The store had been viral since the day they opened since all of the waiters pretended to be monsters. The reality was, it was a gathering place for monsters, humans who had mutated into monsters for various reasons. Some of them were not cruel and preferred a quiet life. Being chased out by humans, they gathered together and founded the Monster Club to earn money for their day-to-day lives.
At this time, a young monster that looked like a carrot rushed into the club in a panic, waving around a newspaper while shouting, âPresident Conti, three soda monsters have been killed by the heroes.â
âWhat?â
A middle-aged man who looked like a bottle of soy sauce stood up with a gloomy face, âHero AssociationâŚâ
In the ballroom, the monsters working stopped one after another and muttered with raging hatred.
âThe Hero Association too much. Weâre already hiding like rats. Yet, they still refuse to let us go, and I canât take it anymore.â
âWe donât kill people, and we donât launch terrorist attacks. We mutated into monsters due to our hobbies. Whatâs up with that? Why are they so against us?â
âIâm sick of acting as mascots every day to please those disgusting people, and if this continues, Iâll go crazy.â
More than a dozen monsters, including an apple monster, cabbage monster, laughing monster, chili monster, and vodka monster, gathered together as they shouted angrily, âPresident Conti, we want to avenge the soda family and kill that damn hero.â
âYes, we want revenge.â
âRight! This time, we must not let them go easily! We have to show those heroes our strength.â
The middle-aged man, President Conti, roared, âWe donât bully others, but weâll never let others bully us. Every member of this monster club is a family member. Killing one of our members means killing one of our family. Theyâve killed three members of our family this time. We wonât let that bastard hero off lightly. Weâll pay homage to the soda monster family with his corpse.â
âKill him!â
âKill him!â
âKill him!â
The crowd was excited, and their anger surged into their hearts. Their eyes were bloodshot, and they waved and chanted.
âKill him, kill himâŚâ
The carrot monster, infected by the atmosphere, became restless. He shouted to the crowd, âListen to me, I know the address of that damn hero.â
âHey, little carrot, quickly tells us about that damn bastard. We have to punish that bastard today.â
âYes, kill him.â
The strange carrot boy exclaimed excitedly, âI know! That damn bastard is called King and lives by the side of the highway!â
âHey Chili, get me a mop. Iâll mop the floor.â
âCabbage, apple, what are you two doing? Take the trash out.â
âPresident, we are out of toilet paper. Please get the vendor to send some more rolls.â
The monsters in the ballroom suddenly became very busy. Some were sweeping the floor, others wiped the table as their expressions changed from anger to calm.
The carrot boy stared blankly at the sudden scene change but continued to ask, âPresident, when should we kill King and avenge the soda family?â
âWhen did we say that we wanted to go to Kingâs house?â President Conti said with a serious face, âLittle carrot, Do you remember Article 37 of Rule 7 of our club? Club members are not allowed to go out and fight with the Hero Association as they wish. Violators will be immediately expelled from the club. In other words, the soda family is no longer a member of our club since they broke our rules. â
âWhat?â
Carrot Boy felt confused, âDoesnât our club only have thirty-five rules? Where did these 37 articles come from?â He nodded anyway, âOh, I understand.â
âGood, you are a good boy. You must obey the rules of our club.â
President Conti glanced at the carrot monster with admiration, and at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief. What kind of joke is this? Who was King? He was known as the strongest person. No matter how strong the monsters were, they were all defeated the moment they met King.
âThen⌠Do you want to tell Mirinda? If she finds out that King killed her husband, son, and grandson, Iâm afraid she will go crazy.â
âDonât tell her.â
âBut theyâll find out sooner or later.â
âHow long should I hide it for? In the meantime, Iâll quickly help them find a new home to settle down in and avoid Kingâs revenge.â
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The Headquarters of the City Heroes Union A.
âWhat? Why are you saying King is the strongest?â
Sitch, Jace, Console Operator, and Maria sat together in the war room as Maria reported on the situation last night.
âAccording to the information provided by the citizens and our subsequent investigation, King may indeed be the strongest.â Maria nodded. Despite the way all three monsters died, they didnât believe for a moment that Wang Feng had killed all three soda monsters with luck. After all, he was praised as the strongest. Why would King kill monsters with luck?
âIf thatâs the case, then the Kingâs rank should be increased.â Sitch said, â King has been very active the past few days. He has already eliminated several Tiger-Level monsters and Wolf-Level monsters. His contribution and strength are enough to support his rank up.â
âKingâs new rank is 16th, the lowest amongst the S-Class heroes, although it doesnât reflect his strength.â Jace agreed, âKingâs strength is enough to place him within the top five, but his lack of hero activity points means heâs ranked at the bottom.â
âIf he is so strong, just promote him to the second rank.â
At this moment, an arrogant voice rang out.
âSecond place is too much. Even if he is stronger than Tornado, his contribution is too little. Forcibly raising King to second place will disappoint other S-rank heroes, especially Tornado.âJace quickly replied.
But when he realized he didnât know who spoke, he felt the air around him whip up into a gale. Cold sweat suddenly covered his back, and his face warped as he watched someone float into the room with a frown on her face.
âThis⌠isnât this our associationâs strongest combatant!? You⌠what⌠when did you enter? IâŚI didnât realize it. No⌠thereâs no way itâs Tornado, haâŚhaha⌠â
Jace crouched down to avoid becoming even more embarrassed and laughed at how far-fetched his idea was.
Tornado, who ranked second amongst the Hero Associationâs S-Class heroes, was a 28-year-old loli that possessed superpowers. Legend has it that she can easily control meteorites into attacking monsters. She was considered a human-shaped nuclear bomb and the ultimate weapon of the Hero Association.
âHuh, who is the strongest combatant in the association? Isnât that King?â
Tornado had curly green hair, the face of a loli, and a loliâs body. She also wore a black cheongsam all year round.
âHaha, haha⌠Tornado is the ultimate weapon of our association.â Jace smiled.
âHmph, Iâve never tried fighting King, so who knows who is stronger?â Tornado hummed proudly, âHelp me bring King here. I want to play a game with him in person and find out.â
After speaking, she exited the war room.
âUhâŚâŚâ
Jace wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and smiled bitterly, âMaster Sitch, what should I do now?â
âIt does not matter.â Sitch smiled and said in a low voice, âThis is the only way to learn of Kingâs true fighting strength.â
Even among the rank S-Class heroes, King had always been shrouded in mystery. No one had ever seen him move. No one had survived after he moved.
The Hero Association could only deduce his skills from the corpses of monsters. They had determined that King possessed the power to destroy monsters with a single blow, but his fighting technique was completely unknown.
Perhaps, with the battle between the King and the Tornado on the horizon, they would finally see Kingâs fighting technique.