Black blood gushed from the severed shoulder, and a new arm began to grow rapidly again.
Boros slowly exhaled a breath of searing energy, his large single eye narrowing slightly.
"The scales of victory are starting to tilt."
"I am going to win."
"King, perhaps you don't know yet."
"My race was born on a home planet with the harshest environment in the universe."
"We underwent hundreds of millions of years of survival competition there, eliminating countless opponents."
"What we ultimately gained was a terrifying regenerative ability that is unsurpassed in the universe."
He raised his regenerating arm, showing it to King.
The speed at which the flesh, bone, and sinew proliferated was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
"And I, Boros, am one of the top individuals of my race."
"Not only is my regenerative ability at its peak, but my physical constitution, energy potential, and combat Talents are also among the best."
"Just like this severed arm—as long as I concentrate, it can be restored to its original state in an instant."
"In contrast, you, King."
"Your strength amazes me, and your skills are impeccable."
"But your wounds will only continue to increase."
"Your physical strength will also gradually be consumed in this high-intensity exchange."
Boros's voice gradually rose, carrying a tone of proclamation:
"A war of attrition is my domain."
"Your defeat is only a matter of time..."
"Are we going to keep fighting or what?"
King interrupted him, frowning slightly, his face written with impatience.
That expression was just like someone listening to a talkative salesman endlessly pitching their product.
While he had zero interest in the product itself and only cared about when the transaction would end.
"..."
Boros's single eye blinked, and the lines he had been building up were stuck in his throat.
He had seen opponents roar in despair, wail in fear, and mock in arrogance.
But he had never seen one... who found his talking annoying.
After a brief silence.
"Ha... Hahahaha!!"
Boros suddenly burst into laughter, the sound shaking dust from the hall's ceiling.
"My apologies, I was indeed too talkative."
"After all, a battle I've waited twenty years for has made me a bit too excited."
His laughter gradually died down, and the last trace of restraint completely vanished from his large single eye.
In its place was a desperate resolve, like Burning bridges, and a fanaticism that seemed to burn through his very life!
"Then, as you wish—"
Boros's body sank slightly, lowering his center of gravity.
His left leg drew a semi-arc backward, firmly stepping into the metal floor that had melted and then solidified.
His right leg bent forward, assuming a strange starting stance like a coiled spring.
"Let us truly begin."
Boom—!!!
The deep blue energy patterns across his body suddenly underwent a qualitative change!
The color shifted from deep blue to a dazzling incandescent white!
The energy was no longer flowing slowly, but was instead like a supernova explosion.
It erupted from every pore of his body!
A terrifying energy storm exploded with him at the center.
"Aaaaaaah—!!!"
Boros let out a roar that didn't sound human.
It wasn't pain, but the scream of a life essence sublimating as power broke through a certain shackle!
Under the shocked gazes of everyone.
His deep purple skin rapidly turned pale, as if covered by a layer of pristine snow.
The energy patterns on his body turned into pitch-black markings.
His muscular outline became even leaner and more powerful.
In an instant, his entire presence rose to a terrifying level that made even Tatsumaki feel suffocated!
This was Boros's final form—
Meteoric Burst!
"King..."
Boros's voice became ethereal and grand.
He slowly raised his arm and pointed at King.
"You are too strong."
"So strong that I must gamble everything to face you."
"This form will violently burn my life force."
"The longer I maintain it, the closer I come to death."
His incandescent single eye reflected King's calm figure.
There was no fear of death in it.
"However, I do so gladly!"
"Because this is the meaning I sought across the sea of stars!"
"So—"
Boros's figure was completely swallowed by the incandescent white light.
Leaving behind only an afterimage that tore through space.
And a roar that echoed in every corner of the hall.
And also echoed in the depths of every S-Class Hero's soul:
"I will give my all to fight you!"
"Take this! King!!!"
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