Chapter 41: Sonic's Collapse
"King, don't underestimate me. I'm not much weaker than you!"
Sonic roared and struggled to jump up, rushing towards king with a ferocious look.
"Hmph?! What does Sonic want to do? I've already apologized, and you're not hurt. Do you really need to look like you're fighting me to the death? And your whole body is scratching and kneading like a young girl. Oh, does this guy have polio?!"
king stared dumbfounded as Sonic yelled loudly and charged towards him like Zhao Si dancing.
*Thump!*
Again, several sounds of sharp weapons piercing flesh rang out.
"Huh!?"
Sonic, who had barely overcome the paralysis and struggled to jump up, raised his katana, ready to fight for his dignity. However, after being 'glared' at by king again, his whole body instantly stiffened, and the body that had just regained some sensation was quickly submerged in paralysis.
He tried hard to control his body, but it was useless. No matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't stop his body's senses from being gradually stripped away by a mysterious power.
"Damn it, damn it! I can't concede defeat, I must counterattack, counterattack!"
He roared in his heart, struggling to control his body, but he was like a green frog in a pot of oil; no matter how he struggled, he couldn't jump out of that terrifying "oil pot."
Gradually, he gave up. The power that he couldn't resist, no matter how he struggled, made him despair, made him yield.
"So... so powerless, so... so strong, so... so terrifying power!"
His eyes were vacant, his face was ashen, and his heart was submerged in despair. The courage he had just mustered to confront King had long since vanished. His body slowly slumped down. "Is this the power of the Strongest Man? Heh heh, with just two glances, he completely defeated me. What kind of might is this? Just one glance made my whole body unable to move. Hah, how laughable, how laughable! I am truly a laughable person. I actually thought my strength could rival King. Only now do I realize that my decades of ninja cultivation can't even withstand one of his glances. My strength... is so weak that it can't even compare to one of King's glances. Hah, truly laughable, haha... hahaha..."
A trace of tears slowly seeped from his eyes. "My heart is so tired. I really want to just lie down like this and sleep, never to wake up again, never to face the cruel reality again, never to face the terrifying King again..."
Huh, what is Sonic doing? Is he just hyping himself up? Hmm, he's acting exactly like someone trying to extort money!
king was completely unaware of what was happening to Sonic, so he was filled with bewilderment when he saw Sonic's strange behavior.
"Heh, it's that look again. Is it pity, or contempt? Oh, I understand. How could I possibly enter King's eyes? He probably just sees me as an ant."
Sonic's eyes were bloodshot, and tears welled up. "Heh heh, what a feeling of powerlessness, what a mocking reality. Decades of arduous cultivation can't compare to one of King's glances. The gap in strength between me and him is actually as vast as the heavens and earth. No, I misspoke. What qualifications do I have to compare myself with King? I'm afraid I can't even compare to a speck of dust on him!"
Huh, why is Sonic crying? I don't think I did anything to offend him, did I?
king looked strangely at the crying Sonic. Hmm, judging by his appearance, it seems like he's heartbroken? Yes, it's that feeling of losing something important. Could it be that Sonic really is heartbroken? Is that why he's so easily prone to rage when he's feeling down?
"Boss, all our ice needles have been blocked by that kid again. What should we do now?"
Leng Feng and the others were dumbfounded after seeing Sonic's situation. Blocking one wave of ice needles was one thing, but you actually 'disregarded your own safety' to block the second wave? That's going too far!
The Assassin Commander tightly clutched his binoculars, staring intently at king and Sonic. His face flashed red, then purple, then blue, then green. After a long moment, he violently threw his binoculars to the ground and cursed, "To hell with assassinating King! I'm not doing this anymore."
Three meticulously planned assassination attempts. The first ended with Dark Night's death, the second ended with Stinger's death, and the third... the plan was clearly perfect, but it was as if even the heavens were helping King. Time and again, King luckily evaded their killing intent, and they even lost two elite assassins, Poison Needle and Slingshot.
This job truly can't be done anymore!
Otherwise, it feels like we'll be played to death by the heavens!
"Boss, then... then we..."
"Retreat."
The Assassin Commander gritted his teeth, glanced once more at King, who had caused their Vigorous Assassin Group heavy losses, and at the unlucky Sonic, then resolutely led his remaining few assassins to abandon the mission of assassinating King.
From beginning to end, king never knew about the existence of the Vigorous Assassin Group.
Hmm, all of this is so absurd!
...
"Why? Why can the gap between people be so vast? Why can't I even compare to one of King's glances? Why are humans the same, yet King's strength is so great? Why..."
Sonic's face was filled with utter dejection, his eyes lifeless, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly, as if smiling yet not smiling, as if crying yet not crying, completely lost in a certain breakdown mode, unable to sober up.
king shook his head and sighed, "Alas, there are plenty of fish in the sea, why yearn only for one flower?" Hmm, wait, that's not right. 'Grass' can represent men, and 'flowers' can represent women. So, wouldn't the correct meaning of 'There are plenty of fish in the sea, why yearn only for one flower?' actually be: 'Don't like girls anymore, go for guys instead?' Holy crap, I actually advised Sonic to become gay. Will he take it to heart? Uh, who knows, maybe his future loving relationship with Jiyu will be inspired by me. If that's true, that would be quite embarrassing.
Hill thought, "Hmm, is King preparing to kill the assassin?"
Hill was startled to see king staring at Sonic. King had a precedent for silencing assassins, and he didn't doubt that King would kill this assassin in front of him. However, the assassin had already lost the ability to act, making it a perfect opportunity for capture and interrogation. How could he be casually killed?
"I must stop King!"
He took a deep breath, preparing to push open the car door and rush over to save Sonic. However, as soon as his hand touched the car door handle, king suddenly turned and walked towards the dead monster, making him breathe a sigh of relief. He retracted his outstretched hand and continued to observe the situation's development. Based on the previous recording, the assassins weren't acting alone. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to easily expose his tracks. He would wait patiently for his opportunity, capture those assassins one by one, interrogate them, and expose the mastermind behind the scenes to be judged by the law!
"Ding, congratulations Host on obtaining a three-star Monster Card—Leopard-Headed Porcupine."
"Heh, a Ghost-level Monster Card in hand."
After drawing a card from the dead monster, king received the system's message. He was secretly pleased. Although he had used the Vaccine Man Card, he had at least obtained a powerful Monster Card, allowing him to maintain a certain level of strength.
Moreover, in this Hero Association Monster Prison's monster escape event, not only did one Ghost-level monster escape, but also more than a dozen other Tiger-Wolf level monsters. Therefore, he was destined for a huge harvest today.
"Hah, a single branch of the Association's Monster Prison has so many monsters. If I clear out all the monsters from the Monster Prisons of the twenty-one cities, wouldn't I get rich?"
As king thought this, he inexplicably felt an urge to blow up the Monster Prisons in other cities.
(Thanks to Cruel Blacklight (Such big talk! Have you practiced the piano?), and Big Ant (Yesterday we had a 'Salted Fish', today we have you, this 'Ant', plus me, a 'Grass-roots' nobody. We can form the Waste Trio! Our performance on 'Screaming Good Voice' will definitely be a hit!) for the tips~)
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