Chapter 250: Zhao Hao: Where Are My Group Members?

Damn! Damn! Damn!! Why has everything turned out like this! Why on earth!!

Amidst the scorched, devastated wasteland, Zhao Hao rode a spacious magical carpet into the sky, instructing Shi Feng Caoqi to scan for other group members with her psychic energy while pulling up the chat group interface and repeatedly pinging Yuzhiboban and Blue Ran, even using his group owner status to activate video call.

But the result? No one responded at all, as if they were all in a signal-blocked zone, utterly unable to receive his messages.

Of course, there was another possibility—that they were all in extreme danger, locked in fierce combat, too consumed to spare even a moment's attention, thus ignoring his calls as group owner.

Thinking this, Zhao Hao grew even more panicked.

In fact, in his original plan, if Boros was willing to intervene, he would surely suppress—or even kill—that overpowered Zhongzhou Team Lunhuizhe.

As for the rest of the Zhongzhou Team members, though formidable, they still lagged behind his own group members by one or two tiers; as long as their tactics didn't catastrophically fail, wiping out the entire Zhongzhou Team was merely a matter of time—and this team battle would be essentially won.

But sadly, ideals were beautiful, reality was brutally thin.

Zhao Hao had not only misjudged the battle's progression and outcome—he'd also completely misread the opening scenario.

First, the Zhongzhou Team's strongest Lunhuizhe had vanished for reasons unknown, leaving Boros bitterly disappointed and nearly sparking internal conflict.

Then, their psychic user suddenly struck, eliminating their mobile fountain, Yagumo Shizuka, with lightning speed.

Immediately after, the Zhongzhou Team revealed a never-before-seen spatial teleportation ability, transporting everyone except Zhao Hao, Shi Feng Caoqi, and Boros to other regions—and even cut off all communication…

This series of combo strikes left Zhao Hao utterly stunned.

Where was the dragon-vs-tiger clash? Where was the passionate slaughter? Were they now playing deceit and trickery? Or was this truly the correct way to fight in a Lunhuizhe team battle?

"Kid, how much longer are you going to wait?"

As Zhao Hao seethed internally, Boros's cold voice echoed beside him.

The universe-dominating force from One Punch World stared at him with his massive eyeball, radiating boredom and impatience.

"My patience is limited. If that man doesn't show up soon, have the group owner take me back—or else… I won't mind venting on someone else!"

As he spoke, he began sizing up Zhao Hao and Shi Feng Caoqi, who hid behind him, his gaze growing increasingly dangerous.

"Wait! Lord Boros!"

Hearing this, Zhao Hao's heart jolted—he was merely a weakling who'd only unlocked a Double-A rank bloodline and second-stage gene lock; how could he possibly withstand the universe-dominating force's venting? He hurriedly pleaded:

"The Zhongzhou Team has many powerful Qiangzhe. You saw it yourself—your group members were all relocated by them, precisely to pick them off one by one before launching a concentrated final assault.

Even if the person I mentioned still doesn't appear, the other Zhongzhou Team members will still give you a satisfying fight—absolutely not a waste…"

As he spoke, Zhao Hao's voice suddenly halted—he'd sensed something, and pulled up the chat group interface again.

Blue Ran 's avatar was flashing frantically, repeatedly sending the signal: "Group owner, save me!"

Meanwhile, the avatars of Uchiha Madara, Akunolokia, Whitebeard, and Gilgamesh had turned dark gray—just like Yagumo Shizuka's—indicating they were offline.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!"

Zhao Hao's pupils shrank sharply—he couldn't believe his eyes.

How long had it been? His group members, all at fourth-tier, had been wiped out entirely—could the Zhongzhou Team really be that strong?!

Well… yes, they really were.

Recalling how Wu Xian had effortlessly defeated several group members just hours ago, Zhao Hao's body trembled uncontrollably—he suspected Shi Feng Caoqi's intel was wrong. Wu Xian had never left the Zhongzhou Team; he'd merely hidden in the shadows, waiting to ambush. Otherwise, this situation made no sense!

"Hm?!"

Suddenly, Boros's voice, tinged with surprise, came from beside him—followed by a growing laugh.

"Hahahaha—Kid! Good job! You didn't lie to me after all!"

As he spoke, Boros yanked off his crimson cloak, revealing a sleek, high-tech golden armor beneath.

At the same time, seeing Boros's sudden action and words, Zhao Hao—who had been mourning the loss of his group members (tools)—was left utterly bewildered. He opened his mouth to speak, when suddenly he felt an abnormal vibration in the air ahead.

He whirled around—and saw an infinitely enlarged fist filling his vision.

"Boom——————!!!"

Terrifying energy waves surged outward. Zhao Hao felt like a leaf caught in a category-10 typhoon, flung violently backward. He barely managed to control his carpet and grabbed Shi Feng Caoqi, who screamed beside him, dragging her into a rapid retreat.

At the same moment, he turned to the direction of the energy collision—his face filled with disbelief.

In midair, two humanoid figures moved at blinding speed, locked in furious combat.

Every movement caused sonic booms; every punch emitted a muffled thunder; every collision was like detonating tons of explosives in midair…

In less than a few seconds, they had clashed over a thousand times, sending ripples through the invisible vacuum for kilometers around.

Seeing this, Zhao Hao's eyes widened in utter disbelief.

As a Double-A rank bloodline-enhanced individual, though his power still fell far short of fourth-tier, his perception was sharp—he could tell the figure dueling Boros was not any Zhongzhou Team Qiangzhe he'd seen before, but a man dressed in bizarre attire, his entire body wreathed in golden flames.

Zhao Hao studied him closely—and then gasped in shock: the man's face was identical to the Devil Team's leader.

How could this be! How could he have grown this strong! He couldn't even beat Akunolokia before!

Wait—those clothes… could this be the Dragon Ball fusion technique?!

As he thought this, Shi Feng Caoqi beside him suddenly screamed—

"Zhao Jun! Watch out!!"

What?!

Alarm bells blared in his mind. Before Zhao Hao could react, the protective jade pendant he wore on his chest suddenly erupted in blinding light.

"Bang——————!!!"

(End of Chapter)