A Bizarre Adventure Starting with One-Punch Man

"Excuse me... excuse me... could you please move aside?"

"Hmm," a middle-aged office worker, who had been pushed aside by the black-haired youth, asked in confusion, "Young man, that's the way to the exit. Did you go the wrong way?"

The man didn't turn his head, persistently continuing forward: "We're just trying to get out."

!!!

The moment the words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.

"Don't be impulsive, young man! You can't go out now!!"

With the uncle's terrified scream, the surrounding young and strong men rushed forward.

"Exactly, what are you thinking? Going out now is just suicide!"

"Ah, what's wrong? Let me go!" The young man was startled when he was suddenly locked up by a group of burly men. He quickly explained, "It's because there's a weirdo outside that I can't stay inside any longer. I have to get out!"

"...Everyone, come quick and grab this young man! He's lost his mind!"

In an instant, the number of burly men on his body multiplied dramatically, and the young man immediately experienced what it meant to be surrounded by a vast ocean of people's struggle.

Strangling, pulling faces, grabbing arms, clinging to legs...

Everyone was putting in their utmost effort to stop this crazy guy, and there were people nearby trying to persuade him with earnest words.

"A hero will be here soon to defeat that monster, and then everyone can get out!"

The young man peered out from among the countless arms, trying to explain: "That's why I came up with..."

"Shut up! That weirdo hasn't left yet, and it's far too dangerous outside! If you go out now, you'll get everyone killed!"

"We understand that you're upset, but you absolutely cannot leave from here!"

"You brat, stay here quietly and don't cause any trouble!"

"Where are the administrators? Where are the Hero Association's administrators? Come and take care of this kid!"

……

After a series of shoving and pulling, the young man was successfully subdued by the enthusiastic trapped crowd, and at this moment he was covered by at least a dozen people.

They were all burly, adult men; after all, those who were weaker couldn't possibly get through such a crowded place to help.

Strangely, although he was being strangled and struggling to breathe, and his face was flushed, he did not fall down.

It even stood very steadily the whole time.

"Okay, okay, I get it... I give up, I won't go out anymore, alright?"

"Hey, hey, hey, who's pulling my hair? I feel like I'm starting to lose hair lately, could you please let go, bro?!"

As he gave up resistance, the situation gradually came under control.

A group of managers in association uniforms arrived and explained to the public the shelter's defensive capabilities and absolute safety. They explained that once the defense system was activated, the main door could not be opened from the inside, and there was no back door. It was safe to say that not even a fly could get in.

The black-haired youth raised his hand and asked, "Where is the restroom? I drank too much barley tea at noon, and now my stomach is a little upset."

The young woman, who was introducing the area to everyone, paused in her voice: "There are no toilets to prevent the drainage pipes from being used as a breach."

"...Huh?" The young man opened his mouth in shock, then, seeing everyone's gazes on him, he muttered a complaint in a low voice, "...Isn't this a major design flaw?"

In any case, after being reassured by the management, the anxious atmosphere inside the shelter eased somewhat, and the black-haired youth, who did not want to become the target of everyone's anger, also calmed down.

"While your bladder can still hold, let's bear it for a bit," the black-haired youth said, crouching in the corner, his gaze darting around. "If we really can't hold it in anymore, we'll find a way to rush out..."

"By the way, if I make a hole in the exit, I shouldn't have to pay for it, right?"

……

"Looks like this is a big one!"

With no air traffic control over the city, Johnson traversed most of Z City in a matter of moments, arriving at the location where the monsters were rampaging.

A giant cicada with a human face, 170,000 years old, was wandering through the city. Due to its enormous size, every step it took caused huge damage to the surrounding buildings. When its forelimbs landed, they pierced through a street, and the pipes under the road were squeezed and exploded, with flames shooting into the sky. The giant insect was completely unaffected. With a flick of its mouthparts, another apartment building was cut in half and smashed to the ground.

The nearby streets were completely unrecognizable, and the direction the giant worm was heading led to a newly built shelter.

Probably due to the timely evacuation, there were not many casualties among the surrounding residents, who should have already taken refuge in shelters.

“Then I can’t let you go any further.” Johnson spread his arms, his gaze fixed on the area around the strange insect’s landing point, and activated his telekinesis.

boom!

The rampaging monster suddenly crashed into an invisible force field barrier. The materialized spiritual particles rippled out in circles of dazzling waves, dissipating the kinetic energy impact caused by the monster's movement.

It bumped into a strange insect that stumbled, shook its buzzing head, and looked ahead in confusion, but there was no obstacle in sight.

I'm not convinced, why can't I move forward?

Ang ang ang—

The strange insect, defiant of evil, thrust forward with all its might, the enormous impact sending up a cloud of sand, but it was strangely confined within a regular hexahedral space.

The strange insect, its compound eyes blinded by the sandstorm, was disoriented and still couldn't break through the obstacle in front of it.

"That forehead is really hard..."

Feeling the impact of the feedback from the Absolute Territory, Johnson gained a deeper understanding of the attack power of this behemoth.

With its enormous size, its own weight is its best weapon. The steel jungle built by humans is no match for it. The Hero Association shelter, which is known as the "absolute defense" not far away, will probably only take a few more hits.

No wonder boys want to pilot Gundams when they grow up; Unit-01 and Rei Ayanami are indeed the epitome of male romance.

Big enough is the only truth!

His wandering thoughts came to a close, and Johnson looked down at the strange man trapped in the force field below, his hands suddenly tightening.

With a will, immense mental power surged forth like a raging torrent, crashing down upon the ground.

The strange insect, located below the crest of the wave, instinctively sensed a hint of fear, but because it was surrounded by force fields from all sides, it frantically circled around.

The next moment, the originally stable hexagonal force field was injected with abundant energy, and its structure suddenly changed into a black hole-like gravity field, slowly but firmly collapsing inward regardless of all obstacles!

Overwhelmed by immense pressure, the trapped worm could only let out a final, mournful cry. Its shell, which even explosions couldn't destroy, burst open like a biscuit as the space contracted, spraying out a viscous green liquid that, before it could spread, mixed with the surrounding flesh and blood into a greasy mess that continued to press and shrink inward.

It looked like a large hydraulic press was working hard; the scene was so beautiful that I almost couldn't bear to look.

Chapter 37 The Shelter (Part 2)

This tactic for dealing with the giant insect monster wasn't original to Johnson; Tornado had used it before in City A.

It works really well now that I've copied it.

The key is that it doesn't take up much space when disposing of the body; the final small box can be buried anywhere and that's it.

In an instant, the monstrous cube took shape, "170,000-year-old cicada larva," and was defeated.

Can't get up again.

The Stand ability captured the monster's dissipated soul, and a purple card engraved with a howling worm fell into Johnson's hands.

[Fantasy Card: 170,000-Year-Old Cicada Larva]

[Card Type: Character Card (Weird Character)]

Rarity: SR

[Description: A member of the Monster Insect Family, a gigantic insect-like monster, hazard level—Demon.]

【Effect 1: Super Suction】

Prey struck by its mouthparts will be instantly decomposed and drained.

【Effect 2: Overgrowth】

All food consumed will be converted into nutrients, and the body will eventually grow without restraint.

"This is a larva with such a large size. It's really outrageous that insects in this world mutate into monsters."

Thinking of the centipede elders and centipede immortals who would appear later, each one more exaggerated in size than the last, Qiao Sen felt a great responsibility ahead and casually disassembled the purple card "170,000-year-old cicada larva" to add points.

[Constitution +10, +10, +10...]

"Ok?"

This time, the added pleasure lasted a little shorter, disappearing in just a few breaths.

Looking back, after gaining the full power of the spider, Johnson's physique reached a new level, and ordinary N-level attribute card points were no longer effective.

It now seems that using Demon-level monsters as enhancement materials can only provide limited boosts.

Wow, my liver level has increased again!

……

Inside the shelter.

Thanks to the various external armor and protective devices, the loud noise caused by the monster's attack was reduced to a faint vibration.

The people trapped in the shelter stared at the ceiling that shook from time to time, and their emotions rose and fell with it.

After an unknown amount of time, the faint rumbling from outside gradually subsided. A bored black-haired youth in the corner suddenly looked up: "Hmm? Has the sound outside disappeared?"

Upon hearing this, others quickly realized the same problem.

“It seems so!”