Shocked Fubuki

"Hell Storm!!!"

Whoooosh~ The biting gale demolished all the surrounding buildings. Countless stones swirled within the tornado, and anything caught inside was instantly ground to pieces.

Buzz~ Blue light flared around Wu Di's body. Fubuki's skill had no effect on him whatsoever.

"You've got some skill, but this ends here!"

Fubuki pushed her Psychic Powers to their limit. Two enormous boulders suddenly rose from the ground and crushed Wu Di between them.

Bang~ The boulders shattered, and Wu Di stood unharmed where he was. An invisible aura spread outward.

"What is this?!"

Fubuki's pupils contracted slightly as she sensed Wu Di's aura continuously growing stronger.

"Let me show you what real Psychic Powers are."

Boom~ Terrifying Psychic Powers erupted. The tornado was instantly blasted apart, while a newly formed hurricane began circling Wu Di, carrying countless fragments of stone.

"Psychic Stone Wave!"

With a sweep of Wu Di's hand, countless rocks transformed into streaks of light and shot forth.

Despair appeared in Fubuki's eyes. She had never expected Wu Di to possess Psychic Powers as well—and powers several times stronger than hers.

"Hey, she's a girl."

Bang bang bang~ A figure suddenly appeared and shielded Fubuki from behind. Countless streaks of light struck his body, yet failed to cause any damage.

"I only wanted to teach her a lesson."

Wu Di smiled faintly as he watched Saitama arrive.

He had never intended to hurt Fubuki in the first place. Tatsumaki was famously obsessed with protecting her little sister. If she learned that Fubuki had been injured by Wu Di, she would definitely come looking for him.

"Wu Di? So it was you. Isn't that move from that octopus? I didn't expect you could use it too."

Saitama was delighted to see Wu Di, but he immediately recognized the skill Geryuganshoop had used before.

"I just happened to learn it."

Wu Di casually brushed it off, but Fubuki was already shocked beyond words.

Fubuki had never imagined that Wu Di, a mere B-Class Hero, could use Psychic Powers. Though they were weaker than her sister's, they could still easily crush her.

And at the moment of her deepest despair, this man who had suddenly appeared had blocked all of Wu Di's attacks with such ease.

"Y-you... who are you?"

"Me? You should have heard of me. I'm the B-Class Hero, Saitama."

Saitama introduced himself excitedly, hoping Fubuki would recognize him.

"Y-you're Saitama?"

Fubuki froze on the spot. Her purpose here had been to recruit the two B-Class Heroes before her into the Fubuki Group, but the situation now...

"No! If I can really persuade them to join, the Fubuki Group's strength will increase enormously. By then, even S-Class Heroes won't dare underestimate us."

Fubuki's mind began racing wildly, but before she could come back to her senses, a brilliant blaze rushed straight at her.

Boom~ Before Saitama could act, Wu Di used his Psychic Powers to block all the flames.

"Genos? Isn't he that tone-deaf... Hunick?"

"Damn it, Saitama, it's Sonic!"

The instant Sonic saw Saitama, his eyes filled with boundless fury. The other man had not even remembered his name.

"What are you doing?"

"Master, give me a little time. I'll take him out immediately."

Flames gathered in Genos's palms. He had to fulfill the goal Saitama had set for him: entering the top ten of S-Class.

"Genos, you didn't train so hard for this kind of meaningless fight, did you?"

Saitama was about to step in and teach Sonic a lesson, but Wu Di moved ahead of him.

"Saitama, leave him to me. My fight with this guy isn't over yet."

"So you two were the ones fighting earlier."

Saitama did not object, and Genos stopped gathering flames as well.

Wu Di naturally had not stepped into the fight without reason. The long-absent task notification had sounded again just moments ago.

"Ding~ Task triggered: Defeat Sonic and Sweet Mask. Reward: 30,000 talent points and one random experience card."

"Come on. Let's continue our fight."

Wu Di stood calmly before Sonic, looking utterly unconcerned.

"Don't get so cocky. I'll deal with him first! Saitama, then it'll be you and your disciple!"

Sonic felt utterly slighted, as though anyone could just come along and defeat him.

"Ultimate Technique: Ten Shadows Burial!"

"Ten clones? That freak must have gone through rigorous training too."

Genos was somewhat surprised.

"He seems a little faster than the last time he played with me."

Saitama scratched his head and muttered to himself.

"Judging by combat technique alone, he's definitely S-Class. It'll be difficult for the B-Class Wu Di to win."

Fubuki stared at Sonic's ten clones in shock. With that extreme speed, even some S-Class Heroes likely could not compare to him.

"Can I use it one more time? That'll be enough."

Wu Di summoned his Psychic Powers again as Sonic's clones simultaneously swung their swords and charged at him.

"Psychic Stone Wave!"

The rubble on the ground turned into streaks of light and instantly pierced through every one of Sonic's clones.

Bang~ A figure flew backward. Sonic fell to the ground, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

"Damn you... next time we meet will be your death..."

"Did you kill him?"

"No. I just have a feeling we'll meet again someday."

Wu Di smiled slightly at Saitama's question. Truthfully, he felt somewhat sympathetic toward Sonic.

If it were not for the task, he would not have wanted to make a move against him either.

"Next is Sweet Mask!"

Wu Di's expression turned solemn. Though he did not know why the system had issued this task, the number one A-Class Hero was definitely not as simple as he appeared.

"He's too strong. Is someone like that really only B-Class?"

Everything that had happened today had completely overturned Fubuki's worldview. An S-Class Hero was actually the disciple of a B-Class Hero.

Moreover, both Wu Di and Saitama were far stronger than B-Class, but this only strengthened her resolve to recruit them.

"Oh, Genos, let's go back. Wu Di, you two should come along too."

Saitama invited Wu Di and Fubuki to visit his home, but Wu Di refused.

"I still have some things to take care of, so I won't go today. I'll come find you another day."

"All right, then."

When Fubuki saw Wu Di preparing to leave, she did not know what to say for a moment. However, she had now set her sights on Saitama.

"An S-Class Hero like Genos is Saitama's disciple. If I can recruit Saitama, Genos will naturally join the Fubuki Group too. This is perfect!"

Thinking this, Fubuki eagerly headed home with Saitama.

After everyone had left, Wu Di gazed into the distance with deep eyes. The depths of Z City's uninhabited zone resembled a gaping abyssal maw, swallowing every outsider...

"I need to hurry."