"One Punch Man" Chapter 169 may most likely focus on Genos after Saitama traveled back in time to save him. But despite returning to life, fans still worry for the cyborg's future, seeing his heavily-beaten body.
So, will Genos survive in "One Punch Man" Chapter 169? As one of the Saitama's disciples, he will probably do so. Here's what may happen.
Garou had killed Genos in the previous timeline. The villain wanted Saitama to draw out his full power; for him to do so, he had to kill the person next to him, who happened to be Genos.
However, as their fight continued and the Caped Baldy had overwhelmed Garou, the latter gave up and accepted his defeat. Saitama refused to kill him, so he just taught him to travel back in time to save everyone.
So, turning back to the previous timeline, Saitama managed to beat Garou before turning into the symbol of Absolute Evil and ending up saving Genos in the process. However, the deuteragonist is in "pretty bad shape."
However, this is not the first time he is completely battered, so just like his near-death fights, he may survive this in "One Punch Man" Chapter 169.
SporsKeeda noted he might go to Dr. Kuseno's lab to seek some help and get his body fixed. He may ask him to increase his destructive abilities after what happened.
It's also possible that Garou may challenge Saitama once again without using any power. After that, there may be an interaction between Saitama and Genos.
Meanwhile, "One Punch Man" Chapter 168 showed how Saitama overwhelmed Garou, per Sports Lumo. He did his best to overpower the hero hunter while holding Geno's core.
He also stunned the readers with his Serious Serious: Serious Table Flip that destroyed the entire Jupiter's moon. He then used this move as a support to jump and attack Garou.
For his part, Garou used some tricks to defeat Saitama, like his hyperspace gate and nuclear fission punches, but to no avail. Either of his moves affected Saitama, thinking whatever action he made was futile in the eyes of the world's strongest man.
Later, Garou decided to mimic Saitama's move to finally try to put him down. So, their fight might eventually end in "One Punch Man" Chapter 169, which might drop on Wednesday, August 10. The upcoming chapter may also bring the conclusion of the Monster Association arc.
