Tony immediately maneuvered to evade while shouting a warning. "Watch out for stray shots!"
One energy bomblet was heading straight for the roof of the supermarket where Saitama was!
If it hit, the entire supermarket would likely be reduced to rubble in an instant. The consequences for the crowd inside—who hadn't fully evacuated yet—would be unthinkable.
Steve hurled his shield, trying to intercept it, but the angle was just slightly off! Spider-Man's webbing was too late to help!
At that critical moment—
Whoosh!
A yellow figure appeared on the supermarket rooftop at a speed too fast for the naked eye to track.
It was Saitama. One hand still held that discounted pack of beef, while his other hand casually punched upward.
Bang!
The energy bomblet—powerful enough to blow up half a block—popped like a fragile soap bubble, dispersing into a harmless wisp of blue smoke.
"What the heck…" Saitama frowned at the rock beetle still rampaging in the distance. "Keep your pets under control."
He carefully set the beef pack down by his feet, then bent his knees slightly.
Boom!
Spiderweb cracks split across the concrete roof beneath him, and he launched like a cannonball—crossing several city blocks in an instant and appearing directly in front of the rock beetle!
The rock beetle seemed to sense an enormous threat. It released an even sharper screech. All attacks instantly shifted to Saitama as its scythe-like forelimbs swung down with a piercing shriek that tore through the air! The energy core in its chest flashed violently, clearly brewing an even stronger strike!
Saitama kept his forward-rushing posture midair. Facing the gigantic scythe limbs that could cleave steel, he simply threw another plain punch.
Crack—BOOM!
First, the scythe forelimbs shattered segment by segment like brittle glass. Then the shockwave from his punch continued forward without losing momentum, driving straight into the rock beetle's chest—precisely striking that high-energy core!
The rock beetle's movements halted abruptly. The dazzling green glow across its body went out in an instant. Next, dense cracks spread across its entire frame.
Rattle…
The massive insect body completely collapsed, crumbling into a pile of ordinary lifeless rubble that scattered across the ground.
Saitama landed lightly, patting nonexistent dust from his hands.
"Done. This shouldn't affect the supermarket's business now, right?" He turned to Captain America and Spider-Man—who had just arrived—as well as Iron Man landing nearby. "Oh, you guys are still here. Then I'm going back to get my stuff."
After saying that, he leapt again and vanished from the spot—returning to the supermarket rooftop to retrieve his discounted beef and shopping cart.
Tony opened his faceplate again. His expression had gone from speechless to a kind of numb resignation. "...I'm starting to wonder if our purpose in life is just to clean up the battlefield for him—and make sure the supermarket doesn't get blown up while he's shopping."
Steve put his shield away and looked in the direction Saitama disappeared, smiling helplessly. "At least he's reliable, Tony. Extremely reliable."
Peter swung around excitedly on his webbing. "Wow! Saitama is so cool! No matter how many times I see it, it's still that awesome!"
Then Hill's urgent voice came through their comms: "Stark, Cap! There are more than twenty similar impact points worldwide—London, Paris, Tokyo, the Wakanda border… they're all under attack! We need to formulate a global defense strategy immediately!"
(End of Chapter)
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