'Resist God's invasion? Just by myself?'
By now, King had released Psykos from her restraints, and her Psychokinesis had long since recovered. In fact, ever since Psykos had seen the footage of King's previous battles, she had been unknowingly influenced by Light Power.
This was the reason King felt comfortable rescuing her, just like with Black Sperm, who had also been granted Light Power.
Should they ever harbor secondary motives, he could reclaim the power at any time, instantly reverting them to their original forms.
'No! If this man is here, maybe it really is possible.'
Looking at King's back, Psykos couldn't help but feel an unprecedented sense of dependence in her heart.
"Alright, we're finally here."
King dove from the sky toward the forest below, Psykos followed closely behind without a second thought.
"As expected, it's still here. It seems there hasn't been any activity since then."
Looking at the familiar place before him, King couldn't help but recall the scenes of the battle that took place here.
"I didn't expect so much time to pass in the blink of an eye."
Creak!
King pulled open a hidden iron door on the ground, and he and Psykos leapt into the underground passage.
"Where exactly is this?"
Psykos was filled with curiosity throughout the journey as the two passed through a long, narrow tunnel and arrived at a place resembling a laboratory.
Inside, vessels were filled with various tissues and organs, and there were even various types of monsters being cultivated.
Psykos was all too familiar with this kind of scene. Back then, this was exactly how she had cultivated batch after batch of monsters in the Monster Association.
"You've come?"
A low voice rang out as a man wearing glasses walked out from the deepest part of the lab, his eyes flashing with a fanatical light as he looked at King.
"Yo!"
"Roar!"
A roar sounded as dozens of monsters suddenly appeared from all directions, lunging straight at King and Psykos.
Bang...Bang...
King's expression remained unchanged. Every monster that came within a few meters of the two exploded one after another.
"Long time no see, Dr. Genus." A smile tugged at the corner of King's lips.
When he destroyed the House of Evolution, leaving Dr. Genus alive had truly been the right choice.
"You've become even more powerful." Cold sweat broke out on Dr. Genus's forehead.
The scene of King instantly killing Carnage Kabuto was still vivid in his mind, this man was forever the greatest fear in his heart.
"Let me introduce you. This is Dr. Genus of the House of Evolution. And this beautiful lady personally founded the Monster Association."
King calmly introduced the two parties to each other, and surprisingly, they were not strangers to each other's reputations.
"So you are Genus?"
In fact, Psykos had long heard the name of the House of Evolution. However, since she cultivated extremely powerful monsters, an insignificant force like the House of Evolution naturally hadn't been worth her attention.
"The mastermind behind the Monster Association was actually a human?!"
When Dr. Genus heard that the Monster Association had been founded by Psykos, a glint of excitement couldn't help but appear in his eyes.
"What exactly is your purpose for bringing me here?" Psykos asked in confusion.
King kept claiming he wanted to oppose God, yet he brought her here, it was baffling.
"Don't you think this place is quite good?"
"What are you referring to?"
"This place is very suitable for... rebuilding the Monster Association." King said each word deliberately.
Psykos's pupils constricted slightly. She almost thought she had misheard him.
"Rebuilding the Monster Association?" Dr. Genus was also stunned.
He hadn't expected King to have such a crazy idea. After all, King was the poster child of the Hero Association, how could he do such a thing?
"So you intend to..."
Psykos suddenly understood King's painstaking intentions. He was willing to gather all possible strength, even if it meant using monsters. The goal of every action was for one thing: to resist God's invasion.
"Hahaha! How ridiculous! The Strongest Man on Earth actually wants to rebuild the Monster Association!"
Dr. Genus threw his head back and laughed frantically, but he soon lost his voice as an incredibly vast power enveloped him.
"This... this power is..."
"I'll leave this place to you. The stronger the monsters, the better. I will personally select a few to grant them power." King smiled slightly.
With Dr. Genus assisting, Psykos would surely be able to cultivate even more formidable monsters.
When God invaded and found a group of extraordinary monsters possessing Divine Power, King wondered what kind of expression it would have.
"Very well. With this place as a foundation, maybe we can cultivate another Orochi."
Psykos had now calmly accepted her identity. The power she currently possessed was granted by King. To take revenge on the God that had deceived her, and to be able to fight alongside this man, she made up her mind to cultivate the most powerful monsters in history.
As for Dr. Genus, after being infused with Light Power, he had already fallen into a state of fanaticism. It went without saying that he would assist Psykos with all his might.
"In a few days, I will bring you an excellent experimental subject. His potential is limitless." The corner of King's lips curled up slightly.
Rebuilding the Monster Association was only the first step. The second step was naturally to bring that man here to unearth his potential.
[Ding! Mission triggered: Help Sweet Mask activate his Hero's Heart. Reward: 5% progress toward Hero's Heart.]
'Speaking of which, it seems I haven't processed the previous rewards yet.'
King recalled that when he subdued Evil Natural Water, he was rewarded with one million Talent Points and three talents.
...
'Two Dragon-level Monster talents, one S-Class talent, and Hero's Heart's progress increased by eight percent. Not bad.'
By now, his Hero's Heart's progress had reached 48.4%, bringing him very close to unlocking the Fifth Layer of Liberation.
'System, distribute all Talent Points equally between the talent growth values of Fighting Spirit and Psychokinesis.'
[Ding! Allocation complete.]
As the system notification sounded, King opened his attribute panel again.
'Did the talent growth values of the two talents only increase by two percent? As expected, the further I go, the more Talent Points are required.'
'Pet list...'
[Pet: Overgrown Rover (Low Dragon-level)]
[Skill: Energy Blast]
[Pet: Black Sperm (Peak Demon-level)]
[Skill: Replication]
Because Overgrown Rover's injuries had not yet recovered, its current strength was only at Low Dragon-level.
And Black Sperm's strength relied entirely on merging after replicating himself to reach his peak state, so on the surface, he only appeared to be Demon-level. However, since King had granted him Light Power, his strength after replicating himself and merging would be significantly enhanced once again.
'Black Sperm's attributes are very suitable for returning to the new Monster Association. With him there, the safety of this place shouldn't be an issue.'
'As for Rover, it can serve as transportation normally, so I'll keep it by my side. After all, a dog is a man's best friend.' King happily made his decision.
After giving a few more instructions, he decided to return to the city first.
'Then, you're next, Sweet Mask.'