System

As Xingtao emerged from the manager's office, the employees were chatting amongst themselves.

The manager, who had been keeping an eye on the situation outside, listened to the employees and his expression grew darker, especially when he heard Xingtao invite Yayi to dinner, and she agreed, which further soured his mood.

Ultimately, the reason why the manager favored Yayi so much, treating her so well, was it not because of her beauty?

But Yayi's heart was solely focused on Xingtao. Despite all his efforts, he couldn't win her over. Losing to Xingtao, who not only assaulted him but also got him fired, ignited his anger even more.

"Xingtao, dare to lay a hand on me!? Hmph, I'll make sure you spend the rest of your life in the hospital!!"

With that thought, the manager took out his phone, cast a cold glance at the employees gathered outside, and dialed a number...

Soon, Xingtao went to the HR department to complete the resignation procedures. After everything was settled, it was just in time for Yayi and her colleagues to get off work. Smoothly, the two of them left the company together.

"Yayi, distance yourself from that old dog!" As they walked down the street, Xingtao suddenly spoke up. "I don't like the way he looks at you!"

"You..." Yayi blushed at Xingtao's straightforward words, but she felt joy in her heart. "Just a few days apart, and this fool has changed so much!"

"But my job is his assistant. If I leave him, how can I work?" Although Yayi was happy inside, she spoke realistically.

Xingtao understood what she said. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Yayi, when my money-making plan is implemented, you can resign and become my assistant!"

"A money-making plan!?" Yayi looked at Xingtao as if seeing him for the first time, sizing him up. "Oh!? So, you have a money-making plan? It seems like this resignation was intentional for you!?"

"More or less! Even if that old dog didn't push me, I would have quit on my own soon," Xingtao smiled. "Working for others is not a long-term solution. We need our own business!"

Hearing Xingtao's words, Yayi lowered her head, unable to meet his gaze. But in her heart, she felt as if she had tasted honey: " 'Our business,' does this fool know what he's talking about?"

As Xingtao talked about his plans, he revealed all the plans he had been considering. However, he didn't notice Yayi lowering her head, lost in her own thoughts, not hearing a word he said.

As they walked and talked, they soon arrived at a moderately sized restaurant. Xingtao wasn't wealthy at the moment, so he couldn't afford expensive places.

However, before they could enter, they heard a commotion inside, and several diners rushed out of the restaurant.

"What's going on? Why are these people so scared? Did something serious happen inside!?" Xingtao wondered.

"Xingtao, let's go somewhere else!" Yayi pulled Xingtao's hand. "We shouldn't get involved in whatever's happening here!"

"Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle! Boss, bring a few more crabs over here!!" Just as Xingtao and Yayi were about to leave, a strange shout came from inside the restaurant.

"Coming... coming... right away!" The trembling voice of the boss followed.

Hearing this, Xingtao became interested. "Yayi, it seems like there's no murder inside. People are still dining! Let me take a look!" With that, he gently pushed open the restaurant door to peek inside.

"What... what is this!?" At the sight, Xingtao was terrified. "Could it be that there are monsters in this world!? No wonder those diners ran out!!"

"No, I need to see it again!" Xingtao was curious about this creature. He looked through the crack in the door again.

It was a creature about three meters tall, with its lower body bare, wearing only a pair of white shorts, while its upper body was completely encased in a layer of red shell. Its two arms were giant crab or lobster claws, and on top of its head were two large, crab-like eyes.

"Hey!?" Suddenly, Xingtao remembered something. "Isn't this thing something I've seen somewhere before!?"

"Massacre!" After watching for a while, Xingtao's face showed a hint of horror. "How is this possible? This thing resembles the first crab-person Saitama-sensei defeated in the anime 'One Punch Man'?"

"Oh damn, is this really the world of 'One Punch Man'!?" Xingtao's expression became increasingly ugly. "It can't be wrong. The random city names like A, B, C, D are unique to that world. Oh god, is this some kind of joke? In this world, you could die at any moment!"

Thinking of One Punch Man, the first thing that came to Xingtao's mind was Saitama-sensei, who was invincible and could defeat anyone with a single punch. But that was just the glamorous side of the hero in this world. The reality of this world's bottom layer was very bleak.

Xingtao remembered that in the first episode of the anime, the giant destroyed an entire city; later, the one-eyed alien also destroyed a city upon arrival; there was also the meteorite destroyed by Saitama; and the one that looked like Piccolo from Dragon Ball...

These were just the things shown in the anime. What about the ones not shown? Maybe every city had been destroyed multiple times.

"How did I end up in such a bleak world!?" Xingtao felt helpless. "I might die at any moment, maybe I'll die in my sleep!"

"Xingtao, what are you looking at? Why do you look so terrible!?" Yayi's gentle voice sounded, and then Yayi also leaned over.

"Ah!" When Yayi saw the crab, she exclaimed in shock. "Monster!!"

"... " Xingtao fell silent. "How could the original owner of this body be so despicable? Didn't they even watch the news? Even Yayi recognized the monster at a glance, and you didn't even have the slightest impression! I always thought this world was a normal one."

"Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle!" At the moment Yayi exclaimed, the crab person suddenly raised its head, and its eyes met Xingtao's.

"Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle!" The crab person, upon seeing Xingtao and Yayi, immediately tapped its head with its large claw. "Almost forgot, I turned into a crab person because I ate too many crabs!!"

As it spoke, the crab person walked towards the restaurant's entrance. "Just turned into a

 monster, wanted to test my strength, you two seem unlucky!"

"You're crazy!" Xingtao, feeling the wind behind him, jumped aside, taking Yayi with him. "With so many people around, how did you spot us!? What about the restaurant owner standing next to you? Shouldn't you have tested on him first!?"

"Yayi, run!" Xingtao finally couldn't bear it and ran out.

"Xingtao!" Just as they took a few steps, Xingtao heard a scream behind him.

Turning around, he saw Yayi falling to the ground, one of her high heels broken, and the crab person standing behind her, raising its right claw high.

"Yayi!!" Seeing this scene, Xingtao felt as if time had stopped for a moment. He instinctively turned around, pounced towards Yayi, and rolled with her on the ground, narrowly avoiding the crab person's attack.

Boom!!

Just as Xingtao and Yayi barely escaped, the crab person's claw smashed into the ground, creating a large pit in the concrete pavement, and countless stones scattered around.

"This is insane!" Xingtao held Yayi in his arms, seeing the destructive power of the crab person, cold sweat trickled down his forehead. "This power, this guy's strength is at least dozens of times that of a normal human! And those claws... ordinary steel isn't even this hard!"

"Ah, Xingtao, you're injured!" Yayi suddenly regained consciousness, looking at Xingtao's bruises and bleeding wounds, she exclaimed.

"It's okay, just minor injuries!" Xingtao, whether in his previous life or this one, was a white-collar worker. The action he just took to save someone was entirely copied from TV, very unprofessional. Plus, rolling on the ground had left him with injuries all over his body.

"But I didn't expect that I could make such a move!?" Xingtao suddenly realized something, continuously recalling the action of saving someone just now. That action, even he couldn't imagine the details if he tried to remember it again.

"Could the potential of this body be compared to that freak Saitama?" Xingtao couldn't help but fantasize. Which man wouldn't want the power of Saitama?

However, his fantasy was quickly interrupted by a mechanical voice.

"Ding! Host has broken through body limits, physique qualified, luck system unlocking..."

"What!?" Xingtao, who was still in a daze, heard a voice from his soul, and then a large amount of information flooded into his mind.

"System unlocking successful, current world 'One Punch Man', danger level SS, completely control of the current world, can obtain one hundred billion luck points!"

The sudden voice made Xingtao slightly panicked, even Yayi could feel Xingtao's body trembling. But at this moment, Xingtao didn't have time to care about the luck system, luck points, and other such things, because the crab person in front of him rushed towards him.

"Damn it, system, why didn't you come out earlier! Why now of all times!" Xingtao cursed inwardly, then directly lifted Yayi onto his back and ran outside.

"Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle!" Seeing Xingtao's action, the crab person laughed and chased after Xingtao.

The upper body strength and defense of the crab person were strong, but its lower body was still humanoid and strengthened, albeit limited. So its speed compared to its strength was not that good. But even so, it was faster than Xingtao, who was carrying someone on his back, and caught up with him in just five steps.

The crab person's claw swung towards Xingtao and Yayi.

"Damn it!" Feeling the wind behind him, Xingtao jumped to the side, directly into a small alley.

"Hoo! Hoo!" After entering, Xingtao breathed a sigh of relief.

The alley was very narrow, and the crab person's massive body couldn't fit in.

"Crab, you can't come in, haha! Safe!" Xingtao looked at the helpless crab person outside and laughed.

"Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle! Forget it, I'll find someone else to test my strength!" Seeing Xingtao and Yayi entering such a small alley, the crab person simply walked away.

"You're giving up!?" Xingtao looked at the crab person leaving and was stunned. "Aren't villains supposed to be stubborn to the end? No wonder this thing in the original animation didn't even survive one episode."

"Oh right, luck system!" Xingtao suddenly realized that he still had a system golden finger. Although the name of this system seemed pathetic.

"System, can I exchange for some incredible abilities?" Without time to complain about the name of the system, Xingtao decided to learn about the abilities of this luck system first. After all, in a world like 'One Punch Man' with super high difficulty, surviving without strength would be a miracle.

"The exchange list has been sent to the host's mind, please check automatically!"