Chapter 350: The Monster Appears
In the outskirts of J-City, a high-end black sedan sped along the dilapidated road.
"Is this really okay, Miss Fubuki? That guy is dangerous. I think it's better not to get involved with him..."
Lily of the Three Section Staff drove the car, feeling uneasy.
Just now, the agency received a call. A woman claiming to be the assistant of that [Hero for Fun] called for help, saying the mastermind who attacked Miss Fubuki earlier had struck again.
Moreover, the other party specifically stated they hoped Miss Fubuki could ask [Tornado of Terror] for help. This indicated that in their view, Miss Fubuki couldn't solve those enemies.
But everyone knew that what Miss Fubuki couldn't stand the most was her sister, so she insisted on handling it herself.
Fubuki crossed her arms, eyes closed, meditating. Of course, she knew that the so-called [Nameless Hero] was stronger than her. If even he was in danger, it would definitely be dangerous for her too.
But she had her own considerations. First, although the opponent's strength was decent, he didn't feel as strong as those top S-Class heroes. Probably only Upper A-Class or Lower S-Class level. Stronger than her, but winning more due to compatibility.
She wasn't very good at dealing with opponents who were too fast.
"Relax, Lily... Do you think if we don't tell, that person won't know..."
Fubuki knew what Lily was worried about. She laughed self-deprecatingly. While speaking, she turned her head to look in a certain direction. She could feel a powerful force erupting briefly there for an instant.
That power, as if capable of crushing the clouds in an instant, belonged to no one else but her sister.
...
"I say, are you the mysterious people who want to bully my little sister behind my back?"
A petite body, lowered eyelids, a disdainful tone seemingly squeezed out through clenched teeth.
The 'girl' floating in the air held a wine bottle in one hand, her face slightly flushed. While speaking, she tilted her head back again, gulping down the low-alcohol fruit wine.
In the collapsed community below, terrified screams were still spreading. Perhaps because she hadn't appeared for a long time, many people had forgotten what this emerald green light in the sky represented.
Therefore, those ordinary people were still screaming because of the chaotic battle earlier, fearing that the giant would appear out of thin air again.
Although monsters (Kaijin) appeared frequently in the past, they mostly caused destruction and killed people. Monsters that actually ate people weren't that common.
The terrifying scene of the ugly giant appearing suddenly with steam today, grabbing passersby and stuffing them into its mouth, truly terrified these ordinary people in J-City.
A man with silver hair lowered his head, daring not look up to meet the gaze of the 'girl' in the sky.
He trembled uncontrollably. Nothing made him intuitively feel the danger of this world more than seeing several fierce Reincarnators, somewhat famous in the Space, being crushed to death simultaneously with his own eyes.
"Hey, are you trembling~"
The girl descended from the sky, reeking of alcohol. It seemed even low-alcohol fruit wine could intoxicate this person who could be called the strongest Esper in this world.
But [Sylar] wouldn't have any illusion that he could defeat her just because she was drunk.
"Yes, I am afraid, Lady Tornado..."
At this moment, Sylar clearly felt the correctness of the [Iron Rules]. He even felt the [Iron Rules] weren't perfect enough. It should stipulate that as long as such super-dangerous plot characters were detected in a certain city, Reincarnators in that city were not allowed to engage in any dangerous activities.
They were just on a mission to kill Mercenary Tao and wanted to farm some milestones along the way. They also thought this behavior might attract that fool Mercenary Tao playing hero to walk right into their trap.
Unexpectedly, Tornado descended directly from the sky and killed three people in an instant.
Those Pure Titans rampaging in the city were also twisted into fragments simultaneously.
Tornado felt somewhat bored, smelling of alcohol.
"Are you the guys who want to assassinate my sister..."
Many thoughts flashed through Sylar's mind in an instant, but he immediately felt his body floating up uncontrollably. That psychokinesis was so powerful that his title of [Master of Telekinesis] seemed like a joke.
"No, absolutely not!"
"It was probably done by an organization named [Blackwater], my Lady. I can help you find them!"
Emerald green light shone in Tornado's pupils. Honestly, she disdained developing various fancy uses for superpowers. But these things naturally happened simply because she wanted to do them.
Detecting no trace of lying, she nodded.
"You are also an Esper, right? Lead the way..."
Tornado held the wine bottle in one hand and pointed casually with a finger of the other.
Sylar flew up uncontrollably, flying at a terrifying speed in the air. He quickly realized he could change his direction via psychokinesis, but he didn't need to use psychokinesis for propulsion.
In other words, Tornado provided the power; he only needed to 'steer.'
Sylar dared not delay, immediately flying towards the gathering place of [Blackwater] in his intelligence.
This wasn't the time to talk about morality. He just wanted to find someone to lure this monster away.
Even [Sylar], who could learn and copy others' superpowers, didn't generate any thought of coveting Tornado's ability.
He believed Lord [Treant] wouldn't blame him. After all, this was an Iron Rule.
In the outskirts of J-City, two swaying figures walked out from the colorful Spirit World Erosion Zone. In front of them was Ayase Seiko with her white hair standing up towards the sky.
This sharp-tongued Spirit Medium ultimately couldn't resist entering the Spirit World Erosion Zone and found the two survivors.
"Thank you very much, Miss Ayase!"
[Locker] was mentally exhausted. The deaths of many companions and the tug-of-war with that ghost left him mentally and physically drained. The terror of being unable to confirm if the companions around him were real people caused this mixed Reincarnator squad to be dismembered rapidly and hunted down one by one.
The woman waved her hand.
"Consider it my effort to find my troublesome granddaughter~"
Her tone was carefree as she smoked. The situation inside the Spirit World Erosion Zone was too complex and dangerous; she didn't have the confidence to survive in such a place for too long either.
She tried not to think about whether her granddaughter and that kid could survive until now, simply pointing to the dilapidated residential area on the other side, saying:
"The two people who came out of here earlier should be living in that area. Perhaps they are people you know..."
Locker was stunned. After inquiring, he finally confirmed that [Lilith] wasn't dead and was actually brought out by that guy Mercenary Tao.
He exchanged glances with [Short Hair]. Both struggled somewhat.
On one hand, they didn't want to get involved with a guy like Mercenary Tao—best not even get close.
But on the other hand, they couldn't bear to leave that timid one alone with Mercenary Tao.
"How about... we think of a way?"
Both faces were pale, but they eventually agreed to this plan.
Ayase Seiko, who was smoking, revealed an imperceptible smile. These two might be the kind of good people in her cognition.
Bang!
A terrifying impact sound rang out abruptly. Subsequent huge wind pressure struck from behind. Ayase Seiko was blown up instantly. Although Locker and Short Hair weren't good at dealing with spirit bodies, their combat power in the real world was slightly stronger than Ayase Seiko's.
Instantly grabbing her, Short Hair pressed both hands to his forehead, activating a psychokinetic shield.
Fortunately, the gale came and went quickly.
They turned to look at the source of the gale. In the next moment, all were stunned.
They saw a huge hole hundreds of meters wide in that colorful Spirit World Erosion Zone. through the hole, the desert on the other side was visible.
A bald man wearing a yellow hero suit and a white cape walked out of that shattered Spirit World Erosion Zone with a curious expression.
"Genos, was there such a place between Z-City and J-City before? So strange~"
Genos searched his data and replied seriously:
"Sensei, this is probably a place called Spirit World Erosion Zone. Very dangerous."
Saitama looked back at that shattered hospital. Just now, there indeed seemed to be some huge tentacle wanting to capture him, but that thing was too fragile. Just one punch shattered it along with the surrounding space.
"Oh, is that so..."
He found he could no longer share a common definition of the word 'dangerous' with others.
He could only continue forward, preparing to meet that [Hero for Fun].
He wanted to ask the other party a question—a question he was very curious about.
"Is being a hero interesting?"
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