A mob of clones

Chapter 494: Unsuccessful Confrontation, the Lost House of Evolution

Looking at the terrifying low pressure all over his body, but standing there it was as if there was a fist of fog core from the deep sea rushing towards him. The turbellarian swallowed hard, but thinking of his own abilities, he still gritted his teeth and roared forward to show his strength.

"Damn it! The flea man is dead!"

"Everyone, get started! Let's do it together!"

"Although this guy is very powerful, he may not be able to kill us all before his strength is exhausted."

But basically, the moment he finished speaking...

"Peng~peng~peng~peng~peng~"

Five loud roars sounded almost simultaneously in this small apartment building.

The turbellarian man only felt five strong winds suddenly flying past him, and finally five streaks of flesh and blood that burst out like fireworks directly covered the dozen or so turbellarian men around him.

The planarians turned their heads stiffly, and then saw five figures embedded in the wall behind them.

Looking at the blood and bones covering the entire wall, cold sweat kept pouring out of my face like a shower.

Even so, he continued to comfort himself in his heart.

"It's okay, it's okay. This level of attack can't kill me. I will just grow bigger. If you can't cut me into plasticine, I will be able to grow big or small..."

"Tear~"

……

Looking at the countless sea fish shikigami in front of him, each of which had a piece of flesh and blood about the size of a bullet pen tip in its mouth, Yiquan Mist Core shook his head slightly, and with a light flick of his fingers, all the flesh and blood in front of him disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, he turned his head and looked outside his door, looking at the figure who had been standing at the door without speaking or making any other movements since he arrived and the door was broken open, and asked:
"Mr. Sweet Mask?"

Sweetheart Mask, who heard his name being called out at the door, seemed to have just woken up from a dream. He shook his head slightly, then reached out and pulled off the mask on his face, smiled and nodded:
"It's me~, I heard there's a new S-class hero, so I wanted to come and take a look. I hope I didn't disturb you just now."

Sweetheart Mask came up and explained part of the reason for his arrival.

However, the focus was not on this and Yiquan Mist Core didn't care about it. He shrugged slightly and went straight to the point.

"So Mr. Sweet Mask~, are you here to test me?"

In response to this, Sweetheart Mask showed a little surprise.

"Oh~, you actually knew that? Did the person in charge of the association tell you?"

"No, he just hinted at it but didn't say it explicitly."

"But if you think about it, it was fine when the Hero Association was still in its development stage, but now that it has entered a stable stage, how can there be no assessment standards to become an S-class hero?"

"And you just happened to come at this time~, what's your purpose? I know it without thinking..."

Although what he said about One Punch Mist Core was nonsense, after he said this, the Sweetheart Mask on the opposite side clearly showed an expression of appreciation.

At this moment, he nodded slightly and said:

"That's right~. In the past, people didn't have a systematic way to protect themselves. When they were desperate, they sought help from all kinds of people. At that time, safety was naturally the first priority, and assessments could be put aside for the time being."

“But now that the system has stabilized, it is absolutely necessary to establish a standard assessment mechanism.”

“It’s good to have this kind of awareness and consciousness…”

Looking at the sweet mask in front of him that said "I'm optimistic about you, young man", the corner of his mouth twitched, and he felt a little cold for no reason. He quickly waved his hand and said:

"Well, if my guess is correct, let's get started now."

"It just so happens that the suburbs of City X are not far from here. If we walk faster, we should be able to make a round trip in half an hour."

As he spoke, Yiquan Mist Core walked up to the broken window, stepped on the window frame, and waved to the Sweetheart Mask behind him:

"It just so happens that I also want to see what my strength level is in the Hero Association?"

However, the Sweetheart Mask on the opposite side did not have the direct and straightforward impression he had imagined, but smiled and waved his hand.

"That's not the case~"

A punch to the mist core: "?"

"I have already seen your strength just now."

"You are qualified to be an S-class hero in terms of both methods and ideas."

"At least in my eyes, you have passed the assessment."

"I'm actually just here on the way. In two hours, I will be holding a concert at the celebrity venue in City X."

"I need to go touch up my makeup an hour and a half early."

"If I add the time I have to spend on the journey, I'm afraid I'll miss our original plans if I go to the suburbs with you."

"I can't let my fans down, so I'm really sorry~ Junior, if you really want to see my strength, then we can make an appointment in two days."

Listening to the reason for Sweetheart Mask's refusal, Yiquan Mist Core looked suspicious.

In the past two days, One Punch Mist Core has been waiting for Sweetheart Mask to challenge him for a PK. He has also paid close attention to the news about this guy. How come he doesn’t know that this guy will have a concert soon?
Then he reached out, took out his cell phone and searched it.

Sweet Mask is not only the number one A-level member of the Hero Association, but he is also a big star. Wherever he goes, he is inevitably accompanied by various news hotspots.

Therefore, the One Punch Mist Core can basically hit the target with every search.

Then he was speechless to find that what this guy said was actually true.

Moreover, BYD released this message at 12 o'clock yesterday morning.

Yiquan Wuhe looked at the current time again. It was ten o'clock in the morning.

I just sent a message last night saying that I would go to City X for a performance, but the concert was going to start at 12 o'clock the next morning...

"Damn it! They completed the ticket sales, pre-conference preparations, and venue layout in just 12 hours. Even if the technology in this world is slightly better than the real world, this is a bit too outrageous..."

Of course, although Yiquan Mist Core thought so speechlessly, considering the industrial speed of this world, which can make a forest of steel grow again on a piece of ruins in about a week or two, he suddenly felt that this time arrangement was very reasonable.

Whether something is outrageous or not depends mainly on the comparison...

Sweet Mask had explained the reason to him so politely. Although One Punch Mist Core had other ideas, he couldn't say anything more and could only watch the other party leave.

However, after watching Sweetheart Mask get into a car and disappear at the end of his sight, he looked up at his house which was completely in a mess and shook his head helplessly.

"Fortunately, if you join the Hero Association as an S-class hero, you will get a luxury house as a gift."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll have to run to Z City to keep company with Saitama."

But imagine that there is a monster association under your feet. You might pass by guys like black sperm, ugly president, centipede immortal, and hero every now and then.

Maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to run into the Homeless Emperor and the Big Snake, and directly attract the attention of that god whose strength is unknown. One Punch Mist Core decisively shook his head and gave up this option which is common in other One Punch Man fan fictions.

Saitama is very strong, but his One Punch Mist Core is not like King's summoning technique of a bald devil.

He can't possibly stay with Saitama 24 hours a day...

Places like Z City's No Man's Land are worth visiting occasionally when on a regional diet. As for living there, there's no need...

"I have been preparing for this test of becoming an S-class hero for some time."

"I passed the test, but I felt like something was missing without the battle with Sweet Mask."

Muttering to himself, the Mist Core stretched out his hand and made a slight move, and tiny pieces of flesh reappeared in the air.

And that was just a normal vision. If you looked from One Punch Mist Core's perspective, you would find that what gathered around him were actually a bunch of palm-sized sharks.

These are some ordinary small sharks under the gaze of whales. In the eyes of weak creatures, some powerful creatures will appear even more powerful, while in the eyes of more powerful creatures, it is just the opposite.

Generally, these relatively small fish individuals are used to familiarize themselves with the attack patterns of these creatures, so as to better hunt the enlarged versions of the Shikigami.

I just didn’t expect that even these little things would have some unexpected uses.

Looking at the small sharks in front of him swallowing one after another, each piece of planarian human flesh was no more than the size of a little finger nail at the end of the month, and Yiquan Wuhe raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

"It was also thanks to this guy's kindness that he thought it was too much trouble for me to kill him, so he told me his weakness directly. Otherwise, if he could be resurrected by leaving behind a piece of flesh the size of a rubber, I'm afraid this guy would have escaped and I wouldn't even know..."

He stretched out his hand and made the small sharks in front of him spit out the flesh and blood in their stomachs, letting them slowly pile up together to form a small mountain of meat in front of him.

Looking at the mountain of flesh in front of him, Yiquan Wuhe smiled, stretched out his hand, took out his cell phone and called the person in charge of City X, while his other hand reached out to the flesh body beside him.

"I was just thinking about how to find the exact location of the House of Evolution."

"It's just right now~"

"Now let me see what the difference is between a modified monster and other monsters~, let me see your birth..."

While thinking in his heart, Yiquan Mist Core also called the president of the Hero Association... "Um~, I should have passed the S-level review, about the matter of the villa..."

……

In the world of One Punch Man, W City, the House of Evolution.

In a dimly lit office...

"Dangdangdang~"

There was a loud knock on the door, but there was no immediate response from inside the office.

About twenty or thirty seconds later, something seemed to have ended in the office, and a slightly tired voice was heard.

"Come in~"

"Squeak~"

A clone in a hospital gown pushed the door open and walked in. He was buried in a pile of books and equipment in the office, constantly busying himself. He had dark circles under his eyes. For a moment, no one dared to speak to him and disturb him.

It was not until a moment later that the figure slowly stood up from the pile of books, stretched his waist vigorously, and made a crackling sound. Then he spoke carefully:

"Main body~, are you okay?"

"You look like you've been lacking some rest."

"No! It's just a necessary sacrifice for research. For example, I have already come up with some ideas for the two-headed monster, and I have almost summarized the reasons for the previous failure on the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle. We can proceed according to this plan in the next two days."

As he spoke, Dr. Kinos took out a notebook from the pile of notebooks in front of him and handed it to the clone in front of him.

After doing all this, he pulled out a needle-free injection from a pile of messy equipment, and gave himself an intravenous injection. After a moment, his expression returned to normal, and he turned his head to look at his clone and said:

"Are you talking about some new changes in the experiment? I don't think I called you over."

In response to this, the clone quickly straightened his body, bowed slightly and said:

"Yes~"

"Just now, the Turbots found the address of the new S-class hero."

Hearing this, Dr. Kinos paused for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something and spoke:

"Oh, the new hero didn't live in the villa assigned by the Hero Association, so where is he?"

"In the apartment building where he originally lived,"

Hearing this, Dr. Kinos couldn't help but frown.

"But I remember that area was damaged and turned into a dangerous building. Will it be demolished and rebuilt soon?"

"There's no other residents, and there's no supermarket or other supporting businesses. He lives there alone?"

"Yes, the turbellarians also didn't think of this, so it took them several days to find their location."

Hearing this, Dr. Kinos nodded slightly.

"Another fellow who calls himself an ascetic?"

Dr. Kinos didn't mind it. The original time to complete the task was extended from one day to four or five days.

Anyway, experiments are not limited to a temporary period of time.

Therefore, after hearing all this, there was no big emotion on his face, and he nodded slightly:
"Where's that person? When can he be brought back?"

However, the clone showed a bit of embarrassment on his face. He hesitated for a moment, but still spoke up:

“I can’t bring it back…”

Dr. Kinos: “Hmm?”

"What do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says. The worm people, the mantis shrimp people, the ant people, the turtle people, all failed..."

"A fatal blow..."

Hearing this, Dr. Kinos looked incredulous.

"How is that possible? He's just a new S-class hero! According to the reaction of the energy source, he doesn't even reach the highest theoretical threshold of the latest experimental subject Mosquito Girl that was just released!"

However, his exclamation did not alarm the clone in front of him. He reached out and raised his glasses and continued speaking.

"Also, Main Body, there is one more thing..."

Dr. Kinos gritted his teeth slightly.

"Say!"

"Because the Turbots didn't find the real address of this newly promoted S-class hero, they destroyed the villa assigned to him by the Hero Association when they were preparing for the attack."

Hearing this, Dr. Kinos's emotions, which had just calmed down slightly, suddenly began to rise again. He frowned and said in a bad tone:

"Why are you telling me about such a trivial matter? Didn't I allow this matter in the first place? Isn't there anything more important to report?"

In response, the clone reached out and lifted his glasses slightly. The dim light in the room shone on the lenses of his glasses, reflecting two rays of light, making it impossible for Dr. Kinos in front of him to see his eyes.

"More important information, of course~"

"Just five minutes ago, a terrifying energy source erupted in City X."

"It is flying in a straight line towards City W. And according to the direction of the energy source, its destination is exactly the House of Evolution."

"Based on the location of the initial energy reaction, we determined that the energy reaction came from the newly promoted S-class hero."

"He may have used some unknown means to find the location of the House of Evolution through those experimental subjects."

At this point, Dr. Kinos's expression really changed. If he had been a little surprised at his misjudgment before, now he was really shocked.

Although he has super intelligence, his own strength is still just that of an ordinary person. Facing those strong people who can become S-level heroes, he will basically die if he touches them or rubs against them.

With the speed at which those people with super powers travel, even if x and w are separated by one or two cities, it would probably not take several hours to get here.

This period of time is obviously not enough for them to evolve and remove all their belongings.

Therefore, without any hesitation, Dr. Kinos waved his hand and gave the order:

"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?!"

"Where's the Beast King?! Where's the Earth Dragon?! Where's the Mantis Man and the Armored Gorilla!!"

"Hurry up and send them all outside to prepare to meet the enemy. We must stop them outside the House of Evolution."

Hearing the order from the "original" in front of him, the clone in front of him reached out and lifted his glasses and spoke to comfort him:

"Actually, you don't have to be so anxious. We still have time. Take your time~"

Hearing this, Dr. Kinos took two deep breaths, managed to calm down, and then nodded.

"Yes, even if he flies a supersonic plane, it will take some time to get here. We still have time to prepare!"

"Call the Beast King and the others over now!"

"Let's plan how to deal with the invading enemy."

As he spoke, Dr. Kinos turned around and pushed aside a large pile of documents in front of him, revealing a computer buried inside the documents. He had been immersed in his research and had not noticed that there were so many letters on the computer.

Dr. Kinos clicked on one of them, and as expected, he saw what the clone behind him had just said.

I'm afraid the clones saw that he hadn't responded, so they sent someone up to inquire about the situation.

Thinking of this, he glanced at the pile of various reports, but he was not in the mood to read them, so he asked directly:

"How long do we have now?"

However, facing the electric brain, Dr. Kinos did not notice that the "clone" behind him had a faint smile on his face.

"We still have a lot of time, but now you don't have time anymore..."

When Dr. Kinos first heard this, he didn't realize there was anything wrong, but when a strong hand suddenly pulled up the back of his collar, the picture in front of his eyes turned upside down, and finally he looked into a pair of dark eyes. He just saw a person who was familiar yet strange to him.

But at this time he didn't understand what he said. A voice that seemed to come from the underworld slowly reached his ears.

"Just now you seemed to say that you allowed the destruction of my villa..."

……

(End of this chapter)