"It really is this unlucky guy, the one with the least screen time among the Three Kings of Heaven, Earth, and Sea."
On the balcony, Zhao Zheng looked at the group of Monsters below, covering his forehead with a helpless shake of his head.
No sooner had he spoken than Saitama, wearing a yellow jumpsuit, appeared on the adjacent balcony belonging to his neighbor. He leaped from the balcony, stomped on the Underground King's head, and easily crushed him to death.
"Come on, let's have a good fight!"
Saitama, with his foot on the dead Underground King's head, raised his fist at the Subterraneans, his face full of fighting spirit.
The Subterraneans, terrified, immediately raised white flags, indicating surrender.
Saitama: "..."
No, are they that spineless?
"Haha, thanks, Teacher Saitama, for bringing me breakfast so early in the morning."
Zhao Zheng's loud laughter came, and he likewise jumped off the balcony. His hands transformed into blood-black tentacles, devouring all the Tiger Level Subterraneans, not even sparing the deceased Underground King, swallowing him whole.
Though the Underground King was instantly killed by Saitama, appearing weak, he actually possessed Peak Ghost Level strength.
In the One-Punch World, most Monsters with 'King' in their title are Dragon Level, with a few at Peak Ghost Level. The weakest among them could still contend with, or even crush, lower-ranked S-Class Heroes in the Hero Association.
A prime example is the Deep Sea King, one of the representative Three Kings of Heaven, Sky, and Sea. In the original plot, he defeated S-Class Heroes like Puri-Puri Prisoner and Genos, only to be obliterated by one punch from Saitama.
The Underground King, who was the earliest to appear and be dealt with by Saitama, and the Sky King, who was killed by the Dark Matter Pirates, didn't display much of their strength.
"However, according to the author's setting, the Three Kings are equally matched in strength, not much different from the Deep Sea King. A full-powered Deep Sea King could defeat two S-Class Heroes, so the Underground King and Sky King should also be Peak Ghost Level."
Zhao Zheng thought to himself, after devouring the insignificant Subterraneans and the Underground King.
His physical attributes in human form had improved slightly, making him even stronger among Dragon Level individuals.
"According to the Underground King's memory, the Underground King also had an enhanced form similar to Vaccine Man and the Deep Sea King. My Black Light Enhanced Form is now even stronger. This suggests the Sky King also has an enhanced form, but unfortunately, these two Kings died too quickly and it wasn't shown in the original story."
Zhao Zheng checked the Underground King's memories, learning about his detailed strength and why the Subterraneans came to the surface world.
Anyone who has watched One-Punch Man knows that the Monster Association is located underground in the Z-City uninhabited zone, next to the Subterranean race.
The Subterranean race experienced an internal strife, a new Underground King emerged, and this civil war destroyed the Subterranean environment.
The new Underground King led the remaining tribesmen to the surface, intending to conquer the surface world.
"In the Monster Association arc, Phoenix Man resurrected the Subterraneans who died in the infighting, and even resurrected two Dragon Level ninja Monsters."
Thinking of this, Zhao Zheng looked down at the ground. Below was the Monster Association.
As long as Zhao Zheng wanted to, he could go to the Monster Association at any time and become a high-ranking executive.
"I wonder how many of the original Dragon Level executives have arrived?"
Zhao Zheng was curious, but he had something to do now and couldn't go to the Monster Association.
He could only put it aside for now!
"Why are they so weak? So different from my dream."
Saitama didn't care about Zhao Zheng devouring the Subterraneans; he just sighed, looking disappointed.
He had been dreaming earlier, fighting the Subterraneans in his dream.
Each of those Subterraneans could contend with him, Saitama, and the Nightmare Underground King who appeared at the end, Saitama felt he could fight to the death against him.
However, before the two sides could have a major battle, his alarm clock rang, waking Saitama, and he heard the shouts of the Subterraneans outside.
He originally thought the real Underground King would be as strong as the one in his dream, but he turned out to be incredibly weak.
"Their strength is not weak. Ordinary Subterraneans, if placed in the city, would require B-Class and A-Class Heroes to exert great effort to defeat them. The Underground King could even defeat a low-ranking S-Class Hero."
"It's you, Brother Saitama, who is too strong!"
Zhao Zheng patted Saitama's shoulder, speechless. He had seen the Subterraneans in Saitama's dream in the original story.
Those dream Subterraneans, if placed in reality, would all be God Level. Though not Saitama's match, they could make Saitama bleed, something even Boros and the Star Wolf couldn't do.
The Nightmare Underground King, needless to say, was undoubtedly stronger than a god!
But dreams are just dreams; the Subterranean race in reality couldn't possibly be that powerful, otherwise, Earth would have exploded long ago.
"Sigh, when will I meet an enemy with whom I can fight to my heart's content, Brother Zhao Zheng, you need to get stronger soon."
Saitama, hearing this, was disappointed and looked at Zhao Zheng with anticipation.
Zhao Zheng's hairs stood on end, and he shivered.
Was he also being targeted by the Bald Demon King?
"Alright, alright, it won't be long before I let you fight to your heart's content."
"Let's go eat. There's still a lot of food left from yesterday; let's finish it today."
Zhao Zheng coughed twice, changing the subject.
Although Saitama had permanently broken his limiter, becoming stronger today than yesterday, capable of defeating his past self.
But Zhao Zheng was not bad either. As the blacklight virus, coupled with the Chat Group of All Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms, and with the blessings of numerous worlds, he didn't believe he couldn't catch up to Saitama!
..."This year, a large number of mosquitoes have appeared. What is the reason? We have invited Mr. Capecci, a mosquito expert who has published relevant collections, to explain it to us."
"Well... simply put, this year's mosquitoes are completely new species; I haven't seen anything like them in my experience."
"Oh my god... *cough cough*, I'm really sorry, the areas where mosquitoes have appeared cover several cities."
As Zhao Zheng and Saitama ate breakfast, the TV news reported, and the host couldn't help but blurt out an expletive.
The live news screen changed, showing a map of the continent, with a red area encompassing a region, and Z-City was within it.
"Why is Z-City affected too? I really hope a lot of mosquitoes don't appear; mosquitoes are so annoying."
Saitama looked at the TV and said casually.
No sooner had he spoken than the news broke another story.
"We interrupt this program with breaking news. We have just received information that a large number of mosquitoes have appeared in Z-City, and all attacked livestock have turned into mummified corpses. If you encounter a swarm of mosquitoes, please do not stay; flee immediately."
The news anchor's report made Saitama's expression strange.
He had just said he hoped no mosquitoes would appear, and immediately a large number of mosquitoes did, which was like an invisible slap to his face.
"It seems a Monster has appeared. I'll go meet it first. With my strength, ordinary Monsters are no match for me."
Zhao Zheng picked up a steamed bun, stood up, and left after speaking.
Mosquito Girl had appeared, and the mosquito swarm was her masterpiece. He had to take down Mosquito Girl before Saitama to find the location of the House of Evolution.
"Why don't you go after eating? What's the rush? Won't this breakfast go to waste?"
Looking at Zhao Zheng's retreating figure, Saitama said indifferently. After finishing his hearty breakfast, he planned to water his cactus.
It was about time the cactus was watered.
He figured he could step in after Zhao Zheng failed to deal with the Monster.
"Black Light. Perception!"
In the uninhabited zone, Zhao Zheng's Chakra surged, and an invisible Ninjutsu rapidly covered the surroundings, encompassing the entire uninhabited zone and spreading beyond.
In an instant, a map of the surrounding building locations and other details quickly appeared in Zhao Zheng's mind, with tiny red lights illuminating, representing the energy of life forms.
Among the many ninjas Zhao Zheng had devoured, there were not a few who were skilled in perception Ninjutsu. After devouring them, Zhao Zheng Improvementsed the Ninjutsu and combined it with his blacklight virus.
This formed the Black Light Perception Technique. The higher his own strength, the wider the detection range. All life forms within the detection range would be reflected in his mind, and the stronger the life form, the more intense the red light it emitted. This was the source of Zhao Zheng's confidence in finding Mosquito Girl.