Chapter 197: Battle in the River of Time
The moment he heard King's voice, the God felt an unprecedented panic.
Even when he was heavily injured and surrounded by a pack of high-dimensional creatures, he had never felt fear.
Even when his thousand-year plan was ruined, he felt no fear, only anger that his plan had been disrupted by lower beings.
But now, the high and mighty God had fallen into terror.
How is this possible... They are just a bunch of lower beings... How did they invade the High-Dimensional World?!
No! This must be an illusion! Which high-dimensional expert skilled in genjutsu has targeted me!
The God would rather believe someone had cast an illusion on him than believe that these two monsters, King and Saitama, had arrived in the High-Dimensional World.
However, the terror etched into his Soul meant he couldn't deceive himself after all; the God's entire body began to tremble.
Such powerful strength...
Feeling a Vital Energy countless times stronger than during the final battle back then, the God was completely stunned.
You've got to be kidding me!
He knew that King possessed the ability to adapt to all things, and his speed of becoming stronger would certainly be terrifying.
But in the lower worlds below, how could there still be someone who could match the King of that time, or even help him grow to such an extent?
Suddenly, a shiny bald head flashed through the God's mind.
So it was him...
This time, the God truly couldn't keep his composure.
If he remembered correctly, that bald guy who broke the rules also seemed capable of Infinite Evolution. Wouldn't these two guys be stepping on their own feet to soar into the heavens?!
King wasn't one for idle chatter; after a symbolic greeting, an iron fist condensed with violent Vital Energy smashed directly toward the God.
In just an instant, the God's entire Origin began to tremble, as if it had encountered something unrivaled.
Damn it... I can't dodge this punch!
Realizing his aura was locked on, the God was horrified. In desperation, he could only erupt with all his power, transforming his Origin into chaotic colors and pouring it all into his fist to launch an attack at King.
Their fists collided amidst the crimson and chaotic void, and a violent energy shockwave spread for hundreds of thousands of miles from the point of impact.
Saitama raised a hand to swat away the shockwave around him and brushed back his non-existent hair:
"Almost messed up my hair, though I guess I don't have a hairstyle anyway."
Feeling that King's aura was enough to crush the God opposite them, Saitama was in no hurry to strike.
The power between the two only deadlocked for a moment before the crimson Vital Energy crushed the chaotic colors with overwhelming force, continuing to blast forward without hindrance.
The God didn't even have time to react; the entire arm he used to attack shattered on the spot the moment the crimson Vital Energy struck, along with more than half of his body.
Discovering that a full ten percent of his Origin had been destroyed by the power of this single punch, the God was instantly scared witless.
No, I absolutely cannot fight him head-on!
Realizing that both their auras were stronger than his current self, the God, who had always prided himself on being a high-dimensional existence, turned and fled without the slightest hesitation.
His form turned into a stream of light condensed from chaotic colors, and with a great leap, he plunged into the River of Time, fleeing frantically toward a point in the past.
In the High-Dimensional World, there are no spatial limits; it can be considered almost infinitely large.
The only thing that can be established is the Timeline, and countless Timelines interweave and entwine to eventually form the River of Time.
It could be said that the River of Time is the end of all things, as well as the basis for their operation.
Sensing that the God's aura had vanished instantly, King and Saitama exchanged a look, then both leaped into the River of Time without hesitation.
Time changes ceaselessly, and the Timelines of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds are all reflected within it.
High above the River of Time, where sentient beings cannot perceive them, three figures were chasing each other, and every collision sent the River of Time into prolonged, unceasing turmoil.
...
"Roar!"
Accompanied by a roar, a small dinosaur instantly fell into a panic. Before it could even run, it was bitten hard by a bloody maw full of sharp teeth, letting out a pained wail.
But the large dinosaur didn't care; it was merely following its life-sustaining instinct to devour.
With a swallowing motion, the small dinosaur was chewed up and swallowed into its stomach.
This large dinosaur, having finished its meal with crimson blood still dripping from its mouth, was about to look up and roar when it saw something faintly flashing across the sky in its eyes.
In the next second, three things like meteors streaked across the sky. Then, a purple radiance illuminated the world, and countless chaotic colors poured out, completely covering the entire world.
Almost all living creatures in this world had no time to react before being engulfed by the chaotic colors, transforming into the purest life energy.
In an instant, the once vibrant world turned into a land of death, with silence and destruction shrouding all things.
Feeling a bit of strength restored within his body, the God couldn't help but snort coldly.
"To only be able to convert such a small amount of Origin Power... what a bunch of damned trash..."
The three streams of light were precisely the God, King, and Saitama.
During his flight through the River of Time, in order to quickly restore the Origin worn down during the initial clash and flee faster, the God chose to hide in this world and devour its power.
Seeing the life force below completely extinguished, Saitama's expression gradually grew cold. His fist, encased in a red plastic glove, tightened unconsciously, and his gaze became as sharp as a blade.
Saitama's face had become sharp and defined as he looked down at the silent land of death:
"Let's hurry up and kill this guy. I can't take it anymore; he's still slaughtering life even now."
Suddenly, Saitama and King's speed increased once again, closing in on the God at a pace visible to the naked eye.
Seeing this, the God unhesitatingly tried to flee back into the River of Time to continue his game with them.
But Saitama and King were already filled with rage; how could they give him time to escape again?
At the very moment the God was about to exit this world, two figures pursued him like demon gods.
Not good!!
Alarm bells rang in the God's mind. A second before he left the world, two clenched fists, carrying terrifying pressure, rapidly approached!!
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