"Sorry, I'm late."
The one who said that was Xiqi.
A member of the Hero Association's committee and one of its executives.
This Hero Association executive, who had once been responsible for receiving Fang Li and Sylvia, entered from outside with two staff members and came to the front of the conference table.
Looking at the S-Class Heroes who filled nearly every seat, Xiqi nodded solemnly.
"Although not everyone is here, it is fortunate that only two are absent. Blast and Metal Knight are not people who can be contacted so easily, so there is nothing we can do about that."
Everyone could hear the bitterness in Xiqi's voice.
And judging by the current situation, they could also sense a grave atmosphere.
Thus, almost everyone realized it.
Perhaps something major had happened.
"What is it?" Tatsumaki said impatiently. "Hurry up and explain it. I'm very busy!"
"It had better not be some trivial nonsense." Metal Bat glared at Xiqi in displeasure. "If you dare jerk me around, I've been wanting to swing my bat anyway. Letting off some steam here wouldn't be bad."
"I think it's fine." Sexy Prisoner threw a seductive wink at the men present and said, "It's a good chance to get along with everyone, so I won't have to break out of prison later."
"Enough jokes." Kid Emperor looked at Xiqi. "If you gathered the S-Class Heroes to this extent, it can't be something minor, right?"
At that, Xiqi closed his eyes.
After a while, he slowly opened them.
"Everyone."
Xiqi spoke in an exceedingly heavy tone.
"Earth is about to face a great calamity."
Those words left everyone present stunned.
"A great calamity?"
Bang, Atomic Samurai, Genos, and some of the others could not help looking toward Xiqi.
King, Pig God, Watchdog Man, Drive Knight,