Winning Big

"Also!"

The teacher added, "The TV station is here. Today's compatibility ceremony will be broadcast live to viewers across the country to boost morale. So everyone must perform well. Not only do you need to achieve successful compatibility, but try to aim for higher-ranked heroes as well."

"We're the city's top high school. Having so many of you choose to bond with B-class Heroes is truly disgraceful!"

The students were all stunned upon hearing this.

Well, damn!

That last sentence was the real reason you suddenly changed your tune, wasn't it?

Then, the teacher checked the time on his watch and said, "Since there's still some time, I'll give everyone one final lesson to help you review the heroes' talents. I hope you can all find the best compatibility target for yourselves."

With that, the teacher turned on the projector and displayed the contents of his computer on the blackboard.

"Let's begin with the S-class Heroes. The first one is the hero codenamed S1..."

A figure appeared in the projected image on the blackboard.

The man was burly, clad in black-and-white armor, with a cape trailing behind him and dark protective sunglasses over his eyes...

Chen Ye froze slightly when he saw him.

The figure looked very familiar, but he could not identify him at once.

"Everything about the hero S1 remains unknown."

The teacher's voice rang out. "No one knows what kind of talent ability one would obtain after bonding with him, because so far, there has not been a single successful case of anyone in the world bonding with S1."

"Although there are rumors that successfully bonding with S1 grants talent abilities comparable to those of a god, I still do not recommend making S1 your compatibility target."

At this point, the teacher tapped the computer with a finger.

A new figure appeared on the blackboard.

Codename S2!

She was a haughty little girl-type hero.

She was petite and delicate, with emerald-green hair. Her features were somewhat cute, yet her face bore a proud expression. She wore only a black open-crotch robe, exposing her pale little legs.

Chen Ye's eyes widened sharply when he saw this hero.

He was far too familiar with this little girl.

Tatsumaki!

A character from the Earth anime One-Punch Man.

"The second S-class Hero!" the teacher introduced. "Everyone should be familiar with this hero, so I won't go into too much detail. Ms. Qin, Xia Nation's number one expert, bonded with this very hero. Her hero talent is telekinesis!"

"S2's talent ability is extremely powerful, but the difficulty of bonding with her is also very high. So far, Ms. Qin is the only person in our country to have succeeded. Students who choose her as their compatibility target must consider carefully."

The students stared at the hero on the blackboard with burning eyes.

They wished they could immediately obtain her telekinesis, become Xia Nation's Pillar of the Sea like Goddess Qin, and earn the admiration of countless people!

Only Chen Ye stood there with dull eyes, looking utterly incredulous...

After the teacher finished discussing the second S-class Hero,

very soon,

the projection on the blackboard displayed the third S-class Hero.

He was an elderly-looking hero. Although his hair and beard were white and his body appeared rather thin and frail, his sharp features were as fierce as an eagle's and a tiger's, making him impossible to underestimate.

The moment Chen Ye saw this hero's image, he went numb.

Silver Fang.

He was also a character from the Earth anime One-Punch Man.

If the first two could still possibly have been coincidences, then this elderly hero's appearance absolutely could not be explained away as one.

At this moment, Chen Ye was already certain that the hero talents everyone worshipped came from the heroes in that anime.

No wonder the green glow from that girl's ability had seemed so familiar when I watched that video of the beauty and the monster earlier...

Chen Ye thought to himself.

On the podium, the teacher continued his introduction. "The hero codenamed S3 has mastery of the Ancient Fist Technique as his talent ability! With his talent, studying traditional martial arts yields twice the result with half the effort."

"Speaking of which, this hero is the most suitable for us Xia Nation people. It is precisely because of his existence that our traditional martial arts have truly found a place to shine and stepped onto the stage of the world's strongest. Moreover, the difficulty of bonding with him is much lower than with S2. I strongly recommend him!"

At this point, the teacher on the podium suddenly gave Chen Ye a meaningful look.

This time, Chen Ye saw it very clearly.

The teacher on the podium

really was looking at him in a new light!

Chen Ye was confused. He knew nothing right now, so he could only remain outwardly calm.

Fortunately, the teacher's attention did not linger on Chen Ye for long before he continued introducing the heroes:

"S4's talent ability is Sword Saint. Successfully bonding with him grants an extraordinarily high talent for swordsmanship... In addition, the A-class Heroes codenamed A2, A3, and A4 also possess swordsmanship-related talents, though they are far inferior to S4. Therefore, some people speculate that A2, A3, and A4 are connected to S4, perhaps as a master and his disciples."

"Students who like swordsmanship but are not confident about bonding with S4 can try bonding with A2, A3, or A4 instead."

"The hero codenamed S5 may only be a child, but he possesses the smartest brain. His talent ability is also extremely important: brain enhancement!"

"Mr. Lu, the current chief academician of our Academy of Sciences, successfully bonded with S5 and then invented exoskeleton combat armor, raising our military's combat strength by an entire level!"

"Students confident in their intelligence can try bonding with the hero S5."

"The hero codenamed S6 is a robot and cannot be bonded with, so I won't discuss him here..."

"The hero codenamed S7 is a huge trap. Do not be deceived by his appearance. In reality, his talent ability is utterly useless. Successfully bonding with him only makes your heartbeat louder..."

"S8's talent ability is self-healing. Successfully bonding with him grants powerful regenerative abilities, making you nearly impossible to kill. Unfortunately, it does not greatly improve combat ability..."

"S9 is also a robot and cannot be bonded with..."

"S10's talent ability is eating. He possesses extremely powerful digestion, and this is also one of the easiest talent abilities to grow stronger with. As long as you keep eating, your strength can increase rapidly, though your body shape will become severely distorted. Students who do not mind their figure can consider this hero. Among S-class Heroes, his bonding difficulty is relatively low..."

Perhaps because this world did not have the anime One-Punch Man, no one knew these heroes' names, so they were identified by codenames.

S-class Heroes used S as the first letter, while their rankings were represented by numbers in sequence.