Choosing a C-Class Hero: The Bald King's Rise
Chapter 16

Where There's a Sleeping Dragon, There Must Be a Young Phoenix

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Only Chen Ye knew the situation.

The hero codenamed S11.

His alias was "Superalloy Darkshine"!

Without considering unknown explosions, Superalloy Darkshine was likely the strongest in defense among the S-class Heroes.

Of course, Chen Ye wouldn't cause trouble for himself by saying this.

The self-introductions continued.

After the sturdy young man finished, a bespectacled young man next to him spoke:

"Hello everyone, my name is Sun Hongwei, and my corresponding hero codename is A17."

This young man's voice was much quieter, sounding rather unconfident.

Compared to the heroic talent of S-class, mere A-class was indeed quite inferior.

Chen Ye didn't remember who the 17th A-class Hero was.

In the One-Punch Man anime, besides the more well-known S-class Heroes, only a few minor characters among the A-class Heroes had the chance to appear.

The original work didn't mention the abilities of most A-class Heroes, so Chen Ye naturally didn't know either.

"Hello everyone, my name is Li Zhengyu, and my corresponding hero codename is A1."

A clean-cut young man introduced himself.

His appearance and demeanor were quite fitting for the first A-class Hero, "Sweet Mask."

As far as Chen Ye knew, Sweet Mask's strength was considerable.

His talent was extraordinary vitality and recovery abilities.

He held the first position in the A-class, with the goal of preventing weaker individuals from entering the S-class ranks!

"Hello everyone, my name is Zhang Mengyao, and my corresponding hero codename is S13..."

"Hello everyone, my name is Shao Wenhui, and my corresponding hero codename is A19..."

"Hello everyone, my name is Jiang Ping, and my corresponding hero codename is S15..."

Everyone introduced themselves one after another.

Among these thirty-odd people, there were quite a few with S-class Hero talent.

It could only be said that they were indeed from a prestigious university like Wu University.

Even Teacher Liu smiled and nodded continuously, very satisfied with this batch of promising talents.

Soon.

It was Chen Ye's turn.

At this point, Chen Ye could only resign himself to fate!

"Hello everyone, my name is Chen Ye, and my corresponding hero codename is..."

"Wait!"

A voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Chen Ye.

It was Teacher Liu.

He looked at Chen Ye, his gaze complex, and asked, "You are Chen Ye?"

Chen Ye nodded.

"You don't need to introduce yourself, please sit down!"

Teacher Liu's tone was somewhat helpless.

Hearing this, Chen Ye's heart stirred, and he calmly sat down.

If he guessed correctly, the school leadership must have spoken to this Teacher Liu, and Teacher Liu knew about his special circumstances.

Otherwise, Teacher Liu wouldn't have reacted this way upon hearing Chen Ye's name.

The other students saw this.

They all looked at Chen Ye curiously.

Everyone else's introductions went smoothly, but only Chen Ye's was interrupted by the teacher.

This was clearly not normal.

As they looked, they increasingly felt that Chen Ye looked familiar...

A moment later.

Finally, a student with a good memory remembered and couldn't help but exclaim, "He's the son of Chairman Chen!"

Upon hearing this, everyone recalled the memories from more than ten days ago and suddenly understood.

Then.

Everyone's gaze towards Chen Ye became somewhat strange.

Surprise, curiosity, disdain, amusement, contempt...

All sorts of complex gazes fell upon Chen Ye.

For a moment.

Chen Ye became the center of attention in the cabin.

The atmosphere grew somewhat strange.

Regarding this.

Chen Ye himself remained very calm.

He had long anticipated this situation and was mentally prepared.

"Those who haven't introduced themselves yet, please continue!"

Teacher Liu spoke, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

A small, chubby guy next to Chen Ye immediately stood up upon hearing this:

"Hello everyone, my name is Qian Fugui, and my matched hero codename is S7!"

Upon hearing the codename S7.

The cabin fell silent once more.

Everyone stared in surprise at this chubby guy named "Qian Fugui."

Including Teacher Liu.

Even Chen Ye looked at his classmate with surprise.

Soon.

Someone began to whisper:

"One is a C-class hero with a compatibility waste, and the other is a major pitfall among S-class heroes. They're both quite something!"

"As expected, where there's a Sleeping Dragon, there's always a Young Phoenix."

"Our batch actually gathered the Sleeping Dragon and the Young Phoenix. What bad karma did Teacher Liu accumulate in his past life?"

"What I can't figure out is how the two of them got admitted to Wu University?"

"The C-class one probably used connections. After all, his father is a well-known figure, someone even our principal has to show respect to. As for this fatty..."

"I know, it must be the power of money. Look at the clothes he's wearing; none of them cost less than five figures. Even his name reeks of money!"

Although these discussions were quiet.

The cabin was small, and everyone could hear them.

Chen Ye remained indifferent.

The chubby guy, however, was furious, his face turning red.

He stood up directly: "You're all talking nonsense. I was admitted through normal channels... I chose S7 because I don't believe there are any useless, 'chicken rib' talents among S-class heroes. I just want to try and discover the secret of S7 for future generations, which is why I made this choice!"

"You can laugh at me for being naive or foolish, but I firmly believe that the hero talent codenamed S7 is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface!"

His words were powerful and resonated, silencing many.

In this world, people were still in the exploration phase regarding hero talents and abilities.

No one dared to claim they had a complete understanding of all hero talents and abilities.

Only Chen Ye silently felt pity for the chubby guy.

Perhaps Qian Fugui's intentions were good.

Unfortunately, his efforts would be in vain!

Chen Ye had read the original work and knew that the hero codenamed S7 was actually named "KING." Apart from his heartbeat being able to scare people, he was a completely ordinary person.

Oh, KING also had one ability: he could summon the "Bald Demon King"!

However, in this world, there was no Bald Demon King for Qian Fugui to summon.

"Good!"

Teacher Liu suddenly applauded: "Qian Fugui, if you can truly find the secret of S7, it will be a great act of benevolence that benefits humanity. Teacher supports you!"

"Thank you, Teacher!"

Encouraged by Teacher Liu, Qian Fugui appeared very excited.

The other students remained indifferent.

Qian Fugui wasn't the only one who chose the S7 hero talent.

From the appearance of the Hero Meteorite until now, over the past few decades, at least a thousand people have chosen S7.

This was because S7 had the highest compatibility success rate among S-class heroes.

It was even easier to succeed with S7 than with many A-class heroes.

Among these thousands of predecessors, not one has managed to uncover S7's other secrets.

Everyone who resonated with S7 experienced an abnormal heartbeat, but no other abilities whatsoever!

It's said that after resonating with S7, one person, constantly reported for disturbing the peace by neighbors, ultimately chose to commit suicide by jumping off a building…

It's precisely because there were too many failures.

S7, this hero, came to be recognized as a major pitfall among S-class Heroes.

Even though the chubby guy was full of drive, no one was optimistic about him.

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