20demayo Chapter 98 Meeting
Chapter 98 Meeting
Chapter 98 Meeting
boom!
Deep Sea King was grabbed by the fingers by Li Yuan and slammed to the ground, creating a large crater.
Even then, it remained completely bewildered, as if it had no idea what had just happened.
Just then, through a large hole in the wall of the shelter, countless people cautiously peeked out to observe the situation outside.
Then they saw that the once arrogant and domineering Deep Sea King was now being tossed around by Li Yuan like a giant frog, constantly being slammed to the ground.
"That's Crimson Dawn, ranked second in A-class! I've seen him in the hero encyclopedia!"
"Great! Finally, a hero has come to our aid!"
"But even S-class heroes were beaten like that, so what about A-class heroes, even the top-ranked ones?"
"Can a top-tier hero stop that monster?"
"It's hard to say, hopefully he can hold on —"
"You guys don't know this, do you? My third uncle's son's girlfriend's cousin's uncle works at the Hero Association. He once told me that Crimson Dawn was directly designated as the second-ranked A-class hero after passing the hero certification exam. If he hadn't been in the industry for so long and hadn't had so many achievements, he probably could have become an S-class hero too!"
"Really? Does that mean he has the strength of an S-class hero?"
"It's hard to say, but at least for now, that monster doesn't seem to be a match for him."
The crowd was abuzz with discussion. Some were optimistic about Li Yuan, while others hoped he could stall for time until another S-class hero arrived.
Li Yuan seemed not to hear their comments and just focused on doing what he was doing.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang—
He swung his arms, repeatedly slamming the Deep Sea King onto the ground, each time creating a dent in the ground.
Gradually, there wasn't even a flat piece of ground left around him.
At this moment, the Deep Sea King, although he had come to his senses and understood what had happened, was still powerless to change the situation.
It has tried many times, but it can't control its body at all, and it can't even speak!
It could only let Li Yuan grip its fingers and slam it to the ground again and again.
"Fix it! Fix it! So what if you can fix it!"
"It can heal injuries, restore strength, and even make you stronger when it comes into contact with water?"
"So what? Can you break free from my grasp?"
In front of tens of thousands of people, Li Yuan loudly revealed the secret of the Deep Sea King. At the same time, his hands kept moving, repeatedly slamming the Deep Sea King to the ground, causing it to continuously spit out blue blood. Under the wash of the rain, the surrounding area was a deep blue, as if dye had been spilled.
"Arrogant! Arrogant! Arrogant! I'll show you what arrogance is!"
"To dominate the earth? To slaughter all of humanity?"
"Now try calling me again!"
"Fool, atone for your sins with your death!"
After slamming the Deep Sea King to the ground hundreds or thousands of times, leaving it on the verge of death, and even rainwater could no longer repair its body, Li Yuan roared and lifted the Deep Sea King high, spewing out raging flames from his palm.
The flames shot into the sky, forming a massive pillar of fire a thousand meters high, completely engulfing the Deep Sea King.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, within the pillar of fire, the Deep Sea King's body first shrank and dried out, then turned into a black charcoal, and finally burned completely into nothingness.
The whole process lasted about half a minute. Although it wasn't very long, it left a deep impression on all the people in the shelter.
Then, the incredibly conspicuous pillar of fire that shot into the sky slowly disappeared.
The crowd was silent for a second, then erupted in wild cheers.
This time, the Deep Sea King was truly destroyed. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, even his body was burned clean, making it absolutely impossible for him to "come back to life" and disappoint them.
Therefore, all the panic, fear, and confusion that had been building up before were released at this moment.
Some people couldn't stop crying, some couldn't help but laugh, some shouted as if venting their emotions, some unconsciously knelt on the ground as their taut nerves relaxed, and some hugged their families tightly.
After releasing the overwhelming emotions in their hearts, someone started shouting the name of the newly emerged hero, "Red Dawn."
At first, it was just a few people with particularly loud voices shouting.
Then, more and more people joined in, until finally all the people were shouting in unison.
"Crimson Dawn!"
"Red Dawn! Red Dawn!"
"Red Dawn! Red Dawn! Red Dawn!"
Li Yuan turned around, faced the cheering crowd, and waved his arm with a smile.
Just then, a bald man wearing a yellow Superman suit and a white cape finally arrived after being lost for a long time.
Seeing Genos lying on the ground, almost completely crippled, he quickly went over to him.
Soon after, the ambulances finally arrived, and the most seriously injured heroes and ordinary citizens were rushed to the nearest hospital.
Meanwhile, the Hero Association staff also arrived.
They guided the uninjured civilians to leave the shelter in an orderly manner.
Those who suffered minor but not fatal injuries were either treated on-site by the accompanying medical personnel or appropriately dispersed to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Li Yuan didn't leave either. He simply found a clean spot to sit down, chatting with Fubuki who had just arrived, while waiting for the association members to come looking for him.
He believed that the Hero Association could not possibly ignore his existence.
Sure enough, not long after, an association staff member in a suit approached him, bowed slightly respectfully, and said, "Mr. Crimson Dawn, the association would like to invite you to our branch. Is now a convenient time for you?"
Li Yuan nodded indifferently: "Okay."
"Please come with me. I will take you to the Hero Association branch in J City." The young association staff member pointed to a car parked not far from the roadside.
"No need, you lead the way. I'll ride in her car; it'll be more convenient when we get back." Li Yuan shook his head and gestured to Chuixue beside him.
"Uh... okay." The staff naturally had no objections.
Half an hour later, at the J City Hero Association branch.
In the center of the spacious hall, Li Yuan sat alone in a chair, calmly looking at the Hero Association staff members in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows at the far end of the hall.
"Mr. Crimson Dawn, first of all, thank you for coming all the way to J City to provide support. Please allow me to express my gratitude on behalf of the Hero Association."
After a brief silence, a middle-aged staff member in a black suit sitting in the middle slowly spoke.
"Yes, you're welcome. As a hero, it's what I should do," Li Yuan said casually.
Nodding slightly, the middle-aged man continued, "With two S-class heroes defeated in succession, you stepped forward to eliminate the Deep Sea King and protect tens of thousands of people, which shows that your strength has far exceeded the scope of A-class."
"The Hero Association headquarters has decided to promote you to S-Class Hero. Would you be willing to accept?"
"To become an S-class hero, you need to—"
He rattled off a long list of the benefits and privileges of S-class heroes, as well as the obligations and responsibilities they must bear.
After listening quietly, Li Yuan nodded and said, "I accept becoming an S-class hero."
The middle-aged man exchanged glances with his colleagues on either side, then smiled and said, "So, from now on, you are the sixteenth in the S-class."
"Later, the association will send someone to your apartment to deliver the documents and other necessary items."
"Thank you. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." Li Yuan nodded, got up, and walked out of the hall.
Outside the hall, Fubuki and Li Yuan walked together toward the entrance of the association's branch.
But soon, her exclamations echoed uncontrollably: "Oh my god, you really became an S-class hero?"
"And it's not the last one in S-rank, but the sixteenth? Genos, who was originally sixteenth in S-rank, and Sexy Prisoner, who was seventeenth in S-rank, have each dropped one place in the rankings?"
"Wow, you're amazing!"
For the next period of time, Li Yuan lived a very peaceful life.
Every day, the process of eating, sleeping, and cultivating is repeated endlessly, which can be described as quite regular.
As S-class heroes, the Hero Association wouldn't send them out unless there was a significant threat.
And this was exactly what Li Yuan had predicted.
Therefore, it can be said that he spent the most pleasant time in this world.
Until—the arrival of the Hero Association staff.
"Mr. Crimson Dawn, the Association urgently summons S-class heroes. Please come to headquarters immediately." The Association member in a black suit was panting heavily, as if he had run all the way here.
"Okay, I understand, I'll go right away." Li Yuan nodded.
After saying that, he turned to look at Fubuki beside him: "Do you want to come along too? The association is in such a hurry to gather people—"
"We might have done something."
Fubuki's emerald green eyes flickered, and she nodded slightly: "Alright, it's been a long time since I've seen my sister either."
After boarding a plane specially prepared by the association, the two were taken directly to the Hero Association headquarters in City A.
The building appears completely black from the outside, with no windows in sight, standing in the city like a thick, square pillar.
As soon as they entered, a girl with green curly hair and green eyes, wearing a black slit dress, blocked their way.
She is described as a young girl because her appearance and figure look like those of an underage girl.
But in reality, she is Fubuki's older sister, a powerful hero ranked second in S-class, commonly known as "The Trembling Tornado".
"Hey, Fubuki! The association is summoning S-class heroes, what are you doing here, a B-class? Go back!" Tornado's voice sounded like that of a sulking little girl.
"Sister, sister, I came with Li Yuan." A bead of cold sweat involuntarily rolled down Fubuki's forehead. "Besides, I haven't seen you in a long time either."
"Now that you've seen it, hurry back. This is something that requires S-rank to resolve. You, a B-rank, will only be a hindrance!" Tornado said, hands on her hips, like a primary school student standing at the front of a line.
"Besides, who is he? Why are you here with him?" She pointed at Li Yuan and said bluntly.
"He, he is the sixteenth-ranked S-class hero, Crimson Dawn," Fubuki introduced, her voice slightly stammering.
"A newcomer?" Tornado looked up at Li Yuan's face.
Clearly, the newcomers she was referring to were the newcomers in the S-class.
Li Yuan smiled slightly and walked straight towards the conference room: "Let's go, the meeting should be starting soon."
Fubuki glanced at his back, then at Tornado, who stood to the side with her hands on her hips and her cheeks slightly puffed out, and finally followed behind Li Yuan.
"Hey! Fubuki!" Seeing that her younger sister was disobeying her, Tornado stomped her foot and followed her.
Soon, the rectangular conference table with a touch panel in the center of the conference room was filled with eighteen people.
There are a total of eighteen S-class heroes, and there are exactly eighteen chairs here.
But in reality, not all S-class heroes came here.
At this moment, there are only sixteen S-class heroes present, namely:
S-Class Rank 18 - A sexy prisoner, a middle-aged man wearing a black and white striped prison uniform;
S-Class Rank 17 - Genos, a young blond cyborg;
S-rank sixteenth—Li Yuan of Crimson Dawn, a normal cheater;
S-Class 15th - Metal Bat, a young biker gang member wielding a metal baseball bat;
S-Class Fourteenth - Vest Venerable, a burly middle-aged man wearing a vest;
S-Class Thirteenth - Flashy Flash, a man with long golden hair wearing a blue cross-shaped headdress;
S-Class 12th - Watchdog Man, a person who wears a white dog-shaped puppet with only his face showing;
Eleventh in S-Class – Super Alloy Darkshine, a black man with bulging muscles all over his body;
S-rank tenth - Pig God, a fat man who eats all the time;
S-Class Ninth Rank - Drive Knight, a black robot;
Rank S, 8th – Zombie Man, a zombie wearing a trench coat;
S-Class Rank 7 - KING, a man with three scars on his left eye;
The fifth-ranked S-class character is the Child Emperor, a genius boy who is only ten years old.
S-Class Rank 4 – Atomic Samurai, a middle-aged man with two swords at his waist;
The third-ranked S-class character is Silver Fang, an old man with a wrinkled face and white hair.
The second-ranked S-class monster is the Trembling Tornado; there's no need to repeat it.
Metal Knight, ranked sixth in S-Class, and Blast, ranked first in S-Class, were absent from the meeting.
However, although they were absent, there were people sitting in their seats at the moment.
One of them is Fubuki, who is ranked first in B-class and came with Li Yuan.
The other is Saitama, ranked 63rd in Class B, who came with Genus.
Just as the heroes were discussing and speculating about the Hero Association's purpose in summoning them, the conference room door suddenly opened, and three staff members in suits walked in.