The Vest Vegetarian Faction instinctively reached for his chest, only to find his arm rigidly held by a cast, making movement impossible.
"Your bond with the vest is still far from enough! The true power of the vest will not easily shatter!" The Vest Sage shook his head, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "Put the vest matter aside for now. Tell me, who beat you into this state?"
At the mention of this, the Vest Vegetarian Faction's previously hazy eyes suddenly narrowed as his memory returned, and he immediately recounted everything that had happened.
"A special S-Class wanted criminal has joined a mysterious organization?" The Vest Sage's gaze sharpened. Intelligence gathering was not his strong suit, and he felt a sudden headache. "That mysterious person who sent you flying, did you get a clear look at their face? Or any distinguishing features?"
"Ah, this..."
A blank look appeared on the Vest Vegetarian Faction's face: "That person was sitting in the shadows at first, then suddenly rushed out when I was about to be killed... Then I woke up in the hospital, with fractures all over my body."
"Too fast... I couldn't see their face at all. The opponent was extremely strong; I lost consciousness in an instant."
The Vest Sage: "..."
The Vest Gang: "..."
Alright, the clue is completely gone.
"Lord Sage," Vest Girl pondered, resting her chin on her hand, "According to Brother Vegetarian Faction, if the opponent hadn't intervened, he would have been directly hacked to death by the special S-Class wanted criminal, right? So why bother with the extra effort?"
The Vest Vegetarian Faction: "..."
—Hey, hey, hey! Is it really okay to curse me like that to my face? Don't think I won't punch you just because you're a girl!
"Yeah, it's a bit strange."
"Hah, what if that person just didn't check carefully and thought Brother Vegetarian Faction was already dead?"
"Indeed, with injuries like that, it's a miracle he didn't die."
"Hmph, I think... it must be that the other party was intimidated by the Sage's reputation and didn't dare to go too far!"
... ...
For a moment, there were various opinions.
The Vest Vegetarian Faction: "..."
—My heart is so tired; my brothers are all hoping I die.
The Vest Sage: "..."
—My mind is so messy.
"Alright, everyone, stop arguing," He waved his hand, stopping the Vest Gang's brainstorming. "Now, if we just catch that wanted criminal named Flame of Impure Ardor, we should be able to find the mysterious organization behind him, right?"
The Vest Gang: "Our boss is brilliant!!" × N
The Vest Sage waved his hand, signaling the Vest Vegetarian Faction to rest well and recover: "Don't worry, I'll talk to the Association and launch an investigation."
He looked around at his subordinates, his tone firm: "During this time, everyone's training will be doubled! We must deepen our bond with our respective vests. We must become stronger and get justice for our brother!!"
"Yes! Get justice for our brother!!" × N
The entire ward echoed with the powerful roars of the Vest Army. Several seriously injured car accident victims in the next room were stunned unconscious on the spot, causing immediate chaos.
... ...
... ...
In the dark underground passage.
Han Sen's figure moved like a ghost through the Monster Association's labyrinthine lower passages, finally completely shaking off the feeling of being watched, which had been like thorns in his back.
"I must have run several kilometers, right? Great Eyes's perception range is truly absurdly wide!"
Amidst his Feelings, a series of messages came from the clone network.
"Oh? The Vest Sage has already brought people to M City? It seems the assist I provided worked."
A curve appeared at the corner of Han Sen's mouth under his dark face mask.
In the original timeline, those incompetent fellows at the Hero Association didn't discover the existence of the Monster Association until just before the war began.
This was even a result of Psykos allowing her subordinates to proactively show themselves and provoke them.
Now, Han Sen was happy to cause trouble for both sides, stirring the waters as murky as possible.
After all, it's easier to fish in muddy waters.
With that thought, Han Sen's powerful perception suddenly spread out.
Even though he hadn't been to this area before, he quickly found a suitable lone aura.
Immediately, he pushed off with his foot, and his figure flashed, disappearing into a secluded side path.
The door of a stone room was ajar, and heavy snoring could vaguely be heard from within.
The dark figure silently slipped inside. Inside was a red-skinned Ogre Monster sleeping soundly, nearly three meters tall, with bulging muscles and thunderous snores, completely unaware of the approaching danger.
Han Sen didn't bother with pleasantries. His hand moved, and his sharp fingertips precisely cut across its thick neck.
The robust Ogre Monster's snoring abruptly stopped, and its large head rolled to the ground, a sleeping expression still on its face, clearly not understanding what had happened even in death.
[Killed Tiger-level Monster "Red Ogre General", gained Origin Points × 98!]
Han Sen, however, raised an eyebrow slightly. He hadn't expected this Tiger-level Monster's strength to be surprisingly good, almost equivalent to a Monster Cell!
"Not bad, a good start, a small profit."
He casually closed the door, cutting off the smell of blood, and eagerly opened the heavy cloth bag.
What he had just done was merely a free appetizer. The pulsating, deformed lumps of flesh before him now were the real main haul of today's harvest!
His arms, covered by the Shadow Armor, plunged into the bag like lightning. Over a thousand Monster Cells rapidly turned into dust and were refined in an instant!
[Conversion successful! Gained Origin Points × 100,000!]
Watching the sudden surge of a full hundred thousand points on the system panel, the corners of Han Sen's mouth under his dark face mask curved upwards uncontrollably.
"Psykos, YYDS!"
Today was the seventh day of the "Senluo Project"'s execution. After a week, Han Sen's clone army had already rushed to major human cities under his instructions.
With the diligent labor of these workers, Origin Points had been steadily increasing.
The outside world was not like the Monster Association; although Monsters emerged endlessly, their distribution was not so dense.
Coupled with the hundreds of heroes from the Hero Association, the bald Caped Baldy who had not yet debuted, and the righteous cyborg Genos who had embarked on a journey of revenge alone, and various other presences that stole kills, even though the clone army hadn't slacked off much, their daily Origin Point income was only around a few thousand points.
However, with the S-Class Rich Woman's recent super rocket reward, which recouped a large chunk of blood, the Origin Point account balance had already become full again.
[Origin Points: 135680]
It even exceeded the 128,000 points required for Overgrowth to upgrade to Lv9!
In a great mood, Han Sen casually discarded the useless bag and pushed the door open to leave.
The upgrade was not urgent. He decided to first find the first noble person he met in this world... no, it was the noble dog Pochy, and bond with him properly.
"I wonder if the Dragon-level big dog still remembers me, its temporary feeder, after a week..."
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