Starting from one punch, I will not be a human being Chapter 001

(While my mind was fermenting)

One-Punch Man world.

Z City, underground, Monster Association.

“Hurry up, no dawdling! If we delay the cadres’ meal, we’ll all die!”

In the dark and damp tunnel, a greasy cockroach-headed monster was waving its antennae, urging in a sharp voice.

The air deep underground was cold and foul-smelling, and the old, poorly maintained lights flickered, barely illuminating five oddly shaped…

Monsters!

These five monsters varied in strength, but according to the five disaster levels of “Wolf”, “Tiger”, “Demon”, “Dragon”, and “God”, they were all the lowest-level ordinary Wolf-level monsters!

They were cannon fodder among cannon fodder!

At this moment, they were laboriously dragging a huge, unknown biological corpse that reeked of blood. The mucus and blood on the corpse trailed long marks on the artificially constructed brick and stone ground, and heavy footsteps echoed in the tunnel.

Han Sen, clad in a black carapace, was mixed in at the end of the team, his eyes vacant, his mind frantically complaining.

—I was just enjoying a hotpot and singing songs, and I actually transmigrated!

—Not only did I transmigrate into the dangerous world of One-Punch Man, where battle power is out of whack, but I also became the lowest-level Wolf-level cannon fodder in the Monster Association!

This beginning is simply hellish difficulty!

(T﹏T)

I thought such a crappy start was already bad enough, but I didn’t expect the first mission to be—

To deliver food to the Dragon-level cadre, “Overgrown Rover”!

That’s right, it’s that six-eyed black big dog from the manga that was beaten by Teacher Saitama until it doubted its dog life, and eventually became a pet!

In the manga, the shrunken Rover looks cute and even a little silly.

But what Han Sen and the others were about to face… was that genuine Dragon-level ferocious beast!

A terrifying existence that could level a city with a few energy blasts!

Let alone Han Sen, a newbie who had just transmigrated, even if the five miscellaneous monsters present were combined, they wouldn’t be enough to fill that monster’s teeth!

It was said that among the monsters who had previously carried out this mission, very few returned alive.

Clearly, the delivery monsters were also part of the food chain!

Seeing that he was very likely… no, almost certainly going to become an appetizer for the Dragon-level big dog, Han Sen had no desire to communicate with this group of crooked, ugly new colleagues, and he was screaming frantically in his heart—

—Where’s my golden finger?

—Where’s System Daddy?

—Save me!

Perhaps the distorted rules of the One-Punch Man world were particularly friendly to transmigrators, or perhaps his will to survive was too strong, a pleasant notification sound suddenly rang in his mind.

[Ding! Detecting that the host’s life is about to face extreme threat, survival instinct activating…]

[No Longer Human System bound successfully!]

“Hiss—”

Han Sen gasped on the spot, almost crying out.

His heart pounded, not from fear, but from excitement!

—Holy crap, it’s real!

A new lease on life!

[—No Longer Human System—]

[Host: Han Sen]

[Current Race: Monster (Unknown Insectoid Mutation)]

[Disaster Level: Wolf (Mid)]

(Note: Disaster level classification: Wolf, Tiger, Demon, Dragon, God, each level refined: Shame, Low, Mid, High, Peak.)

[—Ability List—]

[Innate Abilities: 1]

[ 1, 「Hardened Carapace (N)」 Lv 3: A hard carapace formed by mutation after consuming 「Monster Cells」, its hardness comparable to steel.]

[Ability Slots: 5/5]

[Origin Points: 0]

[———E N D———]

A flood of information poured into Han Sen’s mind, and he instantly understood the function of the golden finger.

The “No Longer Human System”!

As the name suggests, it’s a system that can only be awakened after one is no longer human!

Its core function is to replicate the extraordinary abilities of non-human life forms, record them in the system’s ability slots, and then upgrade them by consuming “Origin Points”!

Extraordinary abilities are categorized by rarity, from low to high—

[N (Normal), Common, White.]

[R (Rare), Rare, Blue.]

[SR (Super Rare), Super Rare, Purple.]

[SSR (Superior Super Rare), Special Super Rare, Gold.]

[UR (Ultra Rare), Extremely Rare, Red.]

The higher the ability level, the more Origin Points are consumed for each upgrade.

The initial number of ability slots is 5, increasing synchronously with strength.

The stronger one is, the more replicated abilities one can possess simultaneously!

Replicated abilities start at Lv 1, and upon reaching Lv 10, they can be fully integrated into oneself, no longer occupying an ability slot, and can even break through their original limits!

The condition for replication is direct contact with the target, and the raw material for upgrading, Origin Points, is the condensation of pure life force!

The system explicitly states that Origin Points do not necessarily require the host’s own life force.

Understood!

Fast forward to killing monsters for points, infinite upgrades!

Having sorted out the system information, Han Sen looked at the stinking monster colleagues beside him again, and suddenly felt that they had become quite pleasing to the eye.

The greasy cockroach monster, the malnourished rooster monster, the radiated fish monster emitting numbing radiation, the dirty one-eared rat monster…

Although these guys looked ugly, they were all walking Origin Points!

“Hey, you new guy!”

Just then, the greasy cockroach-headed monster beside Han Sen suddenly turned its head, its disgusting compound eyes staring at Han Sen, its tone carrying an air of taken-for-granted imperiousness.

“Looking at your carapace, you should be one of our insectoid monsters, right?”

“You’ll be the one to deliver the food later, understand? This is an opportunity from your senior, don’t be ungrateful!”

Han Sen: ?

He couldn’t help but look down at himself—

A human-like body, well-proportioned and slender.

His entire body was covered in a black, keratinized exoskeleton covered with ferocious spikes, and his hands were also covered with hard armor bearing sharp claws.

In his perception, two black, stag beetle-like horns grew on top of his head.

At first glance, it did look like sturdy battle armor evolved from an insect carapace.

However…

Just because of a similar appearance, you’re going to use your seniority to send me to my death?

Am I giving you too much face?!

As Han Sen looked, the cockroach monster beside him had a threatening look in its eyes, and the other three monster colleagues were full of approval, their not-so-intelligent eyes showing urging and schadenfreude.

However, Han Sen wasn’t focused on their ugly faces, but on the basic information that popped up next to their heads like NPCs—

[Monster: Mutated Cockroach]

[Disaster Level: Wolf (Low)]

[Ability: 「Basic Regeneration (N)」: Accelerates wound healing and energy recovery, consumes a large amount of life force to slowly regenerate lost limbs.]

[Monster: Iron Rooster | Disaster Level: Wolf (Shame) | Abilities: 1, 「Crow (N) 」, 2, 「Steel Feathers (N)」…]

[Monster: Radiation Fish | Disaster Level: Wolf (Shame) | Ability: 「Forceful Leap (N)」…]

[Monster: One-Eared Rat | Disaster Level: Wolf (Shame) | Ability: 「Sharp Incisors (N)」…]

This was a system- (built-in) detection function, but it could only detect monsters weaker than Han Sen, or of similar strength.

The ability information of true powerhouses would only appear upon contact.

Han Sen: “…”

(ー`´ー)

It’s hard!

My fist is hard!

Indeed, there are all sorts of people in the world, as expected of the Monster Association, where it’s easy to find a bunch of hidden talents and foolish individuals.

Among the four monsters, only the mutated cockroach’s “Basic Regeneration” was somewhat interesting, as it was a relatively rare regeneration ability.

However…

There are differences even among Wolf-level monsters!

Han Sen’s current strength was judged by the system to be Mid-Wolf level, seemingly neither high nor low, but in reality, not that strong.

But everything needs a contrast.

Compared to the monster colleagues present, Han Sen suddenly felt that his Mid-Wolf level strength wasn’t so bad after all.

“Yare yare daze… What are you barking about?”

Unconsciously using his previous verbal tic, Han Sen’s black body exuded a strange aura, his gaze slightly cold, filled with killing intent!

Before transmigrating, he had spent a long time on a certain platform watching videos of breaking swords, cooking, trimming donkey hooves, building shelters in the wilderness… practicing various boxing styles and sword moves!

Lying at home, martial arts grew in his heart!

It could be said that he had already gathered the strengths of a hundred schools.

Now that he had transmigrated into a monster, possessing a physique and speed far exceeding his human self, Han Sen felt…

My fists might not be useless!

Besides, we’re all Wolf-level, and your rank is even lower than mine, so what the hell am I afraid of?!

“Temee… What did you say?!”

The mutated cockroach didn’t expect this new cannon fodder to dare talk back. Its greasy antennae twitched violently, its face contorted in a ferocious expression, just about to erupt.

Suddenly!

An indescribably terrifying heatwave, like an overwhelming tsunami, surged madly from deep within the tunnel ahead!

“Ugh!”

“Ro… Rover-sama!”

The ferocity on the cockroach monster’s face was instantly replaced by extreme terror, all six of its legs shaking frantically!

The other three Shame-Wolf monsters weren’t much better, collapsing to the ground, emitting meaningless wails!

Rumble…!

Rumble…!

Rumble…!

Heavy footsteps, as if capable of shattering the earth’s crust, approached from afar, each step causing the ground to tremble violently.

Bits of (rubble) fell from above, hitting the monsters’ carapaces or fur!

A suffocating, terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire space!

Including Han Sen, the five Wolf-level monsters instantly froze, as if their throats were being gripped by an invisible giant hand!

The light at the end of the tunnel was obscured by an immense shadow, like a moving mountain…

Slowly approaching…!!

…

…

In the darkness at the end of the tunnel, six burning, scorching points of light suddenly ignited, like demonic eyes gazing from the depths of hell!

A terrifying aura rushed forth!

As the mountain-like black shadow slowly approached, a terrifying giant beast with a ferocious appearance gradually emerged!

Its entire body was covered in coarse black fur, each strand distinct like steel needles. Six eyes, burning with flames, were embedded in its monstrously large head, exuding a terrifying pressure capable of freezing one’s soul!

Monster Association, Dragon-level cadre—

“Overgrown Rover”!

Appeared!

Rover’s massive head lowered slightly, its six eyes rotating curiously, sweeping over the tiny, insect-like delivery monsters at its feet, as if looking at a few moving appetizers.

(❍❍❍ᴥ❍❍❍ʋ)

A suffocating feeling!

Although it showed no obvious hostility, no roaring, no attacking, the sheer terrifying pressure brought by the crushing difference in life levels made the air seem to solidify into glue!

The temperature in the tunnel plummeted, and a bone-chilling cold shot straight from the tailbone to the crown of his head!

The shadow of death instantly descended, Han Sen felt his heart stop, his mind a blank!

The fate of becoming dog food seemed to be in the next second!!!