Hashirama Cells

Bai Ye could actually have used the long-range Kamui in his left eye to twist the Potato Monster apart from a distance. That would have been much easier.

But there was one problem with that approach: the witnesses nearby might have thought Mumen Rider had twisted the Potato Monster's head off, giving him all the credit.

Bai Ye did not care about the credit itself. But if no one knew he had taken part in this heroic action against a monster, the Hero Association would still strike him from its roster.

So he could only defeat the Potato Monster in a way that let everyone see what he was doing as clearly as possible.

Yet even then, most people still had not seen exactly what had just happened...

"Wh-what happened? Why did that monster suddenly disappear?"

"Yeah, it just vanished into thin air. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me."

"No! I saw it just now. After that guy suddenly appeared, the Potato Monster looked like it got sucked into his eye."

"I barely caught it too, but I couldn't see very clearly. It happened so suddenly..."

"..."

Fortunately, some people still understood that Bai Ye had sucked the Potato Monster into his eye.

With those eyewitnesses, the Hero Association would be able to recognize Bai Ye's heroic action.

"Are you... are you a professional hero too?"

Mumen Rider stared blankly at Bai Ye and could not help asking.

Clearly, what had just happened had stunned him too. Before he could even make out what was happening, the Potato Monster had suddenly vanished.

"Yeah. I know you. You're Mumen Rider, the top-ranked C-Class hero, right?"

Bai Ye turned around and said amiably, "I'm a C-Class hero too, but I'm your opposite-dead last."

The Mumen Rider before him looked just as he remembered: a young man fully outfitted in protective gear and wearing a green cycling helmet.

"So you really are a professional hero. But how is that possible? You're actually ranked last?"

Mumen Rider found it hard to believe.

Even though he had not clearly seen what had happened, he knew the black-haired, red-eyed young man before him must have defeated the Potato Monster in an instant.

Even if that strength did not qualify him for B-Class, he certainly should not have been ranked dead last in C-Class.

"I'm actually new. I hadn't done any hero work before today, so that's why I'm ranked last."

Bai Ye explained.

Mumen Rider nodded. "Oh, I see. Then I'm sure your ranking will rise very soon."

"Since the monster's been defeated, I'll get back to my patrol. See you."

With that, Mumen Rider ran toward the bicycle the Potato Monster had knocked away.

"See you."

Bai Ye had a very good impression of Mumen Rider, so he treated him warmly, unlike Tank-Top Tiger.

Afterward, Bai Ye left as well.

No one nearby knew that he was mentally drained and that waves of stabbing pain were passing through his eyes, all because he had just used his Mangekyo Kamui twice.

Now that he had earned some points, he immediately opened the system panel.

[Points: 20]

The points field had gone from 0 to 20. Bai Ye promptly opened the points shop to make his purchases.

[Ding! The host has redeemed "Physique ×10." 10 points deducted. Current points remaining: 10!]

[Ding! The host has redeemed "Hashirama cells ×1." 10 points deducted. Current points remaining: 0!]

[Physique +10]

[Hashirama cells +1]

[Physique: 20]

[Hashirama cells: 1]

Besides his physique stat, Hashirama cells were also quite important.

Not only could they enhance Bai Ye's abilities across the board, they could also grant him self-healing.

Besides automatically healing his wounds, they could also restore his mental energy, ocular power, and even his eyesight. That way, as long as he did not overuse the ocular techniques of his dual Kamui too severely in one go, he would not go blind.

However, the amount of Hashirama cells in Bai Ye's body was currently minuscule, so their effects were not particularly noticeable. He could only wait for his mental energy and ocular power to recover slowly. He did not need to fight again anytime soon anyway, so it hardly mattered.

After all, a price of 10 points per unit was far too cheap for something as game-breaking as Hashirama cells.

Madara Uchiha had bitten a chunk of flesh off Hashirama's body and spent a great deal of time cultivating it before he could provide Obito with that level of Hashirama cells.

If Bai Ye wanted to obtain Hashirama cells on the same level as Obito's, even dozens or hundreds of points probably would not be enough.

In short, he still needed to earn as many points as possible.

To make sure nothing went wrong, Bai Ye went to the Hero Association again to submit a report of his heroic action.

Hero rankings, for example, were primarily calculated according to the points earned through heroic actions. However, the Hero Association had never publicly stated its criteria for awarding points, and the details of those activities also had to be reviewed.

This required a report from the hero himself, as well as eyewitness reports from members of the public.

The most classic example was Saitama and King. Every time Saitama defeated a monster with one punch, he simply left afterward. King happened to be present on five consecutive occasions when Saitama instantly defeated incredibly powerful monsters, leading the witnesses to believe King had done it.

The witnesses reported King's victories over those incredibly powerful monsters to the Hero Association. King also happened to have a scar on his face from being clawed during his first encounter with a monster, which led the Hero Association to genuinely believe he had defeated all those monsters and classify him as an S-Class Hero.

The reason was that Saitama had neither filed a report with the Hero Association nor been recognized by any witnesses as the one responsible.

Bai Ye had now finished submitting his report, and the Hero Association would find eyewitnesses to verify it.

Just then, Mumen Rider also arrived at the Hero Association.

"You're here too. Are you filing a report? Do you need me to be an eyewitness?"

Spotting Bai Ye by a staff member, Mumen Rider immediately came over and asked.

"Then sorry for the trouble. I do need an eyewitness."

Bai Ye nodded.

"Sure."

Mumen Rider then explained the situation to the staff member, confirming that Bai Ye had defeated the Potato Monster.

Since a member of the public had also just called to report the incident with the Potato Monster, the Hero Association successfully verified his report.

[Ding! The host has completed his first heroic action and resolved the threat of removal from the roster. Reward received: 10 points!]

P.S. There will be a third update tonight. As usual, this new book will have three updates a day.