"Alright, it's decided then! You are now members of the New Blizzard Group!"
Fubuki looked excited, not caring whether anyone was paying attention to her.
Knock, knock!
Just then, the door to Saitama's house was knocked on again.
"What day is it today? Why are there so many visitors?"
Saitama put down his game controller and frowned, he had never liked having so many people in his home.
"Dr. Kuseno?!"
Genos opened the door, and the sight of the old man before him left him both surprised and very happy.
"Genos, you haven't been back for a while. I was worried, so I came to check on you."
King looked over. Dr. Kuseno was only carrying a backpack. Keep in mind, this was the Ghost Town, a forbidden zone for ordinary humans.
However, since he could modify Genos into such a powerful cyborg, Dr. Kuseno naturally wasn't simple. That backpack likely rivaled the high-tech bags of Child Emperor.
"I'm truly sorry, Doctor. It's mainly because I've been too busy lately. I'm sorry to have worried you." Genos looked apologetic.
Dr. Kuseno was not only his savior but also the only family he had in this world besides Saitama.
"It's fine. Seeing that you're alright puts my mind at ease. You must be Saitama, right? I often hear Genos mention you. Thank you for taking care of him." Dr. Kuseno said, smiling at Saitama.
"No problem. Since you're here, Genos, why don't you go back with the Doctor for now?"
Saitama just wanted some peace and quiet in his home at this moment, but Dr. Kuseno immediately pulled out a bag.
"It's a pleasure to meet you. This is top-grade Wagyu beef, a token of my gratitude for your care of Genos during this time."
"Doctor..."
Genos was moved. Dr. Kuseno was like a father to him, constantly caring for him.
"Hahaha, that's just a small matter. Genos, hurry up and let the Doctor in to sit."
"We happen to have plenty of vegetables at home, so let's have hot pot today."
Saitama became instantly jubilant upon seeing the Wagyu beef, while Genos went to prepare the ingredients.
"Oh! This is top-tier Wagyu beef! I'm in for a treat today!" Bang's eyes lit up, he hadn't expected to be able to mooch a meal.
"Hey! Isn't it about time you guys left? I didn't invite you all to dinner."
Saitama was naturally unwilling, but not a single person moved.
"In that case, I'll stay and eat too."
Fubuki simply found a place to sit down, and everyone waited for the meal to start.
"You guys... King, where are you going?"
"I have some business to attend to, so I'll be leaving first. Take your time with the game console, let's get in touch again when there's an opportunity."
King prepared to leave, while Saitama continued to voice his dissatisfaction to the others.
"King-san."
Before King could even step out the door, Dr. Kuseno pulled him aside.
"What happened with the Organization?"
"Their base has been destroyed, but there are still remnant forces that escaped. I cannot rule out the possibility that they might re-establish a base."
King said truthfully, though the one who escaped was actually him. He had almost died at the hands of Mirror back then.
"As expected of King-san. I knew the Organization wasn't that simple. I will notify you as soon as I have any news."
A look of admiration appeared in Dr. Kuseno's eyes.
Destroying the Organization's base while chatting and laughing—that was something only the man before him could likely achieve.
...
After saying goodbye to Saitama and Dr. Kuseno, King put his mask back on and headed deep into the Ghost Town.
"The underground passage I entered while chasing Do-S last time should be right around here." King looked at the ruins before him and muttered to himself.
If he hadn't been blasted out of here by Rover last time, he wouldn't have been able to tell that this was the passage to the Monster Association.
Boom!
King punched through the ground, revealing a pitch-black hole, and then jumped in without hesitation.
"The Monster Association is quite particular. The way this tunnel is built... tsk tsk."
As he walked, King marveled at the construction techniques of the Monster Association, which were even better than those of human society. However, thinking of the true mastermind behind the Monster Association, he didn't find it strange at all.
Tap... Tap...
King walked leisurely along the tunnel towards the depths, the surroundings eerily quiet.
"Since you're here, why not come out and show yourselves?" King stopped and stared ahead with an expressionless face.
"We were actually discovered. As expected, you're not an ordinary human, are you?"
A massive figure walked out of the darkness, resembling a humanoid elephant, but with three eyes and several trunks on its head.
"We've been restricted by Gyoro Gyoro the whole time, we're about to die of boredom down here. Now that an intruder has finally arrived, let's not kill him too easily."
A humanoid monster with a showerhead for a head followed closely behind, looking extremely bizarre.
"Don't worry, I'm going to drill a hundred holes in his body and listen carefully to those beautiful screams."
The last monster had a long horn for a head, which looked incredibly hard.
The three monsters blocked King's path, clearly having been waiting here for a long time.
'Demon-level Monster, Baquma. Demon-level Monster, Showerhead. Demon-level Monster, Unihorn. I really have been underestimated.'
A smile appeared on the corner of King's lips.
Unlike his pathetic escape last time, this time he was not only going to join the Monster Association but also test his strength.
"Come on, let me drill a dozen holes in you first."
Swoosh!
Uniorn made the first move, his single horn stabbing toward King's body.
However, before Uniorn could even make contact with the target, he found himself unable to move, his horn was firmly grasped by King's hand.
"What?!"
Crack!
King used force with one hand, snapping the single horn clean off, and then smashed him into the wall beside them.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing a High Demon-level Monster, obtained 800 Talent Points.]
"You've got some skills!"
Seeing Unihorn defeated in an instant, Showerhead was shocked and immediately went all out, spraying a stream of strong sulfuric acid from his showerhead.
"This sulfuric acid of yours is nowhere near as good as Elder Centipede's."
Boom!
King waved one hand, and a powerful gust of wind blew all the sprayed sulfuric acid right back.
"Ahhh!"
Showerhead's body was covered in the strong sulfuric acid, and he immediately began to scream as he was corroded.
Pfft!
Before he could even react, a tail made of white bone had already pierced through the showerhead.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing a High Demon-level Monster, obtained 800 Talent Points.]
"Too weak. Can you let me play a little longer?"
A smile appeared on the corner of King's lips as his white bone tail, shimmering with a cold light, slammed Showerhead's corpse onto the ground.
"You... who exactly are you?"
Baquma felt unprecedented fear at this moment. He felt that the man before him was even more terrifying than a Dragon-level executive.
"Who am I? I'm the hero you've all been looking for, Dark Mask."