Chapter 958: The Curtain Falls on the Hero Association

The Dark Side of the One Punch Man world does not refer to a world in another spatial dimension, but rather hidden strongholds established by criminal organizations in various cities, serving to fence stolen goods, sell stolen goods, and accept various commissions that cannot see the light of day.

In a tavern at a Dark Side stronghold on the underground first basement level, a super-large electronic screen hung before the bar, displaying recent assassination bounties.

Suddenly, the bounty board jumped, and a new assassination target appeared at the very top; the string of zeros behind the newly appeared assassination target immediately attracted the attention of many criminals present.

At a corner of the tavern, a figure wearing a trench coat and dressed very tightly suddenly stood up, and after paying the bill, left in a hurry.

Zombieman rode his modified off-road motorcycle and galloped to Z-City under the moonlight.

The Ghost Town area had changed greatly in appearance after three months.

A large number of high-rise buildings rose from the ground, and at the very center was the completed Security Corps Headquarters Building.

It was a giant metal spiral tower, and Zombieman swiped his ID card to enter the tower.

Coincidentally, he ran into Fless coming over this way to turn in a quest.

"Zombieman, it's so late at night, your expression is so serious, did something happen?"

After seeing Zombieman, Flashy Fless noticed his expression seemed off, and couldn't help but ask a question.

"The Dark Side has posted an assassination bounty on Mr. Broly; I'm here to report this intelligence information."

Zombieman did not hide it and answered directly.

", he only has a bounty now?"

"No, Fless, what you're saying—does that mean he should have had a bounty long ago?"

"Heroes are always targeted by various criminals; judging by the number of criminals Broly has dealt with, I thought he would have been on the Dark Side's assassination bounty list long ago, but unexpectedly it's only now."

Fless seemed to be talking about something very ordinary, turned to look at Zombieman, and then asked: "But, for such a small matter, is it worth you running over here late at night to report?"

"I wouldn't come for an ordinary bounty, but the bounty posted tonight has a very high reward."

"How much?"

"11 digits."

"That is indeed quite a lot."

Fless nodded; his own assassination bounty in the Dark Side was only 10 digits.

"But although the reward is high, you wouldn't think any assassin could complete the assassination of Broly, right?"

"I naturally don't worry about ordinary assassins, but this assassination commission has priority designation for some terrifyingly powerful assassins."

"Terrifyingly powerful assassins?"

"Fless, I remember you're also from a ninja background, right, 7"

"Mm."

"Have you heard of the Ninja King?"

"I have, what's wrong?"

"This assassination commission designates the Ninja King for priority acceptance; since you've heard of him, you should know how terrifying his assassination skills are—"

"Cough, let me interrupt; if it's the Ninja King, I think you don't need to worry."

"Why?"

"Because that guy is already dead."

", when?"

"This afternoon."

"You took him down?"

"I wanted to take him down, but that guy's strength was decent; I couldn't finish him off in a short time and caused some destruction in the city. Later, the Captain received news, came as support, and took care of him."

"So, you and Mr. Broly fought the Ninja King in an aerial battle and defeated him?"

"No aerial battle."

"Then what?"

"After the Captain flew to the scene, he took care of the other party in a single exchange."

After hearing Fless's brief summary, Zombieman remained silent for a while before asking: "So, that Ninja King, his strength is actually not that great?"

"A guy who can use over a dozen ninjutsu instantly in one second should be considered powerful; at least, among the Dragon-level monsters I've dealt with before, none were more troublesome than that guy."

Zombieman: "—"

His relationship with Fless was fine, and he didn't think Fless was someone who would belittle himself to elevate others.

"So, I came to report the intelligence about Mr. Broly being targeted by an assassination bounty; is that actually unnecessary?"

"Not exactly unnecessary; it can only be said that your reporting speed after receiving the intelligence isn't as fast as the Ninja King's death speed."

"The assassination bounty was posted an hour ago, and the Ninja King seems to have died this afternoon; even if I reported immediately, I couldn't catch up to that speed, right?"

"Well, indeed, but that doesn't mean your intelligence-gathering ability is useless; to be honest, if it weren't for Zombieman you gathering the black material about the Hero Association opening a gambling den, using battles between heroes and monsters as gambling tools, I might not have left the Hero Association so readily—"

Zombieman's combat strength isn't great, but his agent capability is maxed out; in terms of infiltrating and gathering intelligence, he is definitely an expert.

Child Emperor used the various Hero Association black materials the other party deeply investigated to win over almost all classes of heroes, causing the current situation of the Hero Association being isolated and abandoned by relatives and friends.

If the credit for overthrowing the Hero Association were made into a circular statistical chart, then Zombieman's individual contribution would definitely be as high as over 30%.

The stay duration in the One Punch Man world decreased day by day, but Broly's days in this world became increasingly comfortable.

The targets were all striving for things that would bring their own happiness; Fubuki became Vice Captain of the Security Corps, and Seksu became Fubuki's deputy.

Vivian was still a hero, but changed platforms; she felt more comfortable doing it. Mosquito Girl took a liking to cooking and now serves as the Head of the Security Corps Headquarters Cafeteria.

Tatsumaki's hero work was no different from when she was in the Hero Association, but because disaster assessments were more precise, her workload as a hero actually decreased.

The only thing Broly regretted was that Tatsumaki and Seksu's relationship was still not great; if he had intimate contact with Seksu, Tatsumaki would be unwilling to have intimate contact with him.

In contrast, Fubuki's relationship with Seksu was quite good; when Broly and the two spent time together, he could even sense a lesbian vibe from their interaction.

Of course, regarding such feelings arising between wives, Broly didn't oppose it; on the contrary, he was very happy to welcome anything that could make everyone more loving and happy together.

"Tatsumaki, what attitude does Bakuhatsu hold regarding his son declaring he will join the Hero Association?"

On the bed, Broly stroked Tatsumaki, who lay resting on him like a young beast, her small head of soft green hair, and casually asked.

"I threw the Hero Association black material you gave me at him, and Bakuhatsu said he would handle his son joining the Hero Association himself, guaranteeing he wouldn't cause trouble for the Security Corps side."

Previously, Bakuhatsu had found Tatsumaki, and at her invitation, this 40-year-old hero uncle who did it as a hobby jumped ship to the Security Corps side.

However, his son Bu Lu seemed somewhat rebellious; after NeoHeroes was aborted, he chose to cooperate with the Hero Association, which had already collapsed, but instead high-profile announced he was joining it, becoming the new S-Class Rank 1 hero.

"Tatsumaki, how do you think Bakuhatsu will educate his own son?"

Broly's tail gently stroked Tatsumaki's smooth back, stroking while asking.

"Bakuhatsu still likes to reason with people quite a bit; perhaps he will pull his son aside and lecture him with some grand principles."

Tatsumaki thought for a moment, then answered.

"Reasoning, then I should ask him for some advice."

"Ask about what?"

"The way of reasoning."

", why are you asking about this?"

"Of course it's for the future, so that if our children end up in a situation similar to Bakuhatsu's son, we can accumulate experience on how to respond."

Tatsumaki: "————"

"No, our children—that's something that hasn't even begun, and you're already thinking about this?"

Fubuki lay on the side, also somewhat speechless.

"Indeed, not a single stroke has been written yet, so, do you want to have this stroke?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, do you want to become mothers now?"

Hearing this, both Fubuki and Tatsumaki were stunned.

At the same time, they were a bit panicked.

Pleasure, they had enjoyed it, but they also knew that dual cultivating with Broly could prevent pregnancy.

So, they hadn't worried about suddenly becoming mothers.

However, Broly asking them this question so directly made it hard for the two to answer for a while.

"It's okay, even if you don't want to be mothers, you are both my wives."

In the Crystal Palace, not every wife wants to be a mother, and Broly actually didn't insist on this matter.

"I want to wait a bit longer; if I get pregnant now, it would be inconvenient for me to work."

"As for older sister, she's already 28 this year, and before long she'll be 29, right?"

"Fubuki, what do you mean by that?"

"Nothing, just reminding older sister that you should have a child too; if you don't have one soon, you'll become an advanced-age pregnant woman."

"You little brat, who are you calling advanced-age?!"

"Sorry, I misspoke, older sister, stop tickling me, ha, hahaha————"

After using psychic power to teach her younger sister a lesson, Tatsumaki also began to think about this question.

"Broly, do you think I can be a good mother?"

"For Older Sister Tatsumaki, definitely yes."

"Why are you so sure?"

Tatsumaki raised an eyebrow and retorted.

"Because you are very protective of your own; most of the good mothers I've seen have this quality."

Broly answered seriously.

"Really or fake?"

Tatsumaki was somewhat doubtful, doubting that Broly wanted to trick her into having children.

"Really."

But Broly's unwavering gaze made her believe him a bit.

"Then, how about I try being one?"

Tatsumaki answered hesitantly.

"Fine."

Broly responded to her directly with actual action.

And besides Tatsumaki wanting to try being a mother, Mosquito Girl and Seksu also wanted to be mothers after learning about it later.

As for Vivian, she was like Fubuki, planning to do what she wanted first—the former being a hero, the latter becoming a person above others.

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Just at Broly's House, five people, three of them started preparing for pregnancy.

Bakuhatsu's son Bu Lu was also visited by his own father.

"Bu Lu, sorry, being a hero running around everywhere, I ignored your situation."

"It's fine, Father, you are a hero, I can understand your situation, and sincerely respect you."

"As for the Hero Association matter."

"I won't withdraw."

"Bu Lu, perhaps you don't understand the situation of the Hero Association; I think you should look at these."

Bakuhatsu took out the black material Tatsumaki gave and handed it to his own son.

"Not needed, I understand the Hero Association's situation very well."

"Since you're aware, why still join the Hero Association?"

"That's naturally because I want to prove that I am your son, and a son who surpasses his teacher."

"And the current Hero Association is the best stage; when you, Father, have abandoned the Hero Association, yet I can revive it, isn't that precisely proof of this point?"

"How do you plan to do it?"

"All evil shall be punished; I'll first clean up the worms inside the Hero Association once."

"How do you want to clean them up?"

"Kill."

Blast:

"

"That's how it is; my son's brain is somewhat bipolar now, before he could make a move on those people in the Hero Association, I used my fist to persuade him to calm down, my education, honestly, isn't anything special."

"I see."

Broly looked at the crew-cut boy beside Blast, beaten bruised and swollen, looking like he'd learned his lesson, and nodded.

He felt that someone like Blast, in terms of educating people, was about the same as him, a Saiyan — both reason first, then physics.

The Hero Association's residual elements escaped the rebellious-phase youth's killing intent, but sadly they escaped the first day, not the fifteenth.

Not long after Blast settled his own son, a group of ninja intruded into the Hero Association headquarters, killing off all those with black marks.

By the time the Security Corps received the news and arrived at the scene, Hero Association executives like McCoy were already decapitated.

However, the Security Corps soon investigated the truth of this slaughter.

The Ninja Village's residual faction, from the Hero Association's secretly issued assassination bounty on Broly, detected information that Hero Association executives were very rich.

Compared to taking huge risks to deal with the Security Corps Commander, those ninja chose to kill the wealthy employers who issued the commissions, ultimately causing this shocking case of murder for money.

The Dark Side therefore suffered greatly; large numbers of lawbreakers lurking in the Dark Side were exterminated on a large scale by the Security Corps using this as reason.

By the time the outside world reacted, this crackdown on evil operation was already mostly complete; large numbers of lawbreakers were violently solved.

As for the true culprits who manufactured the murders, the Shadow Ninja hid their merit and fame, giving all the glory to the nearly exterminated Ninja Village faction.

One Punch World's social wind qi, after a pile of lawbreakers were killed off, cleared up for the better.

This day, the righteous scientist Dr. Kuseno, while in the research institute helping the Security Corps develop small recording devices similar to body cameras ————

"Bang~"

A war machine armed to the teeth suddenly broke through the ceiling and intruded inside.

But facing this sudden change, Dr. Kuseno didn't panic too much.

He slowly put down the tools assembling precision instruments in his hand, straightened his white coat, then leisurely asked: "Dr. Bofoi, we were once partners after all; you violently intruding into my research institute like this, isn't it a bit too rude?"

"Dr. Kuseno, do you think I should call you this, or is it more appropriate to call you by the title Machine God which better suits your identity?"

"A name is just a code name; I don't mind which code name you use to address me."

"So, you who wear the Kuseno persona, whose formal identity is an AI that awakened self-will, agreed to become the Security Corps' Chief Scientist — what is your purpose ultimately?"

The war machine manipulated by Metal Knight raised its hand, pointing the large-caliber muzzle at the pot-lid-head Dr. Kuseno, directly questioning.