The Emperor Engine's God-like Skill System

"This is truly disgusting..."

Focusing his gaze on the vaccine recipient in front of him, King spoke in a tone tinged with sorrow and pity, as if he were a god looking down from above.

His face remained expressionless, and his gaze was as cold as ice.

Chapter Four: Why are you angry? I was merely stating the facts.

"asshole!"

"You bastard, how dare you say that I, an apostle of Earth, am disgusting!"

"Damn humans, you all should be wiped out!"

The fully mutated vaccine man was now enraged. He dragged his massive body and charged directly towards King's location.

At that very moment, a huge black shadow enveloped King.

The vaccine man had already leaped directly above King.

At that moment, his gaze met King's icy stare.

In his eyes, King's expression was fierce and menacing, like a demon from hell, and the scar on his face that ran horizontally across his left eye was like a huge chasm, which looked very creepy.

The vaccine recipient's face immediately showed fear.

The human in front of me is terrifying!

He wanted to stop his attack, but now he couldn't stop it.

boom!

The moment Vaccine Man threw his punch, the terrifying impact smashed a giant crater more than ten meters in diameter into the ground beneath King, while King himself flew more than a hundred meters away, crashing into the surrounding ruins and turning the debris into a cloud of dust.

His body, blasted away, created an incredibly deep trench in the ground, like a sudden, gaping fissure.

As King's figure disappeared into the dust, the initial look of fear on the vaccine man's face gradually gave way to maniacal laughter.

"You made me worry for nothing; it turned out to be just a bluff."

"Time to deal with the others..."

"You weirdo, you're not allowed to take another step!"

Just as the vaccine recipient was about to turn and leave, two figures, one in black and one in red, appeared in front of him.

The two were none other than Smiley Superman and Lightning Max, Class A heroes of the association. Because they were closest to the scene, they rushed over immediately.

At first, they didn't know the monster's level; they only learned halfway there that it was a Dragon-level monster.

Although their strength was above average within the association, they were unsure of themselves given the chaotic scene around them.

Dragon-level monsters are beings that even S-class heroes might not be able to defeat, let alone these two A-class heroes who are ranked lower.

There was practically no chance of either of them winning.

"Damn it... I didn't save that person..."

Lightning Max's expression was serious, his features furrowed as he looked in the direction where King had just been knocked away.

That kind of power is something even heroes cannot withstand, let alone an unarmed ordinary person. There is absolutely no chance of survival; they would probably be pulverized to pieces.

"All we can do right now is delay them and buy time for the S-class heroes to arrive."

Even Smiling Superman couldn't manage a smile. His heart pounded, and he had no idea how to face such a powerful enemy.

"So you're saying you're going to stall me?"

Hearing their conversation, the vaccine man turned his head slightly, a sinister smile on his face as he looked at them.

In his eyes, these two heroes were no more than ants that could be easily wiped out, utterly insignificant.

The moment their eyes met, the two felt an immense sense of oppression, as if it were crushing their bones.

The vaccine-carrying figure gathered an energy orb in his hand once more and slowly walked towards the location of the two heroes. Each step he took was like a boulder, sinking deeply into the ground.

Lightning Max and Smiling Superman were both extremely nervous, their uniforms already soaked with sweat without them even realizing it.

"Hey, why did you walk away by yourself again?"

"It seems you need to relearn etiquette."

Just then, King's voice came from the dissipating smoke and dust.

Both heroes and the vaccine recipient wore expressions of surprise.

"How...how is this possible?! You humans couldn't possibly withstand such power!"

The vaccine recipient's bloodshot eyes widened, and he seemed frozen, completely ignoring the two heroes in front of him, turning his head to look at the cloud of smoke.

The same applies to Lightning Max and Smiling Superman:

"How...how did he survive?"

All eyes were drawn to the ruins. As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, the outline of a robust human figure slowly emerged.

King!

At this moment, he reached out and gently patted his shoulder, shaking off the dust from his body. Apart from that, he was unharmed.

Lightning Max squinted, carefully observing the man's appearance in the distance, a look of surprise gradually appearing on his face.

"Wait, that person looks familiar...is it King!?"

"Thanks to him last time, many people were spared from being harmed by the monster!"

"However, the Hero Association tried to recruit him several times, but he refused each time, saying that he was not strong at all... He is a powerful yet humble man."

Lightning Max and Smiling Superman recognized King's identity.

It's not just the two of them; you could say the entire Hero Association knows King.

Even though King is not currently a member of the Hero Association, everyone in the association knows that King has defeated several powerful monsters and made a huge contribution to protecting humanity, which is definitely no less than that of an S-class hero.

Even though King repeatedly emphasized that it was not his doing, the Hero Association members only took his words as a humble remark.

How come you're unharmed?

At this moment, the vaccine recipient questioned King in a somewhat hysterical manner.

King's expression remained unchanged; he simply said:

"Why would I get hurt by an attack of this magnitude?"

"You bastard!"

The Vaccine Man hurled the energy beam in his hand, which struck King.

The massive explosion, accompanied by scorching flames, burned the remaining building debris in the vicinity into black ash.

"Mr. King!"

Smiling Superman and Lightning Max let out excited shouts.

Why get angry?

"I was just stating the facts."

Amid the explosions and flames, King was utterly bewildered as to why the vaccine recipient in front of him was so agitated and angry, when he was merely stating the facts.

Forget it, stop thinking about it.

It's time to end all of this.

King took a step and slowly walked towards the vaccine recipient.

Chapter 5: At Noon, a Power Beyond the Norm

"No!"

The vaccine-carrying humans relentlessly attacked King, creating one massive, fiery crater after another.

But nothing could stop King from moving forward.

The person administering the vaccine was drenched in sweat and panting heavily.

At that moment, he noticed a change in King.

In the air around King, there seemed to be some kind of explosion, followed by countless flames gradually emerging and enveloping King's body. The blinding light made it difficult for Vaccine Man to open his eyes.

At this moment, King is like the sun in the sky.

King also couldn't quite understand where these flames came from, but he controlled them as if they were part of his own body, as if they were an innate ability.

"Is this an effect of the Escanor template?"

King muttered something to himself, but his expression remained unchanged as he continued to walk slowly toward the location of the vaccine recipient.

With each step he took, he left a deep footprint in the ground, the intense heat melting the earth.

"hateful!"

The vaccine user had never expected that the man before him possessed such terrifying power; his energy attacks had no effect whatsoever.

"How dare a tiny pathogen rise above me, an apostle of Earth!"

"go to hell!"

The Vaccine Man brandished his hands, which resembled countless scythes, and lunged towards King's location.

The immense impact caused the ground where the vaccine man had just stood to cave in, and the rubble and ash on it were thrown back by the force.

Just as the vaccine man was getting closer to King, he felt an unbearable burning sensation.

Just like getting close to the sun,

His skin immediately cracked and then carbonized under the high temperature.

Just as the vaccine developer was feeling regretful and preparing to leave, a hand engulfed in flames grabbed his throat.

The scorching flames pierced directly through the patient's throat, and the entire neck was already burning.

"Apologize for ruining my good mood today."

In stark contrast to the scorching heat surrounding him, King's words were icy cold.