The Results of Technological Power

Toy?

The Association's leader, a middle-aged man with short, gray-brown hair, immediately showed a hostile expression.

The fact that Oboro refused their invitation already made the leaders feel that Oboro was looking down on them.

This time, they arrogantly forced their way into their territory. They're about to die, yet they still have no sense of responsibility... Instead, they spout nonsense.

"Snort."

Since he couldn't become a tool of their Association, he had no choice but to eliminate him.

It's better than joining the Hero Association someday.

If you can't have it, destroy it.

Before anyone could react, the middle-aged man pressed the button on the device in his hand.

In an instant, the air temperature inside the iron cage boiled over, countless filamentous arcs of electricity and blue light were ignited, and laser beams swept across the room... This terrifying technological power made all the heroes' scalps tingle.

The radiation temperature released by the electromagnetic disturbance caused a stinging sensation on their skin, even though they were dozens of meters apart.

The terrifying laser beam penetrated the cage and scratched the several-meter-thick alloy wall panels in the hall.

The light was dazzling.

Those around could no longer see what was happening inside the cell; it felt as if the space within the iron cage was being distorted.

It's hard to imagine how Oboro, even with the ability to jump through space, would escape.

In just a few seconds, the cage turned into a pool of molten metal on the ground, which slowly cooled down.

A plume of white smoke rose from the ground, and the heat inside the hall had not subsided.

"Is he dead?"

One of the heroes swallowed hard.

That's too fast.

The moment the leader activated the equipment, the space inside the cage was filled with the released energy. The whole process took only a breath, and when you looked again, it seemed as if the energy had evaporated.

"If someone like that joins the Hero Association, our Neo situation will only become more passive... making it even harder to defeat them." The brown-haired middle-aged man smiled smugly, threw away the activator in his hand, and said, "Regardless of whether he wants to become a hero or not... our Neo's future goal is to be heroes who rule the entire human world. All ability users must act according to our rules and systems to ensure the absolute safety of humanity."

"Any unstable factor should be eliminated."

He was actually saying this to all the heroes standing on the first floor.

Clap clap clap.

Just as everyone was speechless, a sudden burst of applause rang out.

Everyone was startled and looked in the direction of the sound.

Then they saw that Oboro, who should have been dead, was leaning against a corner of the hall, with an apple in his mouth.

This apple is one of the fruits placed on the round table.

I don't know how it ended up in his hands.

"Not... dead..."

"How is that possible?"

Not only were the heroes stunned, but even the Association leaders who had just been eliminated were dumbfounded.

Lonely was clapping.

He looked very happy.

The reason I'm happy is that I think the technological power possessed by the Neo Heroes is... quite impressive.

Bringing back similar technological achievements, even if they can't be replicated in Hunter x Hunter, will certainly advance the technological progress of the human world on Lake Island. Technology is a means no less powerful than ability; just like in the One-Punch Man World, several characters became S-class heroes precisely because they mastered the power of technology.

Most of the monsters in One-Punch Man cannot be converted into resources.

Aside from a few exceptional individuals, and frankly speaking, most heroes below S-class are quite weak, even less capable than One Piece. The strength of this world lies in the various calamities that accompany it, such as monsters and cosmic species... and most importantly, Saitama.

Therefore, the only things that Oboro could take a liking to were some items and props.

Scientific and technological achievements are one of them.

Something is better than nothing... maybe it can bring some benefits to Hunter x Hunter.

"Kill him!"

"Quick! Kill him!!"

A chill ran down the middle-aged man's spine, and he immediately shouted with a contorted expression.

The group of heroes realized what was happening and immediately prepared to take action.

This is a great opportunity for them to make a name for themselves... Unlike the Hero Association, the higher-ups in the Neo Heroes Association are undoubtedly big shots who are above the heroes. For them, being able to please the higher-ups is a rare opportunity.

Among these twenty-odd people, there are several S-class heroes, and even the worst among them are ranked among the top A-class heroes.

However, just as everyone was preparing to launch a coordinated attack...

Suddenly, Oboro simply took the apple she was biting into with one hand, and then gave them a look.

A cold gaze.

Accompanying this gaze was a surge of killing intent, invisible to the naked eye, rising like a tsunami.

An invisible killing intent... permeated the entire hall.

In that very second, all the heroes began to hallucinate.

In their minds, they felt as if they had been instantly annihilated by a terrifying creature that emerged from a sea of blood, struck down with a single blow.

It was an absolute will, like a God judgment!

"You bastards... I told you to kill him, didn't you hear me?"

"Go now! Kill him!"

"Useless! Useless! Useless!"

The middle-aged man on the second floor started cursing because he noticed that the heroes downstairs were frozen in place, their expressions terrified.

Some people's facial features were even distorted with fright.

No one knows exactly what happened... but this scene clearly made him, as the head of the organization, very dissatisfied.

Then, he turned to look at Zhu Li and other senior members of the Association.

He noticed that, apart from Zhu Li, all the people around him had blank stares, as if they had lost their souls.

Zhu Li broke out in a cold sweat. He had realized that the enemy might have used that mysterious mind control ability to seize the consciousness of the other high-ranking officers. Now, the only ones still conscious were him and his superior.

As for the heroes below, although their consciousness wasn't controlled, they were clearly acting abnormally...

"A dragon... no... it can't be a dragon... how could a dragon-level threat be so strong... could it be... a god..." Zhu Li's face was bloodless, his lips began to tremble, and his body shook violently. Neo and the Hero Association alike had established intensity levels for various disasters: wolf, tiger, demon, dragon, god... In the history of human development, since the emergence of monsters twenty years ago, no disaster, whether monster or anything else, has ever surpassed a dragon-level threat.

God-level... is limited to legends.

Simply put, even humans themselves don't know whether god-level disasters actually exist.

Just because the highest known disaster level is dragons, they raised the upper limit for unknown entities, leaving a slot for god-level disasters.

The heroes summoned by the higher-ups are the absolute elite of their organization. They could easily handle not only one 'Dragon-level monster,' but even two. Yet now, these people have completely lost their will to fight and have no desire to even make a move.

Most importantly, Oboro's situation just now, facing the enemy's technological equipment in the cage... was based on data analysis by their Association on the level of lethality. That explosive energy annihilation would have killed even a Dragon-level monster with the strongest physical body or the best means of protection in the past.

Therefore... based on a comprehensive assessment, the first thing that came to Zhu Li's mind was a god-level disaster.

What is a god-level disaster... the kind of disaster that could wipe out all of humanity?

"Commander Pap..."

Zhu Li's eyes rolled stiffly as he looked at the man in front of him, who was still unaware of the seriousness of the situation and was in a fit of rage.

He opened his mouth, intending to offer a reminder.

The words had barely left his mouth when, suddenly, the brown-haired middle-aged man's eyes, like everyone else's, became lifeless.

It automatically moved to the side.

Stand still.

Clearly, the Association's top leader has also been mind-controlled.

Zhu Li also saw it; with a light jump from the first floor, Long landed on the railing as lightly as a feather.

With one hand in his pocket and the other holding an apple, Oboro put it in his mouth and took bites of it.

A wide smile on his face.

"From today onwards... you are the supreme leader of this Association. He will step down and hand over the reins to you... all the higher-ups will do their best to assist you, and you... will work for me. In exchange, I will allow you to maintain your independent personality and clear-headedness..."

Oboro said softly, "Within three months... I need you to use all the power, connections, and methods of the New Hero Association... to collect all the technological devices like that iron cage from before. The more advanced the better, any type is acceptable... Is that alright?"

"Good."

Zhu Li's lips were dry, and he immediately nodded.

"As for everything that happened today, don't worry, no one will remember it... except you."

Long finished eating the apple, threw it away casually, then jumped down from the railing and walked step by step to Zhu Li. "However, judging from your soul, you have quite a few ulterior motives, and you're quite rebellious... So, I'll give you a small gift."

As he spoke, Zhu Li, bewildered and showing signs of fear, continued speaking.

Oboro faced him directly, unleashing a terrifying killing intent once more.

At such close range, and given that Zhu Li was merely a manager with some skills, not a hero... as their eyes met, the man with the beautiful silver hair suddenly let out a chilling scream and wail.

Under the baptism of terrifying murderous intent, his silver hair turned snow-white and lost its luster.

His skin instantly became loose and aged, and his whole person looked incredibly haggard in an instant.