Thread:CiscoTheSoto/@comment-24411065-20200123075818/@comment-27131953-20200123163820

I'm not sure because if he really was a half monster by that time, then he would've already been dragon, and therefore should've been able to handle Royal Ripper and Bug God much more easily. You could make the argument he was weakened after his fights with the S-class heroes, but he still had enough time to get some food and recover to a relative fighting condition. It was only after nearly being killed by Royal Ripper did he begin his transformation: as he noted, his clothes stuck onto him, having merged with his body. That's when I'd say he had begun his transformation, although even then, it was only minimal and he didn't get a substantial increase in power. I think it was during or after his fight with Orochi that he completed his half-monster transformation.