As for Sonic, seeing this, he abandoned his idea of killing Black Sperm and instead offered a suggestion.
"Since this strange man says its sincerity is as clear as day, then Saitama, you can keep it by your side from now on. That way, if any problems arise, you can just punch it to death."
But Saitama wasn't too happy about it.
"Huh? I'd keep it as a pet? I hate monkeys..."
Since that's what they've said, Sonic had no choice but to reply.
"Then you should just kill it."
This time, it was Black Sperm's turn to get restless. He immediately jumped up and shouted, "I can do everything! Let me stay by your side, big brother!"
Even the original Saitama reacted, immediately jumping in front of Saitama and kneeling down as well.
The person in front of me is the strongest ninja that the other ninja acknowledges. As long as I can stay by his side, I will be absolutely safe!
If not now, when?
"Please take me in! I know where the Monster Association's assets are kept, and that brat who was captured is here too!"
Saitama was somewhat surprised to hear this.
These strange people had even kidnapped a child, so he immediately said, "Alright then, take us to rescue them first."
Upon seeing this, the Black Sperm immediately stood up, and the two merged into one, smiling obsequiously.
"I'll lead the way, follow me!"
With that, he leaped up and scrambled up the edge of the pit at top speed.
After glancing at it, Saitama crouched slightly, then leaped into the air, his body soaring upwards like a cannonball.
Seeing this, Asuramaru, who was in the sword, also released Sonic's powers and opened his senses to try to find the real Psykos, the one behind the Gyoro-Gyoro.
Unfortunately, they couldn't detect any trace of the other party's presence in their senses.
But it doesn't matter anyway.
It's just an ordinary Dragon Level monster; let it run.
As the power dissipated, Sonic looked up at the two figures that had disappeared, then activated the Flying Thunder God to teleport directly to Saitama's side.
They returned directly to the main hall where they had crashed, entered one of the floors, and followed behind the Black Sperm.
They arrived at a secret chamber deep underground.
They found the mountain of wealth, along with the boy who had been imprisoned with it.
After Sonic placed his hands on the group, he activated the Flying Thunder God, taking them directly back to the Ghost Town Z City.
In the corridor of the apartment building.
Sonic turned around and went straight back to his rented apartment.
Only the boy, the Black Sperm, and Saitama remained, looking at each other. In the end, the three of them could only go to Saitama's house to rest for the night.
Until the early morning of the following day.
The Hero Association finally completed its preparations and dispatched heroes to the Ghost Town Z City to carry out the plan!
Chapter 226 The Cosmic Overlord
But after the arrival of many heroes...
What you see is an immeasurably terrifying and frigid depth, stretching across almost half of the Ghost Town, and its depth is even more difficult to measure!
It wasn't until the second-ranked S-Class Tornado of Terror, wandered around below alone and saw the scene that was almost entirely littered with corpses that she finally arrived.
Only then did he return to the ground and arrogantly explain the situation.
At the outermost edge of the Ghost Town fence, the person in charge of the association was a middle-aged man with a prosthetic eye.
Upon hearing the report from the front lines, he was taken aback.
"Were all the weirdos killed?"
They were aware of what had happened last night, but they did not choose to take action until the deployment was complete.
But now it seems that someone acted first.
So who exactly is it?
His first choice was Sonic the Black Flash, an S-Class Hero.
Just as he was deep in thought...
On the other side of the fence, three figures, one large and two small, walked towards the street.
The person who arrived was indeed him.
Saitama, carrying Black Sperm and a boy.
When the middle-aged man saw the three people...
They immediately recognized the two men: the B-Class Caped Baldy and their target for rescue, the son of the Hero Association shareholder!
As for the other guy, is he a weirdo?
Without a second thought, he immediately ordered the heroes behind him to take the boy away. Only then did he cautiously step forward and ask, "You're the B-Class Caped Baldy, right?"
"That's right."
Saitama replied expressionlessly.
The middle-aged man then urgently inquired, "Did you kill all those strange people underground in the Ghost Town's- land? And what about the strange people around you?"
After being asked two questions in a row, Saitama answered them without hesitation.
"You mean those weirdos? I only killed a portion of them, mostly Sonic. As for this weirdo next to me? He's my pet monkey..."
The Black Sperm chirped twice in response.
The middle-aged man frowned upon seeing this; were they taking him for a fool?
However, there was no need to pursue such matters at the moment. After briefly understanding the situation, he immediately released a new plan through the communicator.
He then personally led a group to escort the boy back to the Hero Association headquarters.
Only Saitama and his companion remained standing in place.
"It's Saturday today, if we go now we should be able to catch a discount sale. How about we have hot pot tonight?"
On the other side.
A new meeting was also held within the Hero Association.
All senior executives gathered together.
One of the female executives spoke first.
"The Monster Association's actions have had a huge impact, posing a serious threat to the reputation of our Hero Association. Fortunately, Sonic intervened in time; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
The middle-aged man beside him quickly added, "I suggest raising Sonic's ranking to second."
I second that!
"Next, let's assess the Caped Baldy Saitama. He also went to the Monster Association, but no one saw him kill any monsters, and he has been repeatedly accused of faking it. There's also that so-called monkey monster with him. What do you think we should do?"
"Raise its ranking to A-Class. As for that monkey, it probably doesn't even look like a wolf. Just let it be as it is, as long as it doesn't appear in public."
"That's settled then. We'll hold a press conference later."
After a brief discussion among the senior executives, a press conference was held immediately.
They published the results of their discussion directly to the public.
Unsurprisingly.
Saitama was once again thrust into the spotlight, and was scorned by thousands.
Many people also sent him letters directly to hurl insults.
When Saitama opened the envelopes at home, he saw what was written on them.
[Go to hell, you piece of trash!]
[What kind of hero are you, someone who only knows how to cheat!]
[What right do you have to be a hero? Get lost!]
Saitama simply laughed off the insults.
But Sonic, who was also in his house, was indignant. Why should he?!
What right do these weak and pathetic fellows have to insult Saitama!
Only I can insult this guy!
He immediately started cursing online.
What kind of bullshit hero image is that? It's all utter nonsense!
He doesn't care at all!
Time passed.
Another month passed in the blink of an eye, and people returned to their peaceful lives once again.
Until the Hero Association held another meeting.
A-City, Hero Association Headquarters.
This time, almost all the S-Class Hero have gathered, and even Saitama has been brought here as an exception.
In the enclosed conference room on the top floor.
At the conference table, the S-Class Hero sat on either side, while Saitama sat in the main seat.
The door was opened.
Three high-ranking members of the association appeared in everyone's sight, with the oldest man in the group speaking first.
"Sorry we're late. We don't know where Metal Knight and Blast are, and we can't contact them. Waiting any longer isn't an option, so we have no choice but to start this emergency meeting."
I am Sitch from the Hero Association, in charge of the explanation. Let's get straight to the point. Everyone here stands at the pinnacle of the hero world. I've called you here for no other reason than to ask you to protect the Earth!
Even S-Class Hero are in danger of death. If you quit now, you can still retain your S-Class Hero status!
After saying that.
The people below didn't care at all.
Tornado, however, pointed at Saitama.
"This should be an S-Class meeting, right? What's with this A-Class guy? How can such a weakling get involved?!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
Genos immediately stepped forward, his expression unfriendly, and said, "Watch your attitude, Tornado of Terror!"
Sonic, not far away, also spoke in a cold voice.
"Saitama's strength is beyond the comprehension of a frog in a well like you."
Tornado's forehead veins bulged as she angrily retorted, "What, you two want to fight me for him?!"
The atmosphere was tense right from the start.
In the end, it was Sitch who spoke up to stop them.
"Please refrain from arguing, what I'm about to say is very important! The Great Prophet, Lady Shibabawa, has passed away!"
Upon hearing this, the Zombieman, also an S-Class Hero, immediately inquired.
Was he murdered?
The words were finished.
The higher-ups immediately provided an answer.