Chapter 143: Continuing the Chaos
Of course, what Gouketsu was more interested in was the battle happening nearby—Suiryu was being besieged by the three Demon-level Crow Brothers.
Despite facing their joint assault, Suiryu not only managed to gain the upper hand but even took down all three of them. This made Gouketsu feel like he had struck gold.
However, Suiryu remained unyielding, refusing to transform into a monster no matter what.
At that moment, Bakuzan, who had been silently observing the situation from the sidelines, could no longer hold back. He picked up all the remaining Super Monster Cells from the ground and swallowed them in one go.
"Hey, eating more of that stuff doesn't make it more effective," Gouketsu said disapprovingly when he saw this. He knew that these were far more valuable than regular Monster Cells—one was already enough.
"Shut up! Once I gain power, I'll be the strongest!"
Bakuzan's motivation was twofold: he wanted to become stronger, but he also wanted to eliminate the possibility of Suiryu transforming into a monster.
However, after gulping down all the Super Monster Cells in one bite, he felt his stomach dissolving!
The excruciating pain made Bakuzan writhe on the ground.
"Did he fail? What an idiot," Gouketsu scoffed, shaking his head. There had been a chance for success, but Bakuzan had basically dug his own grave by overindulging.
Suiryu, on the other hand, remained defiant. Since that was the case, there was no point in waiting any longer—wasting too much time would only allow the Superheroes of the Hero Association to catch up.
"Stay here or leave with me—it's up to you."
With that, Gouketsu turned to leave.
Naturally, Choze intended to follow. All the other monsters had been taken down by Suiryu, and Suiryu himself had been defeated by Gouketsu.
Choze was smart enough to realize that if even Gouketsu, who had effortlessly beaten him, was wary of the Hero Association and the Superheroes, then he had no delusions about standing a chance against them.
"W-Wait…"
A sudden voice made Gouketsu pause in surprise. He turned back to see Bakuzan struggling to stand.
However, Bakuzan's appearance had undergone a drastic transformation.
"Jackpot."
Gouketsu was genuinely surprised. He had won big twice in a row—was this sheer luck, or was it the power of the Super Monster Cells?
"You… wait right there…"
Even standing up seemed difficult for Bakuzan at first, but soon, his restructured cells filled his body with unprecedented strength.
"So, you've become a Dragon-level monster as well. Then come with me." Gouketsu nodded approvingly.
"Are you kidding me? I'm Bakuzan! I don't take orders from anyone!"
With a sinister grin, Bakuzan lunged at Gouketsu.
"They're all like this, huh? But it doesn't matter—this is just how fighters are."
Gouketsu shook his head and casually threw a punch.
Bakuzan's pupils shrank, and he dodged with lightning speed.
Behind him, the entire arena disappeared.
Unlike in the original timeline, where Gouketsu's attack had merely carved an unfathomably deep trench, this time, his punch obliterated everything behind Bakuzan. The sheer force of the shockwave annihilated the entire arena, much like how Saitama's punch had once wiped out a whole valley while sparring with Genos.
"Has he become that much stronger?"
Chang Wei, observing through his psychic senses, was taken aback.
Then again, the difference between High-Dragon and Mid-Dragon levels was indeed immense.
Just because Gouketsu could replicate something Saitama had done didn't mean he possessed Saitama's strength—it just meant that he had a better grasp of force application. Meanwhile, Saitama's ability to control the shockwave and avoid harming Genos demonstrated his own level of skill.
Bakuzan was completely intimidated by Gouketsu's punch and no longer dared to act recklessly.
Gouketsu took Choze and left.
Bakuzan, on the other hand, turned his aggression toward Suiryu. His nature was that of a bully—he reveled in dominating those who had once suppressed him.
Still, he didn't intend to stay in one place for too long. He planned to follow Gouketsu's trail, but before that, he had to eliminate Suiryu.
"I almost forgot—Saitama never encountered Silver Fang."
A voice suddenly spoke behind him.
"Who?!"
Bakuzan was startled. Who had managed to evade his senses?
Spinning around, he saw an unremarkable-looking man.
However, the man's expression as he looked at him was… strange.
"So, there's no way I'll get to see Saitama fight the enhanced Gouketsu. What a disappointment…"
This was a clone of Chang Wei, created using the Divine Light Virus as a structural framework. It wasn't like Black Sperm's duplication ability, which required massive amounts of energy—energy that Chang Wei currently didn't have access to.
That said, he had already discovered new powers: manipulating gravity to affect space, essentially becoming a master of spatial jumps and gravitational forces.
Even as a clone, his strength was beyond anything Bakuzan could handle.
"Normal Punch."
The clone lazily threw a punch.
Bakuzan's head vanished.
The terrifying shockwave tore through the clouds above, leaving a massive hole in the sky, turning it into a vast, cloudless expanse.
Suiryu was dumbfounded.
Who was this man?!
"Only 800 times the speed of sound, and he couldn't withstand it? His body is way too fragile."
Chang Wei dispersed his clone.
A punch at 800 times the speed of sound carried unimaginable destructive power. Human electromagnetic railguns, which accelerated projectiles to mere tens of times the speed of sound, could already penetrate seven buildings in a row. Let alone 800 times that speed.
The dispersed Divine Light Virus dissolved Bakuzan's corpse, reclaiming his soul and genetic data.
This scene was happening everywhere—the unseen, omnipresent assassin, combined with psychic perception as "eyes," was collecting the corpses of fallen Monster Association members. The numbers were substantial.
"One thousand Super Monster Cells still aren't enough for the Monster Association."
So, Chang Wei sent another titanium-alloy stag beetle to deliver more supplies to them.
This time, he even included a delivery for Monster King Orochi.
Orochi had always harbored ambitions of exploiting Daidokoro, so he naturally wouldn't refuse the gift of Super Monster Cells. Seeing that most monsters could withstand the transformation, there was no reason he couldn't.
After all, he intended to become a god. All Dragon-level monsters were merely sacrifices for his ascension!
Chang Wei was also curious—if Orochi consumed the Super Monster Cells, could he reach the level of God Orochi?
God Orochi had only attained that power because he was granted divine abilities.
However, the Super Monster Cells—or rather, the Supercell Solution—was designed to break through biological limits. The greater the potential, the more power it could unlock.
How much latent potential did Orochi still have left?
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