Chapter 107 Loose Limiter

Chapter 107 Loose Limiter

Chapter 107 Loose Limiter
"Why don't you speed up? If you're the last one, I'll eat you~"

The feathered serpent followed the unlicensed knight slowly, occasionally spitting out its long snake tongue to scare the two-legged beast in front of it.

Originally, it thought that it would have to wait until the last few laps before it could "play" with the two-legged beasts, but it didn't expect that there was a particularly weak one among these two-legged beasts, and it was left to the last place early on.

"Damn it! I won't fall down in a place like this!"

The unlicensed knight gritted his teeth, roared and quickened his running pace. Ten kilometers was not a difficult challenge for him, but the problem was that he had to ensure that he was not the last one.

"Asshole! I don't want to be eaten by a snake!"

The one running ahead of the unlicensed knight was Gu, who was ranked 77th in Class B. Seeing the people behind him catching up, Gu, who was wearing a tights with a skull pattern, took out a bottle of milk from somewhere, gulped down the milk, and his speed suddenly increased by %.

Not only did he get rid of the unlicensed knight, he also caught up with the mountain ape running in front of him.

"Asshole... has he caught up with us?"

The mountain ape of the Fubuki Group almost peed his pants when he saw the unlicensed knight desperately chasing after them.

The last one will be fed to the snake. Even though we know that Speed ​​Flash is unlikely to do anything wrong, who can guarantee that the big snake that looks so scary will really not eat people?
The unlicensed knight who fell to the back was trying hard to catch up with the mountain ape in front. The rules set by Borsalino were simple: there would be no problem as long as he didn't always fall to the last place.

Theoretically, as long as everyone takes turns to be the last one and controls the time well, there will be no danger at all.

But no one can guarantee that they can catch up with others when they become the last one.

It's a very simple prisoner's dilemma. As long as there is one person who doesn't want to be the last one, the rest of the people have to start rolling up.

"Assholes! Why are you running so fast?"

"You have to save your energy! It's not that easy to run 20 laps, so don't fight!"

"How dare you say that! You didn't even slow down and wait for me!"

……

The heroes quickly realize that something is wrong!

However, when the first person started rolling, the rest had to open their books as well.

Even those heroes who thought they had enough strength and were confident they could hold on, began to speed up their pace, consciously or unconsciously, trying to achieve a better result.

Although the Speed ​​Flash didn't say anything good about running fast, it's always a good idea to try to perform better.

Especially when many heroes found that the competitors who were ranked higher than them were now left behind by them, that feeling of secret satisfaction prompted them to keep speeding up.

And those heroes who were surpassed by guys with lower rankings than themselves were also very unhappy. Do these bastards really think that others can't catch up with them?
"Why are they running so fast?"

Seeing the heroes chasing each other, even in such a simple training ground, but still running at speeds that are infinitely close to their own limits, Fubuki asked in astonishment.

The fast runners are competing for the first place, the slow runners are trying their best to avoid being the last one, and only the feathered serpent is following leisurely behind. It can judge the general condition of its prey through the unique perception ability of dragon cave snakes.

The best time to have fun is when these two-legged animals have run their last few laps and their energy is exhausted.

“Maybe it’s because they love running.”

Borsalino sat comfortably on a beach chair, and the members of the Fubuki team had already prepared cold drinks and snacks.

Even the heroes were no different from the cadets in the Naval Academy, so it was not difficult to roll them up.

"Is this kind of training really effective? And if they run 20 laps at this speed, I'm afraid few people can hold on to the end, right?"

Fubuki sat next to Borsalino. She herself was physically weak, but that did not affect her ability to roughly estimate Lily's physical fitness.

Even though those heroes are much stronger than Lily, they have their limits after all. Even if they really persevere, how much physical strength will they have left for subsequent training?

Fubuki knew how devilish the special training arranged by Borsalino was. She had originally thought of using the back door to ask Borsalino to arrange it for her as well. However, after taking a look at the special training course, she decisively chose to give up.

A person with super powers should have his or her own fighting style. She has no interest in the Six Styles of the Navy!
"Don't underestimate them. Each of these guys has at least 200 Dao Power... Oh, the guy on the cyclist might be a little less, but as long as he tries his best, he will probably be able to hold on."

Borsalino basically copied the training curriculum of the Naval Academy, but increased the training intensity three times.

However, considering that the heroes all have good foundations, triple the training intensity should still be within their tolerance range.

If it weren't for the fact that this is another world and even if the training course was leaked it would not affect the interests of the navy, Borsalino would not easily give out such a good thing.

"If I can complete the special training and learn the Marine Six Styles you mentioned, how strong can I become?"

Fubuki was a little skeptical, but she considered that Borsalino was a big figure in another world.

Moreover, her strength is even stronger than that of her own sister, so his judgment should be more accurate.

Looking at the members of Fubuki's team still running, except for the mountain ape who was about to fall to the last place, the rest were still able to hold on. Fubuki felt relieved, but at the same time, she couldn't help feeling a little curious.

"If you can fully master the Six Styles of the Navy, you'll be able to almost become an S-class hero. If you have enough talent, you should be able to fight that weird guy just now."

Borsalino stroked his chin and gave an answer that shocked Fubuki.

Just by learning the Six Styles of the Navy, one is qualified to become an S-class hero, and can even compete with Sweet Mask!
When did S-class heroes become so cheap?
There are only sixteen S-class heroes in the association. Even if you include the uncrowned king like Sweet Mask, the number of heroes with S-class strength will never exceed twenty.

But now Borsalino claims that as long as you learn the Six Styles of the Navy, you will have the strength of an S-class hero. This is too exaggerated!

"You don't think it's easy to learn the Navy Six Styles?"

Seeing Fubuki's hesitant expression, Borsalino spoke with a bit of amusement.

If you learn the Six Styles of the Navy, you can have strength comparable to that of an S-class hero, but the prerequisite is that you can learn it.

Not to mention a crash course like Borsalino.

Even among the students of the Naval Academy and the CP organization, there are still many who have practiced for several years but have not learned a single move.

Of course, such extreme examples are extremely rare. Under normal circumstances, you will be able to learn a few tricks after practicing for a few years.

As for what Fubuki imagined, that after studying in a one-month crash course, she could mass-produce S-class heroes who had mastered the Six Styles of the Navy, one can only say that Rob Lucci, who is known as the strongest of 'CP9' in 800 years, is probably going to faint in the toilet crying.

Even a genius like Lucci took nearly ten years to master the Six Styles of the Navy, unless he already had a strong foundation before learning, such as Borsalino or Saitama from the One Punch Man world.

For strong men like them, the Six Styles of the Navy are more of a icing on the cake. It is undoubtedly a bit too much to think that there will be any qualitative changes after learning them.

“Huff…Huff…Is this almost reaching my limit…”

The unlicensed knight felt as if his heart might jump out of his mouth at any time. He had to use all his strength to breathe, but he still felt suffocated.

"You've been the last one for more than a minute. Can I eat you?"

The voice of Quetzalcoatl sounded in the ears of the Unlicensed Knight. Perhaps because he had gradually become accustomed to it, the Unlicensed Knight actually felt that the voice of Quetzalcoatl had a soft and cute taste.

But as soon as you see the huge snake head that is several times larger than a heavy truck, any fantasy will completely disappear.

To put it bluntly, with his small body, it seems just right to fill the teeth of this big snake?

"Damn it... I won't... I won't fall down in a place like this!"

Even though his vision had begun to blur and even his breath had a faint smell of blood, the unlicensed knight who was on the verge of his limit suddenly exploded and began to rush forward recklessly.

Even if he cannot pass the test in the end, he will still fall on the road to progress!
"This is impossible! How could that guy catch up with us..."

The mountain ape of the Fubuki Group was also almost out of breath. The only thing that made him feel at ease was that he had someone to save his life.

However, just as he was struggling to hold on, he found that the unlicensed rider who had been behind him began to accelerate again.

The heroes running in the front were also complaining bitterly. Although the Unlicensed Knight and the Mountain Ape could not threaten their ranking, the other heroes who were forced to speed up by the Unlicensed Knight and the Mountain Ape were all their competitors.

The competition, which had finally come to an end due to physical reasons, started again. The heroes in the first echelon now had less than one-third of the distance left to complete twenty laps.

However, their physical strength was over-consumed in repeated acceleration, and even those with the most energy had less than one-third left.

Fortunately, the heroes who can participate in the training camp are not ordinary people, otherwise it would be a problem whether they can catch their breath after running twenty laps of nearly 100 kilometers.

"Hey! Qingyan, do you think the Speed ​​Flash training is really useful? If running like crazy could make you stronger, there would be S-class heroes everywhere!"

Magic Hands, who was in the first echelon, felt that he was about to collapse, but as the 7th hero in Class A, he couldn't leave the first echelon and could only grit his teeth and hold on.

Otherwise, if he lets those heroes whose rankings are even lower than his get ahead, who knows what these people will say about him behind his back.

"It will be much easier if you don't say anything. Even if it's just for the name of Speed ​​Flash, I'm willing to give it a try. If you think it's not working, you can quit."

Qing Yan, who was ranked 6th in Class A, had the easiest performance among all the heroes. Even when the Class A heroes were competing with each other, few could threaten his first place.

In contrast, the magician was already panting, but the expression on Qing Yan's face did not change much from beginning to end, as if running another twenty laps would not be a problem.

"Don't be ridiculous. If we quit now, all our efforts would have been in vain!"

The magician gritted his teeth. He also wanted to believe in the speed flash like Qing Yan, but when he saw Borsalino sitting on a beach chair basking in the sun with a beautiful woman beside him, he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.

They are all heroes, so why do they have to run desperately and be chased by a giant snake, while Speedy Flash can lie on a beach chair and bask in the sun with a beautiful woman by his side?
"Magic Hands-senpai is right! Let's all work hard together!"

The only one who could be so energetic at a time like this was the captain Mizuki, who was wearing a competition swimsuit and was the 71st ranked B-class hero.

As the only B-class hero in the first echelon, the performance of the main general Mizuki also surprised many A-class heroes.

Only now did they more or less understand why the association headquarters believed that Captain Mizuki had the potential to become an S-class hero.

Hearing the voice of Commander Mizuki, the corners of Qingyan's expressionless mouth twitched slightly.

If there was anyone capable of competing with him for the top spot, it would most likely be this energetic girl.

"Wait, why did the guy behind me suddenly start speeding up again?"

Crescent Eyebrows, who had fallen to the end of the first echelon, couldn't help but exclaimed. The heroes who had run to this point all had a rough estimate of their own limits.

Considering that running laps is only the first step of the training course and some physical strength needs to be reserved for the subsequent training, after confirming that they are unlikely to surpass the heroes in the first tier, most heroes consciously begin to maintain a fixed speed to save physical strength.

But now, as the two guys at the tail end began to speed up again, the heroes in the front who didn't want to fall behind were forced to speed up as well. The pressure spread step by step to the heroes in the first echelon.

"I'm going to speed up too."

It was not known whether he was talking to himself or someone else, but Qing Yan once again sped up when there were still several laps to go before the finish line.

Although Speed ​​Flash never mentioned any extra rewards for the first place, the competitive spirit still drove the heroes to instinctively fight for the first place.

"Then let's charge together! Dear seniors!"

Admiral Mizuki's eyes lit up!
She really enjoyed this competitive atmosphere and being able to compete with so many seniors. Even if there was no training effect as promised by Speed ​​Flash, Captain Mizuki was willing to come.

"I'm crazy to be attending this camp!"

The magician couldn't help but curse, but his body still honestly followed Qingyan's acceleration.

After all, he is an A-level hero ranked second only to Qing Yan among the heroes present. How can he be left behind by others!
The heroes who were running desperately did not realize that their speed had unknowingly exceeded their previous limits.

The training ground was so simple, and most people’s physical strength was almost exhausted, but because of the competition between them, they ran at speeds beyond their limits.

"Hiss... It's so strange, the bipeds seem to be running faster and faster..." The feathered serpent was still following the team slowly as before, but what puzzled it was that the 'prey', which was clearly on the verge of its limit in its perception, was still accelerating.

What made Quetzalcoatl particularly unhappy was that the slowest Two-legged beast had actually caught up with the slightly larger Two-legged beast.

It can't have fun with two slow guys now chasing each other, unless anyone stays in last place for more than a minute.

"The limiter is loosened? Is it because of the competition, or because of me, an outsider?"

Borsalino, who was lying on a beach chair, suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the training ground with some confusion.

With his observation Haki, he could sense that an incredible change was taking place among the heroes who were running in circles.

The 'lock' that existed on everyone in the One Punch World, a limiter that prevented them from going any further after reaching their limit, was now slightly loosened.

However, this loosening only increased the locked upper limit by less than one percent, which is naturally far from completely opening the limiter for Baldy. But for these heroes who are still very "weak", it is already a leap forward.

The heroes who were still running for their lives naturally did not notice this change. As they saw that they were getting closer and closer to the finish line, even the heroes who had no hope of getting a high ranking were unconsciously trying their best under the influence of the atmosphere of others rushing to get ahead.

"Hmm? Not bad, someone finished running so quickly."

By the time Borsalino, who was resting with his eyes closed, was awakened by Fubuki, nearly one-third of the heroes had already completed twenty laps of "warm-up exercises".

Except for Qingyan and the main general Mizuki, who still had some room to spare, most of the heroes were already reaching their limits both physically and mentally after barely completing twenty rounds of training courses.

"Do we need to continue training? They look like they are about to die..."

Fubuki is now extremely glad that she did not do anything stupid. Borsalino's training camp is simply deadly.

The mountain ape, who usually looks very strong and reliable, is now hanging at the back of the team, competing with the No. 1 in Class C for the second-to-last spot.

Twelve members of the entire Fubuki team participated in the training camp. So far, only Eyelash, who ranked second in Class B, and Lily, who ranked fifth, have completed the goal of twenty laps.

However, this has made Fubuki very satisfied. Except for Eyelashes and Lily, the only B-class heroes who have reached the finish line are the main generals Mizuki and Sharp Star, and the rest are all A-class heroes.

In fact, the mountain ape's strength is not much inferior to that of Eyelashes, but his size holds him back. If there weren't an unlicensed knight at the bottom, he would definitely have occupied the last place.

Right now, most of the heroes are still working hard on the track, and some have begun to fail to manage their own physical strength and have run to the point of physical exhaustion, collapsing less than two kilometers from the finish line.

"Of course we have to continue. Now is the best time to push our limits. Maybe there is someone among these heroes who can really learn the complete six styles..."

Borsalino looked at the captain Mizuki in her swimsuit with some surprise. This girl's physical recovery speed was a bit exaggerated. Even in the Naval Academy, she was considered a good seedling, the kind that could attract old man Zefa to attend classes.

Qing Yan, who came in first, did not appear to have much change on the surface, except that his breathing was a little faster. However, in Borsalino's perception, Qing Yan was not much better than the other heroes who had completed the race.

If they were allowed to continue running, perhaps Qing Yan could hold on for one or two more laps, but he would definitely not be able to finish the third lap. His physical strength had already reached its limit. Even if the 'limiter' seemed to have loosened, it only increased his growth ceiling, and there was no possibility of an explosion.

On the other hand, the commander Mizuki was also extremely tired when she just reached the finish line, but now she is already laughing and cheering for other heroes.

Don't even expect to push her to her limits after three or four laps, let alone one or two more.

"Are you interested in that girl?"

Fubuki followed Borsalino's line of sight and saw the cheering commander Mizuki. Her brows slightly furrowed, and she inexplicably felt a sense of crisis.

According to everyone's private evaluation of Borsalino in the chat group, even if this guy is not a big scumbag, he is still a typical playboy.

Although the muscular appearance of the captain Mizuki does not conform to most people's aesthetic standards for girls, it is undeniable that her energetic type is also very attractive in the eyes of some people.

"Well, this girl has great potential. If she were in my world, she would probably be specially recruited into the Naval Academy."

It's a pity for Borsalino.

Except for the members of the dimensional chat group, humans from other worlds cannot travel through the chat group.

If possible, find more talented children like Admiral Mizuki and bring them to the pirate world, then Borsalino won't have to worry about the future of the navy.

So far, Orochimaru is the only one in the group who has found a loophole and sent the snakes from Ryuchi Cave to work in other worlds.

There was also Borsalino, who was bored and ran around several times. Only he dared to go to other worlds so recklessly.

If it were Haibara Ai and Fubuki, even though they had a close relationship like best friends, they still didn't dare to rashly go to each other's world.

It's not because they don't trust each other, but because they are instinctively afraid of the strange world. After all, people like Borsalino and Esdeath who are skilled and brave are only a minority.

As a time traveler, the passerby in the Devouring Star world also knows the world of the group members very well, but he does not dare to run to the One Punch World without hesitation like Borsalino.

"Is there a lot of potential..."

Fubuki subconsciously looked at the commander Mizuki. She had seen Borsalino's true strength with her own eyes.

Does that girl have such potential that even Borsalino, who is stronger than her sister, can't help but admire her?

Maybe she should consider getting the main commander Mizuki to join the Fubuki team, so that the Fubuki team will have two S-class heroes in the future.

"Compared to those two guys, Sakaski and Kuzan, they are definitely worse, but better than Vivian... Oh, Vivian is a giant girl under my command, and now she is the best among the vice admirals in the headquarters... You can think of her as being similar to the dragon-level monster that day."

Borsalino scratched his head.

In fact, Vivian is still far inferior to Vaccine Man, but she is the one whose strength is closest to Vivian among all the people he has met in the One Punch Man World.

"so smart?"

Fubuki was a little bit unbelieving. Although the damage caused by Vaccine Man was not too serious compared to other Dragon-level disasters, that was mainly because its target was the Hero Association headquarters, and he was killed instantly by Borsalino before he had the chance to start a killing spree.

But even so, the aftermath of the Vaccine Man's attack reduced nearly one-fifth of City A to ruins, and this was the result of dozens of heroes' continuous resistance.

At this time, Fubuki was looking at the captain Mizuki who was cheering loudly at the side of the runway, and she could not imagine the scene of this girl becoming an S-class hero.

"But the upper limit of just learning the Six Styles of the Navy won't be too high. If she can have a good devil fruit, she might be able to fight with your sister in the future..."

Borsalino smiled and gave Fubuki a suggestive look. As long as Fubuki could bring the captain Mizuki into the Fubuki group, even without Borsalino in the future, the Fubuki group would be able to secure its position as the largest faction in the Hero Association.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Fubuki is willing to exchange the devil fruit for the commander Mizuki. After all, Borsalino only gave the group members a preferential price for the first devil fruit.

Given Fubuki's wealth, if she gave her first devil fruit to the commander-in-chief Mizuki, it would probably take a long time to exchange it for a devil fruit without a discount price.

The pros and cons of this can only be weighed by Fubuki herself, whether she wants to become stronger herself or expand the Fubuki group.

Fubuki naturally understood Borsalino's hint. If possible, she wanted her sister Tornado to look at her with new eyes.

But Fubuki is very aware of her own qualifications. Unless Borsalino chooses a particularly powerful devil fruit for her, she will never be able to catch up with Tornado in her lifetime.

"I'll go talk to her first!"

Fubuki made a decision quickly, pursed her lips and walked towards the commander Mizuki.

It just so happens that the main commander Mizuki is still a B-class hero, so it is not impossible to persuade her to join the Fubuki team, especially since Fubuki has the newly promoted S-class 9th place, Speed ​​Flash, behind him.

Of course, the follow-up will depend on whether Fubuki can control the main general Mizuki.

However, considering that most heroes are actually relatively simple-minded guys, Fubuki's chances of success are still quite high.

Borsalino nodded secretly upon seeing this. As the leader of the Fubuki Group, Fubuki has excellent decision-making ability and courage, otherwise it would be impossible for the Fubuki Group to grow into the largest faction in the Hero Association.

Unfortunately, her strength limits the level of development of the Fubuki team. If Fubuki had the same strength as Tornado, she would not have to limit herself to recruiting only B-level heroes to join the Fubuki team.

Fortunately, Fubuki now has an alternative idea. It doesn’t matter if her own strength is not strong enough. As long as she can attract members with strong enough strength, she can make up for the lack of combat power of Fubuki’s team.

"Let me think about what to ask them to do next... Tsk, why are there guys looking for trouble again?"

Borsalino took a sip of his cold drink.

Suddenly he frowned and looked towards the training camp gate speechlessly.

He could swear with his remaining little moral integrity that he was really just taking a world vacation and leaving Orochimaru, Tony Stark and Haibara Ai enough time to study pure gold.

Even the idea of ​​opening a training camp was just a spur of the moment idea of ​​Borsalino. Having just experienced a series of fierce battles in the War of Marineford, even Borsalino wanted to calm down for a while.

But the more Borsalino tried not to get into trouble, the more trouble came to him.

First it was Tornado, then it was Sweetheart Mask, and now here comes this unknown guy. You really treat him as a popular internet attraction and check him in, right?
At this moment, outside the gate of the training ground, a handsome man with long hair and wearing a gorgeous metal armor tights and cloak was looking at this simple training camp coldly.

When Flash came out of his training place and found the Hero Association to inquire about the news of the newly promoted S-class hero Speed ​​Flash, he unexpectedly learned that Speed ​​Flash had opened a training camp.

As a victim who was sold to a ninja village by his parents when he was young and received extremely cold-blooded and cruel assassination training, the shining Flash instinctively doubts and rejects all training camps.

Originally, Borsalino only felt offended by the title of hero, but now seeing this crude training camp with his own eyes reminded Flash of his bad experiences in the past.

"Speed ​​Flash... Let me see with my own eyes who you really are!"

Flash drew his sword without any hesitation. Countless sword lights flashed and the big iron gate of the training camp was chopped into countless pieces of iron.

"Clang clang clang..."

The sound of the iron door being chopped into pieces and falling to the ground immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the training camp.

Unlike Borsalino, the newly promoted S-class hero, Flash Flash, who was ranked 13th in S-class and now dropped to 14th because of Borsalino, is quite well-known in the Hero Association.

If it weren't for the fact that he rarely took the initiative to fight monsters and his accumulated merits were not high enough, he would never have been ranked 14th in S-class.

In fact, even if his strength is not among the top five in the Hero Association, it is definitely not far behind. Before Borsalino arrived, Flash was the fastest in the Hero Association.

"That guy is... Flash Flash? Why is he here?"

"They come with bad intentions, are they going to fight?"

"I've never heard of any grudge between Flash and Speed ​​Flash!"

……

The heroes who have reached the finish line all showed curious expressions. To them, everything about S-class heroes seemed so mysterious.

Especially Flash, even among S-class heroes, he is the type that rarely appears.

Occasionally, heroes have seen him, but they have rarely dealt with Flash.

"Godspeed Flash!"

Flash's eyes quickly fell on Borsalino beside the runway, and he couldn't help frowning after just one look at him.

Everyone else in the camp is training hard.

As for those who had reached the finish line, it was not difficult for him to see that they had just completed a very heavy amount of training.

Only Borsalino, who lay lazily on a beach chair the whole time and did not move, stood out.

"It's me, who are you?"

Borsalino yawned. He could still remember the protagonists and main supporting characters with obvious characteristics like Saitama and Tornado. As for the shining Flash, he could only be said to be better than a pure passerby, but he really couldn't remember who this guy was.

(End of this chapter)