Seeing his true body arrive, the Jack clone on Giant Brother's head stood at attention and saluted, then transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the ground. Not long after, a shifty-looking researcher was picked up by the collar of his lab coat by a strong arm and thrown out onto the ground, landing with a pained expression.
Seeing Jack, Fukegao looked terrified, almost scrambling and crying out: "Boss! This subordinate deserves to die! This subordinate will die ten thousand deaths! I didn't intentionally defy your orders!"
"ROAR—!!"
A deafening roar came from not far away, and then, the colossal figure that blotted out the sky swayed its head and stood up from among the mountains. Every time he moved, the earth trembled with him.
The thought imprint was still firm—Fukegao's fear came from the depths of his soul. However, Giant Brother Marugori clearly didn't have such awareness.
The awakened Marugori lowered his enormous head, his eye—large enough to fit a cow—saw his brother on the ground, and he roared in a thunderous voice:
"Otosan!! Why did I fall asleep!? I already have the power of the strongest man in the world! You don't have to be afraid of the guy who captured us anymore!"
"Shut up! My foolish ototo!!" Fukegao shouted hoarsely, his voice full of despair. "Quickly apologize to the Boss!!"
"Otosan, don't be afraid!"
Marugori completely misunderstood him, a supposedly reliable smile appearing on his massive face, and he suddenly raised an arm thicker than a train engine, pointing at Jack beside him.
"Watch me kill him now and free you from your fear!!"
Before his words finished, his enormous fist—carrying a terrifying wind pressure that tore through the air—smashed down toward Jack's head. Before the fist even arrived, a violent wave of air had already pressed down. The ground was crushed and cracked inch by inch by an invisible immense force, and the resulting sandstorm was enough to engulf an armored unit.
Facing this thunderous strike—powerful enough to level a small mountain—Jack didn't even bat an eyelid. Just as the massive fist was about to touch his head, his figure swish disappeared from his original spot.
*BOOM—!!! *
The giant fist missed, smashing heavily onto the ground, causing a violent tremor comparable to a magnitude seven earthquake. A terrifying deep pit with a diameter of over a hundred meters instantly formed, and the shockwave spread outward in a circle, crushing the surrounding ruins into dust again.
"Hmm?"
With one strike missed, a hint of surprise flashed across Marugori's huge face. The next second, he felt a negligible touch on his ankle—like being bitten by a fly. He lowered his head but saw nothing.
At this moment, Jack had reappeared a hundred meters away, and under his pitch-black face mask, a subtle curve appeared at the corner of his mouth. In his mind, the system's notification sound rang out.
[Ding! Contact with replicable target 'Giant Brother'!]
[Successfully replicated SSR-level abilities: 'King of Biceps' Lv1, 'Steroid Overload' Lv1, 'Super Gigantification' Lv1, 'Giant Rage' Lv1!]
[Current ability slots occupied: 4/30.
]**
[Consumed Origin Points × 511,000 | 'King of Biceps' level increased! Lv1 → Lv10 (MAX)!]
[Consumed Origin Points × 511,000 | 'Steroid Overload' level increased! Lv1 → Lv10 (MAX)!]
[Consumed Origin Points × 511,000 | 'Super Gigantification' level increased! Lv1 → Lv10 (MAX)!]
[Consumed Origin Points × 511,000 | 'Giant Rage' level increased! Lv1 → Lv10 (MAX)!]
[Ding! Replicated abilities 'King of Biceps (SSR)'… and others have reached max level, integrated into the main body, releasing ability slot occupation!]
[Current ability slots occupied: 0/30.
]**
Jack didn't even blink as over two million Origin Points were spent. A primal, violent power instantly surged through his entire body, and the cells within him seemed to be injected with explosive growth hormones, filled with a desire to expand outward. However, Jack himself already possessed the ability of cellular gigantification, and his own strength far surpassed Giant Brother's, so he easily suppressed this expanding power back into the depths of his cells.
What a joke—you can only get bigger if I let you get bigger; if I don't let you, you have to hold it in.
"ROAR, AH, AH, AH, AH—!!"
Seeing his sneak attack fail, Marugori roared in fury, and his fists—like raindrops—frantically smashed down toward Jack's location.
ORA ORA ORA ORA—!!!
For a moment, the earth shook, sand and stones flew, a small mountain was instantly leveled, and an area of nearly two kilometers was enveloped by his storm-like attacks.
"Yare yare—have you had enough?"
A calm voice sounded in the ear of the seemingly insane Giant Brother, and then, a massive aura—far more terrifying and profound than his—soared into the sky.
"The farce is over."
The moment his words fell, Jack's body was enveloped by dazzling golden flames, and began to rapidly expand and grow taller.
*RUMBLE—!!! *
As if breaking free from the laws of the universe, his figure grew wildly at a speed that defied physical common sense. One hundred meters. Two hundred meters. Three hundred meters. Finally, his height settled at an astonishing two thousand eight hundred meters.
A black-gold giant—equal in height to Marugori but with a greater sense of oppression—stood proudly between heaven and earth.
Ultimate Hyper Tiga, descended.
His physique was no longer the slender, streamlined form of Tiga, but became more robust, massive, and filled with an oppressive sense of power. Streaks of pure golden lightning patterns seemed to come alive, moving and surging across his perfect muscle lines. The armor on his chest and shoulders became heavier and more ornate, shimmering with sacred and majestic golden light.
Marugori—who was still frantically pounding the ground—his pupils suddenly contracted, and his huge mouth involuntarily opened. His self-confidence, infinitely inflated by gigantification, instinctively cowered before the giant, like a child seeing an adult.
"How… how can it be so huge…???"
"CHA—!"
A battle cry full of power interrupted the brothers' shock. Ultimate Hyper Tiga slowly lowered his head; on his silver-black face, like a divine sculpture, no expression could be seen, but his eyes, burning with light, seemed to pass judgment on a death row inmate.
This gaze made Marugori feel unprecedented humiliation and anger.
"Bastard—don't underestimate me!!"
The Giant Brother, whose mind was clouded by fear, let out a hysterical roar, and the continuously rising power due to his rage gathered in his fists, smashing toward Ultimate Hyper Tiga's chest.
But he did not know that the gap between Dragon-level and above Dragon-level was even greater than the gap from Wolf-level to peak Dragon-level.
"CHA—!" (Normal punch without special effects!)