Chapter 178: Flying Thunder God Slash!
And they might not necessarily be enemies.
Sonic pointed his sword at the two with one hand, his expression cold.
"So, what business do you have with me?"
Gale Wind smirked.
"Isn't it because you've killed too many Monsters lately?"
His tone was teasing, but his eyes stayed fixed on Sonic.
"Though that has nothing to do with us. We came here to recruit you."
He spread his hands slightly.
"How about joining us to do something big?"
Sonic's expression turned colder.
"Something big?"
Seeing the confusion in his eyes, Gale Wind explained with a smile, "That's right. Become a Monster that transcends humanity. Then become one of the rulers of this world."
Beside him, Hellfire Flame spoke with a serious expression.
"There is an organization composed entirely of Monsters. It is called the Monster Association."
His voice carried pride.
"We are members of it now. Soon, we will overturn this world."
He stared at Sonic.
"Given your strength, we have specially allowed you to board this Noah's Ark. You should feel honored."
Then his tone sank.
"Of course, you can refuse."
Hellfire Flame's gaze sharpened.
"There are only two paths before you. Join us, or die here."
Hearing this, Sonic felt no urgency.
Instead, excitement rose in his heart.
An organization made entirely of Monsters?
This was no different from receiving a pillow just as he was about to sleep.
Even so, Sonic asked inwardly, "Asuramaru, is there anyone else nearby?"
Asuramaru swept his perception across the surroundings and replied, "There's one more person hiding in the shadows, but their aura is weak. They should only be observing."
Then his voice carried a hint of teasing.
"What? Are you planning to make a move?"
The corner of Sonic's mouth curved upward.
"There's no reason to refuse power delivered right to my doorstep."
The two opposite him clearly had not noticed anything wrong.
Gale Wind even took out a strange lump from his robe.
It was about the size of an egg, dark, fleshy, and pulsing like a living tumor.
"This is a monster cell."
He held it up casually.
"As long as you eat it, you can become a Monster. Furthermore, those with enough strength can control their appearance at will."
With a light toss, he threw it toward Sonic.
"Eat it, and you'll be one of us."
Sonic reached out and caught the monster cell.
He looked down at the strange pulsing flesh in his palm, and his smile deepened.
In the past, perhaps he really would have eaten this thing in order to defeat Saitama.
But now that he had Asuramaru, this was useless to him.
With that thought, Sonic tossed the monster cell into the air.
His sword flashed.
The monster cell was sliced to pieces.
That immediately drew the attention of the two across from him.
Watching the monster cell fall to the ground in shreds, Hellfire Flame's stern face gradually twisted.
"It seems you intend to die here."
"What a pity."
Gale Wind reacted the same way.
Under Sonic's gaze, the bodies of the two began to transform.
Hellfire Flame changed first.
Blazing flames wrapped around his body. His face distorted, his flesh shifting until he completely entered his Monster form.
Beside him, Gale Wind's skin sprouted fur, his teeth sharpened, and claws extended from his hands. He now looked like a man eating cheetah given human shape.
Seeing them, Sonic sneered.
"So this is what you call becoming Monsters?"
"You could have gained this power too."
Gale Wind licked the claws on his hand, already treating Sonic like prey.
"What a shame."
"You mean turning into those hideous forms of yours?"
Sonic returned the sword to its scabbard, then rested his hand on the hilt.
He was ready to strike.
Hearing that sarcasm, the two Monsters were about to retort angrily.
But the moment the words left their mouths, Sonic moved.
His figure shot forward from where he stood.
His speed was so fast that even the two who had completed their Monster transformation felt immense pressure.
In the next instant, Gale Wind leapt away from the incoming strike, while Hellfire Flame flipped his body and sent one leg sweeping out, flames erupting around it.
"Flame Edge Kick!"
Against the flaming kick, Sonic answered with one slash.
Hellfire Flame's lower leg was split in two.
At the same time, Gale Wind, who had leapt into the air, descended with two short curved swords in hand.
Both edges aimed straight for Sonic's throat below.
But before they could land, the sword that had cut into Hellfire Flame's right leg shattered.
Countless fragments scattered in every direction.
Some of them pierced directly into Hellfire Flame's body.
Facing the descending twin swords, Sonic's mouth curved slightly.
His figure vanished from the spot.
The next moment, he appeared beside Gale Wind.
The shattered fragments reassembled into a partial sword, slashing toward Gale Wind before he had time to dodge.
Gale Wind barely managed to raise the sword in his right hand to block.
At the same time, the fragments buried inside Hellfire Flame's body began moving under Sonic's control, tearing through his flesh from within.
The three figures crossed and separated.
Sonic turned around and looked at the two.
Gale Wind's right arm had been severed, along with the sharp sword in his hand.
Beside him, Hellfire Flame was also gravely injured. The fragments inside his body had shredded most of his vital organs.
In only one exchange, the two had completely fallen into disadvantage.
In contrast, Sonic had only gained a finger wide cut on the bodysuit covering his right arm, left behind by a hidden wire from Gale Wind.
"Even after becoming Monsters, this is all you have?"
Sonic's voice was filled with disdain.
"With the next strike, I'll personally sever both your heads."
Gale Wind and Hellfire Flame had long since lost their earlier arrogance.
How is this guy so strong?
And what is going on with that sword in his hand?
There was no time to think further.
The two flickered and fled at once, showing no hesitation.
They tacitly chose different directions.
"Trying to run?"
Sonic's eyes turned cold.
"Too late."
Inside Hellfire Flame, who had just leapt out of a window, one of the sword fragments tore through his flesh and shot into the air.
The next moment, Sonic and the fragment swapped positions.
"Flying Thunder God Slash!"
Sonic appeared in midair.
The sword in his hand swept out.
"Scattered Flash Slash!"
The slash went straight for Hellfire Flame's neck.
This time, Hellfire Flame had no strength left to resist.
His head was severed in a single strike.
Sonic did not stop.
He glanced sideways toward the direction Gale Wind had fled, his eyes filled with killing intent.
"Next."
His figure vanished from the spot, leaving only Hellfire Flame's headless corpse lying on the cold ground.
"Asuramaru, where did that guy run?"
At that moment, the system notification rang in Asuramaru's mind.
[Ding! Intense negative emotions detected from Dragon level Monster Hellfire Flame before death. Gained 100,000 emotion points!]
[This kill obtained 50,000 Demon Power. Fifty percent will be fed back to the Sword Master.]
Asuramaru did not pay much attention to the notification.
Instead, through his perception, he reminded Sonic, "East. About three thousand meters away."
Then he added, "Don't forget, there's still a peeping fellow nearby."
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