Genos and Metal Bat jumped away as the Beast King charged forward, swinging his claws towards them. The strike hit the floor, throwing up a spray of concrete shards. Metal Bat rushed forward to attack and Genos used his Booster Attack to rush forward, leg out for a kick. The Beast King saw and countered Genos, grabbing his leg and sending him flying into the wall. He didn't have any counters for Metal Bat as well though, and the other S class took advantage of his distraction, swinging his bat into the creature's gut and sending him flying back across the hall.
The Beast King looked as though her were struggling not to double over from the strike. Metal Bat smirked, "Not bad cat man, not many people can handle a swing from my bat without losing a few body parts. You can finish this Blondie, I'm going to help the others." Genos didn't care for Metal Bat's attitude at all, but bringing this up seemed to him to be on the very bottom of the priority list.
The cyborg ran forward, letting out a fire ball to engulfing the Beast King in flames before jumping into the fire and attacking with Machine Gun Blow. Metal Bat chuckled as he saw this. The attacks seemed sloppy to him, but he supposed they got the job done. This was a sentiment he had to go back on seconds later. Before Metal Bat could go down the hatch to assist the other heroes, Genos was thrown out of the inferno he had created with a massive gash at his side.
The Beast King staggered out of the fire, fur burnt across his body. He growled angrily, "Now you've gone and pissed me off!" He roared, the shackles he was wearing suddenly shattering off of his body as his muscles grew in size, his fangs and claws growing bigger. "Woah." Metal Bat realized that the rookie might not have such an easy time with the monster. With a possible increase in threat level, the Beast King had now become worth Metal Bat's time.
He started walking back towards his confidently, not shaken at first when the creature slashed at the air, and the attack seemed to carry forward. Metal Bat swung at the attack, and was shocked when it blasted him back. It didn't cut through his bat, he wasn't sure there was anything on the planet that could; save for perhaps Pig God's teeth, but the attack had left a small scratch on the metal. This small scratch was testament to the power of the attack the Beast King had nearly hit him directly with.
Metal Bat had no doubt that a single full power strike with his bat would paint the room with the monster's guts, but actually getting close enough just became an extreme difficulty if every single claw slash from the lion man meant the possibility of getting cut into lunch meat. Genos did not share Metal Bat's hesitation despite being able to see the creature's level of power, and rushed forward with Rocket Kick.
Genos only survived because Metal Bat moved fast, pulling him out of the way of another slash that brought down the hallway, which at leash gave them more room to work with. "Those strikes are lethal, and I doubt any of your basic attacks are gonna cut it when he's in this form." "I believe I would have been able to attack him before he could have hit me," Genos said, "I was watching it happen kid, you'd be scrap metal right now if it weren't for me." Metal Bat said in annoyance.
"You're both gonna be my scraps soon!" The Beast King roared, slashing three more times, Genos grabbed Metal Bat and Booster rushed away to avoid the slashes. He was able to avoid the first two thanks to positioning, but the third hit below the knee, taking a chunk of his leg off as the walls around them began to break down from the force of the attack. The damage nearly caused him to crash, Metal Bat preventing it by landing on his feet and pulling Genos back.
"It seems neither of us can fully take down such a creature by ourselves." Genos said. "Yeah, looks that way." Metal Bat admittedly begrudgingly. "I will attempt to slow him down, then a combination attack between the two of us may be able to win the day." Genos said, aiming his hand at Beast King, "Incinerate." He fired, filling the entire room before them in fire.
"Lion Slash, Meteor Shower!" The Beast King roared from within the flames. "Ah hell, we should probably move!" Metal Bat said, hefting Genos up and bolting for the exit as a barrage of lion slashes fired off in every direction, carving through the stone and metal of the House of Evolution building. Rumble fell all around them, throwing up clouds of dust. They couldn't see the Beast King, but he couldn't see them either.
But Genos could still track him, and told Metal Bat his idea for a combination attack. "You sure this will work?" Metal Bat asked. "It'll work more than what we're currently doing," Genos said, "And I suggest we attempt it before the dust settles." Metal Bat nodded, "Alright, let's do this." He said, letting Genos aim him through the smoke and getting into a batting position.
Genos used his boosters to launch himself up slightly, Metal Bat swinging hard. Genos kicked off of his bat with his good leg, firing his boosters again as he soared through the air faster than he ever could have with the rockets alone. His rocket kick crashed hard into the Beast King's gut, knocking him back several feet. Genos raised his hand, firing Incinerate point blank, consuming the Beast King in fire; more to weaken his senses than anything.
"Meteor Shower!" The Beast King called again. "Dragon Thrashing!" Metal Bat countered Beast King's special attack with his own, his back striking Beast King's arms just as fast as they moved, preventing any of the slashes from actually happening. The Beast King was so focused on trying to slash faster that he didn't notice Genos until he got a Rocket Punch uppercut, sending him into the air.
Metal Bat pushed forward again, swinging full force at the Beast King. The strike connected, sending a spray of blood, guts, and shattered bones across the barely standing building. "Not bad rookie, not bad." Metal Bat said, "Let's see about helping the others now. I doubt they can handle whatever the number one heavy hitter is alone." Genos nodded, going for the hatch.
