Chapter 229: I Will Bury You Myself!
"This is your final trial."
Asuramaru's voice echoed through Sonic's mind.
"Give it everything you have."
There was nothing more to discuss.
Asuramaru activated every enhancement at once.
Demonization.
Ittō Shura.
Demon Lord Possession.
One power after another poured into Sonic's body, forcing his strength upward at an incredible rate.
His aura surged.
The air around him distorted beneath the pressure.
Once again, Sonic crossed the final threshold and entered God level.
This time, however, Asuramaru carefully controlled the flow of Demon Power instead of simply releasing everything without restraint.
The result was far more stable.
Sonic could maintain this state for fifteen full minutes.
And for this final battle, Asuramaru held nothing back.
Every ability that could be shared was given to him.
Sonic slowly returned his sword to its sheath.
His right hand settled on the hilt.
Then he began gathering power.
At the same time, his voice rang throughout the palace.
"Domain Expansion."
Power erupted around him.
"Ashura Kannon!"
The world changed.
A colossal sword manifested behind Sonic, suspended vertically in the air.
Countless swords surrounded it.
From those swords, figures began emerging one after another.
The strongest Monsters Sonic had defeated appeared within the Domain.
Executives of the Monster Association.
Overgrown Rover.
Gums.
And among them stood Monster King Orochi.
Their presences filled the enormous chamber.
Then they attacked.
Energy blasts, physical strikes, and countless abilities converged upon Boros from every direction.
The palace disappeared beneath a storm of destruction.
Boros showed no fear.
Overgrown Rover lunged at him first.
Boros met the enormous Monster with a single punch.
Boom!
Rover's body was crushed apart.
Boros became a streak of lightning.
Another punch.
Another figure died.
Then another.
Within moments, several of the summoned Monsters had been destroyed.
But Boros soon noticed something strange.
Every figure he killed simply reappeared beside the enormous sword behind Sonic.
His single eye narrowed.
So that sword was the source.
Boros immediately changed direction.
He shot toward it.
Monster King Orochi appeared in his path.
Orochi had already entered his strongest form.
His fists moved with complex martial arts techniques while the serpentine heads growing from his body opened their mouths and fired blazing beams.
Boros twisted through the attacks.
His right fist drew back.
He was about to crush Orochi's head when a presence appeared behind him.
"Forbidden Secret Art."
Two swords moved through empty space.
"Void Sword!"
Empty Void appeared behind Boros.
Both swords carried the strange power of the void as they slashed toward his back.
Boros reacted immediately.
His eye widened slightly.
"You concealed your presence?"
He turned and raised one hand.
"I did not sense you at all."
But Orochi had already seized the opening.
His hands moved in a flowing pattern.
"Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist!"
Boros threw a punch.
Orochi intercepted it.
Rather than meeting the overwhelming force directly, he redirected it.
Boros's fist was guided harmlessly away from its target.
His expression changed.
"What is this?"
He looked at Orochi's movements with genuine curiosity.
"You redirected my punch that easily?"
There was no time to examine the technique.
Orochi and Empty Void attacked together.
Their combined assault struck Boros from opposite directions.
Boom!
Boros was hurled downward like a meteor.
He smashed into the palace floor.
Empty Void and Orochi immediately followed.
The battle erupted again.
Every collision sent shockwaves through the ship.
The walls cracked.
Entire sections of the palace trembled.
Even an ordinary Dragon level fighter would have been unable to survive the aftermath of such a battle.
The colossal spacecraft itself began shaking.
Boros still did not feel the same excitement he had sensed from Sonic.
But fighting Orochi and Empty Void together was enough to awaken something he had almost forgotten.
The joy of battle.
A smile spread across his face.
He stopped holding back.
For a time, Boros fought both summoned warriors alone and refused to give ground.
Meanwhile, Sonic had not moved.
His right hand remained wrapped around the hilt of his sheathed sword.
Power continued accumulating.
One second.
Ten seconds.
Thirty.
A full minute passed.
Then Sonic opened his eyes.
The charge was complete.
At the same moment, Boros knocked Orochi aside and was sent backward by Empty Void's counterattack.
He prepared to retaliate.
But something felt wrong.
Neither Empty Void nor Orochi pursued him.
Boros's eye narrowed.
Then space twisted.
A mark hidden on the armor covering his arm activated.
The Flying Thunder God Mark Sonic had left during their first clash.
Sonic appeared directly in front of him.
His hand moved.
"Battōzan!"
The sword left its sheath.
For an entire minute, Sonic had concentrated power into that single draw.
And to push the technique even further, he had burned ten percent of his own blood.
The resulting strike was monstrous.
Boros sensed the danger.
For the first time since the battle began, his instincts screamed.
He raised both arms.
The sword struck.
Boom!
The impact shook the entire spacecraft.
Boros was blasted downward.
His body smashed through the palace floor.
Then the next floor.
And the next.
He continued falling through deck after deck.
Sonic's face had grown noticeably pale from the blood he had burned, but he did not stop.
He followed Boros downward.
His sword swung again.
"Getsuga Tensho!"
Black crescent shaped slashes erupted from the sword.
Each one stretched hundreds of metres across.
Several descended toward Boros simultaneously.
At the same time, Sonic temporarily released Ashura Kannon and plunged after him.
Boros continued crashing downward.
One deck.
Ten.
Dozens.
Hundreds.
The ship could not contain the force.
Boros finally tore through the bottom of the spacecraft and fell into the ruins of City A.
Boom!
The ground collapsed.
A hemispherical crater several thousand metres wide appeared beneath the impact.
Dust rose like a wall.
Boros lay at its centre.
Before he could rise, several enormous black crescents descended from the sky.
They struck the crater one after another.
The explosions drew the attention of every nearby S Class Hero.
Heads turned.
Then several heroes immediately rushed toward the battlefield.
Sonic descended into the crater.
His feet landed lightly on broken stone.
Dust rolled past him.
For several seconds, there was silence.
Then a figure moved within the haze.
Boros rose.
Both of his arms were gone.
A deep sword wound stretched across the armor covering his chest.
Yet there was no fear on his face.
Only excitement.
"This armor…"
His voice was low.
"It was created to restrain my overwhelming power."
Cracks spread across its surface.
"You shattered it."
The armor broke apart.
Pieces fell from Boros's body.
At the same time, flesh surged from his shoulders.
Bones formed.
Muscles wrapped around them.
Within moments, both arms had completely regenerated.
Boros crossed them before his chest.
Then he released the power he had been suppressing.
The change was immediate.
His body expanded.
Muscles swelled and hardened.
Energy erupted from every inch of him.
The sheer pressure spreading across the crater was enough to make the air tremble.
Boros grinned.
"Here I come, Sonic!"
He vanished.
A beam of light crossed the crater.
Boros appeared directly in front of Sonic and drove his right fist forward.
Sonic drew his sword and blocked.
Fist met sword.
The collision exploded.
Sonic's sword cut deeply into Boros's fist.
But it failed to sever it completely.
Before the Sword could cut any farther, the wound was already regenerating.
Both combatants had reached God level.
And now the real battle began.
Sonic moved like a black meteor.
Boros met him head on.
Their figures disappeared from ordinary sight.
Only explosions remained.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Each collision ripped apart another section of City A.
The S Class Heroes arriving nearby could barely perceive their movements.
They could only hear the thunderous impacts and see flashes tearing across the ruins.
The two separated at last.
Sonic landed among shattered concrete.
His clothes were damaged, and his breathing had become heavier.
Across from him, Boros was covered in sword wounds.
Deep cuts crossed his chest, arms, and shoulders.
Many were already regenerating.
Boros looked at Sonic with open admiration.
"I did not expect you to last this long after I released my true power."
Sonic's lips curled upward.
"You are strong."
There was no mockery in his voice.
Then his expression sharpened.
"But compared to Saitama, you are nothing."
Boros paused.
"Saitama?"
He repeated the unfamiliar name.
Then he smiled.
"Interesting."
His fist tightened.
"After I defeat you, I will fight him."
Sonic did not laugh.
He did not insult Boros.
His gaze simply grew colder.
"You will not get the chance."
Sonic raised his sword.
"I will bury you here with my own hands."
Boros answered by releasing even more energy.
The ground beneath him collapsed.
Sonic vanished at the same moment.
The two collided again.
Their battle tore across the ruins of City A.
One moment they fought upon the ground.
The next, they were in the sky.
Black sword light and violent energy flashes crossed the ruined city again and again.
Neither showed any intention of stopping.
For Sonic and Boros alike, there was only one thing left.
Victory.
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