"Really?"
Psykos was beyond excited. If she could integrate this power, her strength would definitely ascend to another level.
"Yes, but before that, I have something to ask you." King's expression suddenly turned serious.
Psykos immediately understood what he meant. "Are you asking about the disasters on Earth?"
Psykos sighed. Indeed, King had risked his life to fight the gods, finally taking away God after a narrow escape from death, yet the disasters on Earth hadn't decreased at all. Instead, they were constantly intensifying.
"Have you discovered anything?"
King believed that while others might not have noticed, Psykos definitely would. Her skill was to assimilate everything, and she could even merge with the Earth itself. She must have sensed something.
Furthermore, during the attack just now, neither of them had drawn energy from Earth's core, which meant they had certainly discovered something and were extremely wary of it.
"Indeed, I actually discovered something deep within Earth's core that doesn't belong to Earth." A look of dread appeared in Psykos's eyes. Clearly, this discovery was extraordinary.
"What exactly is it?" King frowned.
For Psykos, who had once founded the Monster Association and nurtured countless powerful Monsters, to be this cautious, it seemed there really was a formidable existence inside the Earth.
"I'm not entirely sure about the specifics, but I can be certain that the object inside possesses an extremely vast Divine Power."
"However, its nature is different from the gods we've encountered. It seems to be something Earth birthed itself." Psykos's words were somewhat hesitant.
In fact, she had only come into contact with it once, but that power, vast to the extreme, and that irreversible will were etched into her memory.
'As I thought, is there something strange inside the Earth?' A cold light flashed in King's eyes.
Actually, after he arrived on Earth, he could feel an obscure power that seemed to be constantly spying on him. And that power seemed to be in the deepest part of Earth, within the core.
"I will handle this matter. For now, let's return to the Hero Association first. Do you want to come with me?"
King thought of Saitama, Genos, and the familiar faces in the Hero Association, and his heart couldn't help but swell with excitement.
Even though he was now on par with the gods, the Hero Association and Earth felt like home to him.
"We'll pass, we still have experiments to finish. If you find anything in Earth's core, remember to tell me." Psykos refused decisively.
Even after all this time, she still looked down on the Hero Association. Aside from Blast, who had some strength, this group of so-called heroes didn't catch her eye.
Back when King was fighting gods in another dimension, they were the ones fighting bloody battles, experiencing the helplessness of watching him fall into a black hole with their own eyes.
Psykos knew the Hero Association had done its best, but she still felt a strong rejection toward these people. Combined with the Hero Association's previous negative news and the competition over rankings, she had absolutely no good feelings toward the organization.
"Suit yourselves then."
King understood Psykos's meaning. She and the Hero Association were indeed not on the same path, and there was no need to force it.
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In the Hero Association apartments, Saitama and Genos were watching a report on television.
"Hey! Genos, do you think King really came back?"
Saitama watched the news constantly broadcasting King's return and couldn't help but confirm.
"Yes, Saitama-sensei. I saw him in person, it's definitely King."
"That's great. I knew he wouldn't die so easily." The corners of Saitama's lips curled up slightly.
When news of King's death arrived, he was the first to disbelieve it. Despite Blast's later clarification, he still felt that King wouldn't die so easily in another dimension.
"Saitama-sensei, the Hero Association meeting is about to start. Many S-Class Heroes have already arrived."
"Then let's go. It's been a long time since so many people gathered together." Saitama was unusually happy.
Since King left, the S-Class Heroes rarely gathered, spending most of their time cleaning up disasters all over the globe.
"Yo, where are you two going?"
Just as Saitama and Genos were preparing to head out, King quietly appeared before them.
...
Meanwhile, in the conference room on the nineteenth floor of the Hero Association, figures were taking their seats one after another.
"For real? King is back? I knew he wouldn't be defeated by a god so easily." Metal Bat was full of enthusiasm, this was the best news he'd heard recently.
"It should be true, Sitch wouldn't joke about something like this." Zombieman wore a gratified smile.
Having witnessed King's strength personally, he had always remained skeptical about his sacrifice.
"King's strength must be even greater now, and he must have obtained a lot of intelligence regarding the gods. That's why the headquarters summoned us so urgently." Child Emperor analyzed calmly, his eyes unable to hide his excitement.
King had not only saved his life several times but was also a guiding light during his moments of confusion.
"Hmph! I knew it. Just mere gods, King could definitely handle them." Atomic Samurai had a piece of straw in his mouth.
After such a long period of tempering, his swordsmanship had been sublimated once again..He was now itching to trade blows with King again to test the results of his training.
"King is worthy of the title of the strongest man on Earth. For such a man, we must maintain at least basic respect and unconditional trust, just like my indestructible muscles."
Superalloy Darkshine struck a pose to show off his strength. After the Neo Heroes was destroyed, he returned to the Hero Association, and his body was even more powerful than before after devilish training.
"I've said it long ago, just leave all the gods to me, and I'll take them all out. But King's performance didn't disappoint me, he's managed to somewhat catch up to me." Sonic narcissistically brushed his bangs, a proud expression on his face.
"Gods? It's about time for us to make a move on those guys, right? We can't let King steal all the spotlight."
Flashy Flash rolled his eyes at Sonic, then his fighting spirit surged. He was very dissatisfied with King's approach of fighting the gods alone.
"Who farted?" Watchdog Man twitched his nose, seemingly indifferent to anything else.
"Silver Fang, what's wrong? Aren't you happy that King is back?" Tanktop Master noticed Bang's worried face and asked curiously.
"I just want to know how my disciple is doing now."