Hummm...
Homeless Emperor raised his hand, gathering a massive ball of light.
King's palms were slightly sweaty, and the King Engine resounded through the sky.
"Finally getting serious? King, let me see how you handle my attack."
Homeless Emperor was full of confidence. After all, there was far too little information on King, but rumors said his battles always ended with him instantly killing the monster.
"Who's there?!"
Just as Homeless Emperor was preparing to fire the light ball, he suddenly sensed an unusual aura.
Bang... Bang...
Immediately after, a burst of gunfire rang out, and three bullets shot towards him at high speed.
"Annoying flies."
A ball of light suddenly appeared in front of Homeless Emperor, blocking the bullets' attack. Then, changing direction, the ball of light slammed into another location.
Rumble!
An explosion rang out, instantly flattening everything within a hundred-meter radius.
"This power..."
King's expression was grave. He was prepared to use his final trump card at any moment: that Talent Trial Card with 100% talent growth value.
"I didn't expect to run into you here."
Pale skin, a brown trench coat—King was slightly taken aback when he saw this person.
S-Class Rank 8 Hero, Zombieman.
Although he didn't know why Zombieman had suddenly appeared here, having another S-Class Hero to assist was always a good thing.
"My job is to gather intelligence and scout. I discovered this guy by accident. But to think you saw through it at a glance—what terrifying insight." Zombieman's tone carried a sense of admiration.
He had been tracking Homeless Emperor the whole way, and just as he was wondering when to strike, the King Engine had already begun to resound.
Afterward, he saw the two facing off and knew that Homeless Emperor was definitely Dragon-level, so he decided to launch a sneak attack, but unfortunately, he was discovered by Homeless Emperor.
However, King's expression hadn't wavered from start to finish while facing a Dragon-level threat, which left Zombieman filled with admiration.
"King, it's not that I want to interfere in your battle, but could you leave this guy to me? Perhaps we can obtain more information about the Monster Association from him."
Zombieman pleaded.
The Hero Association was in dire need of intelligence right now. If he let King strike now, he feared he would instantly kill the opponent.
"It doesn't matter, do as you like."
King remained calm on the surface, but inside, he was overjoyed.
'Good, this guy can't die anyway, I'll just see how things go and make a run for it.' King made up his mind.
As soon as they started fighting, he would find an opportunity to leave first. Then, he would immediately notify the Hero Association as Dark Mask.
Now was not the time to go one-on-one with these peak Dragon-level executives, their strength was simply too overwhelming.
However, if they sent reinforcements like Tatsumaki and the others who were ranked high in S-Class, they would definitely be able to keep him here. That way, it would lighten the burden when attacking the Monster Association in the future, but for now, he needed to think of a perfect escape plan.
—
"Report: A high-energy reaction has been detected outside M-City, suspected to be a monster. It matches the intelligence previously reported by S-Class Hero, Zombieman."
"However, another extremely massive energy signature was detected in that vicinity, suspected to be a collective action by monsters."
At Hero Association headquarters, Maria was reporting the situation.
"They've appeared again? Notify nearby heroes to handle it immediately."
"But..."
"What's wrong? Is there some difficulty?" Jess found it a bit strange seeing Maria stammering.
"It seems King has already rushed over. Many citizens heard the King Engine, and then King disappeared."
"M-City? King does live there. That's great. As long as he takes action, any monster can be instantly dealt with."
Jess was quite happy, but just at that moment, he suddenly felt a chill.
"Oh? What did you say?"
Tatsumaki had appeared behind Sitch at some point.
"Ta... Tatsumaki!"
"The outskirts of M-City, right? King loves to show off. The Monster Association is nothing, I can wipe them out all by myself."
Tatsumaki scoffed disdainfully, then flew out of the operations room, heading outside the headquarters.
Maria asked, "Jess-san, should we notify King?"
Jess shook his head. "No need, that would cause a misunderstanding."
Maria said with some concern, "But if the two of them clash..."
"By the time Tatsumaki arrives, the monster should already be dealt with. Oh, that's right, isn't Zombieman there? Just in case, we should notify him."
—
Rumble!
In the outskirts of M-City, countless light balls covered the area Zombieman was occupying. Continuous explosions blasted a bottomless crater into the ground.
Homeless Emperor looked coldly at King. "Next, it's your turn, King."
King's expression was grave.
The two had exchanged dozens of blows. Zombieman was almost instantly killed every time, but relying on Undying Body, he revived over and over again.
'This won't do. I have to create an opportunity for him. Homeless Emperor's weakness...'
King narrowed his eyes, he knew the opponent's fatal weakness.
Hummm!
A massive light ball gathered rapidly.
Seeing it was about to be fired, King shouted loudly, "Stop! Haven't you realized it yet?"
"What?"
Homeless Emperor was startled by the shout, but he still didn't understand what King meant.
"Ordinary human!" King spat out the words.
Upon hearing them, Homeless Emperor's pupils constricted, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.
'Damn it, to think this guy saw through it. Without my light powers, I'm just a normal human.'
'No, he is too dangerous. I must kill him immediately!'
Thinking this, Homeless Emperor suddenly brought the massive energy sphere down towards King.
'I'll risk it! I must withstand this blow!'
Just as King was preparing to manifest a weapon to block the attack, the ground beneath Homeless Emperor cracked, and a figure surged out, tightly grabbing his neck.
"You didn't hesitate to bait the enemy into attacking to expose their weakness, leaving all the opportunities to me. King, I will never betray this trust of yours."
The newly revived Zombieman's eyes revealed a determined gaze. This was the unspoken understanding between men.
'You might not have betrayed it, but what am I supposed to do?' King couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Homeless Emperor's attack was several times more powerful than Rover's laser cannon from before. If he couldn't withstand it, he would likely be instantly reduced to ashes.
Hummm...
Just as the energy ball was less than a meter away from King, it was suddenly enveloped in green light and brought to a dead stop.
"Returning it to you!"