Earth Online, Saitama's Courage Goes Unrecognized

Ichigo Kurosaki clenched his fists and asked in a strained voice, "Just how strong is the Legendary Sannin Team?"

Hermione shook her head, her tone indifferent. "Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Tsunade..."

"Any one of them could wipe us out."

After a long pause, Hermione adjusted her glasses and added, "Kaneki Ken might have a trump card to save his life, but the others have no chance of escaping unscathed."

Upon hearing this, Ichigo Kurosaki's tense expression slowly dissipated, and he even let out a sigh of relief.

"Understood?"

Hermione is much younger than Ichigo Kurosaki, but she is acting like an elder, looking at him with an expression of admiration and hope.

The boy with the Ju Zi haircut didn't seem to care and smiled slightly, "I roughly know what their mission is."

"It's not entirely impossible for us to cooperate with the Legendary Sannin Team."

Their mission is to help humanity regain its confidence and hope as the Spirit of All Things. And according to the information Hermione shared, the mission of the Legendary Sannin Team is clearly not to help the monsters exterminate humanity.

I underestimated you.

A hint of surprise flashed across Hermione's beautiful eyes. "Cooperation is indeed a possibility, but the timing is not right. We must demonstrate that we can talk to his Legendary Sannin Team on equal terms."

After saying this, Hermione tilted her head and thought for a while, then took out a light blue plastic bottle from the temporary Storage Bag blessed with the Undetectable Extension Charm and tossed it over.

Ichigo Kurosaki noticed that it was filled with small, round discs.

"This is NZT48, which can significantly enhance the user's brainpower."

"Make good use of it and demonstrate more value."

"I hope... you can bring more surprises."

Genos felt as if he had joined a game called "Earth online" after arriving at the Hero Association.

Character potential classification, physical enhancement levels, Association Contribution Points, and various tasks assigned by Chairman Wang Yan...

Standing in the guild hall, Genos stared blankly at the scrolling subtitles on the large screen.

As a cyborg, he doesn't need to train to improve his combat power; he only needs to exchange contribution points for high-level materials to refine and upgrade his body parts.

This kind of exchange and tempering is a bottomless pit.

His association contributions are far from enough to cover the costs.

"Life sensors, scanning eyes, self-destruct devices, propulsion engines, mobile modules, high-heat turbines, laser beam cannons..."

Genos checked his own configuration one by one and found that, except for the Black Cannon, all other parts had been upgraded to the sixth level.

According to Wang Yan, there will be some unexpected surprises after all the accessories are upgraded to +6.

"Still need 3600 contribution points."

Although Genos's only obsession as a cyborg is to become stronger and seek revenge, he still retains the curiosity he had when he was a pure human.

"The association contributed 590 to assist C City in dealing with the Tiger-level disaster, and it is estimated that it will take 8 hours to travel back and forth. This task is too inefficient."

"Gathering materials on strange individuals in the suburbs of G City, contribution 240, estimated completion time between 25 and 40 minutes, above-average efficiency..."

Just as Genos was silently analyzing the cost-effectiveness of the mission, a man with a shiny bald head came to his side.

Yellow Cape, Red Gloves, a blank, goofy expression...

Saitama, the No.1 hero in A-Rank, and the only hero in the association whose potential has been judged as "Gold Quality"!

"You are... Genos, right?"

Saitama's voice was languid and listless, as if he lacked energy. "You're the most active newcomer lately."

"I heard from Unregistered Knight that you should be able to become the association's first S-Class Hero."

Genos turned his head and replied matter-of-factly, "Unless a 'Dragon' level incident occurs, Unregistered Knight is right."

He respected Saitama's strength, but admired Unregistered Knight's character even more.

In Genos's opinion, among all the members of the association, only Unregistered Knight deserves the title of "hero".

Fight with all our might for justice and to protect ordinary people, and stay true to our principles.

Saitama's strength far surpassed that of Unregistered Knight in the first association assessment, but he didn't have many impressive achievements to show for it.

He was just an ordinary person with good luck and exceptional talent.

Saitama clearly didn't understand Genos's thoughts. He simply tapped the screen casually and said to the clerk, "I plan to take on this mission. Thank you."

"It is my honor to serve you."

The clerk quickly completed the necessary procedures and presented a black card with both hands.

This black card utilizes the association's cutting-edge technology. Once the hero arrives at the mission area, it will automatically decompose into invisible nanodrones and record the mission execution process, serving as the key to determining success or failure.

Genos's pupils dilated slightly upon seeing the interaction between the two.

He learned a lot from Chairman Wang Yan.

There is no love or hate without a reason in this world. Respect, too, can never come from nowhere.

He had had many business exchanges with the clerk in front of him and knew that the other party was stubborn and treated everyone equally, even the group of heroes with S-Class combat power, he just did business in a strict manner.

What exactly did Saitama do to earn this person's respect?

"Ah..."

Saitama slowly turned his head to the side, staring blankly at Genos, and asked, "Want to do a mission together?"

"The outskirts of G City ...perfect."

Genos nodded slightly. "Anyway, it won't take much time."

His perception of Saitama's fighting strength was limited to the unrealistic Astronomy figures recorded in the association's character card.

Since we were going the same way, it was a good opportunity to observe the other party up close.

What is Saitama's true skill level?

Qinos was very curious.

He wanted to see if Saitama was really just a figurehead and idol pushed to the forefront, as many people had rumored, with a glamorous exterior but actually being very vulnerable.

Half an hour later.

Genos's smooth, beautiful blonde hair was transformed into an exaggerated afro.

Half of his face was blown open, exposing the mechanical parts inside.

"So... so strong!"

Genos stared in disbelief at the bald man more than ten meters away.

It was just a very ordinary monster material collection mission; at most, I could only get the reward for a Tiger-level mission.

Along the way, Saitama casually killed several foolish "Demon"-level monsters, and even attracted a monster named "Swamp Foam" that had been bio-modified by a mysterious organization.

That's definitely one of the highest-ranking "Dragon" level beings!

When faced with the Swamp Foam, Genos's methods were almost ineffective; he could only barely hold on and struggled to escape.

However, even such a being couldn't withstand a single punch from Saitama.

With a lazy, casual punch, the monster, which was originally so powerful that it was almost impossible to resist, was instantly vaporized and completely Oblivion into nothingness.

"Once you report the intruding monster to the association this time, you'll probably become S-Class Hero right away."

Genos said in a strange tone.

After witnessing the existence of a superhuman powerhouse who possessed a god within his body, he didn't know how he felt.

"Report?"

Saitama blinked. "What's that?"

Genos replied matter-of-factly, "If you encounter a monster during a mission, you can report it to the association after you resolve the situation and earn more contributions."

"The contribution points you can earn in exchange for dealing with the 'Swamp Foam' you just dealt with..."

"It's about 3,000 to 3,500 times the size of the task itself. I'm not from the data department, so I can only give you a rough figure."

Upon hearing this, Saitama remained silent for a long time before suddenly widening his eyes.

He looked as if struck by lightning, his expression as if he were just one number away from winning the lottery. "I've taken down at least thirty guys like that. Can I still claim the prize now?"

Saitama's words, like a resounding bell, struck Genos deeply into his mind, echoing endlessly.

The cyborg boy remembered what Wang Yan had said before.

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