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This is completely different from the warm and cozy feeling I had when I added points before!
This time, Lin Mo felt as if his body had become a volcano about to erupt, with every cell burning!
"Uh ah ah!"
Chapter 83 S-Class Hero "Bald Cape Man"!
The intense pain caused Lin Mo to let out a low growl. He braced himself on the ground with his hands, and veins bulged from his arms and neck.
He could clearly "hear" the creaking sound of his bones under the strain, as if they were being crushed and then reshaped; he could also feel his muscle fibers breaking one by one and then being replaced by stronger, more resilient new tissue.
His skin turned bright red, and the large amount of sweat that had just seeped out of his pores was instantly evaporated by the high temperature on his body surface, turning into white vapor that enveloped his entire body.
This process lasted for an unknown amount of time. When the heat finally subsided and was replaced by an even more powerful life force, Lin Mo collapsed onto the floor, exhausted, and gasped for air.
A faint smell of burning filled the room.
He slowly propped himself up, his clothes soaked with sweat, but he felt no fatigue whatsoever.
On the contrary, an unprecedented and powerful feeling, so strong that it made him want to roar to the sky, filled his entire body.
Lin Mo slowly clenched his fist.
As he closed his five fingers, the surrounding air seemed to emit a muffled hum.
He could sense an indescribable, terrifying power contained within that fist.
He stood up, and with a slight movement, his figure left a faint afterimage in the spot.
His neural reaction speed and dynamic vision have been improved exponentially.
Is this what it feels like to have 500 attribute points?
Lin Mo looked down at his hands, the powerful feeling was so real.
He consumed 123000 energy points, and still had over 20,000 points left in his account.
"Let's keep the rest for now," Lin Mo thought to himself.
"If we encounter monsters we can't beat in the future, we can give the Dragon-level energy bullet a maximum charge and use it as a last resort."
He rotated his arm, producing a series of crisp popping sounds.
At this moment, he was filled with the urge to test the limits of his own strength.
He really wanted to throw a normal punch at the wall in front of him, in his current state, to see what kind of damage it would cause.
But he had a strong intuition that the apartment building in front of him could not withstand a serious punch from him!
They might not even withstand a casual punch.
In the end, Lin Mo abandoned this dangerous idea.
He glanced at the room, which, though small, felt strangely familiar, and sighed helplessly.
Having lived here for so long, he's gotten used to it—the game console, the comics, the comfortable bed…
He would be very reluctant if his house were torn down because of a strength test, forcing him to move.
Left with no other choice, he picked up his phone, which was lying to the side, and turned on the screen.
In an instant, a massive amount of information flooded in like a tidal wave, and the internet was already in an uproar because of the events in City A.
The headlines of major news websites and social media platforms were all dominated by shocking headlines such as "[God-level Disaster] Alien Spaceship Invasion", "City A Reduced to Ruins", and "Largest Gathering of S-Class Heroes in History".
Countless photos and blurry videos from the scene went viral online, and amid the panic, people were also frantically discussing which hero had resolved this unprecedented disaster.
Soon, amidst great anticipation, the Hero Association's official announcement was published on all official channels with the highest level of authority.
In its announcement, the association first expressed its deepest condolences to all the victims of the disaster in City A with a somber tone, and pledged to use all resources to carry out subsequent rescue and urban reconstruction work as soon as possible.
The announcement then described the battle in relatively vague terms, highly praising all the S-class heroes who participated in the battle, calling them "a solid shield for human civilization."
Regarding the crucial question of "who will be the ultimate winner," the announcement stated:
"...At the most critical moment of the battle, A-class hero 'Bald Cape' Saitama, witnessed by S-class heroes KING and Silver Fang, demonstrated decisive power, successfully defeating the leader of the alien invaders and destroying their mothership, making the greatest contribution to the victory of this event."
"In recognition of his outstanding contributions to this disaster, the Hero Association leadership, after an emergency meeting, unanimously decided to promote Saitama, the A-class hero 'Bald Cape Man,' to S-class hero, with a provisional ranking of 18th."
"His heroic title... remains unchanged."
Seeing this, Lin Mo nodded, a look of approval on his face.
The association handled the situation cleverly; instead of giving all the credit to Saitama, they emphasized the testimonies of "KING" and "Bang".
In this way, Saitama's strength was affirmed, and King and Bang's enormous prestige in the hero world and among the public was utilized to provide the most authoritative endorsement for Saitama's "soaring to the sky," minimizing all possible doubts.
Sure enough, in the comments section below the announcement, although many people expressed shock and disbelief that an A-level hero could do such a thing, as soon as someone raised a question, even more people immediately refuted it:
"Is the person upstairs new? Didn't they see what the announcement said? This was witnessed by two big shots, KING and Silver Fang, themselves. How could it be fake?"
"That's right! Who is KING? The strongest man on Earth! Whoever he says did it, that's who did it! Why would he lie for an A-class hero?!"
"I've always suspected that this bald cape-wearing hero is no ordinary person! I was there during the meteorite incident in Z City, and he was definitely the one who did it! Now the truth has finally come out!"
"My God, a man recognized by both King and Silver Fang, just who is this bald cape-wearing hero?"
Seeing these comments, Lin Mo's last bit of worry disappeared.
"But seriously... is it true that the hero's title won't change?"
Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw the last sentence of the announcement. "Whose S-class hero is called 'Bald Cape Man'? Hahaha... This is just too much to be funny."
He could almost picture the stunned expression on Saitama's face when he saw the announcement.
"Now... those weirdos are going to suffer a lot." Lin Mo shook his head with a smile, but a hint of pity flashed in his eyes.
Saitama becoming an S-class hero means that his channels for receiving missions are no longer so limited, and more powerful monsters at the Demon and even Dragon levels will encounter him in the future.
With his style of "defeating any enemy with a single punch", he was undoubtedly a bloodbath for the entire monster world.
A legend known as "The Bald Cape Man" will become their most terrifying nightmare.
Chapter 84 Machine God G4
Long after the Boros incident, the reconstruction of City A is in full swing.
The online buzz surrounding the newly promoted S-class hero, "Bald Cape Man," shows no signs of abating.
Lin Mo's life returned to its former tranquility.
Aside from staying home every day to familiarize himself with that powerful body that was both familiar and unfamiliar, his main daily activities were going out to the supermarket to buy various foods or to the game store to see if there were any new releases.
The same is true today.
He was dressed in ordinary casual clothes, carrying an eco-friendly shopping bag, and strolling leisurely along a fairly well-maintained commercial street.
Lin Mo enjoyed this feeling.
It is precisely because I have witnessed apocalyptic scenes that I understand the preciousness of this ordinary daily life.
He recalled that when he first transmigrated, he didn't really have much of a desire for power; he only thought about how to live a peaceful life.
However, after repeatedly falling into crises, he realized how naive and childish his initial thoughts were.
In this world teeming with eccentrics, one's own strength is the foundation of everything.
It is wishful thinking to place all your hopes on others, especially when your own abilities are extremely inconsistent with your reputation.
After these few days of quiet life, he has a clearer goal—to protect this peace that he cherishes so much.
Lin Mo had just come out of a game store, happily putting a newly released fighting game into his shopping bag.
Just as he was humming a little tune, pondering whether to have beef hot pot or pork chop rice for dinner, a sudden, violent tremor came from the end of the street without warning!
The heavy footsteps made the whole street tremble.
The vibrations triggered all the car alarms on the roadside, and a cacophony of piercing sirens blared.
The smiles on the faces of pedestrians on the street froze instantly, replaced by uncontrollable terror.
This sudden change instantly ignited the fear in their hearts.
"what--!"
Screams and cries mingled together, turning the once bustling commercial street into chaos in just a few seconds.
Goods were scattered all over the ground, and there were figures pushing and falling everywhere.
Lin Mo stopped, his brows furrowed, and turned to look at the source of the tremor.
At the end of the street, a huge and ferocious metal figure crashed through the wall of a building and appeared in everyone's sight with heavy steps.
It was a tall, giant combat robot.
Its entire body is made of an unknown alloy, and the armor surface gleams with a cold metallic luster. The streamlined body design is full of violent and destructive aesthetics.
Its head has a huge single eye, which flashes with a scarlet light as it scans the chaotic crowd below.
The name instantly popped into Lin Mo's mind.
He never expected that simply going out to buy a game would lead him to stumble upon this crucial plot point from the original story.
"Target scan... Match confirmed: S-tier hero, KING."
A cold, electronically synthesized voice reverberated throughout the street through a high-powered loudspeaker.
"Based on the 'Organization' database's deep learning and real-time combat situation analysis, your threat level has been raised to the highest level. We are now executing the highest priority 'elimination' command against you."
G4's single eye precisely locked onto the calm-looking man carrying shopping bags in the crowd.
The chaos on the street came to an eerie pause at that moment.
All the citizens who were scattering and fleeing instinctively followed G4's gaze and looked at the figure standing in the middle of the street.
“That…that is…” a young man pointed, his voice trembling with uncertainty.
"It's KING! It's Mr. KING!" someone shouted first, their voice cracking with excitement.
"My God! The strongest man on Earth is right here! It's like a dream!"
When the crowd saw the three distinctive scars on Lin Mo's face, they gasped in disbelief.
The people who were terrified just a second ago seemed to have found their backbone, and their eyes instantly ignited with a fanatical flame.