had he perhaps run into a lunatic?
"You hesitated, you hesitated. Haha, since that's the case, then I'll have someone make the decision for you."
Hammond left behind a baffling statement, then immediately commanded the Allosaurus: "Allosaurus, attack frantically, use blood and life to make a decision for King!"
"Roar~"
The Allosaurus let out a low growl, then turned and charged towards the citizens in the shelter. "Hahaha, King, let me use blood to make a decision for you!" It roared excitedly, "How exhilarating! King, you insulted me so greatly just now; now I'll have my revenge!"
A psychopath, right?
King's eyes widened, watching Hammond's gradually crazed expression. This guy definitely had a mental illness. No doubt, he was an absolute lunatic.
"Ah!?"
The citizens saw the Allosaurus charging frantically towards them and immediately screamed, fleeing backward.
Mid-charge, the Allosaurus turned its head to glance at the helpless King, and instantly admired Hammond to the core. Truly worthy of a Doctor, he understood how to use King's heroic identity to force his hand, putting King in a dilemma, binding his hands and feet, preventing him from exerting his full strength. The victor of this battle will surely be me... the great Dinosaur Man!
"Damn it."
Citizens in various cities, who were watching M City's Monster Attack channel on TV, saw the Allosaurus so contemptibly charging at the innocent populace. They were all shocked. At the same time, the screen on the television shook violently as the cameramen fled in a panic, even to the point where they couldn't see the Dinosaur Man and King on screen for a while. This made them anxious, their hearts itching with impatience, causing them to sit restlessly, pacing anxiously in front of the TV, their eyes constantly fixed on the screen, hoping to see King unleash his divine power to eliminate that despicable Dinosaur Man.
Hammond shouted loudly: "King, because of your hesitation, countless lives will be lost. All of this tragedy is because of you, because of your hesitation in valuing others' lives..."
His expression grew increasingly frenzied, like a fanatic devoted to their faith.
The Allosaurus was thrilled: "A psychological attack! This is a legitimate psychological attack strategy! This is an overt scheme! It's no wonder King saw through the Doctor's objective, but he has no way to deal with it! On the premise that King's physical body is temporarily helpless, attacking King's spirit is the best choice. As long as King's mental state is disturbed, his strength will greatly decrease, and our Dinosaur Men's hope of winning will greatly increase. Doctor, truly worthy of being the genius who granted us Dinosaur Men a new life! Every move strikes at the heart, every word hits the mark!"
King stared blankly at Hammond and the Allosaurus's actions. "You want to use human lives to force me to comply? To disrupt my mental state? Stop messing around, okay? Although I came here because of my hero title, I'm just a hero by sheer luck! Being a hero was never my intention, and protecting citizens is even less my interest! So, your killing citizens or whatever absolutely won't affect me!"
"In fact, as long as you stand in front of me, I will be involuntarily terrified, and my spirit will be in chaos! You absolutely don't need to bother with any complicated, convoluted schemes."
"King's expression... is that rage? Is that grief? How well-understood! King, although you are the Strongest Man, the useless title of 'hero' burdens you, becoming the biggest weakness of the originally carefree you. Actually, when you accepted the title of 'hero', you... were no longer the Strongest!"
The Allosaurus constantly paid attention to King's every move. When it saw King's face turn "unpleasant," its face was filled with excitement, avenging all the humiliation it had suffered under King before.
"King, watch with your own eyes the scene of fresh blood gushing forth! Watch the citizens you want to protect die on the spot! That scene... that scene... must be very stimulating! Hahaha..."
Hammond had fallen into a state of madness, like an excited, rabid dog, baring his teeth. Saliva mixed with a putrid stench drooled from the corners of his mouth, truly becoming a savage beast.
"Ah! Help! King, save us!"
"Help!"
The citizens in the shelter screamed and scattered, fleeing.
"King! King, quickly kill the Dinosaur Man!"
"Oh no! The Dinosaur Man is going to kill people! Why hasn't King made a move yet? King Style Secret Technique: Hellfire Burst Wave Motion Cannon, right? King, hurry up and act!"
The audience in front of the TV watched the shaking camera, shouting anxiously, wishing they could take King's place and attack.
King stared blankly at the crazed Hammond, then looked at the "traitor" Allosaurus charging into the crowd. He twitched his mouth. It seemed he had to use the Desired Decider's Card. Even though he had no interest in protecting citizens, he was a hero! Eliminating Monsters was a responsibility pressed upon him by his hero title. Even if he couldn't stop the Monster, he still had to try his best to stop it, not to tarnish his hero name.
He took a few deep breaths, trying his best to relax, suppressing his accelerated heartbeat. Maintaining calmness during battle was the best strategy.
"An opportunity!?"
Hammond's car-headlight-sized eyes, which seemed crazed, flashed with a glint of shrewdness. King's tense body had relaxed, and the Emperor Engine, which had entered battle mode, was gradually weakening. His heart... was in chaos!
He bared his teeth and smiled viciously, "King, your life, I, an old man, want it."
His body suddenly lunged forward. His blood-basin-sized mouth opened wide, revealing sharp fangs, over a dozen centimeters long, coated with putrid saliva. His dragon head swiftly swung towards King, his jaws savagely biting down on King.
"I'm going to die!"
King felt a chill run through his entire body. Hammond's attack was too fast! So fast that by the time he reacted, that blood-basin-sized mouth was already right in front of his eyes, leaving him no escape.
"Faster, faster! King is about to die under my fangs! Hahaha, as long as King is eliminated, no hero in the world can stop me, Hammond! My dream of rebuilding the Dinosaur Race will soon be realized! Realized!"
Hammond's car-headlight-sized eyes glowed with extreme excitement, as if he saw King's blood gushing forth, and the beautiful future of the Dinosaur Men dominating the entire world.
"Hahaha, King is going to die."
The Allosaurus glanced back and shouted excitedly, then viciously glared at the tiny humans. "You... will also go to hell with that bastard King!"
"What?! King is going to die?! Impossible!"
"Wuwu, even King failed, we can't live either."
The fleeing citizens, hearing the Allosaurus's roar, looked dumbfounded. Without King, who could stop these two Dragon Level Monsters? Who could save them? No one, there was no one left! They were doomed.
"Ah?! King died?! How is that possible?! How could my idol lose to a Monster?! Absolutely impossible!"
"That Monster is talking nonsense, who saw King die? How could King die by a Monster's hand? He's just King! The Strongest Man who makes countless Monsters fear him, how could he easily die there?"
The audience in front of the TV had their faces greatly changed, completely unable to accept or believe the news of King's defeat and death.
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Z City, Ghost Town.
A Monster with a large eye stared at the TV screen. "King died? Haha, if that's true, then the obstacles to our Hero Association's future plans will be even smaller. What a pity, King, known as the Strongest Man, probably won't die by the Dinosaur Man's hand. Hehe, after all, they are just a bunch of self-important beasts, nothing to worry about."
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X-City, a certain Research Institute.
Child Emperor, sucking on a lollipop, was welding a tool similar to glasses. Hearing the beast's roar from the screen, he looked up, "That respectable uncle will die at the hands of a Dragon Level Monster? Hmm, what fake news."
After shaking his head, he lowered his head again to repair the toy in his hand.
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A City.
Sitch and others stared wide-eyed at the shaking screen, wanting to see the situation clearly. Unfortunately, the camera never stayed on King and Hammond, which made them extremely annoyed.
One staff member foolishly raised a question: "Hey, do you think King will really die at the hands of the Tyrant Dinosaur Man?"
The other staff members looked at the speaker as if they were looking at an idiot. Several Dragon Level Monsters had already died at King's hands, which one wasn't a few points stronger than this Dinosaur Man in front of them? But they were all killed by King with one punch. Can this Dinosaur Man kill King? Hmm, it's really possible, because that Dinosaur Man has been living in a dream since challenging King. It's really possible to kill King in a dream.
At the same time, Sweet Mask in R City, Zombieman in W City, and other heroes also paid attention to this rare major battle. They were all incredulous about the news of King's demise.
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Thanks to the generous donations from "Bigger Ant," "Doomsday Starry SkyX," "My Sky My Eyes," and "Wuwu Huhu Gulu."
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