Over half an hour later, Zuke returned carrying the already unconscious Bartholow.
"That really took quite a while."
In the One Punch Man world, beneath the ruins of Z-City, the Monster Association headquarters had been further completed.
If when Zuke ca before, the Monster Association had only had a frawork with many places still not built, then now the Monster Association could be said to be completely finished.
Various rooms and prisons were connected through complex passages forming a maze-like underground city, where every monster could find a suitable living environnt.
Compared to before when it was truly like an anthill, purely composed of earth, the current Monster Association's conditions were obviously much superior in every aspect.
The monsters were clearly all very satisfied with the Monster Association's environnt, so large numbers of monsters gathered here, waiting for the Monster Association's "leader" Gyoro Gyoro's commands.
In the monsters' view, the Monster Association's na revealed its ambition—this na was clearly ant to overthrow or even replace the Hero Association, and what monsters hated most were heroes.
Precisely because of this, so powerful Dragon-level monsters were also attracted here. Although their loyalty was questionable, at least on the matter of overthrowing the Hero Association, their interests aligned.
Holess Emperor was one of the Dragon-level monsters attracted by the Monster Association's philosophy. Originally just an unemployed vagrant, he received power bestowed by "God," with terrifyingly destructive capability.
Many monsters at the Monster Association had witnessed Holess Emperor's power, so toward Holess Emperor, this Monster Association cadre, they were all filled with awe.
Of course, where there were those filled with awe, there were also those unafraid of death—for instance, the monster called Phoenix Man.
Phoenix Man, a Demon-level monster, appeared externally like a giant long-necked rooster, but this long-necked rooster was actually a mascot costu called "Dullbird."
This guy beca a monster because the mascot costu couldn't be removed, so his true body was actually hidden inside this giant "rooster," with the external appearance just being a façade.
Demon-level and Dragon-level were one tier apart, but Phoenix Man facing Holess Emperor, a Dragon-level monster, still showed no serious respect.
"Yo, Holess Emperor, Gyoro Gyoro has business with you."
With a "bang" sound, Holess Emperor's room door was violently pushed open by Phoenix Man, making a harsh noise that caused Holess Emperor in the room to involuntarily frown.
He turned to look at Phoenix Man's ridiculous rooster mascot costu, his tone cold as if he might attack at any mont:
"Phoenix Man, do you want to die? Didn't anyone teach you to knock before entering a company... no wait, before entering a room?"
Before becoming unemployed, Holess Emperor was an ordinary company employee, so when speaking he unconsciously revealed habits from his forr working days.
However, Phoenix Man clearly didn't care about these details. His mascot rooster head bobbled a few tis, then a sowhat strange voice squeezed out from inside:
"I'm just here to relay a ssage. Gyoro Gyoro wants to see you, that's all... Getting angry at won't help even if you're in a bad mood."
Holess Emperor had been in a very bad mood recently—this was sothing everyone at the Monster Association knew clearly. Recently Holess Emperor was like a burning oil drum, exploding at the slightest touch.
Several monsters had already been blasted to bits by Holess Emperor's strange light orbs, leaving not even residue, just because they accidentally disturbed Holess Emperor.
However, although Phoenix Man was just a Demon-level monster, he was one of the Monster Association's most mobile monsters. Gyoro Gyoro frequently sent him out on missions, making him a very useful monster.
This was probably why Phoenix Man was so fearless—even considering Gyoro Gyoro's sake, Holess Emperor wouldn't casually kill him.
After all, Phoenix Man wasn't so minor monster. If Holess Emperor killed a minor monster, Gyoro Gyoro could pretend not to see, but killing Phoenix Man would be a different matter entirely.
Holess Emperor stared at Phoenix Man for a while, then finally snorted coldly, walked past him out of the room. He was probably heading to Gyoro Gyoro's location.
The reason Holess Emperor had been in such a bad mood these past few days was simple—because he had inadvertently learned the truth about the Monster Association.
One truth was about Gyoro Gyoro—it actually wasn't a true monster. Its real form was a woman nad Psykos hidden beneath the Monster Association!
Of course, this wasn't anything particularly important. For Holess Emperor, as long as it could counterattack the Hero Association, he didn't care who the leader's true form was.
But Holess Emperor also learned that above Psykos was a man nad Zuke—he had forcibly suppressed Psykos, then turned the Monster Association into his possession!
Not just verbally obtaining leadership, but Zuke had used so unknown thod to truly command all mbers of the Monster Association.
Holess Emperor had very unfortunately beco his test subject. Zuke commanded Holess Emperor to do many things at that ti, and Holess Emperor was completely unable to resist, could only shafully complete all of Zuke's requirents.
After leaving Zuke last ti, Holess Emperor had considered leaving the Monster Association, but sohow, this thought simply couldn't be executed.
Once he had this idea, his body beca unable to leave the Monster Association, as if his body was resisting this notion—this made Holess Emperor's whole mood sour.
"These foolish bastards still think they're living freely, not knowing their everything has long been controlled by soone they've never even t."
After leaving his room, Holess Emperor looked back at Phoenix Man still standing at his room entrance, and sohow felt a sense of superiority rise in his heart.
Although both were controlled by Zuke, at least he knew the truth, had even personally t Zuke, deeply aware that he was under Zuke's control.
While other monsters didn't even know about this, still thinking they could leave the Monster Association anyti.
These past few days Gyoro Gyoro had also sought him out several tis. Though they discussed trivial matters, Holess Emperor could sense Gyoro Gyoro was just probing his intentions.
After all, regarding Zuke's matters, Holess Emperor was under Zuke's command and thus couldn't speak of them. But regarding Psykos's matters, Holess Emperor could freely discuss them.
Originally Holess Emperor thought today would be the sa, with Gyoro Gyoro calling him over again to see if he'd said anything he shouldn't.
Arriving at Gyoro Gyoro's room, Holess Emperor kicked the door open and walked in, then began shouting:
"I've said it many tis already, I'm not interested in your true identity, so I haven't told anyone about your real form..."
But his words stopped halfway, his voice choking off like a chicken being strangled, his entire body freezing in place.
Because in the room wasn't Gyoro Gyoro's bloated monster body, but Psykos herself.
And Psykos wasn't sitting on the sofa, but crouching on the ground, wearing a sowhat helpless expression as she massaged a foot.
The foot's owner was sitting on the sofa, looking at Holess Emperor with a playful expression—it was Zuke.
To be continued…
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