One Punch Man: Double Godly Start Chapter 074

As the Deep Sea King’s head hit the ground, Byakuya received the corresponding points reward.

To prevent the Deep Sea King from playing dead in the rain, he stepped forward and used a Rasengan to completely obliterate the Deep Sea King’s head.

“The strongest monster of the Sea Folk has been defeated! As expected of [Kamui], the 5th ranked S-Class hero. He perfectly resolved the Dragon-level disaster before, so it’s normal that this Demon-level disaster was nothing to him.”

Through the drone, the TV host excitedly announced the good news of Byakuya defeating the Deep Sea King.

“So, Mr. [Sweet Mask], what are your thoughts on this from a hero’s perspective?”

For the sake of the show’s ratings, the host immediately shifted the topic to the super popular guest, Sweet Mask.

“Excuse me, I am only a hero at the moment I fight evil. At other times, I am an actor and a model, and today I am here as a singer to promote my new song.”

Sweet Mask slowly said.

“Oh, I apologize then. Let’s talk about your new song instead.”

The host apologized.

Anyway, the monster had been dealt with, so their show could return to its original theme.

“However, if you insist that I say something, [Kamui]’s strength is truly formidable. He can defeat monsters quickly and elegantly. It would be even better if his character were equally admirable.”

Sweet Mask said directly.

He had originally wanted to use this opportunity to witness [Kamui]’s character. If Byakuya had taken the injured and unconscious heroes with him after realizing he couldn’t defeat the Deep Sea King, it would prove he possessed the character of a true hero.

Conversely, if he had only cared about escaping alone, then…

But Sweet Mask underestimated [Kamui]’s strength and overestimated the Deep Sea King’s ability.

Although [Kamui] had previously prevented the meteor from falling, a Dragon-level disaster, not many people had witnessed that scene firsthand.

Moreover, [Silverfang], [Metal Knight], and Genos, three S-Class heroes, were all present at the time. Unless one had a particularly clear understanding of the situation at the scene, it would be difficult to believe that it was [Kamui]’s sole effort.

“Mr. [Sweet Mask] is absolutely right.”

The host said with a smile.

“Wait, it seems there’s something unexpected happening…”

At this moment, the host noticed the drone footage switching.

There was certainly more than one drone dispatched, so the footage was switching between multiple drones.

A figure could be seen moving through various coastal areas, and with each transit, several Sea Folk would fall, like a flash of light harvesting enemies on the battlefield.

“This… This is footage from various coastal areas of J-City, right? Each area is clearly far apart, yet his speed is so fast?”

The host was so shocked that his glasses almost fell off.

Even the switching of the unmanned aerial vehicle’s footage couldn’t keep up with Byakuya’s speed, and in just a few moments, he was nowhere to be found.

In less than half a minute, Byakuya had wiped out all the Sea Folk in J-City’s coastal areas.

Thanks to the kunai he had left in various coastal areas beforehand, Byakuya was able to easily move between battlefields.

The C-Class and B-Class heroes who were still fighting against the Sea Folk soldiers were dumbfounded.

[Ding! Host defeated a “Tiger-level monster,” gaining a reward of: 10 points!]

[Ding! Host defeated a “Wolf-level monster,” gaining a reward of: 6 points!]

[…]

Aside from the Deep Sea King, the remaining Sea Folk were mostly Tiger-level and Wolf-level monsters.

And their numbers weren’t large. It’s unclear whether the Sea Folk only had this many, or if the Deep Sea King only brought this many of his kin to conquer the land.

All in all, among all the S-Class heroes, the Deep Sea King could only legitimately defeat the current [Puri-Puri Prisoner], which is why [Puri-Puri Prisoner] is usually ranked last in S-Class.

[Points: 200]

At this moment, Byakuya opened the system panel and took a look. He could see that he had gained a total of 200 points from resolving the Sea Folk crisis this time.

This result was quite satisfactory, mainly because the number of Sea Folk was a bit small.

It wasn’t until Byakuya had completely dealt with the Sea Folk that Genos arrived at the scene.

Upon arriving, he only saw the Deep Sea King’s corpse and the heroes lying on the ground.

Although he didn’t see his teacher, he guessed that this massive monster must have been dealt with by his teacher.

As for Saitama… he had just run all the way to J-City, and almost got lost along the way. It was precisely because he got lost that he was so much slower.

In the original work, Saitama’s tendency to get lost also meant he was almost always the last to arrive whenever something big happened.

…………

Afterward, thanks to the various footage captured by drones, Byakuya didn’t even need to actively report to the Hero Association. The relevant credit was naturally attributed to him.

However, since this was only a Demon-level disaster, and unlike the previous meteor crisis, it didn’t bring significant fame and benefits to the Hero Association.

Therefore, Byakuya’s ranking remained unchanged at S-Class Rank 5.

To put it bluntly, if it hadn’t been a disaster of the meteor crisis’s nature last time, an ordinary Dragon-level disaster would have been far from enough to make Byakuya instantly skyrocket to S-Class Rank 5.

The most typical example is [King], who almost completely took Saitama’s credit. He has accumulated quite a few Dragon-level disaster achievements, but he is only at S-Class Rank 7, and to be precise, he has now dropped to S-Class Rank 8.

This is the age-old “contribution” problem. Strength cannot determine ranking. The Hero Association values most the benefits the hero brings to the association. A perfectly resolved meteor crisis brought immense fame and wealth, so it was naturally very generous to let Byakuya instantly rise to S-Class Rank 5.

In contrast, the Sea Folk’s attack was just an ordinary Demon-level disaster and did not attract widespread public attention or impact, nor did it significantly boost the Hero Association’s fame or profits.

“Neither Saitama-sensei nor I made it in time this time. Sensei’s speed is truly too fast.”

Sitting in Byakuya’s living room, Genos sighed.

“It’s just that I have that kind of superpower. My speed isn’t actually that strong.”

Byakuya said modestly.

In terms of pure speed, how could he compare to Saitama, whose serious jump was supersonic? However, that would only make Saitama more prone to getting lost.

“Sensei is too humble.”

Genos said, “Speaking of which… there’s a life form outside the door. Is it a thief?”

“It shouldn’t be a thief. I’ll go check.”

Just as Byakuya was about to open the door and go out, he noticed a wisp of dark green hair peeking out from outside the window. He knew who it was at a glance.

“Fubuki… what are you doing there?”

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