**Chapter 4: This Joke Is Too Big**
Rumble!
king directly slammed a crater into the dark ground. Then, he turned his head to the other side, slammed it down fiercely, bang...
The quiet street suddenly burst into explosions, startling all the surrounding neighbors. One by one, they pushed open their windows to look, only to see the perfectly fine street now riddled with scars. In the sky full of dust, a humanoid shadow continuously slammed into the dark ground, creating one crater after another.
"It's a Mysterious Being! Quickly notify the Hero Association, tell them to dispatch heroes to eliminate it."
"God bless us, I hope the Mysterious Being doesn't target my house."
The street residents were stunned, trembling and hiding in their homes, either praying to God for protection or calling the Hero Association, and so on.
...
M-City Hero Association Headquarters.
"Ring ring ring!"
The Hero Association's customer service hotline rang non-stop.
"Hello, this is the Hero Association Headquarters... ah? You said a Mysterious Being appeared in the eastern district of M-City? Alright, alright, we've understood the situation. We'll immediately send people to confirm and notify nearby heroes to eliminate the Mysterious Being. Please rest assured, our Hero Association's goal is to protect the safety of the public, and we will eliminate the Mysterious Being as soon as possible..."
The Hero Association's customer service girls wore black tight-fitting suit jackets over white shirts. Interestingly, the buttons of their black suit jackets were uniformly unbuttoned at the chest, allowing their breasts to prop up their white shirts. Therefore, the first thing people usually noticed when seeing a Hero Association girl was the high prominence of white fabric at their chests.
Of course, flat-chested girls were an exception!
"Deputy Director Genos, according to a citizen's report, a Mysterious Being has appeared on the streets of M-City's eastern district..." After hanging up the phone, the customer service girl immediately reported to the Deputy Director of the Combat Department—Genos.
The Hero Association has many departments, such as the Combat Department, Finance Department, Logistics Department, etc. The Combat Department is responsible for combat incidents involving Mysterious Beings, with subordinate teams like the Hero Management Team and Intelligence Team. The head of the Combat Department is Sitch.
"Eastern district?" Genos's square face, full of stubble, tightened. "Immediately retrieve nearby camera footage to verify the situation, and evaluate the Mysterious Being's rank based on the level of Disaster. At the same time, check if there are any heroes active near the Mysterious Being's appearance location."
"Yes!"
Maria, who was in charge of Mysterious Being information management and surveillance, nodded and immediately instructed the computer operators to get busy. The incessant clatter of keyboards echoed. Video footage was quickly sent over. In the video, the street was filled with dust, making visibility unclear. Only a vaguely human-shaped shadow could be seen bustling within the dust.
"The Mysterious Being is there..."
The staff quickly assessed the situation based on the camera footage. Half a beat later, they reached a conclusion: The Mysterious Being's rank was... Tiger-level!
"Immediately issue a Mysterious Being alert." Genos commanded.
"Understood."
Maria immediately connected to M-City's alarm notifier. In major cities, the Hero Association had installed alarm notifiers similar to broadcast towers. The sound of the alarm notifier could resonate throughout the city, notifying everyone of the Mysterious Being information and reminding them to take safety precautions.
"Attention, citizens of M-City! Attention, citizens of M-City! The Hero Association has an urgent notification: A Tiger-level Mysterious Being has appeared on the streets of the eastern district. The Hero Association is currently dispatching heroes to eliminate the Mysterious Being. Before the Mysterious Being is eliminated, all citizens are requested to evacuate from the streets of the eastern district..."
After connecting to M-City's alarm notifier, Maria used it to evacuate the residents.
"Nearby heroes... none within a thousand meters... expand to a one-kilometer radius..."
On the other side, staff members were searching for heroes active near the eastern district of M-City.
Coulson, who had been standing behind Genos, responsible for hero management, stared at the M-City eastern district on Genos's computer screen and quietly said, "Speaking of which, the eastern district of M-City... is King's residence, right?"
"What? You mean King, known as the Strongest Man, lives in the eastern district of M-City?" Genos was astonished.
Coulson nodded, "According to the address reported by citizens, it is indeed near King's residence."
Genos immediately made a decisive command: "Immediately call King, and request King to take action to eliminate the Mysterious Being."
"Yes."
Maria's slender fingers typed a few times on the computer, and Genos's computer screen immediately showed that King's phone was being dialed.
In the One Punch Man World, technology is highly developed, and even intelligent robots have appeared. However, advanced technology is not widespread, only used by a few high-level institutions and companies. The popular technology among civilians is the same as on Earth; computers, cars, etc., are all complete. The only regret is that there are no online game developers in this world, so computers are only used for browsing information or chatting, which means King can only play console games at home, holding a controller and playing games like "Street Fighter King," having never encountered online games.
Sometimes, thinking about it, perhaps developing an online game similar to "League of Legends" in the One Punch Man World would be a huge hit! If Saitama played "League of Legends," he would definitely fall in love with the character Lee Sin, after all, one bald man meeting another bald man would surely be moved to tears.
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"Attention, citizens of M-City! Attention, citizens of M-City! The Hero Association notifies all citizens that a Tiger-level Mysterious Being has appeared on the streets of the eastern district. The Hero Association is currently dispatching heroes to eliminate the Mysterious Being. Before the Mysterious Being is eliminated, all citizens are requested to evacuate from the streets of the eastern district..."
"Huh, what?"
king raised his head and cocked an ear. "A Mysterious Being appeared in M-City again? Where is it?"
He paused for a moment, then shook his head: "Never mind, it doesn't affect me anyway."
He shook his head, then slammed it down fiercely again, continuing to hit the dark street. Under the effect of the Savage Charge and Stomp, the street within a thousand meters of his doorstep was already riddled with numerous craters. Under the effects of the Stomp and Savage Charge, he transformed into a bulldozer, rumbling along and thoroughly demolishing the dark street.
"Ring ring ring!"
Just as he was busy as hell, the phone in his clothes suddenly rang. He sighed lightly, pulled out his phone, and pressed speaker: "Hello, who is this..." He slammed his head against the dark street again.
Rumble...
"May I ask if this is King?" Genos asked cautiously.
"Yes, it's me. Speak quickly if you have something to say, I'm busy!" king slammed his head onto the ground and answered casually.
Rumble...
Inside the Hero Association Headquarters, Genos, Coulson, Maria, and others were stunned. The computer's audio continuously transmitted various explosion sounds.
Maria hesitantly said, "King seems to be fighting someone?"
"Possibly." Genos's eyes lit up. "The Mysterious Being appeared near King's house. Maybe King has already taken action after discovering it and is currently eliminating the Mysterious Being."
"What are you mumbling about? Speak louder, it's very noisy on my end, I can't hear what you're saying." king's loud voice came through the screen.
Genos shouted into the microphone, "King, a Tiger-level Mysterious Being has appeared near your house! The Association hopes you can take action to eliminate the Mysterious Being..."
"A Mysterious Being appeared near me?"
king was surprised. So the Mysterious Being mentioned in the alarm earlier was near his house.
Genos and the others exchanged glances. Could it be that King wasn't fighting the Mysterious Being they identified?
"What kind of Mysterious Being?" He felt nervous, estimating the remaining energy of his Card. Oops, not much left. This really turned for the worse.
"Temporarily unable to confirm, that Mysterious Being is continuously destroying the streets of the eastern district, causing smoke and dust to fly. The Mysterious Being is very cunning, hiding within it, making it impossible to distinguish its appearance."
"Eastern district? Destroying the streets?"
king was stunned. Why did it sound like they were talking about him? He looked up and saw smoke and dust flying, covering the sky and the moon. He couldn't see the surroundings clearly either. Holy crap, it was exactly like the Mysterious Being scene Genos described.
"Is that Mysterious Being creating craters in the street?" He tentatively asked.
"Yes, the entire street is almost completely destroyed. The level of Disaster has already reached Tiger-level."
king was silent for a moment, then quietly said, "You guys withdraw the surveillance. The Mysterious Being will no longer destroy the streets..." He felt the power in his body draining, no longer needing to actively use skills to consume energy.
"Ah? Could it be King... you've already eliminated the Mysterious Being?" Genos exclaimed.
"..."
king rubbed the tip of his nose, feeling embarrassed to tell Genos that the so-called Mysterious Being was him.
"Thank you, Mr. King, for your efforts in ensuring the safety of the public. Our heroes in the Association should learn from Mr. King's spirit, putting public safety and the elimination of Disasters first..."
Not speaking meant tacit approval, Genos thought.
king: "Uh..." Genos's barrage of praise made his old face flush.
"Thank you again for your contribution. I wish you a good night."
Genos saw that King remained silent and assumed King was annoyed, so he "sensibly" hung up the call.
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Inside the Hero Association Headquarters.
Genos smiled and said, "The Mysterious Being has been eliminated, Maria, please verify."
"Okay."
Maria checked the surveillance footage near the eastern district street. The rumbling sound had disappeared, and the dust in the sky was gradually dispersing. The human figure in the dust had also vanished.
"Report, Deputy Director, the Mysterious Being has disappeared, but we can't find the Mysterious Being's corpse."
"Hmm? How could this be?" Genos frowned, his face full of doubt.
"Hmm, it's normal not to find a corpse. Have you forgotten King's ultimate move?" Coulson smiled.
Maria and Genos's eyes lit up. They said in unison, "Hellfire Burst Wave Motion Cannon!?"
"That's right. It's rumored that when this move is unleashed, anything blocking its path will be completely reduced to ashes and smoke. It's estimated the Mysterious Being has already dispersed with the wind." Coulson pushed up his glasses, his middle-parted golden hair having a unique charm.
"Good, as expected of King." Genos laughed loudly. "Quick, issue an announcement to the citizens of M-City, tell them the Mysterious Being has been eliminated."
"I'll do it right away."
Maria brushed her dark green short hair. A beautiful smile also appeared on her pretty face.
"Hmm, since the Mysterious Being has been eliminated, I'm going back to sleep. The activity of Mysterious Beings has become more and more frequent recently. I'm exhausted."
Coulson stretched, then turned and left the combat room.
Maria reconnected to M-City's alarm notifier and used her sweet voice to inform the citizens: "Attention, citizens of M-City! Attention, citizens of M-City! The Tiger-level Mysterious Being that appeared in the eastern district of M-City has been eliminated by S-class hero King! The eastern district is now safe, please rest assured..."
king was at home contemplating how to fix the damage to the street when he suddenly heard the alarm notification and was instantly stunned.
"This joke... is too big."
He played both the "Mysterious Being" and the "hero," playing two roles by himself, and most importantly, gaining both fame and fortune! It's like a joke!
Please collect, please collect - rolling all over the floor begging for collection -
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(end of chapter)