"Is this the area abandoned by humans?"
"Today, we will reclaim this place!"
In the Z-City Ghost Town, the vast army of the Hero Association marched into this forbidden land for humanity.
"Huh? Where is King? I remember him being at the back of the line."
Child Emperor turned around to look, and discovered a serious problem: King was gone.
Gearsper recalled, "I know. King just said that he would head to his assigned position as soon as possible, so don't worry about him. We just need to proceed with the assault according to the scheduled time."
"What rapid mobility, perhaps that is where we fall short."
"I thought I would be able to see King-senpai in action. What a pity."
The other heroes sighed with emotion, they had one hundred percent trust in King.
'Why didn't he just tell me? Does he still treat me like a child after all?'
Child Emperor's eyes were somewhat dejected. He felt that deep down, King didn't trust him, which was why he chose to act alone.
'Since he was able to escape from the Monster Association unscathed, he must be even more confident this time.'
"Hey! Look ahead!"
Splat!
Figures emerged from the houses, and monsters constantly crawled out from the sewers, quickly blocking the heroes' path.
"Oh! It seems someone has come to welcome us, and there are more and more of them." Superalloy Darkshine gazed into the distance, his eyes filled with surprise.
"Sensei, there are some behind us too. We are surrounded." Iaian's expression was grave, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword, ready to strike at any moment.
"The aura of monsters is everywhere. This number really cannot be underestimated."
"Damn Gyoro Gyoro, it promised not to play any tricks, but is it still a trap after all?" Sekingar was furious.
At this moment, the number of monsters around them had already exceeded two hundred. Even for someone like him who had been in the Hero Association for so long, he had never seen so many monsters gathered together.
"Team Leader Sekingar, please step back."
The heroes nearby hurriedly shielded Sekingar behind them, Demon-level Monsters had begun to appear.
"Is this all there is? How boring."
Hum!
Tatsumaki floated into the air, her vast psychic power spreading out.
She looked indifferently at the Demon-level monsters before her. "Then, I shall begin."
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In the Z-City Ghost Town, deep underground in the Monster Association base, Gyoro Gyoro sensed the violent fluctuations coming from the surface, remaining calm.
"It has finally begun. First, let these cannon fodder consume the heroes' stamina. However, it seems that some S-Class Heroes have already started to break in. The show is about to begin."
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Tap... Tap...
In the narrow corridor, King was walking towards the depths, but this time he was using neither the identity of Dark Mask nor King. On the surface, he looked like a complete stranger. This was an ability gained after Monsterization, allowing him to change his physical appearance at will.
'The Monster Association is complex and intricate. To find those Dragon-level executives that Gyoro Gyoro has dispersed, I'm afraid I can only rely on luck.' King was a bit helpless.
The previous two times he came here, he went straight in and hadn't taken so many detours. Moreover, with so many S-Class Heroes from the Hero Association here this time, he couldn't cause a scene like before. If he were discovered by Tatsumaki, he would likely be dealt with as an enemy.
"Is that a hero? This person doesn't look that strong."
"Great! Since it's not an S-Class Hero, I'll have a good time slaughtering him."
Countless figures emerged from the corridor.
King was indifferent, countless bone spurs shooting out.
Pfft... Pfft...
In an instant, all the bodies of the monsters were pierced through, leaving only one big-eyed monster shivering in the corner.
"You... who exactly are you?"
"I have a question I want to ask you." King revealed a kind smile.
A moment later, he continued to advance towards the depths of the Monster Association.
'Saitama and Tatsumaki should both have entered already, I need to hurry.'
"Hmm?"
Just then, a giant robot stood in front of King.
'It's actually the G5 robot from the Organization.' A look of surprise appeared in King's eyes.
You have to know that when he originally cleaned out the Organization, G5 had been sent out on a lurking mission. He didn't expect to encounter it here.
"Identity unknown, human! Eliminate!"
G5 did not recognize King's identity, but since it had already joined the Monster Association, it was supposed to eliminate all intruders.
Swish!
A cold light flashed, and two fingers tightly clamped onto the sword.
"Who are you?"
Only then did G5 begin to take the human in front of it seriously. Perhaps he wasn't as simple as it had thought.
"Do you know where the Dragon-level executives have been assigned?"
"No comment."
G5 immediately pulled back to create distance and drew two long swords shimmering with cold light. King watched it with great interest and did not stop it.
Two-Sword Style: Atomic Slash!
Pfft!
Countless bone spurs surged from King's entire body, easily blocking all the attacks.
"You are the B-Class Hero Dark Mask!" G5 was somewhat surprised.
King's appearance after Monsterization was simply too eye-catching. Especially his battle against Orochi in the Monster Association last time, which left a deep impression on everyone present.
"What is your goal exactly?"
"You don't seem to need to know that much."
Bang!
King pierced through G5's chest and held its core in his palm.
"If you want to know my goal, have Mirror come see me personally."
"You!"
Rumble!
An explosion sounded, and G5 turned into a pile of broken parts and fell to the ground.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing G5. Reward: 1,000 Talent Points, one random A-Class Talent.]
'Fuse.'
[Talent fusion successful. Hero's Heart progress increased by 0.2%.]
King opened the system interface to check the current progress of Hero's Heart, which had already reached 17.4 percent.
'It's still too slow. I need to obtain S-Class talents to rapidly increase progress. I must reach the next stage before the decisive battle with Garou.' King calculated silently in his heart.
The strength of the horned Garou had definitely reached peak Dragon-level, and he definitely wouldn't be easy to deal with. Although King had the power to fight after activating Hero's Heart and First Layer Liberation, time was limited after all, and the chances of winning were still too small.
"Help... Help me!!!"
"Stop right there, you little brat! I won't do anything to you! I'll just step on you and kill you, it'll be quick!"
Two figures were chasing each other in the corridor and soon arrived in front of King.
"Tareo?"
"Great! Are you a hero? Save me!"
Tareo looked at King as if he had seen a savior, but the scene that followed almost scared him to the point of wetting himself.
"Unfortunately, I'm not entirely one."
Swish!
Countless bone spurs emerged from his body, and King instantly underwent Monsterization.
"Ahhh! A monster! Help!"
Tareo screamed and fled towards the back, while the pursuing monster also arrived at this moment.
"You're actually not dead?!"