"They're here!"
At that moment, Evil Eye did not need to warn anyone. Monster King Orochi, Homeless Emperor, Black Sperm, and the rest of the monsters all raised their heads.
The ceiling above them trembled violently as the ground began to split apart.
A vast, abyss-like pressure descended from above, crushing down on everyone present.
"This isn't good!"
Evil Eye's pupil shrank sharply. Through his perception, he saw a divine dragon stretching across the sky, its massive body spanning one hundred thousand meters, like a living mountain range. It loomed behind Lucien, casting a shadow that swallowed the sky.
"Be careful."
Even without seeing clearly through the layers of earth, every monster could feel that overwhelming power.
A deafening roar echoed.
"Roar!"
The colossal dragon fell like a comet.
In an instant, a region spanning one thousand kilometers collapsed. At the center, a blazing mushroom cloud rose into the sky, radiating light and heat. Five expanding shockwave rings tore across the land, ripping mountains apart and forcing valleys upward. The atmosphere itself was shoved outward in every direction.
Amid the destruction, Lucien floated in the air.
Golden-white flames wrapped around his body, lightning crackling violently within them. His amethyst eyes glowed coldly, filled with indifference.
"Interesting."
He tilted his gaze slightly.
To the left, several figures were fleeing at extreme speed, nearly thirty times the speed of sound. That speed barely allowed them to escape the center of the blast.
Even so, they were in miserable condition, their bodies battered and disheveled.
Lucien's figure blurred, vanishing instantly.
All that remained behind was a bottomless canyon carved into the earth.
"Damn it, damn it!"
Fuhrer Ugly had already entered his second transformation. His appearance grew even more grotesque, but his speed surged dramatically as he ran with everything he had.
In his hands, he carried Gums, Nyan, Homeless Emperor, and Evil Natural Water.
Beside him, Monster King Orochi carried Evil Eye.
Overgrown Rover ran alongside them, with Black Sperm riding on his back.
Only they had escaped.
All other monsters, whether Demon-level or below, had been erased instantly.
Cold sweat covered every face. Their instincts screamed danger.
Then suddenly, they all stopped.
A figure wrapped in light and flame descended from the sky, blocking their path.
"…Damn it."
Their expressions darkened. There was no escape now.
"So what if he's a god? I don't believe all of us together can't kill him."
Fuhrer Ugly roared and charged first.
His speed distorted the surroundings, making everything appear to slow down.
Against others, it would have been overwhelming.
Against Lucien, it was nothing.
Without even using future sight, Lucien clearly saw every movement.
Pfft.
The sound of flesh being pierced rang out sharply.
Before anyone could react, Fuhrer Ugly was impaled through the chest by a crystal thorn and lifted into the air.
"How… is this possible…"
Blood spilled from his mouth as he stared at the transparent spike piercing his heart.
He had not even seen the attack.
"Stay or die."
Lucien's voice was calm, almost bored.
His right hand, coated in soul power, reached forward and grabbed.
A struggling soul was ripped free and seized by the neck.
At the same time, Fuhrer Ugly's body disintegrated into ash, scattering in the wind.
"Soul…"
"He can attack souls!"
Horror spread through the group as they watched the soul twist and fade in Lucien's grasp.
This was not a battle they could win.
Boom!
The space suddenly grew heavy.
Lucien's body shifted slightly as immense pressure descended, as if a mountain was pressing down on him. The ground beneath formed a massive basin.
Lucien remained floating, unmoved. His gaze shifted with interest toward Evil Eye.
"Gravity. A useful ability."
"Attack!"
Evil Eye extended both hands, pushing his psychic gravity to the limit in an attempt to restrain Lucien.
At the same time, the others launched their assault.
"Meow!"
Nyan was the first to strike, claws slicing through the air with deadly precision.
Lucien remained surrounded by flames and lightning, relying only on Armament Haki and his hardened body.
Behind Nyan, Homeless Emperor formed a blazing sphere of light, like a miniature sun, and slammed it toward Lucien's abdomen.
Black Sperm merged into a single entity, transforming into Golden Sperm.
Evil Natural Water compressed itself into a high-pressure jet.
Overgrown Rover unleashed continuous blasts.
Monster King Orochi transformed into a massive serpent form, unleashing a scorching breath attack that surpassed Dragon-level power.
All attacks converged at once.
A catastrophic explosion erupted, shaking the land as if a magnitude ten earthquake had struck. Storms and shockwaves raged endlessly.
When the light finally faded, a massive crater remained.
"Did we get him?"
"Maybe…"
"Even a god couldn't survive that…"
Golden Sperm's confident expression froze.
His voice weakened.
"…attack…"
Fear replaced confidence.
"Are you kidding me…"
"Is God-level really this terrifying?"
"This is beyond God-level…"
Despair filled every face.
Above the crater, a figure of golden-white light still floated.
Unharmed.
"Not bad."
Lucien glanced at them, his torn clothes already restored.
Their attacks had not broken through his defenses, but they were strong enough to earn a small acknowledgment.
Without his near-death enhancement, he would not have fought so recklessly.
Even so, compared to Saitama, he was still insignificant.
"I don't want to be eaten by something this ugly."
Lucien looked up slightly.
Above him, Gums descended, its enormous mouth wide open, attempting to devour him whole.
Its digestion could break down anything.
However,
Pfft.
Crystal thorns pierced straight through its body, skewering it like meat on a spike.
Lucien reached out, tore out its soul, and crushed it without hesitation.
Another instant kill.
To him, Dragon-level monsters were nothing more than insects.
He raised a single finger and pointed at Nyan.
The air compressed violently, forming a spiraling shockwave.
Nyan exploded into a rain of blood before it could react.
Its soul was dragged helplessly toward Lucien.
"Scatter and run!"
Golden Sperm shouted, abandoning all thoughts of fighting.
They did not even have the right to resist.
Survival was the only goal.
In an instant, Homeless Emperor, Golden Sperm, Evil Natural Water, Overgrown Rover, Evil Eye, and even Monster King Orochi fled in different directions.
Each of them pushed their speed to the absolute limit.
Now, it was simply a matter of who would be the unlucky one.
Far away, deep underground, a beautiful young woman with long wavy hair and a seductive figure watched through Evil Eye.