Chapter 125: A Business Rival Appears
Chang Wei immediately analyzed the Ultimate Steroid and discovered that many of its ingredients were unique to the One Punch Man world.
In particular, a significant portion of the formula consisted of extracts from monster biological tissues.
He had long heard that monster corpses were sold on the black market. Many researchers were deeply interested in these remains and were willing to purchase them in bulk. However, he hadn't expected Fukegao to bankrupt himself over this. That single bottle of Ultimate Steroid was synthesized from the essence of hundreds of Tiger-level and even a dozen Demon-level monsters.
It was essentially a shortcut and a gamble—no wonder it had created a massive monstrosity.
But Chang Wei had already gotten what he wanted. Without hesitation, he thrust his hand through the Giant Younger Brother's skull. The monster let out a miserable scream, feeling as if something was being forcibly taken from him.
"No! That's mine!"
"That's my power!"
"I… The world's… strongest… power…"
The Giant Younger Brother howled, but his body rapidly shrank until he was fully absorbed by Chang Wei.
As for Fukegao, with the Giant Younger Brother vanishing into thin air and Chang Wei showing no intention of saving him, he screamed as he plummeted from a great height.
In that brief moment, his life flashed before his eyes like a reel of memories.
In the end, he hit the ground and was reduced to pulp.
Did he regret it in his final moments?
Probably not.
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Hero Association Headquarters, City A
The moment the giant appeared, the Hero Association headquarters quickly received the report and began monitoring the situation.
"Minister Xiqi, City D has been destroyed! The giant is now stepping into City B."
"What? City D has been destroyed? How long has it even been since the giant appeared? Half a minute? A minute? And the entire city is already gone?"
Xiqi was in disbelief. Just what level of disaster could instantly obliterate an entire city? A Dragon-level threat?
"Minister, based on the data from City D, the city has indeed been completely wiped out."
"…Alright. Keep monitoring the giant, issue an emergency evacuation alert for City B, determine the threat level as soon as possible, and deploy nearby heroes to eliminate the monster."
"Yes, Minister."
Maria and the others quickly began analyzing the giant.
"Minister, initial assessment indicates that the giant is a Demon-level threat."
"Understood. Announce the disaster level for City B immediately."
"Minister, if the giant is at the Demon level, we must deploy the top five A-rank heroes or an S-rank hero. Based on the latest hero activity reports, the nearest S-rank heroes are Silver Fang—Bang from City Z and Child Emperor from City Y."
"Bang and Child Emperor? Alright, notify them immediately and have them head to City B to eliminate the giant."
Xiqi quickly issued the order. Two S-class heroes should be enough to deal with a Demon-level monster, right?
But at that moment, new information came in.
"Minister Xiqi, the giant has disappeared!"
"…What?"
Xiqi's eyes widened in shock.
"Disappeared?"
"Yes. Based on the scene reports, the giant suddenly vanished without a trace."
Even the Hero Association's technicians were baffled by this unexpected development.
"We also detected the presence of the 'Mysterious Man.'"
The technician continued with another update.
The Mysterious Man was the nickname the Hero Association had given Chang Wei. Since they couldn't identify him or find any records of his existence, they simply referred to him as such.
"Him again?"
Xiqi sighed. It was a pity they still couldn't recruit him into the Hero Association. No matter how much they advertised, the man seemed completely uninterested.
Maybe he just didn't care about the Hero Association at all?
Xiqi could only feel regret.
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House of Evolution
Chang Wei returned to the House of Evolution and began studying the Ultimate Steroid with Genus.
"How did you get your hands on this?"
Genus asked, surprised.
"Found it lying around."
Chang Wei grinned.
"The materials aren't hard to obtain…"
Genus adjusted his glasses. He had also collected many monster parts and even sent out the House of Evolution creatures to hunt for materials. Now, he planned to create a prototype based on this Ultimate Steroid formula.
Thanks to this discovery, his mind was flooded with inspiration and wild ideas.
Chang Wei observed Genus's thoughts and envied his boundless creativity.
"Genus, we don't actually need to buy monster corpses. We can take them openly."
He suddenly said.
"Take them openly?"
Genus was puzzled. Wasn't sending monsters to hunt already considered taking them openly?
"Not like that. You have plenty of money, right? We can establish a Hero League. Then, we can have heroes hunt monsters for us, and we can collect the corpses legally."
Chang Wei chuckled.
In the original storyline, a New Hero Association had emerged to compete with the Hero Association. The Hero Association had assumed it was a monopoly and never cared about maintaining its reputation. They had become complacent.
But once the New Hero Association appeared, humanity suddenly had an alternative. Naturally, people started shifting their support. Even many heroes defected, proving that dissatisfaction with the Hero Association had always existed.
"A Hero League, huh?"
Genus had no objections. How could he? He was already under Chang Wei's control.
So, Genus soon invested all his savings into establishing the Hero League. He even hired Metal Knight to construct their headquarters—a building as sturdy as the post-destruction Hero Association tower in City A.
Metal Knight only cared about getting paid. He had no interest in what Chang Wei and Genus were planning.
The news of the Hero League's founding quickly reached the upper echelons of the Hero Association.
However, they weren't too worried. They controlled a vast number of heroes and had strong public support. They didn't see a newly established Hero League as a threat.
But they underestimated the Hero League's ability to shake things up—more specifically, Chang Wei's ability.
He single-handedly became a thousand people!
A thousand heroes were suddenly born, all highly disciplined and powerful.
Chang Wei gave them independent memories, slightly modified to ensure absolute loyalty to the Hero League.
After all, the Hero Association only had a few truly strong heroes.
Chang Wei assigned his new heroes martial artist identities, trained them in breathing techniques, and taught them his own original martial arts and swordsmanship.
Every single one of them was a warrior or a swordsman—far superior to most heroes in the Hero Association.
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