Game
Thoughts
"Talking"
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"[JUSTICE PUNCH!]"
-1 HP! (2,994,998/2,995,000)
"[JUSTICE KICK!]"
-1 HP! (2,994,997/2,995,000)
"[JUSTICE TACKLE!]"
-1 HP! (2,994,996/2,995,000)
"[JUSTICE PUNCH!]"
-1 HP! (2,994,995/2,995,000)
Is this… is this guy for real?
Gray stared blankly at the man, who called himself 'Mumen Rider,' as he repeatedly punched and kicked at him. None of the attacks did more than one damage, and Gray was starting to feel more confident about this mission.
He said he's a C-Rank hero. Unless their ranking system goes from A to Z instead of F to A, that means this guy is supposed to be decently tough.
The man looked rather plain, with a plain-looking face and average height. His physique looked decent for a normal human man, as his somewhat muscular body showed through the thick pads he had covering his body. He was wearing a pair of slim glasses and a green bowl-esque biking helmet.
His name is also… strangely human-like.
[Brave] Satoru:
[C-Class Hero #1]
Age: 25
PL: 7,920
HP: 750/750
TKI: 100/100
TMP: 0
Reputation: 0/100 (Neutral)
[Brave] Modifier - Individuals with this modifier will be naturally brave.
Also, how the FUCK are these boss-level attacks? They're doing 1 HP! Are you fucking with me, damn game?!
"Do you, um… need help, Gray?" Tamari asked dryly, watching as the man whaled on Gray's chest but couldn't even dent his armor.
"Nah, I just don't wanna kill him by accident," Gray hummed, reaching out and casually grabbing the man's wrist as he tried to punch him again, "Hey, you mind stopping?"
"Be quiet, monster!" Mumen Rider huffed, yanking his arm back as he ripped it from Gray's grip. Or, as he tried to rip it from Gray's grip, but instead just winced as he pulled a muscle and his arm didn't move at all.
"I say you just kill him and be done with it," Fasha muttered as she watched the display with lidded eyes.
"...You said you were a hero, right?" Gray asked blandly, staring down at the man, "We're new here, so it'd be nice if you could just tell me a bit about this planet."
"As if I would ever sell out my home to a monster!" Mumen Rider growled, trying to yank his arm back again, "You'll have to kill me first!"
"Well, I guess it can't be helped," Caulifla shrugged, raising her hand to launch a Ki blast at him.
"Don't," Gray shut her down quickly, glancing at Celia, "Can you get any information out of him?"
"Maybe," Celia shrugged, stepping up and staring at the man curiously, "He's strange. Instead of being afraid, he's… determined to beat you. Very determined."
Gray stared at the man blankly, "Beat me? You think you're going to beat me?"
Gray casually raised his arm, hosting the man up into the air and leaving him dangling as he kicked at Gray like a child.
"Of course not, monster!" Mumen Rider shouted, slamming his foot into Gray's chest and doing another 1 damage. Gray stared at him blankly.
"Then… what?" Gray said eloquently, confused why the man was determined to beat him if he knew he couldn't beat him.
That shit makes no sense.
"It's not about beating you!" Mumen Rider shouted, kicking at his chest again, "All that matters is that I'm taking you on right now!"
Gray looked at him blankly again, then turned to Celia.
"He won't be any help," Celia said decidedly with a shrug, "He's still just determined to beat you."
"Alright, let's just kill him," Caulifla nodded, and Gray couldn't push back against her anymore. If Celia couldn't get anything from him with her ability, then there was no point in trying anymore.
I'm sure we'll run into more of these 'heroes' anyway.
"Good work holding them off, Mumen Rider! We're here to back you up!"
Gray's suspicions were quickly answered as a large man came sprinting toward him from down the empty street.
Are we sure that guy's not a Saiyan?
The man was very muscular, with muscles bulging all around his body. He had an ugly face, short black hair, and was wearing long sweatpants and a black tanktop.
Observe
[Arrogant] Tanktop Black Hole:
[B-Class Hero #81]
Age: 28
PL: 14,520
HP: 1,570/1,570
TKI: 150/150
TMP: 0
Reputation: 0/100 (Neutral)
[Arrogant] Modifier - Individuals with this modifier will be naturally arrogant, believing they are better than others.
Wait, his name is Tanktop Black Hole?
Considering 'Mumen Rider' had an actual name of Satoru, the implication of his observe was that the mans genuine name was Tanktop Black Hole.
He's also… really weak.
While he was definitely buff, the man was running at Gray slowly. Like, really slowly.
He's not even slow because I'm fast as hell - even in my past life he would've been pretty slow.
Gray was also able to confirm that the hero ranking system was how he imagined it - with B being higher than C, as the B-Class hero was much stronger than Mumen Rider.
"You take the others, I'll help Mumen Rider!" A second voice came with the man, as there was a much faster running woman a few feet to the side of the man, though she passed him quickly. She had messy, pure orange hair shooting out of her head and had a rather pretty looking face.
She was also muscular, but in a different way from her male companion. Instead of bulging muscles, she was more like Fasha-buff. She was certainly muscular all over, and she even had well-defined abs, but it was in a 'lean' way instead of a 'I take a shit ton of steroids' way. She was also wearing a rather small track and field outfit, which clung to her decently sized breasts and large ass tightly.
[Bubbly] Mizuki:
[B-Class Hero #71]
Age: 21
PL: 21,790
HP: 1,570/1,570
TKI: 350/350
TMP: 0
Reputation: 0/100 (Neutral)
[Bubbly] Modifier - Individuals with this modifier will be naturally bubbly and cheerful.
See, she has a normal name too! His name is literally Tanktop Black Hole!
"Hah! This guy looks strong!" Caulifla cheered, looking at Tanktop Black Hole's muscular physique, "I'll take him down."
"Wait, he's not actually-" Celia didn't get the chance to stop Caulifla before the woman shot forward, appearing in front of Tanktop Black Hole and punching him.
Poor guy.
Fortunately for Tanktop Black Hole, he was too weak to even know what happened.
Unfortunately for Tanktop Black Hole, he exploded into a fountain of blood from Caulifla's punch.
That wasn't an exaggeration either - he literally exploded, his entire body disappearing in a split second as the impact of Caulifla's attack rocked through him. One second he was running at the group of Saiyan's arrogantly, the next he was a puddle of blood in the street.
"We need to keep them alive to question them," Gray scolded her casually as he disappeared, reappearing behind Mizuki and casually placing a hand on her shoulder.
"It's not my fault!" Caulifla huffed defensively, frowning as the blood on her fist, "He looked strong! How was I supposed to know he'd die from one little punch?"
Yeah, honestly, I can't blame her. She can't sense Ki, and this is an S-Class mission, so it's fair that she assumed he'd be tough.
The man's muscular physique was a bit misleading.
"Woah! They're fast, Tanktop Black Hole!" Mizuki shouted, spinning around and launching a punch at Gray's chest. Gray didn't even bother to dodge, letting her fist connect with his weighted armor.
-5 HP! (2,994,995/2,995,000)
Woah, a whole five damage? Now that's impressive.
Unfortunately for Mizuki, Mumen Rider had done so little damage that Gray's HPREG had already healed it.
"I don't think he can hear you," Gray smirked lightly, reaching out and catching her hand as she threw another punch at him.
"Huh? What do you-" Mizuki cut herself off, looking around confusedly, "W-Where did Tanktop Black Hole go?!"
"He's right there," Gray pointed at the puddle of blood in the street, and Mizuki's eyes widened.
"D-Damn it!" Mizuki threw another punch at him in panic as she tried to yank her arm out of his grip, but Gray casually caught her other hand as well.
"Relax," Gray said simply, though he doubted he sounded very comforting to the woman, "If you tell me what I wanna know, then I won't do anything to you."
"Oh, really?" Mizuki did a one-eighty, stopping as she let out a sigh of relief, "Okay, what you want to know?"
She agreed way too quickly!
Compared to Mumen Rider, the woman had given in instantly. Speaking of Mumen Rider…
"Don't give in, Captain Mizuki!" Mumen Rider shouted, running at Gray again after he had dropped the man while going after Mizuki, "Even if this looks dire, we must work together to take down these monsters! [JUSTICE PUNCH!]"
Mumen Rider launched a punch at Gray's face, then grunted in pain as his attack did one damage once again. He pulled back his hand, cradling it and wincing as it seemed that his attack had actually injured his own hand somehow.
"I'm gonna kill him now," Fasha stepped forward, stomping toward Mumen Rider with an annoyed look on her face, "He's pissin' me off."
Gray just shrugged. They didn't need the man alive anymore if they had a more willing hero to spill information.
"W-Wait! Don't hurt him!" Mizuki shouted quickly, "Mumen Rider! The S-Class heroes will come to take over where we failed, so we must value our own lives now!"
"What? You want to comply with these monsters?" Mumen Rider huffed, glaring at Mizuki through his glasses.
"We can do more good alive than dead," Mizuki countered, "If we tell them what they want to know, we'll keep them distracted! Innocent lives will be saved! Don't think of it as complying - think of it as stalling until the S-Class heroes arrive!"
That's… actually pretty smart.
Gray wasn't just going to start blowing up cities, as that wasn't really his style, but the heroes didn't know that. By telling him what he wanted to know, they were actually stalling any damage he would've done until these 'S-Class' heroes arrived.
"...You're right," Mumen Rider didn't look happy about it, but he straightened up, "I… We'll tell you what you want to know, monsters."
"Great," Gray grinned, "Also, we're 'Saiyans,' not monsters. Not much of a difference, but at least use our proper race."
The Saiyan race had sent countless planets to extinction, so being called monsters wasn't that far off from reality.
"Alright! Hi, Saiyan!" Mizuki smiled at Gray a bit too cheerfully for the situation, holding out her hand for a handshake, "I'm Mizuki!"
"Gray," Gray returned her grin, reaching out and shaking her hand, "You're taking this pretty well. I thought you'd be pissed about the whole 'turning your friend into a puddle' thing."
"He wasn't my friend, he was just a co-worker," Mizuki shrugged, wrinkling her nose lightly, "The risk comes with the job. He was kind of a dick anyway."
"Fair enough," Gray shrugged back, glancing at the rest of his squad, "Caulifla, you and everyone else go scout out the area. Don't go too far."
Scouting out the area would be good, and with Caulifla being with the rest of the squad they wouldn't be in danger. Or, at least, they wouldn't be in enough danger that he couldn't go help them. Anyone who could take down the monster that was Caulifla would destroy the city in the process, and Gray would definitely notice.
"Eh, ordering me around?" Caulifla huffed at him with a small glare, but then just shrugged, "Whatever. I was gonna do that anyway. Come on, Kale, annoying boy."
"Why are you calling me that now?" Cabba muttered with a huff.
"Asia, Tamari, Ochaco, Raphtalia, Celia," Gray called out, "You guys stay here."
I need Celia to help with the interrogation, and I'm not letting the rest out of my sight.
While someone like Saeko or Asuna could at least hold their own, the four women were pretty much one-shots against anyone tough. Gray trusted Caulifla's power, but he didn't trust the aggressive woman not to charge into a fight and leave them to fend for themselves.
"Now, Mizuki, Mumen Rider," Gray hummed as the rest of the squad shot up into the sky, "Tell me everything you know about the heroes, the layout of the planet, your leader - just tell me everything you know, or…"
Gray grinned overly sweetly at the two.
"I'll blow you up."
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Gray Tanaki:
[Saiyan S-Class Squad Captain]
Age: 18
Wallet: 20,125,070 Coins
Lvl: 24 (11,292,200/15,000,000 XP)
PL: 6.7 Billion
Available Points: 1,750
HP: 2,995,000/2,995,000
TKI: 3,591,475/3,591,475
TMP: 570/570
STR: 2010
AGI: 2235
END: 1490
INT: 1525
CHA: 1245
LUK: 1345
KI: 2355
MP: 570
HREG: 1470
EREG: 1500
Skills: [Observe LVL 10], [Running LVL 20], [Determination LVL 22], [Ki Control LVL 20], [Ki Gun LVL 18]. [Ki Enhancement LVL 15], [KI Suppression LVL 14], [Ki Sense LVL 15], [Pushup LVL 20], [Punch LVL 25], [Kick LVL 23], [Jump LVL 20], [Flight LVL 15], [Prediction LVL 12], [Zenkai Boost LVL 6], [Cognitive Acceleration LVL 15], [Ah! Lord Freiza! LVL 7], [Mouth-Beam LVL 11], [Ki-Blade LVL 14], [Cooking LVL 10], [Ki Barrage LVL 16], [Ki Explosion LVL 10], [Ki Vision LVL 9], [Attack Boost LVL 5], [Swimming LVL 11], [Clothes Materialization LVL 1], [Seal of Weakening LVL 7], [Portal Creation LVL 2], [Lie Detection LVL 4], [Reflect LVL 10], [Instant-Transmission LVL 7], [Healing LVL 8], [Multi-Form LVL 7], [Gigantification LVL 2], [Tracking MP Blast LVL 1], [MP Conversion LVL 12]
Perks: [Gamer's Mind], [Gamer's Body], [Double-edged Sword], [Legendary Super Saiyan], [Perfect Ozaru], [A Cute Pawn], [A Humble Master],[Ladies Man]
Fighting Styles: [Boxing Style: Kolra LVL 4], [Fighting Style: Broly LVL 5]
Party: [Empty]
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