Chapter 571 - 569: Switch! (16)

It was about three o’clock in the morning.

The sky was still pitch black.

Fenric sat alone outside the camp, frowning as he thought.

He was troubled by the bald devil!

It was almost impossible to defeat such a bug-like monster through conventional means.

Fenric had considered many strategies, but still had no solution.

Ironically, in the previous One Punch Man dungeon, Fenric had even been Saitama’s teacher, and Saitama respected him greatly.

But here, Saitama didn’t even know who he was.

This was truly a trap!

"Shura? Still awake?"

Aurora, who was keeping watch, noticed Fenric and quietly walked over.

"Yeah, I can’t sleep."

Fenric sighed.

Aurora sat beside him and said gently,

"After dawn, there will only be ten hours left. The poison circle is expanding, and the safe zone is shrinking."

"In the next ten hours, the competition will definitely become the most intense."

"You need to conserve your energy."

This was the truth.

After sunrise, the final battle of this battle royale would begin!

Whether they wanted it or not, all the remaining experts would have to determine the final winner before the poison circle completely closed.

Otherwise, the poison circle would continue shrinking and kill everyone.

Fenric remained silent after hearing this.

"Is it because of the bald man we encountered yesterday?" Aurora asked.

Seeing Fenric nod, she continued,

"They are from the One Punch Man dungeon world, right?"

"I didn’t expect that such a terrifying powerhouse would exist in that world."

"I wonder who is stronger—the legendary S-Class hero Blast, or this bald man?"

"The bald one is stronger."

Fenric sighed.

There was no need to hide the truth from Aurora.

"Although I haven’t seen Blast myself, I’m certain that even Blast couldn’t withstand a serious punch from that bald man."

Fenric wasn’t exaggerating.

In One Punch Man, Saitama was essentially designed to be invincible.

Under normal circumstances, no one could defeat him.

Even true gods might fail.

"Oh?"

Aurora was a little surprised.

She immediately realized that the bald man Fenric mentioned must be a key element from the One Punch Man dungeon.

This was practically strategic information.

The fact that Fenric told her without hesitation meant he trusted her.

Aurora felt touched but wisely chose not to ask further questions.

"Shura, you’ve already recovered many abilities, right?"

"You still can’t deal with him?"

Fenric smiled helplessly.

"Even if I regained all my abilities, I still couldn’t defeat him."

"The only reason I managed to beat him before was through pure trickery."

Aurora was startled when she heard this.

Suddenly, she seemed to think of something.

"What about the two Saiyans?"

"By now, they should have recovered some of their abilities."

"Could the two of them defeat that bald man together?"

Fenric frowned and thought for a moment before answering.

"It depends on the current stage of those two Saiyans."

He didn’t continue speaking.

If Goku and Vegeta were only at the first Super Saiyan stage, they would still be unable to defeat the bald devil.

Fenric estimated that his current strength was roughly comparable to Super Saiyan Stage 1.

The only difference was that he lacked explosive energy attacks like Ki blasts, which could destroy planets instantly.

"Shura, don’t overthink it."

"When dawn comes, we’ll take things one step at a time," Aurora comforted him.

"Unfortunately, my special items are still sealed. Otherwise, I could help you."

Her greatest combat strength was the Green Lantern ring modified by the system.

However, the Green Lantern ring counted as a special item.

Without it, Aurora’s overall strength dropped from S-rank to roughly A-rank combat power.

In other words, everyone’s greatest hope now rested on Fenric.

...

A few hours later, daylight arrived!

Everyone in the camp woke up one after another and gathered together.

Their expressions were all somewhat serious.

Everyone knew that today was the final moment.

"Fenric, didn’t you sleep last night?" Belle quietly asked as she approached him.

Fenric smiled.

"It’s fine. Staying up all night doesn’t affect me much."

He wasn’t bragging.

With Fenric’s current physique and mental strength, even going three days without sleep wouldn’t affect his peak condition.

After everyone had gathered, Fenric said,

"Before we set out, let’s check our equipment."

Everyone cooperated and reported what they had.

After counting everything, they found a total of 17 pieces of equipment, 22 medicines, and 6 miscellaneous items.

All of them came from the Fantasy Westward Journey item pool.

While checking the items, Fenric suddenly saw a particular object.

"..!"

His heart stirred.

A bold plan instantly formed in his mind.

"Everyone choose equipment that suits your abilities."

"For example, those who rely on mental power should use necklaces that increase mental strength."

"Those who rely on speed should use shoes that increase agility."

No one objected to Fenric’s arrangement.

Fenric himself took a belt and a pair of shoes.

The belt increased his constitution, and the shoes enhanced his speed.

As for weapons,

Fenric didn’t take any.

His Tremor Devil Fruit ability allowed him to unleash the greatest destructive power with his fists.

After distributing the equipment, everyone set out toward the safe zone at the center.

The poison circle was closing in rapidly.

Along the way,

Fenric kept thinking about the plan he had just devised.

If necessary, he could attempt it.

"Huh? It’s you?"

While Fenric was thinking, two figures suddenly appeared from the forest beside them.

The first had a distinctive spiky hairstyle, handsome facial features, a strong physique, and exposed muscular arms.

It was the Saiyan—Son Goku!

At this moment, Goku’s clothes were slightly torn.

Clearly, he had gone through many battles over the past two days.

Moreover,

his face no longer carried the cheerful and innocent smile.

Instead, it was filled with sadness and pain.

Standing beside him was Vegeta!

Vegeta’s battle armor was also damaged in several places, but his expression remained as arrogant as ever.

Soon,

Fenric understood the reason behind Goku’s expression.

Their team had fewer members now.

Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha were no longer present.

If nothing unexpected had happened, they had probably fallen in battle.

Without these teammates, it was natural for someone like Goku to feel sorrow.

Fortunately, the one who died was not Krillin!

There was a famous saying in the Dragon Ball world:

"When Krillin dies, infinite power awakens!"

The meaning was simple—

Whenever Krillin was killed, Goku would explode with rage, break through his limits, and become incredibly powerful.

This was because Goku and Krillin had grown up together as fellow disciples.

Their bond was extremely deep.

Seeing Goku and Vegeta appear, Fenric frowned and his expression became serious.

However, he wasn’t surprised.

The safe zone had now been compressed to an extremely small area by the poison circle.

Running into anyone here was completely normal.