Qingshui didn't give an early warning simply because he knew the plot.
Instead, with his spatial abilities, he could indeed feel the space above City A becoming extremely chaotic, yet it was orderly within the chaos, as if it were moving according to some rule.
In other places, his spatial abilities could still be used, but in that particular area, they would be severely affected and could not be used normally.
He couldn't even teleport there right now.
Without a doubt, Boros's pirate spaceship had already locked onto Earth, and the destination for the teleportation was the sky above City A.
Boros was expected to descend soon.
"Has Saitama arrived at City A?"
Qingshui asked Genos with a grave expression.
The latter immediately made a call.
"Saitama-sensei was just woken up by Charanko."
Qingshui frowned.
"Why is he so slow?"
"Because the place where Sensei lives is a no-man's-land in Z-City, and strong monsters often appear when teleporting there. So, Charanko was very careful on the way, and they've only just arrived." Qingshui covered his forehead with a helpless sigh.
Good grief.
If Boros really comes now, then before Saitama arrives, it seems only he and Tatsumaki can try to exchange a few blows with Boros and stall for time.
Saitama has never had an accurate estimate of his own strength. Although he knows himself that ever since he went bald, no monster could withstand a single punch from him, in his own perception, humans cannot fly, and while his speed is fast when traveling, it's not astonishingly so.
Even in the original timeline, when he saw Deep Sea King causing trouble, Saitama and Genos set off together. Genos arrived at the evacuation shelter first and fought Deep Sea King, losing before Saitama slowly arrived.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The building suddenly trembled a few times, and the lights flickered unstably.
"What's going on? Have the enemies arrived?"
Sitch asked urgently.
"No, just a minor character."
Qingshui reached out and opened a Teleportation Halo, leading to the outside of the Hero Association headquarters.
A few bird-like monsters with wings were spraying energy balls from their mouths towards the Association building from another direction.
The Sky King, who was as famous as Deep Sea King and Subterranean King, along with his Sky Tribe subordinates, possessed the combat power of a Demon-level Monster.
However, this monster, which was entirely crimson, was split in half by a sudden cold glint and died on the spot.
Not many people could instantly kill a Demon-level Monster of this strength in such a manner, but Qingshui, Atomic Samurai, and Flashy Flash present could all do it.
However, the one who acted was not them.
"What is that?"
"Don't know."
"It's flying over, it's a threat, so I killed it."
Several identical voices sounded, as if answering themselves.
A monster with five heads and a pair of large wings on its back slowly descended from the sky, its left arm transformed into a giant axe, still stained with the blood of the Sky King and his subordinates.
As this monster slowly descended, the entire City A was instantly enveloped in shadow.
It was an extremely massive interstellar warship, its bottom area no less than that of City A.
"Tatsumaki! Protect the entire City A!"
Qingshui shouted, his hands not stopping either. He waved his hands rapidly, drawing a large amount of energy from within himself.
Lagadoll Seven Ring Array!
A six-pointed star magic circle shield, glowing with blue Chakra light, instantly covered more than half of the sky of City A.
And the moment the Lagadoll Seven Ring Array rose, the interstellar warship of the Cosmic Dark Matter Thieves in the sky also fired its cannons, launching an attack.
Countless missiles were fired, instantly pouring onto the Lagadoll Seven Ring Array that Qingshui had deployed. Numerous ripples splashed, causing the light of the magic shield to flicker, forcing Qingshui to input more Chakra to barely stabilize it.
This magic, learned from Kamar-Taj, was not the strongest defensive spell Qingshui had mastered.
At least the Shield of the Seraphim, also learned from Kamar-Taj, had stronger defensive power than the Lagadoll Seven Ring Array.
Generally, Qingshui's mobility was enough to dodge most attacks, and his spatial abilities could redirect them. If he couldn't dodge, the defense of his armor and his own body was also formidable. Even if it was damaged or injured, there were plenty of Magic Tool Transformation nano-metal particles in the Devouring Maw (likely a component of his armor) to repair it, and he himself had Reverse Life Triple for rapid recovery.
However, this time, Qingshui needed to protect the entire City A, which required the use of the Lagadoll Seven Ring Array.
This technique was simple enough and fast to cast. Even an ordinary mage from Kamar-Taj could use it. Masters like Wong and Hamir could even cast a magic circle shield capable of covering a small battlefield.
In Qingshui's hands, the casting speed was almost instantaneous, and the range was sufficient to cover more than half of City A.
Seeing that these attacks, which could destroy the entire City A in an instant, were blocked by Qingshui, Tatsumaki also reacted in time. She raised her small hands and waved them, directly passing through Qingshui's magic circle shield, using her psychic powers to forcibly immobilize all the missiles fired from the spaceship.
"Here's your cannonball back!"
Tatsumaki flicked her slender, fair fingers, redirecting all the missiles back the way they came.
In an instant, the underside of the massive starship erupted in a barrage of cannon fire.
While this wasn't enough to bring the ship down, it was sufficient to destroy all the launch ports aimed at the ground.
Meanwhile, Atomic Samurai, Bang, Metal Bat, and Puri-Puri Prisoner had already charged forward, side-by-side, to intercept Melzargard.
Onboard the ship, a large blue octopus horror-struck, braced itself against the control panel with its tentacles, watching the monitor feed.
"This planet actually has another esper like me. Although their technique is still primitive and can't compare to me, the universe's number one psychokinetic master, their destructive power seems to be even greater than mine!
Furthermore, Melzargard, who is also a top-tier fighter like myself, is actually struggling against the surface dwellers of this planet!
This planet truly has many strong individuals!"
"Geryuganshoop, what just happened?"
A deep, commanding voice echoed from outside the control room.
With the creaking sound of metal armor, a tall, one-eyed humanoid creature entered the control room and asked the psychic octopus.
"Bo, Boros-sama, it was the natives of this planet who attacked. Not only did they block the ship's attack, but their esper also sent the cannonballs back. Melzargard, our vanguard, is also in a tough fight. I'm worried..."
The psychic octopus stammered as it spoke to Boros.
Melzargard's defensive capabilities were not particularly outstanding among Dragon-level monsters, and his offense was merely passable. He became one of the ship's three top-tier fighters due to his extremely strong regenerative abilities, making him vulnerable to espers like the psychic octopus, who possessed overwhelming area-of-effect attacks.
"Were all these things done by different people?"
Boros asked Geryuganshoop.
"Y-yes."
The large octopus was somewhat afraid that Boros would scold them for their incompetence.
All three top-tier fighters had been subdued by Boros's own immense power, and they held a certain reverence for him.
They knew how unfathomable Boros's strength was because their own power was sufficient to break the armor that limited Boros's abilities.
"Very good, that's more like it!"
Boros watched the playback on the monitor, his tone laced with anticipation.
With so many experts on this planet, it meant he hadn't come to the wrong place.
The prophecy from twenty years ago stated that the strong individuals capable of fighting him would surely be among them!
For a moment, Boros's battle spirit, dormant for over twenty years, surged with excitement.
"No! Melzargard's been defeated! How could it be so fast! Boros-sama, they're charging towards the ship!"
Geryuganshoop suddenly exclaimed.
Melzargard was killed by Qingshui.
He knew the guy's weakness and thus took the initiative to eliminate him.
Qingshui's perception allowed him to directly see the five shifting core orbs within Melzargard using his mental power. Combined with his immense offensive power, he could directly shatter Melzargard's body. Although Melzargard was strong, he was almost instantly killed by Qingshui, who, within mere moments, shattered the five glass beads with the Black Steel Longsword.
This scene also fell into Boros's sight.
He didn't reply, merely watching Qingshui and Tatsumaki on the monitor as they flew towards his starship, his eyes filled with anticipation.
These two should be the strongest among the natives below, right?
Could the one with the sword, who could instantly kill Melzargard, be even stronger?
Could you be the opponent I've been waiting for?
"Geryuganshoop."
Boros suddenly spoke.
"Boros-sama, please command me."
"You and Groribas go and test the strength of these two intruders."
Boros had a second part to his command that he didn't voice.
That was to see if the strength of these two possessed the qualifications to challenge him.
"Tatsumaki, you're too reckless. You shouldn't have charged straight for the ship. The best option would have been to wait for reinforcements. If this disaster truly aligns with the prophecy, then there's a high chance of powerful enemies capable of wiping out the entire Earth among them."
Qingshui followed Tatsumaki's small figure, flying to the edge of the ship.
"Hmph, if you're scared, then just go back. After I finish dealing with this ship, if there really is someone like that inside, reinforcements won't do any good anyway."
Tatsumaki tilted her head up, extended her hand, and violently tore open the ship's hull with her psychic powers, floating in first.
She believed that before Blast appeared, she was the only one who could handle the situation.
If there really was an enemy so powerful that it defied logic, then only she could try to resist, at least holding out until the missing Blast reappeared.
And if not, she would charge directly into the ship and, like she always did when defeating monsters, bring this behemoth down!
Qingshui could only helplessly follow Tatsumaki as they rampaged inside the ship.
Boros's strength was immense. Before Saitama or Blast appeared, even if Tatsumaki and I faced Boros alone, we likely wouldn't have won.
Only by joining forces, Tatsumaki and I, would we have had a slim chance of stopping Boros.
To prevent Tatsumaki from confronting him alone, which would lead to Boros defeating us one by one, I had to act alongside Tatsumaki.
Meanwhile, on the ground, several S-Class Heroes, after noticing the ship had stopped attacking, were discussing going up to help.
Except for King.
Facing the confusion of the S-Class Heroes, amidst the oppressive sound of the Emperor Engine, King slowly spoke:
"Someone among us must remain on the ground to prevent any enemies you miss from causing destruction. If there's no reliable combat power on the ground, the entire Z-City will be in danger."
"King's consideration is truly thorough. In that case, Iaido, the three of you stay on the ground with King. We'll go support Tatsumaki and Flashy Flash."
Atomic Samurai praised King, then gave instructions to his three disciples.
King inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness they believed me.
And they left the top fighters among the A-Class Heroes. That guarantees my safety.
Soon, Genos and Drive Knight, who could fly, took the lead, bringing several S-Class Heroes up. The remaining individuals followed closely in fighter jets built by Metal Knight for the Hero Association.
Inside the ship.
Psychic energy, glowing with a faint cyan light, surged from Tatsumaki, violently pushing forward to clear a path.
My movements were like lightning. I opened countless Teleportation Halos in every visible location, swiftly slaughtering the Monsters on the ship.
Boros was, after all, a cosmic overlord. His Dark Matter Thieves, aside from some clerks who operated and maintained the equipment, were basically all Tiger-level Monsters. Even powerful Demon-level Monsters were seen everywhere.
However, for me now, whether it was Tiger-level or even ordinary Demon-level, I could basically kill them instantly. Even Dragon-level Monsters, which might take a few of my attacks and be troublesome to deal with, generally couldn't withstand a single Sky-Rending Air-Splitting Fist.
This continued until a Monster appeared, covered in green, with a large mouth filled with sharp teeth on its face and hands.
It was Groribas, one of the three highest-ranking combatants of the Dark Matter Thieves.
"Boom!"
Dust and smoke billowed as Groribas rose from a collapsed alloy wall, spitting a stream of strong acid that corroded a large pit in the ground.
"You've got some skill, intruder, but in front of me, Groribas, you'll go no further!"
My expression immediately turned serious.
My Sky-Rending Air-Splitting Fist was not easy to endure, possessing destructive power that could threaten the life of a peak Dragon-level Monster.
This guy in front of me, who looked like a joke, could withstand it, meaning he should be at the peak Dragon-level.
It would probably take some effort to deal with him.
On the other side, Tatsumaki also encountered a minor problem.
Her path was blocked by a blue octopus with abilities similar to her own.
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