This transformation, from the inside out, seemed to last for a century.
When Sonic the Hedgehog opened his eyes again, the clamor in the transformation room seemed to have faded, leaving only the steady, powerful thumping of his own heart.
"Hoo… hoo…"
He gasped for air, slowly rising from the ground.
His originally tight ninja suit was torn to shreds, revealing a lean, exceptionally powerful body covered in a layer of fine black fur beneath.
He stood up straight, a flexible, forked long tail behind him unconsciously swaying gently.
Monsterification, complete!
Pointed ears, vertical pupils, sharp claws, a long tail.
He had transformed into a feline Monster exuding an eerie, dangerous aura.
Sonic slowly raised his hand and clenched his fist.
"This power…"
He could clearly feel the explosive power within him, immeasurably stronger than before!
Even more terrifying were the greatly amplified speed and senses.
The breathing and heartbeats of the Dragon-level ninjas around him, and even the trajectories of dust particles in the air, were all presented in his mind with microscopic clarity.
The world, in his eyes, had completely changed.
"How do you feel?"
Wind of Cyclone asked with a hint of apprehension.
Sonic did not answer.
He merely bent slightly, and the next second, his figure completely vanished from its original spot, leaving only a faint black afterimage and a burst of sound as the air was torn apart.
Boom!
A deep indentation appeared on the sturdy alloy wall of the transformation room.
Sonic appeared by the wall, a chilling light flickering in his golden vertical pupils.
"To actually let me obtain this kind of power…"
He licked his lips, the hateful bald head and the handsome guy appearing in his mind, a hint of excitement subtly emerging between his sharp canines.
"You guys brought this upon yourselves…!!"
Wind of Cyclone's pupils contracted; he could feel that the current Sonic exuded an extremely dangerous oppressive aura.
Flame of Impure Ardor, standing to the side, spat, his face full of disdain: "I say, why are you wasting words on this kid?"
Sonic seemed not to hear.
The air in the transformation room seemed to solidify, and everyone's gaze ultimately converged on the figure standing in the center of the area.
He stood quietly, his muscles beneath his black bodysuit more fluid and taut than before.
His sharp ears and the gently swaying black long tail behind him indicated his "feline" evolutionary characteristics.
Power, an unprecedented power, surged through his limbs and bones.
Sonic closed his eyes, not eager to show off like the others.
He was adapting, or rather, enjoying.
He heard it.
He heard the sound of his blood rushing through his veins, not a trickling stream, but a bursting flood.
He heard every beat of his heart, like a heavy war drum, pumping formidable power throughout his body.
"Is this… the power of a Monster…"
Sonic slowly raised his palm, his fingertips gently rubbing together.
"Snap!"
A sharp crack.
It wasn't a clap, but the speed of his fingertips rubbing together had broken the sound barrier.
In the transformation room, all the Dragon-level Monster ninjas, including Wind of Cyclone and Flame of Impure Ardor, blanched in shock.
They just… hadn't even seen Sonic's fingers move.
Sonic opened his eyes.
His cold, vertical pupils, tinged with a faint golden hue, showed not a trace of human emotion.
He looked towards Flame of Impure Ardor, who was closest to him.
In Sonic's perception, Flame of Impure Ardor's smug expression was now frozen on his face in a comically slow motion.
The rise and fall of his breathing, the flickering fire in his eyes, even the subtle opening of his skin's pores, were stretched into a single frame of a lengthy film.
Too slow.
"You just… looked very happy?" Sonic's voice was terrifyingly flat.
Flame of Impure Ardor was stunned, not yet reacting.
The next instant, Sonic vanished into nothingness.
In the eyes of the other ninjas, Sonic seemed to instantly split into hundreds, even thousands, of afterimages, surrounding Flame of Impure Ardor.
Flame of Impure Ardor, sensing the approaching danger, instantly completed his Monsterification, transforming into a demonic figure from hell, his aura surging!
However… swish swish swish swish swish—!
A series of grating, dense cutting sounds rang out.
When Sonic's figure solidified back in its original spot, the Monsterified Flame of Impure Ardor's entire body erupted with countless gushing blood arrows, and he flew backward, spurting blood, completely defenseless as if run over by a dump truck!
"Pfft—!!"
Amidst the simultaneous sound of blood spurting, Wind of Cyclone, standing nearby, his pupils contracted, fangs growing in his mouth, his entire body involuntarily manifesting leopard spots: "You… what did you do? Ugh ah—!"
A black shadow flashed past; Sonic, with his back to him, didn't even glance at him, merely admiring his blood-stained fingertips.
And Wind of Cyclone behind him, without even having time to use his innate Gale Wind, followed in Flame of Impure Ardor's footsteps, swept in the abdomen by Sonic's whip-like long tail, his eyes bulging, body arching, as he flew backward violently!!
"Whether it's strength, speed, or body control, everything has improved comprehensively."
Showing no intention of looking back at the results of his battle, Sonic's forked cat tail swayed behind him, and he licked his narrow cat claws, muttering contentedly.
The next moment, his cat ears perked up, and his expression changed.
"Ptooey ptooey ptooey ptooey… Why did I instinctively lick blood?! Ugh, so disgusting!!"
The Monsterified Heavenly Ninja Party: "…"
Even after shedding the constraints of humanity, had he not forgotten the 潔癖 (cleanliness obsession) etched into his bones?
Just then, Black Cat Sonic's sharp gaze swept over, and all the Monsterified Heavenly Ninja Party members collectively shivered, their bodies stiffening in unison!
Although everyone had also become Monsters, Sonic's Monsterification was clearly a cut above the rest in terms of strength.
Even if they had each enhanced their respective specialties to a power level far exceeding that of an ordinary Dragon-level Weirdo, when facing that inconspicuous black cat, they still felt a deathly fear, like a frog facing a venomous snake, or a venomous snake encountering an eagle!
Sonic coldly surveyed his surroundings, and the seniors he gazed upon obediently bowed and knelt, showing their submission!
Becoming a Monster only amplified their twisted admiration for strength; at this moment, even if Sonic directly killed them, they wouldn't dare to resist in any way!
Just like the dark era of the ninja village under the Ninja King's rule!!
At the same time, past humiliations and pains were washed away by this newfound power, and an extreme sense of inflation overwhelmed Sonic like a tide.
The corners of his mouth curved into a cruel arc, and the hateful bald head that had caused him pain, along with another handsome figure, reappeared in his mind.
"To actually let me obtain such a degree of power, this is… something you brought upon yourselves!!"
Just then, the heavy, half-meter-thick alloy door of the training ground emitted a muffled "clank" and slowly slid open to both sides.
The sound, in Sonic's ears, was infinitely stretched, like rusty gears turning with difficulty.
A figure, bathed in the dim light from the corridor outside, walked in unhurriedly.
"Monster King… Your Majesty…!!" x 2
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