Homelander Li Lin

"Is it in the sky too?" Ron exclaimed boldly.

He has now returned to Ralph's side, and Ralph has cast a soundproofing spell around them, making them invisible.

This even drew Loki's admiration.

"A magic school in the sky," the Invisible Woman longed, "I really wonder what it's like."

Compared to superpowers, magic is more fantastical. As a little girl who grew up with fairy tales, she longs to have her own magic wand.

Okay, I had one after I became an adult, but it was a charging device.

But now, she has three mages by her side.

"Could you... I mean, could you teach me magic?"

Her words almost instantly drew the attention of Peter and the others.

They wanted to learn magic too.

"It's not that we're stingy," Ralph spoke first. He knew Ron and was afraid that if he refused outright, it would upset his companions, whose personalities he didn't yet fully understand, and affect the mission. "The magic of mages originates from Dimensional Demon God; we are merely lenders."

"Don't look at me," Loki wanted to mock, but he restrained himself slightly. "I am a god, born with divine power. If you just want magic, I can lend it to you temporarily, without any price."

"I suggest you explore your superpowers properly. The energy within you is quite advanced, and your abilities are definitely not as simple as invisibility."

"Not just invisible?" The Invisible Woman looked at her hands.

It is now transparent, reflecting the white clouds in the sky and a fleeting blue and red figure.

"Homelander!"

A chorus of screams erupted from inside the bus.

After frowning for a moment, the driver Frenchie, also began to cheer.

Loki noticed something was off about Ron's expression. "Your dynamic vision is good. You just flew over that guy at over 1600 kilometers per hour using Midgard's speedometer, and that didn't even seem to be his full speed. While he did deliberately slow down for a moment, the most important thing is that you recognize our mission target?"

"Even in the Mutants universe, the Dwarf King remains Weapon Master. Can you tell us about Homelander, whom you know?"

Ron took a deep breath. "He's a terrifying man, omnipotent, no, he's surpassed the descriptions of gods in many stories. Li Lin."

"We all know Homelander is like a god," Magneto pressed, "But what about his weaknesses?"

"No, I don't think so," Ron hesitated. "Maybe I'm seeing things. Homelander's hair is blond. The one I know has black hair."

"Different universes, different hair colors are normal." Loki, unusually, wasn't angry at Ron's offensive remarks about God. He had to admit that in some ways, Homelander was more like God than him. "The point is his power. What is his power?"

"Any ability can be learned at a glance," Ron said, "Including innate abilities derived from the soul. And it's not just about how well he can learn them; he can even perform them better than the original owner, and the ability itself is even a qualitative leap from the original."

He suddenly noticed Ralph's expression. Hermione's head seemed to be projected in mid-air, frowning and standing with her hands on her hips, scolding, "Don't reveal things you shouldn't know!"

So he quickly added, "This is an alien figure that Harry and I saw in the Pensieve when we went to the Headmaster's Office."

"The strongest being in that universe is called Cosmic Knight."

"In a duel, he learned the ability to withstand a planet-destroying blow and even deflect the aging and fatigue of an enemy knight. Then, he used this ability, which should only be used for defense, to directly reduce the enemy knight to nothingness."

"Destroy a planet?" Loki chuckled dryly. As the Prince of Asgard possessed the planet-destroying weapon, the Bifrost, he knew how terrifying its power was.

They also realized that Ron hadn't lied about anything except the Pensieve.

He began to feel fortunate that he hadn't actually acted on his idea of abandoning his accomplices and going solo.

"Fortunately, the Li Lin in our world is very weak," Magneto sighed. "He can only kill everyone in this world after turning evil."

"I really hope I won't die in the trials," the Invisible Woman silently prayed to Christ.

"My time-travel ability can still be used in this world." Shadowcat realized that as soon as she said this, everyone's eyes were on her.

Loki wiped away his cold sweat. "Thank goodness we have you! We have countless chances to start over."

"Is it reliable?" Ron asked.

Shadowcat nodded. "I've done this many times, sending Bipshaw's consciousness back in time to warn our past selves before the Sentry find us, and then having Psylocke open the door to another safe base."

Magneto's face darkened. "I must kill this guy—Bolivar Trask —before he even proposes the Sentinel Program."

Loki remained Yingying, but he was already calculating how to play the crucial role of 'Bipshaw'. In just a breath, he realized the key. "Why Bipshaw, and not anyone else?"

"Because it would damage the brain," Shadowcat said. "Bipshaw's energy is to absorb energy to enhance his own physical abilities, and only he can withstand this kind of time travel of consciousness."

"Then it can only be me," Loki said. "I am a god. Even if exposed to the universe, I will not die."

No one objected.

Peter had no idea that his arm could stop the train.

Ron, however, had no idea how powerful he was after being modified by the Spider Totem.

Even Ralph, who wanted to secure the final spot as a Champion, was only focused on completing the mission well and not giving Shadowcat a second chance.

Ron thought the live streaming platform had crashed.

"Sweetheart, you're so mean." Madison rolled her eyes. "If they knew that Homelander had been replaced by you long ago, and that the villainous turn they were worried about was impossible, they would be shocked."

"The task I give you will never be wrong." Basil stopped Madison's hand from wandering off. "Homelander will turn evil."

"I just want to stop the need for me to always be Homelander."

"My identity in this universe is Ryan. The reason I was able to replace Homelander is because the seven of them served as anchors, enhancing my influence."

"It allows dreams to further overshadow reality."

"So... no one can die?" Zoe snapped the book shut.

"To be precise, no more than two people can die," Basil said. "Five anchor points, and I will become Ryan again. Three anchor points, and the real Ryan will appear. Zero. The dream overshadows reality, and the purpose of engulfing this universe fails."

"Too many key figures have awakened. Although only a small fraction chose to rebel, the majority succumbed to a better reality, but..."

"Who is Ryan now?" Madison, seeing that the silver party couldn't start right away, abandoned what he was doing and returned his attention to the important matter. "And where is the real Ryan?"

"All I can say is that Ryan really enjoys drinking milk these days," Basil reminded him.

Madison guessed the answer.

She could tell that Basil wouldn't say anything more, so she complained, "Now I know why Homelander hasn't woken up yet. He just likes being a child and being able to drink milk openly."

"Ryan. Good boy, good boy."

Holding the boy in her arms, a hint of resentment flashed in Becca's eyes.

However, it wasn't directed at the boy, but at the family that led him astray, and at this false dream world.

Her Ryan was the most obedient, but now, under the tutelage of Soldier Boy and his Homelander, who should have been his father, he's no different from the real Homelander.

Equally perverted.

In order to satisfy her desire for a child, she, who was not yet pregnant, had no choice but to take medicine to produce milk, just like [Firecracker] in the original timeline.

"Mommy." Hearing her child call her that filled Becca with a sense of contentment.

It was all worth it: the enlarged heart caused by the medication, the contraception to avoid having to leave this dream world, the impending seduction of that man again, and Billy's betrayal once more—it was all worth it!

All for Ryan.

Let Ryan become her child again.

She grew up healthily in Utopia that consisted only of her and Ryan.

It was all worth it!

"Ryan, you will protect your mother, won't you?" Becca murmured, gently inhaling the scent of the boy's hair in her arms. "Even if it's against your brother."

"Um."

Achoo!

Li Lin Homelander, also known as Basil, rubbed his nose.

"What's wrong, my hero~" Kate gently stroked Basil's cheek, feeling his wildness as he rode on her body, then sniffed, "I didn't wear any strong perfume."

"I can't smell it either." Basil lowered his head and continued trying.

However, in reality, he was not as fully immersed in the grand symphony of life as he appeared.

Even though he was born as Li Lin, he devoted most of his energy to fighting the backlash from this universe and the Cosmic Cluster connected to it, covering up the movement of swallowing this universe, and dragging it closer to the Marvel Universe.

He still possesses an almost Prophecy intuition.

There must be something happening that's affecting his plans.

This is not an illusion.

Kate, in particular, who was intimately connected with Basil, could be jolted awake from her pleasure by a single sneeze from Basil.

This is not a lewd joke.

Kate Dunlap, the hypnotic blonde from Generation V, is Basil's girlfriend in this universe.

It was also one of the first elements of this universe that Basil completely seized.

Even if the attempt to seize this universe fails, it will be part of the concept of Li Lin, which is bound to Basil in the Merlin Dimension, along with the dream.

So she also realized something was wrong, and then she came to her senses for a moment.

What exactly is it?

As Basil drove the piles, he pondered.

In this universe, he is merely an enhanced version of Homelander, lacking the Superman hearing and super brain capable of monitoring the entire globe.

He is an awkward character whose ability to single-handedly withstand all weapons without taking damage is merely due to his outstanding defensive capabilities, making him neither strong enough to exterminate humanity.

But with his abilities, protecting Ron and the other seven anchor points shouldn't be a problem, and he should be able to serve as a human sacrifice as well.

Surely Homelander wouldn't become his enemy after receiving the enhanced Fawley that Basil created for him, which would surpass the power of the truly Homelander superhuman Ryan?

He hasn't awakened either?

He listens to his older brother the most.

"Be gentle, darling."

"Oh, yes."

"Is this what Supersonic High School is like?"

The Invisible Woman leans against the window, looking at the view below.

It was a huge, solid silver cube from which no propulsion device could be seen.

As the flying bus drew closer to the cube, a question became increasingly clear.

How do we get in?

However, the answer soon became clear.

The bus landed smoothly on the cube, fitting snugly against it.

Then came the sound of huge metal rollers sliding.

The floor next to the driver's cab opened automatically, revealing a staircase covered with a silver carpet.

"Welcome to Supersonic High School," Frenchie stood up. "This is the entrance. The coach in charge of class placement is waiting for you downstairs. I suggest you be on your guard; he's not someone to be fooled."

"That would be better," Ron said to Ralph as he descended the stairs. "I wish I could join the support squad. That way I could become Homelander's support hero."

Ralph wanted to curse.

It's not that Ron's idea was bad.

Homelander, as the leader of the Seven, is the only hero in his city.

Going to the support class is definitely a better choice.

But Ron just voiced his idea, which added a few more competitors.

Kitty Pryde's eyes lit up.

This was definitely not the light reflected from the metal floor after they went down the stairs.

"Oi~"

Hearing the sound, Ralph looked up.

A hairy man with a full beard, wearing a black leather jacket, walked out of the corridor and waved to them.

"Why aren't you looking more energetic? Frenchie must be talking bad about me again."

"I am William Billy Butcher."

"The gatekeeper Skurge?" Loki frowned.

In the original timeline, when Thor saw this face whose name he couldn't recall, Loki recognized it at a glance.

"Another Dwarf King?" Magneto asked.

"The commonality of the Multiverse," Loki nodded, "That's like being a gatekeeper, isn't it? We ran into him as soon as we came out."

Butcher didn't hear Loki's words; he was still introducing himself.

"The next classification will determine whether you go to the Hero Academy or the Sidekick Academy."

He noticed the unease in the crowd and encouraged them, "But don't be discouraged even if you become a follower."

"Frenchie used to be my henchman, but he has an indestructible liver that can metabolize any toxins, including alcohol."

"But he personally killed the Invisible Man —a former member of the Seven and a notorious supervillain."

Seeing the students' skeptical looks, he shrugged. "It's true."

"The Invisible Man can reassemble the carbon in his body to make his skin as hard as diamond, almost impossible to penetrate, deform, or suffocate. The Boys superhero who once tried to do this is now buried in his grave."

"Even an electric current strong enough to kill a buffalo would only stun it, leaving the current itself unharmed."

"But Frenchie is a very thoughtful person."

"The tortoise gave him inspiration."

"They have hard shells and fragile internal organs, just like the Invisible Man."

"Then how can we attack his soft, wet internal organs?"

A student raised their hand, "Through the mouth?"

"Good idea, but not feasible," Butcher shook his head. "Stomach acid and the gag reflex will protect him. The answer is to shove a plastic explosive down his ass."