Chapter 341: A Hero Out of Interest (Second Update)

"Hey, is this really okay? This world seems to be the world of 【One Punch Man】. If we do this, won't we attract some S-Class Hero..."

The man wearing a hood sat on the rooftop, releasing several drones, while he watched the images on the monitor, constantly monitoring the streets within a three-kilometer radius.

As long as any powerful hero appeared, he would quickly issue a warning, and then the entire team would retreat.

The man's codename is 【Limo】, a Reincarnator specializing in sniping, who also works part-time in crowd control and Intelligence. His expression was calm, yet the questioning from his team members kept echoing in his mind.

This made him somewhat annoyed; not all Reincarnators can encounter team members who are suitable in every aspect, and the vast majority of Reincarnators only choose to group together because they are weak.

He is the same, therefore, he can understand the noisiness of 【Asuka】, and as the Captain, he still tries his best to soothe them.

"Rest assured, haven't we already scouted it out clearly? The Hero Association has long since disbanded. Among those S-Class Heroes, only a few, such as 【Superalloy Darkshine】, are still active today. Furthermore, as top-tier figures, without enough appearance fees, we won't encounter those powerful guys."

"What's more, it's not us who are attacking, it's the monsters. The Plot Characters won't even discover us..."

"That's right, Asuka, you're just too timid. This mission world is so big, how could our Luck be so bad? Just go ahead and boldly farm your Milestone."

The Reincarnator with the codename 【Asuka】 was hiding in a nearby shopping mall. He was quite lucky to have drawn the Innate Technique of 【Cursed Spirit Manipulation】 from a Drop Card.

This is the fundamental reason why he is still constantly being soothed by his team members even though he behaves so timidly.

Asuka stood by the window, watching the faceless black Cursed Spirit begin to slaughter wantonly on the street. His 【Killer Species】 Milestone was refreshing rapidly, which made him feel a bit nauseated, but at the same time, a kind of morbid pleasure began to emerge from a corner of his heart.

Moreover, he realized that 【Limo】 and the others were right; this kind of negative emotion would also enhance his Cursed Energy.

Asuka's pale complexion gradually eased, and he muttered to himself.

"That's right, these Plot Characters are just like NPCs; they can't be considered our own kind at all. We Reincarnators are the real people, and the Space's mission is meant to guide us to slaughter these NPCs to obtain rewards..."

I'm not wrong... This is the way Reincarnators grow...

He constantly soothed his own emotions, rescuing himself from the predicament called 【Morality】.

Pfft!

A man with a terrified expression suddenly felt a pain in his chest. He lowered his head and saw that a hole had already appeared in his chest. Only then did he see a tall, pitch-black Monster standing in front of him.

The man's body went limp, and he knelt on the ground, blood choking out from his mouth and nose.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his son just walking out of a fast-food restaurant, holding a burger in his hand.

"Run... Junjie, don't come over..."

His mouth opened and closed, hoping his voice could be heard, but in his gradually darkening vision, the little boy wearing a sun hat saw the tragic state of his father, dropped the burger and fries he had been longing for, and stumbled toward his father.

"Don't..."

Tears began to flow uncontrollably from the corners of the eyes of the man named Miyagi Shingo. He wanted to raise his hand, but he had no strength, and his body began to tremble.

"Is there anyone who can save my child? God, a hero, anyone will do, someone come and save Junjie..."

Miyagi Shingo's vision went completely black, but his hearing had not yet faded. Amidst the tremors of his body, he heard the sound of his son running to his side and beginning to cry.

At this moment, immense despair enveloped him.

"Ah, Daddy, Daddy..."

"Someone save my daddy!"

The little boy had the word 【hero】 on his hat, but looking at his father lying in a pool of blood, he couldn't call out any name at all.

Suddenly, a cold touch appeared on his forehead. He was lifted up by a powerful force and hung in the air, his head making a cracking sound as it was squeezed by that immense force.

He kicked his feet wildly, but it was of no use.

This scene was also seen by others around, but by now, more than a dozen corpses were already lying helter-skelter on the ground; some had their necks twisted, others had their bodies torn open, and the tragic sight made it impossible for anyone to approach.

"Hey, that's still a child, someone go save him!"

"Why don't you go? God knows what's over there!"

"It must be a Ghost or a monster; those dirty things have been getting more and more frequent lately..."

"Quick, call a hero! Is anyone calling a hero?"

"If you want to call, you do it! Who's going to pay the money? Are you going to pay it!"

People hiding far away in the shopping mall on the other side of the street were discussing it in a jumble. Some people couldn't bear it and dialed the emergency call, but most of them received no response, and the Hero Agency that promised to come didn't say how long it would take to arrive.

Who knows when this world became like this? Back when monsters were rampant, those heroes who descended from the sky disappeared at some point, leaving behind only those 【Professional Heroes】 who usually brag about themselves on various programs but never appear when real danger is encountered...

"Save me... Daddy..."

In his panic, Miyagi Junjie finally shouted a plea for help to the true hero in his heart.

The man on the ground, his heart shattered and his blood nearly drained, had his consciousness completely plunged into darkness. But at this moment, a voice suddenly entered his mind, entering the depths of his Soul.

That was his child calling to him for help, because of his death, his son was encountering danger...

Stand up, hurry up and stand up for me!

Miyagi Shingo roared. Suddenly, he stood up abruptly and saw that pitch-black Monster squeezing his son's head. He was furious, jumped up violently, and pried at the Monster's fingers with both hands.

He found himself terrifyingly light, with no strength at all. He lowered his head, only to see his own corpse still lying in its original place.

This is...

Whoosh~

In the sky, the air emitted a sharp whistle; something was rapidly tearing through the air and approaching from afar.

The people in the shopping mall looked up, only to see a silver line streak across the distant sky, and then a black dot appeared in the sky.

The black dot grew rapidly, and then slammed into the ground from the sky.

Boom!

The ground shook violently, and gravel shot in all directions, drawing a burst of terrified screams. The glass of the shopping mall also shattered piece by piece, and the intense shockwave carried dust, impacting the surroundings and making everyone cover their eyes and cough incessantly.

As the smoke and dust dissipated, a tall figure was seen standing in the center of the shattered, massive crater. The newcomer had an extremely robust physique, a white cape fluttering behind him in the wind. As he stood up, his face appeared dazzling and eye-catching under the sunlight.

What was even more striking was that this person lifted the little boy who had been struggling in the air with one hand, while his other hand seemed to have pierced into the body of something.

"What kind of villain would kill a child in front of the corpse and Soul of their father..."

The man's voice was low, firm, and very magnetic, making people unable to help but keep listening, and what he said was also very agreeable.

Although everyone was afraid of the Monster and chose to hide, unable to step forward to help, they all felt sympathy for the man who died tragically and his son who had fallen into danger.

Pfft!

The man pulled out his left hand, purple-black blood sprayed into the air, and then that pitch-black Monster revealed its form before everyone.

"Ah, it really is a Monster!"

"Is that a weirdo or a demon?"

"Who is that guy, which agency is he from, has anyone called yet?"

Amidst the crowd's heated discussion, Bai Cangshu set the boy down; he looked at the man who was about to turn into a Resentful Spirit, reached out his hand, and pressed down on the Souls of both the boy and the man simultaneously.

"Dad... Daddy!"

The boy wailed, seeing his father once more; under the sunlight, the man's Soul flickered in and out of existence, standing before his weeping son, also constantly wiping away tears.

Finally, the man's Soul bowed to Bai Cangshu and slowly vanished.

Bai Cangshu gently stroked the boy's head, then turned to look at the crowd of people who had emerged from various places to curiously size him up.

"Hey, big guy, who are you? Are you a newly debuted Professional Hero?!"

Bai Cangshu looked at the gazes of the crowd and knew his goal was about to be achieved.

He spread his arms and examined his attire: a blue and white bodysuit and a white cape; given the rush, it hadn't been easy to find these two pieces of clothing that resembled a hero's costume.

He revealed a righteous smile and, facing the people's mobile phones, spoke the line he had painstakingly planned to say.

"I am not some Professional Hero, nor do I have a hero name."

"I am just a... hero for fun."

(End of chapter)