Black Sledgehammer had himself dismembered as a gift out of admiration for a new ranked hero!
The Dark Night Group replaced its security director!
A new Dark Night Medal was awarded!
One bombshell after another spread across the internet from the Dark Night Group.
Everyone in Night Harbor who saw these pop-ups felt disbelief and shock.
"There was an explosion at the Heroes Association earlier. A lot of people died."
"I heard a single shot blasted down through dozens of floors from the roof!"
"??"
"Dozens of floors of military-grade concrete penetrated by one shot? Only Black Sledgehammer could do that, right?"
"The Class A Hero Big Gun Platform, who specializes in bombardment, should be able to as well, but judging by this news, it must have been Black Sledgehammer."
"Well-"
From low-level gang members to Night Harbor's powerful elite, everyone was shaken by this bombshell.
Even well-informed wanderers outside Night Harbor heard the news through Garbage Truck.
Beyond Night Harbor, the change in ranked heroes attracted considerable attention worldwide.
Every faction immediately noticed the Heroes Association's updated announcement.
"A direct replacement?"
"He killed Black Sledgehammer?"
"That seems to be the case, according to the intelligence we've gathered. He's quite strong."
"The Dark Night Group's statement is rather ambiguous, too-"
"Could something have gone wrong with some new modification to Black Sledgehammer, so they hastily staged this?"
"Who knows what this new hero is really worth-"
Although the Dark Night Group could not compare with the Five Super Groups, it was one of the Twenty-Seven Leading Companies and possessed highly advanced gene enhancement and cybernetic modification technology.
The Leviathan system in particular was the Dark Night Group's signature technology. Although it was sold externally and other companies had reverse-engineered it, the Dark Night Group had maintained an overwhelming lead through