Inside the room.
Skynet had completely changed.
Previously, Skynet looked like a fourteen- or fifteen-year-old girl.
Now, Skynet's body had grown considerably, resembling a graceful young lady of seventeen or eighteen.
Furthermore, Skynet previously had short hair, but now she had a pair of pigtails... Overall, Skynet now looked like a vibrant and beautiful young girl.
"Skynet, you..." Fenric said, somewhat stunned.
"Brother, have I changed?"
Skynet laughed and said, "I added a lot of synthetic materials and parts to my body, so it looks a bit bigger."
Fenric nodded; the explanation was reasonable.
"Brother, I'm already quite strong!" Skynet said again.
Her tone carried a hint of smugness.
Fenric smiled slightly and replied casually, "That's good."
He didn't think Skynet could become that powerful.
Even if Skynet possessed strength comparable to Genos, it wouldn't be of much help to Fenric in his current state.
Suddenly.
Fenric thought of a problem.
If Skynet modified itself like this, would it still count as a special item?
If it could no longer be stored in his personal inventory, then he wouldn't be able to take Skynet with him...
Thinking of this, Fenric quickly walked over to Skynet.
Under Skynet's puzzled gaze, Fenric placed a hand on her shoulder and silently activated his personal inventory...
The next moment.
Skynet simply disappeared from where she stood.
Seeing this, Fenric let out a slight sigh of relief and then released Skynet again.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, don't worry about it..."
Since the system still classified Skynet as a "special item," Fenric felt reassured and allowed Skynet to continue doing whatever it wanted.
"Brother, I want to test my strength. Can you spar with me?" Skynet asked.
Fenric waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid I might hurt you. Go spar with Genos instead."
"Oh well..."
Then.
In the days that followed, Skynet frequently sought out Genos for sparring matches.
At first, Skynet was no match for Genos.
But.
As Skynet continued upgrading itself and gained more combat experience, she gradually began to fight Genos to a standstill, and sometimes even managed to defeat him...
...
In the blink of an eye.
Two months passed.
On this day.
A gigantic spaceship suddenly appeared in the sky above A City, terrifying all the citizens there.
In an instant, the entire city of A fell into chaos.
…
Z City.
Inside the villa.
Fenric and Saitama were playing video games.
This was a new hobby Saitama had recently become obsessed with; he played several times a day.
At first, he wanted to play with Genos, but since Genos was a cyborg, his analytical vision quickly grasped the mechanics of the game and completely crushed Saitama...
Later, Saitama had no choice but to play with his teacher.
Fenric was bored, so he agreed.
"KO!"
The sound of an opponent being knocked out came from the television.
Saitama shouted excitedly, "Teacher, I won!"
Fenric smiled slightly and was just about to say something when suddenly, the sound of a car screeching to a halt came from outside the door.
Immediately afterward.
A middle-aged man in a suit rushed into the villa and saw Fenric and Saitama playing games in the living room.
"Mr. Mundo, Mr. Saitama... I am a staff member sent by the Hero Association. I have come specifically to inform you that the Association headquarters has issued an emergency summons, calling all S-Class heroes... The situation is urgent. Please proceed to the Association headquarters as soon as possible..."
The middle-aged man spoke anxiously and quickly explained his purpose.
Obviously.
A major incident had occurred at the Hero Association.
Saitama asked, "Has a major disaster happened in A City?"
The middle-aged man replied urgently, "Yes, Mr. Saitama. Just ten minutes ago, a huge spaceship appeared in the sky above A City. Alien monsters are invading A City!!"
"I see!"
Saitama's expression brightened upon hearing this, and he looked at Fenric. "Teacher, shall we set off?"
Fenric nodded. "Of course. Let's go now!"
Upon hearing the word "spaceship," Fenric immediately knew that the cosmic overlord Boros had arrived...
Boros was Fenric's final target!
After receiving confirmation from Fenric and Saitama, the middle-aged staff member from the Hero Association was overjoyed.
"Thank you both for responding to the Association's call. The plane is ready for you. Please follow me."
If Fenric chose to fly there with Saitama, it would naturally be even faster.
However, Fenric did not do that.
He was the number one S-Class hero—a major figure in the Hero Association with immense prestige—so he naturally couldn't make an appearance in such a rushed manner.
"Saitama, let's go."
"This way, please."
Led by the middle-aged man, Fenric and Saitama first took a car to a nearby airport and then boarded a small plane heading for A City.
A few hours later.
The plane arrived in A City.
From afar, Fenric could already see the enormous spaceship hovering above the city. It was almost half the size of the city itself, an astonishing sight.
"Is that a spaceship? It's huge!"
Saitama said from the side, his tone filled with surprise.
The two then took a car to the Hero Association headquarters building.
When Fenric and Saitama arrived at the conference room inside the building, they found it already packed with people.
Besides the association's high-ranking officials in suits, there were also many individuals dressed in strange outfits.
There were swordsmen dressed like samurai, robots made entirely of metal, a child carrying a backpack, a fat man constantly eating, a little girl, and muscular middle-aged men...
Fenric knew the plot well, so of course he recognized these people.
They were all S-Class heroes from the original storyline!
Atomic Samurai, Silver Fang, Tatsumaki, Metal Knight, Child Emperor, Tank Top Master... and many others.
Aside from Blast, almost all the S-Class heroes were present.
"Mr. Mundo is here!"
"Mr. Mundo, it's been a long time."
"That's great! With Mr. Mundo here, A City is safe!"
Upon seeing Fenric arrive, several senior executives immediately stepped forward to greet him.
The chairman even stood up and left his seat to welcome him.
Seeing how popular Fenric was, the loli-like Tatsumaki looked quite unconvinced and gave a haughty snort.
"Hump!"