What's it like to be stronger than Saitama?

He smiled and showed Yan Die his unharmed palm.

"Is it my turn to attack next?"

"I'm so sorry o(╥﹏╥)o!!"

The young hero vanished from Yang Xi's sight in an instant.

Yang Xi did not give chase; the Flame Butterfly was not his target.

"Hehe, but I still had some gains today."

"The little blue pill."

"Was this the same thing that the Glacier Warrior took that day?"

007 The Vanishing Thief

By the time the citizens emerged from the shelters, it was already evening. The afterglow of the setting sun cast golden light on the exterior walls of the city's buildings, creating a poignant and beautiful scene.

Yang Xi also took the opportunity to blend into the crowd. Anyway, because of the existence of professional heroes, people wouldn't notice if he dressed up strangely in public. Besides, everyone was posting statuses on Twitter or WeChat Moments.

For ordinary people, experiencing something so dangerous and exciting is truly like surviving a disaster, and it's a rare experience in a dull and boring life. Of course, it needs to be shared and vented online.

"It's turned into a carnival." Yang Xi shook his head as he came out of the restroom and looked at the crowd of people taking photos with the remains of the alien beasts around the cordon.

Hero Association staff were collecting the monster carcasses in their work vehicles, while reporters surrounded the two heroes for interviews. Flashbulbs were constantly going off, and a live-streaming robot hovered overhead. Although the number of viewers had decreased considerably, the live stream still garnered over a million views.

The comments section was filled with discussions about the sudden surge in popularity of Hot and Sour Noodles Superman, and many people even spent money to get fan badges for him.

Today alone, the number of gifts given to the designated hero, Hot and Sour Noodles Superman, has exceeded ten million, which is quite rare. Usually, only A-level heroes can have this level of popularity.

It's fair to say that after today's battle, Hot and Sour Noodles Superman's status in the professional superhero circle has risen considerably.

After all, people love stories of "risking their lives to protect the safety of citizens' property and ultimately breaking through in the face of danger."

By the way, this is the explanation given to reporters by the public relations department of Hongkong Entertainment, the agency to which Hot and Sour Noodles Superman belongs.

After dealing with the reporters, Yan Die quietly pulled Hot and Sour Noodles Superman aside. After making sure no one was eavesdropping, she said mysteriously, "Senior, do you know what I just encountered?"

Hot and Sour Noodles Superman just wanted to go home and rest; he was suppressing the side effects of the blue pill with sheer willpower: "Who goes there? Citizens taking refuge in the high-rise buildings?"

"No, no! It's this!"

Flame Butterfly pulled out the corpse of the alien beast clone from somewhere and handed it to Hot and Sour Noodles Superman like a treasure.

"This is the clone of the One-Eyed Hunter? You just went to deal with this?" Hot and Sour Noodles Superman was quite surprised.

Flame Butterfly stood with her hands behind her back and her toes twisting together: "It wasn't me, it was a strange guy wearing a mask. I wanted to keep him here, since he also violated the Superpower Act, but I was no match for him..."

"You're no match for him?"

Suanlafen Superman thought that Yan Die's strength must be at least C-level, and that ordinary superhumans would not be her match.

"Yes, he crushed my Flame Butterfly with his bare hands o(╥﹏╥)o."

Yan Die recounted her encounter with the masked man to Suanlafen Superman.

Yan Die is a genius after all, and the two setbacks she encountered today have been a huge blow to her.

Hot and Sour Noodles Superman stroked his stubble-covered chin: "Could it be an organization of superpowered individuals? I heard that the superpowered individuals from the Sakura Group in District Six have been active in Hong Kong recently."

Flame Butterfly perked up: "So, senpai, you think that mysterious person is from the Sakura Group!!"

If her opponent is from the Sakura Group, then it wouldn't be shameful for her to be defeated.

On Azure Star, besides the Hero Association, there are many other organizations for people with superpowers. Some are recognized by the Federation, while others operate in the shadows.

The Sakura Organization in District 6 is one of the best, and it is full of experts, including many A-level ability users. There are even rumors that the leader of the Sakura Organization is a powerful S-level ability user!

Keep in mind that even the world's most powerful hero, "Demolitionist," is only S-rank!

"We can't be sure. He didn't reveal much of his ability during your fight. We need to report this to higher authorities."

"Ah! No way..."

Yan Die felt that this was too embarrassing.

……

"Yang Xi, where did you run off to! I'm really afraid you've been swallowed whole by some strange beast."

After seeing Yang Xi, Fan Peng hung up the phone and called Lin Naixue beside him to rush towards Yang Xi.

Although the group panicked and ran haphazardly when the monsters attacked, he and Lin Naixue still managed to hide in the same shelter.

After getting closer, he nudged Yang Xi: "You little rascal! You don't cherish such a good opportunity! But don't worry, your brother will keep a one-meter distance from your girl the whole time!"

Yang Xi was speechless, but still explained to Fan Peng briefly, using the common excuse that they got separated after being knocked down.

"Are you hurt?" Yang Xi asked Lin Naixue.

Lin Naixue shook her head. Unlike Fan Peng, she had personally witnessed Yang Xi deliberately walking upstairs, but she didn't point it out: "I'm fine. Fan Peng took good care of me on the way. But you, didn't you fall? Are you alright?"

Fan Peng belatedly realized, "Yeah, brother, don't fall and hurt yourself. Go to the hospital right now, it's rare for the alien beast insurance to be effective!"

"Alien Beast Insurance" is a type of insurance offered by insurance companies to protect against alien beast invasions, and federal officials recommend that every citizen take out one.

After all, in the current environment, you may never have a car accident in your life, but experiencing an invasion of alien beasts is a fate that every Blue Star inhabitant cannot escape.

According to expert statistics, on average, each person on the entire planet Blue Star will encounter 3.26 alien beast invasions in their lifetime.

I don't know how they figured it out, but it's very impressive.

Yang Xi knew he wasn't injured, and he couldn't go to the hospital for a checkup right now, since that might expose his identity as a superhuman.

What he's about to do is dangerous, and maintaining his ordinary citizen identity will save him a lot of trouble.

Because they hadn't finished their work, Yang Xi and Fan Peng said goodbye to Lin Naixue and went back to the company to continue working.

After finishing dealing with the backlog of documents, it was already 8 p.m. After declining Fan Peng's invitation to have dinner together, Yang Xi went to the restroom again and stuffed the mask, robe, and gloves he had left in the storage box into his backpack.

The reason I chose to remove my disguise in this restroom at dusk was because the security camera there was broken.

"It saves a lot of trouble."

Today was a very busy day, the most important thing being that he obtained the B-level ability [Fireproof Shell]. Yang Xi felt that he would need to take some time to properly digest today's gains.

Sometimes having too many superpowers isn't a good thing. Ordinary superpowered individuals may only have one superpower, but through their own hard work and development, they can discover multiple applications. Yang Xi, on the other hand, would probably find it difficult to devote a lot of energy to a single superpower.

"We will not collect any new superpowers for the time being."

Yang Xi placed her bag beside her and closed her eyes to rest on the subway.

Yang Xi silently activated his super brain again. Practicing brain overclocking on the way home was a good option, as he really didn't have enough time right now and needed to learn to make the most of his spare moments.

With his sense of smell amplified, Yang Xi could smell the barbecue on the man opposite him, along with cumin, garlic, and a bit of chili powder. Hmm, it smelled like roasted eggplant. The man also smelled of engine oil, so he was probably a car mechanic. His right hand smelled of blood, so he might have been injured during a repair.

A woman was standing about a meter away from him. She had strong perfume, and a bit of body odor. Her breath smelled of durian, but not very strong. He probably wasn't eating durian, but something that smelled like durian—candy or cake?

We need to analyze this further.

Well, if I can smell the brand of perfume a woman is wearing, I can roughly estimate her income, then gradually deduce her profession, and guess her personality through her habits.

It seems that supplementing our knowledge with a large amount of general information also needs to be put on the agenda.

Although [Superbrain] is currently only D+, its potential far exceeds that of the B-grade [Fireproof Shell]. Developing it properly would be of greater help to Yang Xi in some ways.

"Huh? Someone actually stole my things?"

Yang Xi opened her eyes the instant her bag was stolen.

It's likely that Yang Xi's protective behavior towards the bag led the thief to mistakenly believe there were valuables inside. Coupled with the fact that he was resting with his eyes closed, the thief saw an opportunity and took advantage of him.

Otherwise, adult men would generally not be the targets of thieves.

"That guy!"

Yang Xi quickly got up to chase after the thief wearing a dark green airline jacket, but when he pushed aside the passengers next to him, he found that the thief had disappeared from the carriage!

The doors between the carriages had never been opened, so it was impossible for the thief to have gone to another carriage.

None of the dozen or so people in the carriage matched the characteristics of the thief from earlier!

Even if he takes off his clothes, where can he hide Yang Xi's bag?

Did we run into someone with superpowers?

Can it pass through walls, become invisible, or something else?

008 Superpower: Disguise

Although there wasn't anything valuable in the backpack, if that set of equipment were exposed, it could put Yang Xi in a much more passive position.

"Assuming the thief possesses the ability to become invisible, then his scent would be impossible to conceal."

Yang Xi closed his eyes again. With his vision deceived, he could only rely on his sense of smell to find the other person.

"Strange, I can't smell my backpack in this carriage. Could this guy really have the ability to walk through walls? This is troublesome."

Undeterred, Yang Xi tried to find the thief's scent again. During their earlier contact, the thief's breath smelled like meat buns, indicating that he had recently eaten some. Moreover, it was a soup dumpling from Laotaimen, as the taste was quite distinctive.

"Have it!"

Among the dozen or so passengers on the right side of the carriage, a well-dressed finance man with his hair neatly combed had the same smell on his breath. Although their temperaments were completely different, their body shapes were only slightly different.

"Did this thief transform himself in an instant? Is this a superpower or magic?"

If it's a superpower, then this superpower would be very useful to Yang Xi.

"There are too many people here; it's not a good time to take action."

Yang Xi planned to strip the thief of his superpowers. After all, the guy hadn't used his abilities for good, so Yang Xi's actions could be considered as eliminating a scourge for the people.

The subway slowly came to a stop. The finance professional straightened his tie and stepped off the subway with an air of nonchalance. He looked so dashing and debonair that no one would suspect him of being a thief.

Yang Xi followed, keeping a distance of five steps from the finance guy.

Take the elevator, exit the station, and walk through the corridor.

The finance professional's leather shoes made a rhythmic "clack-clack-clack" sound as they stepped on the tiles.

Soon, his steps became unsteady; this was the first time in his thieving career that he had been followed for such a long distance by the victim.

At first, he thought it was a coincidence, and even felt a sense of excitement. But now he felt something was wrong. Perhaps the target he was targeting today was not an ordinary person!

Oh no, we've kicked a hornet's nest!

Although he regretted it, at least he had considered this possibility when he committed the crime.