Chapter 578 576: The Final Battle! (23)

"Shura! What should we do now?"

Fenric thought for a moment before saying, "Let's head to the center circle first and scout the surrounding terrain."

Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Fenric explained, "I think whether Sun Goku wins or the bald head wins in the end, they will both become our final rivals. We must be prepared."

Everyone nodded.

One of the Samsara players couldn't help but ask, "What if they both end up losing and die together?"

"That would be the best outcome!" Fenric said with a smile. "I hope they kill each other!"

Everyone laughed.

But they all knew this was just wishful thinking.

The probability of two peerless powerhouses killing each other in the same battle was extremely small.

Next—

According to Fenric's plan, everyone began searching for the location of the central circle.

During this process, encountering other teams was inevitable.

The first team they encountered was Ximen Chuixue and the others from the world of The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng.

Fenric didn't hesitate at all—he killed them all!

These martial arts masters, who were considered grandmasters in their own world, couldn't display much power in front of an S-level powerhouse like Fenric.

No matter how brilliant their swordsmanship was, what use was it if they couldn't break through Fenric's Armament Haki?

After that, they encountered A Xing and the Fire Cloud Evil God from the world of Kung Fu. They were also eliminated by Fenric.

Then came Sasuke and others from the world of Naruto, heroes from the world of Wind and Cloud, gods from the world of War of the Gods, and many others.

None of them were Fenric's opponents!

The only group that gave Fenric some trouble was Superman, Wonder Woman, and the others from the world of the Justice League.

Fenric didn't want to waste time, so he directly activated his ultimate move and quickly dealt with Superman.

Fortunately, the Flash had probably died earlier and was not part of the Justice League team.

Otherwise, Fenric's group might have suffered significant losses.

The Flash was simply too fast—Fenric wasn't confident he could kill him.

Of course, after eliminating so many teams, everyone gained considerable rewards and recovered many of their abilities.

Their overall strength improved further.

As the poison circle kept shrinking—

The safe zone in the central area was now less than two kilometers in diameter.

"Mr. Shura, I've already searched that area. There shouldn't be any other teams left," Zen Master reported.

Fenric nodded.

Aurora asked, "What should we do next?"

"Wait."

Fenric said seriously, "We are already in the most central area. We'll wait for the final team to come and fight us."

Hearing this, everyone's breathing became heavier.

The final battle meant the end of the mission.

As long as they could survive and win, it would be time to reap the rewards.

A reward of 100,000 Samsara Points!

Of course, everyone also felt a bit nervous.

Their final opponents would most likely be either Sun Goku or Saitama.

Either one would be an extremely troublesome enemy.

At this moment—

Fenric's ears twitched as he looked toward a large tree ahead on the left.

"Who's there? Come out!"

When everyone heard this, they were slightly startled and looked toward the tree.

The person behind the tree realized he had been discovered and had no choice but to step out.

It was an old man with sharp eyes.

Silver Fang—Bang!

Earlier, Bang had seen that the situation was unfavorable and ran quickly, avoiding the chaos. He had remained hidden here until now, making him one of the few survivors who had lasted this long.

The Atomic Samurai who had fled with him was already dead.

As for who killed him, no one knew.

"Silver Fang Bang?" Aurora asked in surprise. "I didn't expect you to survive until now."

"You know me?"

Bang looked slightly surprised, then smiled. "Since you know me, could you allow this old man to live a little longer? I'd like to witness the birth of the final victor."

"I'm afraid that's not possible, Mr. Bang."

Fenric smiled faintly. "Leaving you alive would be too much of an unstable factor."

As he spoke, Fenric strode toward Bang.

Although Fenric's expression was calm, the killing intent in his eyes was obvious.

Seeing this, Bang sighed.

"So it really has come to this?"

He knew there was no escaping.

"The only thing I can promise is to give you a fair fight. If you defeat me, you can leave here," Fenric said.

"Oh?"

A glint flashed in Bang's eyes. He carefully looked Fenric up and down before saying slowly, "Then please—make your move."

After speaking, Bang assumed the starting stance of the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.

This old man was quite cunning!

He had invited Fenric to attack first, yet the moment Fenric approached, he shouted "Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist!" and suddenly launched an attack.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Bang moved as fast as the wind. His hands flowed like water as he continuously struck at Fenric.

In just a few breaths, Bang had already launched at least a hundred attacks!

It was impossible to see clearly.

However—

Fenric remained completely unaffected.

With his current perfect-level Armament Haki, his body was several times tougher than the shell of the Elder Centipede.

No matter how fiercely Bang attacked, he couldn't break Fenric's defense!

"Are you done?"

Hearing Fenric's calm voice, Bang's expression changed. He quickly retreated like a startled bird.

Then he turned around and ran.

He didn't even bother to check whether his attacks had worked.

In fact, Bang already knew the answer.

His attacks had been useless.

Therefore, choosing to escape immediately was the correct decision.

The gap between his strength and Fenric's was simply too great.

However—

That didn't mean he could escape just because he wanted to.

"Whoosh!"

A gust of wind swept past Bang.

Bang, who had been running, immediately braked and stopped abruptly like a ghost.

Fenric had already appeared in front of him, blocking his path.

A bitter smile appeared on Bang's face.

Just as he was about to say something, Fenric had already attacked.

"Crack!"

Fenric punched Bang directly in the face.

The shockwave ability attached to the punch easily destroyed the bones and internal organs in Bang's body, killing him instantly.

Seeing Fenric eliminate Bang, everyone remained calm.

They had long since gotten used to it.

It was no exaggeration to say that since arriving on this island, nearly 70% of the enemies they encountered had been eliminated by Fenric.

The rest of them could only assist or handle minor tasks.

Fenric looked up at the sky, then glanced at the clearly visible poison circle surrounding them and said, "Everyone eat something. There's no need to conserve food anymore. After that, rest where you are."

There were less than three hours left before the mission ended.

The poison circle was still shrinking, and the safe zone was becoming smaller and smaller.

At this point, saving food was meaningless.

If they failed to achieve the final victory at the last moment—

Then everything would be over.

…

After about twenty minutes of rest.

In the distance, footsteps finally approached.

Everyone was startled and looked toward the direction of the sound.

Soon—

A figure appeared.

It was a bald young man.

Everyone's expression changed!

"It's actually him!"

Aurora said solemnly.

No one dared to underestimate that bald head anymore.

That's right.

Their ultimate opponent was Saitama!

At this moment, Saitama's face no longer carried his usual dull expression. His eyes were sharp, and a dangerous aura surrounded his body.

His clothes were damaged in many places, and several parts of his body were bruised and swollen. It was obvious that he had suffered some injuries.

It seemed that after Sun Goku transformed into a giant ape, he had still caused Saitama quite a bit of trouble.

The sudden change in Saitama's demeanor was because his disciple, Genos, had been trampled to death by Sun Goku.

Seeing the hatred in Saitama's eyes, Fenric's expression changed slightly.

So even they couldn't kill him in their giant ape super state…

Since Saitama had arrived here alive—

Then Sun Goku and Vegeta must already be dead!

In fact—

Fenric had already been mentally prepared for this outcome.

Saitama was invincible—not only in strength, but also in defense!

In the world of One Punch Man, Boros, the overlord of the universe, had knocked Saitama off Earth and sent him crashing into the moon with a single blow, yet Saitama was completely unharmed.

That alone showed how monstrous Saitama's defensive power was!

Perhaps Sun Goku, after transforming into a giant ape in Super Saiyan 2, had surpassed Saitama in terms of destructive power.

However, if Saitama's defense could not be broken, then no matter how powerful the attack was, it would be meaningless.

So in the end—

Sun Goku had lost!

"Are you the only ones left?"

Saitama looked at Fenric and the others and asked calmly.

"Yes," Fenric replied.

He sighed inwardly.

Since the Bald Demon King had survived to the end and become their opponent—

Then if Fenric wanted to win, he would have to take a gamble!

This plan had come to him earlier that morning.

If it failed, everything would be lost forever!

"Then... come at me together."

Saitama clenched his fists and said with a serious expression, "Let's end this quickly."

Hearing this, everyone assumed fighting stances.

Fenric raised his hand, signaling them to remain calm.

"You all stay back."

Everyone froze.

"Shura?" Aurora asked in confusion.

Fenric said, "Leave this to me."

Aurora opened her mouth as if to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

She still couldn't use special items, which meant the Green Lantern ring was still unusable.

Against an enemy like Saitama, combat power of a lower tier was completely meaningless.

The others also understood this. They looked ashamed but had nothing to say.

Then—

Fenric walked toward Saitama.

"Saitama, let's decide the outcome between us."

Saitama stared at Fenric in silence before asking, "Have you thought this through?"

Fenric nodded.

"They won't interfere. If I lose, you'll be the final winner. As long as you kill me, they will kill themselves."

Hearing this, Saitama sighed.

"Alright then."

"Come on, Saitama!"

The moment Fenric finished speaking, his body immediately began to change!

Black energy began to emit from his body.

Dark and eerie!

Then—

A sea of flames appeared around Fenric, roughly twenty meters in diameter.

Within the sea of fire, even the air itself seemed to burn!

These were flames from hell, containing terrifying power!

Even the people watching from a distance could feel the intense heat in the air.

Immediately afterward, a majestic dragon-shaped armor emerged from the flames and attached itself to Fenric's body.

In the blink of an eye, Fenric was completely covered in armor, exuding an overwhelming aura.

He looked like a general from the underworld!

Such a terrifying transformation was naturally the Indestructible Demon Body.

In order to face Saitama, Fenric had directly activated his ultimate move!

Fenric knew how powerful Saitama was.

If he didn't activate the Indestructible Demon Body, he might not even have the chance to execute his plan before being eliminated by Saitama's Serious Punch.

Seeing Fenric suddenly transform, Saitama looked slightly curious.

"You look kind of..."

Fenric didn't respond and chose to attack immediately.

His Indestructible Demon Body could only last twenty minutes.

He had to end the battle quickly!

"Boom!"

The air suddenly exploded.

Fenric had moved so fast that he broke the sound barrier.

The next moment—

Fenric appeared directly in front of Saitama.

Saitama looked slightly surprised.

That speed was no slower than his own full-speed movement.

Meanwhile, Fenric's fist had already been wrapped in a white shockwave aura.

"BOOM!"

A terrifying sound echoed between heaven and earth.

Fenric's fist slammed heavily into Saitama's abdomen.

The shock ability activated!

"Crack!"

Space itself fractured, and the void seemed to shatter.

World-destroying power erupted directly onto Saitama's body.

In an instant—

The entire desert island shook violently, as if a magnitude-ten earthquake had struck!

Fenric's current strength attribute had reached 1440 points.

With the fivefold amplification of the Indestructible Demon Body, it had soared to a terrifying 7200 points.

With such overwhelming strength, the shockwave ability became unbelievably destructive.

Even if Whitebeard himself witnessed Fenric's punch, he would be astonished.

Because it far surpassed his own power!

Saitama's expression finally changed after receiving the attack head-on.

The destructive force of that punch was no weaker than the full-force strike of the giant ape!

Even with his invincible body, receiving that punch felt uncomfortable.

Because the shock ability didn't act on the surface.

Instead, it penetrated directly inward, shaking his internal organs.

Just as Fenric prepared to throw a second punch—

Saitama immediately chose to counterattack.

"Continuous Normal Punches!"

Suddenly—

The sky filled with red fist shadows.

Fenric had no time to dodge and was struck by countless punches in an instant.

When the fist shadows finally disappeared, Fenric's condition was horrifying.

His left shoulder had been completely pierced through.

A large portion of his abdomen was missing, with only his spine barely connecting the remaining flesh.

Many parts of his body had been reduced to mangled flesh.

The only intact part was Fenric's head.

That was because he had protected it with his arm at the last moment.

From a distance, Fenric's entire body looked like it had been shattered.

For the first time—

Even his perfect-level Armament Haki had been broken head-on!

With such severe injuries, an ordinary person would have died long ago.

"FENRIC!"

Belle, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but shout. Her beautiful face was filled with panic.

However, Fenric's expression showed no pain. Instead, a powerful will to fight burned in his eyes.

The next moment—

A strange phenomenon appeared.

Fenric's wounds all over his body began regenerating. Flesh and blood rapidly regrew, healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After only a few breaths, Fenric had completely recovered!

This was his self-healing ability!

Seeing this scene, Saitama looked very surprised.

"That's amazing. Is this the confidence you have to challenge me? I see... Serious Series—"

Saitama suddenly clenched his fists and took a charging stance.

"Serious Punch!"

Boom!

A destructive force appeared.

An invincible power erupted from Saitama's fist, sweeping through everything and rushing toward Fenric in the blink of an eye.

Fenric's expression did not change.

Savage Charge—Activate!

Fenric slammed directly into Saitama's fist.

Savage Charge possessed a five-second invincible state that made him immune to all physical damage!

However, using this move consumed a huge amount of energy.

Even with Fenric's current physique, he could not use it many times.

A blinding flash erupted.

Because of the violent collision between the two, the resulting sound exceeded the limits of human hearing, leaving everyone temporarily deafened—no sound could be heard at all!

However, no one doubted the destructive power of that clash.

Because in the center of their collision—

A black hole-like phenomenon appeared!

Violent turbulence in space-time surged from the point of impact, recklessly destroying everything around it.

Aurora and the others could barely remain standing.

When all the dust finally settled—

Between the two of them appeared a gigantic crater with a radius of one hundred meters!

All matter within it had been completely erased.

Seeing that Fenric remained unharmed, Saitama looked extremely surprised.

This was the first person he had ever encountered who could take one of his punches head-on!

Even the powerful giant ape earlier had been injured by his Serious Punch.

"You are really strong!"

Saitama looked excited, and a powerful fighting spirit appeared in his eyes.

At that moment, Saitama could feel every cell in his body cheering with excitement.

The long-lost thrill of battle surged through him.

Saitama clenched his fists, looked at Fenric with shining eyes, and invited him eagerly.

"Let's keep fighting!"

"Just what I wanted!"

Fenric beckoned to Saitama.

"Let's change locations."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fenric turned and left.

Saitama was already caught up in the thrill of battle. Naturally, he suspected nothing and followed immediately.

Seeing the two leave quickly, one of the Samsara participants asked, "Commander, should we follow them?"

Among everyone present, there was only one person called Commander.

Aurora.

Hearing the question, Aurora's eyes flashed, but she shook her head.

"We're not going anywhere. We'll just wait here."

She had already realized Fenric's plan.

Seeing that many people were still confused, Aurora explained.

"Remember when Shura asked us to sweep the entire central area earlier? We encountered some strange places."

"Shura must have lured the bald head into that strange place!"

After hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

"That's right. Only that place might be able to eliminate him!"

"But if Mr. Shura goes there too, won't it be dangerous?"

"Sigh... this is the only way to win. Mr. Shura must have realized that."

"Anyway, if we survive, we all owe Shura a favor!"

"Yes..."

After understanding Fenric's true intention, everyone sighed.

By doing this, Fenric was essentially risking his own life to secure victory for everyone!

Although most of Fenric's actions were ultimately for his own benefit—

These people couldn't help but feel grateful for his sacrifice.

"Alright, here is fine."

Fenric stopped walking.

Saitama looked around and realized they had arrived in a forest.

Unlike other forests, this one felt slightly gloomy.

Otherwise, nothing seemed unusual.

Saitama didn't think much of it. He clenched his fists and said to Fenric,

"Then let's continue the fight!"

"Come!"

Fenric agreed and immediately resumed the battle with Saitama.

BOOM!

The two clashed once again, and the world seemed to collapse around them!

The strange thing was—

Most of the surrounding forest remained intact!

Normally, given their destructive power, even the shockwaves from a single punch would easily flatten all nearby trees.

Yet in this forest, only a few trees that stood too close to the battlefield were damaged.

Everything else remained untouched!

But Saitama, caught up in the heat of battle, didn't notice this at all.

All he wanted was a proper fight with Fenric.

After several minutes—

"This is amazing!"

Saitama stared at Fenric with blazing eyes.

"Hey, you're really strong!"

Compared to Saitama, who was brimming with fighting spirit, Fenric did not look well at all.

His face had turned extremely pale.

At first glance, it was clear he had consumed too much energy.

During the past few minutes of battle, every time Saitama used a Serious Punch, Fenric had no choice but to counter it with Savage Charge.

Otherwise, he would not survive Saitama's killer techniques at all.

With his current strength, he could only endure Saitama's normal punches.

And repeatedly using Savage Charge drained Fenric's stamina tremendously!

Fenric felt that he could barely hold on anymore.

Suddenly—

Fenric deactivated his Indestructible Demon Body.

The moment the transformation ended, Fenric felt dizzy. He staggered a few steps and nearly collapsed.

He had exhausted far too much energy!

"Huh?"

Saitama looked at Fenric strangely and frowned.

"Why aren't you using that move anymore? Are you giving up?"

Fenric could barely walk a few steps.

He really did look like he was surrendering.

Facing Saitama's question, Fenric forced a smile.

"Saitama... don't you find it strange? We've been fighting for so long, yet the surrounding forest hasn't been destroyed. Isn't that unreasonable?"

Hearing this, Saitama was slightly stunned. He looked around and finally realized something was wrong.

"This place..."

Saitama thought for a moment before saying,

"It's really sturdy."

"Didn't you bring me here so we could fight properly?"

Hearing this, Fenric laughed.

"Saitama... you're still so naive."

His words sounded rather cryptic, leaving Saitama confused.

At that moment—

A flash appeared in Fenric's eyes, as if he had discovered something. However, he kept his expression calm.

"This is a fight to the death. Only the winner survives. I didn't bring you here to have a fair fight."

As he finished speaking, Fenric's right hand suddenly ignited with flames.

This was his flame ability.

In Fenric's left hand, a coil of incense had appeared at some point.

It looked like a mosquito coil.

Demon Incense!

Effect: When ignited, it repels demons and ghosts!

This was an item Fenric had obtained earlier.

Now—

Fenric immediately lit the Demon Incense with his flames.

His movements appeared slightly hurried.

After the incense ignited, it began releasing waves of indescribable smoke.

Fenric felt a great sense of relief.

Then—

He looked at Saitama with a triumphant smile.

"Sorry, Saitama. I can't win this battle."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fenric raised the Demon Incense high above his head, then turned and strode away.

Wherever he walked, countless strange shadows on the ground quickly retreated.

The Demon Incense was taking effect!

Meanwhile, Saitama still had no idea what had happened. He simply stared at Fenric with a confused expression.

Seeing Fenric leaving, Saitama frowned and prepared to stop him.

However, the moment he moved, he suddenly felt dizzy and unable to move.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Soon—

Many black shadows appeared around him, slowly climbing onto his feet.

They crawled up his legs and began spreading across his body.

"What the heck are these?"

Saitama frowned and suddenly exerted strength, breaking free from the shadow's restraints.

His invincible power was so overwhelming that even this kind of restraint could not hold him.

But that's all.

You know, four hours earlier, Fenric had personally witnessed a powerful figure from Eastern mythology become trapped here and never escape.

Before Saitama could take more than two steps, the dizziness returned.

His face turned bluish, and a dark spot appeared between his eyebrows.

At a glance, it was obvious he had been poisoned!

The poison came from those black shadows!