Starting with one punch, I'll stop being human.

Heavy footsteps, so heavy they seemed capable of shattering the earth's crust, approached from afar, each step causing the ground to tremble violently.

The pebbles fell from above, hitting the monsters' armor or fur!

A terrifying, suffocating pressure instantly enveloped the entire space!

The five wolf-level monsters, including Han Sen, froze instantly, as if an invisible giant hand had grabbed their throats!

The firelight at the end of the passage was obscured by an enormous shadow, like a moving hill...

Slowly approaching...!

In the darkness at the end of the passage, six points of intense, burning light suddenly shone, like demonic eyes gazing down from the depths of hell!

A terrifying aura swept over us!

As the mountain-like shadow slowly approached, a terrifying behemoth with a ferocious appearance gradually appeared!

Its coarse, jet-black fur was as distinct as steel needles, and six eyes burning with flames were embedded in its terrifyingly large head, radiating a terrifying pressure that could freeze one's soul!

Monster Association, Dragon-level executives—

"The Overgrown Pochi"!

Pochi lowered its enormous head slightly, its six eyes curiously scanning the tiny, insect-like food delivery monsters at its feet, as if looking at a few moving appetizers.

(???????v)

Although it did not show any obvious hostility, did not roar or attack, the terrifying pressure brought by the crushing of life levels made the air seem to solidify into glue!

The temperature inside the passage suddenly dropped, and a bone-chilling cold rushed from the tailbone straight to the top of the head!

The shadow of death loomed over him instantly, and Han Sen felt his heart stop and his mind go blank!

It seems my fate to become dog food (a metaphor for being consumed by another couple of people) is imminent!

Chapter 2 Scorching Bomb? The Cook Makes a Meal!

"Whoohoo-"

A joyful gurgle rolled down Pochi's throat, and six fiery eyes shifted from the five desserts to the massive, blood-smelling corpse behind them.

Even after being transformed from a stray dog ​​into a dragon-level monster, Pochi's thinking remained relatively simple.

Compared to small snacks that barely fill a tooth gap, it prefers to enjoy large, filling main meals first.

After all, what bad intentions could a big dog possibly have?

(???????v)

A large amount of saliva, enough to drown an adult, dripped from between its menacing fangs, forming a small puddle with a "plop".

The sound of dripping saliva was unusually clear in the silent passage. Han Sen's tense nerves were the first to break free from extreme fear, and his brain started working frantically at an unprecedented speed!

Just then, Pochi took a step forward, its massive forepaw casting an overwhelming shadow as it fell casually.

With a muffled "plop," the unlucky wolf-level monster Iron Rooster was instantly crushed into a mess of minced meat without even uttering a sound!

Red and white substances splattered everywhere; they were dead beyond any hope of survival!

Poch, however, acted as if he had merely stepped on an insect and didn't care at all.

The giant beast lowered its head and began to eat the mountain-sized monster corpse with great excitement, the sound of bones cracking between its interlocking fangs was enough to make your teeth ache.

Hansen's gaze was fixed on Pochi's front paw, which was close at hand and covered with black fur as hard as rock.

A crazy idea began to grow in his mind—

System instructions: Simply touch to copy!

Find wealth in danger!

Since not gambling means certain death, let's take a gamble!

The remaining three strange men were already paralyzed with fear and dared not make any unusual movements. Only Han Sen slowly but firmly raised his hand.

As he moved, the wolf-level monsters present all cast incredulous and horrified glances!

Even Pochi, who was engrossed in eating, seemed to sense something, and with one burning eye, he looked suspiciously at the little dessert at his feet that dared to make a move.

Han Sen's eyes were bloodshot. Ignoring the terrifying dragon-level pressure above him, he pressed his right hand, covered in black armor, onto Boqi's powerful forepaw.

“Wu——?”

The rough and scalding touch felt like a mortal pressing their hand into a burning charcoal brazier!

Han Sen felt a sharp burning pain in his palm; it felt like his carapace was melting!

But the next second, the system notification sound was like heavenly music!

[The Eccentric: The Overgrown Poch]

[Disaster Level: Dragon (Peak)]

[Ability 1: "Overgrowth (SSR)": Overgrowth that breaks the species limiter allows for superhuman strength and speed while achieving an extraordinary, gigantic size, possessing an extremely large energy reserve and near-infinite vitality.]

[Ability 2: "Scorching Sun Bomb (SSR)": Emits a high-density energy cannon from the mouth, which can be charged or fired in rapid succession. A single shot is powerful enough to penetrate multiple layers of underground structures, causing a large-scale shockwave similar to an earthquake.]

[Ability 3: "Beast Body (SSR)": An incredibly strong physique with absolute defense, capable of withstanding physical and energy attacks of at least the peak of the Dragon level without taking damage. It can even withstand a single blow from Saitama's "normal punch" (which he held back) without dying, only falling into a coma.]

[Ability 4: "Beast Instinct (SSR)": Fights based on instinct, possessing a beast-like, deadly combat awareness and sense of danger. Strength and speed are doubled when enraged.]

"hiss……!"

As expected of a top-ranking super-strong member among the Dragon-level executives, Han Sen could only describe Bochi's dazzling golden abilities with four words:

Ability level only affects the cost of allocating points, so in the system window that popped up in front of Han Sen, four golden SSR ability icons were clearly displayed...

Copyable!! [Ding! Target for copying detected!]

[Successfully copied SSR abilities: "Overgrowth" Lv1, "Scorching Bullet" Lv1, "Beast Body" Lv1, "Beast Instinct" Lv1!]

[Currently occupied capacity bits: 4/5.]

[Ability manifestation begins...! Adaptive modifications are underway...]

[Disaster level raised!]

[Ability slot limit increased by 5!]

[Current Disaster Level: Tiger (Upper)]

Almost the instant the system notification sound ended, Han Sen realized that a tremendous change was taking place within his body!

It felt as if my heart had been crushed by an invisible giant hand, and then filled with scalding magma!

An indescribable torrent of scorching heat erupted from his heart, instantly sweeping through his limbs and bones!

Deep within the cells, something seemed to shatter completely, followed by an explosive release of seemingly endless life potential!

At the same time, a violent energy capable of incinerating everything was born out of thin air within his body, like a dormant volcano suddenly awakening!

Unparalleled pudding!!

The excruciating pain that penetrated to the bone intertwined with the exhilarating sensation of rapidly expanding power, sweeping through every nerve in Han Sen's body!

Han Sen's pitch-black, monstrous body expanded at a visible speed, his bones cracking under the strain, and his muscle fibers were forcibly torn apart and then rapidly reassembled!

In the blink of an eye, his body size increased by more than one size!

His height increased from about 1.7 meters to 1.95 meters, and his physique changed from thin to strong in the blink of an eye!

On its hideous black carapace covering its entire body, crimson patterns resembling flowing magma emerged, and its surface temperature soared dramatically, radiating astonishing heat!

Blood vessels, internal organs, bones, muscles... the already inhuman body is undergoing a devastating reshaping!

An immense amount of energy, far exceeding his own limits, surged and roared wildly within his newly formed body!

The strange sensation of his legs being touched and the sudden burst of energy emanating from Han Sen finally made Boqi stop eating.

It let out a low growl from its throat, signifying offense and threat, and the savage aura of a dragon-level beast erupted like a tangible tsunami!

The enormous head suddenly twisted, and six burning eyes locked onto Han Sen, who was still tiny at its feet!

The chilling sense of death so close at hand pierced his brain like an ice needle, but Han Sen showed no fear whatsoever; instead, a crimson madness flashed in his eyes!

Despite the excruciating pain from the body modification and the discomfort of his sudden surge in strength, he abruptly turned around!

With lightning speed, he grabbed the mutated cockroach that was terrified and scared out of its wits!

The mutated cockroach's thick arms, covered with a greasy carapace, were as fragile as rotten wood. They were instantly crushed and broken by Han Sen's sudden surge of strength, and foul-smelling, turbid green bodily fluid spurted out!

"What do you want to do?! Let go..."

The mutated cockroach was both shocked and furious. Just as it was about to struggle and roar, it was horrified to discover that a terrifying energy that made its soul tremble was rapidly gathering in Han Sen's mouth!

The dim underground passage was suddenly illuminated by a blazing light, turning it into daytime in the blink of an eye!

A surge of violent energy rapidly condensed in front of Han Sen, violently distorting the surrounding air with intense heat, producing crackling sounds, and even crackling with streaks of blinding lightning!

It was Boch's signature killing move, the incredibly destructive Dragon-level energy cannon—

"Scorching bomb!!"

Pochi: ? ? ?

Mutant cockroach: !!!

Just as Pochi was about to raise its paw to swat the little bug, it tilted its head, blinked all six of its eyes at the same time, and suddenly stopped.

It suddenly withdrew its devastating, tangible killing intent, replacing it with a deep sense of confusion and curiosity.

For some reason, it could smell a familiar aura of power emanating from this moving appetizer.

It's like a shrunken version of myself, or a newly born cub of the same kind, and it smells especially familiar.

Abbreviation: Milky flavor.

"Awoo... Awoo?" (What... what's going on?)

Compared to Boqi's curiosity, the mutated cockroach, which was being held tightly by Hansen, felt only boundless terror!

The excruciating pain in its arm caused it to convulse, but it had no time to care about its injury at the moment, because the extremely compressed energy blast in Han Sen's mouth was radiating a destructive aura, like a death omen hanging high above its head, announcing that death was imminent!

"Do not--!"

"Spare me—!"

"Ya-ya-me-te...!!!"

boom--! ! !

The mutated cockroach's terrified and desperate screams abruptly stopped!

Its ugly head, along with most of its body, was instantly engulfed by the blazing white "scorching bomb" that Han Sen spat out, which swelled to the height of a person!

The violent energy slammed into the rock walls of the passage!

Although Han Sen's Lv1 "Scorching Bullet" was far less devastating than the original and could not penetrate the thick rock structure of the Monster Association base, it still caused a violent explosion!

The shockwave made the passage vibrate and hum, and rubble fell down in a flurry. The rock wall that was hit was blasted into a charred crater several meters deep, with the edges showing a vitrified molten state!

[Defeat the wolf-level monster "Mutant Cockroach" to obtain 2 Origin Points!]

A system notification sounded, indicating that the source points had been credited to the account, meaning the mutated cockroach had departed peacefully!

There was no pain, no struggle.

As the aftershocks of the explosion subsided, a strong, acrid smell of burnt protein mixed with carapace filled the air.

The mutated cockroach was left with only a small, still twitching lower half of its body. The shattered upper half of its body was instantly carbonized and roasted by the terrifying high temperature, sizzling and emitting black smoke.

The sudden change caught Pochi's eye. Its huge tail swayed unconsciously, slapping against the rock walls on both sides with muffled "bang" sounds, creating huge cracks.

Judging from its slightly narrowed, pleased expression, it was clearly very satisfied with this "pre-meal performance".

The "Scorching Bomb" almost drained the enormous energy that had just been generated in Han Sen's body, and a strong sense of weakness overwhelmed him, making him almost unable to stand.

But he dared not pause for a moment, enduring the feeling of exhaustion, and pushed the still steaming half of the charred monster's corpse in front of Bochi.

He carefully took a few steps back and held his breath.

Pochi lowered his massive head, brought his nose close to the half-charred, monstrous corpse, and sniffed it deeply.

Then, it opened its blood-red maw, curled its tongue, and swallowed the shrunken snack after "cooking".

After finishing his meal, Pochi seemed to still be enjoying himself and let out a low call to Hansen.