"Did you notice?"
King was somewhat surprised by Genos's intuition, but he didn't intend to end the battle so quickly.
'I can't go on like this. If I continue, I will become useless.'
Genos placed his palm on his chest. After multiple modifications, his body now possessed several cores.
'To catch up with Saitama-sensei's footsteps, I must keep getting stronger.'
"Limit Firepower Mode! Activate!"
Genos's mechanical body transformed once again, with flames and lightning constantly overflowing from his surface.
"Genos's form has changed again. Even from this distance, I can feel the violent energy surging inside him." Fubuki was shocked.
She hadn't expected that Genos could get stronger to such an extent through mechanical modification.
Flash Core!
Genos's body soared into the air, bursting with an incredibly dazzling light, just like the sun.
"A new move? It's blinding."
Saitama praised Genos's technique, but Mumen Rider's gaze was fixed on King.
"I wonder how King-san will deal with such a move?"
Scorching Heat Core, Activate!
Consecutive Machine Gun Heavy Punches!
Boom, boom, boom!
Each of Genos's punches carried ultra-high temperature flames. Hundreds of punches submerged King in fire.
"Now King should be getting a bit more serious."
Genos looked at King, who was engulfed by the attacks. Even the Strongest Man on Earth couldn't completely ignore his assault.
"Decent power, but not enough penetration."
King's calm voice drifted out from the flames.
Genos's pupils shrank as a blue stream of light shot out.
"What?!"
Psychokinetic Impact!
Bang!
Genos was sent flying and the surrounding flames dissipated. King stood where he was, completely unharmed.
"Such a terrifying attack, and it didn't even break his defense? King, just how strong are you?"
Fubuki was feeling somewhat numb by now. She probably couldn't have blocked Genos's previous attack even if she gave it her all. Yet King remained as calm as a light breeze, as if nothing had happened.
Dragon Roar Core!
Rumble!
Incredibly violent power gushed out from Genos's body. The successive setbacks, far from dampening his will, only made him more determined.
"King! This is my strongest blow! Don't hold back, hit me until I can no longer fight!" Genos warned King, the next attack would be his limit so far.
"Saitama, should we stop them?" Fubuki asked worriedly.
She didn't want to see any member of the New Blizzard Group get hurt.
"No need. This is Genos's battle." The corners of Saitama's lips curled up slightly.
Genos had followed him for so long and had unknowingly become so strong.
"Fine, I won't hold back. Genos, feel it well—Hero Power."
King extended both hands, and an extremely terrifying energy rapidly gathered in his palms.
"This stance... Is he going to use that move?"
"Oh no, at this rate, Genos is as good as dead." Fubuki's pupils shrank.
During the campaign against the Monster Association, she had seen the terrifying power of this move with her own eyes. Even four Dragon-level executives of the Monster Association couldn't handle it.
But just as she was about to step in to stop them, she was held back by Saitama.
"I told you, this is Genos's battle." Saitama's expression was unusually serious.
Seeing this, Fubuki could only watch the battlefield anxiously.
"I'll bet everything on this! Go!"
Sky-Piercing Lightning Cannon!
A golden thunder dragon shot out, charging towards King in a fan-shaped attack.
Hero Power activate!
Ultimate Purgatory Hellfire Burst Wave Motion Cannon!
Rumble!
A powerful shockwave erupted from King's palms.
The moment the two attacks collided, the golden thunder dragon instantly vanished.
In the final moment, Genos saw an endless light, and within it, the figure he had always been chasing.
"Saitama-sensei!"
Thump, thump, thump!
A powerful heartbeat rang out.
Genos felt as if he had broken through some kind of shackle, and a vast power poured into his mechanical armor.
Buzz!
The armor that was gradually shattering began to rapidly restore itself, but the power of the shockwave was simply too great. The newly restored armor showed signs of breaking again, but at that moment, a blue shield enveloped his body.
King had intentionally adjusted the angle during the attack, pouring the vast majority of the shockwave's energy toward the sky.
Rumble!
The shockwave split the clouds in the sky in two. From outer space, one would be able to see a unique and beautiful sight.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for helping Genos unlock his Hero's Heart. Reward: 5% progress toward Hero's Heart.]
"Genos!!!"
Fubuki and Mumen Rider shouted anxiously.
Whoosh!
A gust of wind blew past, and King appeared on the ground once more.
"It's all my fault for not protecting the members of the New Blizzard Group." Fubuki was filled with self-reproach, thinking Genos had been completely turned to ash.
"Wait! Genos is over there! He's okay!"
Suddenly, Mumen Rider's joyful voice rang out.
Fubuki quickly looked up. Sure enough, Genos was enveloped by a blue shield. Although his exterior looked somewhat damaged, overall he was fine.
"This must be King's ability. I didn't expect his mastery of Psychokinesis to be so strong." Fubuki was all too familiar with superpowers.
'I really didn't expect to help Genos unlock his Hero's Heart here.' King smiled slightly.
He had already planned out Genos's path to becoming stronger, but it seemed he wouldn't have to worry too much from now on.
"Genos! It's so good that you're okay."
"Yeah. I thought you'd been turned to ash by King-san's attack."
"Genos, good job. Your growth lately has been significant."
Everyone gathered around Genos, each chiming in with their thoughts.
"King, thank you. I think I've found my own path." Genos bowed deeply to King, who waved his hand.
"It's fine, this was all your own..."
King was halfway through his sentence when the system notification sounded.
[Ding! Hero's Heart progress has reached 60%. Unlocking Sixth Layer Liberation (Lasts 15 minutes.)!]
[Skill learned: Shattering Might (Break everything with extreme power)]
[Ding! Hero's Heart activation time limit removed.]