"Where should I look in such a huge area?"
King gazed at the ruins before him.
At this moment, the heroes of the Hero Association had already begun to return one after another.
The rescue work was proceeding exceptionally smoothly, thanks to Metal Knight dispatching dozens of robots to participate in searching for survivors and assisting injured heroes.
Meanwhile, the monsterized B-Class Hero, Dark Mask, vanished from the sight of many heroes. The S-Class Heroes, including Bang, all had rather complicated expressions in their eyes.
After all, Dark Mask had been on the side of the Hero Association from beginning to end. All his actions were actually fighting side-by-side with them.
However, although Dark Mask had disappeared, he was replaced by King, who had returned to the battlefield and was currently searching continuously based on a faint aura.
"He couldn't have been shaken to death by the aftershocks, right?" King muttered to himself while searching.
"Genos, look quickly, I found it!"
"That's great, sensei. Eh? Isn't that King?"
"Hmm? Saitama, Genos?"
King was somewhat surprised as he saw Saitama lifting a dilapidated building with both hands.
"King! Long time no see, thank you for saving Genos." A happy smile appeared on Saitama's face.
Genos had already told him about King's feat of suppressing four Dragon-level threats alone.
"What are you guys doing?" King was a bit puzzled.
At this point, the Monster Association had been wiped out, and Z-City had been turned entirely into ruins. Even the defeated Psykos had been captured by the Hero Association. It was worth mentioning that the mastermind behind the Monster Association, Psykos, was actually a human with psychic powers.
What's more, the news was even more explosive: Psykos was not only a classmate of Fubuki, but both were also members of the Society for the Research of Special Powers, where Psykos was the Vice President and Fubuki was the President.
"I'm looking for my house, but it looks like it's no longer habitable." Saitama frowned.
It was hard to associate the fragmented building before him with a house.
King asked, "So, do you have nowhere to live now?"
Saitama nodded. "Yeah, do you have any recommendations? Maybe I should rent a place near your house, but the rent should ideally be a bit cheaper."
If he went to the city where King lived, wouldn't he be able to become his neighbor?
Then he could often visit him to play games and, by the way, avenge his previous losses.
"As for a place to stay, I actually have a recommendation, and it's free of charge."
King thought of a place that was particularly suitable for Saitama.
"Free of charge?! Genos, pack your bags immediately, we're moving right now."
"Yes, sensei!"
Saitama's expression instantly became serious as the two of them put on their bags and prepared to set off.
"...The place I'm talking about is the Hero Association. Now, any hero A-Class or above can move in for free." King was a bit speechless.
He remembered that after the meteor crisis in Z-City, the Hero Association had given him a large sum of money. At that time, he had given all that money to Saitama. Logically, it shouldn't have been spent so quickly.
"Oh? There's such a good thing? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Saitama was overjoyed.
After several operations, his hero rank had long since risen from B-Class to A-Class Rank 39.
"I'll put in a word with the Association, you guys can head over now. By the way, I'll also be moving into the Hero Association, so please take care of me in the future."
Actually, King had his own plans. The future situation was unpredictable. With Saitama guarding the Hero Headquarters, he could have a free hand to do other things.
Nowadays, God appeared frequently, and monsters were becoming more and more powerful. If the Hero Association's Headquarters were destroyed one day, that would be a huge mess.
"Hmph. Are you challenging me? Just you wait, King. I'll let you get a good taste of my newly researched finishing move, Infinite Combo." Saitama's expression was extremely confident.
King was speechless, but winning against him in a game was absolutely impossible.
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"Hmm? Finally found it."
After Saitama and Genos left, King finally sensed a faint aura. Clearing away the ruins, a black figure pounced over.
"You didn't die? But you seem to have shrunk, you've become so small."
King picked up the mini version of Rover, and the latter let out a series of whimpers. Clearly, King's full-power Ultimate Purgatory Hellfire Burst Wave Motion Cannon from before had almost killed it. Now, it had been beaten it into submission.
In fact, Rover was originally a monster nurtured by Psykos and controlled by psychokinesis, never having a clear concept of right and wrong.
"Alright, you'll just follow me from now on."
King patted Rover's head, and the latter happily stuck out its tongue.
[Ding! Mission completed. Tamed the Dragon-level monster Overgrown Rover. Reward: 1 million Talent Points, three random talents, and one pet.]
Just as King was about to leave with Rover, he sensed another faint aura of a monster.
"Unbelievable, a guy as powerful as King actually didn't go for the kill. Could it be that he really likes pets?"
From a distance within some broken walls and ruins, Black Sperm took in all of King's actions toward Rover, and a struggle began to repeat in his heart.
"I didn't expect the Monster Association to be wiped out, even Orochi is dead."
"Most of my remaining cells were destroyed by Metal Bat, and the Hero Association will continue to search for and clear out the remnants of the Monster Association. The days ahead will probably be difficult."
"Since Rover survived, it means King isn't the type to kill indiscriminately, or perhaps he disdains taking action against the weak. Should I take a gamble?"
"Only under his protection is it possible to wait for cell proliferation and make a comeback in the future."
"Kiki! Khi!"
Just as King was about to go check it out, a pitch-black figure came hopping and jumping in front of him while making noises.
"Holy crap! What the hell is this!" King was startled.
Looking closely, it was actually Black Sperm.
"I... I am a talking monkey..."
"..."
Looking at Black Sperm's clumsy acting, King's lips couldn't help but twitch.
'How's that? My acting should be enough to fool him, right? Since he's already adopted Rover, then having one more monkey at home shouldn't be a big deal for King, right?'
Black Sperm thought smugly to himself, feeling that his acting was very outstanding.
"I'm not blind. Black Sperm, it's rare that you're still alive." King helplessly patted his forehead.
There were problem children in the Hero Association, and there were actually such weird Dragon-level monsters in the Monster Association as well.
'Oh no! He recognized me! Whatever, I'm going for it.' Black Sperm secretly gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
"What Black Sperm? I am Black Monkey. Take me in, master. I can do any chores."