Monster Slayer Order

"Did he get away? As expected of Sonic."

Wu Di panted heavily as the side effects of using aura gradually began to show.

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining B-Class Rank 1, Blizzard of Hell's Talent Skill. Talent: Psychic Powers (wind control). Skill: Hell Storm. Talent growth value: 0%. Duration: three days. Usage time: one hour."

"Great, it's Fubuki's Psychic Powers again!"

Wu Di was overjoyed. The first time he had used Psychic Powers, he had instantly killed Vaccine Man, a monster below Dragon-level.

"No, wait a second! Talent growth value: 0%?!"

Wu Di's eyes widened at once. Of course he knew how crucial Talent growth value was. Don't underestimate that 50%; it was like the difference between a Tiger-level monster and a Dragon-level monster—worlds apart.

"Talent Skills are generated randomly."

The Talent System dropped that icy sentence, but before Wu Di could curse, another notification sounded.

"Ding~ Random mission triggered: Defeat Garou. Mission reward: 5,000 Talent Points and one random trial card."

"Ding~ Mission activated: Monster Slayer Order. Mission reward: 500,000 Talent Points."

The string of notifications left Wu Di standing there in a daze. Only after repeatedly confirming them did he accept reality.

"Five hundred thousand Talent Points!"

Wu Di's eyes gleamed, but for the usually stingy system to suddenly become so generous, this mission was probably extraordinarily difficult.

"Monster Slayer Order... Hiss~"

Only after Wu Di carefully examined the Monster Slayer Order did he truly realize how difficult the mission was.

"Monster Slayer Order: Kill 80 monsters below Demon-level, 15 Demon-level Monsters, and 5 Dragon-level monsters. Time limit: three months. Mission failure will randomly remove one of the Host's Talents."

Let alone killing a hundred monsters in three months, even finding that many would not necessarily be possible. And that included five Dragon-level monsters.

The Dragon-level monsters Wu Di had killed before had either been lucky opportunities or enemies he had defeated using powerful trial cards.

But trial cards had limited durations. Even if he drew a trial card with S-Class-level combat power, Wu Di could not possibly find so many Dragon-level monsters in quick succession.

"That's ruthless. Randomly removing one Talent... If we're talking about a place where monsters gather, then there's probably only that place..."

Wu Di's gaze grew determined. He now possessed three S-Class Talents, and losing any one of them would be unbearable.

"Ding~ If the Host can complete the mission within two months, an additional reward will be granted: Skill, Normal Punch. Uses: 1."

"Fuck!"

Wu Di was utterly stunned by the mission's bonus reward. Teacher Saitama's Normal Series and Serious Series were Talent Skills he had long dreamed of obtaining.

Saitama's Serious Punch could practically destroy a planet. Even Normal Punch was enough to instantly kill monsters at the peak of Dragon-level, perhaps even reaching God-level power.

"If I want to find that many monsters, that place is probably my only option."

Wu Di calmed down and thought of a place: the uninhabited zone of Z City.

That was also Saitama's home, but probably no one besides him dared live there, because the Monster Association lay directly beneath Z City.

"Two months, one hundred monsters. I need to hurry."

In City A, the upper ranks of the Hero Association had gathered in the headquarters' conference hall to discuss important matters.

"I heard a Taoyuan Group has emerged recently? They seem to be disrupting public order."

"Yes, but they were already dealt with by C-Class Rank 1, Mumen Rider."

"That guy still refuses to advance to B-Class?"

Sekiguchi shook his head helplessly. Mumen Rider enjoyed considerable public support, and he also wanted to raise his hero rank.

But Mumen Rider was very satisfied with his current rank and refused to advance, leaving the Association with little they could do.

"Also, monster-related disasters have been becoming increasingly frequent lately."

"Yes, and we've already discovered that the source of those monsters appears to be in the uninhabited zone of Z City."

Minister Sekiguchi looked grave. Recently, monsters had been appearing in cities one after another, causing incalculable damage.

"The Association has dispatched two heroes to investigate: A-Class Rank 29 Golden Ball and A-Class Rank 33 Spring Mustaches."

Supervisor Jace held a report as he gave a detailed briefing, but his eyes were somewhat solemn. After all, Z City was known as a ghost city, and it was said that monsters above Demon-level might exist there.

Meanwhile, in the uninhabited zone of Z City, A-Class Rank 29 Golden Ball had already collapsed unconscious on the ground, leaving only Spring Mustaches barely standing in a wretched state.

"Damn it, running into a monster like this so casually... Even if living here were free, I wouldn't want to stay in this place..."

A bitter smile appeared on Spring Mustaches's face before he lost consciousness and fell to the ground.

"How boring. Is this how it ends? Not even a scream?"

Countless long strips danced through the air as a pitch-black humanoid monster stood there, boredly watching the two unconscious heroes.

Whoosh~ The monster suddenly attacked the unconscious Spring Mustaches, apparently intending to kill him outright.

Bang~ At the critical moment, a figure flashed past and directly rescued Spring Mustaches.

"Hmm? There's actually someone else? I knew the rumors couldn't be trusted. If powerful monsters really lived here, how could humans possibly still reside here?"

"Good thing I wasn't late."

Wu Di placed Spring Mustaches and Golden Ball somewhere safe, then turned toward the Kelp Monster.

"Monster sighted in the uninhabited zone of Z City. Two heroes are engaged in a fierce battle. All nearby A-Class heroes and above, provide support immediately!!!"

Wu Di looked at the message sent by the Hero Association on his phone and immediately made a call.

"C-Class Rank 50 Wu Di has arrived at the scene. Both heroes have fallen unconscious, but their lives are not in danger. Leave the monster to me."

"C-Class Rank 50, Wu Di?"

Jace froze when he heard the voice over the phone, then his expression changed drastically as he snatched the phone from customer service representative Maria.

"Leave that place immediately! This is not an enemy you can handle. We've already dispatched nearby A-Class heroes to provide support. Until then, all you need to do is ensure your own safety!"

"Beep, beep, beep~"

Before Jace could finish, Wu Di had already hung up.

"Supervisor Jace, what should we do? Both A-Class heroes have lost their combat capability and fallen unconscious. Nearby heroes may take a long time to arrive with reinforcements!"

"Anyone below A-Class who goes there is only walking into death! All we can do now is pray for his luck. But this person seems to have other secrets..."

Jace was holding Wu Di's file. After all, he was a new member of the Hero Association. His previous record only showed that he had easily killed several Wolf-level monsters; his true strength had never been revealed.

"Just how strong are you really? Show us this time!"