"Alright, I am now sending all of your attack routes to you. Please make sure to follow the plan when you launch your assault."
Child Emperor took a deep look at everyone present once more. He did not want anyone to be missing after this great battle.
Drive Knight, who had gone to investigate the Monster Association alone, had not had any news since then. Losing an S-Class Hero before the battle had even begun was a heavy blow to morale.
Fortunately, however, King returned safely from the Monster Association and brought back so much important intelligence.
"King, I will arrange a separate route for you."
Child Emperor whispered.
Since King returned alone from the Monster Association, he had decided to use him as the main combat force against Orochi.
"Fine, it makes no difference to me." King nodded indifferently.
Now that his combat power had fully recovered and he had gained Tatsumaki's Psychokinesis talent, his strength had significantly increased. As long as he didn't run into Orochi, he was confident he could battle anyone.
'Garou should have returned to the Monster Association by now. It probably won't be so simple when we meet next time.' King's expression was solemn.
At the time, he had been too focused on pursuing two Demon-level monsters to complete his mission. By the time he returned, Garou, who should have been lying in a pool of blood, had already disappeared. It was likely that he had broken into the Monster Association himself to save Tareo, but given his growth attribute, there was no telling how powerful he had become by now.
...
In the Hero Association elevator, Sitch was looking out at A-City, which had already turned into ruins.
"Witnessing scenes like this every day, can we take it as a warning?" Sekingar's voice suddenly rang out from behind him.
Sitch was somewhat surprised and asked, "Is everything ready?"
Sekingar nodded. "Yes, excluding the military, a total of fifteen people have been recruited for support this time."
Sitch asked, "According to the intelligence provided by King, we are currently at an absolute disadvantage. Even so, are you still going to the scene in person?"
Sekingar's resolute voice rang out. "Yes, as the person in charge, I want to see it to the end with my own eyes."
"I didn't expect you to have such backbone, I'm impressed. I thought you were just doing this to show off."
The corners of Sitch's lips curled into a smile, he naturally knew how dangerous this mission was.
"Actually, you're right. We will definitely defeat the Monster Association this time. And I will go down in history."
Ding!
Sekingar adjusted his tie and walked out of the elevator first. Dozens of heroes outside were waiting for the final order.
"Everyone, for the future of humanity, move out!!!"
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Inside an office at the Hero Association, King did not leave with the summoned group because he had seen Bang's arrival with his own eyes. However, it was clear that he was unaware of the assembly and had only come to ask Sitch for news about Garou, naturally ending up with nothing.
"Bang! You're here."
Seeing Sitch leave, King pushed the door open and walked in.
All S-Class Heroes would be embroiled in a bitter battle during this campaign. Therefore, combatants like the two brothers, Bang and Bomb, were absolutely indispensable.
"King, why are you here? Did something really happen?"
Bang's intuition was very sharp, he could tell something was up from Sitch's evasive expression.
"That's right. The association just summoned almost all S-Class Heroes to begin the operation against the Monster Association."
King truthfully explained the cause and effect, including the intelligence he had obtained from the Monster Association.
"So that's it. Because we let Garou go before, we've all been excluded, even Genos..."
Bang's expression was somewhat gloomy, but he had indeed been soft-hearted regarding Garou, so it was no wonder it had aroused the association's suspicion.
King said, "This battle is no small matter, the enemy's hidden strength is not below ours. The heroes need your power."
Bang firmly said, "Thank you for telling me all of this, King. Garou is my disciple, it is only natural that I should be the one to end this."
"Bang..."
Bomb looked at his younger brother's back, feeling somewhat heartbroken.
"Brother, let's go."
"Alright. Then you should go to Saitama's house first, Genos and Fubuki should be there too."
At this moment, Genos should have just finished upgrading his equipment from Dr. Kuseno.
"What about you? Aren't you coming with us?"
Bang was somewhat surprised that King had told them everything, he had thought the other party would be acting with them.
"I have other missions, it's better to act separately."
King didn't say anything more and got up to leave. He didn't want to get mixed up with the other heroes, especially the S-Class ones. After all, Saitama was likely already deep inside the Monster Association. If he didn't hurry, he might not even get a sip of soup.
In fact, ever since Child Emperor's battle plan was issued, the notification sounds in his mind hadn't stopped.
[Ding! Mission triggered: Kill the Dragon-level Monster Fuhrer Ugly. Reward: 100,000 Talent Points and one random talent.]
[Ding! Mission triggered: Kill the Dragon-level Monster Gums. Reward: 150,000 Talent Points and one random talent.]
[Ding! Mission triggered: Defeat Homeless Emperor and fuse with Divine Power. Reward: 1,000,000 Talent Points and three random talents.]
[Ding! Mission triggered: Subdue the Dragon-level Monster Rover. Reward: 1,000,000 Talent Points, three random talents, and one pet.]
[Ding! Mission triggered: Devour the Dragon-level Monster Evil Natural Water. Reward: 2,000,000 Talent Points and one random skill.]
[Ding! Mission triggered: Kill Monster King Orochi. Reward: 5,000,000 Talent Points, automatic talent fusion, and one random skill.]
'These rewards are super rich.' King smacked his lips.
So many rewards were enough to significantly increase his Hero's Heart's progress once again.
Of course, he would likely have to challenge several Dragon-level monsters one after another, high returns come with high risks.
And even among Dragon-level monsters, the rewards were vastly different, which also represented the disparity in strength.
Moreover, King knew that the final boss this time was likely not Orochi, whom Child Emperor was focused on.
'I wonder if I will be chosen by God?' The corners of King's lips curled up slightly.
With the system, he could fuse with any kind of power without worry. Therefore, he was actually open to anything. The stronger, the better, though God would not bestow power without reason.
'It seems I can only find a breakthrough point through Homeless Emperor and Garou. By then, I might even have to deal with Blast.'
King knew that once he fused with Divine Power, it would definitely alert Blast, at which point the other party would certainly forcibly take him away from Earth. Therefore, a battle between the two was inevitable, and Saitama would also get involved because of Genos.
'As long as I can obtain God's power, everything is worth it. Before that, I must become stronger.'
As if in response to King, the system notification sound rang out once again.
[Ding! Defeat Horned Garou. Reward: 3,000,000 Talent Points and the second stage of Monsterization.]