After the burly man was taken away, the police arrived quickly to restore order.
Vincent Tan noticed that none of the injured civilians were panicking or causing a scene. They quietly followed police instructions, accepted the offered compensation, and received treatment.
The surrounding pedestrians only paused briefly to watch before carrying on with their day.
It was clear that people had long since gotten used to incidents like this.
This wasn't a peaceful world.
This was a world where extraordinary powers existed.
Crimes committed by enhanced individuals were a common sight in this world.
Realizing this, Vincent left the scene and resumed his training.
He had to grow stronger.
Stronger than anyone.
Because only when he was invincible would he no longer have to fear being caught in the crossfire of something like this ever again.
The next day, in the morning.
New students at Wusheng Academy filled the classroom, preparing for their first official lesson.
Thanks to the widespread presence of supernatural powers, this world had done away with traditional military drills in college.
Why spend days marching when a single trip into a forbidden zone was far more practical?
Vincent sat quietly at his desk, waiting for class to begin.
He had tried visiting the library the night before to do some reading.
But all the books on the first floor were just general knowledge. There was nothing about forbidden zones.
From the second floor onward, access was restricted.
Freshmen weren't authorized to read anything beyond the first floor.
The information blockade surrounding forbidden zones in this world was extreme. So much so, that even private dissemination was illegal and carried criminal charges.
Moments later, a female advisor stepped onto the podium and set down a roll sheet.
"Quiet down, everyone. I'm your student advisor, Miss He Shiman. Over the next four years, I hope we can learn and grow together."
She was attractive and carried herself with a quiet poise, drawing the attention of many male students in the class.
"We'll now begin roll call. When your name is called, please stand and introduce yourself. If you bonded with a hero, make sure to include that in your introduction."
She flipped open the roster.
"Sun Lei."
A thin, glasses-wearing boy stood up and shyly introduced himself.
"Hello everyone, my name's Sun Lei. I'm from Huajin City… and I'm just a regular person."
A regular person.
That was the polite way to say someone had failed to bond with a hero.
Miss He nodded and motioned for him to sit before calling the next name.
"Zhao Yuanyuan."
A sharp, confident-looking girl stood up.
"Hello, my name is Zhao Yuanyuan, from Ningzhou. I successfully bonded with a B-Class hero, Hellish Blizzard."
At that, a wave of surprise rippled through the classroom.
Hellish Blizzard? Why would someone who bonded with her end up at a bottom-tier university like this?
B-Class or not, Hellish Blizzard was known for her powerful psychic abilities.
Anyone with a bond like that should've easily qualified for a top university.
While everyone looked puzzled, Zhao Yuanyuan continued with a bitter smile.
"Although I successfully bonded with Hellish Blizzard, I didn't inherit any of her supernatural abilities. Just one of her… hobbies."
The class fell silent.
Everyone was stunned.
A successful bond… without gaining any abilities?
Even Vincent was caught off guard.
Thank god, he thought, I got Saitama's body and not his laid-back personality. If all I'd inherited was his apathy, I'd be useless right now.
"I can't believe that happens..."
"To bond with a powerful hero and only get a hobby? That's tragic."
"No wonder she ended up here..."
"Still, at least she has a status screen now. That puts her way ahead of us failed candidates."
The class murmured in hushed voices.
From the surprised tone, Vincent could tell this kind of bond failure—success without power—was extremely rare.
Most students had never even heard of such a thing.
"Quiet down, everyone," said Miss He, raising her voice slightly. She nodded to Zhao Yuanyuan. "Thank you for sharing. Next up... Vincent Tan."
Hearing his name, Vincent rose calmly to his feet.
"Hello everyone, I'm Vincent Tan, from Bao'an City. I also bonded successfully with a hero. But the hero I bonded with… is from the C-Class."
The room erupted instantly.
Gasps. Murmurs. Disbelief.
C-Class?
Did he just say C-Class?