"Carnage Mode!"
Carnage Kabuto's muscles swelled, his skin turned deep purple, his eyes became blood-red, and an incredibly berserk aura erupted from him.
"After I slaughter you, I'll lose my mind and go to your city to kill every single human!"
Whoosh!
Carnage Kabuto appeared before King in an instant. With a single punch, he sent King flying. At this moment, King was powerless to resist, feeling most of the bones in his body shatter.
'Such speed!'
King forced his eyes open. This single blow had essentially stripped him of his combat capability. If not for Undying Body, he likely would have lost consciousness entirely.
The current Carnage Kabuto was the strongest monster King had ever encountered. Before he could think further, a storm of attacks struck again.
Bang... Bang...
King's body was like a ball, being unilaterally and frantically thrashed in mid-air by Carnage Kabuto. His body was smashed to pieces time and again, only to be healed each time.
"It's already over. In this mode, no one can stop Carnage Kabuto." A smile appeared on Dr. Genus's face.
This was the strongest New Human he had created with his own hands.
Monsterization! Activate!
Thump... Thump...
A series of deafening engine sounds echoed throughout the Combat Lab.
Carnage Kabuto suddenly felt a sense of dread coming from the dying man before him.
"Hmph! Just a deathbed struggle. I love torturing little ants like you to death the most."
Boom!
Carnage Kabuto forcibly suppressed the discomfort in his heart and threw another punch, but this time, it was caught firmly by a single hand.
"What?!" Dr. Genus's eyes widened.
At this moment, King's mask had long since shattered, revealing the three terrifying scars on his face.
"Wait, this guy seems to be the Hero Association's S-Class Rank 7 Hero, the man known as the strongest on Earth, King!"
Dr. Genus naturally knew the Hero Association's data like the back of his hand, but he never imagined this masked man would be that legendary figure.
"Hmph. So what if it's King? He was being pummeled by Carnage Kabuto just now. As expected, the New Human I created is the strongest."
After a brief moment of shock, Dr. Genus became dismissive again. After all, looking at the situation, even King would find it hard to turn the tables in such a desperate state.
"This power..."
Thump... Thump...
King felt his strength explode several times over after Monsterization, and it was still continuously surging out. With his current, King could crush Carnage Kabuto.
"No matter who you are, before me, you are all..."
Boom!
King threw a calm punch, green blood splattering everywhere. The previously arrogant Carnage Kabuto's upper body instantly exploded into pieces, and his head flew straight to the front of Dr. Genus.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing a High Dragon-level monster. Obtained 6,000 Talent Points.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining one S-rank Talent Trial Card.]
"Time to leave this place."
King carried Carnage Kabuto's body and walked toward the exit of the base. After all, the fewer people who knew about devouring monsters, the better.
"Dr. Genus, you'd better not tell anyone else about my identity, or you know the consequences." A smile appeared on the corner of King's mouth.
Dr. Genus was almost insane in his quest to create New Humans. This was a threat to other humans, but for King, it was a good thing. The House of Evolution was a sustainable source of Talent Points.
"Also, I look forward to the next New Human you create."
King left a sinister smile, took Carnage Kabuto's corpse, punched through the wall of the Combat Lab, and left, leaving Dr. Genus standing dazed in the wind.
"Is this the strength of the strongest man on Earth? Just wait, I will definitely research a New Human even more powerful than you."
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In the forest, King moved quickly with the massive corpse, arriving at a deserted location.
'Got another Talent Trial Card.'
King called up the system interface to check the Talent Trial Card he had just obtained from killing Carnage Kabuto. This was the highest-level monster he had killed so far. High Dragon-level strength was significant even in the entire world of One Punch Man.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining one S-Class Talent Trial Card. S-Class Rank 12, Watchdog Man. Talent: Guardian Dog. Skills: None. Validity: 1 week. Usage: 1 hour.]
"It's him?"
King was overjoyed to see the Talent Trial Card's description.
Although he drew the S-Class Rank 12 this time, Watchdog Man was known as 'Saitama's Alt Account.' Even the newly debuted Garou had been defeated by him and nearly died at his hands.
"A pity the duration is a bit short." King muttered.
The usage limit was only one hour. It seemed he couldn't use it lightly unless it was a critical moment.
"Next, it's your turn."
King looked at Carnage Kabuto's corpse with expectant eyes, and a flash of light passed over his body.
Devour!
A massive maw appeared and swallowed Carnage Kabuto's corpse whole.
"Tastes like chicken, nice and crunchy."
King smacked his lips, feeling a massive surge of energy rising in his stomach and rushing frantically into his limbs and bones.
"Here it comes!"
Crack... Crack...
King's body kept making noises. He could clearly feel his physical strength increasing wildly, only stopping after half an hour.
[Ding! Host devoured a monster, obtained 600 Talent Points.]
[Host: King]
[Talents: Undying Body (Maxed), Strongest Summoning Technique (Maxed), Fighting Spirit (0%)]
[Skill: Savage Tornado]
[Talent Points: 11,500]
[Physical Strength: Low A-Class]
[Comprehensive Strength: Low Demon-level]
Boom!
A tree several meters tall fell to the ground.
King clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within his body. "My Physical Strength has broken through to A-Class."
King knew there was an upper limit to Physical Strength, the system was just categorizing it according to current hero ranks. However, trying to break the Limiter like Saitama was basically impossible.
"The Comprehensive Strength is actually categorized by monster levels." King was a bit surprised.
A new item had appeared on the attribute panel: Comprehensive Strength. He guessed this was based on Physical Strength. If he had the chance to stack up his Fighting Spirit, his attack power could at least reach Peak Demon or even Dragon-level.
'My Talent Points have finally reached ten thousand. I can exchange for talents now.' King rubbed his hands together.
Having experienced the effect of Pig God's skill, which not only increased Physical Strength but also provided Talent Points, he realized this was exactly the kind of talent he needed most.
'Time to redeem an S-Class talent.'