Starting from one punch, I will not be a human being Chapter 042

Character name suggestions:

– : Flamme

– : Hansen

– King: King

In the arena, the two confronting individuals were ready for battle.

“Vest Vegetarian” skillfully raised his arms, adopting a boxing stance, his face eager for a fight.

“Flamme of Karmic Fire” slowly drew the two blades from his back. The slender blades shimmered with a dazzling cold light under the setting sun. With a slight flick of his wrist, a scorching heat suddenly surged!

Ninjutsu!

Fire Style—

“Blaze Blade”!!

Whoosh—!

Orange-red flames, as if alive, instantly licked and coiled around the blades!

The dancing firelight illuminated his already cold face, adding a touch of malevolence.

“Very well,” a fleeting murderous intent flashed in Flamme’s eyes. “Then I’ll use your head as a gift for my new organization.”

“Hmph! Big talk!!”

Vest Vegetarian’s eyes narrowed, and he let out a low growl. His legs suddenly exerted force, and the concrete ground beneath him instantly cracked!

Like a cannonball out of a barrel, he transformed into an afterimage, repeatedly phasing between two unfinished buildings. In an instant, he rushed to the rooftop, aiming directly at Flamme of Karmic Fire standing at the edge of the helipad!

Throughout the process, the taut vest emitted a faint friction sound from the fabric during high-speed movement, as if accumulating power.

“Huh?”

His superhuman dynamic vision precisely captured this detail, causing even Hansen to be slightly stunned.

The theories propagated by Vest Venerable, such as “drawing strength from the vest” and “different fabrics having different sweat absorption capabilities and muscle stimulation,” were inherently unscientific.

What was absurd was that he and his gang of vest-wearing underlings not only believed it deeply but also, due to some kind of psychological suggestion, indeed gained strength far exceeding the limits of ordinary humans from vests and regular muscle training.

“This means that this ‘idealistic’ power is not only manifested in the distorted mutations of monsters, but even unmutated ordinary humans can also benefit from it.”

Upon reaching this conclusion, Hansen’s eyes lit up.

This meant that the “Strongest on Earth Cultivation Plan” had great potential. King might truly achieve the strongest man people hoped for, and even break through his limits to master the legendary “Inferno Unrivaled Blazing Wave Cannon”!

(King: Achoo—! What’s going on? I always feel like there are bad guys trying to harm me! (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞)

While Hansen was lost in thought, the battle on the rooftop had already begun!

“Eat my ‘Vegetarian Iron Fist’!”

Mid-air, Vest Vegetarian loudly shouted the name of his move, embodying passion and confidence.

His right fist clenched, bulging muscles instantly expanded, and the fist, accompanied by a tearing sound through the air, smashed out fiercely!

This punch was a pure burst of physical power to its extreme, just like his previous repeated horizontal jumps and climbing, fully demonstrating the strength of an A-class hero!

The punch wind swept across Flamme’s face, causing him to frown, but he stepped forward to meet this powerful blow, his two blades crossed, and the flames surged!

Fire Style—

“Blazing Cross Slash”!

“Hiss… so hot!!”

The scorching flame slash came head-on, Vest Vegetarian’s face changed. With a flexible dodge and sway, he smoothly changed his move and punched towards Flamme’s left temple!

Clang—!!!

The raised flaming longsword blocked the incoming fist, colliding with a deafening clang of metal and a scorching heatwave!

Flamme of Karmic Fire was sent flying ten meters away by the punch, then flipped and landed steadily.

Vest Vegetarian gritted his teeth and shook his hand, saying with a look of relief, “Fortunately, the vest stimulated my sweat glands at the critical moment, allowing a layer of sweat to coat my fist in time for defense, otherwise, I would have been burned!”

Hansen: “…”

Do you even believe this absurd explanation yourself?!

“Interesting, your body’s durability is quite good.”

Flamme of Karmic Fire snorted coldly, his figure flickered like a ghost, instantly closing in!

“Then what about this move?!”

Avoiding Vest Vegetarian’s powerful double hammer strike with interlaced fingers, the two blades in his hands transformed into two fire dragons, slicing towards the opponent’s ribs and neck from tricky angles.

Fire Style—

“Dance of the Blazing Dragon”!

The two figures closed in and entangled. In an instant, the rooftop was filled with flashing blades and sparks!

The thudding sounds of fists and the sharp whistles of flaming blades cutting through the air rose and fell, the scene becoming extremely perilous!

“’Vegetarian Smash’”

Muscles rippled and bulged, Vest Vegetarian twisted his waist and exerted force, using the rotational power to unleash a swift cannon punch.

Flamme of Karmic Fire was once again sent flying by the punch, but as he landed, he revealed a disdainful sneer: “A-class hero, nothing more than that!”

“Damn it… damn it!”

The scorching flames dissipated, revealing Vest Vegetarian’s figure.

He was panting heavily, and the proud, tight-fitting vest he wore was now covered in large and small tears and scorch marks. His arms and body were bleeding profusely, covered in shallow and deep wounds from burns and slashes!

“Game over.”

“What…?!”

Vest Vegetarian’s face turned pale with shock. Flamme of Karmic Fire’s aura suddenly changed, erupting with astonishing speed far beyond before, and his figure blurred, instantly disappearing from his sight.

He only felt a blur before his eyes. Flamme of Karmic Fire had already, like a ghost, broken through the distance of space. His right leg, burning with molten-gold-like scorching flames, chopped down like a battle-axe!

Ninjutsu! Taijutsu Secret Technique—

“Blazing Blade Kick”!

“Damn it, how can he be so fast!?”

At this moment, the A-class hero’s dynamic vision and nerve reaction speed actually couldn’t keep up with the opponent’s movements!

Terrifying killing intent transformed into a shadow of death, enveloping him. Only then did Vest Vegetarian realize—

The fierce battle that had just seemed evenly matched, with exchanges back and forth, was merely this S-class wanted criminal toying with him!

The muscles under his torn vest instinctively gathered strength, wanting to dodge or block, but his body was stiff and heavy as if filled with lead, unable to move!

Vest Vegetarian’s heart sank, and a trace of despair rose within him.

—Not good, because the vest was severely damaged, his body couldn’t draw enough power, and his speed and reaction couldn’t keep up with the enemy’s attack…

—Marulala!!!

From Hansen’s perspective, the outcome of this battle was determined from the start.

Vest Vegetarian, as an A-class hero, was not lacking in substance. His fighting spirit and physical qualities were both quite good.

However, assassins from the Ninja Village were undoubtedly more skilled in killing. Flamme of Karmic Fire was even a Ghost-level powerhouse comparable to an S-class hero!

Ninjas might find it somewhat difficult against monsters with tough hides, thick skin, and abnormal recovery, but inter-human conflicts were as easy as pie for them!

Boom—!

Just as the Vest Hero was about to be decapitated and bleed on the spot, at this critical moment, a blurry black shadow, moving at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye, suddenly forcefully inserted itself between the two!

A dull thud sounded, and a violent, unparalleled air current, carrying dust, swept wildly outwards!

“Pfft—!!!”