Recognized Hero

Chapter 8: Mysterious Child(2)

"Uh... You're hungry...?" Saitama looked at the child's appearance, by the looks of it, she's been inside this forest for a while. It's a mystery to Saitama how the child even survived out here in the middle of nowhere. He looked at Genos wryly, he did not know what to do. Saitama never had a little bro or sister, to begin with, and he did not have any experience babysitting anyone before.

"Guess that's that..." Saitama smiled bitterly. They have to put a pause on their mission and hand this child over to the police, she might have been missing for a while. "Your parents must be worried about you." He said and put the child down.

He extended his hand and offered to hold her along as they traversed the forest to the nearest city. "Let's go, Genos let's search for that monster later." Saitama did not care about the monster right now, the child's safety was his priority. Even though Genos was still a bit sceptical, he hesitantly let go of that feeling and followed his master.

The child held Saitama's hand, she walked on his side weakly. Saitama never noticed but, she seems to have used all of her energy. She almost collapse but was caught by Saitama. He sighed and couldn't help but pity himself. He picked up the kid and carried her on his back.

"Genos, you lead the way." He simply said and followed behind Genos who obediently followed his master's order. While they were walking at a normal pace, Genos detected something coming at them at a fast pace. A normal human or animal couldn't possibly match this speed. "Unknown creature detected! Sensei, it is coming!" Genos informed his master.

"Oh? What is it?" Saitama curiously asked. "Hmm, my thermal scanner detected the lack of bodily heat... Must be some kind of robotic lifeform." Genos was alarmed if it was a cyborg... Then there was a possibility that it was the same one that massacred his town and family.

Genos got in a stance, getting ready for what was to come. He was so focused on the robotic lifeform he detected that Genos did not notice the claw that suddenly attacked him.

Bam!

He was struck right in the chest and got flung across the forest, stopping a few dozen meters away from his original spot. He got buried on the ground and a few trees had fallen over him. He would have been stuck if it weren't for his blasters. Genos managed to stand back up without any issues, but the attack from earlier dealt major damage to his body.

His right arm had been partially ripped, his core was exposed and his chest was covered in a huge gash of three across from his left shoulder to his lower abdomen. Thankfully, his left arm was still fully functional and did not suffer any damage.

Genos was vigilant, he had left his guard down and he paid the price for it. He must write this down as personal experience and improve the areas that he lacks. He looked at his right arm and grabbed it with his left, without hesitation he pulled his arm out and dropped it on the ground. If he left it as that it would prove to be a great disadvantage for him, as he cannot control it anymore.

The thrusters on his were working fine, there doesn't seem to be any damage on his lower area. This was good, the better his condition the better he could fight.

The cyborg looked in the direction his master was in, only to see that his whole body except the head have been buried in the ground. The little girl was nowhere to be seen. "Sensei!" He yelled out and tried to help his master, but he was blocked by a huge figure. Its size was almost twice that of Genos, with its gorilla-like body structure.

"You... Who are you!?"

"Do not get in my way, as it states, you are not our target but that individual over there. If you stand before my way, I will eliminate you." The gorilla said in a robotic tone. It was clear, Genos now knew that this fella in front of him was a cyborg.