Chapter 222: Mumen Rider VS Fat Otaku Garou!

Bang couldn't believe his eyes; the decadent fat man lying on the sofa was actually his disciple.

There was no longer any sharpness in the eyes Garou used to look at Bang.

After he shouted "Teacher," he turned his head to stare at the screen and never paid attention to the two people at the door again.

"You... what are you doing?"

Bang walked to Garou tremblingly.

"I'm playing games. I didn't realize before that games are actually quite fun. As long as you are willing to spend time, your skills will definitely improve, and sooner or later you will be able to beat the BOSS and clear the level."

"Unlike martial arts..." Garou sneered, "The effort you put in is not worth mentioning in front of a genius. Spending time on such boring things is really a waste."

"You are also a genius! Your talent is stronger than most people!" Bang looked at Garou in disbelief; it was hard to imagine hearing such decadent words from his mouth.

Where did that terrifying perseverance go? "So what if it's stronger than most?" Garou's fingers tapped rapidly on the controller, his eyes numb and hollow, "As long as you lose to one person, you are still a loser, and you will never be able to surpass him."

Bang sighed, "Martial arts itself has no end. Everyone is in the process of constantly climbing. You shouldn't compare yourself to others, but to yourself!"

Hearing this, Garou suddenly put down the controller. Bang thought he had figured it out and a look of joy appeared on his face. But before he could be happy for long, he saw him turn over and lie on the sofa to read manga.

Why are there so many things in this damn underground! Bang turned his head to look at Mosquito Girl Mia.

Mia said helplessly, "Saitama brought them, saying he looked pitiful being locked underground. I didn't expect him to become an otaku."

Bang smiled bitterly, "Is he trying to turn the House of Evolution into an arcade?"

He felt some pain looking at his disciple on the sofa.

Once upon a time, Bang was afraid that this talented disciple would become too powerful, afraid that he would cause inestimable damage to the people and things around him.

And now, it's hard to even describe Garou as harmless to humans and animals.

This damn thing has already turned into a husky...

"You come up with me."

"No, I'm fine here. I have games to play and manga to read, and I don't have to practice every day. I love it here."

"Love my ass, look at what you look like now, like a useless person!"

"Isn't that what you wanted, for me to be a useless person?"

Facing Garou's questioning, Bang was suddenly stunned. Since knowing Garou's talent and personality, he did indeed hope that the other party could be more ordinary, or even completely become a useless person.

The current Garou had already fulfilled his original wish, but Bang felt inexplicably uncomfortable in his heart.

Might as well have killed him!

Bang turned and left in disappointment. His state of mind before coming and after coming was two completely different things.

Mia hesitated for a moment but decided to leave with Bang. She didn't act rashly; although Garou in the room looked very decadent, her detection system had been flashing red since the first step she took inside.

After the two left, Garou turned over again, put down the manga in his hand, and stared blankly at the pitch-black ceiling.

Bang returned to the room in low spirits, while Mia went straight to the laboratory to inform Chu Yang of what happened underground.

"Garou would actually become this decadent?"

In terms of temperament and perseverance, Garou is definitely in the top three in the One Punch Man world. Chu Yang didn't expect him to be so dispirited to this extent.

"Could it be that I hit him too hard?"

Chu Yang was very puzzled. He had already held back enough and never used his Original Body of Martial Essence from beginning to end. This intensity shouldn't have caused such a deep shadow on Garou.

"Compared to the gap in strength, the gap in martial arts attainments might be the main reason for Garou's depression."

Mia recalled the conversation between Garou and Bang and felt that the other party was very concerned about his crushing defeat in martial arts.

"I'll go see him."

Chu Yang got up from his seat. Now there was nothing more important than accelerating Mumen Rider's evolution; Garou must be cheered up.

In his view, Garou's performance was like a child throwing a tantrum. To put it bluntly, he just hadn't had enough beatings. Give him a little loving encouragement, and he would immediately return to normal.

Before long, Chu Yang arrived at the lowest level. As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw Garou lying on the sofa playing dead.

Garou sensed that someone had come again and said without raising his head, "I already said I'm not going up. Can you guys stop bothering me? If you still want to come, then please bring some manga. I've finished the ones in my hand."

Chu Yang sneered, "If you don't want to die, get up."

A nightmarish voice appeared in Garou's nightmares every day. He was too familiar with this voice. His instinctual reaction made him jump off the sofa and set up a defensive stance with his nerves tense.

Garou's reaction was not wrong, because in the next second, Chu Yang's foot kicked his arm fiercely, and his whole body was smashed out like a cannonball, smashing a big hole in the wall made of special metal.

Facing the sudden attack, Garou's ferocity was aroused. He stood up from the ruins, picked up the metal fragments scattered at his feet, and threw them out.

Chu Yang tilted his neck slightly to dodge the trajectory of the metal fragments, but the elevator behind him was hit.

The inside of the elevator lost its light, and the machine went quiet, as if the energy system had been cut off by Garou's attack.

Chu Yang said, "Now you can't even take the elevator. Change to the stairs. Anyway, you are used to climbing up floor by floor."

Garou's eyes were hollow, as if he had lost his mind, leaving only killing intent, and he attacked Chu Yang regardless of everything.

Chu Yang used his finger as a sword and performed the most proud stunt of Ye Gucheng's life—Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens. His figure suddenly became ethereal and untraceable.

Garou lost his target and looked around for Chu Yang's figure.

Suddenly, a sword light flashed, and blood exploded from Garou's chest. His body was carried away by terrifying power, and he used all his strength to stabilize himself.

Sword marks appeared one after another all over his body, but Garou didn't notice where Chu Yang was at all.

By the time Chu Yang stopped, he had already become a bloody man.

Garou had no power to resist anymore and leaned against the wall, swaying. His eyes became clear, and he regained his reason.

"You've become stronger again..."

"Why is your improvement speed so fast!"

"The martial arts you know have also increased."

"This is a move I have never seen before. How did you think of it?"

Garou looked at Chu Yang with no desire to live, a bit of craving hidden in his eyes. He really wanted to know why.

"If you want to know, go up, complete the task I gave you, and then you can get a chance to ask questions."

After Chu Yang said this, he left.

After he left, Garou stared at the broken elevator, his heart caught in a battle between heaven and man. He really wanted to give up and be a happy slacker.

"One last time..."

Garou walked into the stairwell with firm eyes and then climbed up floor by floor.

Garou, who had finally climbed back to the ground, fell into a coma due to excessive blood loss and was sent to the infirmary by Chu Yang.

He lay in the infirmary for a night, covered in nano-medical robots, and those terrifying and hideous scars disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

By the time the first ray of sunrise shone on him, his bare upper body had returned to its original state. White and chubby, it actually looked quite cute.

Rhythmic breathing sounds came from outside the infirmary, waking Garou from his deep sleep. He frowned and walked to the door, pushed it open, and saw a huge sports field outside.

Someone was running...

"Hoo... hoo..."

The steady breathing sound came from Mumen Rider's mouth. He was running laps around the sports field. Unlike usual, Bang's figure could not be seen beside him.

The old man usually arrived at the sports field even earlier than him. Today was the first time he was absent. Mumen Rider was a bit unaccustomed to it, but soon threw the distracting thoughts to the back of his mind.

"Why do some meaningless things?"

Garou appeared on the sidelines and questioned Mumen Rider. He had a vague impression of this man; his strength was very weak, but his life was surprisingly tough, and he often did things beyond expectations.

"What is meaningless?"

Mumen Rider slowed his pace and asked, confused.

"What can you change by running around here all day?"

"The power of your punches will still not increase, the degree of physical improvement is limited, and when you meet a monster, you will likely be defeated in a few punches again. What exactly are you insisting on?"

Speaking to the end, Garou gradually became impatient and waved his hand, "Forget it, talking to you about this is also a waste of saliva. Tell me where that guy is."

Mumen Rider scratched his head, "Who are you asking about?"

Garou said in a irritable tone, "The guy the old man calls master all day!"

Mumen Rider suddenly realized, "If you mean Mr. Yang, he should be doing research in the laboratory. He stays there almost every day."

"Got it." Garou turned to leave, muttering in a low voice, "Mysterious, I don't know what he wants to do?"

Not long after he walked, Mumen Rider's voice came from behind him.

"Mr. Garou, you got one thing wrong."

"I am not without any improvement."

"Mr. Saitama helped me improve my exercise plan, and I personally feel the effect is very good. Besides, Mr. Bang also taught me some martial arts."

"Right now..."

"I probably won't be defeated by you in a few punches."

Garou paused, turned back to stare at Mumen Rider, blood light flickering in his eyes. He said indifferently, "What did you just say?"

Seeing his unkind tone and looking like he was about to fight, Mumen Rider immediately explained, "I didn't mean to provoke you..."

It would have been better if he hadn't said this. As soon as he said this, Garou's expression became even more unkind. He had already started moving his hands and feet, sneering, "I'll see what use your stupid exercise plan has!"

It suddenly started to rain.

Raindrops fell on the two of them.

Garou walked towards Mumen Rider with big strides. With every step he took, the water droplets at his feet were shaken up and then exploded in the air.

Invisible Qi circled around his body, and the killing intent was like a cold wind, blowing the invisible Qi, turning it into sharp blades shuttling through the rain curtain.

Mumen Rider couldn't see the blades turned from Qi, but he could feel the danger. The moment the wind blew, he also moved, lunging fiercely to the left.

Hum~~~ The Qi blade scraped past him, leaving a series of sonic booms, and then scraped a deep gully into the lawn in the center of the sports field.

Mumen Rider looked back, a look of lingering fear on his face.

"I've been beaten every day during this time. You don't think I haven't learned anything, do you?"

"Kid, if I hurt you later, don't blame me."

Garou grinned, which, combined with his scarlet eyes, looked hideous and cruel.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know about you being beaten. If you need it, I can help you call the police."

Mumen Rider got up and patted the dust off his clothes, his expression very sincere. But the more he was like this, the more Garou was convinced that he was playing with him.

"I'll smash your mouth, let's see what else you can say!"

Garou kicked his feet, and his broad body broke through the rain curtain. Don't look at how he ate himself into a fat man in the lowest level during this time, but his speed was not reduced at all compared to the past, and his explosive power was even better than before!

He was like a cannonball, crashing through the rain curtain in front of him. The moment the raindrops fell around him, it was as if someone had slowed them down.

"So fast!"

Mumen Rider couldn't see Garou's movements at all, so he had to make a blocking gesture on the spot. Just as he set his posture, amazing power came from his arms.

"Crack~~~"

A crisp bone-breaking sound rang out. Mumen Rider took a heavy blow from Garou. The other party smashed a punch onto his forearm, but the force was so great that the other forearm was also smashed, and his whole body flew out without any surprise.

Mumen Rider, moving horizontally, was like a stone used by someone to skip on water, falling and bouncing between the tracks. Rainwater mixed with muddy water dyed him into a ragged rag doll.

His previous claim that he could withstand a few of Garou's punches seemed to have become a joke at this moment.

"Bragged for a long time, is this all the ability you have?"

Garou didn't feel happy because he beat Mumen Rider; more of it was disappointment. This kid was no different from other enemies he had defeated.

On a high platform on the sports field, Chu Yang was watching the battle between Garou and Mumen Rider. Beside him stood Bang, Saitama, and others.

Saitama worried, "Mumen Rider is being beaten a bit miserably. Should we stop their fight?"

Chu Yang shook his head, "It's still early. That guy will stand up."

Saitama frowned, "They are not opponents of the same level at all. If Garou keeps hitting him like this, Mumen Rider might die."

Chu Yang replied firmly, "He won't die."

"You are always stubborn in unexpected places." Saitama said helplessly, "But so far you haven't been wrong..."

As if to verify their conversation, Mumen Rider slowly got up in the drizzling rain.

"I said it before, I can still take many punches."

Mumen Rider continued to set up a defensive posture, his eyes staring fixedly at Garou. This man in front of him was also one of the reasons he wanted to become stronger.

The once powerlessness was buried deep in his heart, stinging Mumen Rider's heart every moment.

Seeing him stand up again, Garou immediately put away his contempt. He hadn't held back at all in that punch just now; the full ten percent of his power had no water in it.

Under normal circumstances, even if Mumen Rider didn't die, he should have been beaten into a coma.

"Interesting."

"Persist well, don't get beaten to death by me!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 223 =====