At this moment, the scene was silent. Everyone's gaze focused on the sky, on the man whose body glowed with the same dazzling blue light as the building.
"Is that… Instructor Kaito?"
"It's Instructor Kaito!"
"He's actually flying!"
"He saved us!"
…
"Chief, I am Instructor Kaito, code Z0001. I will now place the building outside the training camp. Please organize personnel to carry out rescue operations."
Amidst the commotion, Kaito's voice reached the stunned Chief's ears, and his dim eyes re-lit up.
Through the swirling dust raised by the impact, the Chief looked with shock at the building suspended in the sky and the figure floating in the air. If it weren't for this man's presence, the entire special training camp, including a large number of high-ranking police officers like himself, would probably have collectively perished today.
The kind where death benefits would be directly issued to their families.
"Kaito, it's a good thing you're here, it's a good thing you're here…" Recovering, the Chief said decisively: "I will immediately order rescue preparations!"
"Then Kaito, what about you?"
Kaito gently placed the building on the nearby ground and replied, "A City has probably been attacked by a Monster. I'll go check it out."
"Good! Please rest assured and leave this to us!"
A City urban area.
Rumble! Rumble!
A metal tower crane dozens of meters high walked on the busy street, leaving a broken pit with every step it took. City traffic was already jammed, and frightened crowds were running everywhere.
A huge, grotesque human face grew at the intersection with the crane arm, emitting a piercing, metal-grinding laugh: "Squeak-ga-ga-ga… This great master is the Crane Game Monster, who fused with a crane because he was dissatisfied with having to climb up and down the tower crane every day for work! Human buildings are completely vulnerable before this great master! Destroy, destroy everything! Squeak-ga-ga-ga!"
Piercing alarms sounded throughout A City.
"Hero Association broadcast! Hero Association broadcast! A thirty-meter-class giant mechanical Monster, named 'Crane Game Monster,' has appeared in A City! The disaster level is preliminarily determined to be: Demon-level! Heroes nearby, please rush to the scene as soon as possible!"
"Repeating broadcast! A City has appeared…"
Amidst the sound of a sonic boom, Kaito swiftly flew over A City. Within his sight, the gigantic Crane Game Monster was wantonly swinging its crane arms of varying lengths, and the buildings on both sides instantly shattered, filling the air with smoke and dust.
The half-collapsed building that had almost destroyed the special training camp just now was created this way.
His powerful perception took in the apocalyptic scene, and from beneath the scarred ruins came agonizing screams and wails. The owners of these voices were not so lucky; countless casualties had occurred the moment the disaster struck.
Although he had seen similar scenes more than once since transmigrating, Kaito still got angry.
Crack—
Above A City, the previously calm sky became turbulent.
Thunder power erupted. Kaito's eyes turned silver-white, and a large amount of lightning was released from him as the center. The marshmallow-like white clouds changed their face and darkened at a visible speed, with flashes of lightning occasionally streaking across, emitting muffled sounds like drums.
A storm was brewing!
"Squeak-ga-ga-ga… Hiccup! Why did the weather suddenly change?" The Crane Game Monster, who was about to wreak havoc, looked up in confusion when he noticed the sky suddenly darkening. "That's not right! This great master is no longer a weak human, so what does rain matter! Squeak-ga-ga-ga… Huh?"
Crackle—
A twisted pillar of lightning tore through the still not completely darkened clear sky, striking down with a boom, and only after a long while did distant, muffled thunder faintly echo from high above!
Secret Art: Ten Thousand Thunder Heavenly Prison!
Dense pillars of lightning descended from the sky. The Crane Game Monster only glanced once before being engulfed by the dazzling lightning, frozen in place!
The storm imprint contained within instantly stacked to its limit, and the rule-like power instantly tore apart the Monster's mind, stunning it in place.
Boom boom boom boom!
The lightning dissipated, and thick smoke billowed.
Two glowing red pieces of scrap metal, the Crane Game Monster's metallic body, appeared on the charred ground as if it had been shelled.
However, the Monster was still not dead!
"Squeak… Pain! So painful!"
"Damn it!! Who did this? Don't let this great master catch you, or I'll smash you into a construction site to be used as a foundation!!"
"So noisy—"
Kaito was about to fire another shot when an impatient, sweet shout suddenly came from the sky.
Under the unscattered dark clouds, a small, glowing green dot floated, accompanied by a massive mental fluctuation that was completely disproportionate to its size.
"That is…"
The small green dot gradually flew lower, revealing a green-haired loli with emerald green curly hair and a black, slit long dress.
"It's her!"
Seeing this familiar, distinctive, and alluring outfit, Kaito realized: "S-Class Rank 2, Tornado of Terror! Oh… right, the Association doesn't have an S-Class ranking yet."
"But looking at this, Tornado of Terror is already excessively strong at this time. As expected, she's the Association's strongest combat power besides the bald guy!"
Z City, a certain supermarket.
"Ah… choo!"
An ordinary-looking man with black hair suddenly sneezed. At this moment, he was agonizing over whether to choose the limited-time special chicken breast or the limited-edition special veal.
It was Saitama.
At this time, Saitama was already wearing his rustic yellow battle suit and cleaner-style plastic gloves, looking as if he was casually shopping at the supermarket in the middle of hero activities.
The lines of his face, enhanced by the battle suit, looked somewhat resolute and handsome, but upon closer inspection, his overall art style rounded back out, and his gaze, due to the struggle over ingredients, appeared particularly listless. He looked like an ordinary human who enjoyed strange cosplay but was harmless to both humans and animals.
"Eh… Is someone thinking of me, or am I catching a cold?" Saitama rubbed his nose in confusion, completely ignoring the strange looks from other customers, and solemnly propped his chin, muttering to himself, "That's strange, it's not even that cold yet, and I'm still getting a cold. I've been keeping up with my daily training, so what could be the reason?"
"In that case, I'll just have the special veal hotpot for dinner tonight to warm my stomach! By the way, I haven't seen Kaito in over half a month, should I call and invite him to join?"
At this moment, the loudspeaker on the supermarket ceiling broadcast a sweet voice: "Dear customers, today's limited-edition special items have sold out. The next limited-edition special event will begin next Saturday. We welcome you to visit again!"
"Ah ah ah, all the limited-edition special items are sold out!?" Saitama, hearing the broadcast, was dumbfounded, then seemed to let out a sigh of relief as he muttered to himself: "Since that's the case, then I don't have to worry about what to buy anymore. I'll just have regular chicken breast hotpot tonight…"
Ding-dong!
Before he could finish speaking, the broadcast sounded again: "It is now 5:30 PM. Today's limited-time special event has ended. Staff, please close the sales channels promptly. Customers who have already selected items can proceed to the front desk to complete payment…"
"…"