The Emperor Engine's God-like Skill System

They had only heard of King's achievements, but they didn't know his true strength.

It wasn't until the day before that Smiley Superman and Lightning Max had actually seen King fight.

"King, is that the one who's known as the strongest person on Earth?"

A light, melodious female voice rang out from the middle of the conference room.

She was petite, wearing a black slit dress that revealed her fair and slender legs.

Beneath her green, tornado-like curls was a youthful yet delicate face, with emerald-like eyes set in her features, making her look like a young girl.

"That's right, a tornado."

The cadre standing nearby spoke to the girl, but his tone was full of respect.

This girl is Tornado, the second-ranked S-class hero, who possesses terrifying superpowers.

Because Blast, ranked number one in S-class, is not under the Hero Association's jurisdiction, Tornado is currently the highest combat force that the Hero Association can deploy, and also their last trump card.

"Tornado, are you interested in King too?"

The official inquired.

"No."

Tornado shook her head indifferently.

"To me, other S-class heroes are no different; I'm enough on my own."

......

In the Hero Association headquarters, inside a combat simulation room, the lights gradually came on, illuminating the previously pitch-black, enclosed space.

King looked around. The room was enormous, and the walls appeared to be made of a special metal, with countless cameras protruding from the joints in the walls.

"I'll leave this to you two to do your best!"

"But please don't forget, this is just a friendly spar!"

"Don't go overboard!"

After saying these words, Sitch left the room as if fleeing.

In his eyes, King and Atomic Samurai were both incredibly powerful beings. He believed that even if he stood at a distance, he would be caught in their attacks and die without a burial place.

Therefore, Sitch had no choice but to go to another room and observe the fight between the two using a camera.

Sitch entered the observation room, where Atomic Samurai's three apprentices had already arrived.

But he discovered that there were still a few people inside.

"Silver Fangs, Vest Master, Zombie Man..."

Sic's eyes widened slightly. The people standing in front of him were S-class heroes.

Apart from Tornado, the elusive Blast and Metal Knight, and Watchdog Man who basically stays in Q City, all the other S-class heroes have arrived here.

Even Sweet Mask, the number one A-ranked player, came to the event.

Sweet Mask possesses the strength of an S-class hero, but he has high expectations and requirements for heroes, especially S-class heroes, because he doesn't want weak heroes to easily rise to S-class, which is why he has been holding onto the top spot in A-class for a long time.

The association agreed to grant King S-class seats directly largely because Sweet Mask had given his approval.

All the heroes present had heard about King's arrival at the Hero Association, and out of curiosity, they had come here to witness King's battle firsthand.

"It's about to begin."

Bangu, the third-ranked hero in the S-class, narrowed his eyes and focused intently on the screen.

......

“Mr. King, you should be careful, because I will not hold back anything from now on.”

Inside the combat simulation room, Atomic Samurai bit off the bamboo skewer he was holding in his mouth and spat it onto the ground.

Now he has replaced his waist with another, harder and sharper longsword, which gleams slightly from the part protruding from the scabbard, just like Atomic Samurai himself, eager to use it.

King, however, remained expressionless as he stared at Atomic Samurai.

Chapter Ten: First Display of Strength, Shocking All Heroes

He never imagined that one day he would fight Atomic Samurai, who was ranked fourth among S-class heroes.

But King felt no emotion at all, as if it were nothing important.

"It should be around eleven o'clock now."

King looked at the Atomic Samurai in front of him and slowly said,

"Please hurry, Atomic Samurai, it's almost lunchtime."

It was already 10 a.m. when King met Atomic Samurai and Sitch. It took them about an hour to get there by transport plane.

"Really? So confident?"

Atomic Samurai snorted coldly.

Although he was shocked by King's terrifying hardness, Atomic Samurai had not used his full strength at that time.

King's arrogant and aloof attitude did not anger Atomic Samurai; on the contrary, it fueled Atomic Samurai's competitive spirit.

He was eager to show his true strength to King, and also wanted to witness King's serious side.

"I hope Mr. King can still handle things with such ease later."

Atomic Samurai spread his legs apart, bent his upper body, and lowered his center of gravity, his whole body like a taut bowstring.

The silvery-white blade was finally fully extracted and held tightly in front of Atomic Samurai by his hands.

"It's coming."

In another room, in front of a screen, Bang the Silver Fang, an old friend of Atomic Samurai, reached out and gently stroked his beard, speaking with a serious expression but with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Meanwhile, Iaian and his two companions, who were disciples of Atomic Samurai, couldn't help but swallow hard.

They knew that the Atomic Samurai was about to use his ultimate move—the Atomic Slash.

That's a tactic with terrifying destructive power; so far, no monster has been able to survive Atomic Samurai's attack.

"Even I wouldn't dare to take that move head-on."

Bang said slowly.

How will King respond to this move?

On the other side, the burly, black-vest-wearing Vest Venerable was also watching the screen with curiosity.

No one dared to blink, afraid of missing any detail that could affect the situation.

"call."

Inside the combat simulation room, Atomic Samurai took a deep breath—

Then, in the next instant, the bowstring, which had been bent, suddenly snapped open, and Atomic Samurai was instantly propelled forward with such exaggerated force that the entire combat simulation room seemed to tremble.

In the instant of his charge, Atomic Samurai's hands, gripping the katana, began to swing rapidly, at a speed far exceeding what the naked eye could perceive.

In mid-air, countless blades flashed, and exaggerated slashes coalesced into a net that covered King from all sides, leaving him with absolutely no room to dodge.

Boom boom boom!

The sound of tearing through the air erupted the instant after the strike was launched, each strike like a bomb exploding.

These hundreds and thousands of strikes, when combined, resembled a devastating bombing.

This is Atomic Samurai's signature move—Atomic Slash.

The slashes spread outwards, creating dense and deep trenches in the surrounding walls, as if they had been scratched out by a giant beast whose form was invisible.

The entire headquarters of the Hero Association was commissioned to be built with the help of Metal Knight. It uses a special reinforced material structure that can even withstand missile bombardment.

Moreover, in front of Atomic Samurai, such walls were torn apart instantly, like sheets of white paper.

No matter what kind of monster it is, Atomic Samurai is confident that he can kill it.

But at this moment, King stood still, not moving an inch, and was almost completely unharmed.

"You dodged it?!"

In the viewing room, the Vest Master and others couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"No... King didn't dodge."

Bang said slowly, his gaze fixed on what was behind King.

On the wall behind King, there were dense, net-like marks.

However, in the central part of the wall, the marks left by these strikes appeared as if they had been cut off midway, revealing a gap about the size of a person. That part of the wall was completely unharmed, without suffering even the slightest damage.

That place was directly behind King.

Those slashes were blocked by King's body.

"this......"

"How is this possible..."

Atomic Samurai's eyes widened, his gaze filled with disbelief.

Although King had previously blocked one of his attacks, Atomic Samurai was merely testing the waters and had not used his full strength.

Now, Atomic Samurai is using his ultimate move, Atomic Slash, without holding back. He originally thought that even someone of King's caliber would have to make a defensive move.

But King didn't even budge.

"Is this the end?"

At this moment, King moved his neck slightly, and a crisp sound came from his joints.

For King, who was approaching noon, defense was completely unnecessary.

"of course not."

Seeing that his attack had failed, Atomic Samurai's face instead broke into a smile.

"Only something as hard as this is worth cutting!"