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After the wild dog incident in City Y was resolved, the Hero Association rarely contacted King again, apart from giving him a reward for the matter. It seemed that last time they were truly too busy to find this man, strongest man on earth (title/epithet).
Lin Mo, on the other hand, was happy to have his leisure, so he battled for two days and two nights, finally unlocking all the CGs, hidden plots, and endings of xin dong jie mei (heartbeat sisters).
As a true gaming enthusiast, Lin Mo always strived to play games to perfection, and he indeed had the skill to do so.
"What a truly exhilarating battle!" Lin Mo smiled as he looked at "HAPPY ENDING" on the screen.
After the final CG ended, Lin Mo stood up. The high-intensity "battle" for two days and two nights had left him a bit exhausted.
"Looks like I need to go out and buy something to eat," Lin Mo took out the last bottle of drink from the fridge and shook his head…
Hero Association Headquarters.
Those who had witnessed firsthand, or watched through surveillance footage, King's resolution of the incident, all fell into silence without exception.
They no longer doubted King's strength; instead, they were deeply convinced of his power.
The ability to crush an enemy's will with just an aura, a never-before-seen method, was far more impactful and unfathomable than simply defeating an enemy with one punch.
A confidential department was even set up specifically to study King's attack methods, but it returned with no results.
They could only add to King's file: "Capable of subduing opponents using some sort of aura-like method, referred to as 'Emperor Aura'."
On the other side.
Lin Mo undertook a meticulous disguise, comparable to infiltrating an enemy base.
A dark grey baseball cap that covered his eyebrows, a black mask that obscured the lower half of his face, plus the most ordinary hooded sweatshirt.
He looked in the mirror again and again, convinced that even his own mother wouldn't necessarily recognize him at first glance.
"Good, this way it's foolproof."
He took a deep breath and pushed open the apartment door.
Downstairs from the apartment building, several neighbors were chatting. Upon seeing a tall, burly, suspicious man, completely wrapped up, walk out, they all cast curious glances.
Lin Mo pulled down the brim of his baseball cap and quickly left the scene.
After a five-minute walk, the supermarket's huge sign finally appeared in his sight.
The automatic glass doors slowly slid open, and a unique scent, a mix of fruits, cooked food, and cold air, wafted towards him.
"A fleeting glance from Passerby A! Energy points +1!"
"Confusion from Cashier B! Energy points +1!"
"..."
Scattered energy points continuously flowed into the system, indicating that everyone, more or less, found this burly and completely wrapped-up person strange.
His primary target was the instant food and snack section, located at the very back of the supermarket.
That was his spiritual sustenance and source of life.
"Mommy, Mommy! I want that tuna can!"
A little boy, about five or six years old, was pulling at his mother's clothes, crying loudly, and was directly blocking the center of the aisle.
Lin Mo, pushing his cart, stopped three meters away, waiting quietly, hoping the mother and son would move aside on their own.
However, the mother was clearly flustered trying to calm her child and completely failed to notice a silent giant behind her.
One second, two seconds… ten seconds… time seemed to stretch.
The surrounding crowd began to flow around him, and some people's gazes swept back and forth between him and the mother and son.
Lin Mo felt cold sweat starting to seep from his back; the pressure of social interaction bore down on him like a mountain.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The roar of the Emperor Engine suddenly intensified! The heavy, drum-like heartbeat seemed about to burst from his chest!
The mother, who had been trying to comfort her child, suddenly felt an indescribable pressure coming from behind her.
Her body stiffened, and she slowly turned her head.
She saw a man wearing a mask and a hat staring intently at them, with a drum-like sound emanating from his body, looking full of oppressive power.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'll leave right away! Please, go ahead!"
Her face instantly turned pale. She picked up her still-crying child and practically fled to the other side of the aisle, bowing repeatedly in apology.
"Extreme fear from the young mother! Energy points +20!"
"Confusion from the naughty child! Energy points +1!"
Lin Mo: "..."
I just wanted to go buy a pack of instant noodles!
He pushed his cart expressionlessly, slowly "driving" through the cleared aisle, but his heart was screaming madly.
Finally reaching the snack section, Lin Mo began to frantically stock up, looking at the dazzling array of snacks on the shelves.
Original flavor, BBQ flavor, tomato flavor… five packs of each! Cola, Sprite, orange juice… one pack of each!
The shopping cart was quickly piled into a small mountain.
However, as he passed the fresh produce section, looking at the green broccoli, a thought popped into his head—
Is it unhealthy to always eat junk food and frozen food?
"Hmm, vegetables, very healthy."
He nodded sagely, carefully placing the broccoli on top of the snack mountain, as if completing a sacred ritual…
Lin Mo pushed his shopping cart, laden with "trophies," and queued at the checkout counter with the fewest people.
He kept his head down, trying to minimize his presence.
It was his turn.
He placed the items one by one onto the conveyor belt. When a single head of broccoli followed that huge pile of snacks and drinks, the young female cashier clearly paused, her eyes looking a bit strange.
"That will be thirteen thousand two hundred yen," the young cashier announced the price, but her gaze involuntarily lingered on Lin Mo's burly figure.
Hmm… golden hair, a tall physique, and three faint scratches visible near his eyes… Wait a minute! Isn't this… "You… are you… Mr. King?" Her voice was trembling, filled with incredible adoration and excitement.
It's over, he's been recognized.
Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat, but he maintained his aloof demeanor on the surface. He simply pulled a few banknotes from his wallet, gently placed them on the counter, and then nodded, as a response.
This nod, in the young cashier's eyes, was an affirmation!
Oh my god! strongest man on earth (title/epithet), disguised, is shopping at our supermarket! And he bought so many snacks! And finally… he bought a head of broccoli!
The contrast! It's so… so cute!
"Extreme adoration and shock from the young cashier! Energy points +30!"
Lin Mo twitched his mouth, feeling like this adorable cashier was thinking some very rude things.
Just as he finished paying and was about to leave, he suddenly saw a familiar figure in the supermarket's special offer section—Saitama!