Chapter 114

Following Chu Yang's order, before Blizzard could even react, Sonic quietly appeared in front of her.

A pair of strange pupils appeared in Blizzard's line of sight.

Genjutsu activated!

Blizzard was shocked and wanted to use her telekinesis to raise a protective shield for defense.

Her hand had just been raised to perform a spellcasting motion, but her gaze became blank.

"Not bad."

Chu Yang nodded slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.

Being able to master genjutsu to this extent in just one month was enough to prove that Sonic's talent was indeed extraordinary.

But he also had very obvious weaknesses.

To make someone with strong mental power like Blizzard fall into genjutsu, with Sonic's current genjutsu attainments, he had to remain in a casting state at all times.

If someone attacked him at this time, he would have no way to defend.

In short, his genjutsu could only serve as support in battle.

After controlling Blizzard, Chu Yang had Dr. Genus take out an arm-thick syringe and draw a large tube of blood from her.

Blizzard's originally rosy cheeks quickly turned pale, her limbs weak and powerless; under Sonic's control, she barely stood, swaying.

After drawing the blood, Armored Gorilla, who was responsible for assisting, took the syringe from Dr. Genus and prepared to take it to the lab for storage.

As he walked, he muttered, "What a ruthless guy. Drawing this much blood, wouldn't it kill her..."

Dr. Genus grinned at Chu Yang, smiling like a refined scoundrel.

"Are you sick? You used the syringe for drawing monster blood to draw hers. Are you trying to kill her?"

Chu Yang cursed loudly.

Dr. Genus's smile stiffened, and he became visibly embarrassed, answering weakly, "You didn't tell me to stop just now."

Chu Yang said as a matter of course, "You drew the blood, what does that have to do with me?"

Genus: "..."

"Forget it, I'm not joking. You have no sense of humor." Chu Yang shook his head helplessly, then had Sonic release the genjutsu.

Blizzard, whose consciousness had fallen into chaos, gradually woke up, and extreme weakness followed; it felt as if thousands of pounds of weight had been added to her body.

Her eyelids were so heavy she could barely lift them, yet Blizzard still struggled to raise her head and ask, "What... did you do to me?"

Chu Yang said, "You fell down yourself; no one touched you. Don't try to frame us; this is a society ruled by law."

The listless Blizzard wanted to curse, but she was now too weak to even speak clearly; she glared at Chu Yang with all her might, rolled her eyes, and fainted.

Sonic and Dr. Genus looked at each other.

Chu Yang smacked his lips. "It was just a tube of blood, she's got quite a temper. Find her a room, and by the way, research a device to suppress telekinesis."

Genus nodded immediately. "Yes, my lord."

Meanwhile, the driver waiting outside the building, not seeing Blizzard come out for a long time, realized something was wrong and hurriedly called the Hero Association headquarters.

"Hello, please help me contact the S-class rank 2 hero, Terrible Tornado."

"I know she's busy, but this matter is very important."

"She's not at headquarters? Then please send other heroes to support."

"Her sister... is in trouble!"

Hanging up the distress call, the driver drove away in a panic, not daring to stay.

About two hours passed.

Three figures appeared here.

A-class rank 3 hero, Iaian.

A-class rank 4 hero, Okama Itachi.

A-class rank 5 hero, Bushidrill.

Because Chu Yang was now A-class rank 1, pushing Amai Mask to second, these three people's rankings had automatically dropped by one.

All three of them were disciples of the S-class rank 4 hero, "Atomic Samurai."

As it happened, the three brothers were on a mission in a nearby city and just happened to receive this rescue mission.

"Is it too much of a fuss for the three of us to be dispatched to rescue a B-class hero?"

"Hellish Blizzard is B-class rank 1, but her true strength is definitely A-class. Don't take it lightly."

"What's there to brag about for a hero who can only sit firmly in B-class rank 1 by forming cliques."

"Speaking of which, we don't even know who the enemy is. Judging by that driver's description, the other party doesn't seem to be a monster."

The three talked as they approached the House of Evolution, and it wasn't until they crossed more than half the forest that they saw the building standing in the dark night.

"Building a house in such a desolate place—either they're a fool, or there's something fishy."

Okama Itachi looked at the building in front of him with disdain.

"Be careful."

Iaian solemnly warned the two, walked to the front of the team, and carefully entered the building.

Okama Itachi and Bushidrill followed closely behind.

The three searched the empty building carefully but found no signs of any activity.

"The building is empty. There are very intense signs of battle on the first floor and outside, but they weren't left today."

"From the wreckage around, it can be seen that the strength of both sides in the battle should be at Demon-level, or perhaps even higher."

"This place is very wrong. Should we contact headquarters?"

"Hey, hey, aren't you afraid of being laughed at? We are three A-class top-five heroes."

Okama Itachi and Bushidrill started arguing because of a disagreement.

"The situation is unclear, and you still have the mood to argue? Have you forgotten the teacher's usual teachings?"

Iaian scolded the two with a dark face.

Okama Itachi and Bushidrill immediately shut up; the current situation was indeed not suitable for continued arguing.

"Don't rush to notify headquarters yet. Continue to investigate; at least we have to find traces of Miss Blizzard and get to the bottom of things."

"No matter how strong the opponent is, they won't be able to keep all three of us here at the same time."

The two agreed with Iaian's view, so they split up to search, hoping to find some clues.

The reason Blizzard could accurately find the basement entrance was because she had powerful telekinesis and Sonic leading the way in front.

And the Bushidrill trio clearly didn't have such conditions.

However, their actions disturbed Dr. Genus and Chu Yang, who were conducting experiments.

Chu Yang had to find Sonic and give him another scolding, telling him to deal with the three uninvited guests on the ground.

"As a ninja, you are full of loopholes. Disappointing!"

"The profession of a tour guide is more suitable for you."

Chu Yang's criticism completely stimulated Sonic, whose eyes turned red, and killing intent overflowed.

At this time, Dr. Genus checked the identities of the three through the computer and immediately advised, "Mr. Sonic, don't be impulsive. All three of them are A-class top-five heroes."

"Their teacher is also an S-class hero."

"We have already offended an S-class hero, Tornado. If we offend another S-class hero, I'm afraid..."

Sonic was worried about adding trouble to Chu Yang and looked at Chu Yang silently.

"What are you looking at?!"

"Capture them all, for experiments!"

"Found it!"

"There's a door here."

Iaian accidentally kicked a raised floorboard and discovered the entrance hidden under his feet.

Okama Itachi and Bushidrill rushed over upon hearing the news.

The three showed joy and stood at the entrance, discussing how to go down.

Okama Itachi was impatient; seeing the entrance right in front of him, he couldn't wait at all and bent down to pull open the basement door directly.

A gust of wind blew by.

A faint killing intent came from the darkness.

Iaian drew his katana to block in front of him at the first moment.

Okama Itachi and Bushidrill were still in a daze.

A cold blade appeared abruptly in front of them.

A cold light suddenly shone!

"Dodge!"

Iaian stepped forward and, at the critical moment, blocked the sneak attack for the two.

The moment the two katanas clashed, Iaian, using the faint firelight, saw the enemy's appearance.

It was a young and delicate face.

Not a monster!

"Stop, we are not bad people..."

Before Iaian could finish his sentence, the enemy in front of him suddenly disappeared again.

His pupils shrank sharply, and the hair on his back stood up!

The missing katana was pressing against his armor vest, ready to pierce his heart at any time!

Lost!

Just one encounter, and he was beaten with no power to fight back!

Iaian's face was livid.

It wasn't until they saw Iaian being held at knifepoint that Okama Itachi and Bushidrill realized and drew their katanas.

Iaian groaned in pain; the katana pressed against his back easily broke through his armor and pierced into his flesh.

Okama Itachi and Bushidrill froze on the spot, not daring to make any further moves.

Sonic looked at them coldly. "Running into someone else's territory casually, you should be prepared to pay the price?"

Iaian endured the pain in his back and explained in a deep voice, "We are here to find someone. You should know where she is..."

"Oh~ that idiot woman?" Sonic said indifferently. "She doesn't know the rules like you guys, so I gave her a little punishment."

Okama Itachi seemed to remember something and shouted, "I've seen your file. You are the C-class second-to-last hero 'Speed-o'-Sound Sonic,' right?"

"That's right, I am the famous Speed-o'-Sound Sonic." Sonic raised the corners of his mouth involuntarily, even emphasizing the word "ninja."

Bushidrill asked in confusion, "We are all heroes of the Hero Association, why are you doing this?"

"Ha?" Sonic laughed with disdain. "What are we all? Don't compare me with you trash, okay?"

"Who says all heroes have to love each other?"

Bushidrill was choked and couldn't answer, glaring at Sonic angrily, gripping his hilt tightly. "You rude bastard."

Iaian, who was on the edge of life and death, was still calm. He took a deep breath and said, "Miss Blizzard came here with no malice; she just wanted to recruit you. We also have no malice; we just want to take her back."

"Can you put down the weapon in your hand? Let's have a good talk."

Sonic actually put the sword away.

Iaian showed a surprised expression, then felt pain in the back of his head, making his vision go black.

In the unbelievable gaze of Okama Itachi and Bushidrill, Sonic smashed the hilt of his sword hard against Iaian's head.

Thud! Iaian fell straight to the ground.

Sonic turned to the two stunned people and hooked his fingers.

"You despicable bastard."

Okama Itachi, furious, rushed over; in his view, Sonic's victory over Iaian was entirely due to a sneak attack.

In a head-on battle, this C-class second-to-last guy couldn't possibly be his opponent! "Your movements have too many openings. As an A-class top-five hero, if this is your level, I'll be very disappointed."

Sonic pressed his fingers together, formed seals with one hand, and said softly, "Shadow Clone Jutsu."

Three Sonics appeared on the spot, surrounding Okama Itachi in a pincer formation.

Okama Itachi panicked, looking left and right, trying to find the real Sonic.

He didn't know that all three Sonics were real, and there were no flaws to be seen at all.

Sonic didn't move, letting the other two shadow clones go forward to fight Okama Itachi, while he himself faced Bushidrill.

"The one who left is the real one! The two in front are fakes!"

Okama Itachi turned around happily, wanting to chase Sonic, but the next second, the katana in the shadow clone's hand pierced directly through his shoulder.

Oh no!

Okama Itachi looked back in horror.

How is this one real? Seeing Okama Itachi injured, Bushidrill subconsciously ignored the Sonic in front of him and rushed over.

His thinking was similar to Okama Itachi's; since that side was the real body, the one in front of him must be a fake.

Just as the two passed each other, Bushidrill heard a mocking laugh in his ear.

"How stupid."

"Having fought monsters for so many years, haven't you seen similar abilities?"

Bushidrill was shocked.

Sonic punched him in the abdomen, and in an instant, his internal organs felt as if they were being torn apart.

Bushidrill curled up and fell slowly to the ground.

Okama Itachi, who was being beaten by two shadow clones, gritted his teeth and persisted for a while, but eventually fainted due to excessive blood loss.

"All three are done. Master should be able to vent his anger, right?"

Sonic and the two shadow clones hoisted Iaian and the others and disappeared into the basement entrance.

Early the next morning.

The Hero Association headquarters was in a mess.

The board members and consultants in the conference room were arguing endlessly.

Hellish Blizzard, Iaian, Okama Itachi, and Bushidrill—four heroes had gone missing, three of whom were A-class top-five existences.

If this news got out, the Hero Association's reputation would take a huge hit! What was more serious was that these people also had very close relationships with S-class heroes.

Disciples of the S-class rank 4 hero, Atomic Samurai.

The younger sister of the S-class rank 2 hero, Terrible Tornado.

Atomic Samurai aside, Tornado was the Hero Association's signboard; with the chief hero "Blast" missing, she was the Hero Association's strongest trump card! Most of the Dragon-level monsters that appeared in the news were handled by Tornado single-handedly.

The consequences of offending Tornado were imaginable.

To put it seriously, the Hero Association might lose half its territory because of this.

"What's going on with this House of Evolution? Didn't we send people to clear it out last time? Why are there still accomplices?"

"This accomplice seems to be the hero we sent last time..."

"What do you mean?"

"The report says that the hero 'Yang,' who has been stationed in City D for a long time, seems to have made the House of Evolution his new base."

"Miss Blizzard seems to have gone to recruit him, but ended up missing."

"A hero kidnapping a hero? This is the biggest joke I've heard this year!"

"Don't let the news get out for now!"

"Send someone to negotiate quickly and see what the hell he's doing."

"The A-class heroes have all been wiped out. I'm afraid only by sending S-class heroes can we succeed..."

"S-class heroes all have their own missions, and some are even unwilling to leave the cities they are in. Unless it's a particularly critical event, it's hard to summon them."

Bang!!! The door of the conference room was rudely slammed open.

A little girl in a green dress walked in with a cold face.

"No need to bother others!"

"I'll go myself!"

House of Evolution.

Dr. Genus held a pile of data, his face full of helplessness.

"My lord, the Lineage Factors of those three samurai have nothing special and have no research value."

"Let's just let them go!"

"Those few have quite an appetite, almost catching up to Armored Gorilla, and our food stocks are dropping rapidly."

The more he said, the more Dr. Genus felt he was losing a fortune.

Chu Yang seemed not to hear him, looking down at the experimental data, lost in thought.

The three samurai were clearly much stronger than ordinary people, so why were their genetic data not showing obvious changes? On the contrary, Blizzard, who had superpowers, had genetic expressions similar to monsters.

"The samurai gained their power through their own cultivation, while the superpowers of Blizzard and Tornado are more like mutations?"

"Only mutation-like pathways would make genetic expression different from ordinary people and also have heritability..."

"Monsterization can disguisedly change the upper limit of a species' limiter."

"It indirectly proves that the upper limit of a biological limiter is set."

"Who is it? Is it 'God'?"

"Probably not..."

"If it were that strong, it shouldn't be so wary of Blast and Saitama."

"'God' is more like a monster that broke its limiter, but because of some defect, it can't become infinitely strong like Saitama."

"It also doesn't exclude the possibility that it's an alien species; the appearance of monsters is like some kind of 'infection'."

"If it develops in this style, the One-Punch Man world will turn into a Cthulhu worldview." Chu Yang sighed, his brain exhausted; there was too little information, and all his guesses seemed like nonsense.

"My lord, what I just said..."

Dr. Genus smiled awkwardly.

"Oh, let them go. There's no need to keep Blizzard either; her superpowers have been analyzed enough."

Chu Yang stood up, preparing to release them with Dr. Genus.

"Can the materials provided by the Subterranean King be used to make a suit?"

Walking on the road, Chu Yang suddenly asked.

"It's possible, but the strength isn't as high as expected. It's more than enough to deal with A-class heroes or Demon-level monsters, but it's a bit difficult to go any higher."

"Even if rare metals are added, it's estimated that it won't be able to withstand the attacks of S-class heroes and Dragon-level monsters."

"To reach the combat power you preset, I'm afraid we still need Dragon-level monsters as materials."

With the complete blueprints, Dr. Genus only spent one night making an entry-level Iron Man suit.

"By the way, the AI system I gave you must also be developed synchronously. Those suits aren't created for you to wear alone."

Chu Yang solemnly reminded Dr. Genus that what he wanted to build was an Iron Legion, enough to guard all the research results in the lab.

He didn't want to go out one day and come back to find his whole house stolen.

Secondly, relying on Sonic alone to collect experimental materials was too slow.

With a powerful force, everything would be more convenient.

The three samurai and Blizzard were all locked in separate small rooms, and Blizzard's room also had equipment to suppress telekinesis.

Having had a large tube of fresh blood drawn, Blizzard wouldn't have the strength to escape even if she were locked in an ordinary room.

Chu Yang opened the door and happened to see Blizzard holding a large bag of red dates, eating happily.

Seeing Chu Yang, Blizzard's face, which had finally regained a trace of color, turned pale instantly.

"What do you want again?"

Blizzard's lips trembled, like a frightened little deer.

"In the end, we didn't do anything strange to you, okay? Don't make a fuss, alright?"

"I'm here to remind you that you can leave." Chu Yang didn't even walk into the room to say another word to Blizzard, but walked straight to the next room.

Blizzard watched him leave in a daze.

Dr. Genus was more gentlemanly and whispered a reminder before leaving: "Miss Blizzard, if you don't leave now, the master might change his mind."

Blizzard shuddered violently, stood up, and walked out. After leaving the room, she said coldly, "Not only did you refuse my recruitment, but you also treated me like this. Next time we meet, you'll be the unlucky ones."

Dr. Genus looked displeased. "If the master heard that, you probably wouldn't be able to leave."

Blizzard's face turned white, and she didn't dare to talk back anymore, hurriedly burying her head and fleeing outside.

The remaining three samurai were about the same, not forgetting to talk back before leaving.

However, they didn't have Blizzard's good luck and were beaten up by Chu Yang, walking out of the House of Evolution's gate with bruised and swollen faces.

As soon as the three walked out, they saw a figure beside Blizzard.

Same hair color, same clothing, similar appearance; the only difference was the figure.

One was tall and plump, the other looked like an elementary school student.

"S-class rank 2 hero, Terrible Tornado."

Iaian looked at the visitor in shock; except for the rarely seen chief hero Blast, she was the strongest hero on Earth.

"A higher rank than the teacher..."

Okama Itachi and Bushidrill swallowed, their mouths dry.

"Are you escaping from the House of Evolution?"

Tornado flew slowly above everyone's heads, her gaze coldly terrifying.

"No... we were released."

Iaian answered stutteringly.

"What did the people inside do to you?"

Tornado glanced at Blizzard; the relationship between the two sisters was not good, and Blizzard didn't mention any of her encounters inside.

"Just got beaten up a bit, had some blood drawn..."

"Alright, no need to say the rest. I have no interest in listening."

After Tornado finished speaking, she leaped up and flew above the entire building, only to see her waving her fingers, and her telekinesis quickly covered the building.

The whole building shook violently! Even the earth was trembling.

Iaian and the others were shaken and couldn't stand firm at all.

The next second.

In their horrified gaze, the House of Evolution building rose from the ground, as if it had been ripped out of the ground by force.

"What a terrifying ability!"

The three looked at Tornado in the air with pale faces, awe arising spontaneously; such great power only made people feel small from the bottom of their hearts.

Blizzard watched this scene with a very unpleasant feeling.

The two sisters had the same ability, but Tornado crushed Blizzard everywhere; deep in her heart, her feelings for Tornado were very complicated.

Tornado looked down with a cold face. "If you don't want to be affected, leave quickly! You A-class."

Iaian's face changed, and he immediately took his two brothers and ran outside the forest, while Blizzard had already left a step ahead of them.

Tornado waved her hand toward the ground, and the building that was already floating high in the sky fell sharply; under the blessing of telekinesis, it was like a meteorite crashing toward the ground.

Blizzard and the others stood in the distance, blankly watching the scene of destruction.

Just as the building was less than a meter from the ground, it suddenly froze in place!

A lazy voice sounded.

"Why does everyone always want to move my building?"

Chu Yang was speechless.

Last time Genos came, he thought about leveling this building.

It was hard to protect it.

This time, they actually pulled the building up.

Are you guys sick? Why do you always have to go against my building?

The main body of the House of Evolution was right under the building; without the building, what's the difference from a person not wearing clothes? "Truly a mother-f***er."

Chu Yang spat and looked at Tornado in the air with an unkind expression.

Equally massive magic power covered the entire building, competing with Tornado's telekinesis for control of the building.

Magic VS Telekinesis.

Chu Yang's magic power mutated due to the influence of Wood Release, and its growth was almost limitless.

With the increasing number of clones in various worlds, under the shared blessing, the current magic power had reached a very terrifying magnitude.

He didn't even need to use his full strength to easily keep the building in place.

Conversely, Tornado gradually felt immense pressure.

"Little one, tearing down someone else's building the first time we meet is a bit impolite."

"Less nonsense!"

Tornado roared and continued to increase the output of her telekinesis; she hated people calling her "little one" the most in her life!

"That counts as being ashamed into anger."

Chu Yang laughed, also starting to increase his magic power.

The confrontation between the two supernatural powers changed the color of the world; a dark cloud gathered above everyone's heads, thunder sounded, and the entire space was trembling violently.

"Stop joking, isn't this guy an A-class hero? Why does he look so strong?"

Blizzard lost control of her emotions; in her heart, Tornado was the strongest hero, but at this moment, she was faintly at a disadvantage.

Iaian and the others were also looking at this scene in horror.

"I heard that the person called 'Yang' was able to become an A-class hero because he eliminated a monster rated as Demon-level."

"But that Demon-level monster, Teacher once saw it on TV and said its destructive power was definitely Dragon-level."

Okama Itachi gradually recalled more information; he was the only one of the four present who had detailed information about Chu Yang.

"Being able to eliminate a Dragon-level alone, isn't that the combat power only S-class heroes have?!"

Bushidrill felt a stomachache; if he had known, he wouldn't have waded into this muddy water.

Cracks began to appear on the surface of the building; if the two forces continued to pull, it would probably collapse directly.

Chu Yang noticed this, so he forcibly pressed the building back to the ground and squeezed Tornado's telekinesis out with massive amounts of magic power.

After the telekinesis dissipated, Tornado gasped for breath, sweat pouring down like rain; the unprecedented fatigue made her somewhat dazed.

Among everyone present, I'm afraid no one was more shocked than her!

"You provoked me first!"

How could the arrogant Tornado admit defeat?

She saw her figure rise again, a storm swirling around her, and powerful telekinesis almost turned into visible substance.

Dense sounds of breaking through the air came from the clouds.

One by one, massive meteorites flew from outer space under the guidance of telekinesis, each wrapped in flames, turning into huge fireballs and falling toward the location of the House of Evolution.

"Meteor shower, truly spectacular."

Chu Yang sighed in admiration, appreciating the wonder before him.

"It's over, everything around here will be destroyed!"

Blizzard gritted her teeth and trembled, bean-sized sweat beads sliding down her forehead; with such a large number of meteorite impacts, not to mention the House of Evolution, even the entire mountain range and forest would completely disappear from the map! "There shouldn't be any ordinary people in such a remote place..."

Iaian became more and more afraid as he spoke, his voice getting smaller and smaller; in this situation, even they couldn't take care of themselves.

Then.

The four people saw Chu Yang fly into the high sky, climbing to the same height as Tornado.

Tornado stared at Chu Yang and asked, "Are you also a psychic?"

Chu Yang shook his head. "I have many professions, but this really isn't one of them."

Tornado felt he was teasing her, and her expression became increasingly ugly.

"The scenery is spectacular, but that's it. I don't have the time to build a second lab."

Chu Yang raised both hands, and the falling meteorite group froze simultaneously; this time he didn't just use magic power, but also Earth Release: Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique.

The meteorite group floated quietly in the air, unable to fall even a centimeter further.

Tornado felt Blizzard's sense of powerlessness for the first time in her life.

This man she had never met before countered her abilities in almost every aspect.

"Don't think I'll admit defeat just like this!"

Tornado roared and erupted with all her telekinesis, sweeping around like a tsunami.

"You're also quite annoying."

Chu Yang snorted coldly and didn't use magic power to resist this wave of telekinesis, but released all his Conqueror's Haki at once.

The endless golden wave instantly swallowed the green telekinesis emitted by Tornado.

Ordinary people couldn't see the Haki.

But in the eyes of Tornado and Blizzard, the Haki was real, and the sisters saw the overwhelming golden ocean at the same time.

The indescribable vastness and terrifying pressure made them feel suffocated out of thin air.

The moment her body was submerged by the Conqueror's Haki, Tornado's spirit and soul suffered an unprecedented impact.

She was the person who had persisted the longest under Chu Yang's Haki so far.

It wasn't until ten seconds later that Tornado completely lost consciousness and fell from the high sky.

Blizzard slumped on the ground, looking at the sky in a daze, muttering, "Sister actually lost..."

Chu Yang used the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique to support Tornado as she descended slowly, placed her on the ground, and then habitually took out a syringe and stabbed it hard into her body.

"Looking at her malnourished appearance, better draw less."

Chu Yang shook his head helplessly while drawing blood, smiling. "Sigh, I'm still too kind."

Dr. Genus, standing in the monitoring room, twitched his mouth.

Blizzard, worried about her sister's safety, bit the bullet and ran over; seeing Chu Yang drawing blood, her body trembled involuntarily.

Iaian and the others were the same, only able to watch quietly as Chu Yang drew a full tube of blood, their scalps tingling.

After drawing the blood, Chu Yang cast a levitation spell on Tornado's body; she flew slowly to Blizzard and was held in Blizzard's arms.

"If you guys dare to come again next time, I'll have to conduct more in-depth research. When that time comes, don't blame me if you're missing arms or legs..."

Chu Yang stared at them with a smile.

Their hair stood on end!

The four turned and ran at the same time without a word; on the way to escape, tears swirled in their eyes.

Too scary!

"Tsk tsk."

Chu Yang turned his head and looked at the dilapidated building under the collision of magic and telekinesis, only able to shake his head helplessly.

No matter how you look at it, it needs to be rebuilt.

"How about building one modeled after the Avengers base? Anyway, I'll have to store a lot of Iron Man suits later."

"Security also needs to be upgraded, otherwise anyone can just walk in."

"This time I sent Tornado back, next time, won't it be Blast?"

"Why do I feel like I'm going further and further down the path of a villain..."

S-class rank 2 hero Tornado was carried back.

She remained in a state of unconsciousness.

The entire Hero Association headquarters, from board members to department heads, as long as the rank was high enough, almost everyone got the news.

That was Terrible Tornado!

The strongest person besides the chief hero "Blast."

And she was defeated in a way that left no room for doubt.

The Hero Association fell into unprecedented chaos.

There wasn't even a need to call a special meeting; a large group of people was guarding the door of the conference room.

"How did even Tornado get into trouble?"

"If this gets out, the Hero Association's reputation will hit rock bottom!"

"What is the background of this House of Evolution?"

"The question is wrong. The hero who knocked out Tornado is the point, right?"

"Hurry up and find his file!"

Secretaries ran back and forth in the corridor, and it took a while before they placed Chu Yang's registration information on the conference table.

The rating column said A-class.

The conference room suddenly went quiet.

Everyone looked at each other.

"How many months has he been a hero?"

"Not through selection... he became a hero through recommendation. Who is his recommender?"

The board members whispered to each other, showing puzzled expressions; none of them remembered anyone from their side recommending this hero.

Someone in the corner raised their hand tremblingly.

"I am his recommender, and also his liaison officer..."

Foster was almost crying.

He had hoped that Chu Yang would one day become a high-ranking hero, so that his status and treatment at headquarters would also improve.

But he never thought that Chu Yang would make a name for himself in this way.

"Since you are his liaison, you should know. Tell everyone, who exactly is this hero who defeated Tornado?"

The board members focused their attention on Foster.

Foster's heart almost jumped into his throat, and he had to bite the bullet and walk out of the crowd, starting to vividly describe the process of Chu Yang joining the Hero Association.

After having a preliminary understanding, one of the board members asked, "Foster, in your opinion, does the hero Yang have any hostility toward us?"

Foster shook his head. "I've never seen him take the initiative to find trouble with anyone. Under normal circumstances, as long as you don't provoke him, he won't provoke you. Yang is a person who follows the rules."

The board members fell into thought.

In fact, it was Blizzard who entered someone else's territory without saying hello from the beginning, and then Tornado came to the door, causing a mess.

They didn't have any legitimate reason from beginning to end; on the contrary, Chu Yang felt more like he was acting in self-defense.

It's also possible it was slightly excessive...

"Ahem, let's do this. Foster, you represent the Hero Association to negotiate with Yang and express our apologies."

"That's right! That's what we should do. Not just apologize, we also need to raise his ranking!"

"A hero who can defeat Tornado, how can he be a mere A-class? This is too disrespectful!"

"Everyone, calm down. It's better to talk to him personally about this kind of thing. If he's dissatisfied with the new ranking, it will be a trouble instead."

Foster looked at the board members whose attitudes had changed 180 degrees, and couldn't help but feel excited.

From the attitude shown by the board members, Foster could feel that they seemed to intend to make Chu Yang the new face! A hero stronger than Tornado, and even capable of rivaling Blast.

If successful, the Hero Association's influence would rise to another level.

Followed by a large amount of investment and advertising, a little hype would be enough to make a fortune.

As the saying goes, when one person attains the Dao, their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

If Chu Yang really became a top-ranking S-class hero, then Foster could at least mix into a supervisor position next.

Just imagining the days to come, Foster couldn't stop grinning.

Foster exited the conference room, preparing to find Chu Yang. The moment he closed the door, he listened to the laughter in the room, and his mood suddenly became very strange.

Not a single person in the conference room cared about Tornado's injuries.

Everyone was just happy about the appearance of a new cash cow.

A chill welled up in Foster's heart.

Learning from previous experience, Foster called Chu Yang before going to the House of Evolution. When he arrived, someone was already waiting at the door to greet him.

Saying it was a person was a bit inappropriate.

A gorilla wearing armor.

"Monster..."

Foster's gaze was blank, his mouth open.

"Follow me, the master is waiting for you below."

Armored Gorilla scratched his head, having long guessed the other party's reaction. Following Chu Yang, he would experience more of these awkward moments in the future.

Foster followed Armored Gorilla into the underground lab.

Chu Yang was sitting in a room full of strange instruments waiting for him.

Foster coughed dryly and walked up to Chu Yang to exchange pleasantries.

Not long after, Armored Gorilla brought coffee over.

"This scene is very similar to when we first met."

Chu Yang took the coffee from its hand, turned, and handed it to Foster, teasing, "Are you here to deliver a contract to me again?"

Chu Yang was as kind as ever, letting the stone in Foster's heart fall. He grinned, "Something like that."

Then he stated his purpose and repeated the content of today's meeting.

"You know, I've never cared about rankings, and I don't even care about the hero profession."

"Whether the ranking goes up or down, it doesn't matter to me. As long as you guys are happy."

Chu Yang becoming a hero stationed in City D was just to be able to contact Saitama.

Now that he had obtained Saitama's blood sample, the hero profession was becoming increasingly unimportant to him.

"You can make any requests, and headquarters will try to satisfy them."

Foster rubbed his hands with a smirk; he was most afraid of Chu Yang's indifferent attitude.

You have to know that when they first met, Chu Yang had decisively rejected the Hero Association's professional contract because he was dissatisfied with the conditions.

"Conditions, huh..."

After Chu Yang pondered for a long time, he smiled playfully. "My conditions might be very harsh. Are you sure you want to hear them?"

Foster's heart skipped a beat, but he still forced a smile. "Please, go ahead."

Chu Yang said, "First, in terms of executing missions, I want absolute autonomy."

Which meant if he felt like doing it, he would; if he didn't, he wouldn't.

Foster breathed a sigh of relief and didn't think this request was excessive.

There were plenty of other S-class heroes who didn't listen to summons.

Foster nodded. "No problem."

"Secondly," Chu Yang's expression became serious, "I need a large number of monster corpses for research, especially Demon-level or Dragon-level monster corpses."

Foster froze for a moment and explained in a panic, "Monster corpses, especially Dragon-level monster corpses, are important assets of the Hero Association. I've never seen them taken out for trading."

Chu Yang stared at him without speaking.

"Please wait a moment."

Foster stood up, took out his phone, walked to the corner, and after dialing, said something anxiously.

A moment later, he walked back with a face full of regret and shook his head at Chu Yang.

No emotion could be seen on Chu Yang's calm face.

"In that case, I refuse this contract."

(End of chapter)