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Allen did not click confirm but opened the system panel, preparing to exchange for Boros's core ability—Ultimate Sun Being.
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Exchange successful
Ability acquired: Ultimate Sun Being
An indescribable warm current instantly swept through Allen's entire body. The red patterns on his skin surface suddenly lit up, slowly flowing like molten lava. He felt every cell cheering, reorganizing, and evolving, and an extremely vast energy was awakening within his body.
Two hours later, the transformation was finally complete. Allen was drenched in sweat, but the crimson in his eyes became even more intense. He felt the surging power within his body, and with a gentle clench of his fist, the air exploded with a crisp sound in his palm.
He clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him, far exceeding anything he had felt before, and for a moment, he felt incredibly exhilarated. But he quickly suppressed this nascent, immense energy that was almost bursting out of his body, and the strange phenomena on his skin slowly receded.
"As expected of Boros's core ability," he murmured, trying to mobilize the newly acquired power. Faint blue patterns appeared on his skin surface, intertwining with the original red patterns to form a strange design.
Allen felt the two powers within his body perfectly merge. The blue and red patterns slowly flowed on his skin surface, and his body felt as comfortable as if it were soaking in a hot spring.
Just then, Gyoro Gyoro's voice came through the loudspeaker: "Mr. Allen, please come to the main control room immediately."
Allen put away the system panel, and the patterns instantly receded into his skin. He pushed open the stone door, passed through the winding cave passage, and arrived at a control center filled with screens.
Gyoro Gyoro's giant eyeball rotated on the central screen: "We just received news that they, in conjunction with the Martial Arts Association, have jointly announced that the first Martial Arts Tournament will be held in Z-City three days from now. The champion can be directly promoted to an S-Class Hero."
Mechanical arms called up several satellite images, showing a giant arena being built in the Z-City stadium, and the defensive forces around the Hero Association Headquarters were noticeably reduced.
"This is an excellent opportunity," Gyoro Gyoro's tone barely concealed his excitement. "The main forces of the Association will be concentrated at the Z-City arena, leaving other areas vulnerable. We can take this opportunity to attack Z-City and declare war on the Hero Association."
Allen stood quietly in the center of the control room, the blue and red patterns faintly visible beneath his skin. He scanned the information on the screens, his gaze as sharp as a blade.
"Your plan?" Allen asked, his voice calm but with an undeniable authority.
Gyoro Gyoro's eyeball rotated, and a mechanical arm brought up a 3D map of Z-City: "The Martial Arts Tournament will be held in the main stadium of Z-City, and at least ten S-Class Heroes are expected to attend."
"We can attack in three routes. The first route, led by Monster executives, will launch a frontal assault on Z-City with lower-level Monster to attract attention. The second route will enter the city center directly through underground passages, and the third route..."
Gyoro Gyoro paused, his tone becoming cautious: "We need a powerful Monster, capable of suppressing the Hero Association's people stationed at the arena and holding them back."
"Mr. Allen, if you are willing to lead the charge, I believe no Hero can stop you."
"Specific targets?" he finally spoke, his voice low.
Gyoro Gyoro seemed to sigh in relief, and mechanical arms quickly brought up several images: "According to intelligence, S-Class Heroes from martial arts schools, such as Silver Fang Bang, Atomic Samurai, and Flash, will all be present as judges."
"We need you to contain them, and preferably create enough chaos."
Allen's lips curled slightly: "Just contain them?"
Gyoro Gyoro's eyeball rotated faster: "Of course, if you can take the opportunity to eliminate a few S-Class Heroes, that would be an even better outcome, but the most important thing is to buy time for our other two routes of action."
"When do we act?"
"On the day of the Martial Arts Tournament finals." Gyoro Gyoro brought up a countdown. "There are still 71 hours from now. At that time, most of the Heroes' attention will be focused on the competition."
Allen nodded lightly: "Understood."
Gyoro Gyoro could not hide his excitement, his short limbs trembling slightly: "Excellent! With you leading, this operation is sure to succeed!"
"Don't get too happy too soon," Allen said coldly. "The Hero Association isn't stupid; they must have anticipated a possible attack."
"We have already considered that," Gyoro Gyoro brought up several design blueprints. "We plan to launch simultaneous attacks at multiple locations to disperse their forces, and furthermore..."
The mechanical arm switched screens, showing a familiar silver-haired figure: "According to the latest intelligence, Garou has also appeared in Z-City. Given his personality, he is likely to cause trouble at the Martial Arts Tournament, which will be another opportunity for us."
Allen's gaze lingered on Garou's image for a moment: "He's mine."
Gyoro Gyoro was stunned for a moment: "You want to deal with Garou personally?"
"Is there a problem?" Allen retorted, his crimson eyes narrowing slightly.
"No, of course not!" Gyoro Gyoro quickly said. "It's just... according to our intelligence, Garou seems to have had some contact with the Hero Association recently. We don't know what agreement they reached."
Allen snorted coldly: "Whatever agreement they have, it won't change the outcome."
The control room fell into a brief silence. Gyoro Gyoro's eyeball rotated, seemingly weighing something.
"There's one more thing," it finally said. "In the communications we intercepted, it was mentioned that the Hero Association recently recruited a batch of special talents."
This includes some wanted criminals and powerhouses from the underground world. They are also likely to appear at the Martial Arts Tournament."
Allen's expression remained unchanged: "Just a bunch of rabble."
"But among them is a ninja, Speed-o-Sound Sonic." Gyoro Gyoro brought up Sonic's information. "He seems particularly interested in you and has been asking about your whereabouts."
This time, Allen finally showed a hint of interest: "Sonic? He's a bit stronger than those others."
"Do we need to pay special attention to him?"
Allen shook his head: "No need. If he dares to come, I'll deal with him then."
Gyoro Gyoro seemed to want to say something else but ultimately just manipulated the mechanical arm to put away all the screens: "Then the plan is set. I will have Phoenix Man assist you; he is familiar with Z-City's terrain."
"No need," Allen turned and walked out of the control room. "I'll act alone."
"But..."
Allen stopped, tilted his head slightly: "Is there a problem? Do you know Z-City better than me, a former S-Class Hero?"
Gyoro Gyoro's eyeball contracted sharply: "N-no, then we'll do as you say."
Only after Allen's figure disappeared at the end of the passage did Gyoro Gyoro let out a long sigh.
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