In the alley, Batman frowned as he looked at the arrogant man in front of him.
He had seen this type of person many times before, and they would certainly never disappear. A nouveau riche brimming with confidence wouldn't listen to advice.
"What you do is your business, it has nothing to do with me, just be careful not to cross the line."
Bruce said a few simple words and turned to leave. The gap in their ideologies made him abandon the idea of giving more advice.
In the blink of an eye, only Gavin was left in the cold and damp alley. Looking at the empty alley, he pouted unhappily, "Without you, I can also be a superhero. Just you wait."
A few days later, in the morning, White Night got out of his soft bed, stretched his back, and slowly yawned.
Following his usual routine, he quickly washed up and then watched the news on TV.
A lot had happened in the past few days. First of all, security levels in all the cities had significantly increased.
Previously, it was good enough for a city to have one S-Class guardian. Now, with the distributed deployment of the Reincarnators, each city essentially had an average of one more S-Class hero stationed there.
Of course, in contrast, the destruction caused by monsters had become increasingly frenzied with the addition of Reincarnators from the opposing faction.
"Yo, White Night, we meet again."
Leaving the villa, White Night strolled down the street when a lively and powerful voice rang out.
Without turning around, White Night already knew the speaker would be striding towards him with an arrogant gait.
Turning his head, he saw Saitama, now ranked 3rd in B-Class, also known as One-Punch Man.
After clearly demonstrating his strength, the number of people falsely claiming to have defeated monsters in Saitama's name had significantly decreased.
It was only a matter of time before Saitama rose to S-Class. Defeating even a single Demon Level monster would greatly increase his rank.
"I don't remember you usually operating in this area," White Night said, looking around suspiciously. "There aren't any monsters around here either. Did you come here specifically to see me?"
"Yes, White Night-san, let's have a fight," Saitama said, clenching his fist and looking at him seriously.
"Are you crazy?" White Night rolled his eyes. "With my little arms and legs, just say you want to kill me, no need to use the excuse of a fight."
"I can tell, White Night-san, that you're completely different from the others."
Looking at White Night's complaints, Saitama's expression couldn't help but become serious. "In the past few days, I can clearly feel that your threat level to me has increased by almost a factor of two, although it's still negligible."
"You could have just left out that last part." White Night gazed at the bustling streets in the distance, and asked, "I really think you're a strange guy. Why are you so obsessed with having an equally matched opponent?"
"Isn't it good to be invincible?" White Night asked, puzzled.
"But then you lose the thrill of a heated battle," Saitama said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"I remember, before you gained this power, you weren't exactly a battle maniac, were you? You were a social worker who didn't even fight back when you were bullied in high school? You're the only one who would be bothered by something as good as gaining power."
White Night couldn't understand the other man's thought process. When he didn't have power, he didn't fight back against bullies; when he had power, he started looking for opponents.
"So, let's fight!" A spark of battle ignited in Saitama's eyes as he repeated himself.
"No way, fighting you would make me look stupid," White Night refused without hesitation.
If it were a different kind of fight, like the fastest woman's thousand-man kill, he might consider it, but there was no point in fighting Saitama.
What if he got caught up in the heat of battle halfway through and became serious like this idiot?
That being said, after the fight is completely over, his physical attributes would probably skyrocket to a level of mental strength that is out of sight, which would be completely meaningless.
"Please, White Night, this is the request of my life." Saitama blocked White Night in front of him at the fastest speed, performed a standard 90-degree bow, and his tone was extremely sincere.
White Night, who felt a headache from being entangled by this fool, said seriously, "I can fight with you, but you must bring me a beautiful woman!"
"Hey! Are you some kind of Kame Sennin?" Saitama looked at White Night in astonishment: "It's against the law to abduct people in modern society."
"That's your problem." White Night smiled.
Looking at White Night's slow and leisurely back, Saitama began to seriously consider this problem.
He remembered the mechanical man who came to him yesterday and wanted to be his teacher after defeating the mosquito swarm. If he tricked him into cross-dressing, would it be possible to fool White Night?
At the moment when Saitama was pondering, he did not see a black shadow streaking across the sky and flying towards White Night.
"I can't take it anymore, please accept my love for you."
On the street, a muscular man in a black and white prison uniform, with a stubble on his face, blocked White Night's path, his expression filled with longing.
The crowd around them looked at the two on the street with surprise, but in the eyes of the prison-clad man, there was only the man in front of him, who seemed to be radiating light.
"I am the S-Class Hero, Prisoner!" The man in the prison uniform introduced himself, blocking White Night's path. "Because I saw your heroic figure on TV in prison, I couldn't help but escape to see you."
"As long as you accept my love, I guarantee that from now on, I will be chaste and devoted to... ah ah ah ah ah!"
Halfway through speaking, Prisoner couldn't bear it any longer. With a flick of White Night's finger, a surge of energy burst forth.
A raging airflow as thick as a building instantly engulfed Prisoner's body, spreading out and blasting away most of his body in an instant.
Everything within a kilometer of the attack was destroyed, and blood stained the wall behind him.
This Prisoner, also an S-Class Hero, couldn't even withstand a single move from White Night's attack and was turned into a bloody pulp.
"What the hell? They're doing gay stuff in front of me, making me sick, ruining my appetite for the day! How disgusting!"
Screams erupted all around, but White Night just rubbed his ears. Even though he thought he might have gone a bit overboard, he continued strolling down the street with a blank expression.
A minute later, the Hero Association headquarters received the report of Prisoner's death, and they immediately became serious.
It was rare to encounter the death of an S-Class hero.
"Prisoner is dead! Who did it?!" The higher-ups of the Association immediately became grim.
"It's... it's a nemesis, he killed Prisoner in public on the street. What should we do?"
The subordinate stammered, while the Association leader furrowed his brow.
He didn't expect Prisoner to be killed by one of their own, and in such a blatant way, on the street. The situation had instantly become dire.
Finally, after much deliberation, he made a decision: "Since the nemesis killed someone, we absolutely cannot ignore it."
"If he's in Z-City, have Bang-sensei deal with him immediately. Also, control the public opinion; don't let this kind of bad news spread."
"And remember to control the extent of the attacks, don't kill him." The Hero Association leader said, he was somewhat wary of the S-Class and A-Class team White Night had brought with him.
"Yes!" Having received the leader's command, the Hero Association headquarters immediately sprang into action.
In silence, White Night's hero number was removed from the hero roster in an instant. This was not announced to the public, obviously intending to handle it discreetly.
Of course, this still couldn't escape the notice of those with a keen eye; those Loopers watched with surprise as White Night's title was removed from the list.
Meanwhile, Bang, who was at home teaching his disciples, unexpectedly received a call from the Hero Association.
"Hello, Hero Association? May I ask what the matter is?" Bang habitually hunched over as he picked up the phone and asked, but the content inside quickly made his expression serious.
"I understand. I'll take action." Bang said seriously.
Hanging up the phone, his somewhat hunched frame instantly straightened, and the decaying blood and energy in his body surged, causing muscles to bulge.
"Teacher, what happened?" A disciple in the dojo looked at his suddenly serious teacher with confusion, not understanding what had made his usually laid-back master so serious.
"Go and deal with an opponent." Bang said, turning to open the dojo's door and running straight out, his steps like the wind. With each step, he covered dozens of meters as he ran down the mountain.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the members of the Hero Association who had noticed White Night's removal were calling the association to find out what was going on.
"What do you mean? Destroyer is our boss! How could you silently remove our boss's name from the official hero roster?"
So many heroes simultaneously pressured the association for an explanation, immediately increasing the Hero Association's pressure. The high-ranking official who had made the decision could only come forward to explain.
"Sorry, heroes. Just now, Destroyer killed the Hero Association's S-Class hero, Prisoner. This action has seriously violated the hero's code of conduct, and our action is reasonable and legal."
The leader spoke righteously into the microphone, thinking this action would draw a barrage of criticism from White Night's subordinates. However, what he received was the other party's surprised voice: "In other words, Destroyer... no, is White Night now considered a wanted monster?"
The Hero Association executives, caught off guard by the others' thought process, paused before saying, "...We haven't put a bounty on the Nemesis yet. After all, this is an internal matter for the Hero Association, and we'll consider your feelings. But we also hope you understand the Association's difficulties."
"Understand, understand, we completely understand."
The voices of the Loopers were laced with a hint of excitement. "If White Night were to become a wanted criminal, what level of monster do you think he would be classified as? Demon Level or Dragon Level?"
"Based on the Nemesis's strength, he should be able to hunt Dragon Level monsters on his own," the Association executive said uncertainly.
After all, White Night had only joined a few days ago, and they didn't fully understand his capabilities.
"In that case, let us handle him. Let us take care of him!" the Loopers said.
"Huh?" The Association executives, who hadn't expected this outcome, were stunned and couldn't help but ask, "Isn't the Nemesis one of your..."
"That's right, he is indeed our leader, but since he's made a mistake, he naturally has to face the consequences."
"We've always been about justice, not personal feelings. Even if my own father committed a crime, I'd bring him to justice myself!"
Ivanov on the other end of the phone smiled. "So, since he's done something wrong, of course we have to act."
"But this lacks justification. Could you please list the name of the nemesis on the wanted list as a Dragon Level monster, to prove our righteousness?"
Soon after the Hero Association hung up the phone, Ivanov and the other reincarnators all sneered.
There were only a few monsters above Demon Level. With so few to go around, not to mention the fact that defeating White Night would count as a victory.
In that case, they might as well get rid of this thorn in their side.
On the streets of Z-City, after beating up Prisoner, White Night leaned back comfortably in a chair at a noodle shop, eating the noodles in his bowl without a trace of guilt.
Around him, people kept cautiously observing him.
Although the Hero Association had tried its best to cover up the news, the death of an S-Class hero in the street inevitably spread.
The timid ones had already left upon seeing White Night run in, leaving behind only the bloodthirsty spectators who loved a good show.
"Clang!"
At this moment, the curtain of the noodle shop was pulled open. Bang, with a calm expression, scanned the surroundings. Noticing White Night's back, he walked in and sat down beside him, waiting.
Seeing someone sit beside him, White Night glanced at him without speaking, continuing to eat his udon noodles. After all, it wouldn't taste good if the noodles got soggy.
And so, three minutes later, White Night gently placed the bowl on the table and walked out without a word. Bang silently followed.
The two walked out of the street in silence. Although they didn't make any conspicuous moves, their appearances were their own advertisements. Just by showing up, they were surrounded by a large crowd of onlookers.
"To be honest, I was very surprised to see you come first." White Night's lips curled slightly as he turned and looked at Bang, uttering his first words.
"Your actions have crossed the line, killing the Prisoner, who is also a hero." Bang's face tightened; having experienced the Garou incident, he was slightly triggered by this event.
"Whatever," White Night said, unconcerned about the Prisoner's death, staring at the old man. "Are you going to make a move? Here? Go ahead and attack first."
Bang didn't show any courtesy. He pressed his fingers together tightly, lowered his body, and assumed the starting stance of the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist. In that instant, White Night felt the change in the other's aura.
Oh-ho, so this is the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, huh? Got it, got it. I can definitely use this next time!
White Night stared intently at Bang's posture, analyzing his martial arts with almost nanometer-level precision.
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