Game Start!
As if officially entering a match, Mr. King's eyes instantly sharpened.
In his vision, the entire battlefield seemed to transform into a giant game interface.
The Beetle Monster's health bar, attack patterns, skill cooldowns…
All information was digitized by his superpower and clearly presented before him.
And Genos's various body parameters, including remaining energy, joint range of motion, Incineration Cannon's charge time, rapid fire, cooldown, and other values, were equally clear at a glance.
"Gii—!! Die, die, die for me!!!"
The Centennial Steel Armor Larva, having missed its attack, became completely enraged. Its two forelimbs, like a furious storm, transformed into countless intersecting cold lights, slashing towards Genos.
However, under Mr. King's god-tier control, Genos's broken body seemed to become a top-tier dancer performing on a blade's edge.
"Ding! Ding! Ding!"
Mr. King controlled Genos's remaining arms, precisely blocking each slash with his alloy palms.
Each block was perfectly timed, not only completely negating the damage but even causing a slight stagger to the Monster, disrupting its attack rhythm in a way it couldn't perceive!
There was not a single wasted movement; every move was filled with extreme efficiency and beauty.
It was as if this wasn't a life-and-death battle, but a magnificent show of playing with an opponent!
—This is… my body?!
Genos experienced all of this firsthand, his internal shock indescribable.
His combat AI was furiously running, attempting to analyze and learn these inconceivable operations.
But he reached only one conclusion: impossible!
This mastery of timing, this control of distance, this extreme operation of pushing one's performance beyond overload while maintaining zero errors…
This was no longer combat; this was art!
So… my body's performance could be unleashed to such an extent!
In Genos's eyes, Mr. King's mastery of timing and control of distance had reached a miraculous level!
Unbeknownst to the enemy, it had fallen into the rhythm of death that he controlled!
After continuously blocking and dodging dozens of attacks, Mr. King finally began his counterattack under the Monster's increasingly frantic offensive.
"Now!"
A sharp glint flashed in Mr. King's eyes, and his fingers, resting by his sides, unconsciously trembled at super-high speed, as if performing an earth-shattering combo!
The controlled Genos spun rapidly on the ground with his upper body. Using centrifugal force, his right arm's Incineration Cannon instantly aimed at the Beetle Monster's relatively weak abdomen.
"Incinerate!"
The orange-red Incineration Cannon, further shaped and compressed by Mr. King's superpower, slammed fiercely into the Beetle Monster's abdomen at almost zero distance!
"Machine Gun Punch!"
The Incineration Cannon's recovery frames were perfectly covered by a dashing lunge, and Genos's upper body rushed into the Monster's embrace like a cannonball!
His fists became countless afterimages, each punch precisely striking the same point on the abdominal carapace!
"It's not over yet!"
Mr. King pressed his advantage, controlling Genos's remaining hands. At the moment of the last punch, he firmly gripped the carapace at the edge of the Beetle Monster's wound.
The miniature thrusters in his arms fired at full power, carrying Genos's upper body to forcefully tear open the hard carapace, which had been breached by high temperature and heavy punches, and directly burrow into the Monster's body!
"What?!"
This scene left Saitama, who was watching from afar, dumbfounded.
"This guy… is too reckless, isn't he?"
Han Sen glanced at him: "Do you remember how many times you were killed by Mr. King's last-ditch counterattack, getting completely outplayed?"
Saitama: "…"
"I'll get revenge on that guy when we go back!"
Discussions between Han Sen and the other person reached Mr. King's ears, but he calmly issued his final command.
"Fortresses are always breached from within, that's common sense…"
"Energy overload…! Incineration Cannon at maximum power!"
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Genos, having burrowed into the Monster's body, instantly adjusted the output power of his energy core to its limit under Mr. King's control.
"Jijijijiji—!!!"
The Centennial Steel Armor Larva let out an extremely painful shriek, and its massive body trembled violently.
Increasingly dazzling orange-red flames emanated from the cracks in its carapace, like a giant bomb about to explode.
"3, 2, 1…"
Mr. King calmly counted down. The second before the explosion, he controlled Genos's hands to forcefully push outwards, blasting a hole in the Monster's back, and he flew out like a rocket!
Boom! Boom! Boom!—!!!
The moment Genos detached, a violent explosion shook the heavens and earth!
The massive body of the Insect Monster was completely detonated from within, exploding into countless charred fragments and green fluid flying everywhere.
A terrifying shockwave spread outwards, even lifting a layer of the ground!
And Genos's broken upper body traced a perfect parabola in the air, finally landing steadily with a "thud" on the hillside, less than half a meter from the barbecue grill.
Saitama and Han Sen were about to applaud and congratulate the brilliant reversal, when suddenly!
As if they had thought of something, their movements stiffened as they turned to look at each other, their expressions changing simultaneously.
Flying everywhere, besides rubble and smoke, were also… countless pieces of flesh and carapace…
Oh no, the ingredients exploded! ×2
Genos lay on the ground, his golden electronic eyes flickering. His core processor was replaying the battle process, preparing to study it frame by frame as a textbook.
The roar of the Emperor Engine gradually subsided, and the white light in Mr. King's eyes slowly faded, returning him to the ordinary, fierce-looking shut-in he was.
He let out a long sigh, confidence gradually rising in his eyes.
"Hmm, the difficulty of this BOSS was only decent."
"Cough, cough…"
Seeing Han Sen and Saitama staring at him with an 'you're so cool' look, Mr. King suddenly felt a little guilty.
He quickly helped Genos up from the ground, a slightly shy smile on his cold, fierce, scarred face: "I lived up to expectations, Genos-kun."
Saitama looked at Genos, who was only half a body, then at the Monster fragments flying everywhere, and his mouth twitched involuntarily.
"I told you not to go overboard…"
"Mr. King, thank you so much! Your guidance has benefited me greatly. I will thoroughly practice the combat techniques you taught me!"
Although Genos had lost his legs, his spirits were still high, and he immediately expressed his gratitude to Mr. King.
"Ah, you're welcome."
Mr. King waved his hand: "After all, you helped me get a lot of dishes in the hot pot last night."
Genos paused, was that really the reason?!
Note:
Happy Lunar New Year 2026!
First of all, I want to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for always being by my side and supporting me throughout this journey.
To ensure the quality of upcoming stories, I've decided to take a week off during the Lunar New Year (February 15th to 22nd) to rest and spend time with my family.
I will return on February 23rd, 2026. During this break, I will prepare many new chapters to post regularly upon my return. So please look forward to it!
Wishing you a warm, joyful, and wonderful holiday season!