The Emperor Engine's God-like Skill System

“We constructed a mathematical model based on the strength and number of monsters he killed over time, and found that the closer it got to noon, the more monsters King killed and the stronger they were.”

The creator behind G5 Machine God is Metal Knight, making it incredibly easy for him to obtain the Hero Association's data.

"What do you mean?"

Sykes narrowed her eyes slightly and asked with a smile.

"You mean, King's power is related to time?"

After hearing G5's words, Genus's expression became somewhat serious, as if he was very interested in what the other party was saying.

"This data cannot be guaranteed to be accurate. Heroes will not report all the information about the monsters they kill to the Hero Association. There will definitely be data that has not been recorded by the Hero Association."

Genus is right. Higher-level heroes don't necessarily report killing low-level monsters to the association, since monsters of that level are insignificant to them.

You are not wrong.

G5 said slowly.

"The data I provided is merely speculation."

Metal Knight had been studying King's combat information for the past few months, and with his extremely high intelligence, he finally discovered this pattern.

The closer it got to noon, the stronger the monsters King defeated became. He also guessed that King's strength was related to time, reaching its peak at noon.

That also means that King's strength is at its weakest at night.

However, Metal Knight's statement is merely a deduction and lacks evidence.

"Now that we have a theory, why don't we just put it into practice and test it?"

A malicious smile crept across Sykes's face; the large, bright eye she controlled couldn't replicate that expression.

"Now that everything is ready, let's give those people a surprise."

She controlled the large, bright eye to turn its head, and behind it was a masked giant sitting quietly on a huge stone chair.

......

That evening, at King's house.

During these two months, King spent his days engaging in hero activities and his evenings practicing his healing skills alone.

After two months of practice, King has become more and more proficient in using the recovery skill. Although he is not yet able to completely eliminate the pain, he is now able to gradually tolerate the feeling.

King can now use his Divine Vision skill at night while simultaneously restoring his physical condition, ensuring that he remains in peak physical condition.

Moreover, during this time, King has been investigating matters concerning the monster forces, and the monsters' activities have become increasingly frequent.

When King fights monsters, he also uses the ability to recover their memories in order to investigate the mysterious forces behind them.

However, there was no progress. The monsters that King had eliminated had all heard of a group called the 'Monster Association' and wanted to join them.

The Monster Association operates on an invitation-only basis. If other monsters cause significant destruction, the association will proactively invite them to join.

However, apart from that, these strange people were not able to obtain any further information.

At this moment, King was having a late-night snack at home with Fubuki and Genos. He had already informed headquarters about the existence of the Monster Association, so Fubuki and Genos naturally knew about it as well.

"The Monster Association, huh..."

"They seem to be building up their strength."

What exactly are they plotting?

King pondered to himself, then slightly raised his head to look at the clock on the wall; it was almost midnight.

But at that moment, Genos's expression suddenly turned serious:

"Teacher King, there's a high-energy reaction!"

He suddenly stood up, his two prosthetic eyes spinning rapidly.

"There are... a lot!"

"Ok?"

King frowned slightly; he immediately realized that he had become someone else's target.

Could it be the Monster Association?

Just as King was speculating, a violent explosion shattered the walls of their house, sending bricks and rubble flying everywhere.

Genos took the lead and immediately stopped the falling rocks.

"My house!?"

Fubuki, standing to the side, was startled and lost her balance, falling to the ground with terror in her eyes.

A huge hole suddenly appeared in the wall, and smoke and dust filled the air, making the building sway precariously.

King immediately used Divine Vision, looking through the hole in the wall.

A group of strange people had already surrounded them.

"So King really lives here?"

A strange man walked in through the hole, his eyes filled with arrogance and disdain.

It has four arms, two extremely long tentacles on its head, and a dark brown exoskeleton covering its body, making it look like a humanoid cockroach.

It is the Awakened Cockroach, a member of the Monster Association, and the leader of this raid.

Originally, Awakened Cockroach was just an ordinary member of the Monster Association, but due to the heavy losses of previous executives and the strengthening by Genus of the House of Evolution, Awakened Cockroach has now been promoted to executive level and even has the strength of a Dragon-level monster.

Not long ago, they received orders from Sykes to attack King's residence.

They were initially unwilling to participate in this operation because they knew how terrifying King's strength was. Even the five Dragon-level monsters were no match for King before. Even if they were strengthened, fighting King would only be courting death.

Chapter 99: Weakness? Sorry, King has no weaknesses.

However, the awakened cockroaches and others also obtained a crucial piece of information.

That means King has no power at night!

That's why they were willing to obey orders and come to attack King.

"Watch out, King is weak at night! Now is the perfect time for us to make our move!"

The awakened cockroach, with a malicious smile on its face, spoke to the other strange people around it.

King listened to the other person's words without any change in expression on his face.

It seems they already know that my power is related to time...

Midnight is indeed when I am at my weakest, and Escanor's power cannot take effect.

but.....

I'm different now.

King looked around and saw that, apart from the awakened cockroach, there were more than a dozen strange people, all of whom seemed to possess at least the strength of a demon.

Without a doubt, they are members of the Monster Association.

Not only were there a considerable number of strange people, but there were also several robots around, which, judging from their appearance, were somewhat similar to the G4 Machine God that he had fought before.

Has that so-called Machine God organization joined forces with the Monster Association?

It makes sense.

"Teacher King, we are temporarily unable to contact headquarters."

Genos said to King,

"It seems the other side has adopted some means to block communications!"

"What, what should we do?"

Fubuki stood up from the ground, but her expression was full of panic. This was the first time she had encountered enemies of such a scale, and she could also keenly sense that these strange people were no ordinary people.

"Genos, you cover Fubuki while she fights and clears out the small fry. Once you've taken care of them all, communications should be restored."

King spoke slowly and calmly. He knew that the other party's target was him, so Fubuki and Genos wouldn't feel much pressure.

"Leave the rest to me."

Despite the strange people in front of him, King remained remarkably calm.

If it were a few months ago, he would probably have fainted from fear if he encountered an enemy of this size at this time, because the Pride of the Sin template is useless at night, and without its support, King would not be able to use the Divine Vision skill for a long time.

But it is different now.

After learning the recovery skill, King practiced it constantly during this period, even playing fewer games, and kept himself in pain at all times.

He had long been prepared to encounter a formidable enemy at night.

King felt his heartbeat; even now, it wasn't pounding as fast as it used to.

"Understood!"

After Genos finished speaking, he and Fubuki rushed out from another direction. Not many monsters tried to stop them, because King was their real target.

"Wow~ No wonder he's known as the strongest hero on Earth."

The awakened cockroach's smile grew increasingly exaggerated, and the antennae attached to its forehead began to move along with it.

"Then, prepare to die!"

The moment it spoke, the awakened cockroach vanished from its spot, leaving only its footprints on the ground as it leaped with tremendous force.

In less than half a second, the awakened cockroach appeared in front of King, and the distance of several meters between them disappeared in an instant.

"go to hell!"

The awakened cockroach swung its exoskeleton-encased fist and smashed it towards King's face.

After the deaths of Gale and Blaze, Awakened Cockroach became the fastest monster in the Monster Association.

Furthermore, it has been enhanced by Genus using the technology of the House of Evolution, resulting in a further leap in speed. It has now completely surpassed the speed of Gale and Inferno.

Killing King was the greatest achievement, and the Awakened Cockroach didn't want others to steal its credit, so it was the first to rush forward.

Just then, the awakened cockroach noticed that King's eyes were following its movements, locking onto it like a hunter.

Blood-red patterns appeared in King's pupils.