Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Congratulations on Passing the Test
After speaking, Levin closed his eyes. At that moment, he felt a blow to the back of his head and instantly lost consciousness.
When he woke up, he found himself sitting in his wheelchair, not far from his home.
A flashlight's beam shone on him, so bright that Levin couldn't open his eyes. He then heard his father say:
"That's him."
"We found him."
"Oh my god, Levin, what happened to you? You're hurt!"
Levin was pushed back into the house by his parents.
All of this was observed by Homelander from high above in the sky.
"Well done, soldier."
"Congratulations on passing the test."
Homelander's lips curled into a slight smile.
Although Angelina was already his confidante, she had to manage a large corporation and serve as Vought's Vice President.
It was clear that in the future, Angelina would undoubtedly be very busy.
So Homelander planned to cultivate one or two more trusted subordinates.
When he first saw the reports about Levin, this thought crossed his mind.
It wasn't until today that he sent people to test Levin.
Judging by the soldier's earlier performance, Homelander was quite satisfied—at least in terms of loyalty, there was no issue.
Next, he needed to consider how to enable Levin to walk again.
As for that, it wasn't a matter of not having methods—it was that he had too many methods to choose from. Homelander needed to think carefully.
"For now, I'll leave it at that."
Just as he was about to leave, a line of text appeared on his retina:
[Warning: 4 hours and 21 minutes remain until the disaster event occurs.]
Huh.
A disaster event.
It's been a while.
Homelander sighed and flew back to the Seven Tower.
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Inside the Wells Pharmaceutical Lab
A man sat on a cold chair, uneasily glancing around.
"First time signing up for drug trials, brother?"
Beside him, a middle-aged Black man spoke up, coughing twice.
The white man nodded.
The Black man chuckled, "Don't worry, there's nothing to be afraid of."
"Most of the drugs these companies put up for trials are almost ready for market and are generally safe."
"Look at me—I've been doing this for ten years and haven't had a problem."
The white man seemed slightly reassured and nodded again.
The Black man continued, "Plus, this time the pay is good. I heard you get $500 for one shot."
"$500, man! That's enough for me to live on for a month—and maybe even hire a nice girl for some fun."
The white man's face finally broke into a smile.
Just then, a masked lab technician walked out and called, "Logan. Logan, are you here?"
The Black man immediately raised his hand. "Here, sir."
Soon, both test subjects were injected and placed in the observation room.
They could read books and newspapers, watch TV, and even sleep in the provided beds.
"Staying overnight for observation, huh? Well, this is still better than the subway tunnels."
The Black man lay down, smoking a cigarette. "Want one?"
"No, thanks," the white man replied, lying on the bed. "I feel a little tired. I'll take a nap."
He drifted off and began to dream.
He dreamt he turned into a monster, saw blood everywhere, and heard the Black man pleading for his life.
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Back at the Seven Tower
Homelander reviewed his inventory.
"Dim Proficiency Essences: 44. Proficiency Essences: 57."
"Perfect!"
He clapped his hands, ready to experiment.
He allocated Proficiency Essences to the Self-Healing talent.
['Self-Healing' Proficiency +20]
['Self-Healing' Proficiency +20]
[Your 'Self-Healing+2' proficiency is maxed. It has now upgraded to 'Accelerated Regeneration.']
[Accelerated Regeneration: Retains the effects of 'Self-Healing+2' and grants rapid regeneration of flesh and tissue.]
After investing 4 Proficiency Essences and 5 Dim Essences, Homelander's Self-Healing talent had upgraded to Accelerated Regeneration.
Compared to Self-Healing, this new ability was a significant improvement.
Self-Healing merely sped up wound recovery, whereas Accelerated Regeneration enabled rapid regrowth of flesh and tissue.
The key aspect of this talent was regeneration—it was leagues beyond simple wound healing.
Next, Homelander spent 4 Proficiency Essences and 2 Dim Essences to enhance his Insight talent.
[Your 'Insight+2' proficiency is maxed. It has now upgraded to 'True Sight.']
[True Sight: Retains the effects of 'Insight+2' and allows preliminary reading of a target's thoughts or surface memories.]
Impressive.
With this upgrade, Insight could now read thoughts or memories.
This was similar to the ability of the mind-reader in the show, though that guy needed physical contact with the target's hand, while Homelander only needed to glare.
Homelander immediately looked at Angelina, who had just walked out of the bathroom.
Instantly, her voice echoed in his head:
"The Master is looking at me."
"Does he want to exercise?"
Homelander's lips curled slightly. He could indeed read her thoughts.
"Alright, both Insight and Self-Healing have transformed."
"In that case..."
Homelander opened his status panel, eagerly checking it.
[Name: John (Homelander)]
[Life Level: Level 5 (Extraordinary)]
[Status: Normal]
No change in life level?
Homelander wiped his face, initially believing that transforming all talents would lead to a change in his life level.
But now it seemed that life levels weren't tied to talent transformations.
He recalled something.
When he gave Angelina the Gene Modification Serum, her life level had risen from Level 2 (Mortal) to Level 4 (Superhuman).
"So, life levels are linked to genetics."
"Right now, I'm at Level 5, classified as 'Extraordinary Life,' the same level as Superman."
"Beyond that, what comes next?"
"Demigods like Wonder Woman? Or even full gods?"
"Could be."
"In The Boys universe, gods haven't appeared in the series yet."
"But in the DC and Marvel universes, gods do exist."
"Clearly, gods have higher life levels."
"So the question is: how do I ascend to godhood?"
For now, there was no answer.
"Looks like I'll need to search for clues in other universes."
At that moment, Angelina leaned in and hugged Homelander.
"Master, the court notified me today that they've officially charged O'Connor."
"Once O'Connor is imprisoned, his inheritance rights will be nullified."
"Also, I've started recruiting scientists and establishing the experimental base as you instructed."
Homelander nodded and smiled. "Good."
Angelina whispered, "Will the Master reward me?"
Feigning ignorance, Homelander asked, "What reward do you want?"
Before Angelina could reply, a notification appeared before Homelander's eyes.
[Disaster Event Detected.]
[Do you wish to handle this event?]
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