City A.
As dawn broke, the massive Hero Association headquarters stood like a steel behemoth in the heart of the city.
Lin Mo walked at the very front, hands in his pockets.
Saitama-kun followed lazily behind, holding Pochy in one hand and Black Sperm in the other.
Black Sperm, dangling in mid-air, was marveling at the magnificent building before him.
"Good heavens... Is this where S-Class Heroes live?"
Black Sperm secretly clicked his tongue in awe.
It had originally thought that human heroes would just live in a large villa or a high-end apartment.
But this thing in front of them, rather than a residence, was more like a castle!
Layer after layer of thick armor plating, and those dark, gaping defensive turrets.
"As expected of the strongest man on earth, even his dwelling is so impressive."
Black Sperm's last shred of doubt vanished.
As long as it hid inside this iron-clad fortress, with the protection of King and this bald guy, never mind the Hero Association's pursuers, even if gods came, they'd have to think twice.
"This is the safest place! My judgment was indeed correct!"
Black Sperm thought smugly, even wiggling its thin legs in mid-air to match Saitama's pace, trying to appear obedient.
"We're here."
Lin Mo stopped, standing before the giant gate, which was ten meters high.
"Oh, it looks sturdy."
Saitama looked up, like a tenant viewing a property. "The soundproofing should be good, right? Will it be noisy if the neighbors renovate?"
"This is military-grade soundproofing; you won't hear a thing even if you're practicing punches in your room," Lin Mo replied casually.
"That's pretty good then," Saitama nodded in satisfaction.
Just as the two were about to step into the sensor zone.
Suddenly.
"Beep—"
A sharp, piercing alarm instantly shattered the morning's tranquility.
Immediately after, countless red laser beams shot from all directions, locking onto the two people, one dog, and one monkey.
[Warning! Warning!]
[Dangerous factor detected! Unregistered Monster biological signal detected!]
[Comprehensive defense system activated! Threat level assessment in progress...]
[Assessment result: Execute Level 1 Elimination Order!]
"Nani?!"
Black Sperm trembled all over in fright.
"What's going on? Did my Monster aura leak out?"
Black Sperm looked at the fortress in horror. "No, I've already suppressed my aura to the lowest possible level!"
Rumble!
Along with the alarm, the heavy metal gate slowly opened, and a three-meter-tall heavy combat robot emerged.
It was the latest model of defensive guard designed by Metal Knight, Dr. Bofoy.
"Intruder detected, executing elimination protocol."
The robot's electronic eyes locked onto them, and the cannon on its shoulder began to spin rapidly, pointing directly at Pochy and Black Sperm in Saitama's hand.
"That..."
Lin Mo frowned and pulled out his phone from his pocket.
He was about to dial the association's internal emergency hotline to explain the situation to the control room.
However, the bald guy next to him clearly didn't have that kind of patience.
"Is this machine broken?"
Saitama grumbled unhappily, looking at the dark muzzle pointed at him.
Before Lin Mo could even dial the number.
Boom!!
A fist wind whistled past.
The heavy combat robot, which had just been warming up its barrel, vanished from the waist up in an instant, without even having time to fire a single bullet.
Only two metal legs stood isolated in place.
...
Lin Mo's hand, holding the phone, froze in mid-air. The call had just connected, and the receptionist's respectful voice came through: "Hello, this is the Hero Association Security Center, may I help you..."
He silently hung up the phone.
"Saitama-kun," Lin Mo turned his head, looking at Saitama, who had an indifferent expression, feeling a headache. "I was trying to communicate."
"Huh? Sorry." Saitama blinked his dull big eyes. "I saw it pointing a gun at us, so I instinctively acted."
"Anyway, it's just a machine, isn't it? If it's broken, just fix it. At worst, I can help them glue it back together?"
"That's Metal Knight's high-end equipment; it can't be glued back together."
And just then.
Black Sperm, held in Saitama's hand, stared blankly at a piece of robot wreckage that had flown to its feet.
On that armor plate, a symbol it was incredibly familiar with was printed.
A giant letter "H".
In that instant, Black Sperm felt a bolt of lightning strike its head.
Its eyes widened abruptly, and its mouth opened to its limit.
"He... Hero... Hero Association?!"
Black Sperm's mind completely collapsed.
This was not a castle at all! Nor was it a private mansion!
This was the damn Hero Association headquarters!!
"I'm crazy! I'm really crazy!"
Black Sperm roared frantically in its heart, "I've walked right into a trap!"
"Moreover..."
It glanced at the smoking robot wreckage at its feet, then at the calm-faced Saitama.
"This bald guy actually beat up their security guard right at the main entrance? Is he here to stay? He's clearly here to challenge them!"
Black Sperm shivered, feeling that it was about to meet Ugly President and the others.
Sure enough.
With the destruction of that one robot, the entire Hero Association headquarters' defense system went into a frenzy.
[Alert! Alert!]
[Defense unit damaged, hostile intent confirmed! Re-evaluating...]
[Activating highest defense protocol! All defense nodes fully engaged!]
Rumble rumble rumble—
The ground trembled.
Immediately after, dozens of massive special operations robots flew out from behind the headquarters building's exterior walls.
Countless dense red light dots landed on Lin Mo and Saitama.
"Charging complete! Target locked! Immediate annihilation!"
These were exclusive robots designed by Metal Knight, Dr. Bofoy, to guard the headquarters; each one possessed the firepower to individually contend with a Demon Level Monster!
"Whoa, whoa, isn't this a bit much?" Saitama looked at the sky full of mechs, impatiently clenching his fists.
"I'm here to move into my new home, not to fight. What if I break the new home?"
He sighed, even clamping Pochy higher up, ready to throw another punch.
Lin Mo watched this scene, helplessly holding his forehead.
Explain now?
Too late.
Once the security system entered its highest defense state, it wouldn't stop attacking unless Metal Knight, who held the highest authority, personally gave the order.
And by the time the higher-ups reacted, Saitama would probably have already torn down half of the headquarters building.
"Sigh..."
Lin Mo put his phone back in his pocket and slowly looked up.
Although it was troublesome, he had no choice but to do this now.
"Saitama-kun, just hold onto the luggage and don't move around."
Lin Mo said.
The next second.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the last dull thud fell.
Lin Mo still stood in place, his posture unchanged.
And those special operations robots had turned into a pile of scrap metal in the blink of an eye.
He clapped his hands, looked at the wreckage on the ground, and turned to Saitama, saying:
"Although the trouble has been resolved, the cost of these robots must be at least tens of billions of Japanese Yen. According to the association's regulations, damaging public property requires compensation at market value."
At this point, Lin Mo looked at Saitama's instantly pale face and delivered the final blow:
"Since you were the one who acted first and triggered the alarm, how about we split it? You'll probably have to pay around ten billion."
Saitama: "?!"
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