Monster Meeting / Potential Impact

PS: So, should we go to Hokage first, or go directly to Ark? You guys vote, lol (if we go to Hokage, we'll probably go to Ark later, but if we go to Ark, we might not go to Hokage).

Chapter 437 The Meeting of Eccentrics

The headquarters of the Monster Association.

The Garou slowly woke up and found himself lying in a dimly lit place. His dizzy head and confused memories left him in a daze for a long time. When he came to his senses, he found a strange piece of paper lying on his chest.

When I picked it up, I saw some words written on it in crooked and messy handwriting.

"Garou, welcome to the Monster Association. The fact that you can see this letter means you're still alive. Now that you're in our headquarters, I suggest you stay put and wait. Otherwise, I can't guarantee you won't become the heroes' target or be eaten by some dangerous monster."

Throwing away the paper, the Garou glanced at the food on the table next to him, which he couldn't quite make out, and frowned slightly.

"Weirdos, a bunch of annoying bastards."

He was also unhappy about the Monster Association's sudden arrival and taking him away. Although the situation was dangerous, Garou firmly believed that he could defeat the heroes who were besieging him.

Ultimately, we are all human. As long as we keep overcoming difficulties, there is nothing that cannot be overcome.

The Garou ignored the instructions on the note and stayed to wait. Instead, it began to walk along the dark and secluded place, supporting itself against the wall.

For him, the environment here was absolutely terrible. The air was repulsive, something he, as a human being, could not tolerate physically.

About a few minutes later...

He arrived at a doorway, and the sounds coming from next door immediately put him on edge. He then carefully hid behind the wall to observe.

"So many strange people, is this a conference hall?"

Inside, a colossal creature stands in the darkness, while countless bizarre creatures on surrounding high platforms look down upon everything.

A creature with one large eye sat in a certain position, looking down at a strange mechanical object.

"So, you who call yourself Machine God G5, how did you find this place? Can I talk to your creator?"

The Machine God G5 did not respond.

"Fine, whatever you do, we welcome you. At least you captured the person who harmed the monster. Besides..."

The gaze of the Great Eyeball seemed to fall on the Garou as if through a wall.

"Since you're here, there's no need to hide there, Garou." Its words went straight into Garou's head.

"Did you notice? Directly transmitting sound into consciousness, is that a superpower?"

Knowing he had been exposed, the Garou didn't waste any words and immediately stepped forward to stand in front of everyone.

In an instant, all the strange people's eyes fell on his face.

"Hey, is this Garou? I heard he's hunted down a lot of heroes?"

"Never mind that now, just kill the prisoners on the spot."

"Yes, kill these people. I can't wait to hear their screams."

There were sounds everywhere. Standing in the middle, the Garou noticed several men who were tied up with ropes.

But at this moment, these people's faces were full of fear. Even though they were wearing highly protective battle suits, they were still filled with fear in the face of so many strange people.

And as he predicted, most of the strange people couldn't control themselves, and soon a few couldn't resist anymore, shouting something about first come, first served, and started to grab it.

"Hey, even so, you guys don't need to be in such a hurry, do you?"

Just as Great Eyeball uttered those words, a female swordswoman rushed forward and killed the group of men with a single blow.

"Since it's first come, first served, I'll go first, okay, right, Great Eyeball?"

Death happened in an instant, and the Garou who witnessed this scene felt a deep sense of unease.

Judging from the behavior of these strange people, most of them have terrible tempers and are prone to killing. Moreover, many of them are very powerful. The fact that such beings can be suppressed by Orochi and obediently become its subordinates probably means that its strength is enough to suppress everything.

"That's right. Even an existence like Centipede Elder has to obey this guy's orders."

At this point, even more strange people jumped out.

This includes female monsters like Do-S, whose whips can turn any man who is struck into her puppet, completely bewitched and to the point of being utterly obedient to her.

With this trick, this strange woman could often easily defeat many people who were stronger than her.

"Stop it, everyone." Great Eyeball didn't want to see the monsters in such disarray. He looked at Garou and said, "I need to talk to him now. We'll deal with whatever happens later. After all, Garou's fighting prowess is what we need. I've long planned to make him a high-ranking officer, and he can also serve as my assistant. You all have no objections, right?"

"What? You're appointed as a cadre right away?"

Sure enough, many of the eccentric people were surprised.

"As for Garou, I've heard he killed too many heroes, so it seems like there's nothing wrong with that."

"Really."

Great Eyeball nodded in agreement. "Able to fight S-Class heroes, even when severely injured, and still maintain strong fighting power—that's the kind of talent we desperately need. The Monster Association currently has 500 monsters, roughly the same as the Hero Association's total number of Pro Hero. However, the number of monsters with a hazard level of Demon Level or higher has decreased after the battles of the past few days; now there are less than 30 left. If we lose even more..."

At this point, Great Eyeball turned his head to look at the unusually large serpent. "Although we let him join, Lord Orochi still set a condition: he hopes you can prove that you are a real monster, otherwise it still cannot completely trust you."

"Does that mean I should grow horns on my head too?" the Garou asked coldly.

"I'll give you one day to bring back the head of a hero, anyone will do," the serpent said slowly.

"That's right, simple and clear, this method best proves it," the Insect God agreed.

"If it came to killing heroes, I had a chance in the previous battles. It's just that Centipede Elder stole the kill later..."

"It's a great pity that Silver Fang and Su Lin are still alive, but Centipede Elder has been defeated." The Phoenix Man suddenly interrupted him.

"What?"

The Garou was somewhat surprised.

"Yesterday they were Gouketu, today they're Centipede Elder, they've all died in battle. Losing two officers before the final battle, Great Eyeball probably didn't expect that, did he? Is that why he wanted to bring the hero hunter back?"

Two heroes who joined from the ninja village chatted privately. They joined to seek revenge against a certain S-Class hero. They had also invited Sonic and given him Monster Cells, but wondered why he hadn't come.

The Great Eyeball above heard this, remained silent for a moment, and then continued:

"It was Su Lin who killed Centipede Elder this time. As for the previous Gouketu, it's impossible to determine who was responsible. Garou, you confronted Su Lin before. How strong was that girl... boy?"

"..."

The Garou was strangely at a loss for words.

Chapter 438 Potential Impact

After a silence of more than ten seconds, Garou replied quietly, "I will take care of him myself."

"It seems you lack confidence; this is the first time I've seen you like this. Hmm, you look very angry." It was difficult to discern any emotional fluctuation in the tone of the man with the Great Eyeball.

It's fair to say that Garou was really unhappy about losing.

More than fighting Su Lin, it was the Monster Association's suspicion of him that made him uncomfortable. In fact, although he had been hunting heroes, in the end, barring accidents or the fact that his opponent was not a good person, he never killed his enemies.

In most battles so far, the heroes who fought against the Garou have only spent a short time in the hospital.

Many people see this fact, but they overlook it.

Having left the Monster Association, Garou walked alone on the road with a cold expression.

"Tch, kill heroes? I wouldn't mind doing that, but to do it just to prove I'm a weirdo is ridiculous. No... that doesn't even qualify me as a weirdo. A real weirdo isn't proven by killing, but by having people tremble at the mere mention of their name. That's the kind of existence I want to be."

The Garou secretly made up his mind.

Saitama's house.

"Um, it's getting late, can I leave now?"

Fubuki was furious. Seeing all the heroes around her acting this way, they were completely useless in helping her. Even the most composed Su Lin acted as if it were none of her business.

Irresponsible, it's really annoying.

For some inexplicable reason, Fubuki felt a little happy. An S-Class hero being so kind and gentle to a B-class hero like her... she felt valued.

Is this guy actually a boy?

So, does he see himself as a boy or a girl?

If I were a woman, X would indeed be beautiful; it seems my own looks don't compare. But if I were a man... with such a beautiful clone, a girl like me would probably be completely unattractive to her, right?

No, the blonde girl next to her is just too perfect. Fubuki rarely had the feeling that someone could be so beautiful.

However, the S-Class men present were indeed all very dull, completely ignoring the girl's appearance, while it was she, as a woman, who noticed it.

As Fubuki drifted off into her own thoughts, X reached out and patted her head. "Alright, let's play together again next time. Look at you, always under so much pressure from that older sister. Girls don't need to be thinking about saving others all the time, it's exhausting. Isn't it better to enjoy life? Being a hero is about doing things spontaneously. If you encounter a weirdo on the street and take care of them, you're already a great hero. On the contrary, people who take rankings too seriously rarely achieve great things."

Bang was lying on the ground rubbing his back, raised his head. Although he wanted to refute, he was surprised to find that what Su Lin said made sense.

The profession of hero is inherently more costly than rewarding. We can't expect everyone to be perfect. Being able to take care of the strange people on the road like Su Lin is already quite good.

In fact, many people fail to do this.

There are too many people who try to take advantage of the situation, or even those who are inherently bad.

Fubuki left the Saitama family.

In the days that followed, something even more worrying happened. On one hand, the monsters were being suppressed; on the other hand, strange processions appeared among the humans. They called themselves the Monster Worship Party, wanting to surrender to the monsters and try to slow their predation by regularly offering living sacrifices to them, hoping to escape the fate of genocide.

This situation made Fubuki feel anxious and uneasy.

Honestly, setting aside her plans to surpass her sister, she still harbors the idea of changing this world.

Most of the time, the hope is that the Fubuki Group's power can eliminate all the monsters.

"If only we could bring Saitama or Su Lin in," she muttered, then suddenly stopped, her eyes lighting up. "Wait, Su Lin!"

That's a great idea indeed. That hero seems to have a good impression of her; maybe a few words will make her agree.

Thinking of this, Hellish Fubuki prepared to set off immediately to flirt with Su Lin.

However...

"No need to look anymore, I'm right here."

Suddenly, she looked up and saw a short-haired girl in black stockings sitting quietly on the table in front of her.

The girl looked slightly unfamiliar, holding a typical Japanese sword in her hand. She was very slender and much younger than herself.

"Are you Su Lin?"

Another new body?

Sure enough, this one is also very beautiful, and you can feel the chilling aura from several meters away.

"If you want me to join the Fubuki Group, just say so. With so many clones, you can just choose one of them. But Fubuki- chan, raising a bunch of rabble won't fundamentally improve you."

"You'd like to join the Fubuki Group?" Hellish Fubuki's Upper Rank One joy, and she immediately stepped forward, only to have Kurotama jump down at the same time, causing the two of them to collide head-on.

"Damn it, don't people in this world have feelings?"

Shokuhou Misaki was hiding in the shadows and forcibly increasing the charm of her Kurotama and strengthening Fubuki's favorability, muttered to herself.

It turns out that, excluding the original self, attracting women solely through clones is highly unlikely. The natural laws of genes are indeed difficult to break; if in the future one must gain the affection of certain women to obtain their clones, then using a girl will still be quite challenging.

But thinking back to how Artoria blushed back then, she didn't think it was particularly difficult.

"Ah--"

Fubuki stepped back in surprise.

Then she noticed Kurotama carefully raising her head. "Fubuki, don't you think I'm cute?"

"Cute? Ah... I guess so."

So what's wrong with me?

Indeed, I was somewhat tempted for a moment.

Both the files and the rumors say that Su Lin is a man. Could it be that the attraction just now was due to liking a boy?

This is outrageous! This guy looks like a girl.

"Alright, I'll stay here with you for now. Please arrange a place for me to stay," Kurotama said with a smile.

"Together?" Fubuki suddenly blushed for some reason.

It was as if something strange had been stuffed into her brain; her heart pounded whenever she saw Kurotama.