"Huff..."
King collapsed to the ground, weak. At this moment, even a Wolf-level monster could easily trample him.
'The 50% talent growth value is truly terrifying, Fighting Spirit is indeed an amazing talent.'
At this moment, he felt that spending 10,000 Talent Points to increase Fighting Spirit's Talent Growth Value by 2% was well worth it.
"Such a huge lump, how am I supposed to eat this?" King scratched his head.
The corpse of a Dragon-level monster was very suitable for using Pig God's Devour skill, it should be able to convert into quite a few Talent Points.
Devour!
A maw appeared, beginning to continuously absorb and devour the remaining flesh and blood of the Ancient King.
King felt a massive amount of energy continuously surging through his limbs and bones. As he continued to devour, the bones throughout his body kept cracking, and he could clearly feel the quality of his physique continuously rising.
[Ding! Devoured a High Dragon-level Monster, obtained 2,000 Talent Points.]
[Host: King]
[Talents: Undying Body (Maxed), Strongest Summoning Technique (Maxed), Fighting Spirit (2%)]
[Skill: Savage Tornado]
[Talent Points: 26,800]
[Physical Strength: High A-Class]
[Equipment: Growth-type Battle Suit (Durability: 58%, concealable), one random Talent Trial Card]
[Overall Strength: Peak Demon-level]
"I hit the jackpot this time!"
King felt the energy surging through his body, feeling incredibly happy. His physical strength had increased to High A-Class, and his overall strength had also risen from High Demon-level to peak Demon-level. Of course, this was with the augmentation of the Battle Suit.
Additionally, devouring the Ancient King gave him 2,000 Talent Points. Added to the 8,000 from killing the Ancient King, the Ancient King provided a full 10,000 Talent Points.
[Monster Massacre Order: Monsters below Demon-level (21/80), Demon-level Monsters (3/15), and Dragon-level Monster (1/5)]
"Still too slow." King sighed.
Wanting to massacre 100 monsters within two months was a huge pressure. However, with his current strength and the augmentation of his three S-Class talents, even without using powerful Talent Trial Cards, dealing with Demon-level Monsters shouldn't be a problem, and he could even put up a fight if he encountered a Low Dragon-level Monster.
"Now I finally have some confidence to face the Monster Association."
King's initial goal was the Monster Association, but without a Talent Trial Card, he feared any random Dragon-level Monster could crush him into dust. Now, time was tight, and he had to take risks. As long as it wasn't a high-ranking executive of the Monster Association acting, he was confident he could handle other monsters.
'I'll keep the Talent Trial Card for now and use it only when absolutely necessary. Now, I need to head to the Association.'
The expiration limit for Talent Trial Cards was very strict, usually one week. If not used, they would be voided.
But King discovered that as long as he didn't activate the random Talent Trial Card early to check which talent he had gotten, the expiration period wouldn't count, so he should save more for a critical moment.
Of course, there was a risk in doing this. If he faced a life-or-death crisis and got a trash Talent Trial Card, he would just have to wait to kick the bucket.
Ring!
King took out his phone and found it was the Hero Association calling again.
However, this time they weren't contacting the C-Class Hero Dark Mask, but S-Class Hero King.
"Hello, I am King." King answered the phone, lowering his voice.
An anxious voice came from the other end of the line. "King-san, the Hero Association is urgently summoning all S-Class Heroes. Please head to the headquarters immediately to assemble."
"I understand."
King hung up the phone, already having a guess in his heart. The only thing that could make the Hero Association this nervous, to the point of assembling all S-Class Heroes, was probably just one thing.
"A God-level threat..."
—
Meanwhile, at the Hero Association headquarters, staff members were constantly moving in and out, and the atmosphere had become exceptionally tense.
"Jess-san, all S-Class Heroes have been notified. Except for S-Class Rank 6 Metal Knight and S-Class Rank 1 Blast, who cannot be reached, the other S-Class Heroes are assembling."
"How is the situation at the snowy mountain?" Jess was deeply worried.
At this moment, the S-Class Heroes all had important tasks on hand. If another powerful monster appeared, it would likely disperse the Hero Association's strength.
"Several hours ago, a massive energy reaction was detected coming from the direction of the snowy mountain. It was predicted to be a monster above Demon-level. But before the dispatched heroes could arrive at the scene, the energy reaction disappeared."
"These are the images sent back by the helicopter from the scene, suspected to be the remains of the monster."
"This is?!"
Jess was shocked looking at the scene displayed on the big screen. On the crystal-clear snowy ground, bloodstains appeared extremely glaring, and there was also flesh and blood scattered around.
Maria reported the detection results in detail, "There are traces of intense fighting on the surrounding mountain peaks. Based on data analysis, the monster was likely frozen inside the snowy mountain, broke out of the ice for unknown reasons, and was finally eliminated by a mysterious person."
Jess frowned, but currently, the Hero Association needed to fully deal with that matter.
"Alright, I understand. Let's investigate this matter later. The situation is dire now, I hope the S-Class Heroes arrive quickly."
...
At the Hero Association headquarters, Saitama came along at Genos's request, and other S-Class Heroes arrived one after another. These were all the top combat powers of the Hero Association. Although they usually did as they pleased, the Hero Association summoning all S-Class Heroes definitely meant something extremely urgent had happened.
The doors of the Hero Association headquarters opened. Sitch, accompanied by two Association members, came before the many S-Class Heroes.
"Except for S-Class Rank 6 Metal Knight and S-Class Rank 1 Blast who cannot be reached, and S-Class Rank 7 King who is currently engaged in battle, everyone else is present."
"Alright. The reason I asked everyone to come today is because an extremely serious incident has occurred, which may concern the survival of all humanity."
Most S-Class Heroes' expressions became solemn. They knew the Hero Association wouldn't act without reason.
"Geez, isn't King the one who loves showing off the most? He doesn't even show up at such a critical moment. He really has airs."
Tatsumaki was somewhat dissatisfied at the moment. She wanted to talk to King properly regarding the monster incident in A-City a while ago.
Metal Bat, wearing a red jacket and sporting a pompadour, said impatiently, "The things you are about to say better justify summoning us, or I will smash this headquarters to pieces."
"Shibabawa-sama has passed away. And she left a note: within the next half year, humanity will face an unprecedented major crisis."
Most S-Class Heroes had eccentric personalities. Sitch didn't pay much attention to them and stated the reason directly.
"What?!"
Several S-Class Heroes paused their argument and looked at Sitch with great surprise.
—
Meanwhile, in the suburbs not far from A-City, King was locked in a bitter battle.
"These damn guys, they only know how to run away."