Chapter 126: The Hero Association Collapses!
The emergence of the Hero League gave humanity a second choice, disrupting the plans of another organization that had been preparing to snatch business from the Hero Association.
They couldn't understand how the Hero League had managed to prepare so many heroes. Their own strategy relied on mechanical enhancements and corpse modifications to compete with the Hero Association, yet the Hero League suddenly appeared, fully equipped and ready. As a result, many heroes from the Hero Association found themselves with nothing to do.
More importantly, the heroes of the Hero League called themselves "superheroes"—wasn't that an outright insult to the heroes of the Hero Association?
However, after Chang Wei had a few hackers converted into human memory storage devices, he was able to acquire extensive evidence of the misdeeds of numerous corrupt heroes. Using the "Invisible Killler" to record footage, he exposed the disgraceful actions and scandals of the Hero Association's members.
For example, the TankTop Army, led by the S-Class hero TankTop Master, bullied lower-ranked heroes and engaged in organized thuggery.
Then there was the Blizzard Group. Hellish Blizzard, the top B-Class hero, aggressively recruited and gathered other B-Class heroes under her command. Those who refused to join faced suppression, making it nearly impossible for them to continue working as heroes.
"Unbelievable! I never expected Hellish Blizzard to be so beautiful yet so ruthless!"
"Well, she's not exactly evil. Those heroes were too weak to begin with. If they can't handle a little suppression, maybe they shouldn't be heroes at all."
"You're only saying that because you think she's attractive!"
"I used to be a victim of the TankTop Army. They would eat without paying and harass us constantly, especially TankTop Tiger and TankTop Black Hole..."
"I can't believe the Hero Association has so many corrupt members. Is this a Hero Association or a Villain Association?"
The evidence was overwhelming. This world had no concept of Photoshop, and Chang Wei had no need for such tricks—his footage was all genuine. That was why the exposure had such a massive impact. Even when some shameless individuals came forward, claiming it was all slander, the public wasn't so easily fooled.
The Hero Association's public relations department was overwhelmed. Sweet Mask was furious—he had worked tirelessly to build the concept of heroism and maintain the Hero Association's image, only for it to be completely ruined overnight!
This plunged the Hero Association into a crisis of trust. At the same time, a group of handsome, powerful, and charismatic heroes had appeared—heroes who swiftly and efficiently dealt with monsters every time. The choice was obvious: whom would the public support?
In less than two months, the Hero League had completely replaced the Hero Association. The association's upper management tried everything—slander, attacking Hero League members, even targeting its executives—but none of their schemes succeeded.
Meanwhile, the public noticed something: every time a monster appeared, it was eliminated within minutes. The Hero League's reputation skyrocketed, and with it, so did its financial support. Donations poured in at an unprecedented rate.
As the Hero Association collapsed, those who had suffered at its hands—whether through direct persecution or as victims of corrupt heroes—finally spoke out, becoming the final straw that broke the association's back.
This led some of the Hero Association's executives to withdraw their investments, hoping to cut their losses by investing in the Hero League instead.
However, the Hero League no longer needed external funding. Genus was wealthy, and his inventions alone were highly profitable.
For instance, his age-reversing technology had led to the development of the "Youth Elixir," which could restore a person's youth by a month per dose. Priced at 100 million yen per unit, it quickly gained traction among the ultra-wealthy. After a few successful trials, a flood of orders came in.
With this level of financial backing, the Hero League wasn't short on funds—if anything, they were making money faster than they could spend it.
Chang Wei was already considering establishing a city entirely owned by the Hero League.
At the same time, the Hero League was able to collect large quantities of monster corpses, allowing Genus to successfully develop the first sample of the Ultimate Steroid Formula.
"Let's see how effective it is."
After analyzing its composition, Genus had a cloned Ashura Kabuto consume the formula.
Chang Wei stood nearby, arms crossed, watching with anticipation.
Moments later, the Ashura Kabuto's body rapidly expanded, growing into a massive 10-meter-tall creature.
"Incredible!"
After conducting a few tests, Genus was astonished.
"Compared to beast soldiers, the Ashura Kabuto is far superior. This confirms that the Ultimate Steroid Formula is a viable path forward!"
"However, while the subject has grown stronger, the drastic change in size isn't ideal—it's not what I envisioned."
Genus frowned. He still held onto his dream of evolving all of humanity, not just turning them into oversized monsters.
This result was unsatisfactory. He had plenty of failed experiments like this and didn't place much value on them.
"Tastes good…"
Chang Wei had already absorbed the enhanced Ashura Kabuto.
For reference, the Giant Brother was worth over 100,000 Gene Points—his durability was so high that even after taking a punch from Saitama, his skull remained intact. At the very least, he was at the threshold of Dragon-level or possibly top-tier Dragon-level.
Yet this newly enhanced Ashura Kabuto was worth 180,000 Gene Points, a significant improvement.
Originally, the Ashura Kabuto had only been worth 90,000 Gene Points, meaning the Ultimate Steroid Formula had roughly doubled its strength.
Of course, Gene Points didn't always directly correlate to combat power, but they were influenced by strength, which had now been confirmed.
"Keep refining it."
Chang Wei instructed Genus.
"I will do my best!"
Genus confidently replied, stating that he could further improve the formula—though it would require more test subjects and experiments.
Chang Wei was intrigued. If the Ultimate Steroid Formula could be enhanced further, he was willing to try it himself.
After all, he had no concerns about side effects. His Divine Light Virus had an unparalleled digestion ability—there was no way an Ultimate Steroid Formula could disrupt it.
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J-City!
The Hero League received a distress call from civilians—reports of a massive number of monsters appearing along the coastline.
Many people had already been attacked.
As the chairman and leader of the Hero League, Chang Wei immediately knew the source of these monsters.
The Deep Sea Tribe had surfaced.
After the Underground People had been annihilated by Saitama, the Deep Sea Tribe had finally dared to come ashore.
This proved that the Underground People weren't as weak as they seemed—they had just encountered Saitama at his peak, which left them no chance to showcase their strength.
Similarly, the Sky King had only appeared after both the Underground People and the Deep Sea Tribe had been wiped out.
"Issue an emergency alert and summon all nearby heroes!"
Chang Wei ordered.
"Understood, Chairman!"
The Hero League immediately sprang into action. Loudspeakers installed across the city blared air-raid sirens, signaling the crisis.
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