I just became the Pirate King, and you're telling me I also time-traveled at the same time.

Chapter 222 Unlicensed Rider VS Fat Otaku Garou!

Bang could hardly believe his eyes; the slovenly fat man lying on the sofa was actually his apprentice.

The wolves' gaze toward Bang had lost all its sharpness.

After calling out "Teacher," he turned his head back to stare at the screen, ignoring the two people at the door.

"What...what are you doing?"

Bang walked unsteadily to the wolf.

"I'm playing games. I didn't realize before that games are actually quite fun. As long as you're willing to put in the time, your skills will definitely improve, and sooner or later you'll be able to beat the boss and clear the game."

"Unlike martial arts..." Hungry Wolf sneered, "No matter how much effort you put in, it's nothing in front of a genius. It's a waste of time to waste on such boring things."

"You're a genius too! Your talent surpasses that of most people!" Bang looked at Garou in disbelief, finding it hard to believe he could hear such dejected words from him.

Where did that terrifying perseverance go?

"So what if I'm better than most?" Garou's fingers flew across the controller, his eyes numb and empty. "As long as I lose to one person, I'm still a loser. I can never surpass him."

Bangu sighed, "Martial arts itself has no limits. Everyone is constantly climbing higher. Don't compare yourself to others, but compare yourself to yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Garou suddenly put down the controller. Bang thought he had come to his senses and his face lit up with joy. But before he could be happy for long, he saw Garou turn over and lie on the sofa to read comics.

How come there are so many things underground!

Bang turned to look at Mosquito Girl Mia.

Mia said helplessly, "Saitama brought it. He said he felt sorry for him being locked up underground. I never expected him to become a shut-in."

Bang chuckled wryly, "Is he planning to turn the House of Evolution into an arcade?"

He felt a pang of heartache looking at his disciple on the sofa.

There was a time when Bang feared that this exceptionally talented disciple would become too powerful, and that he would cause immeasurable harm to the people and things around him.

Now, even the phrase "harmless" is insufficient to describe a hungry wolf.

This thing has turned into a husky...

"Come up with me."

"No, I'm perfectly fine here. I have games to play, comics to read, and I don't have to train every day. I love it here."

"Like my ass! Look at yourself now, you're like a useless piece of trash!"

"You just want me to be a useless person, don't you?"

Faced with Garou's questioning, Bang suddenly froze. Ever since he learned about Garou's talent and personality, he had indeed hoped that the other party could be more ordinary, or even become a complete cripple.

The current Garou has fulfilled his original wish, but Bang feels inexplicably sad.

It would be better to kill him!

Bang turned and left in disappointment, his mindset completely different before and after arriving.

Mia hesitated for a moment, but decided to leave with Bang instead of making any rash moves. Although the wolf in the room looked very dejected, her detection system had been glowing red since she first stepped into the room.

After the two left, Garou turned over again, put down the comic book in his hand, and stared blankly at the dark ceiling.

Bang returned to his room dejectedly, while Mia went straight to the laboratory to tell Chu Yang what had happened underground.

"How could a hungry wolf have become so dejected?"

In terms of mental fortitude and willpower, Garou is definitely among the top three in the One-Punch Man world. Chu Yang never expected him to be so dejected.

"Did I hit him too hard?"

Chu Yang was puzzled. He had held back enough and hadn't used his Origin Martial True Body at all. This level of strength shouldn't have caused such a deep trauma to Hungry Wolf.

"Compared to the difference in strength, the difference in martial arts skills may be the main reason for Garou's decline in willpower."

Mia recalled the conversation between Garou and Bang, and sensed that the other party was very concerned about her crushing defeat in martial arts.

"I'll go check on him."

Chu Yang got up and left his seat. There was nothing more important than accelerating the evolution of Mumen Rider. He had to get Garou back on his feet.

In his eyes, the wolf's behavior was just like a child throwing a tantrum; to put it bluntly, it was because it hadn't had enough of being beaten. If he was given a little encouragement, it would immediately return to normal.

Before long, Chu Yang arrived at the bottom floor and stepped out of the elevator to see Hungry Wolf lying on the sofa pretending to be dead.

Hungry Wolf noticed that someone else was coming and said without looking up, "I already said I'm not going up, so please don't bother me. If you still want to come, then please bring some comics. I've finished reading the ones I have."

Chu Yang sneered, "If you don't want to die, stand up."

The nightmarish voice haunted Hungry Wolf's nightmares every day. He was so familiar with the voice that his instinctive reaction made him jump up from the sofa and assume a defensive stance, his nerves on edge.

The wolf's reaction was correct, because the next second Chu Yang's foot kicked his arm hard, and he was sent flying like a cannonball, smashing a large hole in the wall made of special metal.

Faced with the sudden attack, the wolf was aroused and stood up from the ruins, picking up the scattered metal pieces at his feet and throwing them away.

Chu Yang tilted his neck slightly to dodge the trajectory of the metal fragments, but the elevator behind him was hit.

The elevator was dark, and the machine fell silent, as if its energy system had been cut off by a hungry wolf.

Chu Yang said, "Now you can't even take the elevator. Let's take the stairs instead. You're used to climbing up floor by floor anyway."

The hungry wolf's eyes were empty, as if it had lost its mind and was filled with nothing but killing intent as it attacked Chu Yang recklessly.

Chu Yang used his finger as a sword and unleashed Ye Gucheng's most prized skill—Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens—making his figure instantly become ethereal and invisible.

Having lost its target, the hungry wolf looked around for Chu Yang.

Suddenly, a sword light flashed, and a burst of blood erupted from the wolf's chest. His body was thrown away by a terrifying force, and he used all his strength to steady himself.

Sword marks appeared all over his body, but the hungry wolf had no idea where Chu Yang was.

By the time Chu Yang stopped, he was covered in blood.

The hungry wolf was powerless to resist. It leaned against the wall, swaying precariously, and its eyes cleared as it regained its senses.

"You've gotten stronger again..."

"Why are you improving so fast?!"

"I've also learned more martial arts."

"This is a move I've never seen before. How did you come up with it?"

The hungry wolf looked at Chu Yang with a look of utter despair, a hint of longing in his eyes. He really wanted to know why.

"If you want to know, go up there, complete the task I give you, and then you'll have the opportunity to ask a question."

After saying this, Chu Yang left.

After he left, Hungry Wolf stared at the broken elevator, torn between his inner conflict and his desire to give up and become a carefree loafer.

"The last time..."

With a determined look in his eyes, the hungry wolf walked into the stairwell and then climbed up the stairs, floor by floor.

The hungry wolf, who had finally managed to crawl back to the ground, fainted due to excessive blood loss and was taken to the infirmary by Chu Yang.

He spent the night in the infirmary, his body covered in nanomedical robots, and those horrific scars disappeared at a visible speed.

By the time the first rays of sunlight shone on him, his bare upper body had returned to its original state.

They're chubby and fair-skinned, and they look quite cute.

The rhythmic breathing outside the infirmary woke the hungry wolf from his slumber. He frowned, walked to the door, and pushed it open to find a huge sports field outside.

Someone is running...

"Huff... huff..."

The steady breathing sound came from the Mumen Rider as he ran laps around the track. Unlike usual, Bang was nowhere to be seen beside him.

The old man usually arrives at the sports field earlier than him, but today is the first time he's been absent. The unlicensed rider is a little unaccustomed to this, but he quickly puts the distracting thoughts behind him.

Why do something meaningless?

Garou appeared on the sidelines and questioned Mumen Rider. He vaguely remembered this man; he was weak but incredibly resilient and often did things that defied expectations.

"What is meaningless?"

The unlicensed rider slowed his pace and asked, completely bewildered.

"What can you change by just circling around here all day?"

"Your punching power won't increase, your physical improvement is limited, and you'll likely be defeated in a few punches if you encounter a monster. What are you persisting in?"

By the end, the hungry wolf was getting impatient and waved his hand, saying, "Forget it, I'm wasting my breath talking to you. Just tell me where that guy is."

The unlicensed rider scratched his head and asked, "Who are you asking?"

"That guy who keeps calling the old man 'Master' all the time!" the hungry wolf said irritably.

The unlicensed knight suddenly realized and said, "You mean Mr. Yang? He should be doing research in the lab, and he's there almost every day."

"Got it." The hungry wolf turned to leave, muttering to himself, "What's he up to all this time, all mysterious?"

He hadn't walked more than a few steps when he heard the voice of the unlicensed knight behind him.

"Mr. Hungry Wolf, you've misunderstood something."

"I'm not completely without improvement."

"Mr. Saitama helped me improve my training plan, and I personally feel that the effect is very good. Mr. Bang also taught me some boxing techniques."

"Now..."

"I shouldn't be defeated by a few punches from you."

The hungry wolf paused, turned back to stare at the unlicensed rider, a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes, and said indifferently, "What did you just say?"

Seeing his unfriendly tone and confrontational attitude, the unlicensed rider immediately explained, "I didn't mean to provoke you..."

These words only made things worse; the more he said them, the more hostile his expression became. He started stretching his limbs and sneered, "I'll see what the point of your stupid training plans is!"

A light rain suddenly fell from the sky.

Raindrops pattered down on the two of them.

The hungry wolf strode toward the unlicensed rider, each step sending water droplets flying and exploding in mid-air.

An invisible aura surrounded his body, and the killing intent was like a cold wind, blowing through the invisible aura and transforming into sharp blades that pierced through the rain.

The unlicensed rider couldn't see the blade formed from the air, but he could sense the danger. The moment the wind blew, he moved and lunged to the left.

hum~~~

The air blades swept past him, leaving a trail of whistling sounds, and then carved a deep trench in the grass in the center of the sports field.

The unlicensed rider glanced back, a look of lingering fear on his face.

"I've been getting beaten every day lately, you don't think I haven't learned anything, do you?"

"Kid, don't blame me if I hurt you later."

The hungry wolf grinned, his scarlet eyes making him look ferocious and cruel.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were assaulted. If you need, I can call the police for you."

The unlicensed rider stood up, dusted off his clothes, and looked very sincere. But the more sincere he looked, the more convinced Garou was that he was playing a trick on him.

"I'll smash your mouth open and see what you can say then!"

With a powerful push of his feet, the hungry wolf's massive body cleaved through the rain. Despite having grown fat from eating so much at the bottom of the hierarchy, his speed was no less than before, and his explosive power was even greater!

He was like a cannonball, crashing through the rain curtain ahead; the raindrops falling around him seemed to be slowed down the moment they landed.

"So fast!"

Unlicensed Rider couldn't see Garou's movements at all, so he could only stand still and make a blocking motion. As soon as he got into position, he felt an amazing force coming through his arm.

"Click~~~"

A crisp sound of bones breaking rang out as Mumen Rider took a heavy blow from Garou. Garou punched him in the forearm, but the force was so great that it also broke his other forearm, sending him flying.

The unlicensed motorcyclist, performing horizontal movements, was like a stone skipping across water, falling and bouncing between tracks. Rainwater mixed with mud turned him into a tattered rag doll.

He had previously said he could withstand several punches from a hungry wolf, but at this moment it seemed like a joke.

"After all that boasting, is that all you've got?"

Garou felt no pleasure from beating up Mumen Rider; instead, he was disappointed. This kid wasn't much different from the other enemies he had defeated.

On a high platform in the sports field, Chu Yang was watching the battle between Garou and Mumen Rider, with Bang, Saitama, and others standing beside him.

Saitama said worriedly, "That Mumen Rider got beaten up pretty badly. Should we stop their fight?"

Chu Yang shook his head. "It's still early. That guy will get up soon."

Saitama frowned and said, "The two of them are not even in the same league. If Garou continues to fight like this, Mumen Rider might die."

Chu Yang answered confidently, "He will not die."

"You always seem so stubborn in unexpected ways," Saitama said helplessly. "But so far, you haven't made a mistake..."

As if confirming their conversation, the unlicensed rider slowly rose in the drizzling rain.

"I've said it before, I can take a lot more punches."

Mumen Rider maintained his defensive stance, his eyes fixed on Garou. This man was one of the reasons he wanted to become stronger.

The helplessness he once felt was buried deep in his heart, constantly piercing the heart of the unlicensed rider.

When the hungry wolf saw him stand up again, he immediately abandoned his contempt. He hadn't held back at all with that punch; he had used all his strength without holding back at all.

Under normal circumstances, even if the Mumen Rider doesn't die, he should be knocked unconscious.

"That's interesting."

"Hang in there, and whatever you do, don't let me kill you!"

(End of this chapter)