In China's S City's Mojin Commercial Street, a disaster was happening.
A gigantic calamity fiend covered in black flames suddenly burrowed out of a spatial rift. With a loud boom, it landed on the bustling commercial street.
The calamity fiend was about three stories tall. Its gigantic blackish-purple head was extremely ugly. It had three eyes lined up side by side, and a black horn protruded from its forehead. Its vertical fangs protruded from its lower lip. Sticky black saliva constantly dripped down like sulfuric acid bubbles, burning charred holes in the ground as they sizzled.
When the spatial rift appeared, the pedestrians on the commercial street knew that the calamity fiend was about to befall them. They fled in horror, but there were too many people in the bustling commercial street. Due to the pushing and shoving, a number of people failed to escape to a safe zone.
At the instant the calamity fiend landed, it began a massacre of all the creatures in front of it. This three-story black flame calamity fiend was an extremely rare Elite species. Its destructive power was much higher than the typical calamity fiend.
With just a simple punch, the ten-story department store collapsed with a loud bang. Black flames burned the surrounding stalls to ashes like a prairie fire. The bustling shopping street a moment ago became a purgatory on earth in the blink of an eye.
The unlucky ones who failed to escape in time lost their lives so easily.
"Run!"
"Ah, my child! Someone save my child! "
Desperate escapes, sorrowful cries, as well as helpless pleas for help, these heart-wrenching scenes could be seen everywhere in this world where calamities were rampant. It was already a daily occurrence.
The scene of a pitiful mother wailing for her child in a sea of fire was all too common.
As for the group of people who had luckily escaped, they were already numb to it. No ordinary citizen would step forward at such a moment. All they could do was escape and wait. This was because rescue was the duty of the strong who were called 'Heroes'.
"Where's the Hero!? When will the Hero arrive? "
Just like dialing 110, calling for a Hero was also a daily occurrence in this world.
Before the calamity fiend's disaster spread, the Heroes who hunted calamity fiends had to make their appearance in time.
"He's here! The Hero is here! "
"Oh! It's the C Class Hero, Mike. We are saved! "
"Go, Mike! Kill this monster! "
Michael, the hero dressed as a western cowboy, appeared just in time with two guns in his hands. He wore a cowboy hat, a black jacket, and trendy leather boots.
When the Hero Association received the call for help, they immediately used GPS navigation to find the professional heroes closest to the disaster site. They quickly sent out the estimated disaster level and a rescue request.
Mike happened to be nearby. Regarding the disaster, he no longer felt the initial grief and anger. To him, this was just business.
Although the culprit of the disaster was an elite calamity fiend, there was only one of them. Therefore, the Hero Association's analysis of the disaster was only at C Class.
For Mike, who was also a Rank C Hero, this was a somewhat strenuous but not difficult rescue mission. Most importantly, this was the job with the highest amount of money that he could receive within his capabilities.
"I'm fine now! You want to know the reason? Because I'm here! "
Mike walked towards the calamity fiend. Although he had imitated a particular S Class Hero's lines, he did have the power to make the people feel at ease.
Upon seeing this, the people who were fleeing in panic came to a halt. When the calamity fiend came, they were more afraid than anyone else, but when the Hero arrived, they were the most excited. This was probably a characteristic of a bystander.
Mike squinted his eyes and raised the two Demon Hunting Guns made of mithril. Psionic Power spewed out from his fingertips and rapidly condensed in the gun's trajectory, gradually forming sharp bullets.
The Psionic Bullets were augmented by the "Holy Light Runes" drawn inside the Demon Hunting Guns, giving them the Light attribute that could counter the calamity fiend.
"Go to hell, big guy."
Mike pulled the trigger and with a "bang", a Psionic Bullet was shot at the calamity fiend.
A huge body meant extremely strong destructive power, but it also meant slow movements. To Mike with two guns, he loved such large targets the most.
Roar!
The calamity fiend suddenly opened its mouth and roared. It was like a dragon spewing out flames from its throat!
The sudden flames melted the bullets, and at the same time, it instantly devoured the defenseless Mike. Mike did not even have the time to let out a tragic cry before he was burned to ashes by the black flames.
This was definitely not the strength a C Class calamity should have!
Mike had paid the price for the Hero Association's wrong assessment with his life.
The onlookers were dumbfounded from fright as they quickly fled while screaming!
"Trash! A C Class is indeed a C Class. Useless bastard! "
"Darn the Hero Association. Can't they send a stronger Hero!?"
As the people fled, they did not forget to curse Mike, who had been burned to ashes. They blamed the Hero Association for not sending a stronger Hero.
The calamity fiend destroyed the prosperous shopping street without any scruples. It watched as stores and department stores burned in the black flames before collapsing and being destroyed.
The big boss of Mojin Shopping Street, Mojin, was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet. He cursed the Hero Association. Every destroyed store meant a loss of money. Every sacrificed citizen was … Pui! Those unlucky bastards who died had nothing to do with him!
"Quick, call the Hero Association's Vice President, Jason. Get him to send an S Class Hero over. That guy owes me a favor!"
Mojin ordered his secretary.
The secretary looked troubled. There were only ten S Class Heroes in all of China. Every one of them shouldered the heavy responsibility of saving a city, or even the country. They were dealing with the most dangerous calamities. Typically, only meteor showers that destroyed cities or king-level calamity fiends that the military was no match for would an S Class Hero be mobilized. How could they rush over just because of Mojin's phone call to save a tiny calamity fiend caused by a mere Elite Grade calamity fiend?
At this moment, a sword beam suddenly swept across the calamity fiend's waist like a bolt of lightning!
The sword beam was as thin as a silver thread, but it was extremely sharp. With a speed that left no time for one to cover one's ears, it sliced everything in its path into two. Pavilions, stone pillars, roadside billboards, and even the Elite Grade calamity fiend were all sliced into two by the sword beam that swept across!
Boom!
The calamity fiend's massive body was sliced open at the waist as it collapsed to the ground. Another sword beam swept over, slicing off the massive ugly head from its neck. Purplish-black blood spewed out like a fountain.
In just a few seconds, the Elite Grade calamity fiend that had instantly killed the C Class Hero, Mike, was instantly killed by two sword beams!
"Who is it?"
The people who witnessed this scene were all dumbfounded and dumbfounded.
A red cloak and yellow tights appeared out of the flames as he slowly walked over. His iconic bald head and harmless looks made people involuntarily exclaim.
"Ah! It's Superman One-Pun! "
"It must be a lie! An S Class Hero actually appeared here! "
As though they had seen their idol, the people cheered.
The S Class Hero from Gaia, One-Pun, was given the title of 'Superman One-Pun' due to his Superman attire of the cloak and tights. His strength was unfathomable, and his swordsmanship had the reputation of being a world-class Sword Master. However, there were rumors that One-Pun's fists were even more perverse than his swordsmanship. It was unknown if it was true or not.
Regardless, the people were naturally pleasantly surprised to see an S Class Hero with their own eyes. After all, China only had ten S Class Heroes, and One-Pun was probably the only one who was willing to appear in such a tiny calamity.
"Hmph! You were too slow! Do you know how much money I lost? Your Hero Association has to give me, Mojin, an explanation today! "
However, Mojin did not have a good expression. Most of the shops had been destroyed by the calamity fiend, causing him to lose an unknown amount of assets. From his point of view, it was the Hero Association's fault. If the S Class Hero had appeared the moment the calamity fiend appeared, how much damage could he have redeemed?
These losses had to be blamed on the Hero who arrived late!
One-Pun ignored Mojin's grumbling and turned to look at the black spatial rift. He frowned slightly.
"The rift is getting bigger."
One-Pun sighed. The spatial rift was much bigger than before. This meant that the spatial barrier between the human world and the calamity fiend world was no longer indestructible. The moment the calamity fiend army tore through the spatial barrier was approaching.
One-Pun fell silent for a moment. He ignored Mojin's grumbling, nor did he respond to the cheers of the people. All he did was use his Psionic Power to repair the rift before turning to head for the next calamity spot.
Today's calamities seemed to be happening more frequently than before. This gave One-Pun an ominous feeling.
Beep! Beep!
One-Pun was slightly alarmed when his communicator suddenly rang. His communicator had not rung in a very long time. The few times it did ring, it was mostly the Hero Association announcing the arrival of an S Class calamity.
One-Pun hurriedly picked up the communicator.
"Hello? Teacher One-Pun? "
It was Riko's energetic voice.
One-Pun was slightly surprised. Other than the Hero Association and Gaia, the only person who knew his communicator number was his disciple, Riko Minamiya. However, this was apparently the first time Riko was calling his communicator. From the looks of it, something must have happened.
"What's the matter?" One-Pun asked.
Riko's somewhat awkward laughter was heard. "Ah, it's this. There's something I might need to trouble you with."
One-Pun asked, "What is it?"
Riko said, "The Hero Association has suddenly informed the organization faction and academic faction that the competition has been brought forward. They are requesting all rookies that have passed the selection to gather at the association's headquarters tomorrow morning."
When Riko said this, she paused.
One-Pun asked, "Is there a problem?"
Riko coughed lightly and said, "It's not a big problem to bring forward the competition. The crux of the matter is … we have no idea where that rascal, Shi Xiaobai, has run off to! We can't find him anywhere! Teacher One-Pun, didn't you previously choose Shi Xiaobai as a target for [God's Guardian]? You should be able to sense where Shi Xiaobai is, right? You have to find him before tomorrow morning! "
One-Pun's superpower, [God's Guardian], could only be bound to three targets. When the target encountered danger, he could sense it in a timely manner. Furthermore, he could teleport to the target's side. It could be said to be a god-like absolute protection.
Yama Minamiya, Riko, and Shi Xiaobai were the three targets that One-Pun was bound to.
"Alright, I'll help you find out where Shi Xiaobai is."
One-Pun did not reject Riko's request because it was indeed a simple task for him.
One-Pun closed his eyes and used his perception to sense the locations of his targets. Yama Minamiya and Riko's locations quickly appeared in his perception, but Shi Xiaobai's location was not found.
Three minutes later.
One-Pun opened his eyes in a daze.
"Shi Xiaobai … disappeared?"
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