Chapter 87: Atomic Slash
In an instant, Boros smashed headfirst into the Spaceship's floor, his skull embedding deeply into the hard walls of the vessel.
Just as King was preparing to follow up with another punch, Boros yanked his head out and retreated hundreds of meters in a flash.
He raised a hand and slapped his face, snapping his nearly shattered features back into place. His incredibly powerful self-healing ability allowed his injuries to recover once more.
His eyeball was already bloodshot. Boros spread his hands excitedly, his tone revealing a madness born of a pure desire for battle:
"This is the kind of battle I've been waiting for! Give me more enjoyment!"
Flickering blue electrical light condensed entirely into his right fist. With a loud roar, Boros charged upward like a bolt of lightning and slammed a heavy punch into King's chest.
A violent storm of energy radiated outward from the two of them. The floor beneath their feet melted away in an instant, and both Boros and King fell to the next level of the Spaceship.
King let out a muffled groan and couldn't stop himself from stumbling back. A trace of blood leaked from his mouth, and the sound of breaking ribs came from his chest.
Behind him, the energy from Boros's punch passed through his body and formed a blue light wave, destroying the entire structure of the Spaceship behind him.
However, facing the results of his own attack, Boros felt somewhat surprised. He looked at his fist, then at King, and his tone suddenly became dissatisfied:
"Why! You clearly could have blocked that punch just now. Why did you choose to take it head-on instead of defending!"
King calmly raised his head and spat out the blood welling up in his throat. His sunken chest cavity restored itself in an instant as a series of bone-cracking sounds echoed out, his broken ribs completely healed.
Facing Boros's shock, he responded indifferently:
"I just wanted to feel exactly how strong the power of the Cosmic Overlord is, which is why I used my Physical Body to take that hit.
The power is decent—it can break my defense—but that's all. The Cosmic Overlord is nothing more than this."
King further provoked Boros, wanting to make this guy use a bit more power and draw out as much strength as possible before he entered his Meteoric Burst state.
Sure enough, hearing these words, Boros laughed in anger. Every muscle on his body seemed to come alive, writhing constantly. Blue light dots surfaced on his skin, and traces of energy light seemed to crawl within that massive eyeball:
"Fine! Since you want to feel it, then I shall let you experience it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Boros unleashed his full power. The terrifying energy fluctuations caused the entire Spaceship to tremble faintly.
He could sense that King still had even greater power that hadn't been unleashed yet.
Therefore, Boros did not choose to activate his Meteoric Burst form, but instead wanted to further experience King's current strength.
The two of them locked eyes. As if sharing the unspoken understanding of the strong, they stepped forward simultaneously.
Boros unleashed the strongest energy he could burst forth in his current state, condensing it into this one punch, leaving only shining blue trails in its wake.
King, meanwhile, raised his fist. A golden light swept across Earth of his knuckles, and a power mixing the intent of flowing water with domineering force erupted.
Emperor Fist!
At the moment their fists collided, the world seemed to fall silent. This realm lost its color, turning almost entirely black and white.
Then, in the very next instant, two beams of light—one blue and one gold—illuminated the world. The resulting energy fluctuation shot straight into the sky, piercing through the Spaceship and reaching Earth.
Atomic Samurai watched the blue-gold pillar of energy soaring into the sky, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably.
"Oi, oi, oi... what's the situation? What is this energy fluctuation that makes me feel like kneeling?"
As the S-Class Rank 4 powerhouse, Atomic Samurai could naturally sense just how terrifying the power erupting inside the Spaceship was.
Even as proud as he was, he could almost guarantee that if he were involved in a battle of this level, he wouldn't even last three rounds before being killed instantly.
It seems that guy King has already entered the ship for a decapitation strike... Could this be the energy aftermath from his fight with the leader of this Spaceship... Yare yare, he really is a terrifying man. Whether it's that face, the title of the World's Strongest Man, or now even his actual strength.
Melzargard noticed that Atomic Samurai actually dared to be a Divided Soul and hesitated. Without hesitation, he transformed his hands into dozens of sharp spears and thrust them toward that fragile human body.
"You dare to be distracted while fighting me? Die, human!"
Atomic Samurai sensed the sharp wind coming from behind. He lowered his center of gravity and performed a stylish turn.
Raising his hand, drawing his blade, and swinging it—all in one smooth motion.
The blade left a frigid trail in the air. The marks of the slash continued to spread through the Space, and the spears Melzargard had extended were instantly cut into dozens of segments.
And in the next second, the body that had been cut into dozens of pieces reconnected at extreme speed, recovering to its original state in the blink of an eye.
"Hahahahahaha! Human! I am an immortal existence! Facing us, there is only one path for you: death!"
Seeing this, Atomic Samurai rubbed his brow helplessly. The toothpick in his mouth snapped under his subconscious pressure:
"What a pain. I hate fighting guys like you who don't fear slashes the most. Not being able to kill you with one strike is truly annoying."
Hearing this, Melzargard frowned slightly. Just as he was about to curse the human in front of him for his arrogance, he realized the man had already disappeared.
Where is he?!
"Atomic Slash."
A faint voice sounded from behind. Melzargard turned back in shock, only to find that Atomic Samurai was already standing behind him, sheathing his sword.
When did...? Melzargard seemed to feel something and looked down in confusion. His body was now covered in thousands of slash marks, and his massive frame fell apart, instantly exploding into a sky full of fragments.
"That should settle it. I need to go support the others quickly. As expected, the Atomic Slash is more effective."
Atomic Samurai pulled out a fresh toothpick from somewhere and bit down on it. Just as he was about to go support the other S-Class Heroes, his pupils suddenly constricted.
The instinct of a sword Dao Grandmaster and years of rich combat experience made him launch a slash toward his rear without the slightest hesitation!
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