In the outskirts of J City, a black luxury car sped along a dilapidated road.
"Is it really okay, Lady Fubuki? That guy is very dangerous, isn't he? I think it's better if we don't get involved with him..."
Lily Threesection Staff, who was driving, was somewhat uneasy.
The office had just received a call from a woman claiming to be the assistant of the Interest-Driven Hero, asking for help. She said that the mastermind who had previously attacked Lady Fubuki had struck again.
Moreover, the other party specifically stated that they hoped Lady Fubuki would seek help from Tornado of Terror, which indicated that in their view, Lady Fubuki could not defeat those enemies.
But everyone knew that Lady Fubuki's sister was her greatest source of unbearable frustration, so she insisted on acting herself.
Fubuki had her arms crossed and her eyes closed, meditating. She knew, of course, that the so-called "Nameless Hero" was stronger than her. If even he was in danger, she would certainly be in danger too.
But she also had her own considerations. Firstly, although the opponent's strength was considerable, she felt that it wasn't as strong as those former S-class powerhouses. It was probably only at the upper A-class or lower S-class level. Stronger than her, but more so due to compatibility.
She wasn't very good at dealing with opponents who were too fast.
"Don't worry, Lily... Do you think if we don't say anything, that guy won't know?"
Fubuki also knew what Lily was worried about. She gave a self-deprecating smile and, as she spoke, turned her head to look in a certain direction. She could feel a powerful force briefly erupting there for an instant.
That kind of power, capable of crushing the clouds in an instant, could only belong to her sister, and no one else.
...
"I say, are you the mysterious people who want to bully my sister from behind the scenes?"
A petite figure, lowered eyelids, and a disdainful tone squeezed out as if from between teeth.
The "girl" floating in the air held a wine bottle in one hand, her face still flushed. As she spoke, she tilted her head back and gulped down the low-alcohol fruit wine.
In the collapsed community, terrified screams still echoed. Perhaps because she hadn't shown up for a long time, many people had forgotten what this emerald green light in the sky represented.
Therefore, ordinary people were still screaming from the previous chaos, fearing that the giant would appear out of nowhere again.
Although monsters often appeared before, they mostly caused destruction and killed people, but monsters that actually ate people were not so common.
The terrifying scene of the ugly giant, suddenly appearing with steam today and grabbing passersby to stuff into its mouth, truly made the ordinary people of J City feel incredibly terrified.
The silver-haired man lowered his head, not daring to look up and meet the gaze of the "girl" in the sky.
He couldn't even control his whole body trembling. Nothing made him more directly aware of the dangers of this world than witnessing several notorious Reincarnators in space being crushed simultaneously.
"Hey, are you trembling~"
The girl descended from the sky, reeking of alcohol. It seemed even that low-alcohol fruit wine could make this person, who could be called the strongest Ability User in this world, drunk.
But Sera had no illusion that he could defeat her while she was drunk.
"Yes, I am afraid, Lady Tatsumaki..."
Sera clearly felt the correctness of the iron law at this moment. He even felt that the iron law was not perfect enough and should stipulate that as long as an ultra-dangerous plot character is detected in a certain city, Reincarnators in that city are not allowed to engage in any dangerous activities.
They were just trying to complete the mission of killing Tao Bai Bai and wanted to casually brush a milestone along the way, believing that this action might attract the foolish hero Tao Bai Bai to fall into their trap.
Unexpectedly, Tatsumaki descended directly from the sky and killed three people in an instant.
The rampaging pure giants in the city were also twisted into fragments at the same time.
Tatsumaki was somewhat bored. She reeked of alcohol.
"Are you the ones who want to assassinate my sister...?"
Many thoughts flashed through Sera's mind in an instant, but he immediately felt his body floating uncontrollably. The power of that Mental force was so strong that his title of "Mental Power Master" seemed like a joke.
"No, absolutely not!"
"It was probably an organization called Blackwater, my lady. I can help you find them!"
Emerald green light emanated from Tatsumaki's pupils. To be honest, she disdained developing various flashy uses of Mental power, but these things happened naturally when she wanted them to.
She nodded, detecting no signs of lies.
"You're an Ability User too, aren't you? Lead the way..."
Tatsumaki held the wine bottle in one hand and casually pointed a finger with the other.
Sera then flew up uncontrollably, flying at a terrifying speed in the air. He quickly realized that he could change his direction with Mental power, but he didn't need to use Mental power to fly.
In other words, Tatsumaki provided him with the propulsion; he only needed to "turn."
Sera didn't dare to hesitate and immediately flew towards Blackwater's gathering place according to the intel.
At this time, it was not the time to talk about morality. He just wanted to find someone to lead this monster away.
Even Sera, who could learn and replicate others' Mental abilities, didn't even have the thought of coveting Tatsumaki's power.
He believed that Lord Mu Shuren would not blame him. After all, this was an iron law.
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In the outskirts of J City, two figures stumbled out of the colorful Spirit Realm Infestation Zone, and in front of them was Ayase Hoshiko with her white hair standing on end.
This sharp-tongued spirit medium finally couldn't resist entering the Spirit Realm Infestation Zone to find the two survivors.
"Thank you very much, Miss Ayase!"
Loka was mentally exhausted. The extensive deaths of his companions and the back-and-forth struggle with the ghost left him mentally drained. The terrifying inability to confirm whether the companions around him were real people quickly dismantled this uneven Reincarnator team, and they were hunted one by one.
The woman waved her hand.
"Consider it my effort to find my troublesome granddaughter~"
Her tone was carefree as she smoked. The situation within the Spirit Realm Infestation Zone was too complex and dangerous, and she wasn't confident she could survive there for too long.
She tried not to think about whether her granddaughter and that boy could have survived until now, and just pointed to the dilapidated community on the other side, saying,
"The two people who came out of here earlier should live in that area. Perhaps they are people you know..."
Loka was startled, and only after asking did he finally confirm that Lilith was not dead and had actually been brought out by Tao Bai Bai.
He exchanged glances with Short Hair, and both were somewhat conflicted.
On one hand, they didn't want to get involved with someone like Tao Bai Bai, and ideally, they wouldn't even get close.
But on the other hand, they couldn't bear to leave that timid guy alone with Tao Bai Bai.
"How about... we try to find a way?"
Their faces were pale, but they finally agreed to the plan.
Ayase Hoshiko, who was smoking, showed a subtle smile. These two, perhaps, were the kind of good people she recognized.
Bang!
A terrifying impact sound suddenly rang out, followed by a huge wind pressure from behind. Ayase Hoshiko was instantly blown away. Although Short Hair and Loka were not good at dealing with spirits, their combat power in the real world was slightly stronger than Ayase Hoshiko's.
They instantly pulled the other person, and Short Hair even pressed his hands to his forehead, activating a shield with Mental power.
Fortunately, the strong wind came and went quickly.
The few of them turned their heads to look at the source of the strong wind, and the next moment, they were all stunned.
They saw that the colorful Spirit Realm Infestation Zone now had a large hole hundreds of meters wide, and through the hole, they could see the desert on the other side.
A bald man in a yellow hero suit and a white cape walked out of the shattered Spirit Realm Infestation Zone with a curious expression.
"Genos, was there a place like this between Z City and J City before? It's so strange~"
Genos searched his data and replied seriously,
"Teacher, this is probably a place called the Spirit Realm Infestation Zone. It's very dangerous."
Saitama looked back at the shattered hospital again. Just now, it seemed something huge with tentacles wanted to capture him, but that thing was too fragile. Just one punch and it, along with the surrounding space, was blasted apart.
"Oh, really...?"
He found that he could no longer share a common definition of the word "danger" with others.
He could only continue forward, preparing to meet the Interest-Driven Hero.
He wanted to ask him a question, a question he was very curious about.
"Is being a hero interesting?"