Heroes Return

"Is there any way to break through the city's defensive barrier?" Reinhardt asked the returning Master of Miracles and the Child of God. Just now, these two people, who were most familiar with magic and the Holy City, went to the outskirts of the Holy City, but it was completely blocked by a barrier filled with invisible power.

“There’s no way.” The Master of Miracles shook his head. “The interior is completely shrouded in thick fog. And as soon as we enter the fog, we will automatically return to the direction we came from.”

"It's the power of the Necronomicon! Those lunatics actually used the Necronomicon in such a place! Even I can't dispel that damned fog. They're playing with fire and burning themselves!" The Son of God looked in the direction of the Holy City. Now he was certain that the once solemn and sacred Holy City had been completely turned into a ghost town the moment the Necronomicon was opened.

"Are you worried about how to get in? Don't worry, I'll leave you an entrance, otherwise this would be a terrible game, right? Hahahaha!!" Just as the powerful figures were discussing how to enter the Holy City, Ivan's projection appeared from the mouth of a human head on a Christmas tree in the distance.

"It's that guy again!" Captain Justice glared angrily at Ivan.

"I'm an NPC here to help you! Hahahaha!!" Ivan in the video wore a sinister smile. "I've prepared four entrances for you, exactly the four gates of the Holy City! Hahahaha! All you have to do is enter there, find all the Ivans, and then defeat all 299 of them to win! Hahahaha!!! Everyone, I'll be waiting for you in the arena."

Ivan's image disappeared after he finished speaking.

“That’s obviously a trap,” Captain Justice said to everyone present.

"I'd like to see what kind of trap it is!" Leng Yan snorted coldly, then said, "Torus, you take a group and go through one door separately with Reinhardt and the others. The Son of God and I will go through another door separately, and we'll be the first to enter and draw their main attention. Let me see what kind of trap that bastard Ivan has left behind! The rest, Captain, you and the Master of Miracles will take a group through another door separately. Finally, Blast and Flash Girl, you two will take the rest of the group through the last door. Remember, we shouldn't enter at the same time. You should wait until we enter before entering the Holy City."

"That's the only way. I want to punish those sinners myself." The Son of God was the first to agree with Leng Yan's plan.

The battle plan was quickly finalized. Simultaneously, the battle plan and team assignments were displayed on the communicators of all the heroes in the city.

"The last group? Does that mean we have to wait until everyone else has entered before we can go in?" Lin Jie stood in the crowd of hundreds of people. Beside him were two mischievous kids, Felicia and Harry, plus Anya, who was like a leech.

Lin Jie had originally planned to go alone, but now it seemed impossible.

"Hello everyone! Blast and I are your team leaders this time!" The figure of the Swift Girl suddenly appeared on a rooftop next to everyone: "Hehe! Just call me Swift!"

At that moment, Blast suddenly appeared beside everyone.

"Hello everyone, we're Blast... Actually, you can call me Maple. I don't like the name Blast." The SS-rank hero, who called himself Maple, gave a brief greeting to the heroes present, and then remained silent.

"First of all, thank you all for coming to participate in this battle! I believe that as long as we unite, we will definitely defeat that villain named Ivan."

"Alright! Of course we know who you two are! The question is, when are we going to make our move?! My big gun is itching for action!!" A superhero holding a long gun shouted at the two SS-class heroes on the roof.

"Don't rush! We can only enter after the first teams to enter have sent a safety signal!" said the girl in the blink of an eye.

Shortly after she finished speaking, a signal to set off rang out on everyone's communicators.

"Alright everyone! Let's go!" The girl in the blink of an eye said, and then disappeared before everyone's eyes.

Lin Jie and his team of superheroes officially embarked on their journey into the Holy Capital. When they arrived at the southern gate of the Holy Capital, everyone's eyes were drawn to the words "Kingdom of Evan" inscribed on the closed gate. Enveloped in an eerie fog, the "Kingdom of Evan" sign on the gate appeared particularly strange.

"These characters are really ugly!" Lin Jie couldn't help but exclaim when he saw the large blood-written characters.

"Kuhuhu, it really is a bit ugly! It's a really embarrassing font!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lin Jie couldn't help but look at the girl in front of him: "Shouldn't you be acting with the people from Sector O?"

“Kuhuhu, even this rabbit can break away from Sector O and act with you, so why am I here?” Alice pointed to Felicia behind Lin Jie. Meanwhile, the little girl Delis beside her simply carried a flowerpot and silently followed Alice.

"That's not what I meant, it's just a bit strange. Sector O is clearly the strongest and safest group, and you should have the most acquaintances there, right?"

"Kuhuhu! Have you ever played strategy games? Organizations with more acquaintances usually perish faster! And I think it's actually more interesting here," Alice said meaningfully.

Just then, the SS-class hero Blast gently waved his hand, and several red leaves appeared in his palm. With a simple flick of his wrist, the leaves stuck to the city gate.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening explosion rang out from the city gate. By the time everyone looked at the city gate again, not only the gate itself, but also large sections of the surrounding city wall had vanished in the explosion.

"Well done, Xiao Fengfeng!" The girl in the instant gave the explosion a thumbs up: "That way, any traps or arrangements should have been blown out."

With that, the girl teleported several times and entered the territory of the Holy City.

However, what they didn't know was that the team of Torus and Leinhardt, who originally entered through the West Gate and consisted of three SS-class members and most of the elites, was facing the danger of being wiped out.

Chapter nine

At this moment, in the largest church in the center of the holy city, a transparent Rubik's Cube, which looked to be at least a meter wide, stood quietly. And within the Rubik's Cube, one could see a three-dimensional view of the entire holy city.

"I never imagined that this thing could see even the underground passages or secret chambers of the Holy Capital so clearly! Hahahaha!!" Ivan looked at the scene with great interest.

At that moment, his gaze fell upon the direction of a gate in the Holy City.

"Hahaha! The game's already started! This is really fun! But I never expected that guy to find such an ace! I have to say, I'm really something else! Hahahaha!"

Right where Ivan was in sight, an Ivan stood arrogantly in front of a group of heroes. The heroes in front of him were now all lying on the ground.

It's important to know that this time, three SS-class heroes—Torus, Forrest, and Reinhardt—have been brought together, along with most of the most experienced and powerful superheroes from the Hero Association.

However, this large and powerful team fell to the two men not long after entering the area.

Of those still standing, only two remained. One was Ivan. The other was a monk dressed in a style completely different from the rest of District O. In fact, if Lin Jie were to see this monk now, he would definitely recognize him. He was none other than the Bored Master, who had recently passed away at the Bachelor Temple.

"How is this possible! We were wiped out by an Eastern monk!" Reinhardt struggled to his feet, staring at the monk who had single-handedly annihilated an entire team.

"Hahahaha! You didn't expect that, did you! I think I've definitely won this time! But this is really interesting! Master of Boredom, I think our personalities are very compatible!! Hahahaha!! Look at this guy's face when he's in pain! I love seeing other people in pain! Hahahaha!" Evan looked at Reinhardt in front of him and mocked him mercilessly.

"Damn it!" Although Reinhardt had recovered from his injuries thanks to the scabbard of the Sword in the Stone, he still felt a pang of annoyance facing the Bored Master. But even with this annoyance, the knight endured it and launched an attack on the monk before him: "EX..."

Just as he gathered immense power in his sword once more, preparing to attack the enemy before him, he suddenly collapsed to the ground, clutching his groin! And then, the figure of the Bored Master suddenly appeared before him.

"EX my ass! It's just EX Curry Stick, right? You're shouting out such a famous move to tell me what you're going to do? Remember this! Anyone who shouts out their name before using a move is an idiot! Besides, EX Curry Stick means 'Steel Breaker,' right? Do you think I don't understand?" The Bored Master said, kicking the man in front of him repeatedly. "I thought you were some kind of expert fighter because you're dressed so non-mainstream and good at picking up girls! Damn it! How did you even pull out the Sword in the Stone?! I just can't understand it! Aren't you just like those simple cosplayers? Do you guys even want to kill that bastard Ivan?! You can't even kill my Edo Tensei with no healing abilities, how are you going to deal with the rest of the Ivans?!"

"Master! Actually, we didn't use the Impure World Reincarnation! It's more like a Heroic Spirit Summoning. Ahahaha..." Ivan explained to the bored master who was constantly kicking Reinhardt, but his laughter stopped abruptly. Because Ivan also felt a sharp pain in his testicles at that moment.

"I say it is what it is! Doesn't your explanation make me lose face?" Bored turned to Evan at his feet and said.

"Hahahaha! I'm so lucky! I actually managed to get my hands on your belongings. Victory really does have a lot to do with luck! Hahahaha!!" Although his body was twitching on the ground, Ivan was still able to maintain his mocking smile.

"Where were we?" Bored, he ignored Ivan and continued kicking the knights on the ground: "Right! If you can't even take me down, how are you going to defeat these Ivans? The most important thing is, I clearly warned you to protect your balls! Damn it! If I had known you were this weak, I would have just killed you and then used the Sword in the Stone to summon Saber to team up with me! At least Saber is cute! You guys aren't even that cute, let alone strong!"

"That! Actually, the Saber King is just a fictional character. The real King Arthur was actually a man! Hahahaha! You actually watched anime from a hundred years ago? I've seen it too! Hahaha... Ah!!!" Evan once again clutched his groin and collapsed.

"Shut up! I was only ten years old back then! Isn't it normal to have seen Saber? Besides, I said I could summon Saber and I could! If I summoned a guy, I'd kick him and turn him into a girl!" Bored turned around again and cursed at Evan, who was lying on the ground behind him!

Just then, Torus suddenly appeared beside Bored, his greatsword slashing horizontally at Bored.

"Do you think you can hit it?" Bored calmly looked at the sword in front of him.

At this moment, Torus had fully unleashed the mountain-like weight of his greatsword. But just as the greatsword was about to touch Master Boredom, Boredom's figure vanished before his eyes.

"Get out of the way to the right, you idiot!" At the same time, a bored and urgent voice rang out behind Torus.

Upon hearing Master Boredom's words, Torus immediately dodged away at lightning speed, just as Master Boredom had instructed. As he dodged, a crack appeared beneath his feet, extending forward. When the crack reached a building, the entire building exploded in a terrifying blast.

After dodging the terrifying attack from below by rolling away, Torus once again distanced himself from the monk. Reinhardt also seized the opportunity to leap away from the bored master's feet. At the same time, Forrest, holding a shield in one hand and a spear in the other, struggled to his feet.

"I never imagined that the Master of Boredom would actually be as terrifying as the rumors say." Reinhardt gripped his sword tighter once more. At the same time, with the help of the scabbard, his wounds healed rapidly.

The three of them and Boredom entered another standoff.

"Not bad, at least a few of you can still stand up!" Bored, he glanced at the other superheroes who were gradually getting up. "Speaking of which, can you actually take me down? I've already given you so many hints! If you still can't take me down, then this is pointless!"

"But where exactly is your weakness?" Torus stared intently at Wu Jing.

"How would I know! Does that mean I don't know magic? I've already told you all my fighting style! Why hasn't any of you dodged it?" he said, bored and annoyed.

"I must admit! You are the fastest fighter I have ever seen. It's very difficult for us to keep up with your speed," Forrest said frankly.

"Damn it! I already told you, my legwork is practically unmatched. You guys figure it out yourselves, we've been dragging this out for too long! Jump up now! I'm about to attack!" Bored said to the group in front of him.

Upon hearing Wuhu's words, everyone standing immediately jumped up with all their might. At the same time, Wuhu stomped his leg on the ground. Instantly, a terrifying gust of wind blew in all directions, and the ground beneath Wuhu's feet was completely cracked by his stomp, then the ground was lifted into the air by a tremendous force.

Those who had jumped into the air were spared the direct impact of the attack, but those who were already injured and lying on the ground were all thrown back. Most of them disappeared into the mist, their fate unknown.

"Watch out, you with shields and spears! I'm coming!" Bored shouted as he kicked at Forrest, who was in mid-air. Forrest raised his shield to block the attack.

"Idiot! I told you my attacks can't be defended!" Bored cursed as he saw the opponent raise their shield. Then he kicked the shield hard.

The foot made almost no sound on the shield. In fact, Forrest, whose entire body was enveloped in golden energy, didn't even feel much force coming from the shield.

But the next moment, an invisible force pierced through Forrest's body. Even Forrest's body, which could withstand a direct energy blast, couldn't withstand this invisible force; a shoe-print-like dent appeared in his stomach. The thick fog behind Forrest was temporarily dispelled by this invisible force that pierced through his body, but it quickly returned to normal.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood mixed with stomach acid in mid-air, and then fell backward. He fell silent after landing.

"See? My attack is undefendable!" Bored pointed at Forrest, who was lying on the ground again.

At the same time, a hundred-meter-long giant sword burning with terrifying heat was also swung towards Wuliao.

Seeing the immense power and incredible speed of the sword strike before him, Wu Liao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This sword feels pretty good! At least its power and speed are both adequate! But it still can't hurt me!"

Bored, as he spoke, suddenly appeared in front of Torus, who was wielding a greatsword, and simultaneously raised his foot. However, at the same moment, Reinhardt's sword light slashed directly towards Bored.

"That was a decent save!" Master Bored said to Reinhardt, "You two better watch out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them clutched their genitals again and collapsed in disbelief.

"As expected! Anyone who feels pain in their groin when kicked is no match for me!" Bored and helpless, I looked at the two people lying on the ground.

chapter Ten

"Damn, I didn't expect it to end like this." Bored, he looked at the two people lying on the ground and said, "Looks like we can only hope that there are some experts among the others."

But just as he finished his pointless remarks, Reinhardt suddenly stood up again: "What a joke! How could I possibly fall here!"

Unfortunately, no sooner had he finished speaking than Boredom appeared beside him and kicked him in the groin, shattering his groin armor. He was sent flying straight into the air before crashing heavily to the ground. At the same time, Boredom kicked his sword sheath into the distant ruins.

"You should just lie there! Besides, it's too late for you to say that." Bored, he looked at Reinhardt, who was falling from the sky and foaming at the mouth, and said, "You're already pretty good. You're the first person to be able to endure my groin kick five times."

“Alright, that’s how we’ve wiped out most of the players this time! Hahaha…” Ivan stepped forward, laughing as he looked at Bored, before collapsing to the ground once again.

"You can just lie there!" Bored and annoyed, he glanced at Ivan beside him. He had already died of old age, but unexpectedly, only two days after his death, that bastard summoned him, and as a Heroic Spirit no less! Keep in mind, he was a Buddhist! And now he'd become a Norse Heroic Spirit!

"Alright! Then could you please move those people lying on the ground now? They might still be of some use before we kill them. Ahahahaha!!! I suddenly thought of something interesting! Ahahahaha!" Although Ivan's body was twitching uncontrollably as he lay on the ground, a strange smile still lingered on his face.

"I wonder if you could tell this humble monk what kind of trick you're up to this time?" Bored looked at Evan, who was slowly getting up from the ground, with great interest.

"You can't tell! Even though your body is on my side, your heart isn't! Hahahaha! Didn't you just tell them a lot about us? Hahahaha! You shouldn't know anything more. Sometimes, games are more fun when they're kept secret!"

Meanwhile, on another part of the city, Captain Justice and the team of the Master of Miracles were fiddling with their communicators.

"It seems something's happened to Torus!" A bad feeling welled up in Captain Justice's heart as he saw that there was still no response from Torus on the communicator.

However, just as Captain Justice was saying this, his communicator rang.

"Hahahaha! Hello! My captain!" Ivan's image appeared in front of Captain Justice at this moment.

"Evan!" Captain Justice glared angrily at the man who made him grit his teeth.

"Don't even think about it, Mr. Torrus's entire team has been wiped out!" A bald man appeared before them.

"You're Master Boredom! What are you doing here?!" Captain Justice exclaimed in shock, staring at Master Boredom. Master Boredom, one of the world's most famous reclusive powerhouses, has special records within the Hero Association.

"Do I even need to ask? I became a Heroic Spirit and was awakened by this sinner! Because he's the one who awakened me, I'm on this madman's side this time," Bored said to Captain Justice.