Chapter 400: The Hero Kills the Saving God

Kageyama Ritsu only heard the sound of constant explosions in the air, followed by the sight of various collisions and blasts.

The wails and terror of spirits appeared incessantly; in New Seasoning City, large pools of blood appeared on the streets and buildings, and he could not tell how many people had been killed by the shockwaves of those two's battle in this instant.

He clutched his head in pain, feeling as if the painful scenes of the past were appearing before his eyes once again.

"Why... why do you have to treat us like this..."

A trace of resentment suddenly appeared in his voice, then grew increasingly intense.

And behind him, inside the giant Broccoli that had developed a crack, many souls seemed to be awakened at this moment, and sporadic voices emerged, those voices also issuing the same question.

"Why..."

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

It was less that Bai Cangshu was fighting, and more that he was venting.

Although he liked fighting all kinds of strong opponents, he extremely loathed those who had to find various reasons and titles for a fight.

And among all such behaviors, this guy before him, who had obtained the power of the 【Little Universe】 which was extremely rare even in the space, was the one who disgusted him the most.

Always muttering about some "partner of Justice," as if he had to stand on the side of justice to throw a punch.

This was a freak who wrapped himself in the delusions called stance and philosophy, making the fight completely devoid of any satisfaction.

Bai Cangshu could tell that the opponent was not in a good state; the Little Universe was not at its previous scale, and an arm was broken, but so what.

Fighting is an act of causing harm to the opponent through an asymmetrical advantage.

Bai Cangshu's legs stomped continuously; as Moon Walk was executed in rapid succession, his speed and jumping distance became increasingly exaggerated.

Bai Cangshu deliberately pressed Yunque's head against the surfaces of various buildings and into the bodies of various spirits.

A moment later, both of them were covered in purple-red blood.

"Is this your so-called partner of Justice? You are covered in the blood of various innocent spirits!"

He mocked Yunque.

Yunque grabbed Tao Baibai's left arm with one hand, but no matter how hard he pushed his Little Universe, he could not crush this special arm.

Destruction at the atomic level could not affect this arm.

Splat!

Another spirit was crushed; amidst the wails of the dying spirit, the blood of this monster entered his nose and mouth, the stench incredibly heavy.

Boom!

The Spirit World emitted a terrifying tremor again; the violent shockwave swept in from afar in an instant like a tidal wave. This tremor completely submerged the entire Spirit World, leaving no blind spot to hide.

The two moving forward rapidly were also swept up by the tremor in an instant.

Bai Cangshu felt every joint in his body shake once; the violent impact caused his muscles to twist over a large area and his bones to fracture.

Merely the impact of this aftermath was enough to severely wound his physical body, which had a defense far exceeding that of an ordinary Reincarnator.

Splat!

Yunque, who relied on the Little Universe for defense, fared slightly better, but he also spat blood from his nose and mouth; taking advantage of this impact, he finally broke free from Tao Baibai's grip.

With no time to think about where the impact came from, Yunque quickly backflipped to create distance, blocked with one hand in front of him, burned his Little Universe, and assumed his stance.

He was going to unleash that strike once more and defeat Tao Baibai here!

Crack, crack.

Bai Cangshu's bones and muscles were recovering rapidly; he forcefully stretched the twisted flesh on his face, and that level of pain only made him more excited.

Bai Cangshu turned his head, 【Heart Net】 fully activated, but no movement came through.

Couldn't hear it, couldn't hear anything at all!

"Ha~ as expected of that realm..."

Bai Cangshu seemed not to see Yunque, who was striking a Saint Seiya pose, as he looked into the distance like one possessed.

Over there, where all sound vanished, there were monsters far beyond his understanding fighting!

Thinking of the various speculations from before, Bai Cangshu's mind surged.

【Instant】, activate!

With a thought, Gaojie Chana was activated once again.

【Heracles' Strike】!

A giant phantom appeared, the constellations were lit up one by one, the Little Universe burned with a roar, and destructive force flowed from the single arm.

But the next moment, a powerful hand pressed once again onto Yunque's face.

Tao Baibai's figure did not even coalesce in Yunque's pupils.

Bang!

Blood splattered, the fishy scent permeating his nasal cavity.

Yunque's pupils trembled; whose blood was this? Mine? Or... Tao Baibai's?!

"Eighth Stage~!"

Bai Cangshu's tone was ethereal, completely out of control; 256x speed was suddenly activated, and almost the moment he took a step, he felt the capillaries in his feet shatter completely.

The fibers in his muscles also snapped as if they were elastic cords stretched beyond their limit.

That pain caused Bai Cangshu's adrenaline to secrete violently.

Boom!

He completely broke through the extreme speed in an instant, leaving the blood and shattered skin behind him.

【Omen of the Evil God, activate!】

Even though the abilities were used simultaneously, by the time the phantom of the Omen of the Evil God appeared, he had already crossed a distance of several kilometers.

The scattered flesh, blood, and tendons vanished in an instant.

Yunque, clutched in his hand, was like a battery, and the Greed Cocoon immediately began to drain the other's life force.

There was also that Little Universe constantly battering the King's Left Arm.

This power, the Little Universe, immediately condensed into a golden film of light outside the Greed Cocoon.

Faster, I need to be even faster!

At this moment, Bai Cangshu had almost forgotten his original goal of wanting to steal the God Kingdom of Kageyama Shigeo.

He rushed at extreme speed toward the place where the two were fighting.

Bai Cangshu's thinking was incomparably focused under the Omen of the Evil God.

He knew very clearly, based on existing Intelligence, that this battle was likely the key battle where Fate Eternal intended to forge Black King Saitama.

A true, classical, archetypal Hero, in order to save the world, kills another living god who wished to sacrifice himself to achieve the goal of saving the world...

Fate Eternal wanted to use this evil, absurd farce to smear the flawless Heroic intent of Saitama.

And it was a darkness that even Saitama himself would be unable to accept.

Saitama did not want to kill, so he would force Saitama to kill.

Saitama wanted to save, so he would force Saitama to objectively cause the collapse of that salvation.

Kageyama Shigeo wanted to save the world and wanted to change the ending of the world's destruction, which was why he fought Saitama, and why... he would be killed.

The plan of Fate Eternal was far more brilliant than Bai Cangshu's immature Sharingan Illusion Technique.

Even he, before being accidentally dragged into New Seasoning City and seeing Kageyama Ritsu and that so-called God Kingdom, could not have known the full scope of this plan.

In this world, I fear that even those Sages who help Fate Eternal execute their plans do not know the true purpose of Fate Eternal.

Bang!

"Ah!"

Yunque was shaken by the terrifying impact until his jaws were full of blood; his teeth were already loose, the excessively terrifying speed made it impossible for him to breathe, and his Little Universe began to fail.

Damn it, it's because I'm too weak...

Yunque realized that his power was inferior to Tao Baibai, and at this moment, he felt some regret in his heart; he did not regret being an enemy of Tao Baibai, he only regretted that he was not strong enough.

Boom!

Once again, a shockwave that swept through the Spirit World appeared.

Bai Cangshu, directly under the enhancement of the Omen of the Evil God, crashed into it with a boom.

Amidst the spraying blood, he finally saw that at the end of the black and white world, everything had already collapsed; a pitch-black giant was clutching Saitama, whose cape was tattered, and the surrounding space, time, and color were all crushing toward Saitama's body.

Boom!

That shockwave—was it actually the aftermath produced by the opponent attacking Saitama's body?!

(End of chapter)