"Jess-san, the abnormal fluctuations have disappeared."
Inside the Hero Association's operation room, Maria breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the red alert on the screen vanish.
"How is the disaster situation in the city?"
Jess asked with a serious expression.
Ever since King left, just as expected, large-scale Monster disasters had suddenly erupted everywhere. Fortunately, the Hero Association had been well-prepared. All S-Class Heroes were committed to the battle, and ordinary citizens had long since hidden in shelters.
However, the strength of these monsters was exceptionally powerful this time, with many appearing to be Dragon-level, causing all the heroes to fall into a bitter struggle.
At this moment, hidden powerhouses among the populace stepped forward one after another, and the surviving members from the Neo Heroes also joined the fight against the monsters.
Just as the situation was gradually becoming passive, a turning point appeared. The strength of the monsters suddenly diminished significantly, and some even turned to ash on the spot, as if all the power within their bodies had been drained away.
"The disasters in the city have all been cleared, and rescue teams are currently saving the wounded."
"That is great. It must be that King has succeeded." Jess pumped his fist in excitement.
He roughly guessed that the situation on Earth was likely inseparable from King.
"Jess! How is the situation?" Sitch walked in quickly.
He had been busy dealing with the Hero Association's top brass during this period, and most of the operational matters had been handled by Jess.
"Minister Sitch, all the disasters have been cleared, and we are currently completing the aftermath work." Jess reported with a pleased expression, this was the best news in recent times.
"That is good. Hurry up and tally the casualties, and plan the post-disaster reconstruction work." Sitch breathed a sigh of relief.
His nerves had been taut during this period, now he could finally relax.
"Minister Sitch, could it be that it was King?"
Jess asked curiously.
"I do not know the specific situation either. You first..."
"Report!"
Before Sitch could finish his sentence, a staff member rushed in.
"What is the matter, why are you so panicked?"
"Minister Sitch, Blast... Blast has returned!"
The staff member said, out of breath, clearly having run all the way.
"Blast?! It seems there is news regarding God." Sitch's eyes lit up, and he immediately left the operation room.
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"Blast!"
In the conference room, Sitch saw Blast with a look of pleasant surprise, but then his expression froze. There were two other people beside Blast, and he was very familiar with them.
"Sweet Mask? Psykos! Why are you here?!"
Sitch was shocked.
He did not understand why the two of them would be with Blast.
"Blast, what exactly is going on? What about God?" Sitch asked in a hurry.
Right now, what he was most concerned about was the situation with God and King.
"I was intercepted by other powerhouses in another dimension. When I rushed back, I only had time to save them. The God on the moon has disappeared." Blast's expression was calm, as if he were recounting a very ordinary matter.
"Disappeared? So, does that mean King succeeded?!" Sitch was ecstatic.
He did not expect that the God who had been opposing Blast for so long had actually been destroyed by King.
"As expected of King. Did he not return with you?" Sitch asked excitedly.
Seeing the three of them fall silent, a bad premonition clouded his heart.
"King led us to intercept God. In the end, he dragged God into a black hole and sacrificed himself..." Sweet Mask's voice trembled slightly.
If it were not for King, he did not know what he would be like now. He would probably have become a monster despised by all of humanity, eventually dying at the hands of some hero.
"What? How could this..." Sitch's expression froze.
He thought he had misheard. That man had actually fallen?
"It's all my fault. If I could have rushed back sooner, perhaps..." Blast felt somewhat self-reproachful.
He had witnessed King's strength, which was definitely not inferior to his own. It was a pity he sacrificed himself just like that.
"There is no need to blame yourself. King did it for the future of all humanity, his will shall be passed down forever." Sitch calmed his emotions.
Even though he had seen scenes of life and death separations, his hands still could not help but tremble at this moment.
"However, are you sure that God has truly disappeared?" Sitch confirmed again.
He was very worried that God might return. The instructions King gave him before he left still lingered in his ears: as long as God is not eliminated, Earth will never have peace.
"I can be certain of this. I am particularly familiar with its aura. It was truly swallowed by the black hole. As long as one enters that place, the chance of survival is infinitely close to zero." Blast nodded seriously.
For a powerhouse like him who frequently traveled between various dimensions, he understood the terror of a black hole better than anyone else.
"Alright, then who exactly are you two?"
Sitch's gaze turned towards Psykos and Sweet Mask.
The identities of these two had always been very mysterious, especially Psykos. Sitch remembered that she had lost contact after being rescued by King.
In the time that followed, Sweet Mask and Psykos explained their experiences to Sitch in detail. Of course, they tacitly ignored the fact that Dark Mask and King were the same person. After all, they believed that King had sacrificed himself. Since that was the case, let him remain perfectly in people's hearts as King.
"So that is how it happened. I did not expect King to have silently done so much behind the scenes." Sitch felt ashamed.
He had not even thought of the heroes in the Association as much as King had.
"The two of you, I represent the Hero Association in expressing our respect to you, and I invite you to come to the Association to serve as S-Class Heroes." Sitch said sincerely.
If Sweet Mask and Psykos were able to fight against God, their strength was likely even more terrifying than Tatsumaki's. If the Hero Association possessed such combat power, it could make up for the void in combat power left by King's loss.
"I will pass. The research has not finished yet, I must cultivate even stronger monsters to be able to resist future invasions." Psykos refused.
Apart from King, she did not look up to anyone else in the Hero Association, not even Blast.
"My identity is probably still difficult for the public to accept, and my potential has not been fully developed. However, if the Association needs any help in the future, you can contact me." Sweet Mask also politely declined, but he promised to look after the Hero Association in the future.
"Since that is the case, I will not force it. After a while, I will announce it to all the public. The battle against God—we won."