"Look at that bald guy. With such a scrawny build, he actually dares to come and participate in the Hero Association assessment."
"Yeah, the quality of people participating in the assessment these past few years is getting worse and worse. Everyone wants to be a hero."
"I'm different. After years of devilish training, I believe my strength is enough to one-shot ordinary monsters. Even a Dragon-level one, I'd dare to fight."
Due to the large number of participants, although King and Saitama were in the same testing hall, they were not assigned to the same group, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
'With my current physical attributes, handling this assessment will be a breeze.'
[Host: King]
[Talents: Undying Body (Maxed), Strongest Summoning Technique (Maxed), Fighting Spirit (0%)]
[Skills: Savage Tornado]
[Physical Strength: Medium B-Class]
King was now full of confidence in his physical strength. Furthermore, he discovered that using Talent Trial Cards could continuously enhance his physical strength. Unknowingly, his physical stats had already increased from Low B-Class to Medium B-Class.
"Next group, please get ready to start!"
As the staff member's voice rang out, King stepped onto the assessment field. Because the people who came to participate were all sorts of strange—some wearing capes, and many others like him using masks to cover their faces, he did not stand out much, and the Hero Association would not care about such small details.
"First test: continuous side jumps for thirty seconds."
"Hoo..."
Swish... Swish...
King's figure swayed from side to side, and his speed grew, gradually forming afterimages.
"Hiss... What's up with this guy?"
The others assigned to the same group as King were dumbfounded, but there were still some who were dismissive.
"Hmph. It's just being a bit fast. It's meaningless in front of monsters, it just means he's good at running away."
King naturally became the group leader in this test.
"Second test: 1500-meter run. Ready, begin!"
Swish!
As the referee's words fell, King rushed out at lightning speed.
The others also put in all their effort, but they were still left far behind. Just as they finished the first lap, King had already overtaken them again and reached the finish line.
"This bastard scurries really fast."
"Hmph. If he can pass the assessment, he will definitely become the hero who runs the fastest in the Hero Association."
Most of the other test takers had mocking expressions on their faces, full of resentment that King had easily taken first place in the group again.
"The strength assessment later is the main point. By then, he will know the gap between us."
King was calming his breathing at this moment. Because of his body's special nature, once he was too nervous, his heartbeat, which was dozens of times faster than an ordinary person's, would be heard. That was the King Engine unique to him. By then, it would be impossible for him to hide his identity.
"Third test: weightlifting."
"I'll go first."
A burly man walked out, revealing a confident smile in the face of the heavy barbell, exerting force with both hands and focusing his energy.
With a loud shout, he lifted the 200-kilogram barbell, veins popping out on his face. He held it for ten seconds before putting it down.
"Impressive, his limit is definitely more than this."
The surrounding crowd exclaimed one after another, but the man did not continue to add weight and came to King with a smug look on his face.
"See that? For so-called heroes, strength is fundamental. I'll tell you secretly, this is not my limit."
The man patted King on the shoulder meaningfully, then stood at the back with his arms crossed, waiting to watch the show.
Subsequently, other test takers also began the test, but none broke this record.
The staff members on the side looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.
"The quality of this batch is too poor."
The Hero Association's S-Class Rank 11 Hero, Superalloy Darkshine, can lift a two-ton barbell. The people participating in the assessment before them were clearly far too inferior.
No matter how hard these people try, it is probably very difficult to catch up to S-Class Heroes in this lifetime, this is talent. However, S-Class Heroes themselves are super rare, it's not that simple to find one.
The staff member cast aside the unrealistic thoughts in their mind and continued the assessment.
"Kotaro, please begin the assessment."
"400 kilograms."
King looked at the barbell in front of him and raised an eyebrow, he wanted to know where his limit was now.
The staff member frowned. "Are you sure?"
In previous years' assessments, there were many people who tried to attract the Association's attention, but most of them had no real strength.
Now, Kotaro hadn't even tried the 200-kilogram barbell and actually requested to increase it to 400 directly. This would naturally arouse others' skepticism.
"Hahaha, did you hear that? He actually wants to lift 400 kilograms right off the bat."
"Hilarious. Then I want to lift 1,000 kilograms. Anyway, I can't lift it, so why not report a higher number?"
"A clown. Does he think he can attract the Association's attention like this?"
The man who was just standing at the back of the crowd shook his head slightly, a mocking smile on his face. "I don't know what I was thinking, treating such a person as an opponent. He doesn't even know the most basic sense of shame."
He was firmly in first place for the weightlifting event, and the following items would also be easy.
Two hundred kilograms was not his limit. However, because he had just arrived at the Hero Association, it was better to hide some strength. After all, he had his own goals.
"If you fail, it will be judged as an assessment failure. You need to consider it clearly. I suggest you try the current record first: 200 kilograms." The staff member gave King a hint.
After all, his results in the previous two tests were quite good. However, most people who come to participate in the Hero Association assessment are young and arrogant, so a little appropriate tempering does no harm.
"200 kilograms? This weight is a bit too simple for me."
King scratched his head, and before the others could jeer, he lifted the barbell over his head with one hand.
"This..."
The surroundings instantly went silent. Even the staff members showed expressions of shock. In the eyes of the burly man, who had originally been preparing to leave, there was disbelief, and a sense of shame surged in his heart.
'Damn it, this guy also hid his strength.' His face instantly turned ugly.
Even if he went all out, it would be impossible to lift a 200-kilogram barbell with one hand as easily as King.
King once again said, "400 kilograms."
Seeing this, the staff member did not hesitate anymore and had someone bring over a 400-kilogram barbell.
Everyone held their breath.
This was 400 kilograms, even some of the currently registered heroes in the Hero Association might not be able to lift it.
'This is 400 kilograms? It seems my limit is far beyond this.'
Under eveyone's gaze, King lifted the barbell easily.
A few group members who had just mocked him had already begun to leave quietly.
"What kind of monster is he exactly?" The burly man stood on the spot, dumbstruck.