Sage Toad Monster, Wang Yan Whispers

City E.

Many years ago, this place was a prosperous center for economic and cultural exchange, with bustling streets and crowds of pedestrians.

Now, it has become the stronghold of weirdos.

A bald man wearing a headband with the character "oil" on it strolled slowly through the streets and alleys, searching for the strange man's trail.

"The smell of humans!"

A hoarse roar came from the alleyway in the northwest.

In an instant, a bloody stench swept in.

Jiraiya slowly turned around and saw the other person's face clearly.

It was a giant, frog-like monster.

It has a mouthful of dagger-like fangs, a bone hammer about two meters in diameter connected to its tailbone, its limbs touching the ground, its muscles bulging, and even gleaming with a faint metallic sheen.

Its dark green, slippery outer skin is covered in deadly poison. Ordinary people would die on the spot just from smelling the Venom that evaporates and forms even more toxic gases.

I'll kill you!

The frog-like monster twisted its waist and hips, smashing its massive bony tailbone at Jiraiya, seemingly intending to turn him into mincemeat.

To Jiraiya, the opponent's attack was like an animation slowed down ten times. He could even spare a moment to consider other issues before dealing with this guy.

He tilted his head, his mind blank for a moment, before slowly raising his fist and slamming it into the frog monster's tail hammer.

After throwing the punch, Jiraiya pursed his lips and snapped his fingers.

Bang!

The powerful blast pierced through the frog monster's bone hammer, blasting it into a shower of greenish-yellow flesh and blood.

"Ah!!"

The frog-like monster let out a scream and was swept away by the residual force, flying into the wreckage of a truck thirty meters away, bleeding from all seven orifices.

Its vitality is exceptionally strong; even after suffering such severe injuries, it did not die on the spot.

Jiraiya slowly walked over.

A look of terror appeared on the frog-like monster's face.

"Don't kill me! If you kill me, the Monster Association will come after you!"

Hearing this, Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, one person is alive."

The Monster Association they mentioned is definitely not Agni's plagiarism organization, but rather an anti-human guild under "Orochi's" command.

Jiraiya had tried to find members of the Monster Association before, but unfortunately, after arriving in this dimension, his strength increased dramatically, making it difficult for him to control his power.

There have been many instances where someone was literally "lightly tapped" and ended up being smashed into a pile of minced meat.

The Legendary Sannin Team was short-handed. If he had other trustworthy teammates, Jiraiya would probably be in seclusion in the training room right now, working hard to adapt to his new abilities.

Upon realizing this, Jiraiya Hand Seals, and his appearance gradually changed.

Senjutsu Chakra enters the body, Toad Sage Mode!

With his increased strength, Jiraiya no longer needs the help of Sage Fukasaku and his wife and can now enter Sage Mode.

However, because no Reward Points or Destiny Gem were invested in Sage Mode -related skills, Jiraiya's transformation is just as ugly as before.

His face was covered in bumps, which made him look like Toad.

"See? I'm a weirdo too."

As he said this, Jiraiya was somewhat glad that he hadn't listened to Tsunade and wasted his Reward Points on [Perfect Sage Mode].

How do we define the line between monsters and humans?

Many people believe that those who consider themselves human are human, while those who lose their human nature, adopt a freakish perspective, and whose values differ from those of normal humans are freaks.

But in reality, there is a simpler criterion for judgment...

Those that look like humans are human.

Anyone who looks like a weirdo is a weirdo.

In reality, this is a simple world where appearance determines one's allegiance.

"So... so you're also..."

The frog-like monster struggled to its feet.

Because Jiraiya had held back 99.99% of his power and spared no effort, the bleeding from the other's wound had stopped, and he even had the energy to try and establish a connection. "Speaking of which, we're practically relatives... So... what's your name?"

Jiraiya's lips moved, and after a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sage of the Toads."

The frog-like monster picked up the conversation, beginning to flatter. "So you're the Toad Monster. Your strength is simply incredible..."

"Enough!"

Jiraiya's forehead veins bulged. "Tell me, how do I find the higher-ups of the Monster Association?"

Under duress, the frog monster readily revealed all the information it knew.

"I see."

Jiraiya sighed.

The other party was just a peripheral member of the Monster Association, with no real say and no idea how many high-ranking members the association had.

However, its direct BOSS is a descendant of Centipede Elder, and thus knows some information.

"Is the real leader of the Monster Association Orochi...?"

Jiraiya thought of his best friend's name and suddenly burst into laughter.

After a long while, he finally recovered and said, "Take me to see your boss."

"No problem."

The frog-like oddball readily accepted good advice.

He can also gain a lot of benefits by recruiting a powerful new weirdo into the group.

At the same time.

Top floor of the Hero Association Building.

Wang Yan stood by the window, gazing into the distance.

1,750 meters away, a building 20 stories shorter than the Hero Building has been turned into an information screen, which is displaying current events news.

Hero or Murderer?

Their weapons were pointed at civilians.

Genos, who was behind Wang Yan, also saw these news reports through his mechanically modified prosthetic eye.

He calmly asked, "President, is the way Kaneki Ken and the others handled this correctly?"

Genos had thought for a long time about what he should do when faced with the situation he had been in before.

But no matter what, he couldn't find a perfect solution.

Every strategy that seems to avert disaster actually harbors enormous hidden dangers.

"Establish authority with a tough stance, make an example of someone to scare others; ignore the situation and give it the cold shoulder; make promises on the surface, then settle scores later; persuade the public with silver tongue; manipulate minds and directly disperse the marching crowds..."

Wang Yan said gently, "Considering the experience, ability, and condition of the ten members of Kaneki Ken's team, they have a total of seventy-nine countermeasures."

"Each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages."

After a pause, he continued, "In the long run, there is no perfect solution to anything."

"In my view, there are only two ways to deal with emergencies."

The handsome blond cyborg pricked up his ears and listened intently.

Wang Yan gave a thumbs up. "Interesting, and..."

At this point, he raised his little finger again. "Boring."

Just as Genos took out his notebook to write these words down, Wang Yan raised his hand to stop him. "Those are just my personal quirks, no need to worry about them."

"In fact, the best way to solve a problem is to nip it in the bud."

"Pity..."

Wang Yan's Youyou words echoed in Genos's ears, like the wicked seduction of a devil.

"A skilled warrior has no reputation for wisdom, nor for bravery."

"If we address a danger before people are even aware of it, we can indeed avoid casualties."

"What's the point of doing this for a hero?"