Chapter 140: The Monster Association Takes Action
Garou grew increasingly frustrated as he realized he couldn't do anything to this strange monster. He didn't care about any so-called "bald power"—it was simply because he wasn't strong enough yet.
Boom!
Just as Garou was about to launch another attack on the bald monster, a deafening explosion rang out. The bald monster exploded into pieces, splattering all over him.
"You bastard! Turning people bald is unforgivable!"
Saitama clenched his fist as he spoke.
Garou stared blankly at the scene. The bald monster was... dead?
How did this guy do it? He was bald too!
"You... are you a hero?"
Garou furrowed his brows at Saitama and asked.
"Ah, of course."
Even though Mosquito Girl had encountered Genos, Saitama still had no intention of registering as a hero with the Hero Association, let alone joining the Hero League. However, he firmly believed he was a hero—an interest-driven hero was still a hero.
"Then I'll hunt you down!"
Garou immediately declared.
"Huh?"
Saitama blinked in surprise. The next moment, Garou, with his gleaming bald head, launched himself forward, his hands executing the flowing force of the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist. His charge looked imposing and full of pressure.
The end result? Garou passed out once again.
Saitama found the whole situation baffling. However, since Garou was human, even though he displayed the strength of a dragon-level monster, Saitama still knocked him out effortlessly with a light punch.
After Saitama left, Garou quickly regained consciousness but had no memory of what had happened. He had no idea why he had fainted.
This self-preservation mechanism was truly remarkable—avoiding unpleasant realities by simply forgetting them.
Meanwhile, over at the Monster Association, things were also changing.
Gyoro Gyoro always valued intelligence and staying updated. The Hero Association was gone, the Hero League had risen, and there was now a hero rumored to be the strongest—Chang Wei.
"This is bad. How did so many powerful heroes suddenly appear among humans?"
The future that Psykos foresaw wasn't like this. It felt as though humans were growing stronger even faster than she was developing monsters.
This wouldn't do. The plan had to change. They needed to create more monsters!
"Evil Natural Water, the Martial Arts Tournament is about to begin. Go and turn those martial artists into monsters. I'll have other monsters attack human cities to distract the Hero League. Be careful—there are too many powerful heroes in their ranks."
Gyoro Gyoro spoke to a massive, multi-eyed monster below. The creature wore a black martial arts uniform, had a burly, towering physique, and exuded sheer strength.
"Yes, Lord Gyoro Gyoro."
Evil Natural Water nodded slightly. He was confident but never arrogant. After witnessing the power of dragon-level monsters and the heroes capable of defeating them, he regarded them as the pinnacle of strength.
In the original timeline, Gyoro Gyoro and Orochi believed that if multiple S-Class heroes arrived, Evil Natural Water would be at a disadvantage and urged him to retreat quickly.
Later, when Psykos and Monster King Orochi heard of Evil Natural Water's death, they saw it as an event of great significance—proof that the Hero Association had overpowered individuals among them.
Gyoro Gyoro's current plan was extremely cautious. She intended to send the Elder Centipede to stall the strongest warriors, King and Tatsumaki. As for Chang Wei, she planned to send a disposable leader with a group of monsters to wreak havoc in the cities, keeping the heroes overwhelmed.
She also ordered Nyan to infiltrate Smelly Lid Prison, where Puri-Puri Prisoner was stationed, and recruit the dangerous criminals kept there under his watch—turning them into monsters.
Meanwhile, Fuhrer Ugly and Evil Natural Water were tasked with recruiting martial artists and swordsmen who showed potential to reach dragon-level.
Any additional dragon-level monsters would be a great asset to the Monster Association, so Gyoro Gyoro didn't hesitate to accept the clearly suspicious Nyan and Machine God G5 into their ranks.
What she needed was dragon-level combat power.
"Has anyone found out who the top leaders of the Hero League are?"
Gyoro Gyoro asked the monsters responsible for intelligence gathering.
"N-No... They've built their own city, and we can't infiltrate it."
In the original story, the plan was to send Elder Centipede to attack the Hero Association's high-ranking officials, forcing them to take action. But now, Gyoro Gyoro faced a new obstacle—the Hero League's upper ranks were impossible to investigate.
Chang Wei had established an entire Hero League City, effectively replacing the government. In the original One Punch Man world, a government and police force existed (as seen in the side stories), with law enforcement not fully recognizing the Hero Association's authority.
However, due to the devastating battle between Chang Wei and Boros, many top government officials had died. In the rebuilt world, the Hero League had seized absolute control. They had amassed an overwhelming concentration of power and had shown humanity true terror—the kind that could sink entire continents.
That fear drove countless civilians to take up martial arts and science in pursuit of self-strengthening and survival.
Even Chang Wei himself was unaware of the massive impact he had caused.
"Not even the sewer systems?"
Gyoro Gyoro's giant single eye stared at the monsters.
"They've installed surveillance cameras everywhere—even in the sewers!"
The monsters trembled as they answered.
So thorough?
Gyoro Gyoro hadn't expected the Hero League to be far more difficult to deal with than the Hero Association—in every way.
But if they didn't stir up trouble, they wouldn't be able to recruit new monsters. In the end, Gyoro Gyoro decided to take action.
Thus, on this day, monsters suddenly launched attacks on multiple human cities.
The speed of post-disaster city reconstruction had been incredibly fast. However, the new cities were no longer designated by letters, but by numbers instead.
For example, the city established by the Hero League was called "City 0". Currently, there were a total of twelve cities. Z-City, having been completely reshaped by Chang Wei, was renamed "District 11"—a nod to his twisted sense of humor.
"Chairman! Monsters are attacking all eleven cities!"
Chang Wei received a report from the Monitoring Department, which oversaw surveillance across the eleven cities. City 0, being the Hero League's headquarters, required no monitoring—any monster appearing there would be instantly eliminated.
After all, this was the Hero League's main base—unlike the original Hero Association, where even a tiger-level parasite monster could infiltrate their headquarters.
"A massive monster outbreak?"
Chang Wei thought for a moment and figured it was probably the Monster Association making a move.
That meant Gyoro Gyoro would likely soon find Garou and set her sights on him.
The Hero League already had over a thousand heroes, and the numbers allocated across the eleven cities were substantial.
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