Chapter 228 Power Up

'One Integration down... Four more to go.'

Upon saying that, huge energy suddenly burst forth from Satoshi, dispelling the gravitational force that pinned all of them down to the ground. In that instant, Satoshi integrated with Ghast for mobility, Sain for his chainsaw attack power, Ice Queen for her lance staff and her ice bears, then lastly, Lighter, for long-range attacks. All in all, Satoshi integrated with five of his familiars— and this was the first time he was doing it.

When Satoshi had finished the integration, he felt a crack in his mind which caused him to kneel for a couple of seconds. Just as he thought, the pure energy of five of his familiars was more than enough for him to handle and it won't be long now before he lost control.

"That's why I have to finish this as fast as I can," Satoshi told himself.

With the gravity gone, the Midoriyama Duo and the others were able to stand up, getting a good look at Satoshi who underwent such a drastic transformation in just a few seconds.

Right now, Satoshi resembled that overpowered character in a novel with their elements all ver their body. Just like before, Satoshi still wore the white and gold robe and the halo that came when he integrated with Sera. However, half of the robe transitioned into a dark purple color as some sort of purplish haze floated on that side of his body. An Ice Lance Staff was on Satoshi's hand as well, not to mention the huge cape and the sophisticated half mask he wore— all of which came from the Ice Queen.

Last but not least were the chainsaws and the spires of flames that floated on Satoshi's shoulders— these were Lighter and Sain integrating with Satoshi.

"Son... what happened t—"

Fwoom~!

Intense air pressure was suddenly felt even though Satoshi seemed like he didn't move at all. Unbeknownst to them, Satoshi moved at insanely high speeds, cutting off the Orc's arm so he would let go of Troppus who was on the verge of death. The only one who managed to see through his movements was Tatsuki— who had activated all the superpowers he plundered while trying to get out of the gravitational force trap that they were in back then.

Schchhlk~!

"RARGHHHH!"

The Gian Orc's reaction was a second too late as his forearm spurted blood, cleanly cut by Sain who is now integrated with Satoshi.

As mentioned before, Sain is the Chainsaw Familiar, and he was responsible— as per Satoshi's command— for the cut to appear on the Giant Orc's hand. As one of the few familiars that boasted offensive cutting power, Sain was proud that he didn't disappoint his master. Of course, his pride was felt by Satoshi since they were integrated.

With a swift floating motion while riding the Nailgun, Satoshi caught Troppus and settled him on the ground. "All right, now time to make this work..." Satoshi mumbled to himself before he held out his hand and said something at the top of his voice.

"AREA HEAL!"

A large bubble appeared on the room, encasing his parents and the other superheroes on his dad's party. In that bubble, a blinding light the size of a ping pong ball started shining, growing more intense as it got bigger. For a moment, Tatsuki and the others thought that they'd get swallowed by the light and they were a bit fearful as the light drew closer to touch them.

However, when the light finally reached them, all they felt was warmth and tranquility. Furthermore, they could feel their energy coming back to them, almost giving them a complete recovery.

'I guess it should work since we're talking about energy here. If I transfer some of my energy which was about to get out of control and give it to them while healing them, then not only will they recover their previous vitality but their superhero energy as well, right?' Satoshi thought to himself and he was right on the money. Just as expected, his theory worked. He was finally beginning to understand the inner workings of his superpower.

...

Troppus knew he had come face to face with death and no matter how much he struggled, nothing will come of it. Even if he fought with the Giant Orc as desperately as he could, that would only buy everyone a couple of seconds and at this rate, those few precious seconds weren't enough. However, he still didn't give up, continuing to struggle while gritting his teeth in order to alleviate the pain he felt as his innards were beginning to get squeezed.

That's when the burst of energy occurred. It was more or less otherworldly energy, and somehow it felt quite sinister. For Troppus who had been working with energy all his life as a support hero, he knew that such energy is stronger than the Giant Orc himself.

Tug!

,m

A tug, and then he felt his body lurch forward as the hand of the Giant Orc was cut clean. He was too shocked to even scream. During that fall, all he did was close his eyes as he awaited his unavoidable death.

Tug!

Feeling another tug, Troppus flinched, and he flinched a second time when light enveloped his whole body, making him feel better. 'White Light... WAIT...'

'WHITE LIGHT?! I'M DEAD?!' Troppus screamed in his mind. While he was wondering whether he was dead or not, the white light continued to get more intense as he felt the pain leave his body. He concluded that he was really dead since he doesn't feel pain anymore. 'It won't be long now before I lose my consciousness...'

"Are you all right?" Someone asked him, making his eyes shoot open.

'Who was that?' He exclaimed.

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw that the room they were in was empty... or rather, the monsters were dead. Even the Giant Orc who had been squeezing him a minute ago was unconscious on the ground, all bloodied up like a pile of useless meat.

And there, in front of him, stood a monster with a full deck of equipped superpowers. One glance, and he knew that what stood in front of him was a monster.

'Strong... really strong...' Troppus muttered inwardly.