"Another Dragon-level Monster, excellent."
Murderous intent flickered in Zombieman's eyes. With King and Tatsumaki here today, they were bound to take down both of these Dragon-level monsters. This would greatly weaken the Monster Association's strength and mitigate the Hero Association's losses in the upcoming war.
'The hell it is. Two at once—I don't know if Tatsumaki can handle them.' King felt uneasy.
Black Sperm can replicate himself. If the two of them teamed up...
"Go for it, King!"
'Go for it my ass!'
King looked at the excited Zombieman with a look of utter despair, wishing he could seal the other party's mouth shut right now.
Thump-thump!
Due to his nervousness, the sound of the King Engine grew increasingly deafening.
Zombieman smiled. "King is about to make a move."
He quietly broadcasted the situation to the Hero Association headquarters.
"Jess-san! This is the footage Zombieman sent from the scene!"
"Is this a live broadcast? Are those two on the other side the executives of the Monster Association?"
Jess stared at the devastation on the scene in shock. It was easy to imagine how intense the battle that had just erupted here was.
"Tatsumaki, Zombieman, and King!"
The eyes of the Hero Association staff were all fixed on King, and the sound of the King Engine coming from the broadcast shook everyone's heartstrings.
"With Tatsumaki and King here, these two monsters are sure to die today."
"Yeah, I've never seen King make a move in person before. It's a real honor to be able to witness it this time."
The staff in the operations room were all excited, but Jess was frowning deeply.
"Jess-san, what's wrong?"
Maria was a bit confused. Based on the scene in the live broadcast, the Monster Association had no chance of winning. She didn't understand what Jess was still worried about.
"Are you sure the Monster Association only has these two monsters this time? And what is their goal?"
Jess looked toward M-City with some concern. The battle between the two sides was too close to the city, and it would inevitably affect other citizens.
"Jess-san, you mean...?!"
Maria seemed to understand something, and a look of worry appeared in her eyes, but before they could react, Black Sperm's voice sounded through the screen.
"Wait a minute, King. We didn't come here to fight."
Zombieman was a bit confused. "What did you say?"
King heaved a sigh of relief. 'Right, my brother Black Sperm is right, not fighting is good. You just wait for me to level up, and I'll find a way to kill you later.'
The King Engine gradually calmed down.
"Hmph! You think you can just walk away unscathed?" Zombieman snorted disdainfully.
With three S-Class Heroes here, could they really let Dragon-level monsters go?
"I officially declare war on you on behalf of the Monster Association."
Black Sperm's expression was calm. He showed no fear at all in the face of the three of them.
"I see. I understand. You can go now."
King's words left everyone stunned in place, and Zombieman wore a look of disbelief.
"King, why?"
Zombieman couldn't believe his ears. King, known as the strongest man on earth, actually wanted to let the monsters go?
"Hmph! Is this the strongest man on Earth? Are you even worthy of being a hero?"
Tatsumaki's expression revealed disdain and anger, King's performance had disappointed her deeply.
At this moment, the Hero Association headquarters was in an uproar, and many people even began to have doubts.
"This isn't real! King actually said he wanted to let the monsters go?"
"Why? Isn't he the strongest man on Earth? How could he be afraid of mere two monsters?"
"Could there be some other hidden reason for this? What exactly is King hiding?"
Voices of doubt arose in the hall.
Maria was also in disbelief, and she immediately looked at Jess anxiously. "Jess-san, this is a live broadcast, and the association's high-level executives can see it too. If this spreads, the reputation of the Hero Association will plummet."
"It's fine. I believe King must have his own reasons."
Jess, on the contrary, revealed a gratified smile at this moment, muttering to himself, "As expected of King, he had already seen through everything. Is he willing to bear all the insults himself? This is probably the reason why he can become the strongest man on Earth."
—
"Enough. Since you don't want to take action, just watch from behind and see what a real hero is." Tatsumaki's expression was cold.
She no longer held any hope for King and only intended to take action immediately to eliminate the two monsters in front of her.
Black Sperm was shocked by King's insight, mocking Tatsumaki, "Idiots, haven't you realized it yet?"
Tatsumaki was furious. "What did you say?"
"I have already deployed countless clones in M-City, it would only take an instant to kill every human in the city." A cruel smile appeared on the corners of Black Sperm's mouth.
"Just try it if you dare!"
Tatsumaki slowly floated into the air. At this moment, she finally understood King's intention.
"Despicable! Actually using innocent citizens as hostages!"
Zombieman had sobered up by now. No wonder King didn't dare to make a move easily, it turned out that the opponent had already arranged a way out.
...
"So that's it. I was wondering why King would easily let the monsters go."
"What a cunning monster, actually using innocent citizens as hostages. Immediately send a message to have the citizens of M-City evacuate!"
"It's useless. The opponent has already prepared for it, any rash move at this moment will cause casualties."
Jess smiled. 'Had you already seen through everything? King.'
Maria heaved a sigh of relief. "So King was doing it to protect the citizens, that scared me."
"When it comes to King, you must believe in him at all times."
...
At this moment in the suburbs of M-City, the two sides were in a stalemate, with Tatsumaki's Psychokinesis firmly locking onto the two monsters.
'It won't work. The range is too large, and it takes time to cast a protective barrier.' Tatsumaki thought to herself silently.
It was almost impossible to protect all the citizens in such a short time.
"How about it? Have you decided?"
Black Sperm looked indifferent.
This was all arranged by Gyoro Gyoro in advance, and as for the subsequent war, it seemed it had other plans.
"You..."
Ring!
Just as Tatsumaki was about to explode, a cell phone rang.
"Tatsumaki, let them go."
Jess's voice sounded from the phone, but Tatsumaki did not intend to stop.
"Just two monsters, I can..."
"Are you going to disregard those innocent citizens? Even you can't protect that many people."
"Since the Monster Association has declared war, then we will accept it. The only path awaiting them is destruction, but we cannot involve ordinary civilians."
"There are things one must not do, and things one must do. This, perhaps, is what a hero is."
(End of Chapter)
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