Chapter Summaries

Wu Biao and Saitama escaped the shelter after discovering its supposedly impregnable walls had no restrooms, then encountered a giant cicada. Saitama killed the monster and went to relieve himself, leaving Wu Biao eyeing the carcass as food.

• The attendant explained that the shelter was built to withstand attacks and had supplies for a week, but admitted it had no restrooms.
• Wu Biao punched a hole through the shelter wall to pee outside, and Saitama made another hole to rush out after him.
• Saitama raced ahead while desperate for a restroom, but Wu Biao easily kept up with him.
• A giant cicada burst through a nearby building, and Saitama killed it with one punch before reaching a restroom.
• Wu Biao drooled over the cicada's carcass, and Saitama considered whether it could be eaten before shouting that it was his prey.

Saitama tried to keep Wu Biao from following him home, but Wu Biao insisted on staying and eating the cicada larva meat. The chapter left Saitama realizing Wu Biao intended to eat all four bags of meat.

• Saitama complained that Wu Biao had followed him to his apartment, while Wu Biao said he had nowhere to go.
• Saitama asked about Wu Biao’s family and friends, and Wu Biao said they were all no longer in this world and that Saitama was the only person he knew there.
• Saitama tried to make Wu Biao leave, but when his landlord called from apartment 101, Saitama rushed upstairs to hide from her.
• Wu Biao quickly followed Saitama into his apartment and insisted that they would become friends by fighting and eating together.
• Saitama learned that Wu Biao expected to eat all four bags of meat and realized how hungry he was.

Saitama struggled to get rid of Brother Biao, but their fights only made Brother Biao stronger and more determined to stay. After Brother Biao earned money by turning in a wanted criminal, the two rushed toward a reported giant monster in downtown Z-City, hoping to eat it.

• Saitama recalled that he had lost a prolonged fight to Wu Biao, leaving him sore while making Wu Biao even more enthusiastic about staying.
• Saitama went out for his daily training, while Wu Biao kept growing stronger through their fights and by battling monsters.
• Wu Biao explained that he had caught a wanted criminal and earned fifty thousand yuan, then gave half the money to Saitama.
• When a news bulletin reported a gigantic monster in central Z-City, Wu Biao and Saitama sprinted downtown before the report finished, hoping to eat it.
• Neither man knew the Hero Association cleared away monster corpses or that their monster victories were being credited to nearby registered heroes.

Wu Biao and Saitama confronted the Poop Monster in evacuated Z-City, where its foul stench and bizarre origin stunned them. The monster began an enthusiastic account of its passion for eating feces, leaving the heroes horrified as it declared that poop overflowed with the taste of love.

• Wu Biao tracked a powerful stench through Z-City with Saitama, and they found a gigantic pile of shit that had split a building apart.
• The Hero Association issued an evacuation alert about the Poop Monster, while trapped civilians called to Wu Biao and Saitama for help.
• Wu Biao tried to leave the fight to Saitama, but Saitama challenged him to eat the still-moving monster as he had boasted he would.
• The Poop Monster said it had mutated from eating too much poop and threatened the heroes for mocking its hobby.
• The Poop Monster described the flavors of different kinds of feces and concluded that poop overflowed with the taste of love.

Wu Biao and Saitama fled the poop monster and took shelter, where they ate and hoarded compressed biscuits. They stayed until a young girl defeated the monster, though neither man wanted to learn the details.

• The poop monster declared that he would save the world by eliminating junk food and pollution so everyone could produce better poop, and Wu Biao and Saitama fled rather than fight him.
• Wu Biao and Saitama ran to the Seventh Shelter, where the administrator reluctantly led them to its food stores.
• The hungry pair devoured compressed biscuits and stuffed more into their clothes, while the administrator watched in disbelief.
• The administrator mentioned the shelter's new toilets, prompting Wu Biao and Saitama to stop and ask her not to talk about relieving themselves.
• After half a day, a young girl reportedly destroyed the poop monster from several kilometers away and rescued the surviving civilians, while Wu Biao and Saitama avoided hearing the details.

In Y City, Stinger tried to defeat the Giant Armored Bull after rescuing Red Scarf Fighter, but the monster’s armor and lightning overwhelmed him. Stinger was left paralyzed inside a building as the bull charged toward him.

• The Giant Armored Bull rampaged through Y City, injured Red Scarf Fighter, and sent half a building crashing toward him.
• Stinger rescued Red Scarf Fighter and told him to wait for backup while he confronted the bull.
• Stinger charged the Giant Armored Bull, hoping to defeat it and become famous, and attacked with his Super Giant Spiral Stinger.
• The bull struck Stinger’s spear with its lightning-wreathed horns, paralyzing him and sending him crashing into an office building.
• The Giant Armored Bull charged toward Stinger while he remained unable to move.

Wu Biao saved Stinger by killing the giant bull, then took the carcass to the ghost town where he and Saitama had moved. The chapter explained that Saitama had lost his apartment after turning all his wanted-criminal neighbors in for reward money.

• The giant bull charged at Stinger’s building, but Wu Biao punched through its neck and chest, killing it moments before impact.
• Wu Biao claimed the bull as food and left Y City with its carcass while Saitama searched supermarket flyers for sales.
• That night, Wu Biao and Saitama cooked the bull in their new home in the monster-filled outskirts of Z-City.
• The chapter revealed that Saitama had been evicted after turning his wanted-criminal neighbors in for reward money, so he and Wu Biao moved to the ghost town on an old man's recommendation.

Wu Biao hunted a wanted criminal in City W, killed him before he could collect the bounty, and then faced a Dragon-level disaster as Elder Centipede emerged beneath the city. The Hero Association identified the monster and began searching for heroes who could reach City W, with Puri-Puri Prisoner noted as a possible defender.

• Wu Biao found the bald wanted criminal Butcher attacking a waiter and killed him with a punch, forfeiting the five-million bounty before taking his wallet.
• A citywide alert warned City W residents to evacuate because a Dragon-level threat was approaching underground, and panic caused chaos across the streets.
• Wu Biao joined the crowds moving toward a shelter as he sensed the powerful creature beneath the city.
• Elder Centipede erupted from the ground and stretched across nearly half of City W, visible even from the shelter.
• The Hero Association identified the monster as Elder Centipede and discussed which heroes could reach City W, including Puri-Puri Prisoner, who was being held nearby.

Elder Centipede emerged in City W and advanced toward a shelter as A-Class heroes Heavy Kong, Lightning Max, and Stinger tried to stop it. Their plan to attack its exposed face fell apart when Elder Centipede struck back, leaving Heavy Kong mangled and his fate unknown.

• Elder Centipede burst from the ground and headed toward the shelter while the A-Class heroes stayed behind to buy time for the evacuation.
• Heavy Kong charged at Elder Centipede and hurled a massive water tank at its head, but the monster’s shell was unharmed.
• Stinger noticed Elder Centipede had moved its exposed face to avoid the tank and suggested that he attack it while Heavy Kong and Lightning Max distracted the monster.
• Lightning Max drew Elder Centipede’s attention, while Heavy Kong threw another water tank at it from a rooftop.
• Elder Centipede pierced the tank with a foreleg and hurled it back, smashing the high-rise and badly injuring Heavy Kong.

Puri-Puri Prisoner rescued Lightning Max from Elder Centipede and sent him to safety with the injured Stinger and Heavy Kong. He stood alone before the monster, determined to hold it back until the S-Class heroes arrived.

• Stinger attacked Elder Centipede with five consecutive spear thrusts, but only left a faint mark before the monster struck him through a high-rise.
• Elder Centipede nearly bit Lightning Max, but Puri-Puri Prisoner knocked its head aside and carried him to safety.
• Puri-Puri Prisoner revealed that he had broken out of prison to see Lightning Max, who recoiled from his advances.
• Puri-Puri Prisoner ordered Lightning Max to carry Stinger and Heavy Kong to the shelter while he distracted Elder Centipede.
• Puri-Puri Prisoner faced Elder Centipede despite his injured hand and vowed to protect the handsome boys.

Wu Biao volunteered to help treat the critically injured at City W’s shelter after intern Chunxia appealed to him. As Stinger arrived in need of urgent surgery, Chunxia discovered that every doctor was already occupied, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Wu Biao ate compressed biscuits in the shelter while injured people received emergency treatment and crowds evacuated outside.
• Chunxia asked Wu Biao to help in the medical area, and he agreed after explaining that he was a male nurse who had assisted Kurosaki Isshin for nearly three years.
• Wu Biao quickly helped doctors during surgeries by fetching supplies, and they recognized his experience with emergency treatment.
• Chunxia brought the badly injured Stinger into the medical area with Lightning Max and Heavy Kong, but a nurse said every doctor was busy and no one was available to operate.

Chunxia operated on Stinger in the shelter while Wu Biao assisted, but Elder Centipede broke through the wall before the surgery could finish. Wu Biao left the operating room to fight the monster, and his opening punch knocked its enormous body backward as Atomic Samurai arrived.

• Chunxia agreed to operate on Stinger, and Wu Biao and Sister Li assisted her in surgery.
• Elder Centipede smashed through the shelter wall while Chunxia continued operating, and Puri-Puri Prisoner fell back badly injured.
• Wu Biao left the operating room, challenged Elder Centipede, and struck it hard enough to send its front half flying backward.
• Atomic Samurai appeared at the shelter, and the heroes recognized him.

Wu Biao battled Elder Centipede, overpowering the Dragon-level threat with his strength and Armament Haki. Elder Centipede was battered and terrified as Wu Biao prepared another attack, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Wu Biao left a fist mark on Elder Centipede's shell and evaded its attacks with Geppo.
• Elder Centipede trapped Wu Biao in its Centipede Grand Tumble, but Wu Biao broke out and shattered its shell and legs.
• Wu Biao sent Elder Centipede crashing through City W, then kicked its head into the ground and pummeled its body.
• Elder Centipede curled up to protect its head and considered fleeing as Wu Biao continued attacking.
• Wu Biao laughed and sprang into the air, gathering strength for another strike.

Wu Biao defeated Elder Centipede and returned to the shelter to check whether Stinger’s operation had succeeded. After learning it had, he went back to the ruins and carried off boxes of compressed biscuits.

• Wu Biao crushed Elder Centipede with a punch, then caught its tail as it burrowed underground and dragged it out of City W.
• Wu Biao swung Elder Centipede through the air and killed it with a fully charged punch through its head.
• Atomic Samurai asked Lightning Max to invite Wu Biao to spar once he had recovered his strength.
• Wu Biao returned to the shelter and asked Chunxia whether the operation had succeeded; she told him it had.
• Wu Biao rummaged through the shelter ruins, found several boxes of compressed biscuits, and carried them away.

Saitama and Wu Biao argued over Wu Biao killing a wanted criminal, then found the criminal’s martial arts tournament ticket and its three-million prize. Meanwhile, the Hero Association reviewed Wu Biao’s battle with Elder Centipede and decided to find him and invite him to join.

• Saitama scolded Wu Biao for killing a wanted criminal instead of turning him over to the police, while Wu Biao showed off the cash he had taken.
• Saitama found a martial arts tournament ticket in the criminal’s wallet and explained that the winner would receive three million in prize money.
• Wu Biao decided to enter the tournament by pretending to be the bald contestant he had killed, and Saitama pointed out that the wanted poster showed a different-looking man.
• Hero Association administrators watched footage of Wu Biao fighting Elder Centipede, recognized his S-Class-level strength, and ordered staff to find and recruit him.

Saitama and Wu Biao registered for the Super Fight under Wu Biao’s assumed identity, with Wu Biao accepting the name Gou Lanzi for the prize money. Bang arrived to register as the chapter ended.

• Wu Biao and Saitama shoved through the crowd to reach the registration desk, where staff mistook Saitama for the competitor.
• The staff member identified Wu Biao as competitor Gou Lanzi, prompting him to smash the desk and angrily reject the name.
• Saitama persuaded Wu Biao to accept the alias Gou Lanzi by reminding him he could earn three million, and Wu Biao registered his style as Whirlpool Madman Fist.
• The staff member sent Wu Biao to the competitors’ lounge and directed Saitama to the spectator stands.
• Bang arrived at the registration desk and named his style Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.

The Super Fight tournament began in City C as the host introduced its contestants, including Bang, the previous champion Sneck, and Gou Lanzi. As the opening matches approached, Saitama laughed at Gou Lanzi’s embarrassing introduction and wondered about the Hero Association before returning to his supermarket flyers.

• The host explained the tournament’s elimination format and introduced the contestants at the packed venue in City C.
• The host introduced Rensutan and Sarara, whose crossdressing martial arts announcement stunned the male spectators.
• Bang was introduced as a new contestant and B-Class hero, and he entered the tournament to promote Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist and his dojo.
• The host introduced Sneck, Volten, Gatling, Zakos, and other contestants, then announced Gou Lanzi as the successor to Whirlpool Madman Fist.
• Saitama laughed at Gou Lanzi’s introduction, wondered what the Hero Association was, and looked through supermarket sale flyers.

At the eighteenth Super Fight, Bang stunned the spectators by defeating his burly opponent in an instant. Wu Biao followed Bang after the match, showed interest in his strength, and was invited to visit Bang's dojo.

• Bang faced a burly contestant who threatened him, while Zakos and Boulden discussed the matchup below the ring.
• Zakos mocked Wu Biao and challenged him, but Wu Biao dismissed him as too weak and turned his attention to Bang.
• Bang defeated his opponent so quickly that even the referee could not tell what had happened.
• Wu Biao followed Bang, examined his physique, and told him he was very interested in him.
• Bang noticed Wu Biao's strength and invited him to his dojo, prompting Wu Biao to ask about its fighters and size.

Wu Biao, competing under the name Gou Lanzi, defeated Zakos with a single controlled kick in the tournament’s first round. Bang recognized Wu Biao’s exceptional physical control and considered teaching him Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, but Wu Biao still mistook Bang’s name.

• The host called Gou Lanzi to fight Zakos, and Wu Biao demanded that everyone call him Brother Biao before entering the ring.
• Zakos charged at Wu Biao with his Wild Boar Assault Fist, but Wu Biao struck his ribs with a single kick and sent him out of the ring.
• Sarara laughed at the sudden victory while Snake worried that Wu Biao would be his opponent.
• Bang praised Wu Biao’s precise control and considered teaching him Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.
• Wu Biao returned to Bang and mistakenly said the host was calling Hachigen for a match.

Bang and Wu Biao continued their Super Fight upsets, defeating former champions and advancing through the quarterfinals. The semifinals began with Bang set to face Thunder Thunder Fist Boulden.

• Bang defeated the founder of the Kudo Style in a single strike, stunning the tournament audience.
• Wu Biao faced Snake, who hesitated until Wu Biao struck a dramatic pose and introduced himself.
• Snake attacked Wu Biao, but Wu Biao casually threw him out of the ring and won the match.
• Bang and Wu Biao each defeated their quarterfinal opponents in one strike and advanced to the semifinals.
• The host announced the first semifinal match: Bang versus Thunder Thunder Fist Boulden.