Chapter 221: Entering the Monster Association
The final shackle shattered.
Even after Asuramaru withdrew every enhancement, Sonic's strength did not fall back to its previous level.
He had successfully crossed the threshold.
Sonic had entered the realm above Dragon.
Yet there was no joy on his face.
He had only become stronger.
It was not as though he could defeat Saitama now.
What was there to celebrate?
At that moment, the communicator at his waist vibrated.
Sonic answered it and heard the same emergency notice being sent to the other S Class Heroes.
Unlike the others, he had only one question.
"Where did the Monsters retreat?"
The Hero Association operator hesitated before answering.
"Based on the reports, all of them seemed to be withdrawing toward the Ghost Town of City Z."
That was enough.
Sonic ended the call and activated the Flying Thunder God.
Space shifted.
He reappeared in the corridor outside Saitama's apartment.
Without wasting a moment, Sonic spread his senses across the surrounding Ghost Town, searching for any trace of the retreating Monsters.
He intended to kill every Monster he encountered.
Finding their headquarters would be even better.
"Asuramaru, help me locate them once we get close."
Sonic leapt from the corridor and vanished among the ruins.
Asuramaru did not bother responding.
He simply acted as Sonic's guide.
Wherever Asuramaru pointed, Sonic attacked.
Their coordination had long surpassed anything ordinary partners could achieve.
Elsewhere in the Ghost Town, Saitama wandered through another section of the ruins.
He looked around at the collapsed buildings and shattered streets with mild confusion.
"What happened here?"
He scratched his bald head.
"Did another Monster appear? Why is everything destroyed?"
As he continued walking, a humanoid rhinoceros approached from the opposite direction.
The Monster took one look at Saitama's bald head and yellow suit, then sneered.
"That ridiculous outfit and that ugly bald head..."
Its massive horn gleamed beneath the sunlight.
"You must be a hero."
The rhinoceros clenched its fists.
"You pathetic nobody, do you have any idea how hard I trained my horn and body for this final battle?"
"Could a baldy like you ever understand my dedication?"
Saitama's expression darkened.
"How should I know?"
He pointed at the Monster irritably.
"And you're the baldy. Your whole family is bald."
Sonic had been tormenting him for days.
Now even a random Monster was insulting him to his face.
Saitama was already in a terrible mood, and this only made it worse.
Rhino Wrestler stared at him in disbelief.
"I'm a rhinoceros. Of course I'm bald!"
"What kind of stupid insult was that?"
Saitama fell silent.
Now that he thought about it, rhinoceroses really did not have hair.
Rhino Wrestler lost patience.
"Enough nonsense."
It lowered its head and aimed its horn at Saitama.
"Let me see how much a hero like you is worth!"
The Monster pushed off the ground.
Its enormous body charged forward like an uncontrolled truck, crushing everything in its path.
Saitama raised his right fist.
Then he threw a casual punch.
The charging Rhino Wrestler exploded.
Flesh and blood scattered across the ruined street.
Saitama stared at his fist with a disappointed expression.
"It ended in one punch again."
Before he could move on, someone shouted from behind him.
"Hey, baldy!"
Saitama turned.
"Do you have any idea how disgusting that yellow outfit looks?"
A fist struck him in the face and sent him flying into a pile of rubble.
Dust rose across the street.
A moment later, Saitama calmly walked out of the debris.
"That was rude."
He brushed dust from his suit.
"Why did you punch me for no reason?"
Saitama looked at his attacker.
The figure was enormous and grotesquely obese.
His head tapered upward like an awl, with only a few scattered hairs fluttering on top.
Everything about him was defined by ugliness.
Saitama tilted his head.
"Are you a human or a Monster?"
The creature's face twisted.
"What an amusing question."
He stepped closer.
"You survived one of my punches, so you must possess some strength."
He struck his chest proudly.
"Listen carefully."
"I am Fuhrer Ugly, an Executive of the Monster Association."
His grin widened.
"And in the future, I will become the new Monster King!"
Saitama nodded.
So he was a Monster.
However, there was one part he had not heard clearly.
"What did you say you wanted to become?"
Veins bulged across Fuhrer Ugly's forehead.
His facial muscles twitched with rage.
"Are you deaf as well as bald?"
He leaned forward and roared.
"I said I will become the new Monster King!"
"That sounds like a passionate goal."
Saitama's expression remained completely blank.
Fuhrer Ugly trembled with fury.
"You really know how to make people angry."
He raised his right fist.
"I'll tear you apart piece by piece and see whether you can keep that stupid expression!"
His fist twisted with grotesque force.
"Face Caving Punch!"
Saitama answered with another casual punch.
Boom!
Fuhrer Ugly exploded.
Just like Rhino Wrestler, his massive body burst into pieces, leaving only blood and mangled flesh across the ground.
Saitama stared at the remains without interest.
"There really are a lot of Monsters around here."
He turned and continued walking, as though he had merely swatted an insect.
Not far away, he discovered a huge opening hidden among the ruins.
Saitama stopped at its edge and looked down.
The hole descended into complete darkness.
"I don't remember seeing this before."
His eyes brightened with simple curiosity.
"Should I go down and look?"
There were no sales to visit today.
He was also still carrying days of frustration from losing to Sonic in video games and having his beef stolen.
With nothing else to do and nowhere else to vent, Saitama jumped.
His body vanished into the pitch black hole.
It was one of the entrances leading directly into the Monster Association headquarters.
Elsewhere in the Ghost Town, Sonic had also spent a long time searching through the ruins.
More than a dozen Monsters had already died beneath his sword.
Eventually, he found another dark hole hidden among the wreckage.
Sonic stood at the edge and looked down.
"Asuramaru, are there Monsters below?"
Asuramaru extended his perception underground.
Several Monster presences immediately entered his senses.
There were not many near this entrance, but that was hardly surprising.
The Monster Association headquarters was enormous. Most of the underground region beneath the Ghost Town belonged to them.
With Sonic's present strength, entering the headquarters no longer posed any meaningful danger.
"There are quite a few below."
Asuramaru paused.
"This should be their lair."
His voice carried a hint of amusement.
"Are you going down?"
"Of course."
Sonic looked into the darkness with a cold smile.
"They attacked me first."
"I haven't forgotten that debt."
He tightened his grip on Asuramaru.
"Now it's time for the Monster Association to pay."
Without hesitation, Sonic leapt into the hole.
His figure disappeared into the darkness.
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