Text corrected by Beta Reader (Hamza9236)
Strong.
A word Saitama was all too familiar with when being described by any enemy that he would so happen to face. Unfortunately, he couldn't say the same to any enemy that he fought. Because of his immense strength, there was barely anyone he knew or was aware of who was worth a challenge for him, and such he barely found any sort of thrill in battle.
The Caped Baldy himself had very high hopes for this so-called Tournament of Power, even though their lives were at stake here. He heard their universe wasn't the strongest in the entire multiverse, and this meant there were probably so many other strong people.
The Universe 4 deities didn't seem all that worried about this tournament, knowing about their trump card.
"This Saitama better be worth something if he defeated Boros. It's not something anyone can do," Quitela commented. Boros was his Agent of Destruction, which meant while the God of Destruction himself didn't deal with destroying planets a lot, he had Boros do it for him, like Frieza was Beerus' Agent of Destruction.
"I'm flabbergasted you even allowed someone like him into those sort of ranks, much less let him into this tournament," Kuru, the Supreme Kai commented.
"Well, there's no point dwelling over spilled milk, now is there," Quitela replied. "I think we have this in the bag. I doubt even Vermoud's best players can handle those two."
Back in the ring, the B-Class hero from Z-City kept walking around the rocky ring, with huge rocks along the path. It was evident that he was going to cross paths with someone very strong near the end of this tournament. Now, he would have to deal with the weakest links for the time being.
"Hey you," a booming voice roared suddenly.
"Hm?" Saitama hummed, turning around.
Cracking his knuckles, Botamo was right in front of him, with a confident smile on his lips, cracking his fingers. "Fight me, it would be a pleasure."
"A bear? I wouldn't want to insult you, but you look a lot like a kid's cartoon character I've seen before. You happen to be friends with a pig and a tiger, by any chance?" the Caped Baldy inquired, as the giant bear's smile faded and formed into a frown.
"Um, are you gonna answer my question?"
"No. I have a better idea, come and hit me!" Botamo taunted, using his middle finger to point to himself and moving it up and down, telling him to come while teasing him.
"Fine, just remember, this was your idea," Saitama warned the Sixth Universe ursine, and immediately went to punch him in the gut, with the intent to push him out of the ring in three hits or less, but once his fist came in contact, Botamo didn't budge an inch. It was as if he completely absorbed his punch. But Botamo wasn't wearing a cocky or confident smirk, or any sort of smirk. The two warriors could only display surprise in their eyes.
For Saitama, it was that this bear was able to withstand his punches.
For Botamo, he actually somewhat felt the power of that punch. He discreetly rubbed his stomach, wondering just how strong was this baldy.
"NO WAY! HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE MY STRONGEST! HE CAN'T LOST TO A BEAR!" Quitela cried, while Champa chuckled and sneered. "Sorry, mousie. Looks like you're gonna lose your so-called trump card! If I were you, I would feel more anxious about his weaker teammates! GO GET 'EM BOTAMO!"
"Woah! Finally, someone strong enough to not get knocked back," Saitama asserted, while still displaying his jaded gaze. "Looks like this will get interesting."
In response, Botamo spat out multiple balls of energy that hit Saitama full force. Seeing only smoke in front of him, the bear stopped attacking before chuckling. That's what that idiot gets for taking him lightly.
Yet his smile disappeared as soon as he saw Saitama's silhouette right in front of him.
"WHAT!?"
"You're kidding me, I thought you were strong. You may be enduring but your attacks are rather weak," Saitama simply stated..
Then finding himself in front of Botamo, he was about give him another punch, but the bear knew how outmatched he was, and began to make his retreat, but Saitama wasn't going to let him get away. Increasing the pace while using his Consecutive Normal Punches, he started to make Botamo seem like a punching bag, while Saitama was the boxer.
Gritting his teeth, Botamo could only feel his feet skidding on the ground, as he unwittingly stepped back. This was absolutely inconceivable. How can a little human like him hit me so hard to force me to back down?! He thought.
"DO SOMETHING, YOU GIGANTIC FOOL!" Champa yelled at him. "FIGHT BACK QUICKLY OR HE'S GONNA PUSH YOU OUT OF THE RING!"
Having no other choice then, Botamo focused all of his energy and ended up rejecting a beam of green energy that moved towards Saitama. Seeing him coming, the bald hero moved at the speed of sound and managed to dodge him without difficulty before finding himself a few yards away from Botamo.
Breathing heavily then, Botamo couldn't hide his anger and the pain he was feeling.
"After all those punches, are you still standing?" Saitama wondered, looking at him in surprise. "Well done! I am impressed."
Clenching his fist, he took an attacking stance, reading himself to launch a Serious Punch before asserting.
"I think that's enough of the warm up round, don't ya think?"
That won't work on me! Botamo retorted, taking the trouble, however, to contract his abs.
Hitting the yellow bear, Saitama created a huge shock wave in his stomach. Screaming in pain, his opponent created a trickle of saliva, showing that he had sensed the attack, despite his body's resistance. Throwing back, he stepped back about ten meters, before stopping, and putting one knee on the ground.
"H-how?" he wanted to know.
"If I understand correctly, your aptitude still has a limit," Saitama remarked.
Seeing Botamo baring his fangs at him, in anger, Saitama saw he was right. Yet even so, Botamo still believed that no physical attack could hurt him the least.
"So, all I have to do is hit you hard enough to send you out of the ring. I think one more Serious Punch should finish the job."
Immediately he ran towards Botamo.
At first scared, Botamo suddenly ends up smiling cruelly, before affirming.
"It's my turn to show you what I can do "
Hitting him in the stomach then, Saitama couldn't help but wince, as he felt as if he was hitting an iron wall. It had nothing to do with the bear's soft belly anymore.
"Now what?" he wondered, stepping back.
Botamo chuckled. He knew this fighter was unaware of the Tournament of Destroyers against the Seventh a very long time ago. That's why Lord Champa trained him and his teammates like never before so they wouldn't fall again so easily. Now, not only could his body absorb his blows, but he could use it's power to convert into energy, covering his body, very similar to a second layer of skin.
Pointed his finger, he declared.
"To put it simply, the more powerful my opponent, the better my defense will be. I guess second skins really are helpful." However, the downside is that he couldn't continue to absorb energy while using this technique. It didn't matter though! He knew Saitama would get tired and run out of breath sooner or later.
"In this case, I just have to break your defense," Saitama cried.
"Oh really?" Botamo wondered.
Suddenly raising his fist, Saitama replaced his jaded look with a more serious one.
"I'm going to break your so-called second skin and hit you so hard that your body will only be able to absorb a small proportion of my punching force! The rest you will cash it and suffer its power. "
"Tsss! Don't say stupid things! Even though your attack is powerful, it can do nothing against my supreme defense! All that you will happen in the end will only tire you out."
"CONSECUTIVE NORMAL PUNCH!"
Hitting Botamo again, Saitama wasn't afraid to smash his fists against Botamo's body, who didn't even recoil.
"What, is that all? For me, these are just mosquito bites."
Yet, to his surprise, he noticed Saitama's face, only to see a new emotion on his face: a hint of fun. The fight Saitama was doing was far from the fight to the death he had always dreamed of. Still, he didn't have the faintest memory of the last time he had been able to hit someone as much as he did now. Each of his punches were powerful and yet Botaro continued to take them.
Yes! I'm starting to feel something! My fists are starting to hurt and my body is getting warmer! But I need more! Even more! Saitama thought.
"GOODBYE!" Botamo roared, pretending to hit him with a punch. But to his shock, Saitama grabbed his hand it with both of his own before spinning around. Carry on then, Botamo found himself spinning, at top speed, until he was dizzy.
Throwing it into the air, Saitama made it fly overhead, before jumping into the air to follow it. Having lost his bearings, Botamo saw with horror the bald man rushing at him before overtaking him. Finding himself on top of his body, Saitama punched him again, causing Botamo to fall into the center of the arena, which he crashed into with a huge crash.
Champa looked horrified, while Quitela once again, regained his cocky and confident attitude. "What did I tell you!? This is the guy that beat Boros, he can't lose to a ball of blubber!"
Getting up nonetheless, while his body was covered in debris, Botamo heard Saitama drop gracefully in front of him, ready to continue. This guy is not normal!
"You make this fight a good training," Saitama then assured, smiling a little. "Let's keep this. going"
Then, Saitama ran to Botamo. Only able to get back into a defensive position to take his blows, Botamo braced himself, when suddenly his body became cold.
"What..."
Suddenly trapped in a huge block of ice, the bear could not but be horrified, seeing Saitama hit the ice. Not being able to stop in time, Saitama was as surprised as he was, hitting a huge block of ice. Unable to withstand the force of its blow, the block of ice propelled itself and crossed the entire arena, only to find itself above the void, and sank into nothingness, with Botamo still inside.
"THAT'S IMPOSSIBEEEEEEEE!"
"Contestant Botamo of the Sixth Universe has been eliminated," stated the Grand Minister.
"NOO! DAMMIT!" Champa horrified, as the block of ice containing Botaro appeared near him.
Frozen, when with him, Saitama looked at the fist with which he had just hit the block of ice, before realizing what was happening. Without realizing it, he had just ended a rather great source of entertainment.
Being so frustrated, he glanced in the direction of a boulder where a girl, with a halo on top of her head was sitting. The latter, just looking at the hero, chuckled.
"You look very strong to me, Saitama."
"Alright, spill it, who are you?" Saitama asked him angrily. "And why did you interfere in my fight? "
"Call me Esdeath! I already know I can't kill you, so beating your ass to death will provide as a perfect alternative! MAHABADMA!"
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