Trembling Tatsumaki

"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for obtaining one Experience Card."

"Forget it, even though the talent points are a bit few, at least I still have an Experience Card."

Wu Di muttered to himself as he put on his mask and brought up the Talent Bloodline Fusion System interface.

"System, activate the Experience Card."

Wu Di's face was filled with anticipation. The Experience Cards dropped from defeating monsters so far had all been very powerful.

"Ding~ Obtained one S-Class Talent Experience Card. Genos, the 14th S-Class Hero, Talent: Detect Energy Reaction, Skill: Spiral Incineration Cannon."

"Another S-Class!"

Wu Di's eyes lit up. However, considering he had just defeated a Dragon-level monster, obtaining an S-Class Talent Experience Card was within reason.

"Genos's talent is quite practical. It can quickly detect the energy reactions of monsters, and his strength isn't weak either."

Wu Di nodded with satisfaction. After all, Genos had been significantly strengthened multiple times later on, even being able to withstand attacks from peak Dragon-level threats. However, his drawback was that due to the limitations of his cybernetic enhancements, it was difficult for him to unleash power beyond what the mecha itself was capable of.

"It's about time, I should go meet up with Saitama."

Just as Wu Di was about to move, his body suddenly trembled. He felt an extremely powerful pressure washing over him.

"What is this?!"

Wu Di struggled to lift his head and saw a little loli emitting a green glow, floating in the sky and looking down at him with arrogance.

"Second S-Class Hero, Tatsumaki the Terrible Tornado!"

Wu Di swallowed. Besides Blast, who had disappeared long ago, and the invincible Saitama, Tatsumaki was currently the strongest combatant in the Hero Association. She was definitely capable of instantly killing a Dragon-level monster.

"Hey, have you seen King?"

Tatsumaki's proud and disdainful voice reached him. Cold sweat streamed down Wu Di's forehead. Fortunately, he was wearing his mask at the moment, so he wasn't recognized.

In the original story, this little ancestor had shown great disdain for King's title as the strongest on Earth. This time, she was clearly not here with good intentions.

"Is it Mr. King? He went that way just now."

Wu Di forced himself to remain calm and pointed in a random direction. Tatsumaki heard this and prepared to leave, but then stopped.

"Who are you? Why are you here? Did you see King defeat the monster?"

Doubt flickered in Tatsumaki's eyes. According to intelligence, a Dragon-level monster had appeared here. Even with King present to intercept, the mere aftershocks of the battle would have been enough to instantly kill ordinary people.

Moreover, Wu Di had been wearing a mask the entire time, which naturally aroused suspicion.

"Yes, I saw him. Mr. King defeated the monster with a single move. It was truly terrifying."

Wu Di's eyes showed admiration, and Tatsumaki's expression turned grim.

"It was just a mere Dragon-level monster. If I had acted, it wouldn't have caused any destruction. Damn King, always rushing to steal the spotlight."

"Haha, of course. Compared to King, you are the supreme combat power of the Hero Association, the light of hope for all humanity."

Wu Di immediately began to flatter her, otherwise, this little ancestor might have gone on endlessly.

"Oh? You know me?"

"Of course! Second S-Class Hero, Tatsumaki the Terrible Tornado! Who doesn't know you? The strongest hero of humanity. In our city, even newborn babies know your name. I traveled thousands of miles to participate in the Hero Association's test specifically because of you. If I could fight alongside you one day, it would be the greatest honor of my life!"

Wu Di immediately put on a fanboy expression, praising her to the skies. Even Tatsumaki felt a little embarrassed.

"Cough cough~ Since that's the case, you should work hard. I still need to find that guy King. If you encounter trouble in the future, just mention my name."

Tatsumaki's expression was very satisfied, and she didn't trouble Wu Di further. She directly used her psychic powers and sped off into the distance.

"Alright, alright. Take care, love you! Idol!"

After Tatsumaki's figure completely disappeared, Wu Di finally breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"As expected of the Second S-Class, the pressure is just too immense."

Wu Di's heart pounded. As his strength gradually increased, his perception of powerful individuals became more sensitive.

Before, even when facing a Dragon-level monster, he hadn't felt such a suffocating sensation. Wu Di knew that the current Tatsumaki could probably kill him instantly in one round. Even Immortality wasn't a power that could ignore everything.

When encountering extremely powerful individuals with a vast disparity in strength, he would likely be instantly crushed into dust, without even time to recover.

"It's about time, I need to go find Saitama."

Wu Di adjusted his mask, ensuring that no one could recognize his identity, and headed straight for the Hero Association headquarters.

Meanwhile, in the conference room of the Hero Association headquarters, the association's higher-ups were gathered to discuss matters.

"So, it was King who dealt with this disaster again?"

"Yes, and it's preliminarily judged to be a Dragon-level disaster. Fortunately, King was nearby, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"I heard Tatsumaki also appeared and headed in King's direction. Won't they come into conflict?"

"Yes, but King seems to have already left City A."

"Honestly, why are the more powerful heroes always the problematic ones?"

The higher-ups were somewhat helpless regarding Tatsumaki. While she was indeed the Hero Association's strongest combatant, she often didn't follow orders and preferred to act on her own.

"Then, let's move on to the next agenda item, regarding the 55th Hero Evaluation Test, which is about to begin."

"The total number of participants in this exam is eleven thousand six hundred and eighty-four, an increase of about twenty percent from the previous session."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing the data, the crowd's faces clearly showed joy, but at this moment, a deep voice sounded.

"Don't celebrate too soon. Although the number of participants is high, the quality of heroes is low, making it meaningless in the end. Therefore, the testing phase must be more rigorous; this is also being responsible for their lives!"

"And I heard that the person you reported last time has also registered for this exam?"

"Yes, it's the Masked Black Hero who killed many monsters in City M. His information is also on this registration form."

Jace looked at Wu Di's profile, a thoughtful expression on his face. Those eyes always felt somewhat familiar to him.

"Sixth... the sixth examination room, this is it!"

After Wu Di and Saitama met up, they passed through the dense crowd and finally found their designated examination room.

"Participants, please form two lines and proceed with the test in order."

The staff's voice, amplified by a loudspeaker, spread throughout the area. Wu Di and Saitama also lined up at the very back.

"Let's do our best!"

Saitama's face showed an excited expression as he gave Wu Di a thumbs-up.

"Of course!"

Wu Di smiled slightly, but he knew that for the two of them, who didn't have many outstanding achievements, the results of this test probably wouldn't be ideal.