The Emperor Engine's God-like Skill System

In some ways, this Sykes is even more terrifying than Metal Knight.

Metal Knight, as an S-class hero, possesses very special talents and is easily noticed by others. His behavior is also very extreme and flamboyant, which is one of the reasons why his identity as a mole was exposed.

But Sykes was completely different.

As a C-class hero, she is practically invisible within the Hero Association. Aside from a few special events where she happens to be present, no one pays any attention to her existence.

It is precisely because of this identity that Psykos is overlooked. Even if the Hero Association had long known about the existence of a mole, they would never have imagined that it would be this ordinary C-class hero.

She kept it hidden for far too long.

Just then, King heard a dense sound of footsteps coming from afar. He turned around and saw Child Emperor as the first person he saw.

He was just a teenager, but the backpack on his back had huge and thick mechanical limbs extending out, and it was moving at a rapid speed toward King's location.

After resolving the issues at the Hero Association headquarters, Child Emperor rushed over immediately to provide support for King.

Behind Child Emperor were dozens of other people.

There are quite a few A-rank and B-rank heroes, including Fubuki.

After learning that King and his crew were about to head to Z City to rescue a wealthy businessman's son and fight the Monster Association, they rushed over immediately.

"Honestly, low-level heroes should just handle logistics; coming to the front lines will only be a hindrance."

Sweet Mask whispered to himself.

King slightly raised his head, his gaze moving to the person standing at the very front among these heroes.

He was a man in a suit and tie, the same style as Sitch's; he was not a hero, but a cadre.

His right eye was replaced by a mechanical prosthetic eye.

"Hello Mr. King, I am Zekinger, an officer of the association, and also the leader of this raiding team."

The man, who called himself Zekingel, gave King a respectful salute.

He was part of the reinforcements dispatched by the Hero Association headquarters.

"We will come to assist Mr. King and help you fight the Monster Association..."

King fell into thought as he listened to Zekinger's words.

The Monster Association is a force to be reckoned with, and it seems they have been strengthened by an organization called the House of Evolution, with most of them being at least Demon-level.

This is a formidable enemy that only S-class heroes can handle. Among the A-class heroes, apart from Sweet Mask who possesses S-class strength, even disciples of Atomic Samurai such as Iaian, who are ranked second, third, and fourth respectively, would find it difficult to defeat a Demon-level monster single-handedly.

Not to mention the existence of countless Dragon-level monsters.

Sending them to the battlefield would be far too risky.

King naturally didn't want to see other heroes participate in this battle, so he tried to refuse them:

"Sorry, I don't think we need you in this battle."

"Wh-what?"

Zekingel was slightly taken aback when he heard King's words.

"You are unable to play your due role in this battle."

King said slowly.

"We're going to be facing mostly Demon-level monsters. Do you think any heroes other than S-class heroes can handle them?"

“…”

For a moment, Zekinger didn't know how to refute it, because what King said was not wrong.

Behind Zekingel, the dozens of heroes who had come with him also looked at each other in bewilderment.

They wanted to offer King some help, but they never expected him to be so ruthless, his words carrying an arrogance that was unmatched by others.

A sense of frustration began to grow in their hearts.

The other S-class heroes remained silent, because they also knew that what King said was not wrong.

At that moment, King turned to look at the lower-level heroes, noticed the dejection in their expressions, and spoke again:

"However, heroes are needed not only on the front lines."

"We also need your logistical support for our frontline operations."

"Furthermore, if all the heroes go to the front lines, it means that other cities will be at risk of falling. We still need someone to stay in the rear to ensure that we have no worries about our rear."

"The so-called hero..."

King then recited the cringeworthy lines he had recorded in the game. Although he hadn't played the game for a while, he still remembered the lines from his previous playthroughs.

None of the heroes present knew that what King was saying so seriously was actually a line from a game.

However, King's speech had a very obvious effect, making the heroes, whose morale was originally somewhat low, feel excited.

"Well said, Lord King!"

"We will definitely become King's strongest support!"

"Go and fight with confidence, Lord King!"

Hearing the cheers of the other heroes, Sweet Mask quickly walked to King's side and respectfully said:

"As expected of Mr. King, this speech was so inspiring that even I was deeply moved after listening to it."

He looked up, a smile on his face, and became even more certain that King was the most suitable candidate for the perfect hero.

"It's no big deal."

King replied calmly that all those lines were copied from the game, and he would never say such things aloud.

"Sister, King..."

Just then, Fubuki ran up to King and Tatsumaki, a worried look on her face.

"What's wrong, Fubuki? It's dangerous here, let's go home quickly."

Tornado turned her head and looked at her younger sister with some confusion.

Fubuki pursed her lips slightly, thought for a moment, and then continued:

"Sisters, please be careful!"

Tornado was slightly taken aback, not expecting that Fubuki, with whom she had always had a rather distant relationship, would express concern for the first time.

The corners of her mouth also turned up slightly.

"Don't worry, with King and me here, the Monster Association is no match for them!"

On the other side, King looked up. The sun in the sky was dazzling, making him feel warm and powerful. He then looked down slightly and glanced at the time. It was already 10:30 in the morning, and there wasn't much time left until noon.

"We should get going."

"Let's head to Z City."

"It's time to put an end to the Monster Association."

......

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Monster Association.

Psykos has prepared her monsters to deal with the heroes who might attack at any moment.

"They haven't attacked yet?"

"It's much slower than I expected."

"What on earth are these guys doing?"

Fifteen hundred meters underground, Sykes poured herself a glass of red wine using her mind, then swirled the wine glass in her hand with a slight smile on her face.

According to Sykes's plan, the Hero Association and others should have arrived an hour ago.

And so far, no one from the Hero Association has shown up.

Could it be that the Hero Association members have run away?

No, impossible. The Monster Association has kidnapped the son of a major sponsor of the Hero Association; they can't just sit idly by.

What exactly are those guys doing?

Oh well, these guys are bound to come sooner or later.

Sykes downed the wine in her glass in one gulp, a relaxed smile on her face.

In any case, the Hero Association is doomed this time.

......

Several tens of minutes later, King and the others arrived at the no-man's land in Z City, on the ground where the Monster Association headquarters was located.

"Last time they hid the fox's tail."

"This time I won't let these guys hide again."

Child Emperor said with a serious expression that he was in charge of investigating the situation in the no-man's-land of Z City last time. However, because the Monster Association deliberately hid its tracks and moved deeper underground, Child Emperor was unable to find the location of the Monster Association's base. This was something he always considered a great disgrace.

"Today was supposed to be the day I went out with my sister. I just wanted to beat those guys up and go home."

Metal Bat, resembling a delinquent, walked with an extremely nonchalant gait, his face etched with displeasure. As he walked, he slammed the metal bat heavily against the ground to vent his emotions.

The other heroes were also discussing it; this was their second time in the no-man's-land.

Countless towering buildings stood like the corpses of giants on both sides of the street, and the once bustling city was now deathly silent.

As the frequency of strange occurrences increased over the past few years, the original residents of the Z City no-man's-land have all left the area.

The previous investigation yielded no results, and only now are these heroes able to confirm that all of this was the work of the Monster Association.

Although there were previous plans to rebuild the no-man's-land, they were shelved for various reasons.

"Honestly, if I had known I would have to go back here, I wouldn't have gone to headquarters. I've already made a huge detour."

Saitama sighed helplessly; he was the only one living in the no-man's-land.

At that moment, Genos, who was walking next to King, turned serious:

"Teacher King, high-energy reactions detected, and in large numbers!"

Hearing Genos's words, King slightly raised his head.