"Boss, Saitama, I'm heading out to buy ingredients for dinner. Is there anything you want to eat?"
"Braised pork ribs."
Saitama lazily raised his hand from the couch. Every time Mosquito Girl went out to buy groceries and asked what he wanted, he became unusually enthusiastic.
"I want seafood."
Lucien was holding the game controller and staring at the television without turning around. The moment he spoke, a sudden news alert interrupted the program.
"We interrupt this broadcast with an urgent news report. Numerous creatures from the Deep Sea Clan have landed along the coast of J-City. They identify themselves as members of the Deep Sea Clan. The threat level has been classified as Dragon. Heroes in nearby areas are requested to respond immediately."
Lucien paused the game and slowly set the controller down.
Speak of the devil.
So it was finally time for the Deep Sea Clan to appear.
"Tonight we're having a seafood feast," Lucien said while standing up and stretching his tall frame. At 193 centimeters, he towered over most people in the room. His amethyst colored eyes glinted with interest. "Go buy the ribs and some fruit. I'll handle the seafood myself."
What he really meant was that he needed to take a trip to J-City.
The Deep Sea Clan had a leader called the Deep Sea King. If Lucien remembered correctly, that monster had survived quite a while during the original battle.
Maybe more than ten minutes.
That made him useful.
Even a mosquito was still meat. Wasting an opportunity would be a shame.
Lucien picked up his coat and left.
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J-City, a coastal metropolis.
The entire coastline had already descended into chaos.
Flames rose from burning buildings. Cars were overturned and shattered. Crowds of civilians fled inland in complete panic.
"Haha!"
A hideous voice echoed across the shoreline.
"We are the Deep Sea Clan! You filthy land humans have polluted our oceans for far too long. By the command of the Deep Sea King, we will wipe humanity from the surface!"
One creature after another emerged from the churning ocean waves.
Grotesque monsters crawled onto the shore. Some resembled octopuses with writhing tentacles. Others had the long bodies of hairtail fish or the jagged jaws of sharks. Coral shaped beasts and kelp covered creatures slithered forward as well.
Every one of them carried claws, fangs, or hardened shells.
They stormed into the city like a tidal wave of monsters, smashing buildings and tearing through anything in their path.
Looking out across the vast ocean, countless monstrous heads could be seen rising above the water.
"Help me!"
"Run!"
"Please don't kill me!"
Screams filled the air.
Ordinary civilians were crushed as easily as insects beneath the monsters' strength. Flesh, blood, and shattered bones covered the streets. The ground quickly turned into a gruesome red mess.
The Deep Sea Clan laughed wildly as they rampaged through the city.
Their grotesque forms made the entire scene feel like a nightmare.
Then, a voice suddenly cut through the chaos.
"A-Class Hero Stinger, reporting for duty!"
"A-Class Hero Lightning Max, reporting for duty!"
"A-Class Hero Snake, reporting for duty!"
"C-Class Hero Mumen Rider, reporting for duty!"
Heroes began arriving one after another.
The tide of monsters was finally slowed as A-Class and B-Class heroes formed defensive lines. Many of them gripped their weapons tightly, their expressions tense.
"That's great, the heroes are here!"
Civilians who had been running for their lives began to slow down. Some even stopped completely, watching the battlefield with hopeful eyes.
"We're saved! That's an A-Class hero!"
"So these are the Deep Sea Clan? They don't look that impressive."
Stinger stepped forward confidently, spear flashing through the air.
In a matter of moments he had already killed more than a dozen monsters. Standing atop the corpse of a giant octopus creature, he looked down at the surrounding Deep Sea Clan with clear disdain.
"They're not that strong."
In other parts of the battlefield, however, things were not so simple.
"There are too many of them…"
Several heroes were already panting heavily as the endless wave of monsters continued pouring out of the sea.
High above the battlefield, a lone figure stood on the roof of a tall building.
He wore a sleek black ninja outfit, and his long hair was tied into a ponytail.
His sharp eyes calmly observed the battle below.
Speed o Sound Sonic.
The strongest ninja of the Ninja Village.
And the fastest man alive.
Looking down at the struggling heroes, a faint look of contempt appeared on his somewhat feminine face.
"These A-Class heroes can't hold them back," Sonic muttered quietly. "The real monster hasn't even appeared yet."
His gaze shifted toward the turbulent ocean.
Dark clouds had begun gathering in the sky without anyone noticing. The heavy atmosphere carried the unmistakable pressure of something powerful approaching.
Crack!
Lightning tore across the sky.
Rain began to fall.
Sonic's eyes narrowed.
In the distance, he saw a towering figure appear silently behind Stinger.
Even from far away, Sonic could feel the terrifying power radiating from that figure.
At that same moment, Stinger suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
Every hair on his body stood up.
His heart began pounding violently.
Slowly, he turned around.
"I am the king of the Deep Sea Clan…"
A massive humanoid fish man stood behind him.
The creature had green skin and a muscular body covered in bulging muscles. Sixteen abdominal muscles formed a grotesque pattern across his torso. Two pink heart shaped markings rested on his chest.
He wore red shorts and a wine colored coat. A golden crown sat on his head.
"I am the Deep Sea King."
His sharp teeth glistened as he smiled.
"The ocean is the origin of all life. Land dwelling humans will become slaves of the Deep Sea Clan."
Stinger froze completely.
The pressure coming from the monster in front of him was overwhelming.
Deep Sea King.
The ruler of the ocean's monsters.
Boom!
Before Stinger could even react, the Deep Sea King casually swung his arm.
The blow struck with terrifying speed.
Stinger's body spun violently through the air like a cannonball. He smashed into the street, carving a long trench through the asphalt before finally crashing to a stop dozens of meters away.
He lay there motionless, covered in blood.
Unconscious.
Deep Sea King shook his hand slightly.
"So weak."
His tone carried both surprise and disappointment.
Nearby heroes stared in horror.
"Damn it… that was Stinger!"
"He was defeated in one hit!"
Panic quickly spread through the remaining heroes.
If the tenth ranked A-Class hero could not even survive a single attack, what chance did they have?
"You killed so many of my subordinates…"
Deep Sea King tilted his head slowly.
"And now you want to run?"
His lips curled into a cruel grin.
The monster vanished.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared fifty meters away in front of another A-Class hero.
"When did he move?!"
The hero had barely registered what happened before Deep Sea King slammed his knee upward.
Crack.
The hero's chin shattered.
A moment later, his entire head exploded.
Blood, bone fragments, and brain matter splattered across the street as the body collapsed.
The surrounding heroes turned pale.
"Oh no…"
"Retreat!"
"Only an S-Class hero can fight something like that!"
Fear completely shattered their morale.
But before they could escape, the massacre continued.
"Ah!"
"I'll fight you!"
Screams echoed through the rain soaked streets.
Deep Sea King moved like a predator among prey. One hero after another was torn apart as the monster rampaged through the city.
Then suddenly, a powerful voice roared across the battlefield.
"Stop!"
A figure shot forward at incredible speed.
The newcomer wore a blue and white striped prison uniform with a pink heart pattern on the chest. He had an afro hairstyle and rough stubble on his face.
His punch forced the Deep Sea King backward.
"S-Class Hero Puri Puri Prisoner!"
"Isn't he supposed to be serving a life sentence for harassing handsome men?"
"He escaped again!"
Despite his strange reputation, his appearance filled the civilians with hope.
"Even if he's a pervert, he's still an S-Class hero!"
"Deep Sea King, go back to the ocean!"
Deep Sea King stared at him with clear disdain.
"So you're the strongest human here?"
His expression twisted with contempt.
"A pervert."
He barely considered the earlier heroes worth mentioning. This one was slightly stronger.
But still insignificant.
"Angel Rush!"
Puri Puri Prisoner gently set the rescued hero down before leaping toward Deep Sea King.
Midair, two large angel wings appeared behind him.
His flamboyant attack began instantly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A storm of punches rained down like machine gun fire.
The force of each blow hammered into Deep Sea King's muscular body, causing his chest and abdomen to cave inward under the relentless strikes.
Shockwaves cracked the concrete beneath their feet.
Deep Sea King's legs slowly sank into the ground as he was forced backward by the barrage.
Finally, the attack ended with a powerful blast of force.
Puri Puri Prisoner landed on the ground after two backward flips.
His fists were steaming.
His chest rose and fell as he breathed heavily.
In the distance, civilians and heroes stared nervously at the battlefield.
"Did he win?"
"Maybe…"
"He is an S-Class hero after all."
But in the center of the shattered street, the dust had not yet settled.
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