The Emperor Engine's God-like Skill System

He turned to look at his giant brother's corpse, which was as solid as a city wall, and shook his head slightly.

"You seem very strong!"

Just then, an unfamiliar male voice came from afar.

King turned his head and saw a yellow uniform, a white robe, and red rubber gloves.

It was the bald man who had been queuing next to him in the mall earlier.

How could it have survived the attack unscathed?

This person is no ordinary person.

But this has nothing to do with me.

City D has been destroyed. I need to hurry to other cities to see if there are any new versions of Heartbeat Sisters left!

After saying that, King immediately left the scene.

The bald man stood still, watching King's disappearing figure with curious eyes. His previously lifeless eyes suddenly became bright and lively.

"Oh no, the next shopping mall's sale is about to end!"

He slapped his forehead and then quickly left.

......

A few minutes later, the other heroes from the Hero Association and the officers in charge of the cleanup arrived in D City, which had almost become ruins.

"Did Mr. King make this?"

The low-ranking heroes who rushed to the scene stared in disbelief at the giant brother's enormous corpse.

They simply couldn't imagine how to fight against such a giant that was hundreds of meters tall.

According to intelligence, King killed him almost instantly.

Just like with the vaccine victims last time, if King hadn't been there, the losses would have been enormous.

"You did a pretty good job."

After confirming that there were no other enemies around, the tornado, which had been floating in mid-air, slowly fell back to the ground.

Upon learning of the giant monster, the Hero Association immediately dispatched Tatsumaki to the scene. However, no one expected that the giant would be defeated by King in less than a minute.

Tornado looked at her giant brother's corpse and pursed her lips slightly.

"But if it were me, I'd definitely do it much better than King!"

Tornado spoke loudly, seemingly wanting everyone around to hear, and turned to look at the other members of the Hero Association.

"Where did King go?"

"They've already left; they must have gone to deal with other weirdos."

"Really? What a dedicated guy."

"Tornado whispered."

Just then, several streaks of fire suddenly appeared in mid-air, followed by several robots descending from the sky and landing around the group.

Beneath their perfectly black, gleaming, metallic exteriors lies the world's most sophisticated technological system.

"Is it that Metal Knight guy?"

Tornado casually turned her head to look at the robots, all of which were creations of Metal Knight, the sixth-ranked hero in the Hero Association.

His real name is Bofoi, a mysterious figure who appears only occasionally, usually as a remotely controlled robot with different forms and functions. He rarely participates in any group activities and is not enthusiastic about fulfilling his duties as a professional hero. He usually only appears to eliminate monsters to test the performance of newly researched equipment.

This made Tornado and many other heroes dislike Metal Knight.

However, it is undeniable that Dr. Bofoy possesses cutting-edge technology, and the development of many of the Hero Association's futuristic devices and the construction of the Hero Headquarters were all his work.

If his entire mechanical army were considered as combat power, then Metal Knight would definitely have been among the top three in the Hero Association.

D City has now been destroyed, and Metal Knight will begin the reconstruction of the city. He was also the one who rebuilt A City when it was destroyed by Vaccine Man.

Under the work of his massive mechanical army, projects that would take ordinary people decades to complete can be finished in just a few days.

However, Tatsumaki also knew that Metal Knight's main purpose in coming was to retrieve the monster's corpse for research.

"I'm leaving this place to you, Metal Knight!"

After the other members of the Hero Association greeted Metal Knight's robot, they immediately left. Metal Knight could handle all the cleanup work by himself, so they didn't need them at all.

Tornado didn't linger; she immediately used telekinesis to fly away from the place.

After the other heroes and officers left, Metal Knight's robots surrounded the giant's brother's corpse, their head cameras moving in unison to examine the wound on his neck.

At the same time, a cold, mechanical sound came from the robot's internal generator.

"Both hands and head suffered severe injuries."

"Was it caused by high-temperature burning?"

"Judging from the wound... the temperature exceeded several thousand degrees in an instant."

"We need to investigate this King to find out who he really is."

Chapter Twenty-Three: Increase Reputation Points and Participate in the Martial Arts Tournament

A few hours later, in City C.

King had already bought the games he wanted and was walking out of the mall, carrying his bags and heading home.

A few hours ago, he killed the giant brother with an overwhelming difference in strength.

"Finally bought it. Hopefully, no weirdos will bother me this time."

King muttered to himself that, to him, the monster who had just caused such horrific destruction was far less important than the game in his hands.

However, thinking of the battle just now, King opened the system menu and found that his reputation value had indeed increased significantly. By nightfall, it would definitely be able to return to around 20 million.

King plans to wait until he has at least 100 million points before drawing a skill, to ensure he can obtain a sufficiently powerful ability.

King would rather not have those mediocre skills now.

The most important thing right now is to increase your reputation as soon as possible.

While monsters like Vaccine Man and Titans, capable of causing massive destruction, are good targets and can earn a lot of reputation points by defeating them, in reality, these kinds of monsters are rare and hard to come by. Encountering them twice in a short period of time is just a coincidence.

However, the reputation points gained from killing those low-level monsters are negligible.

King needs other methods to further increase his reputation.

Just then, King turned his head and looked at the mall entrance, only to notice that it was covered with an advertisement.

The 21st Martial Arts Tournament is about to begin!

"A martial arts tournament?"

King stared at the advertisement and fell into deep thought.

He had heard of the martial arts tournament, an annual event attended by top fighters from various schools around the world. It was arguably the world's largest martial arts extravaganza and had a tremendous influence throughout the world.

It can be said that the champion of each martial arts tournament will become a pivotal figure in this world. Bang, a member of the Hero Association, was once a champion of the martial arts tournament.

Among these fighters, there are many powerful individuals who are not heroes, but many of them are absolutely no less strong than A-rank or even S-rank heroes.

Defeating them would definitely give me a huge boost in reputation.

Participating in a martial arts tournament might be a good option.

Thinking of this, King nodded in satisfaction.

However, King's immediate priority is to get home and finish playing the new game he just bought.

......

Nine o'clock in the evening.

King put down the controller with satisfaction and looked at the finale on the screen. After an afternoon of 'struggle', he finally completed the first playthrough of Heartbeat Sisters.

"Phew, this ending is actually pretty good."

"I'm going to clear the second storyline tomorrow."

"As expected, good things come to those who wait."

King spoke slowly.

It was only at this moment that he remembered he still had things to do.

I signed up to participate in this martial arts competition.

Although the martial arts tournament offers an option to register, generally only fighters from martial arts schools are eligible to participate. People like King, who originally had no connection with fighting, would find it difficult to find a way to participate in the martial arts tournament.

But King quickly came up with a solution.

He immediately picked up his phone and dialed Bang's number—all S-class heroes in the Hero Association have unique communication devices, so there's no need to worry about poor signal or being eavesdropped on.

After King officially joined the Hero Association yesterday, he also obtained the other party's contact information.

King contacted Bang because Bang now holds a significant position in the martial arts world, wielding considerable influence.

If King can get Bang's help, then he will have no problem participating in this martial arts tournament.

The ticking sound only lasted a few times before Bang's slightly hoarse voice rang out.

"Mr. King?"

Bang's voice came through the other end of the phone, filled with surprise. He hadn't expected King to call him.

King was also a little nervous at this moment; the arrogance and haughtiness he had shown in front of his giant brother during the day had completely vanished.

He never imagined that one day he would be in private contact with an S-class hero like a friend.

Many people have never even seen an S-class hero, yet they themselves have the hero's contact information.

This was something King could never have dreamed of before.

“Yes, it’s me, Mr. Bang.”

King tried his best to keep his voice from trembling as he spoke.

"I never expected Mr. King to contact me first. Is there anything I can help you with?"