"Moreover, if we fail to rescue the Bōhuāfù and Háo Rènxìng, the attitudes of the other wealthy individuals who support the Hero Association's finances are very likely to change as well."
To persuade these people, Sitch specifically pulled up a pie chart.
"Ladies and gentlemen, these are the breakdowns of the Hero Association's current revenue sources. Public donations account for 9.2%, merchandise related to heroes, such as films, toys, and comics, accounts for 8.3%, and the remaining 82.5% is invested by these wealthy individuals and their companies. If they withdraw their investment, it will be a fundamental blow to the Hero Association."
Sitch said with a sigh.
"Therefore, even if this is a trap, I urge you all to take action, go to the no-man's-land under Z-City, rescue the major shareholder of the Hero Association, and destroy the Monster Association."
"Because if this continues, not only will the foundation of the Hero Association be shaken, but the existence of the Monster Association will also inevitably attract a large number of monsters. With this ebb and flow, the strength of the Hero Association will become weaker and weaker, while the strength of the monsters will continue to increase. In the future, just as Shibabawa said before his death, the Earth will be completely destroyed!"
Please help me, everyone!
Sitch stood in front of the conference table and bowed earnestly to everyone.
"However, since the Monster Association is using this method to force us to take action, it means they are confident that they can wipe us all out there, which means there is a great risk."
Metal Knight's electronic voice emanated from a robot with glowing red eyes.
Dr. Bofoi still did not reveal his true form, but instead sent a robot to the meeting.
He wasn't worried about the lack of signal, after all, he was the one who provided the technology for the Hero Association's new headquarters in A-City, while the Hero Association provided the money, manpower, and materials. His control over the place was even greater than that of the Hero Association's founder and president Argerni.
"What about the others? I promise that you can choose not to participate in this event, but you will still be able to maintain your S-Class Hero status. Before the Hero Association is disbanded, all the benefits of S-Class Hero will continue to be provided as usual."
Sitch raised his head, closed his eyes, and said expressionlessly.
He didn't know what expression he should wear.
"Oh, but as a hero, isn't saving people and eliminating monsters what you're supposed to do?"
Saitama rubbed his shiny bald head and said with a blank expression.
"Then I'll go too."
Seeing that Saitama would go, Meikyō was completely relieved.
Monster King Orochi's strength may not be greater than his own. If Garou breaks through his limit, Saitama will be there to protect him.
Apart from that, the Monster Association has nothing that can threaten them.
"The attitude of the two teachers is my attitude."
Genos followed behind and responded.
Bang didn't hesitate and said:
"I will go. Garou is a disciple I taught. Now he's colluding with the Monster Association. As his master, I have no choice but to clean house, no matter what the outcome."
Atomic Samurai, sitting next to Bang, then spoke up:
"I agree with Old Man Bang. Since these guys have reached into the Sword Saint Society and specifically asked for my head, I'm not a magnanimous person."
More and more heroes are beginning to speak out and express their opinions.
Superalloy Darkshine believes that no one in the Monster Association can break through his muscle defenses and is very confident about this battle. Sweet Mask also believes that the evil monsters must be eliminated.
Even Tatsumaki declared that she would teach the Monster Association a lesson.
Why did they lay a hand on his own sister Fubuki?
Meanwhile, in the uninhabited area of Z-City, underground.
The awakened Garou understood the current situation through the letter left on the table by Big Eye.
"The Monster Association..."
The Garou patted its belly and walked out of the room.
He planned to go find something to eat.
The previous battles, while pushing him to his limits and significantly improving his strength, also consumed a lot of energy.
Moreover, he also had wounds from being hit by Metal Bat, Genos, Bang, Bangp, and others, so he needed to replenish his nutrition.
"There's a kitchen here? And it looks like it was used by humans? Wasn't this supposed to be the Monster Association, and everyone in it was a monster? Monsters eat human food too?"
The Garou opened the refrigerator, stuffing food into its mouth while muttering to itself, not caring whether the food was raw or cooked.
There wasn't much food stored here, but it at least filled the Garou's stomach and gave him some strength.
After solving the food problem, the Garou headed out through the only tunnel.
Until he arrived at a very large hall.
"Yo, Hero Hunter, Garou, you've arrived."
A chubby, pink monster whose face was almost entirely occupied by a single large eye saw the Garou and walked over to it.
"The Monster Association, monsters? What do you want from me? I don't remember ever having any interaction with you before."
The Garou puffed out its chest and asked the Big Eye a question, while raising its head to look around.
On the high-rise railings, one floor after another, stood groups of strange people, looking down at the Garou in the hall below.
Among these dozens of strange individuals, there were quite a few Dragon-level and Demon-level monsters with extremely powerful auras.
However, the Garou showed no fear.
"Of course we have something to discuss with you. Your potential is undeniable, given that you were able to defeat multiple S-Class Hero in succession while still human. Perhaps after consuming Monster Cells, you could become a member of the Hero Association. After all, we lost two, no, three Dragon-level monsters and a full ten Demon-level monsters in the previous riot. Although we still have more than thirty Demon-level monsters and above, we urgently need to replenish our strength."
Big Eye pointed a finger at the Garou's chest.
"And you, after becoming a monster, I think you should be no less powerful than Centipede Elder, and you can fill a large part of the combat power gap."
The Garou glanced at the many strange figures above, then at Big Eye, seemingly assessing their strength.
"Hey, hey, hey, why is it that this guy doesn't have to do anything and can become a cadre just by becoming a weirdo? That's so unfair!"
The Black Sperm stood on the rooftop, hands on hips, pointing at the Garou, and complained.
The Garou ignored the Black Sperm.
He is a martial arts genius. Whether it is physical ability, comprehension, or combat awareness, he is at the top level of humanity, and his intelligence is naturally not low either.
He knew perfectly well that these people saved him because they saw potential in him and believed he could be of profit.
Although deep down he didn't intend to associate with the Monster Association and only wanted to become the "monster" he envisioned, Garou still planned to spend some time with them first.
Even if he is arrogant, he knows that he is not invincible for the time being.
Garou believes he can handle some of the S-Class Hero, but he's probably still far from being able to deal with the top S-rank heroes, let alone the Monster Association, which dares to challenge the Hero Association.
Thinking of this, the image of King pushing a bicycle flashed through the Garou's mind.
That guy looked like he'd just come back from grocery shopping, seemingly full of openings, and had a bald guy with an unrecognizable, goofy face next to him. Yet, in the blink of an eye, he managed to kick and knock me unconscious the moment I launched my attack.
The Garou didn't even realize that the other party had kicked him.
Even though the Garou now believes he is much stronger than he was back then, he still thinks he can't withstand that attack.
"By the way, you just said... that giant centipede was destroyed by the Hero Association?"
The Garou suddenly asked the Big Eye.
He had witnessed the battle between Metal Bat and Centipede Elder, and believed that his martial arts might be no match for such a large creature with super strong defense.
"Was it Bang, Bangp, and the Cybernetic Freaks who did it?"
"No, even if the three of them joined forces, they couldn't defeat Centipede Elder. The one who truly destroyed Centipede Elder was the Scarlet Ninja. He sealed Centipede Elder away and then, together with Tatsumaki, sent him into space to be killed."
Big Eye explained to the Garou.
Given the immense commotion caused by the Chibaku Tensei, it wouldn't have been difficult to find out the general outline of the events if one was truly interested.
"Don't worry, we won't ask you to deal with Scarlet Ninja and Tatsumaki for now, but I think that after you become a monster, you might have more power than Centipede Elder to kill them. However, we need a pledge of allegiance from you."
A mysterious smile appeared on his Big Eye face.
"Although you previously called yourself Hero Hunter and defeated many heroes, you never actually killed anyone. This time, I want you to bring back a hero's head. It doesn't have to be S-rank; any rank will do. Alright, you can leave now. We're only giving you half a day. If it takes too long, the Hero Association will storm in and won't be paying any attention to you."
The Garou remained silent for a moment, Earth Flow, leaving behind only one sentence.
"I see."
Z-City.
All the S-Class Hero have gathered here, and even Metal Knight sent two robots to assist in the battle.
As arranged by the Hero Association, tonight, two robots from Metal Knight and a remote-controlled toy reconnaissance car made by Child Emperor will secretly infiltrate the underground reconnaissance area of Z-City's no-man's land to locate them based on the button locators left on Bōhuāfù and Háo Rènxìng in the past.
There are signal jamming devices there, so the location of the locator cannot be determined from the outside. The only way to find it is to use the devices on these machines at close range to see if we can get any results.
Therefore, the group of S-Class Hero decided to stay at the Hero Association's branch in Z-City for the night to rest and recharge before setting off the next day.
Just then, Saitama quietly left the Hero Association's branch and found a restaurant.
"Phew... those people actually wanted to hold another tactical meeting, and they talked on and on for ages, it made me hungry."
Saitama looked at the menu in front of him, estimated his savings, and ordered several dishes in one go.
Before having a formal job, Saitama was so poor that he could only survive by relying on supermarket sales. Sometimes when he really had nothing to eat, he would even eat Saitama like Cabbage Monster, Kelp Monster, and Crab Monster that looked edible.
However, Saitama's situation improved significantly after he became a professional hero in the Hero Association.
Although C-rank heroes have weekly task targets, their salaries are considered above average among salaried workers, and their benefits are also good. The higher the ranking, the higher the subsidies. B-rank heroes are definitely considered high-paying jobs by ordinary people, and A-rank heroes are comparable to middle and senior management in some large companies.
Even for highly popular A-rank characters like S-rank or Sweet Mask, the various popular merchandise items are enough to make them incredibly wealthy.
Even the Sexy Futanari has a considerable amount of money to send to the prison so that he and the cute boys in his eyes can have a warm little nest, and so that more cute boys can fall into his arms...
Now, after the incident at the last Super Fight, Saitama has been promoted to 29th in A-rank and has been listed as a candidate for S-rank, enjoying extra subsidies. He is now many times richer than before, and can order as much as he wants at this kind of restaurant.
"Anyway, I can afford it now!"
Saitama looked at the completely emptied table, patted his stomach contentedly, and then took out his wallet...
Wallet...
"Huh? Where's my wallet?"
Saitama sensed something was wrong, so he touched his back pocket and then took off his belt to touch the area inside the back pocket.
"Damn it, it seems I really didn't bring it."
Just then, Saitama noticed a notice posted on the wall.
[Due to recent disorder and numerous incidents of diners skipping out on meals, our restaurant has partnered with the Hero Association's professional heroes: Nunchaku Lily (Rank 77, B-rank), Unregistered Hero Rank 1, C-rank), and the Drunken Pervert (Rank 19, C-rank). Any instances of diners skipping out on meals or engaging in other egregious behavior will be severely punished!]
Saitama's expression changed involuntarily.
Although these are only B-rank and C-rank heroes, if the news of him eating and dashing gets out, what will become of his reputation as the Caped Baldy!
"Oh no! Someone's trying to dine and dash! Go after them!"
Saitama was so startled that he jumped up from his seat, only to find that no one was paying any attention to him.
At the same time, the Garou, with half a steak still in its mouth, nimbly leaped to the window and jumped down.
He only had a small meal at the Monster Association, and the first thing he did after leaving was naturally to find something to eat.
Saitama was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, only to realize that the person they were talking about catching a dine-and-dash hogger wasn't him.
But now, seeing that the people who had dined and dashed had all run away, the surrounding diners turned their attention to Saitama had accidentally stood up and overturned the chair behind him.
A few more beads of cold sweat trickled down Saitama's forehead. Then, in a moment of quick thinking, he shouted:
"Get out of the way! I'm an A-rank professional hero too, let me catch him!"
The next second, Saitama jumped out of the window through which the Garou had escaped and disappeared without a trace.