Not only these S-Class heroes, the figure wrapped in a hooded robe also shot forward after hesitating for a moment.
Imu.
Although Saitama didn't take action, that didn't mean their side had no high-level fighters. Imu was fundamentally a strong fighter from the One Piece World, though it was known that her strength hadn't recovered to peak condition and had even suffered severe injuries several times.
Initially she was struck with heavy injuries by the Golden List, then part of her soul was forcibly extracted. In battle against the pirates, she met a monster like Saitama. When trying to escape, she was instead attacked treacherously by Rank One and Two of the Golden List, until now ending up as a prisoner of the One Punch Man World.
It must be admitted, until now, Imu was the unluckiest fighter on the Golden List, without exception. However, that couldn't cover up her great strength. How could the World Government stand upright in the One Piece World for 800 years if it didn't have an ace card?
As the supreme ruler, Imu naturally had it. If not for the sudden intervention of Rank One and Two back then, Saitama himself might not have been able to capture her.
"Fuuton: Daitoppa (Great Breakthrough Technique)!"
"Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu (Great Fireball Technique)!"
The Six Paths of Pain cooperated with each other. With a wind blast strengthening the fire blaze, a super large fireball with a diameter of tens of meters rolled powerfully toward the heroes.
"Broken Sky Shuttle!" Tatsumaki shouted loudly.
That crescent-shaped weapon shot instantly, leaving a silver trail like moonlight. In just a moment, the weapon had slashed dozens of times in a crosswise pattern.
*BOOM—!*
That giant fireball exploded in the air, spurting fire tongues in all directions and burning the surrounding area.
"This fire's temperature... so high!"
The heroes' body movements were quite agile. Although the rain of fire fell very densely, none of them were injured.
Just as Genos focused all his attention on Madara and Pain, a large tree behind him suddenly moved.
*WHOOSH!*
A figure appeared, its belly split open and directly swallowed Genos inside.
"What?!"
Everyone was shocked.
Child Emperor who was not far from Genos was also startled, he hadn't fully understood the situation that occurred.
Sasori standing in the distance grinned thinly, his fingers moved nimbly. At his fingertips, there were transparent chakra threads connected to that figure, controlling its every movement. This scene was his masterpiece.
Kugutsu no Jutsu (Puppet Technique)!
"Where are you looking, kid?!"
From the side direction, a hand suddenly slid along the ground. On that wrist were very dense threads, making that hand able to extend extraordinarily. That hand gripped Child Emperor's ankle and yanked it hard.
Child Emperor was startled, his body fell sprawling and was immediately dragged quickly toward the distance.
Kakuzu grinned terrifyingly with a contemptuous gaze.
(People from the One Punch Man World turn out to be only this much!)
In the sky, a white bird flew past. White clay kept being dropped, which immediately exploded upon touching the ground. Its power was quite large; even heroes like them would be injured if hit directly.
Deidara sitting atop the clay bird laughed crazily: "Haha! Art is an explosion! Enjoy to your heart's content—!"
The Naruto World's fighting methods were very diverse and unexpected. This was the first time both sides fought officially, which made the One Punch Man World side a bit overwhelmed and directly fell into a difficult position.
Among them, only Tatsumaki and Imu still looked calm.
Broken Sky Shuttle rotated around Tatsumaki, making enemy attacks unable to approach. She didn't care about the others; her telekinetic power locked onto Madara tightly, her power like a giant hand trying to grip Madara directly.
"Hm?" Madara turned, his body slowly levitated from the ground with slightly furrowed brows.
This little girl's power is quite terrifying!
"Susano'o!" A blue energy giant rose from the ground. The sword at its waist was drawn and slashed hard toward Tatsumaki.
*SWOOSH!*
Silver light surged, Broken Sky Shuttle met the sword and forcibly withstood that slash.
"Imu, what are you waiting for!" Shouted Tatsumaki beginning to panic.
This energy giant's power was too tremendous; although relying on the Golden List reward, she was beginning to feel overwhelmed.
The robed figure was silent for a moment, glanced at Saitama who was still standing still, then snorted coldly. Her figure immediately disappeared from her spot. The next second, a shocking sword aura appeared. Her figure appeared right in front of Susano'o and swung her ancestral sword.
*SWOOSH!*
A pitch-black slash became real, slashing Susano'o's body cleanly.
*CRACK-CRACK!*
A sound like breaking glass was heard. The energy giant Susano'o that was so dense actually shattered into pieces under that slash. Its body was almost split in two, half its body collapsed, and the Totsuka Blade fell from the air.
"This person..." Madara was shocked, his gaze immediately locked onto the figure behind that robe: "Imu, that person punished by the Golden List?"
Although when Imu was punished Madara hadn't yet revived, he knew all the information announced by the Golden List.
The supreme ruler of the World Government, Imu, tried to seize someone else's reward until struck down and entered the blacklist.
A supreme ruler who dared to openly plunder rewards from the Golden List, regardless of whether her brain had problems or not, her strength definitely couldn't be underestimated. Now it was proven, she indeed had the ability.
While the battle was ongoing fiercely, no one realized a shadow figure was sneaking down through the tunnel where Madara had emerged earlier.
King was covered in dust, crawling down with difficulty on the tunnel wall. In his hands were two iron pickaxes to maintain balance. Fortunately, this hole wasn't completely vertical, otherwise he wouldn't be able to descend; one small mistake and he could fall and die.
After all, he was just an ordinary person. Of course, precisely because he was an ordinary person and had no energy fluctuations in his body, he could truly fool Madara and the others' eyes and ears to sneak in.
"Damn, how deep is this hole? Crazy!" King complained while continuing to descend.
As a result of being roasted by the fire pillar earlier, the cooled earth wall became very hard. Although using pickaxes, King's palms were already red and swollen. He had descended several hundred meters, but hadn't seen the end yet. He was beginning to suspect whether these people were ground mice, why dig a hole this deep.
Descending another hundred meters or so, finally the room began to widen. The corridor was no longer perpendicular but extended diagonally forward. King's eyes sparkled, his body slightly relaxed. He sheathed the pickaxes at his waist, turned on his flashlight, and vigilantly crawled slowly toward the front.
Ahead, the room suddenly became very spacious.
A very large underground space stretched before him. A giant demon statue figure stood upright in the distance, like a demon god from ancient times (Gedo Mazo).