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Surely she's not here to shoot an advertisement too?
An absurd thought flashed through Lin Mo's mind. No, given her personality, that's absolutely impossible.
So why does she harbor such obvious hostility towards me?
Lin Mo observed Tornado calmly, while Tornado stared intently at Lin Mo with her emerald green eyes.
Upon seeing this, a flash of inspiration struck Tornado!
The rumors circulating among the association staff, the latest developments regarding KING, were now rapidly piecing together in her mind like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
Rumor 1: KING seems to have recently changed his reclusive habits and started to operate in the uninhabited areas of Z City.
Rumor 2: The frequency of strange people appearing in Z City has dropped sharply recently, especially in the no-man's-land, which has been almost completely cleared out.
Rumor 3: All the remains of the strange people found in the no-man's-land of Z City showed signs of being killed in a single blow by absolute power.
Good heavens, King!
Tornado's eyes widened instantly, and a surge of anger welled up inside her.
So it was you! You're the one trying to steal the monster from me!? No wonder I've been missing every time I went to Z City to catch the monster these past few days!
"KING, I challenge you to a duel!"
Tornado couldn't stand it any longer and immediately pointed at King's nose and shouted.
Lin Mo: "Meow meow meow!?"
Chapter 17 You Don't Understand King's Realm
The scene immediately erupted in chaos.
The second-ranked S-class player versus the sixth-ranked S-class player? What the heck, is this some kind of bloody battle with a positional swap?
That's a mix-up, isn't it? Shouldn't it be KING challenging Tatsumaki?
No, no, S-class heroes aren't simply ranked by strength! It's about their contributions, okay?
The association members present had different thoughts and were whispering among themselves.
Lin Mo, who was at the center of the vortex, felt completely bewildered and couldn't understand Tornado's thought process at all.
Wasn't he just looking disdainful? Why is he suddenly so angry and wants to fight me?!
Before Lin Mo could figure out the reason, a visible green storm suddenly swept out from the center of the tornado's body!
The documents and materials seemed to be torn apart by an invisible hand, swirling wildly from the desktop and flying through the air, causing the sturdy desk and chair to groan under the weight.
"Dragon... Lady Tornado!"
"Quick...back off! The S-class heroes are about to fight!"
"Oh my god, is the headquarters going to be demolished?"
Everyone instinctively moved away from the eye of the storm, fearing they would be caught in this battle of the gods.
Lin Mo, who was at the very center of the storm, felt pressure that was unimaginable to ordinary people.
He felt as if he were not standing on flat ground, but on a small boat about to capsize in a stormy sea!
His blood flow suddenly accelerated, his adrenaline surged, and his heart pounded wildly in his chest, making a loud "thump! thump! thump!" sound.
The sound was so loud that he could hear it clearly himself.
"Emperor's Engine! It's the Emperor's Engine starting up!"
However, to everyone else, the roar of the engine was the strongest man on Earth's side responding directly to the second-ranked S-class challenger! He had accepted Tornado's challenge!
[Fear from Hero Association Employee D, Energy Points +3]
[Shock from Hero Association Employee E, Energy Points +4]
"A duel? A duel with the Trembling Tornado?" Lin Mo's mind screamed in terror. "What a joke! Forget a duel, I could probably be twisted into a pretzel with a single thought from her!"
Just as Lin Mo's brain was racing, trying to find a glimmer of hope, Big-Nosed Sitch finally snapped out of his extreme shock.
Under immense pressure, his face flushed red, he rushed between the two.
“Please…please wait a moment! Lady Tornado, Mr. King!” Sitch’s voice trembled with nervousness as he opened his arms, futilely trying to separate the two.
"This is the association headquarters! If you have anything to say... please talk it out! Don't resort to violence!"
Tornado's emerald green eyes merely glanced at him coldly, and she said icily, "Get out of my way, Sitch! This is none of your business! This is between him and me!"
An invisible force suddenly pushed Sitch away, causing him to stagger back more than ten steps and sit on the ground.
"Is this the 'Emperor Engine'? Can I take it as you accepting my challenge?" Tornado hovered high in the air, Lin Mo's figure reflected in her pupils.
In reality, Lin Mo was already so frightened that his limbs were stiff, and he only managed not to collapse on the spot because of his strong willpower.
Time ticked by, and the atmosphere in the hall grew increasingly oppressive.
Seeing that King didn't respond for a long time, but was just staring at her with those all-seeing eyes, Tornado's anger burned even more fiercely.
"You bastard, are you looking down on me?!" Tornado's voice rose eight octaves, and several small tornadoes formed around her. "Answer me, KING!"
Finally, under everyone's gaze, Lin Mo slowly shook his head.
Then he spoke. His voice was still deep and emotionless, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly.
"Your opponent is not me."
Tornado's pupils suddenly contracted.
Lin Mo didn't give her a chance to ask any more questions. Meeting Long Juan's confused gaze, he continued in a calm tone, "I won't do something so meaningless."
At the same time, Lin Mo was trying his best to calm himself down. In short, he had to stop the "Emperor Engine" first, otherwise a fight would really break out!
The entire office hall fell into a deathly silence.
"Is it meaningless?" Tornado repeated.
Everyone present was also pondering these words, and they turned to look at KING.
Despite the tornado's devastating power, King's expression remained completely unchanged throughout.
He remained as aloof and indifferent as ever, his deep eyes as still as a deep well.
"Wow...that's amazing! Mr. King didn't even flinch in the face of Lady Tornado's oppressive aura!"
"Meaningless things...does that mean all you do is fight monsters!?"
"So, the 'Emperor Engine' didn't mean to declare war, but rather... was it a response to Tatsumaki-sama's powerful fighting spirit?"
Tornado naturally heard what the others said, and her burning fighting spirit instantly died down by more than half.
The raging psychic storm surrounding her subsided rapidly without her even realizing it, eventually turning into specks of green light and dissipating into the air.
[Shock from the Trembling Tornado, Energy Points +50]
Lin Mo breathed a sigh of relief. He felt his heartbeat return to normal, and the sound of the "Emperor Engine" gradually faded away until it disappeared completely.
"Hmph!" Tornado slowly descended from mid-air. Although her momentum had weakened, she still looked defiant.
She realized that her behavior just now was somewhat impulsive and unreasonable, but she was also a little embarrassed.
"A duel between heroes is meaningless. Let's compete in something else." Lin Mo just wanted to get rid of this big shot as soon as possible, and then said:
"How about we see who can defeat a 'Dragon' level monster first?"
"You said it yourself!" She raised her delicate chin at Lin Mo, leaving behind a harsh remark:
"You just wait, King! I'm going to win this time!"
After saying that, she transformed into a green streak of light, soared into the sky, and instantly disappeared into the horizon.
With the tornado gone, the oppressive atmosphere in the hall finally dissipated.
[Admiration from Hero Association high-ranking member A, Energy Points +5]
[Admiration from Hero Association Employee A, Energy Points +5]
Lin Mo slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. Only he knew how nervous he had been in those few short minutes.
Now all he wants to do is finish filming this damn ad as soon as possible, and then go home and get a good night's sleep.
As for the legend of the strongest man on Earth, it seems that he has unknowingly written an even more glorious new chapter.
Chapter 18: Take down KING?
The commotion at the Hero Association headquarters ended in a way no one had anticipated.
King, the strongest man on Earth, defeated the trembling tornado without shedding a drop of blood, with just one sentence.
The news spread like wildfire within the Hero Association, embellished and distorted into countless versions.
Some say that King suppressed Tatsumaki's telekinesis with just a look.
Some say the roar of the "Emperor Engine" directly terrified Tornado's soul.
An even more outrageous claim is that the two actually fought a three-hundred-round battle using their mental powers in another dimension, with KING ultimately winning by a significant margin.
Regardless of the version, it has elevated the image of KING to another level.
At this moment, the legendary protagonist, KING, was sitting cross-legged in his ordinary apartment.
While stuffing potato chips into his mouth, he flipped through the latest issue of a fashion magazine, his face etched with utter despair.
"What kind of nonsense is this..." Lin Mo couldn't help but complain.
On the magazine cover, he wore a simple yet expensive black trench coat with the collar turned up high, covering half of his face and revealing only a pair of eyes that had been digitally enhanced by the photographer, staring coldly ahead.
The large title next to it, written in bold, bright gold font, reads: "The King's Style: I will not do anything meaningless."
Good grief! Why did they even include that? Lin Mo felt embarrassed just thinking about it.
His idea at the time was not what the public thought; he simply wanted to stabilize the tornado first.
He flipped through the magazine in frustration, and the contents made him both laugh and cry.
The celebrities and popular idols who used to be regular covers of fashion magazines are now pitifully squeezed into a small corner section.
More than 80 percent of the magazine is filled with close-up photos of him from various angles, as well as excessive interpretations of his personal style, behavior patterns, and even philosophy of life.