Akira's heart skipped a beat.
As expected of the Deep Sea King—his strength could be fully unleashed in the typhoon's rain, already touching the threshold of Dragon-level. Because he was a beast, his instinctive perception was stronger than a human's. With the added strength, it was normal for 75% of Existence Weakening to be detected.
Just as Akira was about to make his move—
Clang!
The Deep Sea King raised his arm, blocking a metal bat.
"Ho ho ho, another minnow! I just feel a little bit of pain."
The mission did not indicate failure, meaning Suou Yuki was still alive. Akira was wary of whatever would make him fail and dared not act. This was something that would happen tonight—he now knew the future.
"Zombieman, can you still move?!"
The muscular man lying in the puddle only had his bruised and swollen head floating on the water. He was already unconscious.
Bad. Truly bad.
I cannot fight here.
At that moment, Suou Yuki—who had been repeatedly startled in the car—covered her mouth, saw the Deep Sea King's ugly, five-meter-tall body clearly, and instinctively made a sound.
The sound reached Metal Bat's ears, distracting him.
And just then, a hook punch—so fast he couldn't dodge—sent him flying sideways. He smashed through a dilapidated wall by the roadside, then the outer wall of a house, and crashed directly into the building.
"Hahaha! Weak humans always make self-proclaimed grand gestures."
The lantern-sized eyes pressed against the car window. Suou Yuki was instantly frightened and retreated to the other side. But that door had already opened due to the car body's structural deformation. In her panic, she fell directly into the accumulated water on the road.
"Oh yo oh yo. I just love you humans' expressions of fear."
Clang!
The flying Metal Bat struck the Deep Sea King's the back of the head with a single blow.
The Deep Sea King backhanded Metal Bat again, sending him flying. But this time, the distance was only a few meters.
He blocked it!
The material of that bat was not simple. And the force was also a few points greater than before.
"Interesting, interesting. I didn't expect you to be a little stronger than that ugly thing."
"Don't joke around."
Metal Bat stood firm, swinging his bat. "I'll beat you into a pulp!"
His aura rising, Metal Bat broke through the rain, striking at the Deep Sea King with a fierce swing.
Killing intent flashed in the Deep Sea King's eyes. He met the bat with a powerful, heavy punch.
Bang!
The surrounding rainwater was inverted upward by the impact of that strike. It took a full three seconds to fall again.
Metal Bat stood in place—his arm shattered by the powerful force. He couldn't hold the bat. With a thud, it fell into the road where the water had re-converged.
Bang!
With a simple, unadorned hammer blow, Metal Bat was driven into the ground—deeper than Zombieman.
Despair filled Suou Yuki's eyes. Her body, washed by the rain, grew even colder. She couldn't see the two figures fighting through the rain. But it was clear that only the monster who called himself the Deep Sea King was still standing.
Metal Bat, submerged in the water, was covered in injuries—but he stubbornly raised his head, propped himself up with his legs, and bit down on his bat.
When the Deep Sea King saw his appearance, he immediately felt a malicious amusement.
"I have an extremely corrosive mucus, used to digest bones. I wonder what would happen if this stuff landed on this little bug."
Metal Bat gritted his teeth, but he was powerless to stop it.
After hearing this, Suou Yuki believed she was doomed. Her eyes became cloudy.
The Deep Sea King stood in the rain, his gills bulging—then he spat a mouthful toward Suou Yuki.
Suou Yuki instinctively closed her eyes.
At that moment, Akira acted decisively.
His figure instantly appeared in front of the mucus. He grabbed the abandoned car to block it.
The entire car body rapidly dissolved, turning into a lump of scrap metal. Meanwhile, Akira, holding Suou Yuki, moved instantly to the side.
He certainly wasn't trying to escape. Rather, he was afraid that the aftershocks of the battle would affect the target, causing a threat to her life.
"Wait here. I'll be right back."
As soon as he finished speaking, Akira vanished beside her like a ghost.
Eh?
I'm not dead.
Looking at her surroundings, she was a little surprised—then came immense joy.
Was that another S-Class hero?
Due to Mr. Akira's extreme speed, Metal Bat didn't even clearly see who the newcomer was. However, a figure instinctively appeared in his mind: S-Class, Flashy Flash.
Was it him?
If it was him, he could delay for long enough!
But the next second, a young man dressed like an ordinary citizen suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Deep Sea King was a full beat late before he unleashed his ultimate technique on Akira. His massive fists vibrated at high frequency, making the surrounding air hot. He shot toward Akira without a moment to spare.
And just as the fist was about to hit Akira—
Akira sidestepped and grabbed the Deep Sea King's wrist with both hands.
God's Hand activated. The Deep Sea King's senses instantly doubled.
Bystander activated. His senses continued to expand.
Before he could react to why this was happening, a pain so intense it could pierce his soul made his brain go blank for 0.5 seconds.
It was during this gap that Akira swung the Deep Sea King's twisted arm—like a baseball bat—toward the Deep Sea King's own head.
Two-Pronged Approach activated. Proficiency with two-handed weapons increased by 50%.
Mastery of Swordsmanship (Perfect) activated.
Frightening sword qi actually attached itself to that arm.
Abdicate the Throne activated. Strength +5. Attack increased by 30% (adaptive).
Bang!
A tremendous force erupted. The surrounding rainwater rolled back again.
Within a thousand-meter radius of Akira, everyone's vision instantly became clear.
Atomic Samurai, chewing on a foxtail, was rushing through the typhoon.
Zombieman's signal source had stopped. His life signs were weak. Not long ago, Metal Bat had also frozen in place. To make two people fall, they must be facing a formidable opponent.
He had to get there quickly.
His figure leaped across tall buildings. He was about to reach his destination when suddenly—an extreme terror spread throughout his body. He almost instinctively used his Drawing Sword Slash.
Something as fast as a meteor was instantly cut open and shot toward the sky. It even pierced through the typhoon's clouds and flew to an unseen place.
When he turned his head, he saw on the road not far away—a young man holding a monster's arm, standing in front of a headless monster's corpse.
Zombieman and Metal Bat were both lying in a large pit not far from him.
So what I cut…
Was it the monster's head that the young man sent flying?
The rain, which had paused for almost fifteen seconds, instantly poured down again—drenching the contemplative Atomic Samurai.