Monster Association.
Two behemoths were already locked in combat.
One was burly, with dozens of dragons coiled around his body.
The other had a single eye and a body like a mountain of flesh.
Both!
Were truly the core of the Monster Association.
Monster Association Leader: Orochi.
Monster Association Advisor: Gyoro Gyoro.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Orochi's attack was unrelenting. Countless tentacles continuously tore through the air, causing the surroundings to collapse.
Gyoro Gyoro, controlled by Psykos, sliced open a telekinetic barrier and was pushed back repeatedly.
But her gaze remained cold. "Orochi, I created you. Betrayal comes at a price."
"Hahaha, I am the strongest now."
Orochi laughed wildly. "Don't think I don't know. Your true identity is human. This is just your puppet."
"Once I've dealt with this puppet, I'll devour your real body. Then I'm sure to evolve even more perfectly."
The moment his voice fell, Orochi's body began to change rapidly, as if transforming into two connected dinosaurs.
The dragons coiling around his body seemed to come alive, emitting repeated roars.
The next moment!
An indescribable, ultra-high temperature sprayed from countless gaping mouths.
Wherever it passed!
The earth melted into nothingness.
It also caused the telekinetic barrier to begin continuously tremble.
Crack! Crack!
Cracks began to appear.
The telekinetic barrier seemed on the verge of collapsing at any moment.
"Hahaha, it seems your turtle shell isn't that great either?"
With a roar.
All of Orochi's mouths opened wide, and countless scorching breaths turned into a torrent, as if to annihilate Gyoro Gyoro in one strike.
But just then!
A bolt of lightning tore through the sky.
Flashing briefly in the air.
Crack!
The earth seemed to be split by a sword, turning into a huge abyss.
The scorching torrent was even more swept away, completely dispersed.
"Hmm?"
Orochi frowned, looking towards the direction from which the lightning had come.
His attack... had been neutralized so easily.
Who was it?
"So he's Orochi?"
The figures of a man and a woman floated over from a distance.
They were unhurried.
Ignoring the desolate scene around them, they seemed to be out for a picnic.
"Psykos, this is the Monster King you created?"
"His strength... is not bad."
Ayato looked him over and nodded slightly.
This Orochi...
Although his strength was no match for Boros...
He was still above Dragon-level.
Psykos said modestly, "Compared to Master's power, it's nothing."
"And for him to dare to rebel, he is without a doubt a failure."
"You can't say that. Didn't you at least preserve his cells?"
Ayato smiled. "When we study him and erase his consciousness, he'll make a good war machine."
"You're right, Master."
Watching the two talk to themselves, veins bulged on Orochi's forehead.
They were... completely disregarding him.
He was the strongest monster!
"You two, that's enough!"
As he spoke, the temperature of the entire world rose to its extreme, and the surrounding earth began to show signs of melting.
Orochi returned to his normal form, but his entire body was already ablaze with raging flames.
"Really."
Ayato turned his head and said indifferently, "Don't you know it's rude to interrupt people?"
Orochi was stunned.
Then his anger grew deeper.
"Damn it! Looking down on people has its limits!"
With an angry roar, towering flames surged out, burning everything before him to ashes.
A look of ferocity appeared on Orochi's face.
He seemed to see the scene of Ayato and Psykos turning to ash.
But the next moment!
Orochi's expression changed drastically, and he instinctively raised his arm.
Boom!
With a deafening roar.
A bolt of lightning pierced the flames and struck Orochi.
Pfft!
A visible shockwave rolled in all directions.
Large amounts of flesh scattered, as if a rain of blood had begun to fall.
Orochi staggered back several steps, blood flowing from a severed arm, and a large hole had been blown open in his chest.
"Who... who are you?"
A look of terror appeared in Orochi's eyes.
"An experimental subject is not qualified to know Master's name."
Psykos said disdainfully, "I advise you to surrender and avoid suffering."
Ayato: "..."
This flavor... felt very familiar.
It was practically a standard villain speech.
But then again, Psykos was originally a villain.
Well, never mind.
"Alright, stop wasting words with him."
Shaking his head, Ayato patted Psykos's shoulder.
"Yes, Master."
Orochi: "..."
That attitude again.
His eyes turned completely crimson.