Chapter 122: Whether He Can Be of Any Use!
"In that case... I understand."
GOD was GOD after all. Having observed countless life forms from a higher dimension, He quickly came up with a countermeasure for King.
As the sole ruler of this entire dimensional space, GOD could manipulate not only space but also time at will.
This was shown in the original manga as well; Cosmic Fear Garou, after receiving GOD's power, could reverse time using his martial arts.
If Garou, who only received a portion of GOD's power, could do it, then the original GOD could certainly do more.
Although He couldn't project His power directly into reality yet, controlling time and space within this dimension under His control was effortless.
GOD's idea was simple.
Since I can't kill you, I'll just accelerate your time by thousands or millions of times and let you die of old age on the spot. Problem solved.
In His view, no matter how powerful a human was, they were ultimately mortal beings with finite lifespans.
He was merely using the power of time to bring that end forward.
With a thought, the flow of time in the area where King stood accelerated countless times. The stars suppressing him began to flicker and die out at a visible rate.
However, despite the wash of time's power, King seemed completely unaffected by the passage of time. Instead, the rate at which he grew stronger accelerated several times, and the speed at which he broke through the seal increased.
GOD was dumbfounded. Looking at King's visibly skyrocketing strength, He hurriedly cancelled the time acceleration, His voice filled with disbelief:
"What is happening? Why are you immune to time acceleration? Or rather, how can you reduce the effect of time acceleration to such a degree?"
Logically speaking, since this human had entered His dimensional space, he should be subject to the jurisdiction of space and time in this area and be manipulated at will!
Unless... there is a even more mysterious power hidden within him, nullifying My time acceleration.
No! Impossible!
GOD rejected His own conjecture. Not because He couldn't imagine it, but because He didn't dare to.
If He, a higher-dimensional being, couldn't detect the existence of that mysterious power, it would mean that power's rank was far above His own.
Time acceleration doesn't work. What about reversing time?!
GOD manipulated the flow of time around King again, deciding to reverse it constantly.
If He let King continue to adapt to the pressure and break through, his strength would grow faster and faster.
To prevent King from becoming stronger, GOD decided to place a shackle of time reversal on him. Even if his strength progressed madly, time reversal would revert him to his previous state.
Instantly, King felt his movements turn into slow motion. Except for his normal perception of the surroundings, all his bodily functions slowed down.
Regeneration, adaptation, and the rate of strengthening—all slowed down.
Successfully delaying King's time, GOD felt no joy. Instead, He subconsciously took a step back.
"Why?! Why does the power of time have almost no effect on you?! I intended to reverse your time continuously! Why can I only delay it?!"
Realizing that none of His current methods could deal with King effectively, GOD dropped the pretense. He raised His hand, and countless more stars crashed down, pinning King firmly in place.
King couldn't speak anymore. His entire body was bearing terrifying pressure, but his aura continued to rise.
[Adaptive Nature] was making him increasingly capable of withstanding this pressure, granting him a body tough enough to bear it.
But the rate of strengthening was several times slower than before because GOD had placed the shackle of time dilation on him.
In other words, King would still continue to get stronger and eventually adapt to the pressure to break free—this was a predetermined outcome.
But GOD only needed to suppress him. Until King broke through the pressure and escaped, this was His time.
"Speaking of which, I must thank you. If you hadn't thrown that delicious sacrifice, Orochi, directly onto the altar, I wouldn't have gained so much power to invade reality.
"Perhaps you already guessed. That's right. The Monster King Orochi who spoke to you earlier wasn't himself. I had already replaced his will and used his body to converse with you.
"Although I don't know where you learned of My traces, all signs indicate that you knew of the existence of a higher-level God in this world.
"For the safety of humanity, as a hero, you would inevitably come personally to slay the unstable factor, the 'weakened' GOD.
"I exploited this very fact to successfully lure you into this dimensional space and gain a portion of power sufficient to invade reality.
"Without you, think about it. In that world, what human can stop My invasion?
"Admit it. You can only watch helplessly as this world falls into My grasp."
Hearing GOD's long speech, especially the last sentence, King managed a smirk despite the immense pressure.
Anyone else? Did you forget a certain bald guy?
According to GOD's own words, the Bald Demon was an existence that transcended rules—someone even GOD didn't dare provoke directly.
Even without King in the outside world, as long as Saitama was there, all crises were non-issues.
Just then, GOD sneered, as if piercing through King's thoughts.
"You're probably thinking that since that bald human who transcends the rules exists on that planet, I am not qualified to invade.
"Very well. I will let you see whether the bald human you place your hopes on can be of any use!"
With that, a massive screen appeared in front of King. The image displayed Saitama jumping down into the sewers.
From within the dimensional space, GOD simply swiped His hand across the void. The space of the sewer tunnel was refolded instantly, extending its length to several thousand meters.
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