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Hero Association Headquarters.
The staff and heroes who had previously gone to Anime City in Z-City had already returned to headquarters to report.
"How was it?" Sitch asked the person in charge.
He naturally knew about Mr. KING's earlier phone call to the Hero Association and immediately rushed over.
Child Emperor replied, "It should be Uncle KING who subdued the robot, that's right."
He then walked towards his laboratory without looking back. For him, reporting the results to the higher-ups was far less important than returning to analyze the battle data.
That precise structure, that familiar energy core, made him feel incredibly familiar.
And… that cold attitude of treating an entire city as a battlefield and casually finding people for weapon experiments… "Doctor, is that you?" Child Emperor murmured to himself, a name on the tip of his tongue—Metal Knight.
Other than him, Child Emperor couldn't think of anyone else who would possess and so casually deploy such a level of combat weapon.
Watching Child Emperor's retreating figure, Sitch didn't call out to him.
The S-Class Heroes all had eccentric personalities; although Child Emperor was considered one of the better ones, Sitch didn't want to interact with him too much unless absolutely necessary.
He shook his head… It was better to just do his own job.
"Mr. KING lives in M-City, doesn't he? Why did he suddenly go to Z-City? Have you found out?" Sitch asked the staff member who was investigating the data.
"Ah, not yet…" The intelligence officer replied nervously without looking back.
"Mr. KING's personal information confidentiality level is the highest. We are trying to find clues through external information such as public surveillance and consumption records, but we haven't found any leads yet."
Just then, a staff member nearby suddenly remembered what Smiling Man in Z-City had said: "the deafening 'thump-thump' sound." Could it be… He immediately told Sitch about this conjecture.
"Thump-thump sound… Emperor Engine!" he muttered to himself.
The staff member who told Sitch about this conjecture also excitedly added:
"That's right! We all thought it was the monster making the noise before, but now that I think about it, isn't that sound Mr. KING's unique Intimidation?"
"Could it be… Could it be that Mr. KING had already detected the monster's disguise?"
"I see, the Dou Ya Cai (Bean Sprouts), a suspected Dragon-level monster, disguised as a Wolf-level monster?" Sitch showed a thoughtful expression, "Then Smiling Man's words are very convincing…"
However, new questions quickly emerged.
"Then how did Mr. KING discover it? And why didn't he report it to the Association?"
Another assistant immediately offered a seemingly reasonable explanation:
"Perhaps Mr. KING, as strongest man on earth (title/epithet), has perception abilities far beyond ordinary people. He has always been silently monitoring the situation in various cities, which is why he was able to detect the anomaly in Z-City immediately."
"As for not reporting to the Association… perhaps… perhaps in Mr. KING's eyes, solving a Dragon-level monster isn't really a big deal worth mentioning?"
Although this explanation sounded a bit outlandish, there was no better explanation at the moment. Sitch nodded, apparently agreeing with this statement.
He couldn't directly ask him why he went to Z-City; after all, it involved his privacy, and he didn't want to offend an S-Class Hero over this.
— — — — — —
Meanwhile, Lin Mo had returned home, and the first thing he did upon arriving was to collapse onto his bed and sleep.
He had originally gone to buy figurines happily, but first he encountered the Dragon-level monster Skinny Bean Sprout disguised as a small fry, and then he met G1, who specifically sought him out to collect battle data.
In the end, let alone a limited edition figurine, he didn't even touch the figurine box… Sigh… Lin Mo decided he couldn't continue to be so dejected.
Intimidation (Dragon Class) could help him solve most troubles, and Supersonic Speed (Demon-level) could keep him out of danger in most situations.
But this was a world where monsters emerged endlessly; who knew when he might encounter a monster immune to Intimidation again.
Moreover, he himself lacked offensive means.
One must be strong to strike iron!
With that thought, Lin Mo immediately summoned the system: "System, open personal panel."
[Name: Lin Mo (KING)]
[Gender: Male]
[Energy Value: 19096 (continuously increasing)]
[Stamina: 50]
[Strength: 50]
[Speed: 50]
[Psychic Power: 15]
[Skills: Intimidation (Dragon Class), Supersonic Speed (Demon-level), Basic Martial Arts]
[Items: Basic Stamina Potion x 2, Basic Healing Potion x 2, Basic Mental Recovery Potion… ]
Hmm… Ever since he got lucky once with the skill replication card, he rarely drew good items; usually, it was just some daily necessities and a small amount of energy value.
That Basic Martial Arts was something he painstakingly synthesized after drawing several skill fragments.
Fortunately, after resolving the robot incident this time, he accumulated a considerable amount of energy points again.
Looking at the tens of thousands of energy points, Lin Mo first bought a [Coin of Misfortune], then decided to be extravagant and go for a five-consecutive draw!
"System, perform a C-rank five-consecutive draw!"
[Energy Points - 5000, performing C-rank lottery… ]
The roulette spun rapidly, and light flashed.
[Congratulations, Host, you received: Energy Points x 500]
[Congratulations, Host, you received: A bag of potato chips (tomato flavor)]
[Congratulations, Host, you received: Basic Stamina Potion x 3]
… [Congratulations, Host, you received skill: Energy Blast (Wolf-level)]
[Energy Blast (Wolf-level)]
[Skill Description: Can gather a light blast full of energy in hand. After firing, the skill enters cooldown for 10 seconds.]
[Can consume energy points to charge the Energy Blast, increasing its power after charging.]
[Note: Wolf-level Energy Blast can only bully small fries *^_^*]
[Upgrade Requirement: Energy Points x 1000]
You're scolding me again!
Lin Mo's face darkened after reading it. Was this system indirectly calling him a small fry? He thought he had hit the jackpot, but this Yan Kingdom map was quite long.
Lin Mo was angry for a moment, but since it was his own system, he decided to be more tolerant ←_←.
"System, how many energy points does it take to upgrade Energy Blast to Demon-level?"
[Reply to Host: Upgrading from Wolf-level to Tiger-level requires 1000 energy points, and upgrading from Tiger-level to Demon-level requires 3000 energy points, totaling 4000 energy points.]
"Alright, add points!" Lin Mo made the decision without hesitation.
[Energy Points - 4000, skill 'Energy Blast (Wolf-level)' is upgrading… ]
[Upgrade successful! Congratulations, Host, you received skill: Energy Blast (Demon-level)!]
[Energy Blast (Demon-level)]
[Skill Description: Can gather a high-density energy light blast in hand. Immensely powerful. After firing, the skill enters cooldown for 3 seconds.]
[Can consume energy points to charge the Energy Blast, increasing its power and adding 'Penetration' or 'Explosion' effects.]
[Note: Demon-level Energy Blast's power can already cause effective damage to "Demon" monsters. Still need to work hard *^O^*]
[Upgrade Requirement: Energy Points x 10000]
"Demon-level, huh… It's finally somewhat useful."
Lin Mo spread his palm, and with a thought, a basketball-sized energy orb emitting a bright blue light appeared in his palm, making a "humming" sound and illuminating the entire room in a deep blue.