Chapter Forty-Four: The Merciless Slaughter of the Boss Serpent—An Exceedingly Terrifying EX Encounter
"Zetton!"
The voice of EX Zetton lacked the calm, mechanical quality of a weapon devoid of emotion that it had before evolution; instead, it was charged with intense anger and a frenzied tone!
Its arms, which were several times broader than before, plunged straight into the ground as if the soil were nothing, and grabbed Maga-Grand King's head!
Roughly, it yanked the monster out!
And slammed it down heavily!
Smashing Maga-Grand King's face full of mud!
"Eheei!"
Maga-Grand King emitted a cry of agony, its limbs struggling desperately. It even lashed out with its tail—a tail sturdy enough to bind Eleking completely immobile—and whipped it toward EX Zetton!
Yet EX Zetton thrust out its other hand, grabbing Maga-Grand King's tail in a death grip!
The hand grasping Maga-Grand King's head pushed upward with brute force!
This supreme demon beast, weighing a full eighty thousand tons and heavier than the Twin Monsters combined, was hoisted into the air by EX Zetton, held by the head in a single hand!
Just like catching a tiny chick!
"Crunch, crunch!"
As EX Zetton continuously increased its pressure, terrifying cracking sounds of bone actually echoed from Maga-Grand King's skull!
Its already crimson eyes gradually filled with distinct bloodshot veins, and its ferocious beastly face twisted and deformed!
Several finger indentations gradually sank into its skull!
EX Zetton was going to crush Maga-Grand King's skull barehanded!
What was even more terrifying was that this was by no means an unbelievable feat!
EX Zetton's brute strength had completely surpassed Maga-Grand King, as well as all monsters of the past.
To put it bluntly, facing defensive monsters like Geronimon or Galura, the current EX Zetton could kill them with a single punch!
If Darramb were to arm-wrestle with EX Zetton, the outcome wouldn't be as simple as just dislocating an arm!
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, even a rabbit would bite, let alone Maga-Grand King?
"Eheei!"
Maga-Grand King shrieked, unleashing Maga Thunder from its forehead and mouth!
Vast waves of black-and-red Maga Thunder launched a point-blank attack on EX Zetton!
At such close range, with such terrifying power, it would have been enough to kill a Zetton that had not undergone EX evolution!
This was the desperate, life-or-death counterattack erupted by the supreme demon beast at the brink of survival!
Its power even exceeded its normal limits!
However... that only applied before the EX evolution!
The EX-evolved Zetton inherited and enhanced all the skills of its Zetton period.
Moreover, Lin Yu's Zetton was the strongest Zetton in history, surpassing the one that defeated the original Ultraman. The EX Zetton it evolved into was likewise the strongest EX Zetton in history!
Even the EX Zetton left behind by Ultraman King to guard the Ultimate Luggernaut in the Valley of Fire—which had beaten Burning Brave Mebius and Mecha-Zamu into profound misery—could not compare to this one belonging to Lin Yu!
"Zetton!"
That familiar voice echoed amidst the endless black-and-red thunder!
Maga-Grand King stared in utter disbelief at the black-and-yellow armored insect enveloped by its own proudest skill, which was now absorbing the Maga Thunder completely at a speed akin to a dragon swallowing water!
The next second.
"Boom!!"
Displaying the terrifying ability to absorb and reflect, boomerang-shaped light waves blasted outward!
Didn't you love executing point-blank ultimate attacks?
Come on then!
These light waves poured straight into Maga-Grand King's mouth in a rush, detonating within!
Its razor-sharp teeth were sheared off!
Maga-Grand King's mouth hung wide open, choking on the light waves of its own skill absorbed and reflected back at it. Its eyes bulged wide—clearly, this did not taste good.
It finally experienced the sensation Zetton felt when it was nearly choked to death.
Its single horn on the head was not spared either, targeted by the same onslaught.
With a loud bang, it shattered to pieces in just a few strikes!
And that was not all. The muscles on EX Zetton's body rippled, and its wild, brutal strength literally tore Maga-Grand King's tail right off!
Vast amounts of foul-smelling blood dripped down, causing the ground to hiss like concentrated sulfuric acid upon contact!
Having lost its tail, Maga-Grand King wailed, but covered in scars as it was, there was nothing it could do.
It could only wail!
This horrifying spectacle left members of the GUTS, GUYS, and other teams watching the battle with hair standing on end!
"What has happened to Zetton? Its appearance has become so tyrannical, and it's actually picking up Maga-Grand King to beat it like a drum!"
Shinjo clicked his tongue repeatedly, unable to snap back to his senses for a moment.
Just a moment ago, Maga-Grand King had been suppressing Zetton and had almost devoured Eleking.
Yet the moment golden light erupted from Zetton, transforming it into this unseen form, the situation instantly reversed completely!
Maga-Grand King was being beaten by Zetton like a stray dog!
Its head horn knocked off, its tail torn away, its body battered, its bill swollen, and its teeth shattered all over the ground!
This was simply too miserable.
"It seems to be some kind of evolution. But for a monster as powerful as Zetton to still be capable of evolving is simply incredible!"
Marina also chimed in, filled with awe.
"That's the way to do it! If that damned Maga-Grand King isn't wiped out, we're the ones who'll have bad luck. This makes me happier than winning the World Cup!"
Ikaruga swung his fist, high-spirited!
"This is the power of Zetton! Even the king of the monster galaxy would not be Zetton's match!"
Teppei jumped around excitedly in the base, his glasses flying off.
"So powerful. If our GUYS also had such power, Captain Serizawa and the others wouldn't have had to go to Mars to mine Spacium material, would they?"
Aihara Ryu muttered, a trace of loneliness in his eyes.
"Why do I feel like Zetton... seems a bit wrong?"
Only Konomi, with her sensitive nature, felt that Zetton seemed somewhat different and spoke up with a hint of worry.
"It seems so. Zetton has always been very calm. To be impolite, it's just like a... machine."
"Yet right now, it seems to be angry?"
Rena was also awakened to this realization, speaking with some hesitation.
"It's not anger; it looks more like losing control!"
"It seems Zetton has gone berserk!"
Daigo said with a furrowed brow.
"Berserk?"
Everyone was stunned in unison.
As if to verify their conjecture.
Maga-Grand King, already severely battered, was tossed into midair by EX Zetton like a beach volleyball!
High temperatures gathered on its face, and within moments, a giant fireball was unleashed!
The searing heat made the fireball appear less orange and instead somewhat blackened!
Eerie, terrifying, and immensely dangerous!
A Hundred-Trillion-Degree Meteor!
Its power far exceeded the one-trillion-degree fireball.
Much like how Hyper Zetton possessed the "Dark Fireball," Belial Fusion Beast Pedia-Nium Zetton possessed the "Pedia-Nium Meteor Shower," and Demon Lord Beast Maga-Zetton possessed the "Maga Fireball."
This was the One-Trillion-Degree Fireball belonging to EX Zetton.
"Boom!!"
Without any exception.
The Hundred-Trillion-Degree Meteor tore across the sky, carrying lethal force that caused Maga-Grand King to explode midair, its very flesh and blood vaporized entirely.
Dead, thoroughly and completely.
Only the twitching Maga-Grand King's tail on the ground, resembling a severed gecko's tail, proved that a powerful monster had once existed there.
[Host has killed the Supreme Demon Beast—Maga-Grand King!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the qualification to raise Maga-Grand King!]
[Host has killed a Boss monster for the first time, unlocking the in-game hidden feature: Monster Secret Realm!]
Maga-Grand King had truly perished.
Before anyone could rejoice, the yellow luminous organs on EX Zetton's face flickered, and a Hundred-Trillion-Degree Meteor began to brew!
Yet...
There were no enemies left.
Whose target was it?