One Punch Man King Engine - Chapter 92
King stared at Tanktop Boxer with a slight smile from under his cap. Ever since he became famous, very few people dared to speak to him in this tone. For this boxer with commendable courage, he would have to take off his hat and pay his respects.
However, Child Emperor’s voice came just as he was about to lift the front edge of the cap, “Hey, uncles, I’m ready. Come here quickly.”
“Let’s go. Humph, let’s finish it early and go back. I haven’t completed my training mission today!” Tanktop Boxer shook his gloves and walked to Child Emperor impatiently.
King laughed. He shook his head, put his hands in his pockets, and followed them leisurely.
“Uncles, to properly collect the experimental data, each of you must conduct the experiments individually in a specific order. Please wait for your turn. When conducting the experiment, I hope that you all can attack with all your strength to collect more accurate and useful data. Thank you, big uncles.”
Child Emperor briefly introduced the experimental regulations.
“A specific order?” Sneck was puzzled. “Child Emperor, may I ask what the order is?”
Child Emperor licked the lollipop and pointed at the staff of the association with a smile. “This uncle is the second one to carry out the experiment.”
As he spoke, he pointed at the Fast Fist Man, “This uncle is the third one to carry out the experiment.”
Then he pointed to the Tanktop Boxer, “This uncle is the fourth one.”
He paused and then pointed to Sneck, “This uncle is the fifth one.”
“I understand. It turns out that the experiment order is determined according to Hero’s ranking and strength. So…” The vest boxing pointed at King and sneered, “The first one you didn’t announce is him? Ha, his combat ability is even worse than the staff of the association. It seems that he is a weak chicken!”
King: “…”
It was the second time. This was the second time Tanktop Boxer provoked him. Should he take off his hat and “pay his respects”?
“No, uncle, you are wrong.” Child Emperor gently bit the lollipop and solemnly said, “This uncle is ranked sixth… which is the last uncle to carry out the experiment.”
Uncle King, of course, has to be last. If he kills my fighting robot with one punch, the experiments can’t proceed.
“What? He is last?” The boxer widened his eyes and exclaimed, “Child Emperor, what exactly is the order following?”
Sneck and the others were equally surprised. If they ranked according to their previous guesses, didn’t that mean that in Child Emperor’s heart, the strength of the mysterious man in front of him surpassed them?
“Of course, it’s based on strength.” Child Emperor said seriously.
“As expected…”
Sneck and the others trembled as they silently looked at King, who watched coldly. Who was this person? To make Child Emperor think that he was the strongest among the few of them, he should be an A-class Hero. After all, although Sneck was the weakest A-class Hero, he still possessed considerable strength worthy of his name. The strength of this mysterious man surpassed Sneck. He must be at least an A-class Hero, or at the peak of Heroes… S-class Hero?
“A-class Hero? S-class Hero?”
The face of Tanktop Boxer stiffened. He felt a little regretful that he had repeatedly provoked King.
“Gulp!”
He subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva and looked at King, hoping to find out King’s true identity and make it easier to deal with him.
He was not afraid of the other party. After all, he brazenly disrespected Child Emperor. However, due to King’s mystery, he felt a little uneasy.
The unknown was the most terrifying thing!
Sneck looked at King and asked Child Emperor, “Child Emperor, who is the first person to conduct the experiment?”
“The first?” Child Emperor smiled and said, “The first one is not a human.” He immediately pulled the cloth next to him and revealed the hidden rectangular object.
“Iron cage? Dog?”
Sneck and the others looked at the iron cage that was the size of a toy house in surprise. Inside the iron cage was a ferocious dog. Suddenly exposed to light, it barked at everyone and bared its teeth ferociously.
Child Emperor pointed at the ferocious dog and said, “The first subject – a starving dog.”
“Starving?!”
King laughed in his heart. Not even he dared to abuse the dog in public, lest he was exposed to public condemnation of the society.
“Alright, we chose a dog as the first subject in order to let everyone clearly understand the content of the experiment. Everyone, watch the battle between the dog and the fighting robot carefully.”
Child Emperor took out a remote control from his bag and pressed the red button inside. The robot’s dock immediately rang with a “ka” sound.
Dong!
The large robot that walked towards them was about two meters tall, with blue metallic luster emanating from its entire body. Its mouth was made of a metal mesh, and its voice felt clearly artificial. Its eyes were inlaid with a pair of strange-looking sunglasses. The word “FIGHT” was carved on both sides of its chest, catching everyone’s attention.
“I awaken unto battle. Master, it is an honor to serve you.” The fighting robot calmly walked up to Child Emperor and asked for instructions.
“Go in and fight the dog inside.” Child Emperor smiled and commanded the fighting robot to enter the iron cage.
He had already set up the program in the fighting robot to not aggressively fight. Instead, it would move according to the enemy’s attack pattern and deflect them. Rather than a fighting robot, it was more appropriate to call it a training robot.
Under the command of Child Emperor, the fighting robot stepped into the iron cage and stared at the dog.
“Woof!” The dog saw the fighting robot break into its territory. Already enraged by hunger, it immediately barked and pounced on the fighting robot.
“Stretch your claws forward and open your mouth to bite.” The fighting robot reported and immediately reacted. Its mechanical hands quickly reached out and grabbed the dog’s front paws. It then pulled back, throwing the dog to the walls of the iron cage with a cry of pain.
“Roar!”
The dog was furious and pounced on the fighting robot again, but the result was almost the same. The fighting robot grabbed its front paws and threw it out again.
This time, the dog learned its lesson. It did not simply pounce forward. Instead, it circled around the fighting robot and ran behind it to launch another attack. However, it seems the fighting robot already foresaw the dog going around and quickly turned around to throw the dog away again.
“This…really is a downgraded version of Color of Observation Haki!”
King watched as the fighting robot easily predicted and dealt with the dog’s attacks. He could not help but think of the “Color of Observation” in “One Piece.” It similarly allowed the user to “see” the opponent and then respond appropriately, making them invincible.
However, “Bookworm” needed the opponent to be in the user’s line of sight. It could not cover all aspects of the surroundings like the Color of Observation, and there are other restrictions as well. It could only be considered a downgraded version of Color of Observation.
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