Chapter 46: Eight Inner Gates • Gate of Death — OPEN!!!
King suddenly thought of something.
Opening the Eighth Gate, the Gate of Death, was usually a guaranteed death sentence. Although it granted immense power, the price was one's life.
Because once the Gate of Death was opened, it would continuously burn the user's life force and vitality, damaging the body until it burned out and died.
[System, can [Extreme Regeneration] heal the negative effects of the Gate of Death?]
King asked mentally. The system gave a quick answer, its cold voice echoing in his mind.
[ [Extreme Regeneration] can heal the physical damage caused by the Gate of Death. However, the Gate of Death itself consumes the user's life source. Opening it for too long will cause irreversible damage. Currently, the Host can safely maintain the Gate of Death for a maximum of 10 minutes.]
[Friendly Reminder: After closing the Gate of Death, the Host will enter a weakened state regardless of the duration. Weakened state duration: 30 minutes.]
Weakened for how long?!
King's eyes widened. He hadn't expected the penalty to be so light.
And what surprised him even more was that the System-rewarded Eight Inner Gates technique actually allowed him to toggle the Gate of Death freely.
Simply put, King now had a 10-minute "Super Burst Mode." The only cost was a 30-minute cooldown of weakness.
That is insanely worth it!
Thinking this, King didn't hesitate. The majestic vitality surging within him like an ocean circulated rapidly, rushing toward the final chakra gate.
Eight Inner Gates: Eighth Gate of Death — OPEN!!!
Crimson steam erupted from his body, flickering like roaring flames. His golden hair turned blood-red, and glowing red patterns began to spread across his skin.
Sensing King's aura suddenly skyrocket, even Saitama raised an eyebrow.
"King, how many forms do you have? You just transformed into an even cooler one."
King didn't answer. He stared blankly at his own hands, which were wreathed in burning red energy, feeling somewhat dazed.
Power. Unparalleled power surged through his body. It was at least several times stronger than when he had the Seventh Gate (Gate of Wonder) open.
I wonder if this level of power... can contend with the Caped Baldy's "Normal Mode"...
With that thought, King took a deep breath, lowered his center of gravity slightly, and assumed a charging stance.
Seeing this, Saitama knew the fight was on. He immediately mirrored the stance.
As if by prior agreement, both figures vanished from their spots simultaneously.
Over the hundred-meter abyss left by their previous clash, a red streak and a yellow streak collided violently. Violent energy scattered in all directions.
Immediately after, the massive explosion resulting from the energy collision swept outward. A gigantic mushroom cloud, kilometers wide, rose into the sky, visible from cities thousands of miles away.
At this exact moment, the Hero Association's satellite feed cut out completely.
In other words, mere mortals were no longer qualified to witness the battle that followed.
Twenty kilometers away, Genos felt his parts creaking again. With no choice, he retreated further back.
Is this the power of King-sensei and Mr. Saitama...? This is the work of gods...
Genos suddenly felt a sense of relief.
Thank goodness both King-sensei and Mr. Saitama are on humanity's side. If either one of them stood against us, humanity would likely be extinct.
Meanwhile, in the center of the abyss.
The desert terrain had been completely altered. Sand poured into the bottomless pit like water down a drain. The surrounding desert mountains had been flattened by the shockwaves of their terrifying collision.
Saitama looked at King, whose fist was currently deadlocked with his own, and excitement flashed in his eyes.
This is the first time... I've found an opponent who can match my punch... Don't disappoint me, King!
King poured his burning crimson vitality into his fist, barely managing to maintain the stalemate with Saitama.
But he could feel it. This state would last less than five seconds before his power was completely overwhelmed and crushed.
Even with the Gate of Death open, and even facing Saitama's Normal Punch, the bones in King's arm were developing massive fractures.
In that case...
A red glint flashed in his eyes. The moment he retracted his fist, [Extreme Regeneration] had already repaired the shattered bones.
"Sekizo! (Evening Elephant)"
In less than a second, King threw over a thousand punches. Intersecting air cannons tore white trails across the sky, stretching for nearly a hundred kilometers.
People in the distant city looked up in shock. The originally blue sky was now covered in dense white streaks, with compressed air flowing in the center of the trails.
At the center of this barrage, Saitama didn't even dodge. He used his unreasonable physical body to tank thousands of King's punches head-on.
His iconic yellow jumpsuit developed a few tears, and half of his white cape was blown away.
Seeing this, Saitama's mouth twitched. "King! You ruined my clothes! This hero suit was custom-made and expensive!"
"I'll pay you back ten times the price later! Fight me, Saitama!"
Red afterimages flickered rapidly in the void. The entire area seemed to turn into a stream of crimson light. King's voice, sounding small amidst the roaring wind, drifted into Saitama's ears.
Receiving the guarantee of compensation, Saitama finally let loose completely. He, too, turned into an afterimage, flickering through the void.
In Genos's vision, both figures suddenly vanished. Even his mechanical eyes could barely catch faint traces of movement; he couldn't see their bodies clearly at all.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A mountain peak exploded violently, the berserk force erasing it from existence. The ground beneath them turned into massive craters hundreds of meters wide.
Scenes like this played out continuously. Every collision left behind a crater, and the space around them began to twist and warp under the relentless impact.
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