Curse Reply: I'm going to fight the Myriad Corpse Immortal, the highest level one!

"Huh?"

Sensing the rapidly receding life force, Xia Jie entered Saitama's house and put the vegetables and beef she had bought into the refrigerator.

Normally, a free meal delivered to Saitama would be a special treat, as he would even use it as payment for the battle.

I should have dealt with Saitama first before bringing this up. Since things have come to this, let's eat first... oh wait, let's go check out the Monster Association.

After putting the gifts away, Xia Jie turned and disappeared into the main sewers of Z City. Deep underground, the Monster Association's labyrinthine lair awaited his arrival.

"Evil Natural Water" is rated as not natural enough.

The transparent water with two eyeballs was completely shredded by Boros's hair.

"Elder Centipede commented that the shell's hardness is quite good."

The centipede-like face, as thick as a building, disappeared inch by inch under the endless cutting of black hair.

"Pochi, described as an unfriendly Hackintosh."

Before the six-eyed black giant dog could even bark, it was smashed into a roadside block by a heavy punch imbued with black light.

"Kyoko Black commented that I don't like playing other people's glue."

Excuse me, Black Flash.

"The ugly president is described as having begun to take on a human form."

Still black flashing, still excuse me.

"Guts, Homeless Emperor, Meow Meow, Phoenix Man... The evaluation is that they finally realized that a powerful person had broken in and knew to join forces to attack."

Xia Jie stood on the mountain of corpses piled up from the strange men, shook the blood off her hands, and walked deeper into the area.

"Monster King Orochi is described as having the appearance of a king, but lacking both the strength of a king and the surname of a king."

Inside the central void of the Monster Association, a massive, non-human head, splitting into numerous snake heads, fell from mid-air. Its glowing pupils slowly dimmed, watching as Xia Jie walked step by step toward the giant eye behind him.

A few seconds later, Xia Jie stepped onto Thunder's massive belly, which was as spacious as a trampoline, and pondered for a moment.

"Big Eyes, indeed, the eyes are bright and piercing, described as an oversized psionic version of Sudatta."

Then there's the mastermind behind the Great Eye, a superhuman with prophetic abilities, Psykos.

Following the energy trail, Xia Jie found a hidden room, pushed open the door, ignored Sykes's pleading expression, and delivered a Black Flash Fist that knocked Sykes to her knees.

Thus, Sykes' elegant, graceful, and sweat-drenched female body was mercilessly trampled under Xia Jie's feet.

"Tsk tsk, that physique, he looks like a Murata remake."

"At least the Monster Association part is Murata's version. I hope Saitama's strength and mentality are closer to ONE's version."

Xia Jie kicked Psykos, who was nearly killed by Black Flash, away and strolled out of the Monster Association, returning to the ravaged surface of Z City.

From entering the sewers to breaking through the Monster Association and returning to the surface, it took him less than 10 minutes in total.

"Hey, Saitama's back!"

"Hey hey hey, isn't this the S-class hero Genos? He's gotten so weak after just a few minutes?"

Xia Jie greeted Saitama, who exuded the aura of a powerful figure and resembled a simple sketch of an egg, as well as the nearly completely destroyed Genos that Saitama was carrying.

As things unfolded, Genos, not wanting to trouble Saitama, didn't bring Saitama into the base and chose to confront Dr. Kuseno alone. Unsurprisingly, he was then severely damaged and left in a semi-wrecked state by Dr. Kuseno's robots.

Then Saitama rushed in and used his Thunder Stats to solve everything.

"..."

Half-grateful, half-annoying, Genos glared at Xia Jie.

"What, are you feeling depressed because you've realized you have no family?"

Xia Jie stepped forward and, amidst Saitama's puzzled expression, poked Genos's cracked cheek.

With the activation of "My Power", the mechanical body that was just smoking was instantly restored to its original state, becoming as clean and new as ever.

"Although you've lost the kind-hearted version of Kuseno that only existed in your imagination, you still have your Saitama teacher, and the omnipotent me~"

Xia Jie snapped her fingers.

boom! boom! boom!

Several figures, as if reborn from the ashes, rose from the ground where large amounts of white smoke were billowing.

"Look at you, Genos, I've given your whole family a hard time. Even Batman doesn't get this kind of treatment. You'd better say thank you!"

"Th...thank you?!"

Genos opened his mechanical eyes to their widest extent. His memories had been altered by Kuseno, and he wasn't sure if the people who suddenly appeared before him were his family. But the atmosphere had already reached this point, and at this moment, all he had to do was express his gratitude.

Chapter 199 Xia Jie and Saitama

"Wow! So much beef! It looks so delicious!"

Inside the door, Saitama was overjoyed to have received a small gift from Natsuki while the refrigerator was open.

"Thank you again, Mr. Xia Jie. Please don't hesitate to ask me for help in the future, and I will do my best to assist you..."

Outside the door, Genos, having confirmed the authenticity of his family through vague emotions deep in his memory, was equally overjoyed and thanked Xia Jie profusely.

"It was just something I did."

Xia Jie waved her hand dismissively and walked into Saitama's house. She spoke to Saitama, who was preparing a beef hot pot with the vegetables Genos had washed:

"Brother Saitama, after we finish our hot pot, how about we have a match?"

"Play a match? No interest—"

Xia Jie's figure disappeared.

"So fast!"

Saitama suddenly turned around and looked at Xia Jie, who had circled around to his back at the speed of light by distorting space.

Yes, Xia Jie reached the speed of light, but Saitama still managed to react.

With such incredible stats, he's undoubtedly the ONE version of Saitama.

Are you interested now?

"Ah."

Saitama touched his smooth head and nodded hesitantly.

Considering the generous portions of top-quality Wagyu beef... and a hint of a hidden desire for a more evenly matched battle.

Just like Boros.

The absolute strongest, from which comes the loneliness of being at the top, what brings you the thrill of battle...?

It's me, Xia Jie!

Half an hour later, when the last piece of beef fell into Saitama's stomach, the two pairs of eyes met across the table, like Pokémon trainers making eye contact.

'war?'

'war.'

In fact, while eating hot pot, Saitama once again lost his will to fight and wanted to decline the battle.

However, Xia Jie's sincerity moved him once again.

So what sincerity rekindled Saitama's passion for fighting?

Xia Jie said at the time, "I can use my superpowers to make you grow hair and eyebrows that match your body strength. If you beat me, I will help you."

Saitama: "Really, Master?!"

We have no choice but to win now.

The weirdo has suffered from the bald guy for a long time, and the bald guy has suffered from the bald guy for a long time.

"We need a battlefield where we can act freely. What do you think of the moon?"

Xia Jie stood up and earnestly sought Saitama's opinion from across the table.

The moon has no oxygen. Although Saitama is not aware of his inhuman abilities, there is no doubt that he is fully capable of adapting to the vacuum of the moon.

What about Xia Jie, who uses a mortal body? The mountain man has a brilliant plan.

“That place doesn’t seem like a good fit, does it?” Saitama shook his head. “I think the outskirts of Z City are quite suitable.”

The place where he fought Genos was an uninhabited mountain wilderness, so there was no need to worry about the aftershocks of the attack harming others.

Genos, who had already arranged for his family's whereabouts, sat quietly to the side, recording the beginning of the earth-shattering battle with his eyes.

The clash between the two men on the table, with their chopsticks creating a series of afterimages, during their struggle for the last piece of beef was truly awe-inspiring.

Mr. Xia Jie, no, Master Xia Jie, the master's strength is top-tier even among S-class heroes, perhaps only King, the most...

Well, it's the second strongest man who can outshine Xia Jie in terms of raw strength.

In his heart, Saitama is the true strongest on Earth, and he knows that with Saitama's personality, Master Xia Jie's life is absolutely guaranteed.

So he just needs to watch the battle closely; this is a rare opportunity for combat instruction.

"To further prove my strength so you can attack with confidence, let me deliver the first blow."

Xia Jie stopped outside the apartment building. The soft hair armor woven from Boros's long pinkish-purple hair flew out from under her clothes and, under Xia Jie's precise control, gathered into a purple arm with bulging muscles.

"Watch closely, this punch is going to be crazy!"

Xia Jie exhaled lightly, and her purple fist, accompanied by black and red lightning, ignored the spatial distance with the help of the Flowing Water Intent and slammed hard into Saitama's chest.

And so, a fiery red, retrograde shooting star appeared in the sky above Z City.

"Wow, that's really exaggerated."

Xia Jie, on the ground, looked at the severed Boros brand hair arm.

And in mid-air:

"Wow, that's really exaggerated."

Saitama touched his chest with a hint of heartache. His yellow and white combat suit, which had been with him for many years and seemed to never break, now had a large hole in the chest area.

A strong wind swept across his smooth head like a knife, and his cloak was torn apart by an invisible hand under the intense wind pressure.