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(This book's plot regarding one-punch man involves the anime + remake manga. I didn't finish the old manga due to its art style, so there might be conflicts with the old manga's settings. I hope everyone can accept this.)
After the 72-hour limit ended, except for those who left early, everyone else was forcibly returned to their own Worlds.
When the Chat Group members returned to their original Worlds, the Chat Group's newly introduced mission reward mechanism immediately began settlement.
Among them, Sword Saintess, Lestia, Ilaina, and Monica each received 500 points.
Genos received 400 points.
Bai Muzhen received 300 points.
Fujiwara Chika had the least, with only 100 points.
Although in terms of actual combat one-on-one, Genos might be stronger than Ilaina and Monica at this stage.
The two girls had much less actual combat experience compared to him.
However, in terms of rescue operations, the advantage of the two girls' magic became apparent.
Magic could not only heal but also revert damaged and collapsed buildings to their pre-destruction state.
By the time Genos rescued one person from the rubble, Ilaina and Monica had already rescued about ten.
[Fujiwara Chika: Wuwuwu, I only got the minimum 100 points. Now I'm at the bottom of the group.]
[Bai Muzhen: Haha! I have 300 points, so I don't have to be at the bottom with you. I'm so happy!]
[Genos: I only have 400 points. Even if I didn't rest much the whole time, I can't compare to you magic-users.]
[Ash Witch: Hmph hmph! It's a pity, Genos, that you don't seem to have the aptitude for magic. Otherwise, you could learn from us.]
[Genos: Not having aptitude is one thing, but I feel that even if I could learn magic, I wouldn't reach Teacher Saitama's height.]
[Strongest Dark Elf: Your Bald Great Demon King teacher is indeed unreasonably strong.]
Ever since the Chat Group uploaded story videos of each member's respective World, they had more or less watched the storylines belonging to their own Worlds.
Some were also curious about the stories of other group members' Worlds, and after some inquiry, they also received permission to watch.
Among them, the most shocking was the "one-punch man" World.
The power of a certain Bald Great Demon King was deeply ingrained in people's minds.
[Fujiwara Chika: It's hard to imagine that humans can become that strong with just that little training.]
[Ash Witch: Training is the first step, but the key is probably to fight monsters, right? Constantly getting stronger through life-and-death struggles.]
[Strongest Dark Elf: Indeed.]
[Wuxiang City's Little City Lord: I think it also has something to do with what he eats.]
As a martial artist, Bai Muzhen understood this kind of knowledge very well.
They all said, 'poor scholar, rich martial artist.'
Martial artists not only needed to eat well and maintain good nutrition.
They also needed to soak in medicinal baths from a young age to temper their bodies.
This kind of expense was not something an ordinary family could afford.
In Bai Muzhen's opinion, the reason a certain Bald Great Demon King was so strong, in addition to training and actual combat, was that he also ate monsters to supplement the nutrients his body needed.
[Nan Li: Not bad, Little City Lord, your insight is quite unique. @Wuxiang City's Little City Lord]
[Nan Li: In Genos's World, there are quite a few people who train intensely, like C-class hero Mumen Rider, B-class hero Glasses, and S-class hero Tanktop Master.]
[Nan Li: Judging from their respective battle records and ranks, it's true that they need to fight monsters a lot to become powerful.]
[Nan Li: But for them to reach Saitama's height, they still need a very crucial step, and that is eating.]
C-class hero Mumen Rider trained quite a lot, but his strength was the weakest because he had little actual combat and didn't face strong enemies.
B-class hero Glasses could be said to be a copy of Saitama. Although he had more actual combat than Mumen Rider, and they were all relatively strong enemies, his role was more of a peripheral support type.
His direct combat encounters were still too few.
S-class Tanktop Master, in addition to training intensely every day, had many more direct confrontations with powerful monsters than the previous two.
Therefore, Tanktop Master was much stronger than Mumen Rider and Glasses.
From these three, it can be seen that in the one-punch man World, for humans to become stronger, besides training, the important thing is to fight and then constantly break through.
But to reach the level of the Bald Great Demon King, they lacked one aspect: nutrition.
However, ordinary food could only fill one's stomach. Even if it truly had nutrition, it was only a small amount and couldn't compare to what was consumed during combat with monsters.
So this was where Saitama differed from others.
After each battle, he ate monsters.
Although the main reason was that Saitama was poor and had no money to buy groceries, so he could only use parts of monsters as ingredients to eat.
But from the few episodes of the Martial Arts Tournament, monster cells were terrifying.
After those martial artists ate monster cells, their strength surged.
And Saitama had eaten so many monsters, the monster cells in his body would definitely not be few.
If one were to truly say it, he was a walking God-level monster.
[Nan Li: You know about Garou, right? What made him different from those S-class heroes was that Garou absorbed monster cells to accelerate his evolution, eventually becoming "God-level."
[Nan Li: In a way, Garou retraced the path Saitama once took.]
In the one-punch man World, Genos frantically took notes while reading the messages in the Chat Group.
Through the group members' discussions, his confusion about why Saitama was so strong became increasingly clear.
When he destroyed the "House of Evolution" some time ago, the clearly Dragon-level monster, Carnage Kabuto, asked Saitama why he was so strong.
At that time, Saitama replied: "100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10 km run every day (for 3 years), and no air conditioning at home, regardless of severe cold or scorching heat."
Genos, who understood Saitama's character, knew he wasn't joking.
But how could a human become so strong with just that amount of exercise?
Now, after the guidance of his group friends, Genos suddenly understood.
A surge of desire to become human again welled up in his heart.
[Genos: So, what do you all think? Should I ask Dr. Kusno to change me back into a human body and then follow Teacher Saitama's path to becoming strong?]
[Fujiwara Chika: It should... be feasible, right?]
[Ash Witch: I feel it's a bit unreliable.]
[Sword Saintess: Personally, I don't recommend doing that. First, people are different. Whether it's your Teacher Saitama or that Garou, their talent in combat is top-notch.]
[Sword Saintess: Genos, do you think you have that kind of talent? @Genos]
While Genos was still struggling with how to answer, Nan Li also gave his opinion.
[Nan Li: I agree with Miss Saintess's point of view. Leaving Garou aside, his talent displayed in combat is obvious to anyone with eyes, very high.]
[Nan Li: And don't let Saitama's usual dull appearance fool you; his talent in combat absolutely cannot be overlooked. To engage in life-and-death struggles against so many monsters and still survive proves that Saitama's talent in combat is absolutely undeniable.]
[Nan Li: Whether it's in his first appearance or later in the story, Genos, you lost many times due to underestimating your opponents, becoming a "legend of never winning." This precisely shows that your talent in combat is completely incomparable to those two. @Genos]
[Genos: I see. Thank you both for your advice and analysis. It seems that without enough talent, ordinary people cannot replicate Teacher Saitama's path to becoming strong.]
[Nan Li: Yes, for now, just be content with being a cyborg. Although this path limits your potential, it doesn't mean it's weak.]
The path of mechanical ascension, to say it's strong, is indeed very strong.
Even in the Honkai: Star Rail universe, the recorded disasters caused by sentient machines are not much weaker than those Aeon Envoys.
[Nan Li: Your current firepower output is weak, but that's only limited by the existing materials in your World. You can totally ask Miss Saintess for some magical materials.]
[Ash Witch: Right, right, right! Actually, I think you could also pursue the path of magic technology.]
[Silent Witch: Mmm! Magic... technology, is, is also good!]
Genos was initially quite disappointed about not being able to follow the path of the Bald Great Demon King to become strong.
Now, seeing the group members offer suggestions, his eyes immediately lit up, and he completely cheered up again.
[Genos: That's right! Although I don't have the aptitude to use magic, I can be modified into a cyborg that can use magic!]
Combining magic and technology, the potential shouldn't be low.
At the very least, it should be much stronger than his current self, right?
[Sword Saintess: What materials do you need? You can tell me then, and I will provide any help I can. @Genos]
[Genos: Thank you, Miss Saintess!]
Next, Ilaina began to give Genos many modification suggestions.
Monica was much the same, even speaking without her usual stutters.
Genos began to frantically take notes again.
As for whether the two girls' suggestions would be useful later, that was not his concern, but something Dr. Kusno needed to think about.
Perhaps many people would ask, why not mention the most crucial "limiter"?
Regarding the limiter, this was the theory given by the doctor from the House of Evolution to explain why Saitama was so strong.
But just knowing this theory, can people break the limiter?
Clearly not.
It was precisely because Saitama's "training + combat + eating monsters" three-in-one broke the limiter that he became so strong.
This was unavoidable.
Pig God, an S-class hero of the Hero Association, was an example.
He relied on his special ability to eat so many monsters, uniquely opening his limiter.
Or perhaps it couldn't be entirely called a true limiter.
In the Garou arc, Pig God said he could easily deal with the Dragon-level monsters and Garou in front of him, but he hesitated whether to use it.
Being very strong but hesitant shows that there was an unknown price involved.
However, this was still too far from the strength of the Bald Great Demon King.
After all, Saitama could fight as he pleased, without restrictions.
It could be said that Pig God was a typical "specialist" and a candidate who "didn't completely break the limiter."
Seeing the lively discussion among the few, Nan Li had nothing more to say for the moment and was about to close the Chat Group when Bai Muzhen actively @-ed him.
[Wuxiang City's Little City Lord: Young Master Nan Li, how do you think I should spend these points? I feel that the items in the mall don't greatly improve my own strength. @Nan Li]