I choose a C ranked hero in another world, I was mocked online-Chapter 319: Return! The Cosmic Overlord Strikes (Two-in-One)

Chapter 319 - 319: Return! The Cosmic Overlord Strikes (Two-in-One)

Chapter 319: Return! The Cosmic Overlord Strikes (Two-in-One)

Real World.

Tang Zichen and Chen Ye appeared in the dormitory at the same time.

The two of them returned together.

Originally, Chen Ye had left Tang Zichen in the Marvel world as a precaution.

If the Sorcerer Supreme decided to go after him, he would hold off several powerful enemies to give Tang Zichen a chance to act.

Now, Tang Zichen's strength had likely reached Tier 6—enough to create panic and harvest fear!

Fortunately, that contingency plan was never needed...

This trip to the secret realm went very smoothly.

It also gave Chen Ye a rough understanding of his current strength.

Planet-Destroying Level!!

Although he couldn't yet shatter a planet with a single blow, he could destroy an entire world, kill the vast majority of living creatures on a planet's surface, and bring apocalyptic despair to a world!

Looking at his empty hands, Chen Ye felt a twinge of regret.

Those two Infinity Stones couldn't be brought back...

The Mind Stone—no need to mention it.

The Space Stone was truly a great treasure and extremely useful.

What a pity!

The secret realm didn't allow them to bring it back.

But the Infinity Stones were products of the Marvel Universe. Even if they could be brought back, they might not function in the real world.

At that moment—

Beside him, Tang Zichen suddenly smiled and said, "Chen Ye, I just realized that I can faintly sense something with my intuition. I think I've developed a danger-predicting ability."

"Oh?"

Chen Ye's eyes lit up.

The ability to sense danger ahead of time?

Wasn't that the same as Qin Muyin—reaching the level of "seeing nothing, hearing nothing, yet sensing danger and avoiding it"?

He had also been increasing his spiritual stats.

If Tang Zichen could develop such an ability, then it meant he might be able to as well.

Of course, it wasn't guaranteed...

"Zichen, what's your current spiritual stat?" Chen Ye couldn't help but ask.

"Counting the reward I just received," Tang Zichen said truthfully, "my current spiritual stat is 3343 points."

The reward she spoke of was, of course, the reward from the secret realm.

No surprise there.

Chen Ye received the highest reward and a bonus reward—totaling 220 potential points.

Tang Zichen got the same.

In the Marvel world, Chen Ye nearly scared the whole world to death. Who could have collected more fear points than him?

But—

When he heard Tang Zichen's number, Chen Ye was a bit stunned.

You see—

His current spiritual stat was 2706 points. Even after adding all the newly received rewards, it only reached 2926 points—not even 3000.

They participated in the same mission and received the exact same rewards, yet Tang Zichen had over 400 more spiritual points than Chen Ye!

That meant those extra 400+ points were earned through Tang Zichen's hard training over the past two years.

In two years,

Ignoring what was gained from the secret realm, a single stat had increased by over 400 points...

If news of this got out, it would definitely shock countless people!

Because that kind of growth rate would break world records.

This showed Tang Zichen's incredible talent!

Of course, aside from talent, Tang Zichen had also endured unimaginable hardship.

At least in Chen Ye's eyes, she hardly ever took a break.

"Amazing!"

Chen Ye couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up.

Tang Zichen rolled her eyes at him. "Compared to you, I'm still far behind."

Chen Ye smiled and said, "I'm a bug—don't compare yourself to me. But aside from me, you're probably the most insane human in history at your stage! As expected of the genius girl known across the world."

Then—

Chen Ye checked the time. It was just 11 a.m., and he said, "I'm starving. We barely ate properly during those two weeks in the secret realm. Zichen, let's go eat!"

"Sure!" Tang Zichen asked, "Cafeteria?"

"Let's go to a restaurant outside! I want to have a real feast," Chen Ye said. "And I think Zhao Zheng and the others should be back too. Let's call them all up and see what rewards they got this time."

Tang Zichen naturally had no objections.

The two headed out together.

...

Half an hour later.

Chen Ye's small group of six reunited in a private room of a restaurant near the campus gate.

Upon meeting, there were warm greetings all around.

After everyone sat down—

Chen Ye asked, "How was your haul in Secret Realm No. 8?"

As soon as he said that—

Cao Yu groaned, "Qianqian and I had bad luck. We ended up in a world full of mutants—even that bald professor who controls minds was there. In the end, we could only go scare people in some chaotic little country. After half a month, we only got 70 potential points."

Oof!

With Cao Yu and Ren Qianqian's current strength, running into Professor X meant almost certain defeat.

Their decision was wise. Staying away from Professor X was definitely the right move—getting targeted by him would've been a nightmare.

"No worries. Just work harder next time,"

Chen Ye offered some comfort, then turned to Zhao Zheng. "Junior brother, what about you?"

Unexpectedly—

Zhao Zheng wore a bitter expression too. "The world we ended up in was full of mindless monsters—just like the ones in Secret Realm No. 2. We couldn't find a single living person... Those monsters didn't know what fear was. We had to constantly dodge and hide to avoid being surrounded. In the end, we only got the basic reward—40 potential points."

Chen Ye was stunned.

The monsters in Secret Realm No. 2—weren't those zombies?

Zhao Zheng and Shao Wenhui had ended up in the Marvel Zombies universe?

That luck... was just awful.

Even Chen Ye would be helpless in the zombie universe and could only settle for the base reward.

Because zombies are brainless and fearless. No matter how strong he was, he couldn't scare zombies!

Chen Ye patted Zhao Zheng's shoulder, not knowing how to comfort him.

"Damn! Old Zhao, you guys had it that bad?" Cao Yu couldn't help but exclaim. "I thought our luck was bad, but you guys had it worse."

Cao Yu wasn't gloating.

He just spoke quickly and said whatever came to mind.

Zhao Zheng sighed, clearly not wanting to recall those two weeks in the Marvel Zombies universe.

On the other side—

The three girls were chatting too.

"Class rep, you guys got the bonus reward again this time. That's amazing," Shao Wenhui said in admiration.

"Silly Wenhui, the class rep and Chen Ye going god mode is pretty much routine now,"

Ren Qianqian teased, then looked at Tang Zichen. "Class rep, didn't you run into that Professor X again?"

"We did."

"What? And you still went god mode? That's insane!"

Her words caught Zhao Zheng and Cao Yu's attention—they both looked over.

Tang Zichen downplayed it. "That Professor X's mind control ability isn't unbeatable. As long as your spiritual stat is high enough, he can't touch you."

Ren Qianqian had a sudden realization.

"Oh, right—your and Brother Chen's spiritual stats are super high. No wonder..."

Tang Zichen and Chen Ye exchanged a smile without offering further explanation.

Just then—

The dishes everyone had ordered were served, and the group started eating heartily.

After all, the past half-month had been tough on everyone.

That evening.

News that Chen Ye and Tang Zichen had gone god mode again began to spread across the internet.

For a time,

It sparked heated discussion among netizens.

By now, people were no longer surprised by this duo's repeated godlike performances. The topic of debate had shifted to how long they could maintain it—and whether they might keep going god mode forever.

"Eight secret realms, eight godlike performances, never once interrupted. That's insane!"

"By rough count, the two of them must've earned at least 1,500 potential points in the secret realms."

"1,500 points? You're being too conservative, bro. Don't forget, they also joined two national secret realms—third place the first time, champions the second!"

"Damn! That means Goddess Tang has earned over 2,000 potential points in secret realms alone?"

"Even Ms. Qin can't compare to Goddess Tang at this stage."

"No doubt! Just look at the last combat video—Goddess Tang's strength has long since reached Tier 5."

"Too strong. Seriously, comparing humans to her... Forget it. I don't even deserve to call myself human compared to her."

"Such an amazing girl... what a waste on that bald brat."

"What do you mean? Young Master Chen is amazing too, okay? They're actually a perfect match." novelbuddy.cσ๓

Discussion buzzed all over the internet.

Meanwhile, Chen Ye was in his dorm playing games.

At this time,

It was already past 9 p.m.

Suddenly,

The phone on Chen Ye's desk rang.

He paused the game and picked it up. The screen showed his dad, Chairman Chen.

Chen Ye answered immediately.

"Dad? Why are you calling so late?"

Chairman Chen didn't respond directly but asked, "You just returned from the secret realm today?"

"Yeah!"

"Then come to the capital tomorrow."

"Huh? The capital? What's going on?"

"Your martial uncle is injured..."

"What?!"

Chen Ye was shocked and quickly asked, "How did he get hurt? Is it serious?"

"Not serious. He just encountered a tricky monster and let his guard down. It's just a flesh wound."

Hearing that,

Chen Ye was still quite surprised.

A monster that could injure Ba Liming?

That had to be an extremely powerful one!

"Dad, what happened exactly?"

"It's not something I can explain clearly over the phone," Chairman Chen said seriously. "Also, this matter has been classified as top secret. Come tomorrow—we'll talk face to face."

"Got it," Chen Ye agreed.

...

The next day.

July 17th.

Chen Ye set out early.

Now that he was a senior in college, he had plenty of freedom and didn't need to file for leave.

He took an early train and arrived in the capital by noon.

Chairman Chen picked him up at the station in person.

"Let's go! Your martial uncle has prepared lunch. He's waiting for you."

The father and son got into the car.

This time, Chairman Chen had switched to a business-class sedan.

On the road,

Chen Ye held back his curiosity and simply chatted casually with his dad.

A short while later,

The car stopped at Ba Liming's dojo.

Ba Liming had indeed prepared a lavish feast, waiting for the two of them to arrive.

However,

Chen Ye wasn't in the mood to eat.

Seeing the bandage on Ba Liming's arm, he asked in surprise, "Martial Uncle, what kind of monster hurt you?"

Ba Liming smiled and turned to Chairman Chen. "Junior Brother, you explain."

Chairman Chen began, "A week ago, a monster from outer space arrived on our planet—and appeared in Anyang County! It was extremely powerful. A stationed military unit there didn't last even five minutes against it before being wiped out. They only managed to send out a distress signal. Fortunately, Anyang had already been evacuated..."

"Later, your martial uncle got the news and rushed over to battle the monster!"

"This is footage the military captured of the fight. Watch the video first."

He handed over a tablet.

Chen Ye took it and tapped the screen to play the video.

In the footage, a terrifying monster was wreaking havoc.

It had multiple heads. Though humanoid in form, its body could morph at will. Its hands could easily transform into razor-sharp blades.

Bullets had no effect on it at all...

Then, Ba Liming made his move.

When Chen Ye saw the monster in the video, his pupils contracted.

Because he recognized it—not only was it familiar, he even knew what it was.

He just couldn't remember its name.

Or rather, when he watched the anime back then, he never paid attention to its name—it was just a background character.

That's right.

This monster was one of the three top warriors under the cosmic overlord Boros in the anime One Punch Man, appearing during Boros's invasion of Earth.

It had a body that could regenerate endlessly. As long as the core "glass orb" in its brain wasn't shattered, it couldn't be killed.

Clearly, Ba Liming in the video didn't know that.

So, at first, despite having the upper hand, he still got injured—his arm slashed by a blade.

However, Ba Liming truly lived up to being an indestructible martial arts master.

He quickly figured out the monster's weakness and shattered the "glass orb" in each of its brains.

When the last orb was crushed, the monster let out a final, dying wail.

...

After watching the video,

Chen Ye was left in turmoil.

He never imagined that the cosmic overlord was real.

And not just real—this was a character he was familiar with.

If that monster could appear...

Then what about the cosmic overlord himself—the god-level warrior "Boros"? Was he already approaching Earth?

"You done watching?"

Chairman Chen said, "This kind of monster has never appeared on our planet before! And it didn't arrive via a space-time wormhole—it came in a highly advanced miniature spaceship!"

"Some in the upper ranks are already speculating that this monster might be closely connected to the so-called cosmic overlord that other aliens have mentioned. It may even be his vanguard."

Listening to this, Chen Ye really wanted to say: You're absolutely right.

The cosmic overlord probably really is on his way!

At the same time, anxiety stirred in his heart.

Because Chen Ye knew very well—he was still far from matching the true saitama.

With his current strength, he might not be able to defeat that one-eyed big brother...

(End of Chapter)

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