Gojo Satoru was lifted directly from the ground, and cracks began to appear in the surrounding space. His expression changed. At this moment, he truly began to realize how terrifying Tornado of Terror's power was.
Previously, he had only felt that with a casual grip, she had crushed the guy who could use Domain Expansion and hypnotize his host into a deep sleep.
The overwhelming power emanating from her every move made him place her on the same level as himself and Uchiha Madara.
Therefore, when he saw that bald man in a funny costume arguing with such a powerful individual, he only found it comical.
The weak cannot comprehend what the strong can achieve, just as ants cannot comprehend that humans can crush them simply by lifting a foot.
What he found even more interesting was that the powerful girl seemed to be genuinely angry.
However, he never expected that his true intention in 'mediating' went completely unnoticed by these people. The girl's unprovoked outburst and display of power were overwhelmingly terrifying.
Gojo Satoru had never felt such extreme power. There were no intricate sorceries, no mental games, and no feints or disguises.
She simply clenched her hand, and the entire space was brought under her control. His Limitless was being compressed by extreme violence.
Suddenly, Gojo Satoru felt a strong gravitational pull. Before he could struggle much, his spirit transformed into a black shadow, instantly falling to the ground, then entering Bai Cangshu's body.
Uchiha Madara, who had been observing Tornado of Terror with his Sharingan while crossing his arms, also transformed into a black line and merged into Bai Cangshu's body.
Strange fleshy growths began to pulsate from the riddled body, a sight that made Tornado of Terror avert her gaze in disgust.
She had already realized that the two spirits, whose strength was decent, were both summoned by this strange fellow.
Not only did the opponent possess a special ability that made her feel danger, but he also harbored the ability to control spirits.
"Teacher, it's that guy!"
As Bai Cangshu's body rapidly recovered, his appearance became clear: a heroic face, a robust physique, and... luxuriant hair.
Clearly, this person was the "Interest-Driven Hero" mentioned in the J City reports.
Saitama finally disengaged from the previous squabble. He looked at the guy in front of him.
As Bai Cangshu stood up, his gaze instinctively focused on Saitama.
This bald man was probably the strongest person he had ever met. Even the Black King had displayed overwhelming power in the Pirate King world and possessed numerous Demon Fruit abilities.
But in Bai Cangshu's eyes, that still wasn't as pure and absolute as this man's power.
However, unfortunately, neither Transparent World nor Mind Net could detect anything from Saitama.
In the perception of Transparent World, Saitama was no different from a slightly more robust ordinary person; even the number and shape of his muscles showed no special changes.
Mind Net's perception was even more blank.
Unlike Mind Net's complete inability to read any sound from Tornado of Terror, his Mind Net experienced no hindrance in listening to Saitama's inner voice, but there was... no sound at all in the other party's mind.
If he hadn't known the plot, Bai Cangshu probably wouldn't have realized Saitama's uniqueness and strength.
"You are that nameless hero... You..."
Saitama scratched his head. He wondered if he had been alone for too long, making him unsure how to interact with people.
He was also somewhat unclear about what he wanted to ask.
Saitama began to zone out, wondering what was wrong with him. Was it really because after he defeated that "God," the monsters started disappearing, and he felt bored and lost?
Genos, at this point, asked according to his understanding:
"Teacher wants to ask you, is being a hero fun?"
He would not elaborate, simply repeating Saitama's previous words verbatim.
Although Tornado of Terror was displeased with Gojo Satoru's immediate acknowledgment of her power, she was even more annoyed by Bai Cangshu's seemingly dismissive behavior.
"I said, Fubuki was attacked while she was with you, right? Ultimately, weaklings like you shouldn't be playing hero games. Weaklings should just hide in a studio and be clowns to entertain those idiots..."
Tornado of Terror's sharp tongue made Jigoku Fubuki's face turn ashen. Her chest heaved as she stepped forward.
"Although this guy is weak, he's much more determined than you!"
"Who was completely drunk when everyone needed you most? Who has been doing nothing for the past two years? Who, despite being lonely and wanting to be acknowledged, arrogantly pushes everyone away!"
Bai Cangshu observed the superpowered sisters' argument with cold eyes. He was detached, unlike someone involved in the incident. He knew very well that Fubuki was so angry not for his sake.
It was simply because she was stung by Tornado of Terror's theory of "weak people shouldn't be heroes." As Tornado of Terror's sister, Fubuki had always had a unique sense of inferiority since childhood.
And Tornado of Terror was equally stung by her sister at this moment. The strongest psychic in this world, due to her childhood imprisonment and experimentation by an evil psychic organization, had a deep-seated distrust of everyone.
Because when she needed help the most, no one appeared except for Blast, who finally showed up. Therefore, she only believed in her absolute power. As the former ace of the Hero Association, she actually didn't believe in any hero-calling theatrics.
Moreover, because Tornado of Terror's destructive power was too great, even Metal Knight and others within the Hero Association secretly monitored her, considering her a potential "Dragon-level or higher threat."
Saitama paid no attention to the argument. He simply looked at Bai Cangshu's expression and found that the other party was as indifferent as he was now.
He suddenly felt a little disappointed. Although he had no expectations to begin with, this guy might not be the answer he was looking for...
"Because... someone called for help..."
At this moment, a timid voice rang out. Tornado of Terror, in a state of rage; Saitama, who appeared detached due to his withdrawal; and Tao Bai Bai, whose expression turned cruel and indifferent again as his body recovered, all simultaneously turned to look at the speaker.
Lilith felt those gazes fixed on her, and she nearly collapsed.
But in the end, she gritted her teeth and shouted loudly,
"Because someone called for help, a hero appeared!"
She recalled being in that eerie hospital, surrounded by strange, lurking filth. A ki Blast, from who knows where, had pierced her waist and abdomen, but her teammates had strangely abandoned her.
She was utterly desperate, and she couldn't help but cry out countless times in her heart,
"Anyone, please save me!"
And when that terrifying demi-human's black ghost almost cut her in half, and missiles whizzed towards her, she also whimpered in fear,
"Anyone, can you save me?!"
She clutched her heart, as if reliving those moments of fear. Of course, many times, the source of that fear was Tao Bai Bai himself.
But Lilith knew very well that in Loka's temporary squad, she was definitely one of the weakest. Yet now, those who were more excellent, stronger, and more adapted to dimensional space than her had all died in that strange place, while she was still alive and well.
Tao Bai Bai had injured her, but he had also saved her...
At the same time, she also knew very well that the child saved by Tao Bai Bai, that ordinary spirit who watched his child's head being squeezed by a Cursed Spirit and was helpless, must have cried out in his heart,
"Anyone, heroes, gods, Buddhas, save me, save my child!"
"Whether being a hero is fun, I don't know, but I only know that when I, a weak person, had no other options, I could only... call for a hero..."
Lilith cried, becoming the most useless Reincarnator in Bai Cangshu's eyes.
But Saitama stared, lost in thought, at this person with snot and tears streaming down their face.
He suddenly, for no reason, remembered a monster. It was a monster with the upper body covered in a bright red crab shell, wielding two pincers. To his current self, it would probably be pitifully weak.
But at that time, the boy had cried out in despair in front of the crab monster, and he had stepped forward to fight the crab monster, defeating it at the cost of an injury to his forehead.
Was that wailing boy calling for the arrival of a hero...?
Saitama fell into thought and recollection.
The irritable Tornado of Terror and the angry Jigoku Fubuki now looked at Bai Cangshu, their expressions slightly softened.
Jigoku Fubuki even nodded, then continued to look provocatively at her sister.
After all, in her anger just now, she had "spoken carelessly," praising this nameless hero, about whom she had only read a few reports, as superior to Tornado of Terror, and she felt a little guilty herself.
"Your actions have gained Jigoku Fubuki's admiration. Your reputation with Jigoku Fubuki has increased. Current: Friendly (42/100)"
"Your actions have gained Tornado of Terror's admiration. Your reputation with Tornado of Terror has increased. Current: Friendly (1/100)"
"Your actions have gained Saitama's admiration. Your reputation with Saitama has increased. Current: Friendly (15/100)"
...
Bai Cangshu looked at the useless, weak Reincarnator with snot and tears flowing, his eyebrows twitching. For a moment, he didn't know if the other party was so cunning as to grasp the personalities of several plot characters so thoroughly, or truly coincidentally so naive.
Boom, boom, boom, boom...
At this moment, giant footsteps finally came from a distance. The tall Mu Shuren, carrying a Flower Fairy with a desperate expression, slowly entered everyone's field of vision.
Bai Cangshu immediately saw that pale face; it was the target Luo Xi had entrusted to him.
He revealed a cruel smile.
"Miss Tornado of Terror, don't you want to know who tried to frame me by assassinating Miss Fubuki?"
Tornado of Terror's hair moved without wind, and she also showed an indifferent and cruel expression.
She was indeed a hero, but her methods were more terrifying than many monsters.
Seeing this, Sera suddenly felt a jolt in his heart. He wanted to stop Tao Bai Bai. Involving Tornado of Terror and Saitama with the Reincarnators was a dangerous act.
Once these two realized the existence of a special group called "Reincarnators," and that what this group did was no different from what monsters did, and sometimes even more terrifying in its cruelty...
Then who knew what the Reincarnators of this world would encounter...
"Tao Bai Bai, you..."
Sera merely opened his mouth but was too intimidated by Tornado of Terror's gaze to speak further.
Bai Cangshu, however, was not satisfied. He didn't care about any iron law; he... did whatever he wanted!
"There's a group of special Ability Users stirring up trouble everywhere in this world. The reform of the Hero Association three years ago, the great catastrophe half a year ago... Heh, it's probably all their doing."
Sera's face instantly turned ashen, and he cursed Tao Bai Bai, that lunatic, in his heart. In his opinion, such words already pointed directly at the Reincarnators.
Indeed, hearing about the reform of the Hero Association and the great catastrophe, Saitama also looked over.
He was trying to rediscover that feeling of his heart pulsating.
"Ha~ You really have your ways, Tao Bai Bai. I didn't expect you to capture both Chaos Sage's Hongchen and Sera, who is under the Mu Shuren?"
A female voice, whose sound alone exuded evil, appeared. Sera turned to look around but found no one. Short Hair and the others felt a chill in their hearts; that familiar "inspiration" warned them that something dirty had appeared...
Only Saitama and Tornado of Terror immediately noticed the cloaked girl.
Saitama inexplicably felt that she was somewhat similar to the thing he had passed in the Spirit Realm Infestation Zone earlier.
Genos said that kind of thing was very dangerous?
Tornado of Terror had no interest in such petty tricks of concealing oneself, merely saying impatiently,
"Where are those people?"
She didn't fully believe Bai Cangshu, but regardless of truth or falsehood, once she found the people, everything would become clear.
"This kind of scheme, it's clearly the work of Sage and Tang Sanzang..."
"That Sage guy loves 'Cognitive Interference' the most. Tang Sanzang is a disgusting guy who likes to play with people's minds. Kageyama Shigeo probably suffered..."
Bai Cangshu didn't know if the inner demon truly had information or was intentionally slandering, but it was clear the other party was very confident.
"You have triggered a side quest, Hero's Lament. Do you accept?"
"Quest Description: Former S-class hero Tornado of Terror, former B-class hero Jigoku Fubuki, and Saitama want to investigate the truth behind the manipulation of public opinion that led to the decline of heroes. Please give them the truth."
"Quest Reward: Hero Faction reputation greatly increased, Hero Faction Reputation Store unlocked."
"Note: This quest involves the special plot character Saitama. Do not expose the existence of the Dimension in any form. Violators will face punishment and cognitive interference."