He tilted his head slightly, listening closely to the approaching footsteps and the growing roars. His face still showed little expression, but there was a faint hint of… curiosity in his eyes?
Like he'd just spotted a brand-new snack on a supermarket shelf that he'd never tried before.
The heavy footsteps thudded like war drums, each step making the ground tremble.
Finally, a massive silhouette emerged from the shadows of the passage.
The first thing to appear was a gigantic claw covered in dark green, thick scales. Its razor-sharp nails curved like scimitars, easily crushing the stone blocks along the edge of the tunnel. Then the rest of the monster's body slowly squeezed out through the entrance.
Its size was shocking—nearly four meters tall, muscles knotted and bulging with explosive strength. A layer of dark green scales covered its entire body, looking nearly indestructible, reflecting a cold sheen under the tactical flashlights. Its head resembled a lizard's, but far more savage—fangs jutted outward, strings of viscous saliva dripping down.
But the most chilling part was its eyes.
Blood-red. Completely devoid of reason.
There was only pure bloodlust, violent madness, and an ancient, soul-shuddering evil that seemed to seep from its very presence. A stench that was impossible to describe—mixed with blood, sulfur, and rot—spread through the hall as it appeared.
"Open fire!" Hawkeye didn't hesitate for even a second.
Da-da-da-da-da—!
The dense gunfire instantly shattered the hall's dead silence! Special high-explosive armor-piercing rounds poured down like rain, bursting into bright sparks as they hammered the creature's body.
But then, a scene of pure despair unfolded.
Bullets that could tear through tank armor struck the monster's thick scales and only produced sharp "ding-ding-dang-dang" clangs—like hitting superalloy. They deformed, ricocheted, and scattered, leaving nothing but faint white marks on the scales.
"ROOOOAR—!"
The monster was completely enraged by the sudden attack. It unleashed a deafening howl, a wave of rancid air blasting forward. Its blood-red eyes locked onto the crowd instantly, and its enormous claw swept sideways with a shrieking tear through the air—aimed straight at the two agents closest to it!
It was too fast.
The agents didn't even have time to fully dodge.
In that split second—
A yellow figure appeared in front of the claw as if he'd teleported.
"Normal Punch."
A dull thud that wasn't even particularly loud.
Saitama's plain, unremarkable fist firmly stopped the terrifying claw—one far larger than his entire body.
The monster's sweeping momentum died instantly!
Its massive frame even rocked backward slightly from the recoil, and a strangely human-like flicker of bewilderment flashed through its blood-red eyes.
"...Pretty strong," Saitama commented.
Then he drove his arm forward.
A surging, irresistible force erupted from that small fist. The monster's multi-ton claw was pushed back—hard—dragging its enormous body with it. It stumbled two steps, smashing stone tiles beneath its feet into fragments.
"Saitama-san!" Hawkeye and the agents finally exhaled, but their hearts still dangled in midair.
The monster steadied itself, seemingly enraged beyond reason by the strength of this tiny creature in front of it.
It abandoned the agents entirely, focusing all its attention on Saitama. With another violent roar, it raised its other claw and slammed down with even greater force—
At the same time, it opened its gigantic maw.
A thick, purple liquid—reeking of sharp, acidic stench—shot out like a high-pressure water cannon, spraying straight toward Saitama!
(End of Chapter)
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