[Ding! Are you sure you want to exchange for the talent of the S-Class Rank 17 hero, Puri-Puri Prisoner?]
'Hmm? S-Class Rank 17?' King was stunned.
He had been so preoccupied with his joy that he had forgotten to carefully check the exchange values for S-Class talents.
The talent for S-Class Rank 17 requires 10,000 Talent Points. S-Class Rank 16, Metal Bat, requires 500,000 Talent Points... S-Class Rank 10, Pig God, requires 500,000 Talent Points...
King was speechless. The three S-Class talents the system gave him at the start, along with the frequent S-Class Talent Trial Cards he had received later, had made him subconsciously believe that S-Class talents were easy to obtain. Now, looking closely at the talent exchanges in the system, everything except Puri-Puri Prisoner's talent was priced astronomically.
Only now did he realize how precious the three S-Class talents he had already obtained were.
S-Class Rank 16, Metal Bat
Talent: Fighting Spirit.
Price: 500,000 Talent Points
S-Class Rank 8, Zombieman
Talent: Undying Body
Price: 1,000,000 Talent Points
S-Class Rank 7, King
Talent: Strongest Summoning Technique
Price: 5,000,000 Talent Points
Three S-Class talents, and the points required for each were astronomical. To put it in perspective, King had slain so many monsters and had only accumulated 10,000 talent points so far.
"Sigh, when will I ever be able to exchange for an S-Class talent?" King patted his forehead in frustration.
5here was no hope of exchanging for a new talent now, but Pig God's skill could still be used nine times, making future Devour uses incredibly precious.
[Ding! When Host's spending reaches 10,000 talent points, the Mission System will be unlocked. The system will randomly issue missions. Mission rewards include Talent Points and Talent Growth Value, and may even grant extra talents.]
King paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and made a decision. 'Fine. Spend the 10,000 talent points to increase the talent growth value of Fighting Spirit.'
However, Fighting Spirit was a good talent. If he could obtain Saitama's talent in the future and add the bonus from Fighting Spirit, it would be world-shattering.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for spending 10,000 Talent Points. The Mission System is now open.]
[Current Talent Growth Value for Fighting Spirit is 2%.]
'Holy crap! 10,000 talent points and you only gave me 2%? You damn system, give me back my talent points!'
King was going crazy. 10,000 talent points only added a tiny bit of progress. If he had known, he would have been better off exchanging for Puri-Puri Prisoner's talent. At least it was an S-Class talent. At worst, he would have just fought monsters wearing a pair of underwear and a mask. He could have just changed his title on the Hero Association's official website to the Underwear Mask.
[Ding! System mission issued: Defeat Speed-o-Sound Sonic without using a Talent Trial Card. Reward: 3,000 Talent Points and one Random Talent Trial Card.]
'Three thousand?' King pondered for a moment.
Killing a peak Demon-level monster like Mosquito Girl only gave 1,000. From this perspective, doing missions was a faster way to get talent points.
"Fine, I'll set out now to find Sonic."
At this point in time, Sonic's strength was at most on par with Genos. Without his weapons, he couldn't even deal with the Demon-level Deep Sea King. King was confident in dealing with such an enemy.
Moreover, the mission objective was to defeat him, not kill him. Even without using a Talent Trial Card, the probability of success was high.
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In F-City, inside a skyscraper, the richest man, Zeniru, was pacing back and forth anxiously.
"Zeniru-san, please flee quickly. Our mercenaries have been defeated. Those terrorists are about to attack."
"But if I run away like this, it'll leave a bad impression on others." A blond man in pajamas looked reluctant.
Just then, a man in black appeared in the room.
"There's no need for that. Consider yourself lucky, your employment period hasn't ended yet."
"Oh! Sonic, can I leave it all to you? After all, they are terrorists with extreme power."
"Hmph. It's their lives you should be worried about."
Whoosh!
Sonic vanished.
...
Meanwhile, in a forest not far from F-City, a group of bald men had their path blocked.
"Who is this masked guy? Is he one of Zeniru's dogs?"
"B-Class bounty? Hammerhead."
King was a bit surprised. He had originally planned to go straight to F-City to find Sonic's trail but before he could reach his destination, he happened to run into the Paradise Group's riot. He hadn't intended to meddle, but seeing the Battle Suits they were wearing, he changed his mind.
'A Battle Suit that can increase strength... I wonder how much it can boost my combat power.' King's interest was piqued.
Hammerhead was just an ordinary person, yet after putting on the Battle Suit, he could trade blows with Sonic.
"You bastard, do you want to die? Boss, leave him to us! Boys, get him!"
The group rushed toward King without fear.
One of them threw a punch at him, but it hit nothing but air.
"The power is enough to destroy a building, but unfortunately, there's no protection for the head."
King avoided the brunt of the attack and punched the bald man's head, causing it to explode.
"Too slow. In the end, are they still just ordinary people?"
Bang... Bang...
King's figure darted through the crowd.
Hammerhead's lackeys couldn't react at all and were decapitated one after another.
"Damn it, who the hell is this guy? How can he be so strong?"
Cold sweat broke out on Hammerhead's forehead. Before he could even make a move, King was already standing in front of him.
"You son of a bitch!"
Hammerhead roared, slamming both hammers toward the ground. The earth cracked in all directions, forcing King to retreat.
Whoosh... Whoosh...
Massive boulders came whistling toward him. King used his agile movement to dodge, while Hammerhead uprooted a large tree with his bare hands and smashed it down.
Rumble!
With a loud crash, dust filled the air.
Hammerhead stood where he was, panting heavily.
"Finally dead. How dare you destroy the Paradise Group I worked so hard to build."
"Your skull is quite hard, isn't it?"
"What?!"
Hammerhead turned his head, only to see a fist. Then, his vision plunged into darkness.
"Ultimately, just an ordinary person."
King looked at the very dead Hammerhead and unhesitatingly stripped the Battle Suit off his body.
[Ding! System has detected a Battle Suit. It can be exchanged for Talent Points or synthesized.]