One Punch Man: Heroics Start with Dual Kamui

"Mr. Busho! There's an even more terrifying energy surge coming from that direction! Its power has definitely reached dragon-level disaster. We need to get the citizens evacuated now!"

"Alright, quickly issue the disaster warning!"

Busho remained in constant contact with the control staff, his voice steady but urgent. Now that the arrival of a dragon-level disaster was confirmed, his conviction grew stronger that Mr. Kamui possessed a foresight ability akin to Madam Shibabawa's.

His expression darkened further as the implications sank in. He now felt almost certain that the god-level disaster Kamui had warned about had a frighteningly high chance of coming true. Even if there was only one possibility in ten thousand, it was enough to demand the highest state of readiness. What troubled him even more was how perfectly Madam Shibabawa's prophecy aligned with Kamui's account.

According to Kamui, the god-level threat would be preceded by several dragon-level disasters. If circumstances allowed, Busho would have immediately convened an emergency conference. For now, he resolved that once this current wave of threats was over, he would summon every S-Class hero without delay.

Although S-Class rank 5 Kamui and S-Class rank 18 Genos had already gone to the scene of the dragon-level disaster, the Hero Association, unwilling to take chances, also contacted other heroes stationed near City A to provide reinforcements.

Meanwhile, when the Tailed Beast Bomb had been transferred to a remote location and detonated, Shinji finally gave a small, satisfied nod. He had intentionally provoked Shukaku into unleashing the Tailed Beast Bomb solely to instill fear into the Association's top brass. While Shukaku's chakra reserves were smaller than those of other tailed beasts, and its Tailed Beast Bomb weaker by comparison, the resulting explosion still packed more than enough force for the Hero Association to classify it as dragon-level.

"Then now it's my turn..."

Even before his voice faded, Shinji activated Susanoo. In the blink of an eye, the colossal, fully armored form took shape, towering so high that the massive Shukaku suddenly seemed small, almost childlike.

Shukaku instinctively craned its neck to look up, momentarily frozen in shock. The next instant, Shinji's blade came down in a devastatingly clean slash. The force of the strike seemed to alter the very color of the sky and earth, ripping through everything in a vast swath ahead.

[Alert! Host has defeated "One-Tail Shukaku" and obtained a reward: 100 points + Tailed Beast Power (Shukaku)!]

[Note: The defeated tailed beast will not die. Its memories will be erased and it will be returned to its original world.]

As the dust gradually cleared, Shukaku's presence was gone entirely. Just as the system indicated, it had been sent back to the Naruto world. Shinji not only secured the tailed beast power he had been after but also earned 100 points. Since he had previously spent 100 points to exchange for the Tailed Beast Summoning Scroll, this effectively meant that the power had come at no cost at all. By that logic, the powers of the remaining eight tailed beasts could also be acquired without spending anything.

"Master not only has unmatched speed but also unmatched destructive power. I'll probably never catch up to him in my lifetime."

Having witnessed the entire clash, Genos could not hold back his admiration. That single, seemingly effortless slash had unleashed destruction far beyond anything he could hope to replicate. And even now, he knew his teacher had not gone all out.

"Don't say that. You've already been improving at an incredible pace." Shinji replied without hesitation.

"Yeah, I won't get discouraged. I've just been shocked once again by how strong you are, Master." Genos nodded, determination returning to his eyes.

[Alert! Host has exchanged "Tailed Beast Summoning Scroll (Two-Tails Matatabi)" and consumed "100 points". Remaining points: 270!]

Shinji barely took a moment to catch his breath before preparing to summon the second tailed beast. If he could defeat all of them in succession, he could gain every one of their powers without spending a single point. Before Boros arrived, his goal was to gather all the tailed beast powers and evolve the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path into the Ten-Tails.

"Master, aren't we going back yet?" Genos asked.

"Wait. Another dragon-level disaster is about to appear," Shinji answered with a calm, unreadable expression.

"...So soon?" Genos was taken aback. They had just dealt with one dragon-level threat, and now another was about to emerge. In all his experience, nothing like this had ever happened before.

Could it truly be as Madam Shibabawa's note had warned, that Earth's destruction was inevitable? In his mind, everything now depended on his teacher. If even Shinji could not stop a god-level disaster, then the planet's fate might already be sealed.

Just as Shinji was about to use the scroll to summon Matatabi, several nearby heroes arrived on the scene.

"Where's the dragon-level monster? Wasn't there a report about one here?"

"Look! That's S-Class hero Kamui and Genos. Maybe they've already taken it down!"

"Seems likely. Judging by the battle traces, this was more than a fight, it was absolute devastation..."

The destruction Shinji's Susanoo had unleashed was overwhelming. The slash had flattened nearly everything ahead: ancient trees, rolling hills, even mountains soaring over a thousand meters had been reduced to rubble. The newly arrived heroes stared in disbelief, unable to imagine what sort of battle could have caused such catastrophic ruin.

"Genos, I'm going to bring Vaccine Man over," Shinji said suddenly. "If you have other matters to deal with, you can return for now. Besides, you'll get to witness an even grander spectacle soon."

"I want to keep watching," Genos replied without hesitation.

In the next instant, Shinji vanished. A heartbeat later, he returned, dragging along Vaccine Man, who still held a game controller in his hands, looking as if he had been pulled straight from a gaming session.

"What's going on? I was in the middle of a match with Saitama!" Vaccine Man protested, confusion etched across his face.

"There's serious business to deal with, and you're still playing games?" Shinji replied sharply, taking the controller and placing it in his Kamui space for safekeeping.

"Tch..." Vaccine Man clicked his tongue, glancing around. As his gaze swept over the battlefield's scarred terrain, he asked, "Where's the enemy?"

"They're about to show up." Shinji immediately activated the Tailed Beast Summoning Scroll.

[Alert! Matatabi has descended upon the outskirts of City A. Please head there quickly to challenge it!]

It had appeared in nearly the same area as the previous battle. Through the clarity of his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Shinji spotted Matatabi in the distance.

"Transform," Shinji ordered.

"...What?" Vaccine Man blinked.

"Can't you enlarge your body?" Shinji clarified.

"Oh, that... I don't usually use that move..." Vaccine Man answered, lowering his voice for effect.

"Just transform already. Enough with the pointless talk." Shinji's sharp glare silenced further protest.

Shrinking his neck in, Vaccine Man obeyed. His body expanded at a startling pace until he towered several dozen meters high, his form far more imposing and monstrous.

At the same time, Shinji summoned Susanoo once more. His intention was unmistakable. Yeah, he was preparing to fuse with Vaccine Man into the mighty form of Armored Susanoo.