City A.
The massive interstellar spaceship that had engulfed the entirety of City A finally plummeted towards the continent after a battle between four super-powered individuals.
Under the terrifying power, City A was destroyed.
This continent was extremely vast, and a city was the largest administrative region, almost equivalent to a medium-sized country in other worlds.
And City A, located in the center of the supercontinent, was the largest among all cities.
The destruction of City A also caused a huge ripple effect on several surrounding city clusters.
Three Dragon-level or stronger individuals, when unleashing their full power, possessed the strength to shake and destroy the entire continent, and Boros was even more powerful.
If the fight hadn't taken place on that giant spaceship before, this continent would likely be in ruins by now—as an interstellar warship capable of long-distance travel in the vast universe, its materials were extremely sturdy.
"Damn it... this guy is really annoyingly troublesome."
Metal Bat spat on the ground, glaring fiercely at Boros. Although his aura was growing stronger, his body was swaying precariously, as if he would collapse at any moment.
Tatsumaki was also on the verge of collapse.
Although she was strong, the endurance of her psychic powers was linked to her own mental and physical strength. In the process of fighting Boros, the pressure she endured was even slightly higher than Qingshui's, so it was natural that she was close to her limit.
It could even be said that her psychic powers were almost depleted, unable to produce another drop.
"This is a long-awaited passionate battle, but you three are still a little lacking. You're not the opponent I'm waiting for."
Boros also took a few breaths, but quickly recovered and looked at the three of them with excitement.
He hadn't had such a satisfying fight in many years.
"Next, to show my respect to you three, I will unleash all my energy at once, reveal my true strongest form, kill you three, and destroy this planet in one go to force out the truly equal opponent I've been waiting for."
Boros's expression turned serious, his pink aura gradually faded, replaced by a deep and mysterious black.
A dull but powerful heartbeat sounded, and an even more terrifying aura spread, making one feel suffocated.
There are levels even in destroying a planet with a single blow.
Destroying the moon is destroying a planet, and destroying the Earth is also destroying a planet. However, the former's volume is only 0.02% of Earth's, and its mass is only 0.0123%, completely different leagues.
However, upon seeing Boros in this state, Qingshui let out a sigh of relief, even appearing to intend to stop fighting.
"Hey, hey, hey! Even though this guy looks incredibly strong right now, Black Lightning, you're not actually planning to give up resisting, are you?"
Metal Bat gripped his weapon, stood beside Qingshui, and loudly warned him.
Tatsumaki maintained a posture as if she were about to collapse at any moment, but she also looked at Qingshui with disdain.
"Who said I was planning to give up? It's just that from now on, we won't need to make a move."
Qingshui patted Metal Bat's shoulder, pointed behind him, and said.
Tatsumaki immediately turned her head with joy, but upon seeing that the newcomer was a certain bald guy who looked like a weakling, her expression turned to disappointment.
She had thought it was Blast, who was like a teacher and father to her, had saved her life, guided her onto the path of heroism, and established her own beliefs.
"Who is he?"
Metal Bat curiously asked the question that both he and Tatsumaki had in their minds.
"Caped Baldy. Of course, you can also call him, One-Punch Man."
Qingshui smiled slightly, nodded at Saitama who was walking over, and then pointed at Boros.
Compared to others, Boros was the one who could most directly feel Saitama's strength.
This was a difference in fundamental realms.
"Very good, you've finally arrived. The energy contained within you is more unfathomable than the three of them combined. You must be the opponent I've been waiting for for twenty years! Tell me your name, my opponent!"
"Twenty years? I wasn't even in elementary school then."
Saitama scratched his bald head, looking puzzled, but he still shouted loudly:
"My name is Saitama! You're the one who turned Genos into modern art and destroyed City A, right?"
"Yes, it's me! My name is Boros, your opponent!
I can see the loneliness and emptiness within you, and I feel the same. I've been invincible in the universe for too many years, which is why I came to this planet to find you. Just now, I was planning to kill the three of them and destroy this planet to force you to appear if you still refused to show yourself.
Coincidentally, I've already revealed my strongest form for this purpose. Let's have us two, with our full strength, decide the outcome!"
Boros's aura surged, and streams of dark, condensed energy gathered, aimed at Saitama.
The heartbeat was deafening, far surpassing the so-called Emperor Engine, and was clearly audible even from thousands of miles away from City A.
"Destroying the entire planet with one blow? It seems I'll have to truly go all out for this!"
"Planet Buster!"
"Serious Series, Serious Punch!"
Endless light and heat appeared, and the surging shockwave swept through the ruins of City A, even causing nearly half the continent to experience noticeable tremors.
Terrifying energy pierced the sky, breaking through the atmosphere, causing the Earth to sport a distinct middle part.
Qingshui reacted in time, turned, and pushed Tatsumaki to the ground, shielding her.
Metal Bat, being a physical hero, had his defense boosted to above Dragon-level along with his fighting spirit. Meanwhile, Tatsumaki, unable to even muster her psychic powers, was likely less durable than a Demon-level Monster.
If no one had been there to block for her, she might have been finished.
The intense light and heat gradually faded.
As the commotion died down, Saitama remained in his punching pose, his red glove shattered, a wisp of smoke rising from his fist.
Boros's imposing aura was gone, his body turned from black to gray, his presence weak, clearly having suffered a severe blow, but at least he was still standing.
In the original timeline, after being injured by Saitama's normal punch and then nearly having his entire body destroyed by consecutive normal punches, he had healed himself and withstood an *Serious Punch*.
At that time, Boros was barely clinging to life, able to exchange a few words with Saitama, but he was essentially on the verge of turning to ash.
Although Qingshui, Tatsumaki, and Metal Bat had also severely depleted Boros, forcing him to reveal his trump card before meeting his so-called "opponent," at least his body hadn't exploded into blood mist and then regenerated. Therefore, his current condition was slightly better.
But in reality, it was just the difference between clinging to life with half a breath and clinging to life with just one breath, still able to stand and not dying on the spot.
If Boros were given an opportunity to replenish his energy now, he might still have a chance to recover, but that energy was immense and would require a very long time.
That is, if he got the chance.
"You really are strong!"
Saitama's eyes lit up as he looked at Boros, who was still standing and alive, but he quickly became somewhat disappointed.
Even such a strong monster was reduced to this state after blocking one serious punch, having no ability to withstand a second.
In that case, who else in this world could give him a good fight...
"Can you get up now? Pervert!"
Tatsumaki's face flushed slightly as she whispered to Qingshui, looking down.
During the battle with Boros, Qingshui's nanometal particles had been almost completely depleted, leaving only enough to barely cover his upper body's armor.
He had also consumed an unknown number of high-energy capsules.
So, he had accidentally nudged Tatsumaki, who was wearing a high-slit black trench coat.
"Cough, cough, cough! Well, let's deal with Boros first."
Qingshui got up from Tatsumaki with a serious expression and said.
Thump!
Seeing Saitama severely injure the despair-inducingly powerful Boros with a single punch while he himself was unharmed, Metal Bat knew he was safe and finally couldn't hold on any longer, collapsing to the ground.
"Uh... but before that, I need to give Metal Bat some first aid."
Saying that, Qingshui placed his hand on Metal Bat's wound-covered body and activated his Medical Ninjutsu to repair his injuries.
Metal Bat's current condition was not much better than Boros after taking Saitama's serious punch.
"I lost... finally... I lost."
Boros looked at Saitama with a dazed expression.
The same shiny bald head, the same goofy expression, except for the broken red glove on the hand that threw the punch, he was completely unharmed.
Boros could also feel that the punch had not even cost Saitama much energy.
In the past, having easily defeated his opponents, he himself had always displayed such a calm and composed demeanor.
"But... this wasn't an equal fight at all. Clearly, I was the one being crushed. The prophecy... lied to me!"
"Prophecies are unreliable, deceitful things. How can anyone say the future will come true with one hundred percent certainty?"
Saitama picked his nose and said.
"Saitama is right. Time is inherently complex. The past and present are fixed linear relationships, but the future always holds infinite possibilities. The stronger one's power, the greater their influence on the world, the heavier their weight in time, and the more likely they are to cause change."
Qingshui chimed in, echoing Saitama's words, and moved his hand away from Metal Bat.
Metal Bat was now out of mortal danger. With his strong physique, he only needed proper nutrition and a period of rest to recover almost completely without any lasting consequences.
"Boros, you no longer have the power to change your future."
Qingshui looked intently at Boros.
Most of the energy from the few Arc Reactors on his body had been used to charge the Scorching Core and other energy cores, but not all of it was gone.
Moreover, the Chakra Qingshui had remaining had largely recovered when he took the high-energy capsules, and he still possessed over eighty percent of his combat power.
While Boros wasn't completely without the ability to fight back, and ordinary Demon-level Monsters would still be easily killed by him, a top-tier Dragon-level existence would also be capable of killing Boros.
He was as good as dead!
"Victory and defeat are decided by strength. There's nothing more to say. Saitama, you are a stronger opponent than I am, and the only one qualified to kill me. You do it!"
Boros said very frankly, with a hint of magnanimity on his face.
Having had a good fight before dying and being defeated by a stronger opponent, Boros felt it wasn't a loss to die.
"Saitama, go ahead. Don't be fooled by his righteous demeanor. But remember, if you hadn't come, he would have just blown up the Earth and killed all humans."
Qingshui said to Saitama.
Just then, Qingshui suddenly turned his head and looked into the distance.
A ripple distorted space, and a pitch-black spatial portal appeared. A man wearing tactical goggles and a high-tech combat suit stepped out.
Seeing the newcomer, Tatsumaki, who was weakly sitting on the ground, felt a surge of joy.
"Blast?"
"Ah, it's little Tatsumaki. I just got word from Sitch saying a God-level monster that threatened all of humanity appeared here. It seems the battle is already over? I didn't expect it to be someone I know."
Blast glanced at Tatsumaki, then at Boros.
"Someone you know? Uncle, do you know him?"
Saitama asked Blast.
"It's him from another parallel timeline. I met him in another dimension. The me from that world, after being defeated by him, lost the powerful spatial abilities that could counter gods. My world was invaded by gods and destroyed. I drifted into another dimension, then met him. After a fight, he joined my team, and together we resisted the gods."
Blast said, smiling at Boros.
Boros was taken aback.
"So, you're actually my opponent? And you'll be defeated by me?"
"Not necessarily. The strength of the same individual in different parallel timelines can vary. At least, the you from that parallel timeline was slightly weaker than me."
Blast sized up Boros, seemingly contemplating how to recruit him.
Those he recruited into his team were all super-strong individuals from various parallel timelines. They were either like Boros, possessing strength at or above the threshold of God-level, or Dragon-level powerhouses with powerful spatial abilities that could be advantageous in other dimensions.
And Blast, possessing both God-level strength and powerful spatial abilities, was the captain of that God-resistance team.
"You can travel between parallel timelines?"
Qingshui asked Blast.
Blast explained:
"I can, but the consumption is too great. In most cases, I wouldn't do it. So, I usually operate in other dimensions within the gaps between parallel timelines, which also makes it easier to observe any anomalies in the world that might be related to external timelines."
He could actually do it?
It seemed Blast's spatial abilities had reached an astonishing level, strong enough to break free from the spatial constraints of time and space.
"By the way, Boros, who defeated you?"
Boros curiously surveyed the people present, his gaze mainly focused on Qingshui and Saitama.
He knew Tatsumaki's strength well, and Metal Bat had already fallen. Among those present, only Qingshui and Saitama appeared to be in good condition.
However, as a God-level powerhouse on par with Boros, he quickly focused his attention on Saitama.
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