Chapter 401

"Luo, Luo…"

Longjuan reached out and slapped her on the shoulder: "Calm down, look closely."

"That was an afterimage."

Chuixue then noticed that the "body" sliced into pieces in midair had dispersed like mist; she instinctively patted her ample chest and exhaled in relief.

The silver-haired boy appeared elsewhere.

On Luo En's eerie, handsome face lingered a faint smile as he gazed in one direction: "It's been a long time, annoying speedster."

Sonic stood on the ground there and snapped back: "My name is Sonic!"

"Whatever you call yourself, I'm surprised you recognized me."

Luo En smiled.

Sonic gripped the blade at his waist and stared intently at him: "Once I lock onto a target, no matter how it changes, I can spot it at a glance—especially my target for revenge…"

"Today, I'll defeat you for sure!"

He vanished in a flash.

Flash Fleisch, watching this, widened his eyes in shock.

Such incredible speed!

Is this guy also from the ninja village?!

Sonic reappeared behind Luo En in midair, his blade slicing through the air in a silent, graceful arc toward his neck.

In that instant, all sound in the world seemed to vanish.

An eerily quiet stillness.

Clang!

A metallic clash rang out.

In Sonic's disbelief.

Two fingers had pinched his descending blade.

His strike was sharp enough to cleave through thick steel gates—how could it be caught by just two fingers?!

The silver-haired boy, with his back to him, smiled: "Surprised?"

"Because you're too weak."

Luo En's fingers twitched, and the entire blade shattered instantly.

Sonic hadn't even registered what had happened.

His whole body crashed heavily into the ground, lying flat in a crater, three-tenths of his bones shattered.

He stared blankly at the demonic figure above him, like an ant gazing up at the heavens.

It was as if a god had descended.

A power utterly out of reach.

His years of training culminated in a killing technique he never even got to use; his longed-for revenge felt like nothing but a joke…

Something inside Sonic felt like it had shattered.

…………

After a minor interruption.

The fourth match began.

Natural Water vs. Genos.

This match was supposed to feature Tongdi, but Genos insisted so strongly they had to give it to him.

Immediately, Genos, having held back for so long, unleashed full firepower without mercy.

Laser eyes, machine-gun fists, laser cannons—all rained down on Natural Water like they cost nothing.

Explosions engulfed the entire arena, the searing heat evaporating all moisture.

Natural Water faced the same predicament as Atom Smasher: despite his great strength and powerful ability, he faced an opponent with terrible synergy, and under Dajiong's voice transmission, he chose to surrender.

That's all for now.

The heroes lead 3 wins to 1 loss.

51, the Monster King Wang Dashe appears

The battle on the stage continues.

Fifth match.

Pig God vs. Gums, Gums wins, Pig God severely injured.

Sixth match.

President vs. Drive Knight, President wins, Drive Knight loses an arm, President also sustains serious injuries.

Seventh match.

Phoenix Boy vs. Tongdi; even after evolving to Dragon-class power, he still couldn't defeat Tongdi, who used his machine to blast him off the stage with a powerful jet blast.

Eighth match.

Pochi vs. Police Dog Hero; though Pochi's destructive power is immense, he can't land a hit on Police Dog Hero, and after over a hundred exchanges, Police Dog Hero wins with superior technique and speed.

Ninth match.

Drift Emperor appears, facing Zombie Man.

Drift Emperor wins.

Thus concluded.

Hero Association vs. Monster Association: 5 wins to 4 losses.

"What will it become?"

"Heroes must win!"

"Hero! Kill all those weirdos!"

"Strongest S-class heroes, go!"

The civilians watching on screen were all trembling with fear, even more tense than the heroes fighting.

"If the hero side wins two more matches, it's over."

Genos glanced at Saitama beside him. "One match is no problem if the teacher steps in; as for the other..."

He looked at Tornado.

The strongest psychic in the world.

Though he hated to admit it, among all the heroes present, this little thing was unquestionably the strongest, aside from the teacher.

It wasn't just him who thought of this.

Bang went up to Tornado.

"Tornado, the next match is yours. Don't lose."

"Huh?"

Tornado, clad in a black long robe, arms crossed as she floated in midair, raised an eyebrow. "Lose? Are you joking? Did you not sleep?"

"If you leave it all to me, it would've ended long ago."

"Just stand here and watch."

Tornado said this with pride, then flew toward the arena.

Fubuki wasn't too worried—she trusted her sister's strength.

On the Monster Association side.

Underground, the monster king Wang Dashe sent a mental message to Sykes.

"Next... you go..."

"As you command, my lord Wang Dashe."

Sykes, with wavy long hair, gold-rimmed glasses, and an excellent figure, stood up, bowed toward Wang Dashe's direction, then took a vial of potion and swallowed it—her psychic power instantly erupted out of control.

Enveloped in a psychic energy shield, she shot straight upward.

When Sykes burst through the Monster Association's surface and appeared before everyone.

All the heroes were startled.

Fubuki's eyes widened even more.

"She's...?"

Watching Sykes float onto the arena, arms crossed, Tornado narrowed her eyes. "Oh? A monster skilled in psychic powers? That's rare indeed."