After saying that, Levin closed his eyes. Just then, he felt someone strike the back of his head, and he immediately lost consciousness.
———
When he woke up again, he found himself sitting in his wheelchair, not far from his home.
At that moment, a beam of flashlight shone over, so bright that Levin couldn't open his eyes. Then he heard his father say, "It's him."
"We found him."
"God, Levin, how did you get hurt?"
Soon after, Levin was pushed into the house by his parents.
And all of this was watched by Alex, who was high up in the sky.
"Nicely done, soldier."
"Congratulations, you passed the test."
A slight smile appeared at the corner of Alex's mouth.
Although he already had Angelina as a trusted aide, the girl would soon have to manage a large corporation and also serve as Vought's vice president.
It was easy to imagine that in the future, Angelina would definitely be very busy.
So Alex planned to train one or two more trusted aides.
When he first saw Levin's report, the idea had already crossed his mind.
Only today did he finally send people to test Levin.
Judging from the soldier's performance just now, Alex was fairly satisfied. At least when it came to loyalty, there was no problem.
Next, he needed to consider what method to use to restore Levin's ability to move.
As for that, it wasn't that Alex had no methods. He had too many, and he needed to think carefully.
"Let's leave it like this for now."
Just as he was about to leave, a line of information floated across Alex's retina.
[Warning: 4 hours and 21 minutes remain until the disaster event occurs.]
'Hmm? A disaster event?'
'It's been a while since I felt that.'
Alex sighed to himself and flew back to the Seven Tower.
———
[Willis Pharmaceutical Company, Laboratory]
A man sat on a cold chair, glancing around uneasily.
"First time here to test drugs, brother?"
Beside him, a middle-aged man with dark complexion spoke, coughing twice.
The white man nodded.
The middle-aged man smiled, "Don't worry. There's nothing to be scared of."
"Usually the drugs these pharmaceutical companies bring out for testing are already close to being approved for market. They're very safe."
"Look at me. I've been doing this for ten years, and nothing's happened to me."
The white man relaxed a little and nodded.
The middle-aged man continued, "And this time the pay isn't bad. I heard that for one injection, you can get 500 dollars."
"Five hundred dollars, brother. That's enough for me to live on for a month. I might even find a pretty girl and have some fun."
The white man also began to smile.
At that moment, a lab worker wearing a mask came out and said, "Logan? Is Logan here?"
The middle-aged man immediately raised his hand, "Right here, sir."
Soon, both test subjects received injections and were placed in the observation room.
They could read books and newspapers there, watch television, and beds were provided for them to stay overnight.
"So we have to stay overnight for observation. Well, that's fine. It's still more comfortable than a subway tunnel."
The middle-aged man lay down and smoked a cigarette.
"You want one too?"
"No," The white man lay down on the bed, "I'm a little sleepy. I want to take a nap."
He fell asleep.
He had a dream.
He dreamed that he turned into a monster.
He dreamed that everything in front of him was covered in blood.
He dreamed that the middle-aged man was begging for mercy.
———
[Inside the Seven Tower]
Alex looked at his inventory.
"44 Dim Proficiency Essences, and 57 normal Proficiency Essences."
"Good!"
He slapped his thigh, planning to try something.
He invested Skill Essence into the "Regeneration" talent.
['Regeneration' proficiency +20]
['Regeneration' proficiency +20]
[Your 'Regeneration +2' proficiency is full and has now upgraded to 'High-Speed Regeneration'.]
[High-Speed Regeneration: Retains the effects of 'Regeneration +2' and gains the ability to rapidly regenerate flesh and blood.]
After investing 4 "Skill Essences" and 5 "Dim Essences,"
Alex's "Regeneration" upgraded to "High-Speed Regeneration."
Compared to "Regeneration," the effect had a significant improvement.
"Regeneration" only sped up the healing of wounds, but "High-Speed Regeneration" allowed flesh and blood to regenerate rapidly.
The key of this talent lay in the word "regeneration." It was far more advanced than simple wound healing.
Next, Alex spent another 4 "Skill Essences" and 2 "Dim Essences" to upgrade "Insight" as well.
[Your 'Insight +2' proficiency is full and has now upgraded to 'Eye of the Truth'.]
[Eye of the Truth: Retains the effects of 'Insight +2', and can preliminarily read a target's thoughts or shallow memories.]
'Good lord.'
'After upgrading "Insight," it can now even read thoughts or memories?'
'That's similar to the ability of that "mind reader" in the show. But that fat guy had to touch the target's hand to read minds, while I only need to glare at them.'
Alex immediately looked toward Angelina, who had just walked out of the bathroom.
Right away, the girl's voice sounded inside Alex's head.
'Master is looking at me.'
'Does he want to exercise?'
The corner of Alex's mouth lifted slightly. Sure enough, he could read the other person's thoughts.
"Alright. Both Insight and Regeneration are now matching other skills levels."
"In that case."
Alex opened his status panel and looked at it with great anticipation.
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— Name: John (Homelander)
— Life Level: Level 5 (Transcendent)
— Status: Normal
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'The life level didn't change?'
Alex wiped his face. At first, he had thought that if all his talents underwent changes, his life level might change as well.
But now it seemed that life level had nothing to do with talent upgrades.
At that moment, Alex remembered something.
Back then, after he gave Angelina the "Gene Modification Serum," the girl's life level had changed from Level 2, an ordinary human, to Level 4, a superhuman.
"So that means life level is related to genes."
"Right now I'm a Level 5 transcendent lifeform. Superman is also at this level."
"So what comes next?"
"Someone like Wonder Woman, a demigod? Or even a god?"
"That's possible."
"In The Boys universe, at least in the TV show, gods haven't appeared yet."
"But in the DC universe and Marvel, gods do exist."
"Clearly, gods have higher life levels."
"So the question is, how do I evolve into a god?"
For the moment, Alex had no answer to that question.
"Looks like I'll have to search for clues in other universes."
Just then, Angelina leaned over and hugged Alex.
"Master, the court notified me today. They've already filed charges against O'Connor."
"Once O'Connor is imprisoned, the court can declare his inheritance rights invalid."
"Also, regarding the scientists you asked me to recruit, and the experimental base you wanted built, I've already started working on it."
Alex nodded with a smile.
"Very good."
Angelina said softly, "Then will Master reward me?"
Alex asked knowingly, "What kind of reward do you want?"
Before Angelina could answer, a message appeared before Alex's eyes.
[A disaster event has appeared.]
[Are you willing to handle this event?]
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