Heroes Return

The Son of God was instantly killed by this sword strike, but he himself was unharmed. He just stared in shock at Lin Jie before falling to the ground.

That's right, on the ground.

Lin Jie's sword strike split the seawater in two, exposing the seabed and creating a path leading to the distant horizon.

'One sword splits the sea'

Unlike Kira's sword light, which returned to its original state the instant it sliced ​​through the seawater, Kira's sword light did not.

In fact, even after everyone watched Lin Jie leave, the seawater remained separated, showing no sign of closing up.

……

Zero has truly arrived, cleaving the heavens with a single sword strike and splitting the sea in two. This caused even the SS-rank warriors present to lose the will to continue fighting.

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Chapter Thirty Epilogue

It wasn't until Zero left for a while that everyone present gradually came to their senses.

"Ugh!" With a muffled groan, Claude's fist slammed into He Qi's handsome face.

"Why did you do this?" Claude said angrily. "I analyzed many people with similar powers to Zero, but I never thought of you! Do you know why?"

"..." He Qi, who had just been punched hard, was surprisingly silent.

"Speak up, you bastard! If it were the old Khalil Fry who valued faith above life, he would never have done something like this! Even if we faced the greatest difficulties, we would never impersonate someone else! What about your honor?" With that, Claude raised his fist again, but Kira stopped him.

“Never mind, Clyde,” Kira said to Clyde. “Although I don’t know what happened, five years is enough to change a lot of things. And you should know that Kira himself is also a victim.”

After saying that, Kira gave He Qi a deep look: "But that cannot be a reason for you to do this."

After saying that, Kira opened a portal and pulled Cloud into it, leaving He Qi standing there in a daze.

At this moment, He Qi's mind was still filled with the feeling of being face to face with Ling: "No wonder that woman could recognize me at a glance. There is no way that person could be impersonated."

Similarly, at this time, He Qi was not the only one in this state; there was another person in the same situation, and that person was the Son of God.

At this moment, the Son of God lay naked on the seabed, staring intently at the sky. The water, cleaved open by Lin Jie, showed no sign of returning to its original state. For the Son of God, this was perhaps the greatest humiliation of his life. His mind was still replaying that sword strike.

What kind of sword strike was that? It seemed ordinary, yet it was impossible to dodge; it appeared effortless, yet it contained immense power. Even now, the Son of God doesn't know how he survived that sword strike.

But what humiliated him most was that he survived, not because he dodged the sword, but because the person who wielded the sword let him go.

"What a bizarre power!" Captain Justice appeared beside the Child of God, looking at the water walls that seemed to defy the laws of physics on both sides: "If such power were used in dangerous places, it would pose an extremely terrible threat to all of humanity."

“Indeed, no matter who he is, we must think of a way to counter this power.” At this moment, the Son of God also came to his senses: “We absolutely cannot allow such a person who could threaten all of humanity to roam the world.”

"I'll discuss this with the World Government when I get back," Captain Justice said. "But before that, I need to investigate something!"

"Are you the one who betrayed the hero's information?" the Son of God asked. At the same time, a white robe appeared on his body, the mud and sand on his body disappeared, and he returned to his godlike appearance.

"Yes! I will absolutely not let that person get away with this." Captain Justice: "I wonder how Ivan is doing. Let's go back and check on him first."

“That’s right, but we need to arrest him first.” The Son of God said, looking at He Qi beside him.

"Looks like he's not going to resist anymore." Captain Justice also looked at He Qi: "Damn it! Why do I have to keep arresting my old comrades!"

"God has already arranged everything. When you make a decision, you must also accept your fate."

……

Meanwhile, in H City, numerous heroes were exploring the area where Lin Jie and Ivan had fought. They were then shocked to discover that all life in the area had vanished. Even single-celled microorganisms had disappeared; it had become a true death trap.

Rocky did not participate in exploring the battlefield at this time, but instead watched the battlefield from a distance.

"What is that?" Kira's voice came from beside Loki.

"Kira, are you injured? Are you badly injured?" Irene asked with concern as soon as she saw Kira and Cloud walking out of the portal.

"What is it?" Kira looked at Loki with a serious expression. "We've met Zero."

“I know,” Rocky said to Kira. “He’s here too.”

After saying that, Rocky pointed to the huge, withered ancient tree and said, "He also fought Ivan here."

"What on earth has that madman done now?" Kira looked at the enormous ancient tree with some surprise. "How is that madman doing now?"

“I don’t know, but he should be dead,” Rocky said. “Ivan is on that giant tree, so he should be dead for good.”

“No, I need to go check,” Kira said.

“No need.” Rocky pulled Kira back at this moment: “Even single-celled organisms in that area are dead. There’s no way anyone can be alive.”

"What did you say?" Kira looked at Rocky in surprise. "You mean Zero wiped out all the creatures in that area?"

“I don’t know, but there’s no doubt that it was Zero’s power,” Rocky said. “I saw him harvest all the souls in that area with my own eyes. Given Ibn’s original strength, there was no way he could have survived.”

"Is that so?" Upon hearing Loki's words, Zero's image involuntarily appeared in Kira's mind again: "He really is a death god-like person. I've realized I've made a huge mistake."

“I know, me too,” Rocky said. “We’ve all underestimated Zero.”

"What do we do next?" Kira asked.

“Who knows? Let’s find our companions who went missing in the last five years first,” Rocky said.

“I agree. Let’s go. The Son of God and Captain Justice should be back soon.” Kira said to Loki, “Also, what is the true identity of that fake Zero?”

"What?" Rocky was surprised by Kira's words: "Five years has really changed a lot of things."

With this inexplicable feeling, Rocky, Killer, and the others disappeared into a portal.

Not long after the group disappeared, Captain Justice and the Son of God appeared in the sky. The two looked at the huge withered tree with some surprise, and then they saw the figure of Torus on a tree trunk. Next to Torus lay a corpse, the corpse of Ivan.

"Did you kill Ivan?" the Son of God asked, looking at Torus.

“No, it’s zero,” Torus replied.

“Really? I knew it.” Captain Justice said, “We saw the real Zero, and we also caught the fake Zero.”

"Is that so?" Torus didn't seem to care about the matter.

"That fake Zero is actually your old friend," the Son of God said to Torus. "He's that movie star named He Qi."

"What!" Torus looked up in surprise upon hearing this. "Are you serious?"

“Yes, the real Zero tore off his disguise with his own hands,” Captain Justice said. “He also destroyed the cloak.”

"Is that so..." Hearing Captain Justice's words, Torus couldn't help but feel a little deflated. In just over five years, everything had changed dramatically. At this moment, Torus began to miss the days when they risked their lives together. Although it was dangerous, everyone's purpose was simple, and every hero's thoughts were the same.

"By the way, keep Ivan's body safe. Also, I need to warn those reporters," the Son of God said to the two men. "The fact that the real Zero has appeared is not something the public should know right now."

"..."

……

At the top of the building, Anya suddenly opened her eyes, looking around blankly, only to find herself lying in a stairwell, covered with a man's clothes.

Anya had seen this outfit before; it was worn by the man named Lin Jie.

“It seems that I fainted because of the continuous use of Judgment.” Anya said, pulling down her coat. “But that man didn’t take the opportunity to finish me off. Come to think of it, I seemed to vaguely sense Lord Zero’s presence before I lost consciousness.”

“Zero has indeed appeared, Miss.” A man wearing a headscarf and a mask appeared behind Anya; it was the Hand of God: “We’ve finally found you, Miss.”

"What did you just say?" Anya immediately turned around excitedly and asked, "No wonder I could sense Lord Zero's presence! Where is Lord Zero now?"

"I don't know. They disappeared after killing Ivan," said the Hand of God. "What do you plan to do?"

“Of course we’re going to find Lord Zero!” Anya said. “Let’s go, I’m not going to waste my time here.”

Anya then looked at the clothes in her hand: "Although this man is not bad, now that Lord Zero has appeared, there is no time to deal with him. I will kill him after I find Lord Zero."

While muttering to herself, Anya jumped onto her flying carpet and said to the Hand of God, "You go, I'm going to go and see the place where Lord Zero last appeared."

After watching the two disappear, Lin Jie breathed a sigh of relief. Although it wasn't quite the scenario he had imagined—where revealing his identity would immediately lead to a beautiful woman throwing herself at him—at least for a while, this woman shouldn't be causing him any trouble.

"Come out, I know you're spying on me." With a sigh of relief, Lin Jie's gaze fell on a figure in a coffee shop not far away.

"Hello, Mr. Zero." As soon as Lin Jie spoke, a beautiful girl appeared in his line of sight. The girl held an exquisite folding fan in her hand, and her long golden hair cascaded down to her waist. She wore a beautiful and expensive dress: "I just heard that there was a Mr. Zero in H City, so I thought I'd try my luck. I never expected to find the real Mr. Zero here. How lucky I am! Speaking of which, I'm a fan of yours."

The girl made several cute expressions as she spoke.

"Who are you?" Lin Jie asked, looking at the girl. "If you don't explain, I wouldn't mind killing your sister to prove my Dao."

“You won’t,” the girl smiled elegantly at Lin Jie. “You are the greatest superhero in the world.”

"Who exactly is he?" Lin Jie asked, taking out his iron rod. "If you don't tell me, I don't mind showing you the power of this divine weapon."

"He really is an impatient man," the girl said, looking at Lin Jie. "But I don't dislike impatient men."

The girl's expression turned serious: "I am Angela, the chairperson of the World Hero Academy in District M. I am here because I admire you. Don't worry, I will keep your identity a secret. However, I have another request that I hope you can grant."

As she spoke, the girl bowed deeply to Lin Jie.

"What are your requirements?" Lin Jie asked.

“It’s a request,” the girl said. “I wouldn’t dare make a request of you, but I do hope that you can come to the academy in 20 days to serve as a student mentor for Class S for a period of time.”

Lin Jie did not speak after hearing her words.

“It won’t take too long, just two months… no, one month will do,” Angela said. “I’m really looking forward to seeing what kind of heroes Lord Zero will train.”

“Okay, I agree,” Lin Jie said without hesitation.

"So it really won't work? But..." Angela said at this moment, then realized that Lin Jie had actually agreed. She had prepared some arguments to argue, but now they were useless: "Huh?? You just agreed?"

"Didn't you invite me?" Lin Jie said, "But you'll have to reimburse my travel expenses."

“I will arrange the best luxury vacation cruise for you, ensuring your complete satisfaction,” Angela quickly said.

"Then it's settled."

Why did Lin Jie agree so quickly?

Putting aside all the pretty girls in tight-fitting clothes from that academy, the key point is that Dong Xue'er was there too!!!

Lin Jie, who had just lost another girl, was really looking for a girl to comfort him. Then he suddenly heard that there was an opportunity to go to a world-class hero academy with lots of girls, including his old flame. Lin Jie agreed without thinking.

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Chapter 30.5

Deep in the ocean, a little-known underwater base is located.