Reborn with Steve Stand

Chapter 548: Four People Gather Together Again

"Damn it!!!"

Upon seeing Sonic being punched and exploding, Fang Mo immediately exclaimed in shock.

"Ah, this monster is so weak."

However, Saitama, the actual cause of all this, instead commented, "I thought he was going to be a powerful foe, but it turned out to be another one-hit takedown."

"No, big brother you..."

Fang Mo turned to look at Saitama, and with a miserable swipe of his face, he said, "Why did you have to steal my kill?"

"I just happened to see it, so I took it down with one punch."

Saitama seemed genuinely puzzled, clearly unaware of what he had done, only casually flicking some blood from his gloves, "This monster doesn't look like he was up for a chat. Those bodies from the Paradise Group on the ground must be his doing, right?"

"I..."

Fang Mo opened his mouth but was at a loss for words.

This time, it really wasn't Saitama's fault. He had probably come to stop the Paradise Group and just happened to see a hedgehog monster, taking it down on impulse.

"Your expression is very strange."

Perhaps noticing Fang Mo's hesitant expression, Saitama was a bit perplexed: "Is this hedgehog monster important to you?"

"Well, actually, he's a human."

Fang Mo covered his face and said, "I was planning to take him as my disciple, but he insisted on stabbing me with a needle, so I used magic to turn him into a hedgehog as a punishment, and then you just come in and punch him..."

"Nani!?"

Upon hearing this, Saitama's face changed: "This... could it be..."

"Oh, but don't worry."

Seeing Saitama's nervous look, Fang Mo waved his hand: "If he's just been turned into mush, I still have magic that can save him, don't panic yet..."

"How can I not panic!?"

Hearing this, Saitama couldn't help but shout, "He's already been smashed into mush! Even calling an ambulance is useless now!"

"Of course, an ambulance is useless."

Fang Mo spread his hands: "In this situation, only the all-powerful magic will do."

"But magic can't bring the dead back to life!"

Saitama began to lose hair in his anxiety.

"Are you a magician? Do you understand magic?" As Fang Mo spoke, he drew a pitch-black wand from behind him: "If you don't know, then stop talking and just watch how I handle this..."

Having had experience in the Marvel Universe before, Fang Mo set up the dark altar much faster this time.

As he thought, he dropped a one-square-meter dark circular stone on the ground, followed by eight similar stones around it forming a ring.

Fang Mo then took out the Abyssal Book.

He slapped the book on top.

A mass of pitch-black energy floated out of the book like a living thing, wrapping around the stones.

With a "pop," the excess parts of the rocks eroded away, turning into nine black and red altar pillars, with several pale candles burning on them. In an instant, the temperature around seemed to drop several degrees, and a chilling aura overwhelmed the area.

"Your altar looks a bit scary..."

"Shut up."

"Oh."

Before Saitama could say anything more, Fang Mo interrupted him, then began arranging crystal clusters and elements like carbon, hydrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen on the altar.

Once everything was ready, Fang Mo took out a name tag and wrote "Sonic" on it.

"Speaking of which... there shouldn't be a Goddess of Death in this world, right?"

Before casting the spell, Fang Mo also muttered to himself, but regardless of his thoughts, the ritual had to proceed, so he loudly proclaimed: "Resurrect, my disciple!"

Accompanied by a massive array of cryptic syllables, a terrifying crimson energy gathered into indecipherable glyphs, shrouding the entire altar like a cloud of blood mist. Soon after, a blinding light flashed on the main altar, and amidst continuous thunderous noises, a hedgehog suddenly fell from mid-air.

"Ah!!!"

As the hedgehog fell, he suddenly screamed.

Afterward, seeming to realize something was amiss, he touched his body and said with some trepidation, "What was that feeling just now..."

"You're dead."

Fang Mo suddenly pointed at Saitama: "It's all his fault, please."

"What?"

Sonic glanced at Fang Mo, and noticing the panicking Saitama beside him, he was momentarily stunned: "Huh? Is this a Paradise Group member?"

"Huh?"

Saitama nervously looked up.

"Oh, he's not from the Paradise Group." Fang Mo smoothly introduced him: "This guy is called Saitama, a hero who does it as a hobby; he has defeated quite a few monsters over the years..."

"I don't know him."

Sonic shook his head directly.

"..."

Saitama's already grim face immediately grew even gloomier.

"So what exactly happened just now?" Sonic ignored Saitama and directly asked Fang Mo: "That feeling of death... it was definitely not an illusion, I was definitely killed by something, what did you do to me?"

"My disciple, I was saving you."

Fang Mo said with a compassionate face: "You were killed by that bald squid monster with one punch, it was I who revived you."

"Huh?"

Sonic was taken aback, but soon he didn't care about those things anymore and directly said: "Anyway, forget about those things, hurry up and change me back!"

"Oh, you mean this."

Upon hearing this, Fang Mo's face of pity turned into a sly smile: "Didn't you say earlier? Just kneel on the ground and kowtow three times to me, and I'll turn you back into a human."

"You..."

Sonic was instantly agitated: "I'll kill..."

However, before he could finish his sentence, Fang Mo's gaze suddenly intensified: "Hmm?"

An unimaginable pressure burst forth from him, forming a tangible blast of air. Sonic didn't even have time to react, suddenly finding his mind blank, and by the time he came to his senses, he was already kneeling on the ground, unable to even move a finger under the immense pressure.

Under the shadow of this terrifying murderous intent, Sonic felt as if his whole body was being pricked by needles, his mind flooded with waves of shock.

He would really die.

Just one look from the opponent could kill him.

Sonic felt like even his heart had stopped beating at that moment. The person opposite him was not a human, but a monster... no, even calling him a monster was insufficient; he was something even beyond that, like "fear" itself.

Fortunately, this imposing presence quickly disappeared.

"Finally calmed down."

Seeing Sonic finally quiet down, Fang Mo smiled again: "Good, now you're much better behaved, so start acknowledging your master."

After saying this.

Fang Mo seemingly pulled out a stainless steel bucket from nowhere and threw it out.

"Come, kowtow on this."

As Sonic watched bewilderedly, Fang Mo smiled and pointed at the stainless steel bucket: "You have three chances, deform it by kowtowing, and I will accept you as my disciple."

"..."

Sonic was truly speechless now; it seemed like he was begging to be his disciple, when in reality he was being forced into it.

As Sonic was contemplating this, Fang Mo spoke again.

"Oh, by the way." Fang Mo said with a smile: "If you fail, I won't lift the spell, and you'll remain a hedgehog monster forever."

"You..."

Sonic became anxious again upon hearing this.

He looked down at his own body, then at the stainless steel bucket on the ground, seemingly caught in a huge dilemma.

But just then.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded from a distance.

The group subconsciously turned to look, only to discover that the newcomer was someone familiar.

It was Genos, who seemed to have followed Saitama all the way here. Since he was Saitama's disciple—although Saitama hadn't agreed yet—Genos had seemingly assumed he was Saitama's follower, following wherever he went.

"Sensei, I'm here."

After arriving, Genos greeted Saitama and then turned to look at Fang Mo: "Mr. Fang Mo is also here dealing with this criminal gang... Hm? Wait, what is that?"

Mid-sentence, Genos noticed Sonic in the distance.

"Is that a monster?"

It must be said, Genos seemed quite zealous in his dislike of evil, and immediately raised his left hand: "If that's the case... then there's no need for Saitama-sensei to take action, I'll eliminate you."

"No!"

Seeing this, Saitama's eyes widened, and he quickly shouted: "Stop, Genos!"

But his warning came too late, and Genos's incineration cannon was already firing, engulfing a large swath of the forest in flames.

"What's wrong, Saitama-sensei?"

Genos turned his head in confusion.

"No, it's nothing now."

Saitama wiped his face in misery, then turned to look at Fang Mo: "Um, can we still rely on the all-powerful magic?"

"Don't panic, he's not dead yet."

Fang Mo smiled, admitting that Saitama could sometimes be quite humorous: "The two of us can indeed kill this guy in seconds, but Genos... at best it's a 50/50 chance."

"That's a relief."

Saitama immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But just as one wave settled, another rose. Before Saitama could say anything, a bunch of sparks suddenly burst out in the air.

A portal opened swiftly.

The Ancient One slowly walked out from it.

After coming out, she first looked at the wand in Fang Mo's hand, then glanced at the dark altar beside him.

"Isn't that a bit too much meddling?"

Seeing the Ancient One, Fang Mo couldn't help but complain first: "This isn't even the Marvel Universe anymore, okay? I just exercise a bit of power and you come over to check... Can you respect my privacy a bit? What if I use magic to spice up my nights, will you come over to watch then?"

"..."

Ancient One was rendered speechless by his words.

But Saitama didn't think much of it, instead cheerfully greeting her: "Ah, it's Ancient One, didn't expect we'd all gather together again today."

"It really is bizarre how we've all come together again."

Fang Mo also wiped his face: "I'm really afraid Doctor Genus from Z City might run over here too..."

"That won't happen."

Hearing this, Ancient One suddenly spoke up: "Actually, I came to find you because of him, it actually has nothing to do with sorcery."

"Hm?"

Fang Mo was momentarily startled: "Because of him?"

"I was just observing the monsters in Z City." Ancient One explained: "But while I was clearing them out, I suddenly spotted a somewhat familiar guy."

At that moment.

Ancient One waved her hand.

A circular mirror appeared in the air nearby, like a surveillance camera, starting to play a video.

In the video, a gorilla clad in steel armor was running rapidly, with a half-human, half-mouse creature nearby, but the most notable thing was the man with a bewildered expression being carried on the gorilla's shoulder.

After the video ended, Ancient One calmly looked at Fang Mo.

"Do you have any clue about this?"

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