"The world of One-Punch Man, and it's Z-City?"
Naruto was stunned after reading the pop-up content.
He never expected that the new world opened by this Silver Rank key would be One-Punch Man.
In the One-Punch Man world, where could he collect fragments of radiance and darkness?
"Z-City... isn't Saitama, the protagonist of One-Punch Man, living in Z-City? After the main story begins, Z-City has already become a ghost town. Now it looks quite prosperous, not yet extensively damaged by monsters."
The pop-up indicated that the Hero Association hadn't been established yet, and the timeline might be three years before the main story began.
Saitama might still be an office worker.
Not bald, not yet strong.
"The missions in this world will mostly involve eliminating monsters, I guess."
Naruto closed his eyes slightly, activating Transparent World and Kagura Mind's Eye, covering a vast area of a hundred kilometers centered around him.
Soon, he discovered that in a small park nearby, a chubby little boy in an expensive suit was sitting on the ground, terrified and snot-nosed, scrambling backward on his hands and feet.
"Waaah! Don't eat me! Grandpa, help!"
And threatening the double-chinned boy was an extremely comical yet dangerous-looking — Crab Monster!
Its body was tall and burly, with a general human shape, but its appearance resembled a crab. Its hands were two huge, constantly opening and closing crab claws, and its body was covered in a red shell like a cooked crab. It was also spitting foam from its mouth, making a "clack-clack" sound.
"Clack-clack! Kid, you dared to draw a circle on my chest, I'm going to tear you limb from limb!"
"You look soft and tender, you must be delicious. Be a good dinner for this Crab Monster!"
The Crab Monster waved its huge claws, approaching the double-chinned boy step by step, completely ignoring the few scattered passersby who were too scared to step forward.
"Monster! Help!" The little boy cried out in despair.
Main Quest: The Beginning of a Hero
Quest Content: Defeat the Crab Monster, rescue the grandson of the wealthy Agni, and plant the seeds for the creation of the Hero Association.
Quest Reward: 200 experience points, 30 exchange coupons.
A pop-up appeared, and the mission was revealed.
And it was a main quest. Although the reward was a bit meager, he had no choice but to do it.
Naruto raised an eyebrow.
"Hey! You crab-head!"
Naruto, with his hands in his pockets, appeared in a flash under the shade of a big tree in the street park, his voice carrying a lazy yet undeniable challenge, "Bullying children, what kind of skill is that? Your opponent is me!"
The Crab Monster heard this, suddenly turned around, and its protruding compound eyes stared at Naruto: "Clack? Another one here to die?"
"Fine, I'll have you as an appetizer first!"
It abandoned the little boy, swung its giant claw capable of cutting steel bars, and charged at Naruto!
"Be careful! Those claws are very powerful!" A kind passerby exclaimed.
However, Naruto merely yawned.
In his Eye of Appraisal, the Crab Monster's information was laid bare:
Crab Monster
Rank: Tiger
Description: A monster that mutated due to excessive consumption of crabs. Its strength, even among Tiger Rank monsters, is considered to be at the very bottom.
"The shame of the Tiger Rank, this Crab Monster's level is probably only equivalent to those Otogakure grunts during the Konoha Chunin Exams, maybe even worse."
"In that case, 200 experience points are already quite generous."
Facing the whistling giant claw, Naruto's eyes flickered. He didn't even use Chakra, just casually dodged by shifting his body.
The wind from the giant claw ruffled his hair.
Of course, Naruto wasn't in a hurry to instantly kill the Crab Monster.
He wanted to display a bit more strength in front of the double-chinned boy.
To leave a deep impression on the double-chinned boy, he either had to fight the Crab Monster fiercely like Saitama, or toy with the Crab Monster, showing absolute power and an elegant, effortless demeanor.
"Too slow," Naruto commented.
"Damn it! Clack!"
The Crab Monster immediately became a bit flustered and exasperated, and its other claw swept horizontally right after!
Naruto still just leaped lightly, jumping above the claw, then descended as lightly as a feather, landing on the Crab Monster's shelled head.
"The hardness and defense are also average."
He tapped his foot, evaluating the sensation beneath his feet.
"Bastard! Get off me! Clack-clack!" The Crab Monster shrieked hysterically, shaking its head wildly, trying to throw Naruto off, while simultaneously clamping its two claws haphazardly towards its head!
But Naruto seemed to be glued to it, his figure rising and falling lightly with its movements. Those two clumsy claws couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.
"So—so amazing!!"
The double-chinned boy, hiding behind a trash can in the park, watched Naruto standing on the Crab Monster's head, his eyes sparkling with admiration.
"Had enough fun?" Naruto felt a bit bored. "It's time to end this."
He seemed to get a little serious, raising his foot and stomping down with a bit of force.
"Crack!"
A crisp cracking sound rang out!
The Crab Monster's supposedly hard shelled head was directly caved in by Naruto's seemingly casual kick, covered in cracks. "Ahhh! My head! Clack—"
The Crab Monster let out a pained shriek, its massive body swayed twice, the light in its eyes rapidly dimmed, and finally, with a "thud," it fell straight to the ground, dead, with wisps of white smoke rising from the cracks in its shell.
The battle, from beginning to end, lasted only a dozen seconds.
Naruto didn't even take his hands out of his pockets, only moved his foot a little.
The park was silent.
The passersby who had been trembling in fear just moments ago all stared dumbfounded at the blond teenager standing on the Crab Monster's corpse, as if they had witnessed something incredible.
The chubby little boy also stopped crying, his mouth wide open, staring blankly at Naruto.
Naruto jumped down from the Crab Monster, walked over to the little boy, squatted down, and gave him a warm, sun-like smile, patting his head: "Hey, it's okay now, you're safe."
"What's your name? Where do you live? Shall I take you home?"
The little boy finally came back to his senses. Seeing Naruto's bright smile, he burst into tears again, but this time it was the excitement of surviving a close call.
He hugged Naruto's leg, wiping his snot and tears on Naruto's pant leg.
"N-N-Naruto... Thank you, Big Brother!"
"My name is Sechs—my—my grandpa is very rich, he will definitely thank you properly!"
"Haha, no need for thanks, it was just a small favor."
"Now that there are more and more monsters in this world, it needs nameless heroes like me even more, to eliminate monsters, protect you all, and maintain world peace." Naruto smiled and ruffled his hair, subtly pulling him away from his leg.