Chapter 86: The Dark Matter Thieves Attack!
A middle-aged man in a black suit with a bulbous nose walked up to the podium in the conference room.
He looked at everyone and said: "You are all the elite of the Hero Association, ranked S-Class..."
However, as his gaze swept across the room, he suddenly noticed Saitama and two others who weren't S-Class heroes, which left him somewhat confused. But seeing that the other S-Class heroes showed no unusual reactions, he suppressed these thoughts and got straight to the point.
"I am Sitch, one of the Association's directors. I've gathered you all here today because there's a major matter that needs to be brought to your attention..."
Bane's attention wasn't on this guy, but rather constantly observing the other S-Class heroes. And indeed, what Sitch said afterward matched his predictions exactly—the great fortune teller had choked to death on candy, and now Earth was in trouble, something like that.
Listening to this guy speak up there, the S-Class heroes below maintained their independent attitudes, each discussing various unrelated matters.
Obviously, these people were all extremely confident in their abilities and seemed accustomed to fighting alone, leaving no room for cooperation. Tornado was the prime example of this attitude.
Just as Bane was observing these S-Class heroes, he suddenly seemed to sense something and turned to look at Zoro, who was sitting on the other side.
Zoro was the same, frowning as he looked up at the ceiling: "They're here."
"What's here?" Darkshine asked in confusion.
But just as he finished speaking, the Hero Association headquarters building suddenly shook violently, as if it had been attacked.
"There are some bastards flying outside," Bane stood up and said.
"Bastards?" Flashy Flash's eyes showed some confusion.
But before he could speak, Bane continued: "They've already been dealt with."
"Dealt with? Who did it?" Metal Bat also asked curiously.
"Aliens, I guess?" Bane smiled. "Alright everyone, there's a massive spaceship right above our heads. I think that 'Earth is in trouble' prophecy was referring to this. Time to go greet our guests."
The instant Bane finished speaking, Saitama was the first to react. While others might doubt Zoro and Bane's words, he knew that these two had terrifyingly powerful perception with an extremely wide range.
Saitama threw a powerful punch that blasted right through the ceiling, forcibly creating a hole straight through to the roof of the sturdy Association building. Then he was the first to leap up, jumping directly onto the rooftop.
Bang and others familiar with Bane and Saitama all stood up and silently headed toward the rooftop through this passage.
The other heroes looked at each other, then also sprang into action.
Bane was the third to reach the rooftop—first was Saitama, second was Zoro, who had used Thunder Flash to instantly teleport up.
Just as Bane steadied himself, Bang, Tornado, and the others also arrived. Bang looked around and asked: "Where's Saitama?"
Zoro pointed at the massive spaceship overhead: "When I got up here, I saw him jumping over there."
"That's so like him," Bane laughed heartily.
Just then, the spaceship seemed to hover in the air, no longer descending, and many hatches opened beneath it, revealing numerous gun barrels.
Obviously, this spaceship was about to launch an attack.
In the original story, this ship had destroyed all of A-City in an instant, causing countless casualties.
But now Bane naturally couldn't let such a thing happen—after all, he did carry the title of hero.
"Dark Annihilation: Raging Tide!" Bane stood on the rooftop and called out in a low voice.
Instantly, surging dark elements erupted from within him like an endless torrent. This time, under Bane's deliberate control, these dark elements spread extremely quickly, centering on this building and rolling toward the entire area beneath the spaceship.
Though all the S-Class heroes had heard that Bane, this newcomer who had never appeared at headquarters before, possessed very strong dark-type psychic abilities, they were still surprised by this sudden display.
Especially Tornado—her eyes showed some amazement, as if she hadn't expected Bane's psychic abilities to be this strong.
That dark elemental force made her instinctively uncomfortable. Just looking at it felt like it would devour everything.
At the same time, the spaceship launched its attack. In an instant, tens of thousands of shells fell like raindrops from beneath the ship. And at that moment, Bane's Dark Raging Tide had completely covered the area below the spaceship.
Under everyone's astonished gazes, those shells that looked as dense as a curtain of rain, after falling into the abyss woven by darkness, didn't make the slightest sound. The scene was eerily quiet!
"So this is your ability? Interesting... but still far inferior to mine!" Tornado finally took Bane seriously, still speaking somewhat haughtily.
Just as she finished speaking, a strange figure suddenly appeared behind her.
This figure was called strange because he had five heads and muscles so tight they were somewhat disgusting.
Dark Matter Thieves—one of the three top officers under Boros: Melzargard!
"To be able to withstand the spaceship's shell bombardment, it seems your planet does have some strong individuals," Melzargard said arrogantly.
At the same time, he raised his hand, transforming one arm into a sharp blade, apparently preparing to cut Tornado in half from behind!
"Sister, watch out!" Seeing this, Fubuki called out in panic, simultaneously unleashing her own abilities to try to stop him.
But Melzargard moved faster, swinging his arm down with a ferocious smile on his face.
"You bastard..." Tornado floated in the air, still making no movements, but her tone was extremely displeased: "With so many guys here, why did you choose to attack me first? Do you think I'm weaker than them?"
As she spoke, Melzargard's arm seemed controlled, stopping at Tornado's side, unable to continue swinging.
Tornado's powerful telekinesis had completely controlled him!
"How is this possible?" Melzargard's voice was filled with disbelief, as if unable to accept this reality.
Goryuganshoop, who was also one of the top officers, was known as the universe's strongest telekinetic master, yet even he couldn't overwhelm himself with telekinesis at this distance!
How could this seemingly weak creature possess such tremendous power?
"Go to hell!" Tornado shouted irritably.
The next second, as if to retaliate against Melzargard, Tornado directly used her psychic power to cut him in half!
After landing this strike, Tornado glanced at Bane: "Why are you looking at me like that? It's just some trash—you didn't think I would lose, did you?"
"No, it's just that you didn't win either," Bane pointed behind Tornado.
The guy who had just been cut in half by Tornado had now completely regenerated and was trying to escape from this place.
Tornado turned around, frowning: "Still not dead? Super regeneration abilities? Then I'll have to use—"
But before she could finish speaking, a flash of lightning passed by. Zoro's figure had caught up with the enemy, and all three swords in his hands were unsheathed. In an instant, he cut Melzargard into dense fragments.
Seeing this scene, Bane couldn't help but cover his forehead: "You really have been corrupted by the Sword Saints Association."
"Not really, I'm just taking what's useful," Zoro said with a light smile after removing Wado Ichimonji from his mouth.
But just as he finished speaking, several streams of dark elements passed by him, and he heard Bane call out: "Dark Annihilation: Dark Abyss!"
Zoro suddenly looked in that direction and saw that the monster he had just cut to pieces had somehow recovered completely in this extremely short moment. But before it could escape, Bane's dark power wrapped around it like a spider web, pulling it back toward Bane.
Tornado had also been preparing to crush the enemy into pulp, but after seeing Zoro and Bane take action, her eyes showed curiosity as she observed these two so-called "kindred spirits." Now she was watching Bane's palm with great interest.
In Bane's palm appeared a pitch-black void, like a gateway to a dark abyss, pulling and devouring all objects tainted by his dark elements.
Melzargard was bound by the darkness, struggling but unable to break free. At this moment, he felt as if he had provoked a black hole in the universe, being drawn by its gravitational pull with no escape!
"Lord Boros!" Melzargard called out, seeking rescue.
But it was too late. As he approached Bane's palm, his body rapidly twisted, forcibly compressed and deformed by the dark power. His flesh collapsed and blood flowed freely, yet not a single drop fell. In the blink of an eye, he was devoured by the dark abyss in Bane's palm, falling completely silent.
"This barely qualifies as Dragon-level?" Bane thought to himself.
This guy had been classified as Dragon-level in the original story, but Bane felt he was far inferior to Carnage Kabuto—nowhere near worthy of being in the same class.