**Chapter 73: King, You Came to Die**
"Allosaurus, stop."
King, who was riding on the Allosaurus's back, rushing to the Third Shelter, suddenly heard the Hero Association broadcast and urgently told the Allosaurus to stop.
"..."
The Allosaurus cautiously asked, "Mr. King, should we turn around and go back?"
King was silent, conflicted. *This damn trap! A Demon Level Monster had upgraded to a Dragon Level Monster. This meant that even if he rushed there, he wouldn't have the confidence to take down the Monster. He might even be killed by the Monster!*
The Allosaurus read his mood. Without waiting for King to speak, it proactively turned its body. Although it wished it could throw King at Hammond's feet, it was currently under someone else's roof and had to bow its head. It didn't even dare to show a trace of rebellion.
"Hey, where are you going?" The Allosaurus's running movement startled King from his deep thoughts. He glanced at it and said, "I'm going to the Third Shelter. You're running in the wrong direction."
"Ah? Mr. King, you want to go to the Third Shelter? You... can you defeat the Tyrant Dragon Terror Dragon Man?"
The Allosaurus was very puzzled, but also a little excited. This was King *actively* requesting to go to the shelter, actively sending himself into Hammond's fangs!
King didn't answer. He stared straight ahead. *Sigh*, heroes who rely on luck are still heroes. How could he know that the citizens were in danger and then flee the battle?
Heroes don't necessarily have to be capable of stopping the Monsters, but they must always stand in front of the Monsters to stop them.
He took a deep breath, his expression grave. *Saitama, where are you? I miss you.*
Thump! Thump!
The Allosaurus spread its legs and ran wildly, wishing it could reach the Third Shelter in the next second, letting Hammond cut this bastard King into a thousand pieces.
It charged at full speed, its pace very fast. In just a few minutes, it reached M-City's Third Shelter.
King looked at the shelter right in front of him, feeling a bit impulsive to kill the Allosaurus. *Why are you running so fast? Are you rushing to send me to my death?!*
Roar~
After nearing the shelter, the Allosaurus roared. Before King could react, its body violently flicked. King, who was sitting on its back, was thrown towards the shelter by surprise.
Hammond, guarding the entrance of the large cave, was hammering his tired waist with one hand and complaining about getting old. Heart disease, rheumatism, all sorts of old ailments had appeared. Even after transforming into a Terror Dragon Man, these old ailments stubbornly persisted, making him groan like an old man. *Oh, he was an old man to begin with.*
"Hmm? Allosaurus?"
Just then, he suddenly heard the Allosaurus's roar. His eyes lit up. "King? The Allosaurus actually brought King here?"
All the cells in his body instantly became excited. He stood up abruptly, stomping and shattering the shelter's floorboards. He turned and came to the top of the large cave, staring at the black shadow flying towards him.
"Allosaurus, I'm going to skewer you and roast you to eat!"
King's body flew through the air in a parabolic arc. His current situation was like walking on the road and being violently pushed by someone. Even if he knew how to fly, he couldn't control his rapidly flying body for a moment. He watched helplessly as he landed in mid-air not far in front of Hammond. As for the Allosaurus, he wished he could slice it up, skewer it, roast it, sprinkle some cumin, and eat it medium-rare, not even spitting out the bones.
"King, you're finally here! I've waited for you so bitterly!"
Hammond looked at King with surging emotions. That's right, this was the man, the man rumored to be the strongest on Earth—King! The biggest obstacle to the rise of my Terror Dragon race! As long as he is eliminated, the rise of my Terror Dragon Men will face much less resistance.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
His breathing was rapid, and his heart pounded violently. The scene of the Terror Dragon Men's rise deeply stimulated him, making him spiritually energized and ecstatic.
King steadied his body and looked up to see a Terror Dragon Man baring its fangs and grinning at him. His pupils instantly constricted. *Dragon Level Monster... Tyrant Dragon Terror Dragon Man!!*
Gasp~
He sucked in a cold breath, his expression tense. He had no confidence in defeating Hammond. Even if he used his only four-star Monster Card, he had no confidence in taking down the Tyrant Dragon Terror Dragon Man.
Such a stimulating scene made his heart pound rapidly.
Thump-thump... thump-thump... thump-thump...
A strange engine sound gradually echoed in the air. It was like a racing car roaring, and like a fighter jet rumbling, blending into a unified roar in the sky, filling the air and making the atmosphere on the scene instantly heavy.
"Whoa~ This sound... Hmm, so familiar, what was it called again? Oh right, Emperor Engine! King, the iconic sound that signifies you've entered battle mode! Oh dear, it scared my old heart, making it thump-thump!"
Hammond breathed a few quick breaths and grinned, looking at the cold-faced King. All the blood in his body seemed to be injected with stimulants, instantly boiling, making him unable to help but want to kill King, the strongest man.
At the same time, the citizens in the shelter, as well as the audience watching the M-City TV station's Monster channel in front of their televisions, were tense when they saw Hammond suddenly stand up, thinking that Hammond was getting impatient and about to start a massacre. Then, above the sky, a towering figure descended from the heavens. At the same time, with fiery anger, he glared at the Dragon Level Monster, the Tyrant Dragon Terror Dragon Man, and imperiously roared, "I'm going to skewer you and roast you to eat!"
Everyone who witnessed this scene trembled all over, feeling a ball of fire about to explode in their hearts, making their blood boil. Their entire bodies could be summed up in one word: "Burning!"
Just how overbearing must a person be to shout, "I'm going to skewer you and roast you to eat" at a Dragon Level Monster? And just how powerful must a person be to treat a Dragon Level Monster with such disdain?
There was only one person, and only this one person: the strongest man on Earth—King!
Thump-thump... thump-thump... thump-thump...
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
King's Emperor Engine has activated! This indicates King has entered battle mode! The good show... is about to begin! Take a guess, how many rounds can that foolish Terror Dragon Man last against King? I bet it won't even last one round before dying!
The shelter citizens and the audience in front of their TVs collectively held their breaths, widening their eyes and staring at King. This was a rare opportunity to witness King's battle firsthand, especially King's battle with a Dragon Level Monster! That was a once-in-a-millennium event, something to be sought but not found!
What moves will King use to attack the Monster? King-Style Aura Art Secret Technique – Hellish Unparalleled Exploding Wave Point? Or the newly rumored Emperor Cannon? Or perhaps the legendary superpower?
All the mysteries surrounding King deeply attracted the curiosity of the people on Earth.
Hammond stared at King for a while, then suddenly burst into laughter: "King, you came to die!"
"Came to die? Did I encounter an idiot?"
King looked at Hammond, who was suddenly laughing heartily, feeling inexplicable. *It's a fight, why are you laughing so happily?*
"King, aren't you a hero? Isn't a hero's duty to protect citizens? Behind me are tens of thousands of lives! As a hero, shouldn't you save them? If you don't surrender yourself, this old man will start a massacre!" Hammond became more and more excited as he spoke, his breathing growing heavier. "Whoosh, whoosh! King, as a hero, what will you do?"
At this moment, Hammond was like a devil, his expression fanatic, completely a lunatic. No, he was originally a lunatic, a mad scientist, a lunatic who conspired to restore the Mesozoic Era—the Age of Terror Dragons.
Despicable!
Everyone who saw this scene simultaneously felt a surge of anger and the same thought. To actually use Mr. King's hero identity to disturb Mr. King's state of mind, putting Mr. King in a dilemma. How despicable, that Terror Dragon Man!
(end of chapter)