Chapter 48 The Opponent's Name

Moreover, possessing a sinister system, I am destined to be unable to become the protagonist of this world. And according to the laws of fiction, those villains who are enemies of the entire world usually do not have a good ending.

In this way, there is certainly no need for me to participate in the superhero competition held every three years.

"I've gradually grown stronger, becoming an A-level hero like you. My admiration for you has changed." He looked me straight in the eye and said, "I want to know your true strength."

The A-rank hero closest to legendary status—Night Demon—is just a flattering term. Superpowers are belligerent and admire the strong. Having been the strongest A-rank hero for so long, my strength and reputation are naturally prone to being misinterpreted by those with ulterior motives. Eternal A-rank hero, eternal A-rank hero, A-rank hero unable to advance to S-rank legendary status—these are all terms specifically addressed to me.

"Now that you've said that, I can't think of any reason to refuse." A black sword appeared in my hand again.

He looked at my weapon, his fighting spirit ignited. "This is the first time I've seen you holding a weapon so closely. It really makes me feel happy and excited~"

Flames erupted from his palms. "One thing I regret is that, after talking to you for so long, you never once asked for my name. And now that I've demonstrated my abilities, you still don't know my name."

At this point, he swung the flame in his hand towards me. The flame, originally a palm-sized ball, scatters in all directions, transforming into a much larger attack. The flames seemed to have life, changing their angles according to his commands, attacking me.

Without waiting for my answer, he continued to mutter to himself, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. When I defeat you, you will remember my name." He was obviously very concerned about this, but he said this to me in a casual tone.

At the same time, the attack with his hands did not stop for a moment, and his left hand also ignited flames and threw them at me.

I said insincerely, "Sorry, I'm always like this. I can't remember the names of my defeated opponents."

I stood still and turned the wrist that had just used the weapon.

"Xia Ye, I won!" Zhong Mengfan jumped from mid-air and landed in front of me.

He looked around and said, "Hey, where's the other A-class hero that was just here?"

Unable to elaborate on what just happened, I waved my hand and gently touched the injured part.

"Hiss, he was injured by Nebula Chain Hand in the battle just now, but it wasn't serious. And he was also eliminated by me, so his recommender also disappeared?"

I didn't answer, but took out the map that the A-level hero had dropped after he disappeared and gave it to Zhong Mengfan.

"Oh, it's the layout map here. Are the marked areas where the hostages might be? Then let's go ahead and rescue the hostages!"

Then Zhong Mengfan and I arrived at one of the warehouses marked on the map. After entering the warehouse, we saw a man and a woman who were dressed in ordinary clothes and were not carrying any weapons.

"Who is the hostage?" Zhong Mengfan asked.

The man and the woman said in unison, "I am, save me!"

But in the initial mission prompt, there was only one hostage.

The man and woman pointed at each other and said, "He (she) is the kidnapper!"

"So who is it, a man or a woman?" Zhong Mengfan asked this question. He didn't look at the two people, but turned to look at me.

I raised my hand, made the same gesture as Zhong Mengfan used his fingers to shoot out air bullets, and pointed at the woman.

"Is it a woman..." Although he expressed some doubts about me pointing at the woman, Zhong Mengfan quickly hit the woman with an air bullet while speaking.

After being attacked by Zhong Mengfan, the woman's body suddenly began to shrink, getting smaller and smaller, and finally turned into a puppet the size of a palm, with the word "kidnapper" written on the puppet.

The other rescued man looked at the scene in surprise. Then, under his astonished gaze, his body became smaller and smaller, and he also turned into a puppet with the word "hostage" written on it.

"What happened?" Zhong Mengfan ran over and picked up the two dolls on the ground with confusion.

At this moment, a female voice, devoid of emotion, echoed throughout the room. "Congratulations to candidate number 10, Link, for successfully completing the hostage rescue mission and becoming the first candidate to pass this round of exams. The remaining candidates who have not been eliminated, please continue to work hard."

After the female voice ended, Zhong Mengfan and I were sent out of the examination trial field.

After coming out, Zhong Mengfan still held the two puppets in his hands. "What are these things? Why do the puppets seem to be surprised when they turn into puppets? Don't they know that they are puppets? Eh, it's a bit scary to think about it." He looked at the puppets with disgust, as if he wanted to throw the two puppets away at any time.

"It's a Noble Phantasm." I explained, finally able to speak.

"What is that Noble Phantasm?"

"Since there are creatures from other worlds and awakened beings, it's natural that there will also be objects that carry extraordinary powers. These objects have many names and possess a variety of functions. Some can even stimulate the potential of ordinary people who have not yet awakened, turning them into superpowers. Keys, miracle objects, mysterious objects, treasures, artifacts, etc. are all names for extraordinary objects. Their birth is random and completely without rules or patterns. Collecting extraordinary objects scattered around the world is also one of the main tasks of superheroes."

Zhong Mengfan: "...I never knew these before."

"Supernatural items are extremely rare. If possessed by ordinary people, it would not be a good thing. Therefore, like alien creatures, they are not disclosed to the public." In fact, the entire world has gradually changed since the emergence of humans with awakened superpowers after the war, but most ordinary people have been kept in the dark.

"By the way, Xia Ye, how did you determine that the woman was the kidnapper just now?"

"Real hostages would have been watching us, asking for help. Prisoners, besides watching us, would have been observing their surroundings, looking for an opportunity to escape."

He suddenly realized, "That's how it is."

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