Chapter 79: The World Cannot Tolerate Such an Awesome Person Existing
"Ding, congratulations, Host, on obtaining a three-star monster card: Strange Dragon!"
King felt no strong emotions about the death of the Strange Dragon. He had already wished to beat this good-for-nothing to death long before, so after the Strange Dragon died, he calmly stepped forward, obtained the card, and immediately turned to leave. He didn't even pause to entertain the enthusiastic citizens.
It wasn't that he was aloof, but that there were too many citizens. If he were to stop and entertain them, they would surely swarm him. At that time, he might not die by the hands of a monster, but instead be trampled to death. That would be truly tragic.
Moreover, fame was something that was meaningless to him now. His fame had already reached its peak, with virtually no room for further ascent. Besides, fame was of no use to him; it was just a big burden. Whenever the Hero Association encountered a monster they couldn't resolve, they would always think of him. They would beg him for help. He's just a shut-in, where would he get the strength to deal with those powerful monsters? Therefore, his immense reputation had become a burden in his life, both heavy and troublesome.
The citizens stared blankly at King's retreating figure, his "heartless" back that seemed oblivious to human emotions. *This must be what a strong person is like,* they thought, *both aloof and arrogant, both righteous and emotionless. In order to gain greater power to resist monsters, he distances himself from crowds and trains in solitude, enduring hardship. As a result, although his strength became formidable, he gradually lost his human touch, developing a sort of social anxiety disorder. King had indeed paid a heavy price to protect us!*
In the sky above M-City, King was unaware of the citizens' chaotic thoughts. He had already set his direction towards home and slowly flew away.
This time, the Dragon-human invasion, though it had some minor twists and turns, yielded very generous rewards. Over twenty monster cards were obtained. More importantly, four Demon-level monster cards were obtained. In situations where God-level monsters don't appear and Dragon-level monsters are rare, the combat power of a Demon-level monster is almost enough to sweep the world. Now, with the addition of that one Leopard Head Porcupine monster card, he had a total of five Demon-level monster cards. Coupled with the dozens of Tiger-Wolf level monster cards, it was enough for him to confidently make big moves.
He pulled up his attribute panel. Previously, in order to upgrade his skills, he had intentionally leveled up to Level 10. Afterwards, by gaining experience from the Demon-level Dragon-human monster, he leveled up to Level 12, obtaining a considerable number of attribute points.
Name: king
English Name: King
Level: 12
Experience: 2788/7000
Stamina: 16
Strength: 7
Speed: 16
Defense: 38
Luck: Hidden attribute, cannot be viewed, cannot be changed
Attribute Points: 0
Skills:
1. Liquid Shot Lv1: Shoots liquid to attack enemies.
2. Explosive Energy Ball Lv2: Gathers surrounding energy and shoots an energy ball like a laser cannon.
3. Strengthening Transformation Lv2: Strengthens one's own abilities, elevating the power of skills to a higher level.
4. Flight Lv2: As an envoy of Earth, one can fly freely within Earth.
Skill Points: 10
Cards: Four-star Monster Card - Hope-Destroying Judge; Three-star Monster Card - Tyrant Dragon...
Special Card: No-Star Card x1
Warm Reminder: 1. Normal human attributes are 5 for each item; the full value is 100.
2. The magnitude of skill power is determined by the level, not affected by the character's appearance, but the number of skill releases is affected by stamina attributes!
"No-Star Card?"
King browsed through his attribute panel and then discovered the No-Star Card that the system had awarded him when he leveled up to Level 10. At that time, when the system's notification sounds kept ringing continuously, his attention was on "minor fame," and he had somewhat neglected the No-Star Card.
"Can only perform mirror-image duplication on the target to successfully create the corresponding card?"
After reading the introduction to the No-Star Card, his eyes lit up. An image of a reflective head immediately appeared in his mind—Saitama! This kind of card was simply born for Saitama!
However, he hadn't thought that before, when he was mooching off Saitama, he hadn't reacted at all to use the No-Star Card to duplicate Saitama, causing the opportunity to be missed in vain. Now he had to go find him himself. What a pain!
"Sigh, forget it. Let's go to Z City to find Saitama and discuss the important matters related to hairstyle."
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A secret research institute on the outskirts of M-City.
A young man with dark green hair, wearing a suit and glasses, stared intently at the computer screen displaying King's full body photo.
He clenched the edge of the desk tightly, his eyes revealing a burning passion. "It's not wrong. Such immense power, he must have broken through the limiter. He is a newly evolved human being. I need his genes, I need his body. I will use him as an experimental subject. He could become the catalyst for human evolution. #28, dispatch our agent to obtain King's genetic material. I will study his genes and further advance our species' evolution experiments."
"Understood."
In the shadows, a man with an appearance identical to the young man, wearing an ancient white prisoner's uniform with the number "#28" on his chest, nodded his head.
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Somewhere in the world.
"Chuck, are there any other formidable assassin groups in M-City?"
"Sir, recently a killer organization called Fa Fa Assassin Group has been gaining considerable momentum. Within a little over a month, they rose from a new organization to become the overlord of M-City's assassin world, even renowned throughout the global assassin community."
"Fa Fa Assassin Group? Humph, just like that Wang Wang Assassin Group last time, it's useless. Offer one billion, and have them eliminate King."
"Sir, why must we insist on killing King? He is a righteous individual and does not harm our interests."
"There isn't much reason. If you really want a reason, then the reason is... the world cannot tolerate such an awesome person existing! Do you understand?"
"Understood, I will contact Fa Fa Assassin Group right away."
The room fell silent once more.
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P-City.
A large research institute.
A half-bald man, with a ring of fluffy white hair around the back of his head and ears, an aquiline nose, protruding teeth, and a ferocious, sinister expression on his face, looked at King on the screen, thoughtfully. "My newly developed Model G robot is complete, and the first G1 has been produced. However, its combat experience is severely lacking and needs to collect combat data by fighting a strong opponent. To perfect the Model G robot's combat style, King is probably the strongest man in the world. If it's about collecting combat data, he is absolutely the best experimental subject."
He let out a sinister laugh. "Then, King, please trouble yourself to be a test subject for my latest scientific research results—G1!"
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City A.
Special Sales Supermarket!
Saitama, holding a supermarket special promotion flyer, looked at the closed supermarket, clutching his head in despair. "It's closed! It's clearly still within the special sales period, but they've actually closed. What? I traveled so far, and I didn't buy anything! My special sale cabbage, special sale hot pot seasoning..."
"Big brother, M-City is suffering a Dragon-human invasion. Most citizens have already fled to shelters. How could the supermarket possibly be open?!"
"As a good-for-nothing, I've received many tips these past two days. Sigh, I feel so guilty. I'll continue to reflect on my mistakes!"
(end of chapter)