Bang! Bang! Bang! The two of them exchanged dozens of frenzied blows, but Wu Di seemingly had yet to use his full strength.
"Are you looking down on me?"
Garou seemed to sense Wu Di holding back, and boundless fury surged into his heart.
"Water Stream Cracking Fist!!!"
Countless fist shadows came hurtling over, but Wu Di only defended without attacking.
"Fine! Then get beaten to death by me!"
Garou's eyes turned scarlet. Never before had anyone looked down on him so much.
"Sorry, but the Monster Association has already made its move. I can't waste time here."
"Savage Tornado!"
A Metal Bat materialized in Wu Di's hand and instantly began to spin, forming a massive tornado. Countless club shadows enveloped Garou's body.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Garou's body had yet to fully recover. He barely blocked part of the assault before being blasted away.
"Arghhh! You bastard!"
Garou's eyes gradually turned crimson. Just as he was about to launch a full-force counterattack, a bat had already arrived before him.
"It's over!"
Rumble! A terrifying blow sent Garou flying, crashing through several houses in succession before he completely lost consciousness.
Ding! Quest complete. Defeat Garou again. Reward: 50,000 Talent points. Reward: Talent Skill—Fang Dragon Killing Fist.
Wu Di let out a breath. "Good, that went fairly smoothly. I need to hurry to City C!"
Wu Di continued on his way. The Martial Arts Tournament had already begun, while the Monster Association's plan was unfolding at the same time. The monster disaster sparked this time was unprecedented in both scope and scale.
"Warning! Warning! Monsters have been discovered in City C. Nearby residents, please proceed to the shelters as soon as possible!"
At Hero Association headquarters, Jace stared at the screen full of red alerts, his eyes filled with shock and unease.
"Director Jace, monsters have appeared everywhere. We've never encountered such numbers before."
Maria from customer service looked panicked. The losses caused by so many monster disasters were unimaginable.
"This scale and scope can only mean it was premeditated!"
Jace gritted his teeth. He had not expected the Monster Association to act so quickly, while they had taken no preventative measures at all.
"Immediately notify nearby heroes to deal with them, and contact the S-Class Heroes at once. With so many monsters appearing so suddenly, there must be some at Demon level or above. The S-Class Heroes must handle them."
"I hope it's not too late..."
Cold sweat streamed down Jace's face as he silently prayed.
In City C, several A-Class Heroes lay on the ground, covered in blood, while a tall figure stood in the street.
"Well, well, well. These are the so-called heroes? They're laughably weak. Looks like I can wipe out the entire Hero Association by myself."
At that moment, a spear pierced straight through the figure, but it was only an afterimage.
"Ooh, someone who can fight has arrived. I hope you can last a little longer."
"Monster Association, Demon-level executive, Awakened Cockroach."
The spear turned into liquid and returned to Wu Di's arm. He coldly watched the enemy before him: a humanoid monster with cockroach-like features, its four arms covered in spikes.
"Oh? You actually know me. Looks like the Hero Association is pretty capable after all. Remember this: someday, I'll definitely become Dragon-level—"
Boom! Before Awakened Cockroach could finish speaking, Wu Di's figure flashed behind him and launched an attack.
"About as fast as Sonic, huh?"
With the support of his weapon and Battle Suit, Wu Di's overall strength had already entered Dragon level. However, in terms of speed alone, he still could not keep up with the Demon-level Awakened Cockroach.
"You've got some skill. If that attack had hit me, it would've been troublesome."
Awakened Cockroach grew serious as well. He knew Wu Di was far beyond those A-Class Heroes from before, but he trusted that with his speed, he could wear his opponent down completely.
"There are too many monsters, spread over too wide an area. I need to end this quickly."
In fact, on his way here, Wu Di had already confirmed the approximate locations of the monster outbreaks with the Hero Association and had killed quite a few monsters along the way.
But the scale of the Monster Association's operation far exceeded his expectations. The nearby heroes were already locked in bitter battles.
"I don't have time to waste on a Demon-level like you. System, activate an Experience Card."
Wu Di's gaze sharpened. He still had five Experience Cards left, enough to deal with the situation before him.
Ding! Talent Experience Card activated. A-Class Rank 24, Green. Talent: Plant Manipulation. Skill: Vine Pierce. Talent growth: 80%.
Buzz! Vines suddenly emerged from Wu Di's skin. He could feel that they were connected to his psychic powers.
"Eighty percent talent growth is enough."
A slight smile touched Wu Di's lips. In truth, the strength of many abilities had little to do with the hero themselves and was instead closely tied to their level of development.
For example, when Wu Di had instantly killed the Dragon-level Vaccine Man with Fubuki's Psychic Powers, he had relied on fifty percent talent growth. Sometimes, it was not the ability that was weak, but the person using it.
"Here I come!"
Awakened Cockroach pushed his speed to the limit, his sharp claws striking directly from behind Wu Di.
Yet when the claws came within half a meter of Wu Di, he suddenly discovered that he could not move.
"What is this?"
Awakened Cockroach discovered that several vines had somehow tightly bound his lower body. Even with all his strength, he could not break free.
"It's useless. Vine Pierce!"
Swish! Swish! Swish! Dozens of vines pierced straight through Awakened Cockroach's body, but Wu Di looked somewhat surprised.
"Another afterimage? Did he sever his own legs to escape?"
Two lonely cockroach legs remained on the street, while Awakened Cockroach appeared on a tree in the distance.
"You bastard! The next time we meet, I'll tear all four of your limbs off!"
"I really don't know whether to call you ignorant or stupid!"
With a slight thought from Wu Di, Awakened Cockroach's body was instantly pierced through by the branches of the tree.
"You..."
Bang! Before Awakened Cockroach could finish, countless branches burst from within his body. The vines seemed to continuously absorb his energy until no trace of life remained.
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for killing an Upper Demon-level Monster. Reward: 800 Talent points.
"This ability is really useful."
Feeling the immense vitality within his body, Wu Di called for aid for the fallen heroes before continuing toward other parts of the city.
"Hehehe! From now on, all of you will be my servants."
"How could this happen?! Hey, wake up, all of you! Don't let him control you!"
Fubuki anxiously looked at the members of the Fubuki Group before her, while Do-S behind them excitedly controlled them as they lunged at Fubuki.
"Damn it, stop!"
Just as Fubuki was about to use her Psychic Powers, countless vines suddenly burst from underground and tightly bound every member of the Fubuki Group in place.
"Long time no see, Blizzard of Hell."
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