"The system currently has 3,730 Talent Points. I had to kill monsters quickly to increase them."
After parting ways with Saitama, Wu Di opened the system interface and considered where to go from here.
His top priority was improving his existing Talent Skills, and his first choice was naturally the S-Class Talent, Aura.
The monsters Wu Di faced now were relatively weak, so he could slowly stack Aura until it eventually reached the point of killing with a single blow.
But as the monsters' levels grew higher and higher, he might be instantly killed before he could build it up.
Although Wu Di possessed an immortal body, once he suffered serious injuries, Aura's buildup would be interrupted and he could only start over from scratch.
"Genos's talent really came in handy this time. I had to build up enough strength before the Hero Association and Monster Association went to war."
Wu Di's gaze grew firm. He had made up his mind to fight as KING when the two associations clashed.
"Kehehe~ The rookie orientation will continue!"
Whoosh~ A nimble figure leaped down and blocked Wu Di's path. Snake wore a sinister grin as he assumed an attacking stance.
"Thirty-eighth in A-Class?"
Wu Di was somewhat surprised. He had not expected Snake to choose him instead of intercepting Saitama.
"Kid, let me tell you something. Even within the Hero Association, people use special methods to fight for rank. For example, taking out newcomers before they join!"
Bang~ Before Snake could even touch Wu Di, a single punch sent him sprawling to the ground unconscious, leaving only Wu Di's departing back.
"How did this guy even make it into A-Class? B-Class Fubuki leaves him miles behind."
Snake was barely stronger than an ordinary person. His greatest specialty was Snake Fist, and he had no particularly impressive record to speak of.
Wu Di shook his head, summoned the system interface, and headed straight into the mountains.
"System, activate the Talent Experience Card."
"Ding~ Congratulations, Host, for activating the Experience Card. You have obtained the S-Class Talent: Detect Energy Reaction, Skill: Spiral Incineration Cannon. The Talent Experience Card is valid for one week, with a usage duration of twenty-four hours!"
Whoosh~ Wu Di moved like lightning, darting straight into the forest. At that moment, he could clearly sense a powerful surge of energy not far away.
"A monster!"
Wu Di came to a stop. Before him stood a two-meter-tall figure, gripping a one-meter-long spiked club. Two tusks gleaming with cold light protruded from the corners of its mouth.
"I am Boar Man! Die, foolish human!"
Whoosh~ The spiked club came whistling through the air. An ordinary person would likely have been smashed into pulp by a single hit.
Boom~ The ground was instantly smashed into a huge crater, while Wu Di narrowly dodged aside.
"Nice weapon. I'll take it!"
Wu Di grinned. He had been worrying about not having a suitable weapon, and Boar Man's attacks only grew fiercer.
Boom, boom, boom~ The tremendous commotion sent the other animals in the forest fleeing into the distance. Just as Boar Man grew excited, an overwhelmingly powerful wave of heat rushed toward him.
"Disappear! Spiral Incineration Cannon!"
Rumble~ A massive pillar of fire erupted forth. Boar Man vanished in the flames before he could even let out a scream, leaving only a lone spiked club dropping to the ground.
"Ding~ Congratulations, Host, for killing a Tiger-level Monster. Reward: 200 Talent Points."
"Not bad, not bad. It fits my hand nicely!"
Wu Di swung the monster's spiked club with a whistling force, his face full of satisfaction.
"I didn't expect to find a Tiger-level Monster as soon as I came in. This talent really was incredibly useful."
After thinking it over for a while, Wu Di realized Genos's talent truly was an excellent tool for finding monsters. It could even warn him of danger in advance.
"Sharpening the blade does not delay the cutting. Let's set a small goal first: save up 10,000 Talent Points!"
Having settled on his goal, Wu Di continued deeper into the mountains. What he did not know was that an enormous dark mass was gathering in the forest.
"Die!"
Bang~ Another strike killed a Wolf-level Monster. Wu Di felt slightly tired. Along the way, he had killed no fewer than ten monsters, but the highest-ranked among them had only been Tiger-level.
"Nearly half the Experience Card's time has already passed. Demon-level monsters and above really are hard to find."
Looking at the 4,300 Talent Points in the system, Wu Di was somewhat dissatisfied. S-Class Talent Experience Cards were not easy to obtain. After all, he could not encounter a low Dragon-level Monster every day.
"Hm? What was this?"
Wu Di suddenly sensed that something was wrong. He had originally been able to detect the faint energy of some animals, but now the surroundings were as silent as death, without the slightest trace of life.
"So many corpses!"
Wu Di headed deeper into the forest, where more and more animal carcasses appeared before his eyes.
What was terrifying was that every corpse was shriveled up, clearly drained of all its blood while still alive.
"This method... could it be her?"
Wu Di's pupils contracted slightly. He thought of a terrifying existence and was just about to turn around and leave when an enormous mass of energy sped toward him.
"House of Evolution. Demon-level disaster. Mosquito Girl!"
Wu Di's expression became incomparably grave. Mosquito Girl was definitely no ordinary Demon-level Monster. She could use swarms of mosquitoes to suck blood and strengthen herself, eventually even reaching Demon-peak.
She had once driven Genos into a desperate situation. Fortunately, Saitama had intervened in time, but she still did not die in the end and went with Dr. Genos to sell takoyaki.
Buzz, buzz, buzz~ A huge dark mass spotted Wu Di and dived down from the sky like a raging torrent.
"Savage Tornado!"
Pop, pop, pop~ The oncoming dark mass scattered like bubbles beneath the ravages of the violent wind, and layers of corpses quickly piled up around Wu Di's feet.
"Hehehe~ I didn't expect such an impressive man like you to be hiding in these deep mountains."
A seductive voice rang out. Before him appeared a slender figure with a beautiful face, though the mosquito wings on her back revealed her identity as a monster.
Mosquito Girl, a Demon-level disaster. She was a monster created by Dr. Genos by fusing mosquitoes with a female body, an experiment of the House of Evolution.
"Your blood must be delicious!"
Mosquito Girl stuck out her crimson tongue and licked her lips with a bewitching expression.
Buzz, buzz, buzz~ Several massive mosquito swarms merged into a flood of steel and instantly swallowed Wu Di.
"Perfect! Spiral Incineration Cannon!"
Boom~ Terrifying flames spread outward, instantly burning every mosquito swarm within a hundred meters to ashes.
"Oh my, you do have some skill! Hm?"
Mosquito Girl looked slightly surprised. Before she could react, Wu Di gathered his strength and leaped into the air, a spiked club gleaming with cold light whistling toward her.
Clang~ Wu Di narrowed his eyes. At the final moment, Mosquito Girl's blade had actually blocked the spiked club in time, sending him crashing back to the ground.
"Run!"
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