Chapter 177: Serious Punch!!
In the deep starry sky, countless meteorites flowed continuously according to specific laws, endlessly forming a vast meteorite belt.
Along with a flash of silver light, three figures appeared here simultaneously.
Saitama was about to speak, but suddenly frowned and pinched his nose, asking in confusion:
"I almost forgot, there's no air in Outer Space. So how are we going to fight? Do we hold our breath?"
Hearing this, Blast and King looked at each other, momentarily unsure of what to say.
Shock appeared on Blast's face, clearly showing total amazement at Saitama's current performance; it seemed he was encountering such a thing for the first time.
Compared to the fussing Blast, King had long since grown accustomed to the Bald Demon King's abnormality, and his expression showed little surprise.
That's right, Saitama had forgotten the common knowledge that one cannot speak in Outer Space without air; he only remembered that he couldn't breathe.
Therefore, without any medium at all, he actually just opened his mouth and spoke on the spot, his voice echoing clearly through Outer Space.
"As expected of Mr. Saitama, your miraculous traits are simply too many to count."
Blast praised him sincerely; it was his first time seeing such a unbelievable existence.
One must know that human speech is originally the vibration of vocal cords, which is then transmitted through air to be heard.
Saitama's seemingly ordinary action was actually equivalent to being a law unto himself; he himself was the greatest law, so he didn't need to follow the laws of physics.
However, the Bald Demon King hadn't discovered his own uniqueness and still retained human common sense.
Looking at Saitama, who was still pinching his nose and frowning, King spoke up with a hint of teasing in his tone:
"Saitama, did you know? According to the latest scientific research, bald people can actually breathe in Outer Space."
"Eh? Really? How come I haven't seen that online?!"
Saitama skeptically let go and took a deep breath of space radiation. Finding that he really didn't need to breathe, a look of joy appeared on his face.
(T/N: Lol, this cheating bald guy)
"Whoa, why didn't you say so earlier? So losing all my hair has this kind of benefit?"
Saitama didn't doubt the truth of King's words; after all, the other party was his good friend, and there was no reason to deceive him.
Thus, believing this "common sense", Saitama convinced himself that he truly didn't need to breathe in Outer Space.
Watching Saitama strike a freestyle swimming pose in Outer Space like it was nothing, and even behaving no differently than when he was on Earth despite the lack of air and a medium for sound, Blast was shocked for the umpteenth time.
"Is Mr. Saitama always this ridiculous? It feels like his Physical Body can hardly be considered human anymore."
(T/N: look who's talking, did they forget human can't speak in outer space?)
King shrugged indifferently, then grabbed Blast and threw him toward an area outside the meteorite belt.
"It's fine. At least Saitama still looks like a human, and that's enough."
Blast, floating continuously in space through the impact force on his body's surface, was truly speechless.
Damn it, just tell me and let me teleport away myself. Why did you have to throw me!
Blast immediately activated his spatial ability, teleporting directly into the distance and standing on a floating meteorite.
He watched the two in the distance, raised his hand high, and then brought it down sharply. His voice reached Saitama and King's ears through the power of space.
"I declare, the battle begins!"
The moment his voice fell, a meteorite several thousand meters in diameter smashed out at extreme speed, arriving before Saitama's eyes in an instant.
An unadorned punch smashed out, and the meteorite instantly exploded into a sky full of debris.
Carrying his pursuit of games and gourmet food, Saitama resolutely flew forward, rushing in front of King and raising his fist high.
"Normal Punch!"
Danger perception arose within his body, and King launched a counterattack without hesitation. The two men's fists collided fiercely in mid-air.
Boom boom boom!!
An invisible airwave spread outward from the center of their collision, instantly pulverizing all surrounding meteorites. The violent shockwave caused the surrounding space to vibrate faintly.
This time, their fists remained locked in mid-air, neither able to overcome the other for a moment.
And in the very next instant, King's eyes narrowed, and the power he released increased by several degrees.
A shocking thing happened: Saitama was actually sent flying, tumbling several times in the starry sky before coming to a stop.
Saitama looked at his slightly smoking fist, then at King, who had knocked him back and was standing in the distance with his arms crossed. His Battle Intent blazed like a fierce fire meeting a gale.
"King, you've become stronger. You're really amazing!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Saitama rushed forward again, his expression becoming a bit more serious.
He raised his right hand high and clenched his fingers into a fist. In an instant, hundreds and thousands of red fist shadows descended like a torrential rain. Every punch carried unrivaled destructive and impact force, forming an airtight wall that seemed ready to shatter heaven and earth in an instant.
"Consecutive Normal Punches!"
King responded in kind. He took a large step forward, crushing the Void ahead with one foot. A violent force erupted from his body, and blood-energy as vast as the abyss and sea covered his fist.
In an instant, the originally crimson energy, after passing through some mysterious flow trajectory, actually transformed into a dazzling gold. His fists also burst with golden light like two shining suns.
"Emperor Fist!"
Hundreds and thousands of fists collided, each punch causing the world to break down. If they weren't in a meteorite belt, the aftershocks of their clash would have been enough to completely destroy the entire Earth.
Even so, the area within several hundred kilometers of the two had turned into a vacuum. Those massive meteorites were completely shattered by the aftershocks of their battle, turning into a sky full of meteorite debris.
With back-and-forth exchanges, every punch Saitama threw was perfectly blocked by King, and King's Emperor Fist was also withstood by Saitama's incredibly tough body.
Sensing that Saitama's strength seemed slightly weaker than his own current level, King also roughly knew his current standing in his normal state.
With 20,000 in all attributes, the current King, in his normal state, was already able to surpass Saitama's current unevolved normal state.
It seems my strength is finally starting to catch up to the Bald Demon King... King felt like laughing when he thought about how he used to be chased and beaten like a dog by him during their previous battles.
The current him was no longer that weak and pathetic existence from before.
Thinking of this, King's punching speed couldn't help but increase further.
Countless golden suns flashed in the Void, each flash bursting with terrifying force. Every punch was enough to completely pulverize a meteorite over ten thousand meters wide.
As the two sides engaged in a frantic exchange of blows, Saitama's expression grew more and more excited. His originally dull gaze had vanished without a trace, replaced by the joy of finding a powerful enemy.
I really didn't expect... that King had become so powerful... as expected of my good friend... Facing a powerful enemy who could fight him for a long time without losing, Saitama felt he had to give the other party enough respect.
His attitude needed to be serious enough, rather than having a testing and playful mindset like he did now.
Thinking of this, Saitama's originally rounded cheeks instantly became sharp and chiseled. His gaze became solemn and serious, veins bulged on his arms, and a power immense to the extreme grew wildly within this human body.
King, who was exchanging blows with Saitama, suddenly noticed something was wrong. His pupils subconsciously contracted, and a massive sense of danger began to spread in his heart.
"Serious Punch!"
Amidst the hundreds of Consecutive Normal Punches, Saitama's gaze turned cold, and his punch in the serious state smashed out with an overwhelming, crushing pressure!!
[PS: Hehe, regarding this book, The Author actually doesn't plan to write about the Multiverse travel. After all, the current combat power system can already crush most anime. However, it is related to the Multiverse; just keep reading and you'll see.]
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