"Everyone, please remember your respective groups and duties."
Sekingar, who had been temporarily appointed by the Association as frontline commander-in-chief of the operation against the Monster Association, addressed the assembled Heroes. "Once we reach the battlefield, I need you to do your jobs."
"That will be enough!"
"Our responsibility isn't to kill the enemy, but to create the best possible fighting conditions for the S-Class," said Sekingar, whose right eye had been replaced with a mechanical one. His mature, handsome slicked-back hairstyle, good looks, and resolute expression were highly inspiring. "Play the right role in the right position, and you can shine anywhere."
"And making you shine is my job. Everyone, can you do it?"
Encouraged by Sekingar's gentle smile, the Heroes went from their initial indifference to burning enthusiasm, their eyes lighting up.
"Yes!"
"We can!"
"Leave it to us!"
"..."
Although their answers were not in unison, there was no doubt that this force of Heroes was brimming with morale and ready for action.
That was enough.
A satisfied smile appeared on Sekingar's handsome face. He waved toward the large transport aircraft that had been waiting on the apron for some time and said, "Then let's move out!"
Z City.
The group walked down a deserted commercial street without a single passerby in sight. The shops either had their shutters down or had been emptied of everything, leaving the street looking desolate.
"This should be the legendary Abandoned Zone, right?"
The A-Class Hero Mighty Adam, whose bulging muscles and powerful build rivaled those of the S-Class muscle monsters, glanced around the deathly silent city as he spoke.
Boom-
Amid the sonic boom of high-speed movement, the goggle-wearing psychic test subject No. 7, Sonic Man, who had awakened Super Speed, appeared beside the group in a cloud of