NOVEL WEB Chapter 58 – Invasion
Hero Association HQ
3rd POV
"Eh, what do you—" Before Sitch could finish his sentence, the ground trembled violently. An earthquake had struck.
"Whoa!" Sitch and the other administrators screamed in alarm.
"Well then, everyone, care to see what’s happening outside?" Raven of Abyss, Rena, spoke up. She suddenly created a portal, stepped through it, and vanished, leaving only the glowing gateway and bewildered expressions from everyone present, including the heroes. Moments later, Saitama sprinted towards the portal and jumped in, with Genos following close behind. The others quickly snapped out of their shock and rushed to enter the portal as well.
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On the roof of the Hero Association HQ, two figures stood near the edge of the building—Rena and Tsuna. Rena gazed up at the massive floating ship in the sky and muttered, "Boros, are you really that impatient to fight Saitama?"
"Mommy, who’s Boros?" Tsuna asked, looking up at Rena with curious eyes. Rena crouched down and gently patted Tsuna’s head.
"Boros is a friend of mine, Tsuna-chan. So be a good girl when you meet him, okay?" Rena replied, smiling softly as Tsuna nodded.
"Oii, Rena!" Saitama called out, emerging from the portal. "Whoa, that thing’s huge! What is it?"
"Who knows~" Rena teased, glancing at Saitama and Genos, who had also just appeared. "Well, Saitama, I’m heading over there first. Good luck on your own~"
Rena began to float, carrying Tsuna in her arms, and dashed toward the colossal ship.
"W-Wait!" Saitama shouted, leaping towards the ship. But unlike Rena, who flew smoothly without effort, Saitama had to dodge a barrage of missiles aimed at him. Unbeknownst to the other heroes, who were now stepping through the portal one by one, both Rena and Saitama were already inside the ship. Only Genos, who had emerged shortly after Saitama, noticed their disappearance.
"Whoa, so big!" Bad screamed, staring up at the massive floating vessel in awe.
"This is... problematic," Child Emperor muttered, deep in thought as he analyzed the ship.
The other heroes began commenting on the situation when Darkshine pointed toward the ground below.
"Hey, look! More monsters are descending, and there’s a strong one down there!" Darkshine exclaimed, gesturing towards the chaos below.
The heroes glanced down, watching as monsters wreaked havoc near the HQ entrance, before shifting their focus back to the giant floating ship.
"Listen up, everyone. We need to split into two teams—one to handle the monsters and the other to deal with the ship," Child Emperor declared, gaining everyone’s attention.
"Good idea. I’ll go smash those monsters," Bad said confidently before jumping off the building.
"Silver Fang, care for a little competition?" Kamikaze grinned, eyeing the monsters below.
"The one who kills the most wins, huh? Sounds like a good warm-up." Bang stretched lightly. "I’ll leave the ship to you guys," he added before leaping off the building alongside Kamikaze.
A few other heroes followed their lead, jumping down to confront the monsters below. This left Child Emperor, King, Zombieman, Darkshine, Tanktop Master, and Demon Cyborg to deal with the floating ship.
"With eight S-Class heroes handling the ground, we need to focus on the ship. But here’s the problem—we can’t get close. Anything that approaches, like jets or aircraft, is shot down instantly," Child Emperor explained. "The best plan I can think of is to attack from the ground. Does anyone have a better idea?"
"That seems like our best option since it shoots down everything that gets near," Genos agreed.
Child Emperor nodded. "Metal Knight’s on his way, but until then, we need to deal as much damage as we can."
"Attacking from the ground, huh... Alright, Darkshine, let’s hurl debris from below at that ship," Tanktop Master suggested.
"Great idea! I’ll show them what these muscles can do!" Darkshine replied enthusiastically as he followed Tanktop Master to the ground.
"I’m not sure how much damage I can do, but I’ll give it my all," Genos said, preparing his gear.
Child Emperor turned to the others. "King, Zombieman, what will you do?"
Zombieman was the first to respond. "I don’t have the same firepower as you guys, so I’ll help with the others on the ground." He then made his way back to the portal to descend more cautiously.
"I’ll do the same," King replied, his King Engine thudding softly as he followed Zombieman back to the portal.
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Meanwhile
Inside The Ship
"Yo, Boros! Long time no see~" Rena called out cheerfully, waving her hand while still holding Tsuna.
"Rena, it has indeed been a while." The man—no, the alien—spoke, sitting on his throne-like chair with a smile.
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