"All right then, KING."
G1's eye blazed. It slowly extended a cold metal palm and, with precise whirring, the center split open—revealing a deep, black maw.
"Now there are no other obstructions."
Energy gathered in its palm.
"Energy Cannon!"
Lin Mo's gaze sharpened. Almost the instant G1 raised its arm, he activated "Supersonic Movement."
His figure blurred—leaving a trailing afterimage—while his true body ghosted several meters away.
The blast hit the polished marble of the convention hall floor with a deafening roar. Thick smoke flooded the air.
As the haze thinned, a several-meter-wide pit yawned in the floor, its edges glassy from molten rock that had cooled, still radiating heat.
Damn… take a hit from that and I'm done… Lin Mo stared at the crater, a chill creeping up his spine.
"Energy Cannon!"
"Energy Cannon!"
G1 didn't let up; the other palm split to reveal a second dark barrel.
Two cannons fired in alternating volleys, weaving a tight net that hunted Lin Mo relentlessly.
In seconds, the expo's first floor was a warzone, explosions rolling one after another.
Display stands of exquisite figures and posters shattered into dust, model characters turned to powder under the shockwaves.
Yet within the barrage, Lin Mo flowed like water.
Every movement was just right; every time, he slipped free a heartbeat before a lock would land.
His supersonic afterimages drew blurred trails in the firelight—too fast for the naked eye to follow.
To outsiders, it wasn't dodging—it was strolling.
As Lin Mo slipped another volley and appeared on G1's flank, G1 cut the fire, whirled, and grabbed the greatsword from its back.
"Die, KING!"
Crap… just finished my accel—no time to turn—
Lin Mo's pupils shrank; the shadow of death enveloped him like never before.
This robot can punish recovery and lock down movement?!
He looked up—the sword came down like Mount Tai.
He watched the blade swell in his eyes, the shadow of death smothering him.
Crap… am I going to die…
He thought of his past life—plain to the point of anonymity.
No eminent family, no striking looks, no preternatural genius.
He was a grain of sand in a crowded city; just "living" had taken everything he had.
When he accidentally crossed into this world and became the spotlighted S-Class hero KING, he didn't rejoice.
Deep down, he was wrapped in a vast confusion and helplessness.
He didn't know how to face a brand-new world, let alone how to play the "popular" hero called KING.
As Lin Mo's life flashed before his eyes, G1's sword suddenly stopped—just a few centimeters above him.
The wind pressure still whipped his hair wild and yanked him back to reality.
Lin Mo looked up, puzzled—G1's red eye was flickering irregularly, like an appliance about to die.
Moments later, with a faint sizzle, the single red light went out completely—into eternal darkness.
Seeing that, Lin Mo blinked, then joy surged. The [Bad Luck Coin] finally procced!
Just in case, Lin Mo widened the distance and watched from afar—ready in case it exploded back to life.
Minute by minute passed. Only when he was sure G1 had become inert scrap did his taut nerves ease.
He let out a long breath, his body going limp, then pulled out his phone and dialed the Association hotline.
"Hello, Mr. KING, how can we help you?" A sweet-voiced girl picked up.
"A robot's making trouble at City Z Anime City…" Lin Mo said, drained.
"Ah? Ah! Understood—we'll dispatch a hero at once…" She sounded flustered.
"No need. I've subdued it. Send someone to clean up."
He hung up.
Exhaustion washed over him. He told the crowd, "It's dealt with," and left the field.
When he tried—unwillingly—to buy the coveted limited figure, he found the store had long since closed due to the commotion.
What a rotten day… With nothing else to do, Lin Mo went home.
"Wow, that was close! I thought Lord KING was going to be split in two by that sword!" A bespectacled otaku thumped his chest theatrically.
"You don't get it." His buddy shot back.
"That's tactics! Lord KING feigned weakness to bait the robot into its strongest strike, then at the moment of its opening analyzed the weak point and one-shot it! See? The robot's down."
"Still a bit disappointing," a fan with a camera sighed.
"I wanted to see Lord KING's signature 'Purgatory Unrivaled Explosive Heat Wave Cannon' with my own eyes."
With G1 down and KING gone, the crowd erupted into heated debate—faces flushed with excitement.
Before long, Association personnel arrived with several heroes.
Unexpectedly, S-Class Rank 5 "Child Emperor" also came.
Since it involved a robot—right in his wheelhouse.
Child Emperor himself was curious about this new machine and volunteered to come.
He examined the robot first.
"Mm… external armor shows no obvious damage. Joints intact. Hardly any signs of a fierce fight."
He circled G1. "So the fault is internal?"
No more dawdling; he pulled a professional toolkit from his backpack—bigger than the bag itself—and in a few deft moves removed the chest plate, exposing complex wiring and the core unit.
"The central processor's shattered. How? External force? Then why are there no signs of combat outside?"
He was baffled. "Could it be… program overload causing the core to overheat and burn out?"
"It was Lord KING's 'Emperor Aura,'" a nearby fan blurted, thrilled.
"Didn't you see? He just stood there and glared coldly, and the robot died by itself!"
"Nonsense!" another fan retorted.
"I saw clearly—Lord KING used the ultimate of Qigong Style, sent the shockwave straight inside, and shattered the core!"
Ignoring the growing absurdity around him, Child Emperor licked his lollipop. Uncle KING, huh?
A device is nearly finished anyway—afterward, I'll pay him a visit…
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