Ability Test
"The appearance of [Compound V] has indeed made it harder to kill superpowered individuals, but that doesn't mean it's impossible."
"Aiming at the head, or using high-voltage current or toxic gas to render them unconscious, are all feasible methods."
"Even if it's a difficult Mind Stone user, you can just use a drone to repeat the actions I'm told."
"The really difficult ones to deal with are those who are hard to aim at and catch: Storm, who can fly; A-Train, who can be incredibly fast; Hughie, my favorite student, who can teleport; and his father, Phantom Hero, who is the most difficult of all, a bastard who can make his body ethereal and pass through matter."
As Butcher spoke, he pressed a button and projected an image of the corresponding character using their ability.
(Loki's eye twitched when he saw Storm, which reminded him of his brother.)
(Magneto thought unhappily of the Red Devil from the Hellfire Club; he too could teleport and was difficult to deal with.)
(Just as Shadowcat couldn't help but feel a little curious about Hughie's father, he was disgusted by the image of Hughie's father violently tearing out his heart, entering the enemy's body, and then bursting it open.)
(Ron and his team, however, were more interested in developing [Compound V].)
"In this situation, only large-scale heavy firepower, poison gas, and high-voltage electric grids are effective, provided that the enemy dares to venture into the trap you have set."
"Alright," he shrugged. "Now that I've told you that henchmen can also take down supervillains, you'll be assigned to the Henchman Academy later—well, breast milk," he twirled his headphones. "It's the Support Hero Academy. Don't come crying to me to change your grades after you get assigned here."
("Who is breast milk?" Ron asked Emma. "Is it a person's name?")
(Emma nodded, "Yes, our firearms professor is responsible for teaching us how to identify, use, and even design firearms.")
(Ron nodded, equating breast milk with Ollivander.)
"If you really don't agree with my college division results, you can participate in the college competition in the middle of this year and achieve good results."
"Just a heads up, the top ten will receive [Compound V]."
"If you've already had the injection, you can exchange it for other resources. Remember not to exchange it for cash, because the resources at Supersonic High School are something you can't buy with money."
"Now, those whose names are called, come up to the stage and demonstrate your abilities."
"Mary Morrow".
A Black girl with dreadlocks walks onto a platform that rises from the ground.
Seeing the girl preparing to cut her palm with a knife, Butcher quickly stopped her, "This isn't your true ability. All your abilities are already on record when you enrolled. What you need to demonstrate is the strength, precision, and breadth of your abilities."
"Reinforced Type III White Mouse".
A small white mouse trapped in an iron cage appeared out of thin air. It moved around in the cage at an astonishing speed, causing the cage itself to violently crash into the energy barrier, making the entire floor tremble.
("[Compound V] can be used on animals?" Ron's face turned pale. If he were still the person he was before he transmigrated, he probably would have had his neck bitten off and his body pierced by this rat if he wasn't careful.)
("Of course," Emma said. "The main fighting force of the Seven, the Deep, comes from a giant squid that has been enhanced to fly out of the ocean.")
"Your abilities are best tested against creatures with blood. Use your abilities now, stand at the edge of your ability's range, and try to control the blood splatter area to no more than one meter. That's the range."
As Butcher spoke, a circle appeared around the cage.
Upon hearing this, Mary, who had reached out to use her ability, closed her eyes and took a few steps back.
(Peter's eyes lit up. When Mary retreated, she clearly crossed the platform, but the energy barrier that had previously blocked the cage had now turned into a platform for Mary to stand on. This detail, which showed the level of technology, fascinated him.)
Bang!
The white mice in the cage turned into blood bombs, splattering everywhere.
Butcher noted down the data. "Reinforced Type III White Mouse, Strength A, Distance 10 meters, Width C, Splash Range 1.1 meters, Accuracy B, Overall Rating B-level Hero, Mary Morrow, Hero Class."
"Next!"
"[Two-Face]—Lee Jordan".
(The familiar name made Ron look at his target, "[The Two-Face]? Why is he called the [Two-Face]?")
(Emma said, "Because he has two forms: a male body that is muscular and indestructible; and a female body that is agile and can release energy waves.")
("He has such an ability?" Ron's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but imagine himself transformed into Roan after being injected with [Compound V], appearing before Harry.)
"Table tennis."
On the other side of the platform, a dense array of machines launching ping-pong balls appeared.
"Lee Jordan, these come in black and white balls, both specially made."
"The black ball is solid and, combined with the speed and power of the serve, is equivalent to a cannonball. The white ball is so hard that it can withstand the pressure of a 10-ton hydraulic press."
"You need to use a male body to catch the black ball, and you need to use a female body to launch an energy wave to hit the white ball."
("Taking a cannonball with his bare hands?" Magneto was somewhat taken aback.)
"Do you understand?"
Lee Jordan nodded.
"Okay, let's begin!"
At first, Lee Jordan did very well.
In his male form, his body was like a towering, unmoving mountain rooted to the earth. The black sphere, which made a teeth-grinding whistling sound, seemed to lose all its kinetic energy upon touching his body and fell straight down.
In her female form, she transformed into a blur, seemingly growing a thousand arms in an instant. Pale energy waves burst forth like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, accurately striking each white sphere.
However, he has to face both the white and black balls that are shot at the same time, and he needs to constantly switch his body position.
So, one minute later.
Before her female body could grow taller and transform into a male, the black ball struck her arm heavily, bending it and causing white bone fragments to emerge from the bend.
"Stop."
As Butcher called a halt, all the spheres vanished instantly, like phantoms.
Lee Jordan straightened his arm, and the wound disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
("That resilience," Ron asked in surprise. "Didn't you say that women's bodies are only agile and can emit energy waves?")
(Emma shrugs. "The male version of him is also a physical enhancement type of ability user. His strength, defense, and recovery are all greater than those of normal humans. The female version of her inherited some of these abilities. Moreover, such agility also requires Superman physical qualities, just in a different direction.")
("The test usually assesses the superpowered individual's strongest ability.")
("The previous Mary also possessed Superman strength, but the test was still about the precision of her blood manipulation.")
"1230 white balls, 1432 black balls. Strength A, Precision A, Durability A, Lee Jordan, A-level Hero, Hero Class."
(Emma exclaimed, "No wonder he's third in the junior high!")
"Next up, [The Deep] - Sam Rivodan."
("Look! The second place is here!" Emma said.)
"Ten times gravity".
The seemingly timid red-haired boy simply tossed his head slightly before signaling Butcher to continue.
("How much does he weigh?" Peter asked, disregarding his unfamiliarity with Emma.)
("60 kilograms," Emma replied directly.)
("What?" Peter exclaimed in horror, "This means his internal organs, eyeballs, and other vulnerable organs are also bearing the same force—equivalent to 1200 pounds pressing down on him. And the force of gravity is increasing by 20, 21, 100.")
(While the human skeleton can withstand more than 90 times the Earth's gravity, this is only an estimate under static conditions. In dynamic conditions, a normal person can only withstand about twice the gravity, and even the sudden gravity experienced by astronauts during special training cannot exceed 3.5 times.)
(He finally understood the true value of what the "Golden Boy" had said about his younger brother surviving a fall from a thousand meters unscathed.)
"One hundred and thirty-five times, is that the limit?"
Sam nodded, his face flushed and his eyes bloodshot.
"Okay, shut down the gravity field, decreasing by ten at a time."
"Sam Rivodan, A-rank hero."
("Why not test his strength? Isn't he [The Deep]? There are also ratings for strength, endurance, and precision," Ron asked.)
("While his strength is outstanding, his most outstanding attribute is his defense. His defense alone is enough to earn him an A-level rating," Emma said. "The reason there are no other ratings is that, according to the [The Boys Designer]'s calculations, even if we added specific strength ratings, it wouldn't reach an S-level.")
("The Boys Designer?")
("The supercomputer at Supersonic High School is the world's most powerful hyperscale parallel computing computer. Our floating school itself is controlled and managed by it. But even so, it only consumes less than one millionth of its computing power.")
"Next up, the Golden Boy — Luke Rivoda."
The crowd erupted in cheers.
Most people would like to see him naked because of his ability.
Although the vital parts will be engulfed in flames, it has no effect on most people with heightened senses.
"I'm sorry, you won't be able to see what you want to see."
A huge silver thermometer landed on the platform.
"The substance with the highest melting point in the world - Hafnium Carbide Alloy".
(Before Ron could even ask, Emma began to answer, "4215°C, that's the melting point of Hafnium Carbide Alloy. That's almost close to the surface temperature of the sun, 5505°C.")
(Ron frowned. The surface of the sun—he knew that was impressive. But the Corona Layer, the environment where Li Lin had fought, had temperatures exceeding a million degrees Celsius, hundreds of times hotter than the sun's surface.)
"[Golden Boy], all you need to do is place your hand on it and then create a thermonuclear reaction."
"Maintain your maximum effort without damaging your clothes. See how long you can keep this up."
Yellow-white flames ignited in the palm of the Golden Boy.
The air itself seemed to distort.
If it weren't for the energy barrier isolating and restraining the Golden Boy, the entire venue would probably have burst into flames.
"4134℃, not bad, a big improvement, it was 4120℃ before."
"I hope you can keep your underwear, or at least hold on a little longer."
"1 minute and 53 seconds."
As Butcher spoke, everyone looked at him with disappointment.
Although the Golden Boy had collapsed to the ground, his clothes were still intact.
"Strength S, Precision A, Durability A, Luke Rivoda, A-rank Hero, Hero Class."
"Next up, Erik Lehnsherr."
(Ron and the others looked at Magneto, curious about their companion's abilities.)
"Interesting, the same ability as the first the Seven, [The Polarity Man]."
Butcher snapped his the Snap. "Special demagnetizing metal."
One by one, Winky silver bricks appeared on the platform.
"Each piece you move represents one ton of metal. The record for the [The Polarity Man] is 17 pieces."
"His son Andre is 12 pieces."
"You--"
Everyone except Butcher, including Andre, was dumbfounded.
Although Magneto has not yet met Apocalypse and understood the true nature of his abilities.
He is not yet the elderly Magneto who can control the Golden Gate Bridge, which was built using approximately 100,000 tons of steel.
But he had also prevented the Soviet-Russian War long ago, and once pulled up a small nuclear submarine weighing a thousand tons with all his might.
His achievements naturally far surpassed those of the so-called "The Polarity Man".
"One hundred yuan~"
Butcher's voice trembled. He had released so many pieces for show, but he never expected that someone could lift them all so easily, far from the limit.
What shocked him even more was that the demagnetizing metal specially made for magnetic field ability users actually liquefied and then formed an exquisite statue in the air, a statue exactly like the one that shocked him now.
"No need to continue. Strength S, Precision S, Durability S, Erik Lehnsherr, S-class hero, Hero Class."
("Your friend?" Emma asked. "He could join the Seven right now if he wanted to!")
(She then looked at Ron's remaining 'friends,' "They probably aren't all that good, are they?")
"Peter Parker."
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"Strength 87 tons~"
". S-Class Hero, Hero Class."
"Loki Odin's son".
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"Minus 200 degrees Celsius."
". S-Class Hero, Hero Class."
(Emma's expression was blank.)
"Tom Ralph Riddle".
"Testing telekinesis"
10 tons.
"Class B Hero, Hero Class".
("Finally—" Emma sounded like she'd just finished a marathon, "I almost thought all your friends were S-class heroes.")
(Ron nodded subconsciously, his mind completely focused on the identity, background, and abilities that the Behind-the-Scenes God had arranged for him in this world.)
"Susan Stone".
"Testing invisibility ability... and the 'The Invisible Man' only involves invisibility?"
"I hope you have other untapped abilities."
"Susan Stone, C-rank hero, support class."
"Katy Pride".
"The same abilities as [Phantom Hero]?"
"Suggestion: osmium metal? The densest metal on Earth?"
"It seems the [The Boys Designer] has high expectations for you."
A silver-white metal plate with light blue tinges appeared in front of the Shadowcat.
The Shadowcat stepped forward and easily passed through.
Butcher's voice became agitated, "Try to keep a part of you—to remain integrated without affecting your physical well-being—and see how long you can maintain it. When you feel you've reached your limit, release it immediately."
"9 minutes and 57 seconds!"
". S-Class Hero, Hero Class."
(Emma's heart jumped again, "Could it be, could it be that you're also a spider-type user!")
(Before Ron could answer, he heard)
"Ron Weasley!"