The Emperor Engine's God-like Skill System

The King asked.

These words, coupled with his expressionless face, pierced Atomic Samurai's pride like sharp blades. He lowered his head, his face somewhat gloomy.

"So you actually consider my slash a prank...."

"This is an extremely valuable sword, it has severed the bodies of countless powerful monsters, and now..."

"They didn't even make a defensive move. How arrogant!"

Atomic Samurai slowly raised his head, a smile returning to his face.

“Mr. King, you do indeed possess extraordinary power, but I did not use my full strength just now.”

“If Mr. King doesn’t mind, I would like to have a serious match with you.”

"This is really troublesome."

King sighed. In his eyes, Atomic Samurai was no different from a piece of chewing gum. He could only nod reluctantly, hoping that as long as he could beat this guy into submission, he would stop bothering him.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Just then, Sitch quickly ran over to King and Atomic Samurai, stopping them both.

"We can't fight here, this is the city center!"

Sic knew that both of them possessed terrifying strength; if they were to fight seriously, the surrounding streets would likely be destroyed.

"If you want to fight, please come to the headquarters of our Hero Association! There are dedicated battlegrounds there!"

After speaking, Sitch moved slightly closer to King and continued,

"Mr. King, our Hero Association sincerely requests that you condescend to become one of us. If you join us, you will be able to directly reach S-rank!"

"Becoming an S-class hero doesn't come with many restrictions. You have complete freedom of action, your daily life won't be affected, and our Hero Association can guarantee that your earnings will ensure you have enough to eat and wear!"

Please consider our suggestion!

Sitch bowed deeply to King, his tone extremely sincere.

In this era, the frequency of monster appearances is increasing, and the Hero Association has not yet figured out what is going on. However, they know that the Hero Association must further improve its combat power.

For example, King.

In the eyes of the Hero Association, King has reached the level of the strongest human on Earth.

His recent exchange with Atomic Samurai further solidified Sitch's belief in this.

King looked at Sitch, who was so earnest, and gently stroked his chin with his fingers, lost in thought.

In the past, he would have definitely refused the other party outright. After all, back then he was just an ordinary person who was only recognized as a superhero by the Hero Association because he had survived several monster attacks.

But the King is different now.

With the system's boost, his own strength has been greatly enhanced.

and.....

King is really short of money right now.

With no real work to do every day and the constant expenses of buying games and snacks, King's future is now in dire straits.

If he could become a hero, then at least King wouldn't have to worry about making a living every day.

King nodded to Sitch, whose face immediately broke into a joyful smile.

"So what level of hero will I become?"

King suddenly remembered that Sitch had said he could directly become an S-class hero, so he became curious about his ranking and asked.

"Um... we reserved the seventh spot in the S-class for you, Mr. King."

Sitch said with great awe.

Heroes who join the Hero Association generally have to start from Rank C and climb up step by step, and even Atomic Samurai is no exception.

Heroes like King, who can be directly recruited into the S-tier, are extremely rare.

Moreover, they were directly given a spot in the top ten, a treatment unmatched by anyone else in the entire association.

Hearing Sitch's words, if it were the old King, he definitely wouldn't have accepted it.

King was originally a rather timid and fearful person, even after gaining immense power; he avoided trouble whenever possible.

The higher the ranking, the greater the responsibility and the more attention he faces.

If he could, King certainly wouldn't want to go out and fight; he'd just want to stay home, play video games, and happily become a shut-in.

Therefore, the seventh-ranked S-class title is too high for the previous King. Giving him an A-class or B-class title would be enough to enable him to support himself.

But King is different now. When he heard that he was ranked seventh, his first reaction was that it was too low.

Even the seventh-ranked S-class is insignificant to King, who is currently under the Sin of Pride template.

Since there is a ranking among the heroes, King now only accepts himself as number one.

He will not submit to anyone.

"I'm willing to join your Hero Association, but this ranking doesn't match my expectations."

"But....."

A troubled look appeared on Sitch's face. Seventh place was already very high, and changes in the rankings of heroes were no small matter, let alone S-level heroes.

If King's ranking is raised, it will inevitably cause the rankings of some of the heroes ahead of him to drop, which may cause some people to feel dissatisfied.

When heroes start fighting amongst themselves, it's a very serious matter.

Every S-class hero is an indispensable member of the Hero Association.

However, Sitch didn't want to give up on King, such a powerful figure. King had finally relented, and Sitch couldn't afford to miss this opportunity.

Regardless, Sitch must recruit King into the Hero Association.

"If Mr. King beats me in the next match."

Atomic Samurai, with a bamboo skewer in his mouth, said with a smile.

“I am willing to give up my position to Mr. King.”

"Fourth place..."

King's face remained expressionless; he simply repeated the sentence in a flat tone.

"Let's discuss it then! Everything is negotiable!"

Sitch said, then took out a communicator:

"We're getting ready to go back!"

At the same time, a huge transport plane descended from the sky and appeared in front of King, its massive black shadow looming over him like a dark cloud.

That was the source of the noise that had just woken King.

Chapter Nine: King! The legendary man has arrived?

A dozen minutes later, on the transport plane.

"Mr. King, we're almost there."

Sitch, with a fawning smile on his face, turned to look at King.

King, on the other hand, leaned against the window, gazing at the scenery outside.

They are currently in the airspace above City A, where the streets destroyed by the Vaccine Man yesterday are beginning to be rebuilt.

King slightly raised his head, his gaze fixed on a building in the distance.

It was a huge, pitch-black building that stood out from all the surrounding buildings, like a crane among chickens. It didn't have a single window and looked like a solid black cube.

This is the headquarters of the Hero Association.

King had only ever seen this building from afar before, and every time he saw it, he couldn't help but marvel at its magnificence.

But now, when King sees the association's building, he remains completely unmoved.

Before long, King and the others boarded a transport plane and entered the headquarters of the Hero Association.

“Mr. King, Atomic Samurai, I have prepared a place for you two to spar.”

Sitch turned his head, smiled at the two of them, and said...

"Please follow me."

......

A few minutes ago, at the association headquarters, in the conference room.

Dozens of high-ranking officers from the Hero Association gathered here.

They had just received a notification from Sitch that King was coming to headquarters soon.

"King, has that legendary man really arrived?"

One of the men, dressed in a black suit and sporting a stubble, asked.

"Yes."

The other woman, who was wearing glasses, nodded.

"It seems he's already agreed to join our Hero Association..."

"However, King doesn't seem to be very happy with the ranking we assigned him."

"It seems that Atomic Samurai wants to spar with King. This is a good opportunity for us to see King's strength."

"Getting King into the Hero Association is no small matter. Several S-class heroes heard about it and rushed over immediately."

One of the cadres said.

Because of his previous achievements in eliminating monsters, and because Smiley Man and Lightning Max witnessed King's heroic figure in battle, where he crushed the Dragon-level monster Vaccine Man, the entire Hero Association was filled with awe and curiosity towards King.

Even S-class heroes are no exception.

For the association's senior executives, King's visit to the Hero Association was an unparalleled event. They had to win King over completely, treat him with the highest level of respect, and absolutely could not neglect him or cause him to become dissatisfied.

For most of the other S-class heroes, what they were most curious about was just how powerful King was.