Certified as a C-Class Hero

"Seven hundred kilograms? I'm afraid no one will ever break that record. That's terrifying! Just who is this guy?"

Exclamations rang out continuously from the sixth Hero Examination testing ground, while Wu Di had already reached his limit.

Boom! The barbell crashed heavily to the floor, and Wu Di felt a wave of weakness spread through his body.

Whew... so this is my limit. Even this was only possible thanks to the recovery ability of my immortal body. I still have a long way to go before becoming the Strongest on Earth.

During that last lift, Wu Di's body had already been unable to endure the seven-hundred-kilogram weight, and his muscles had begun to tear.

However, he had managed to forcibly withstand it through the terrifying recovery of his immortal body. Anyone else would probably have been crippled on the spot.

"Masked Man Wu Di? This guy really is extraordinary."

In the conference room at Hero Headquarters, Jace nodded slightly as he watched the situation in the testing ground on the screen. In recent years, more and more people had wanted to join the Hero Association.

But their quality was worrying. The overwhelming majority had come to take the examination because they admired heroes, while very few could actually pass.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the sixth testing ground, the weightlifting record Wu Di had set was broken. Saitama casually lifted a one-thousand-kilogram barbell with one hand, leaving everyone around him dumbfounded.

The most pitiful ones were the examinees assigned to Saitama's group. Their confidence had taken a severe blow, and most of them chose to withdraw.

I wonder what rank I'll get this time.

Wu Di quietly thought to himself. He remembered that in the original story, although Saitama had ranked first in the physical test, his written exam had been a complete disaster, leaving him near the bottom of C-Class.

In the following test events, Wu Di deservedly became first in his group. Even Kubos, who was in the same group, could not surpass him despite giving it his all, and eventually simply gave up.

In the final physical test results, Wu Di also took second place, while Saitama naturally led everyone by a massive margin. Of the more than ten thousand examinees, only a handful passed, showing just how difficult it was to become a hero.

"Supervisor Jace, these are the results of this Hero Examination."

Half a day later, with the written exam over, the list of those who had passed the Hero Examination appeared before Jace.

"Wu Di, Saitama, Kubos..."

Looking at the scant few names on the list, Jace fell silent as well.

"Supervisor Jace, weren't the standards for this examination too high? So many people took it, yet fewer than ten passed."

Maria frowned, her tone somewhat hesitant.

"What we need are heroes who can fight monsters. If we don't raise the threshold, we'll only be sending them to their deaths. That would also be irresponsible toward ordinary civilians!"

In the Hero Association locker room, Wu Di and Saitama sat on chairs chatting. Saitama was extremely excited.

"Haha, Wu Di, I didn't expect you to pass too. Not bad! What rank did you end up getting?"

Saitama smiled as he patted Wu Di on the shoulder, curious about Wu Di's final examination result.

"I should be..."

Wu Di slowly pulled out his report. A character resembling an S appeared, and Saitama was astonished.

"Could you be S-Class? I never would've guessed you were this impressive!"

"Examination score: 85. C-Class, rank 50."

"Hahaha, you're only C-Class!"

When Saitama saw that Wu Di was only C-Class, he laughed at him without the slightest restraint.

Wu Di was not surprised in the slightest. The Hero Association relied heavily on achievements when assigning ranks.

For example, KING had claimed Saitama's accomplishments by chance, which was how he gained the title Strongest Man on Earth.

"Guess what class I got. Even if I'm not S-Class, I should at least be near the top of A-Class. After all, I've defeated so many powerful monsters."

After seeing Wu Di's test results, Saitama immediately began boasting. He was still quite confident in himself.

"Why don't you look at the results first? Don't celebrate too soon."

Seeing Saitama's animated expression, Wu Di could not bear to watch and gave him a reminder.

"That's true."

Full of anticipation, Saitama pulled the examination result from the envelope. The first thing that caught his eye was the upper half of the letter S.

"Haha, I knew I was S-Class. You'll have to work much harder from now on."

Saitama was overjoyed, but after fully pulling out the paper, he froze in place.

"Examination score: 71... C... C-Class, rank 342..."

"Hahaha, Saitama, you'll have to work much harder from now on."

Even though he had known this would be the result, Wu Di still teased Saitama a little. The latter immediately exploded.

"How could this happen?! I clearly defeated so many monsters!"

"Should I go explain things to the Association?"

"Absolutely not. That's too embarrassing... C-Class would've been bad enough, but I'm ranked over three hundred..."

Ding-dong! At that moment, an announcement sounded through the lounge, drawing both of their attention.

"Mr. Wu Di, Mr. Saitama. A briefing for members who passed the examination will begin at four o'clock. Please assemble in Hall Three."

"Let's go. No matter what, now that we've passed, all we can do is slowly raise our hero ranks."

Inside Hall Three, Saitama and Wu Di sat listlessly in their seats while a hero stood on the podium, looking down at them arrogantly.

"First, congratulations on passing the Hero Examination, though you both only barely scraped past the passing line."

"Still, I hope you work hard from now on and don't waste this good fortune."

"Also, from today onward, you must pay attention to your image at all times, because your photos will be registered on the Hero Association's official website."

At that moment, Saitama boredly blew a bubble with his gum, thinking about what to eat that night, while Wu Di considered how to quickly accumulate Talent Points in the future.

"Are you two listening?"

The hero on the stage looked exceptionally displeased. This year's newcomers seemed rather difficult to communicate with.

"You'd better make it your goal to become an upright hero like me. Otherwise, you'll die miserably."

Seeing that the two still did not care, Snake continued threatening them.

"Once you become an A-Class Hero, you'll have some say in the Association. You can make people you dislike lose points and get demoted whenever you want. Remember that!"

"A-Class rank 38, Snake. He really is annoyingly noisy..."

Wu Di was speechless. He had no idea how this guy had managed to make it into A-Class...

When the briefing finally ended, the two did not even say goodbye. They left under Snake's murderous glare.

After they left, Snake complained bitterly to Jace in the Hero Association duty room.

"Did those two really pass? Their attitude was terrible. Don't tell me they got in through connections? And they didn't even recognize me!"

"No. Wu Di has the strength to kill several Wolf-level monsters, and I suspect that isn't even his limit. As for Saitama, his physical test broke the Association's previous records. There's a god living inside that guy!"

"I imagine it won't be long before they give us a performance that makes us see them in a new light. Snake, they might even catch up to your rank very soon!"

"Those guys catching up to me?"

Snake recalled the two men's inattentive manner during the briefing, and anger surged in his heart.