Dragon-level Executive of the Monster Association

"The Monster Association's goal this time was to distribute Monster Cells, find powerful humans, and make them swallow the cells to undergo Monsterization."

"The Martial Arts Tournament was also one of their main targets, but Saitama was in there, so my target could only be him!"

Wu Di arrived outside the Martial Arts Tournament venue and waited quietly.

Before long, a monster nearly ten meters tall emerged from the venue, his entire body radiating a powerful aura.

"He's here! The Monster Association's Dragon-level Executive, Gouketu!"

Wu Di did not rush to make a move. Instead, he waited for Gouketu to get farther away from the tournament venue. After all, if they fought here, the commotion would definitely draw other heroes over.

Especially since Saitama was still inside the venue. If he came here, Gouketu would probably not escape being instantly killed.

Wu Di followed Gouketu into a dense forest. Just as he hesitated over whether to attack, Gouketu stopped walking.

"Come out. You've followed me for long enough!"

"So you noticed? As expected of a Dragon-level Executive of the Monster Association!"

Since he had been discovered, Wu Di simply stopped hiding and stepped out from behind a tree trunk.

"Psychic Powers? Who are you?"

Gouketu did not attack immediately. Instead, he wanted to see what Wu Di intended to do.

"I'm a hero. If it's convenient, let me borrow your head!"

Wu Di grinned as vines spread over his arm. The surrounding trees had unknowingly encircled Gouketu at the center.

"A hero? What a boring title. I can give you a chance to become stronger, then join us."

Slap~ A still-pulsing Monster Cell was tossed before Wu Di, while Gouketu stood where he was and waited for an answer.

"I refuse. Just obediently become nourishment for the forest!"

Swish, swish, swish~ Countless vines instantly bound Gouketu like a dumpling, but they could not pierce his body.

"Such powerful defense. As expected of a Dragon-level Executive."

Bang~ Gouketu broke free with a slight exertion of force. He stomped down hard with one foot, and the violent tremors caused the surrounding trees to collapse one after another.

Wu Di leaped into the air, forming a Metal Bat in his hand as he swung it at Gouketu with all his strength.

Boom~ Gouketu's massive body was actually knocked back several meters, leaving even him somewhat surprised.

"You're somewhat different from the trash from before. If you won't join us, then I can only kill you."

There was a hint of regret in Gouketu's voice. He could sense that although Wu Di was weaker than him, if he underwent Monsterization, he would definitely become a new high-ranking executive of the Monster Association.

"My brain isn't waterlogged! Abandoning your identity as a human for power and becoming a monster like this—does it feel good to be ordered around?"

Disdain appeared on Wu Di's face. Those who did not train to surpass themselves and instead sought external means were weaklings in the end.

"That's because you have no idea what true power is. It is a realm that humans can never reach, no matter how they train."

Boom~ Gouketu threw a punch brimming with overwhelming force, but countless vines suddenly surged from Wu Di's arm and blocked the attack once again.

"I know of one hero who broke through his limiter through his own efforts and became someone everyone had to look up to."

Bang~ Wu Di knocked Gouketu back again with a swing of his bat. Countless vines poured from his arm, continuously restricting Gouketu's movements.

"Is that so? If such a person truly exists, I'd like to see him."

Gouketu stopped holding back and went all out. A terrifying giant fist came crashing down like Mount Tai bearing down from above.

Wu Di nimbly used vines to evade the attack, while the dense forest within a hundred meters behind him was flattened by that single punch.

Tap, tap, tap~ Taking advantage of the opening after Gouketu's attack, Wu Di ran straight up the enormous arm and charged before him.

"Savage Tornado!!!"

Rumble~ A massive tornado rose from the ground, countless bat shadows slamming into Gouketu's body.

"Annoying ant, get lost!"

Boom~ Gouketu's fierce punch was suddenly caught, stunning him. Looking up, he saw a humanoid treant nearly as large as himself.

"Damn, he's here! Go all out!"

From the corner of his eye, Wu Di spotted a gleaming bald head in the distance. He knew Saitama had come to steal his Talent Points.

"Unleash my aura completely, along with the energy I stored earlier!"

Massive energy gathered in both of Wu Di's hands. Red and blue light intertwined as a terrifying shockwave instantly blasted toward Gouketu.

"Gouketu Fist!!!"

"Fang Dragon Killing Fist!!!"

Boom~ A terrifying giant fist came hurtling toward him. Wu Di showed no intention of dodging, merely having the treant shift Gouketu's attack trajectory slightly.

Wu Di also feinted, avoiding a direct clash with Gouketu.

The Fang Dragon Killing Fist carried overwhelming force as it blasted directly toward Gouketu's head. The two were extremely close, leaving neither side any room to evade.

The terrifying attack directly blew Gouketu's head to pieces, and he fell stiffly to the ground.

"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for killing a high-tier Dragon-level monster. Reward: 100,000 Talent Points and one random Experience Card."

Thud~ Wu Di was not doing much better either. Gouketu's punch had blasted more than half his body into ash. Fortunately, he had put away his Battle Suit at the last moment, or it would have gone into cooldown again.

"As expected of an executive of the Monster Association. He was unimaginably strong."

Wu Di's body rapidly recovered, but what he did not know was that a flying eyeball in the distant sky had seen everything clearly.

"I never expected him to survive Boros's attack. A person like this is only A-Class? Is he the Hero Association's secret trump card? How cunning of those humans."

In the Monster Association deep underground beneath the uninhabited zone of Z City, Great Eyeball had watched the battle between Wu Di and Gouketu from beginning to end.

Then, at that moment, a shining bald head entered her field of vision.

"What is that? A monster?"

Pfft~ The clairvoyant eye was suddenly destroyed, cutting off her vision. Great Eyeball fell into thought.

"I never expected the Hero Association to possess such powerful combat strength besides the S-Class Tatsumaki. It seems we need to reassess their strength."

"At first, I thought victory was assured. Now that we've lost so many executives, the matter of the final battle needs to be reconsidered."

"Besides this person, the Hero Association may have other powerful combatants who have yet to reveal themselves. It seems we need to test them further."

"And Wu Di has killed so many of our executives in succession. It seems necessary to deal with him as a priority."

In the forest, Saitama looked at the devastation covering the ground after the battle and Gouketu's corpse, seemingly understanding something. He then spotted Wu Di.

"You actually took care of the monster. You really are strong, KING!"