"Phew..."
Wu Di collapsed weakly to the ground. At this point, even a Wolf-level monster could freely trample him.
"Fifty percent Talent Growth Value really was terrifying. Presence truly was a Divine Skill."
Wu Di could not help but marvel. At that moment, he felt that spending ten thousand Talent Points to increase his Talent Growth Value by two percent had been well worth it.
"It's such a huge chunk. How am I supposed to eat it?"
Wu Di scratched his head. The corpse of a Dragon-upper Level monster was well suited for devouring with Pig God's ability. It should be able to convert into quite a few Talent Points.
"Devour!"
Roar— A gaping, bloodied maw appeared and began endlessly drawing in and devouring Ancient King's remaining flesh. Wu Di felt an immense energy continuously battering every part of his body.
As he continued devouring, the bones throughout Wu Di's body kept cracking. He could clearly feel his physical strength steadily increasing.
"Ding~ Devoured a high-ranking Dragon-level monster. Obtained two thousand Talent Points."
Wu Di (Seventh S-Class Hero KING) Talent: Immortal Body (Max), Ultimate Summoning Technique (Max), Presence (Talent Growth Value: 2%) Skill: Savage Tornado Talent Points: 26,800 Physical Strength: High A-Class Equipment: Growth-type Battle Suit (58% Durability, Can Be Hidden), one Random Experience Card Overall Strength: Demon-peak
"This time, I hit the jackpot!"
Wu Di was overjoyed as he felt energy surging through every part of his body.
His physical strength had risen to high A-Class, while his overall strength had gone from high Demon-level to Demon-peak. Of course, that was with the Battle Suit's enhancement.
Especially after devouring Ancient King, the system had directly awarded him two thousand Talent Points. Added to the original eight thousand points from killing a Dragon-level monster, Ancient King had provided a full ten thousand Talent Points.
"Monster Slayer Order: 21 monsters below Demon-level killed, 3 Demon-level monsters killed, 1 Dragon-level monster killed."
"Still too slow."
Wu Di sighed. Killing one hundred monsters within two months truly was an enormous pressure.
However, with his current strength and the support of three S-Class Talents, even without using a powerful Experience Card, dealing with Demon-level monsters should not be a problem. He could even fight a low-level Dragon-level monster if he encountered one.
"Now I finally have some confidence to face the Monster Association."
Wu Di's initial target had been the Monster Association, but without an Experience Card, even a random Dragon-level monster could probably crush him into pulp.
Now that time was running out, he had no choice but to take the risk. As long as the Monster Association's high-ranking cadres did not make a move, he was confident he could handle the other monsters.
"I'll save the Experience Cards for when I truly have no other choice. For now, I need to head to the association."
The validity period for Experience Cards was extremely strict. Usually, they only lasted one week and would become invalid if unused.
However, Wu Di had discovered that as long as he did not activate one in advance, its validity period would not start counting. So unless it was a critical moment, he should save up more of them.
Of course, that carried risks as well. If he faced a life-or-death crisis and drew a trash Experience Card, Wu Di could only wait to die.
Ring, ring, ring— Wu Di's phone rang. When he took it out, he found that it was the Hero Association calling again.
However, this time, they were not contacting the C-Class Masked Man, but KING, the Seventh S-Class Hero.
"Hello, this is KING."
Wu Di answered the call and lowered his voice. An anxious voice came from the other end.
"Mr. KING, the Hero Association is urgently summoning all S-Class Heroes. Please head to headquarters immediately."
"Understood."
Wu Di hung up. He already had an idea of what it was. There was probably only one matter that could make the Hero Association so nervous that it had gathered every S-Class Hero.
"A God-level disaster..."
Meanwhile, at Hero Association headquarters, staff members continuously rushed in and out. The atmosphere had become exceptionally tense.
"Director Jace, all S-Class Heroes have been notified. Aside from the Sixth S-Class Hero Metal Knight and the First S-Class Hero Blast, whom we cannot contact, the other S-Class Heroes are gathering."
"Good. What is the situation at the snowy mountain?"
Jace looked deeply worried. At present, the S-Class Heroes all had important missions. If another powerful monster appeared, it might further divide the Hero Association's forces.
"A few hours ago, a massive energy signature was detected coming from the snowy mountain. It was predicted to be a monster above Demon-level. However, before the dispatched heroes arrived, the energy signature disappeared."
"These are images sent back by a helicopter at the scene. They appear to show the remains of a monster."
"This is?!"
Jace stared at the scene displayed on the large screen in shock. Against the crystal-white snow, the bloodstains were especially glaring, along with chunks of flesh scattered all around.
"There are signs of an intense battle on the surrounding peaks. Based on the data, the monster was likely frozen inside the snowy mountain and broke out of the ice for unknown reasons, only to be eliminated by a mysterious person in the end."
Maria gave a detailed report on the investigation results. Jace frowned, but the Hero Association now needed to focus all its strength on that matter.
"Alright, I understand. Investigate this matter later. The situation is dire now. I hope the S-Class Heroes arrive quickly."
At Hero Association headquarters, Saitama had come together with Genos at Genos's request, while the other S-Class Heroes arrived one after another.
They were all the Hero Association's top combat forces. Though they normally went their own ways, the Hero Association would not summon every S-Class Hero unless something exceptionally urgent had happened.
The doors of Hero Association headquarters opened, and Minister Sekiguchi arrived before the gathered S-Class Heroes with two association staff members.
"Other than the Sixth S-Class Hero Metal Knight and the First S-Class Hero Blast, whom we have been unable to contact, the Seventh S-Class Hero KING is currently engaged in battle. Everyone else has arrived."
Jace gave a detailed report. After all, this incident might concern the survival of humanity across the entire world.
"Alright. We have gathered you here today because something extremely serious has occurred, something that may concern the survival of all humanity."
Most of the S-Class Heroes' expressions turned grave. They knew the Hero Association would not summon them without cause.
"Honestly, doesn't KING love showing off the most? Yet he doesn't show up at such a crucial time. He really has quite an attitude."
Tatsumaki, her green curls spilling around her, looked somewhat dissatisfied. She had wanted to properly question KING about the monsters in City A some time ago.
"What you say next had better truly warrant gathering us, or I'll smash this headquarters to pieces."
Metal Bat, dressed in a red shirt with a pompadour hairstyle, said impatiently.
"With that crappy bat of yours, can you even do it?"
"Say that again! Believe it or not, I'll flatten that curly-haired head of yours first!"
"Madam Shibabawa has passed away! And she left behind a note stating that, within the next six months, humanity will face an unprecedented crisis."
Most S-Class Heroes had eccentric personalities, so Minister Sekiguchi did not pay them much attention and directly stated the reason.
"What?!"
Several S-Class Heroes stopped arguing and looked at Sekiguchi in surprise.
Meanwhile, in the outskirts not far from City A, Wu Di had fallen into a bitter battle.
"These damn bastards only know how to fly into the air and run away!"
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