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He walked back through the hole in the balcony, bent down, and picked up the game controller that had fallen to the ground during the commotion and was covered in dust.
He carefully blew off the dust, then gently placed it back in its original position on the TV cabinet.
"The more I look at it, the sadder I get. Out with the old, in with the new."
Lin Mo walked over to Saitama, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a relaxed tone:
"Come on, don't worry about this little thing. I told you, I'll cover all the renovation costs and guarantee to replace it with the highest-grade blast-proof wall from the Hero Association."
"Let's fill our stomachs first," Lin Mo said with a smile, throwing out a deadly bait.
"I heard there's a newly opened hot pot restaurant nearby that specializes in A5 Wagyu beef, which is of excellent quality. Today it's my treat, all you can eat."
"With... wagyu?"
Upon hearing this word, Saitama's black and white body instantly regained its color.
He slowly turned his head, and a light rekindled in his previously empty eyes.
"Unlimited...supply?"
"Of course," Lin Mo confirmed with a smile.
"……Walk!"
In just a moment, Saitama completed the ultimate evolution from a "sad landlord" to a "highly motivated diner".
The bleak aura that had been emanating from him vanished, replaced by a powerful presence that seemed to scream that he couldn't wait to rush to the hot pot restaurant.
He grabbed the hoodie hanging on the hanger and quickly put it on.
Watching Saitama's art style change so quickly, Genos took notes from the side:
"I see. Top-quality ingredients are one of the key factors in restoring the teacher's fighting spirit and mood. Mr. KING's understanding of the teacher is indeed superior to mine. There is still much for me to learn."
As he spoke, he solemnly wrote down new notes in his notebook and underlined the word "Wagyu" three times.
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Meanwhile, in M City, in an abandoned commercial district.
The dilapidated streets were littered with garbage and rubble, and the cold wind howled like a ghost through the empty windows.
This is a haven for homeless people and criminals, and also one of the key areas that heroes patrol daily.
A-rank hero, the 9th ranked Vest Vegetarian, is now cautiously walking through these ruins.
His strong muscles exuded power beneath his signature vest.
As a loyal follower of the Vest Master, he firmly believed that as long as the "Vest Power" was upheld, the peace of the citizens could be protected.
“According to the association’s intelligence, there have been signs of strange activity in this area recently…” he muttered to himself, his sharp eyes scanning every corner around him that might be hiding danger.
Suddenly, he stopped abruptly.
His muscles instinctively made him sense a faint but present danger.
About twenty meters ahead of him, at the end of a dark alley, stood a figure standing quietly.
The figure was not tall, and was even somewhat thin, with silver-white hair sticking up like a wolf's mane.
He was wearing a black, tight-fitting long-sleeved shirt and white kung fu pants, his hands in his pockets, his posture relaxed, yet he exuded an aura that was completely out of place in this ruin.
"Hey, who are you? It's dangerous here, get out of here!" The vegetarian in the vest frowned and warned.
The figure slowly raised his head, revealing a young and unruly face.
A cruel smile played on his lips, and his eyes gleamed with a beastly light in the darkness.
“A hero?” he spoke, his voice hoarse and magnetic. “You’ve come at the perfect time; I was just getting bored.”
"Who are you……!"
The vest-wearing vegetarian felt alarm bells ringing in his mind; he sensed an unprecedented sense of oppression emanating from the other person.
"My name is Hungry Wolf."
The silver-haired youth pulled his hand out of his pocket and slowly assumed the starting stance of the Flowing Rock Smash Fist, but his posture was even more aggressive than Bang's.
“From today onwards, I will embark on a ‘Hero Hunt’.”
His eyes changed; they became the eyes of someone looking at prey, cold and cruel.
"Let's start with you, A-rank hero. Let me see just how fragile this so-called justice really is."
The moment the words left his mouth, the hungry wolf moved!
His speed was as fast as lightning, yet it also had a smooth and flowing feel to it.
The vegetarian in the vest only felt a blur before his eyes, and a sharp gust of wind rushed towards him!
His pupils contracted sharply, and without time to think, he reacted entirely on his fighting instincts.
"Vest Strike!"
He roared, and his proud vest muscles swelled to their limit in an instant, brimming with explosive power.
He crossed his arms to protect his chest, and at the same time, he used his waist to launch an attack, charging fiercely into the figure of the hungry wolf!
However, just before he launched his attack, the wolf's attack trajectory drew an incredible arc, deftly avoiding his frontal defense.
"Too stiff."
The sound of a hungry wolf seemed to echo in his ears.
His palms moved like afterimages, striking precisely at the joints and ribs of the vegetarian in the vest.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A series of dull thuds echoed through the alley.
The vegetarian in the vest, with his massive body, was powerless against the relentless attacks of the hungry wolf.
His pride and joy were completely ineffective against his opponent; every punch he threw felt like hitting cotton, while every attack from his opponent caused him immense damage.
"Uhhhhhh-!"
With a piercing scream, the vegetarian in the vest flew backward like a puppet with its strings cut, crashing heavily into the wall behind him.
He struggled to stand up, only to find that all his joints were dislocated and he could no longer muster any strength.
The hungry wolf slowly withdrew his hand, looking down at the hero lying motionless on the ground. There was no pity in his eyes, only a trace of disappointment.
"Too weak... Is this all there is to an A-rank hero?"
He shook his head and turned to walk deeper into the alley.
"This is just the beginning. Hero Association... I, this 'human monster,' will personally shatter the false peace you've built."
His figure gradually disappeared into the endless darkness.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, deep underground, in a vast and empty cave, countless screens are glowing with an eerie light.
One of the screens clearly showed the entire process of Hungry Wolf defeating Vegetarian Tank Top.
A bloated, one-eyed monster let out a strange "gurgling" laugh.
“Interesting… What an interesting human. Bang’s disciple? He seems more suited to be ‘king’ than I thought…”
Its sound echoed in the empty cave.
"Go forth, for the will of the Great Eye will guide you. Let this city offer up the greatest terror and wailing for the debut of our Monster Association!"
At its command, countless eyes, gleaming with scarlet light, slowly opened in the darkness.
The hunt has begun.
Chapter 100 The fireworks in the world are the most soothing to mortal hearts.
Half an hour later, a bustling and steaming hot pot restaurant on Z City's commercial street was filled with people.
Inside the restaurant, the air is filled with the warmth of charcoal fire and the rich aroma of beef bone broth, mixed with the laughter of diners, creating a scene full of everyday life.
White steam rose from each table, blurring people's faces but also bringing them closer together.
The atmosphere in the corner by the window was somewhat subtle.
Saitama's face was radiating a sense of happiness.
His world is now very small, consisting only of the copper pot in front of him bubbling with golden broth.
The top-grade A5 Wagyu beef is sliced into paper-thin slices, each slice displaying a perfect marbling of fat and lean meat.
After being gently dipped in the broth with its rich beef bone aroma for a few seconds, the slices of meat curled up slightly and turned an enticing pink.
Saitama barely dipped the beef in any sauce, directly putting the juicy Wagyu beef into his mouth.
In that instant, he felt as if every cell in his body was cheering and rejoicing over this ultimate delicacy.
What is sadness? What is a destroyed house?
Faced with an unlimited supply of Wagyu beef, everything else seems less important.
"Hmm... delicious!"
Saitama's eyes even welled up with tears of emotion, an expression he rarely showed since losing his hair and experiencing emotional fluctuations.
Lin Mo smiled and skillfully added new slices of meat to Saitama's bowl with his chopsticks, and also picked up some for Genos, who was sitting upright next to him.
"Genos, you should eat more too. Even though your body is modified, it still has a sense of taste. You should enjoy life from time to time."
"Thank you, Mr. King." Genos nodded slightly, but he didn't pick up his chopsticks.
Finally, after Saitama devoured another plate of Wagyu beef in a whirlwind, Genos spoke with an extremely serious expression: "Mr. KING."
"Hmm?" Lin Mo, who was picking up a piece of tofu, paused and looked up.
"Regarding the move you used to defeat Sonic just now... did you name the countless punches that erupted in that instant?"
"Huh?" Lin Mo almost burned his head on the tofu.
He looked at Genos's golden electronic eyes, which gleamed with a thirst for knowledge, and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.
That move? It doesn't have a name; it's just a regular strike.
He thought for a moment and replied casually, "It doesn't have any special name, it's just... a little faster at punching."