Rumble!
Two massive shockwaves merged together. After a moment of stalemate, King's figure was eventually submerged. However, the immense power of the shockwaves only became apparent then, blasting through the plaza floor, and the force continued to spread outwards.
"Monster King Orochi is furious, run!"
The entire Monster Association instantly descended into chaos, with countless monsters desperately trying to escape.
"Tch, struggling this much to deal with a human who just underwent monsterization, Orochi is nothing special."
"Why do I find this guy so familiar?"
High up in the building, several figures watched everything happening below in silence.
Black Sperm and Homeless Emperor were among them, they were both top-tier Dragon-level executives of the Monster Association.
"Still, to be able to fight Orochi like this, he could barely count as a Dragon-level executive. It's a pity he died just like that, Gyoro Gyoro must be regretting it to death."
"What a pity, I really wanted to taste him."
"Aren't you afraid that his bone spikes will pierce your stomach?"
Rumble!
Just as the few Dragon-level executives were chatting, the underground base of the Monster Association began to collapse.
The shockwaves generated by the two fighting spread out, destroying everything in the vicinity, and even threatening to collapse the entire underground base.
"To think it would escalate to this point, it was my miscalculation."
Hum!
A telekinetic fluctuation enveloped the entire Monster Association, and the shockwaves were instantly suppressed.
"Psychic powers? It seems Gyoro Gyoro finally couldn't help but make a move."
Homeless Emperor appeared dismissive on the surface, but inwardly, he was quietly assessing the other party's strength. After all, none of these Dragon-level executives were willing to be subservient. If there was even a slight chance, they would immediately rise up.
"Oh my, it ended up like this in the end. What a mistake."
Gyoro Gyoro looked at the devastation before it, as well as the large number of casualties among the monsters, with eyes devoid of any emotion.
"No problem, monsters can be created at any time." Orochi's deep voice rang out.
Gyoro Gyoro couldn't say anything more. "Thank you for your hard work, Monster King Orochi. However, it was not easy to absorb such a powerful combatant, so it a pity that he died just like that."
"Next, we must fully prepare to deal with the Hero Association. I will arrange opponents for each of you according to the enemy's strength."
Gyoro Gyoro's voice reached the ears of the Monster Association members through telekinesis.
Seeing that the shockwaves had subsided, they finally felt relieved.
'Garou should have woken up by now. Although we lost a future Dragon-level executive, I feel his potential is more worth cultivating. And it is highly likely he will become the next Monster King.' Gyoro Gyoro thought silently to itself.
What it loved most was cultivating powerful monsters.
...
In Z-City's Ghost Town, an extremely powerful tremor came from underground, but after a moment, there was no more movement.
Nearly half a day later, an inconspicuous patch of ground rose slightly.
Snap!
Suddenly, a palm reached out from underground, followed by a figure covered in white bones, resembling a skeleton, that crawled out.
"Cough, cough! I survived."
Having seen the light of day again, King lay on the ground, gasping for breath. The bone spikes on his body slowly retracted into his body, his flesh and blood rapidly recovering under the effect of Undying Body.
"To think my body was destroyed to this extent..."
At this moment, King's body looked as if it had fully recovered, but only he knew how severe the trauma he had sustained this time was.
The final blow against Orochi had exhausted all his strength, yet in the end, he still hadn't managed to withstand it. With no other choice, he had to use his Bone King Form to defend with all his might, and he forcibly extended the First Layer Liberation state, which only lasts for five minutes. In this way, his physical strength remained at its peak, barely managing to withstand the terrifying power of the shockwaves.
Finally, he quietly returned to the surface through the underground passage. After all, in his current state, if he were to appear in the Monster Association again...
Not to mention whether Gyoro Gyoro would give up on him, even that group of monsters would tear him apart and devour him.
Moreover, the aftereffects of activating Hero's Heart and First Layer Liberation were only just appearing. Now, King had fallen into a state of extreme weakness.
'I really messed up this time. If I hadn't deactivated the First Layer Liberation state in time at the end...'
King still felt a lingering fear when thinking back on it now. He could feel that parts of his body had already been on the verge of evaporating at that time. And that kind of damage was absolutely irreversible. Even Undying Body could not recover from it—that would be a total disappearance.
"In the future, I should act according to my capabilities. I don't want to become disabled."
King rested for a moment and put on a new set of clothes. As for the mask, he didn't put it on. After all, in his current state, he had no power to resist at all. Any random Tiger-level monster could easily slaughter him.
Rather than that, it would be better to just show his true face. After all, the identity of King is known to everyone, and it is enough to intimidate some weak monsters. As for those powerful monsters, the Monster Association must be in chaos right now, and there would be no one coming out to track him.
[Ding! Mission complete. Reward: 1,000,000 Talent Points, 3 random talents, and 2% progress towards Hero's Heart.]
'Only 2%?'
King frowned, then began to check the random talents.
[C-Class Rank 133 Gearsper's Talent: Mechanical Psychic Power.]
'What kind of trash is this random selection? At least give me a B-Class one.' King was speechless.
Previously, they were all powerful Talent Trial Cards, but now that they were replaced by random talents, the quality was worlds apart.
[B-Class Rank 70 Trap Tengu's Talent: Trap Master.]
'Huh? Who is this guy?'
Seeing the second talent randomly generated, King was furious. He hadn't even heard of this character.
'The last one!'
King took a deep breath, watching the system interface start to spin, finally slowly stopping on a green figure.
A black robe, green curly hair, and an arrogant expression.
'This...'
King felt his heart skip a beat. He rubbed his eyes vigorously, only then realizing he wasn't seeing things.
"Hahaha! I've hit the jackpot!"
Thump-thump! Thump-thump!
Due to his excessive excitement, the dormant King Engine resounded through the surroundings once again, startling nearby monsters into coming over to investigate.
"Run! It's King!"
"Wait for me! My legs are weak and I can't run!"
A group of monsters cried and wailed as they fled underground, and the news that King had come to the Ghost Town spread rapidly.
However, King had no time to pay attention to these things. His gaze was now tightly fixed on the figure in the system interface.