'Is this what it feels like after resurrection?'
A brilliant light flashed, and King floated in the air, completely unharmed.
[Ding! Resurrection successful, physical strength increased to Mid SS-Class, Hero's Heart progress increased by 5%.]
"Since once isn't enough, then let's do it again!"
King gazed at Orochi's battered and broken body, a wicked smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
"How is this possible? You..." Orochi looked at the incoming King, dumbfounded.
Hero's Heart activated! First Layer Liberation! Second Layer Liberation!
Boom!
A terrifying Fighting Spirit spread out. This time, King had no intention of holding back at all, he wanted to crush Orochi in one go.
"Damn it, mere hero, don't underestimate me!!!"
"Roar!"
Orochi's body changed abruptly as he tore off the mask on his face. His face was composed of several tentacles intertwined with each other, his body resembled a centipede, and there were dozens of tentacles on his torso.
"Is this your final form?"
King dared not be careless at al, he knew Orochi was prepared to risk his life. Fortunately, Orochi had first been severely injured by Saitama, and then had forced himself to fight him, leading to this ultimate strike. His shattered body had not yet had time to recover.
Ultimate Purgatory Hellfire Burst Wave Motion Cannon!
Gaia Cannon!
Boom!
Two attacks merged together, deadlocked in mid-air. However, it was clear that Orochi was at the end of his rope. The Gaia Cannon's power was slightly inferior, and the shockwave completely submerged his massive body.
"No! I am the Monster King! How could I... in a place like this..."
Rumble!
The powerful aftermath spread out. The Monster Association base, having been ravaged several times, finally could not hold up, and at the same time, the ground of Z-City's ghost town began to tremble violently.
"What's going on? Is it an earthquake?"
Sekingar looked terrified, not understanding what was happening.
"The tremor is coming from underground, it must be that some S-Class Heroes are fighting a powerful monster."
Other heroes hurriedly dodged the cracks that kept appearing on the ground.
"Damn it! The hostage hasn't been rescued yet!" Sekingar felt a sense of foreboding.
He wasn't worried about the S-Class Heroes, what was most important now was the safety of the hostage.
"Hmm? It seems to have stopped."
"Great! Did someone intervene?" Sekingar breathed a sigh of relief.
If Z-City's ghost town collapsed right now, it would likely bury Waganma inside.
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Deep underground in the Monster Association, 1,500 meters down.
Psykos swirled her wine glass. She was the true form of Gyoro Gyoro and, like Tatsumaki, was a possessor of Psychokinesis.
"I can't let the base I carefully built be destroyed just like this. But Orochi is making too much of a commotion, what kind of enemy did he encounter?"
...
"Did it stop? I thought it was going to collapse."
King, his body wrapped in blue light, looked somewhat surprised at the stabilized base. The area in front of him had already become a mess.
"Might as well eat it!"
Devour!
King looked at Orochi's corpse in front of him and began to devour it without hesitation. After all, it was the corpse of a Demigod level monster, it absolutely could not be wasted.
[Ding! Devoured Orochi's remains, obtained 3 million Talent Points, physical strength increased to Peak SS-Class.]
[Ding! Mission complete, killed Orochi, obtained 5 million Talent Points, automatic talent fusion, random skill learned.]
[Skill: Ultimate Mimicry (Instantly master opponent's moves, learn and use any skill).]
[Ding! Orochi's talent automatically fused successfully, Hero's Heart progress increased by 5%.]
The continuous system prompts rang out, each one shaking King's heart.
Ultimate Mimicry!
King was ecstatic, this was one of the skills he wanted most. With this skill, even Saitama's moves could be executed, although the power might be a bit weaker.
[Ding! Hero's Heart progress reached 30%, unlocked Third Layer Liberation, learned skill: Limit-Breaking Fist.]
[Limit-Breaking Fist (Execute a fist technique that surpasses one's own combat power by several times, power increases with the host's strength).]
"Hiss... Another growth-type skill!" King gasped.
The skill learned from Third Layer Liberation was beyond his expectations. The description of Limit-Breaking Fist in the system made him involuntarily associate it with Saitama's Normal Punch.
'System, distribute all Talent Points equally to Fighting Spirit and Psychokinesis.'
[Ding! Fighting Spirit talent growth value increased to 55%.]
[Ding! Psychokinesis talent growth value increased to 40%.]
[Learned skill: Spiral of Overwhelming Victory]
[Learned skill: Rage Accumulation]
'Two more skills! Rage Accumulation? Is the principle similar to Fighting Spirit?'
King checked the newly learned skills in detail and was very satisfied.
King couldn't wait to check his attribute panel. Successive battles had caused his combat power to undergo earth-shaking changes.
[Host: King]
[Talents: Undying Body (Maxed), Strongest Summoning Technique (Maxed), Fighting Spirit (55%), Psychokinesis (40%), Inhuman Digestion, Monsterization]
[Skills: Savage Tornado, Cross Fang Dragon Slayer Fist, Devour, Bone King Form, Rage-Roaring Critical Strike, Spiral of Overwhelming Victory, Psychic Crush, Psychic Throw, Psychic Storm, Rage Accumulation, Ultimate Mimicry]
[Hero's Heart (30.4%): Lasts 60 minutes, greatly increases combat power.]
[First Layer Liberation: Can only be used when Hero's Heart is activated, lasts 30 minutes.]
[Second Layer Liberation: Can only be used when Hero's Heart is activated, lasts 20 minutes]
[Third Layer Liberation: Can only be used when Hero's Heart is activated, lasts 15 minutes.]
[Exclusive Skill: Ultimate Purgatory Hellfire Burst Wave Motion Cannon, Ten Thousand Punch Barrage, Limit-Breaking Fist]
[Talent Points: 0]
[Physical Strength: Peak SS-Class]
[Equipment: New growth-type Battle Suit (can be hidden), Functional Weapon (can change form at will)]
[Comprehensive strength: Peak Dragon-level]
"Finally reached peak Dragon-level!"
King couldn't help but feel deeply emotional. Reaching peak Dragon-level meant that he had finally officially stepped into the top-tier combat power of this world. This was without even calculating the power increased after stacking Fighting Spirit, and using Triple Layer Liberation. By then, his strength would likely be no less than Orochi at his peak.
'The activation times for Hero's Heart and the various Liberations have also been extended, it's enough. Next is rescuing the hostage and clearing out the Monster Association.'
'Finally, it's your turn, Garou.'