Chapter 19: The Monster Uprising

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City C Super Stadium No POV

The crowd started cheering more.

Sourface: the crowd's energy seems to have shifted.

Wade: I wonder why.

Announcer; no one expected to see this man compete again, and the crowd is buzzing with excitement at their chance to see him in his element! Suiryu had entered the ring! His opponent is Max!

Max:<thought> look at Mr Popular. Could he really be that much better than me? No. No way. I just don't see it. And don't forget, this guy isn't the one you're after. <pictures Deep Sea King above Suiryu> compared to that monster, this clown's nothing but a scrub. <voice> Suiryu, I entered this tournament, because I have to get stronger. If I fail, I can't call myself a hero. I'm sorry to do this to you, but I consider you a competent and capable opponent. That's why I'm going to use our match to test my new monster-fighting technique!

Suiryu; so you're a professional hero, then. I see. That means you train with lofty ideals in mind. I guess everyone's got some reason for seeking strength.

Max:<growls>

Suiryu:<chuckles>

Referee: fighters, ready. Begin!

Max: Lightning... big wheel double axe kick!

Lightning Max jumped, spins, and goes for a double kick but Suiryu kicked him mid air in the face.

Suiryu; personally, the reason I sought strength...

Lightning Max sent away as he was knocked out as the crowd cheers.

Suiryu; was so I could live the easy life without a care in the world. Sorry to shut you down, but I was stronger.

Sourface: did you see that, Wade, Suiryu's crazy kick?

Wade: I did.

Sourface: wait. How are you so calm after witnessing that?

Wade: I just am.

Wade walked over to Max as he threw him over his shoulder as Suiryu saw him go with a smirk.

With Genos and Saitama

Saitama: that was pretty anticlimactic.

Genos:<thought> a Class-A Hero defeated by a single kick. There are more people who are stronger than heroes than I realized. Well, it makes sense. Master Saitama used to be under everyone's radar. It is to be expected that there would be more out there like him. Even Wade was under everyone's radar until he killed a Demon Level Monster with just flicking his finger. <his cellphone buzzes and looks at it> this is bad. <voice> Master, there are Monsters nearby, should we go defeat them?

Saitama; sure, let's go.

Announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it sounds like you're still riled up for our next match, Benpatsu of the way of the cruel versus Snakebite Snek! The winner of this match will face Suiryu in the second round!

Benpatsu and Snek were on the arena.

Benpatsu: a Class A Hero, huh? You don't look so tough to me.

Snek:<thought> if I can beat Suiryu, who defeated Lightning Max, might have a positive impact on my ranking. <gets on stance> here goes. <voice> Snakebite Fist!

Benpatsu; none of your tricks are going to work on me, old man! Eat knuckles, you bottom-ranked bastard!

Snek; I'm not bottom-ranked. I'm the bottom of Class A!

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