Chapter 147: I Choose You, Garou!
King seemed to sense God's emotions; just as he was about to leave, he frowned slightly.
Why is this guy's heart showing such urgency... Could it be that something major has happened on Earth... A few minutes ago, God had already blocked the Light Screens of the Alternate Dimension and Earth, so King couldn't learn about Earth's situation from them.
It seems I need to go back as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, King raised his hand and threw a punch. The power, enough to blow up an entire planet with a single strike, was concentrated into a single point, instantly smashing a huge hole in the Alternate Dimension.
God still wanted to mock him a bit more, to let King continue beating Him to stall for more time:
"You..."
What He didn't expect was that King didn't feel any pressure at all; he didn't even turn his head, jumping straight into the space turbulence.
Looking at the crumbling Alternate Dimension and the disappearing King, God stood frozen in place.
He floated in mid-air. Although His expression couldn't be seen because He had no facial features, if He had them now, He would surely look hideous.
This is bad.
God's unease reached its Peak.
Originally, His final plan was that if His subordinates couldn't kill everyone in the Hero Association before that bald man who transcends rules returned, He would risk damaging Himself to actively reduce His dimensions and personally destroy the world.
However, He couldn't do that now.
The scenes of King easily killing Him just now were still fresh in His mind.
The reason He could still maintain the prestige of being immortal and indestructible was that a low-dimensional creature like King couldn't directly attack God, a high-dimensional creature.
But if He chose to reduce His dimensions, He wouldn't even need that bald man who transcends rules to act; King would likely beat the crap out of Him on the spot.
If He couldn't enter the fray personally... God raised a hand to swipe open a Light Screen and began searching Earth for a host who could still carry His power.
He had originally only used 30% of His Divine Power to nurture Sun Sperm, while the remaining 70% was used to suppress King.
Now that King had successfully broken free, 70% of God's power was now available.
One Sun Sperm was definitely not enough. Based on what God had just perceived, that guy wouldn't even need the bald man to act; he couldn't even beat King and would surely be killed in two punches.
He had to find someone who could evolve independently and grow infinitely stronger, not trash like Sun Sperm who still needed Him to instill power to evolve.
The potential had to be great. It didn't matter how weak they were currently; with a heavy infusion of Divine Power, they would always become strong. What mattered was letting the other party grow independently afterward, constantly becoming stronger in battle.
No, He couldn't let him control his own body; this time, He would control it Himself!
God thought of Homeless Emperor's pathetic performance earlier and subconsciously shuddered, deciding to operate the body manually this time.
Information on countless people flashed through His mind, and God's gaze fixed on a white-haired young man wearing a zebra-patterned prison uniform.
This young man had white hair that stood up as if it had been split down the middle with an axe. His muscles were well-defined, and at this moment, his sharp eyes were staring dissatisfiedly at the ceiling.
God stroked His chin with His right hand, His will crossing space to lock onto the young man, His voice ecstatic:
"To think he possesses such massive potential! Garou? It's you!"
...Meanwhile, at the prison.
Garou stretched lazily, his gaze passing through the window and unconsciously drifting toward the prison wall in the distance where a large hole had been smashed.
That damn gay guy seems to have left.
A few days ago, when Garou was caught and put in prison by King, Puri-Puri Prisoner found the young man quite wild-looking and was about to tease him when he was severely beaten by Garou.
Since that day, Puri-Puri Prisoner realized that Garou was an existence on the same level as himself. Finding that he really couldn't do anything to the other party, Puri-Puri Prisoner could only choose to co-rule the prison with Garou for the time being.
Garou knew that now was definitely a good time to escape from prison, but he wouldn't choose to do so.
He decided to stay in prison and spar with Puri-Puri Prisoner for a while, and wait until he could completely crush the other party before choosing to leave.
After all, going out meant embarking on the path of hero hunting. If he was still that weak and got slapped down by those powerful S-Class Heroes, it would be a joke.
Just then, Garou, who was about to get out of bed, only felt a sense of emptiness beneath his feet. His whole body suddenly collapsed to the ground, entering a state of unconsciousness.
When he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived in a dark space. Before him was only a twisted humanoid creature reaching out a hand toward him:
"Touch me, and I will grant you the greatest power, giving you the strength to hunt all the heroes in the world and making you the Absolute Evil."
Although Garou didn't know what was happening, he could tell at a glance that the humanoid creature in front of him definitely had no good intentions. He sneered and prepared to swat the other's hand away:
"This great me doesn't care who you are! Hunting heroes is my own business! Becoming the Absolute Evil is also my own business! Who wants your power! Get lost!"
Garou violently swatted away the other's palm, but the humanoid creature in front of him showed no sign of anger. Instead, it silently withdrew its hand and nodded:
"Physical contact achieved. You will receive my power, become the most powerful God's Proxy in the human world, and fight for me."
"Huh?!"
Garou's eyes widened, and he immediately lost his cool.
Even swatting your hand away counts?!
He opened his mouth, just about to curse out the humanoid creature's entire family, but his consciousness suddenly became blurred.
Damn it... I've been tricked... Across countless spaces, chaotic colors descended above the prison, turning into a pillar of light that reached from heaven to Earth, all of it pouring into Garou's body.
His body changed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. His robust frame became even stronger, and Black-Gold Armor quickly formed on the surface of his body.
And that human face was gradually shrouded by the vast and deep starry sky of the Universe...
(T/N: Garou isn't as strong as in canon, so I doubt he can become Cosmic Garou. But oh well, author-sama is cooking, not me.)