Chapter 180: What Is Your Choice?
As the Demon Power from the feedback flooded into Sonic's body, his strength began to surge again.
Across from him, Nyan sensed the change almost immediately through sheer animal instinct.
"What's going on?"
His vertical pupils narrowed.
"Is this guy getting stronger that fast?"
His expression grew uncertain.
For a brief moment, Nyan genuinely considered leaving right then and there.
Fortunately, in the next instant, an enormous figure walked up beside him.
The newcomer was extremely tall, with explosive muscles and spiked hair. Beneath that hair, four eyes stared straight ahead at the same time.
Without turning his head, Gouketsu spoke calmly.
"The feeling he gives off has changed."
His voice was deep and steady.
"It seems his strength is indeed increasing. Is it because he killed that ninja?"
As he spoke, his gaze shifted toward the strange sword.
Based on the intelligence provided by Gyoro Gyoro, he had already guessed something.
Gouketsu casually took out the sword fragment that had been brought back and spoke to himself.
"The ability to teleport using sword fragments, combined with the ability to control the sword through psychokinesis. Add his own extreme speed on top of that, and he becomes a very troublesome opponent."
As his voice fell, he threw the sword fragment onto the ground in front of them.
Then he slammed his fist down.
Boom!
The street shook.
Cracks spread across the ground.
But when Gouketsu lifted his fist, the sword fragment beneath it remained completely undamaged.
Seeing this, Nyan could not help mocking him.
"Gouketsu, can you even do it? Let me try, meow."
He crossed his arms.
The claws on his hands grew several times longer, then slashed forward in a cross pattern.
"Cat Punishment!"
Sharp claw marks tore through the ground.
The street was sliced apart.
Yet the sword fragment remained perfectly intact.
"It seems it cannot be destroyed."
After seeing this, Gouketsu had already reached a conclusion.
He nodded slightly, then arranged a plan.
"You pin him down from the side. I will take the front."
You want me to harass him?
Nyan had no intention of risking his life anyway, so he was naturally happy with that role.
"Leave it to me, meow."
Not far away, Sonic's expression became grim as he looked at the sword fragment embedded in the ground and listened to the Monster's analysis.
Has he already seen through it?
His assassin instincts were warning him.
This guy was not simple.
The sword in Sonic's hand shattered.
Several small fragments flew out in different directions.
But this was clearly seen by Nyan.
His figure flashed.
In less than a breath, the fragments trying to leave the battlefield were already in his hand.
Nyan stood there, laughing mockingly.
"It's too late to leave now, meow."
The moment his voice fell, Sonic appeared in front of him and slashed.
But Gouketsu, who had been waiting for exactly this, stepped forward and brought down a heavy punch.
A second before impact, Sonic activated Flying Thunder God again, swapping positions and dodging.
But when he glanced at the spot where he had just been standing, the ground there had completely split apart.
The range was massive.
Nearby abandoned buildings collapsed along with it, as if an earthquake had passed through the street.
Standing in the center, Nyan fanned his right hand and said with an unfriendly expression, "You were trying to hit me too, weren't you, meow?"
Gouketsu ignored him.
His expression showed that his judgment had been correct.
"It is basically consistent with my guess."
He raised his foot.
"In that case, he will be much easier to handle."
Then he stomped the ground and kicked the shattered earth with his other leg.
"Again."
In an instant, countless pieces of rubble, large and small, flew forward like cannonballs.
Nyan did not pay much attention to him either.
He stayed nearby, focusing on collecting Sonic's sword fragments while remaining vigilant of his surroundings.
Facing these two, Sonic felt the difficulty of fighting Monsters for the first time.
Compared to this Monster, the others he had killed were simply idiots.
Now, he was the one trapped in a dilemma.
If he wanted to escape, that cat would block him.
Worse, Nyan was collecting his sword fragments.
Sonic's psychokinesis was not yet strong enough to force the fragments out of Nyan's hands.
His gaze shifted toward Gouketsu, who was charging straight at him.
Every move and every form carried terrifying power.
This Monster was clearly an extremely powerful martial artist.
As he threw punches, Gouketsu also continued persuading him.
"There is no need for futile resistance."
His fist tore through the air.
"With your speed and strength, you might become even stronger than me after monsterization."
He stepped forward, each movement heavy and precise.
"Abandon your human identity and become one of us."
Under these circumstances, Sonic knew he had no way out.
His face darkened.
"Become an ugly freak like you?"
His grip tightened around Asuramaru.
"I don't need it."
As he spoke, Sonic charged straight at Gouketsu.
The two clashed head on.
Sonic fought with speed, technique, and the unpredictable nature of his sword fragments.
Gouketsu fought with overwhelming martial power.
Meanwhile, Nyan followed along the side. He had no intention of making a direct move. He simply watched in silence, never revealing even the smallest opening.
Cunning.
Sinister.
Cautious.
None of those words were enough to fully describe him.
He was like a hunter toying with prey, waiting until he had enough fun before tearing it apart.
In contrast, Gouketsu was simple and direct.
Pure, crushing strength.
His wild fists carried such terrifying force that even Sonic's current body would be injured if he took one head on.
"You are very suited to becoming a Monster."
Gouketsu's voice continued between attacks.
"A person like you should not be bound by morality."
His four eyes stared at Sonic.
"What exactly are you hesitating about?"
He punched again.
"What is wrong with gaining power, overthrowing this world, and letting strength reign supreme?"
As he spoke, Gouketsu found the right moment.
His entire body shifted.
Then he threw a punch with all his strength.
"Gouketsu Wave Motion Fist!"
The fist filled with killing intent struck Sonic in an instant.
Even though Sonic raised his sword to block in front of him, he was still sent flying.
More than a dozen abandoned buildings behind him collapsed under the aftershock.
When the towering dust finally began to settle, Sonic's figure slowly came to a stop at the end of the street.
Blood flowed from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
The shock had injured him heavily.
Gouketsu dragged his own blood soaked and scarred body forward, then leapt and landed in front of him.
His four eyes looked down at the critically injured Sonic.
He was breathing heavily, but his voice remained cold.
"Your internal organs should all be displaced and damaged."
He looked at Sonic's broken state.
"With a human body, you are certain to die."
His tone sank.
"Why not become a Monster and grow stronger?"
"You really are annoying."
Slumped in the ruins, Sonic coughed up blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.
Even so, he continued speaking with a somewhat listless expression.
"But if you people can defeat a baldy named Saitama, I'll join you willingly."
"A baldy named Saitama?"
Hearing that name, Gouketsu engraved it deep into his mind.
But for now, he took out a monster cell and threw it in front of Sonic.
"I have remembered the man you mentioned."
His voice was calm and forceful.
"But before I defeat him, you had better become a Monster first."
Once again, the monster cell lay before Sonic.
His expression became extremely heavy.
At that moment, Asuramaru's voice rang in his mind again, teasing him.
"It seems you really are finished. How about it? Do you want to try begging me..."
Before he could finish, Sonic replied irritably in his mind.
"Just shut up."
Before him lay a choice.
Should he eat the cell, become a Monster, and gain greater power?
Or should he swallow his pride and beg Asuramaru to grant him power, then struggle to the death against these two Monsters?
There was not much time for him to think.
Almost at the same moment, Asuramaru and Gouketsu asked the same question.
"What is your choice?"
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