'It's finally here!'
King felt like bursting into tears at this moment.
He had activated the Talent Fusion System by accidentally killing a Dragon-level monster. The activation conditions for this thing were just too absurd.
"Oh my god, it really is King-san!"
"S-Class Rank 7 Hero, the strongest man on earth! King-san, you are my idol, please shake my hand!"
Before he knew it, residents from nearby houses had all come out, surrounding him in the middle.
"King-san, thank you for stepping in and saving our lives." Smile Man walked up to King and bowed deeply.
When he regained consciousness, he had just happened to see King kill that suspected Dragon-level monster with a single kick.
"I'll leave the rest to you guys. I have something very important to do, so I'll be going now."
Seeing more and more people gathering around, King casually gave those instructions and prepared to slip away, but the area was already packed with people.
"Didn't you hear? King-san has important matters to attend to!"
"Quick, make way! Make way!"
A path immediately opened up through the crowd. King, currently fixated on wanting to study the system he had just activated, simply waved his hand and left quickly amidst the worshipful gazes of the crowd.
"Is King-san trying to give the credit to us?"
Watching King's retreating figure, Smile Man's eyes were filled with admiration before he dialed a number.
"What did you say? A Dragon-level monster?"
At the Hero Association headquarters, Jess's voice rang out in surprise.
"Yes. It's all your fault for providing inaccurate intelligence. The threat level assigned to the monster was too low, the three of us almost died here." Smile Man's tone was filled with complaint.
"But if it really was a Dragon-level monster, how did you escape?" Jess was deeply confused.
After all, the probability of a Dragon-level monster appearing was extremely low, and since all three heroes were still alive, it was possible there had been a mistake.
"Fortunately, we ran into King-san. He killed the monster with a single blow."
"You mean King?"
Jess's pupils constricted, but at that moment, the customer service representative Maria spoke up to remind him, "That's correct. We also received intelligence here that King has taken action, and he does indeed reside in M City."
"I see. That is a blessing in disguise. It's a good thing King is on our side." Jess breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, the damage a Dragon-level monster could cause was enormous, and it was very difficult for an average S-Class Hero to deal with one alone. However, for that strongest man on earth, even a Dragon-level monster probably wasn't much of a threat.
"What did you just say?"
A girl wearing a black dress, her entire body glowing with green light, floated in the air, looking at Jess with questioning eyes.
"Tat... Tatsumaki?"
Tatsumaki, S-Class Rank 2 Hero, twenty-eight years old, esper.
"It was just a measly Dragon-level monster. In the future, just call me when you encounter something like this, won't you? Honestly, King is stealing all the spotlight."
Tatsumaki looked disdainful.
Jess wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Hahaha, Tatsumaki, you are the Hero Association's recognized strongest weapon."
He didn't dare anger Tatsumaki, otherwise, the Hero Association might be torn down.
"Hmph. That goes without saying. When King comes, I'm going to make him see what the true strongest on earth is."
As soon as she finished speaking, Tatsumaki flew straight out of the operations room.
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'Talent Fusion System?'
King returned home, summoned the system interface, and began to study it carefully.
[Congratulations to the host for successfully activating the system. You can earn talent points by killing monsters, which can be used to redeem various talents.]
'You damn system, do you know how I've spent these past two years?'
Recalling the life of hiding and dodging over the past two years, King's eyes filled with tears.
[The host could have activated the system by killing any monster.]
"Huh?"
King's expression froze. He had thought it was mandatory to kill a Dragon-level monster to activate it.
[For the first system activation, the host is gifted a starter pack, which has a chance to drop an S-Class talent and a free S-Class talent will be unlocked.]
[Additionally, the host is gifted 100,000 talent growth points, which can raise an S-Class talent to 100%.]
King stared intently at the interface, browsing through various talents. Everything from S-Class to C-Class Hero talents was available, though he naturally looked down on anything below S-Class.
For example, S-Class Rank 17 Hero Puri-Puri Prisoner. His talent is Physical Strength Enhancement, Angel Form, strongest combat power when fully naked, with the attached skill Angel Rush.
As for the higher-ranked ones, S-Class Rank 2 Hero Tatsumaki's Psychokinesis and S-Class Rank 2 Hero Blast's Laser Eyes were actually both available. However, what caught King's eye the most was the talent of a C-Class Hero.
C-Class Rank 2 Hero, Saitama, talent: Normal Punch, Serious Punch.
'It even has this!' King's eyes gleamed.
Keep in mind, Saitama's Normal Punch could kill a peak Dragon-level monster in one hit.
The cheapest S-Class talent required 10,000 talent points, and the growth limit of the talent was 100%, with the specific talent points required varying. A newly unlocked talent was still very weak, but the higher the talent value, the stronger the power would be, eventually even surpassing the hero themselves.
'System, I want Saitama's talent.'
[Ding! Saitama's talent cannot be redeemed. It must be obtained by triggering and completing a mission.]
The system's cold voice shattered King's fantasy. However, it was fortunate that he had a free S-Class talent and the starter pack to fall back on, so it shouldn't be too bad.
'Forget it, open the starter pack.'
With King watching in eager anticipation, the system interface began to spin, and an 'S' symbol appeared before his eyes.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for opening the starter pack. You have obtained the S-Class talent: Undying Body.]
"Hahaha!"
King was ecstatic. This was likely the best talent for him at the moment.