The Upcoming Academy Tournament

Neither Stormfront nor the other had imagined that the man known as the "Butcher" in both worlds would fail, falling victim to a little boy.

Stormfront, in particular, has always viewed Ryan as an appendage of Homelander.

After all, she hadn't yet experienced being crippled by Ryan's Cyclops, becoming disillusioned with Homelander, or committing suicide by jumping off a building. This world was then shrouded and invaded by Basil's dream.

And even if Ryan didn't die.

That was enough to be the trigger.

The Far Shore, the outermost layer of the Marvel Multiverse, the farthest corner of all things.

A Crystal Ball called the universe fell into this boundless, endless sea.

It brings new possibilities to the Multiverse has been destroyed and rebuilt many times throughout history.

The distant shore began to expand.

While holding Ryan and expressing her frustration and maternal instincts, Becca Butcher didn't notice the red glint in the child's eyes. "Ryan, you bit me."

"At this time?"

Beyond the azure Earth, a blond boy with outstretched arms greeted the sunlight and opened his eyes.

As the center of this universe, the absolute point, he has already sensed that the Boys Universe has been connected to the Marvel Universe cluster.

They were far removed from that Cosmic Cluster centered on anti-heroes, a Cosmic Cluster that no Marvel entity, including abstract entities and the Living Tribunal, could reach.

So smoothly.

In Basil's vision, his dream should first cover the Boys Universe, and then drag it away from the Cosmic Cluster it belongs to.

However, before his dream could fully encompass reality and reverse the dream, the final step was completed ahead of schedule.

Basil never expected anyone to be so eager to take the blame.

Now, even if an organization spanning the Multiverse were to find traces of this, no matter how you investigate, it would all be Marvel.

This is all because the Marvel Universe is like a long-awaited, satiated woman, thirsting for more, and impatiently pulling over the newly-adult little black robe, ready to ravage him.

And following the path pioneered by Basil, they released prisoners who had been pent up in the Multiverse for many years.

The Multiverse is indeed vast, with some universes even being infinite in scale, with infinity being enveloped by even greater infinity.

Some entities are even so-called Omniverse, capable of reaching beyond the so-called universe.

But this isn't the comic book version of Marvel, so the so-called omnipotence is just philosophical boasting. On the contrary, because they have reached the so-called Omniverse, the entire Multiverse is just a narrow prison that they can't even lift their heads in.

The path that Basil is now paving is a ray of light shining into their dark prison.

The Anti-Hero Cosmic Cluster is in luck.

The result is that Homelander and Li Lin were previously the center of the Boys Universe because of Homelander, but now it's because of Li Lin.

Homelander permanently lost the chance to reclaim his role, thus becoming completely Ryan.

If Basil wanted, he could digest the Boys Universe into his dream right now, turning it into the Dream Realm under his control.

But.

Since victory is inevitable, there's no need to cheat.

Enjoy the elaborate performance that the rebels have put on for him.

He was curious whether Li Lin, who was merely a Superman without a super brain and with impaired super hearing, could be defeated.

If we are defeated, who is responsible?

He really hoped it wasn't Ryan.

This was a flaw he deliberately left, a flaw he intentionally created to make his emotional outburst far surpass his Present Body data, fulfilling his desire to overcome the strong with the weak.

If he is defeated in this way, the character Homelander will die directly due to his pre-programmed death.

He merely revived his original identity as Ryan, killed the original Homelander consciousness within him, and then suppressed all enemies in the world.

"Ron Weasley! This is an airplane, 10,000 meters in the air! If this were a real scene, we'd have to go to the Atlantic Ocean to find the passengers' wreckage!"

Three months have passed since my abilities were awakened.

Ron was still not used to being a search and rescuer in the rescue department. He was more suited to being an attacker who faced the enemy head-on and a protector who prevented the situation from getting out of control.

The hostages are too fragile; they could be easily consumed by his Corrosive Field.

Thankfully, it wasn't a real person.

His corrosive power is activated subconsciously and also has the function of Protective Charm, which is equivalent to hiding under the skin 24 hours a day.

When rescuing people, he needs to fight against this instinct.

Especially in scenarios where the attackers and defenders are ineffective and superpowered individuals come looking for him, in special combat environments, he not only has to consider the environment but also be careful not to ingest the hostages within the Corrosive Field while defending himself.

Susan or Katy are better at this.

Their force field is a harmless type that can be shared with others.

It can make others invisible, pass through obstacles, defend, and fly.

Overall, being a superhero is too restrictive and not nearly as convenient as playing a supervillain.

In particular, as a superhero, he also has to learn absurd and completely unrelated knowledge such as fire protection and electrical work.

He's starting to get a little tempted to become an environmental hero like [The Deep].

This is easy and pays well.

The Sage is right. Industrial waste and nuclear waste can indeed be digested using force fields.

But in that case, wouldn't he be no different from the support heroes in the support group?

After all, countries that dared to secretly film nuclear wastewater have been sanctioned, especially Japan, whose entire Ministry of Ecology and Environment has been targeted.

He had absolutely no chance to step in and defend the situation.

"Are you thinking about becoming an environmental hero again?" Ralph muttered speechlessly after class. "First of all, you're not short of money from selling Venom, and secondly, we're just passersby in this world."

"Just you guys," Ron muttered, saying things like he had the Dream Walking Technique and would definitely come back, that finding a leisurely job in this world might be more suitable, and that he wanted Emma to settle down and only be with him, and so on.

Ralph didn't say anything more.

He had always suspected that this Ron was actually the Ron he knew.

The identities created for Champion by the Behind-the-Scenes Gods are mostly those that did not exist originally, or those that existed but had complete memories.

Ralph suspects that these memories are actually the result of the Champion being reincarnated, living from childhood to adulthood, and then having their memories restored collectively.

Although his Ron died, he was a transmigrator chosen by the Behind-the-Scenes God, and then he came back to life in the body of Skrull.

Of course, only Ralph didn't pursue the matter any further.

During the simulation test, the Invisible Woman, who carried a Boeing 737 MAX 9 for almost ten minutes, couldn't take it anymore. "Environmental hero? We're all working hard to join the Seven, but all you're thinking about is becoming an environmental hero?"

Shadowcat, who had caught passengers falling from a height of 10,000 meters during the test and carefully kept them unharmed, sighed, "There's less than a month until the Academy Tournament. [Golden Boy] and the others have also been injected with [Compound V] and become true S-class members, but there's only one spot available."

Peter sighed, "Although the current [The Deep] is not as powerful as I am, I can only inflict some superficial wounds on him."

"We should be glad that Mind Control isn't going down the superhero path, but is planning to teach at a school." Magneto showed a hint of apprehension.

On the tenth day after taking [Compound V], his abilities improved dramatically, and he completed the [Anti-Brainwave Helmet].

But this is useless for Mind Control.

If it weren't for the fact that it could indeed prevent other Mind Stone from being detected, he would have almost thought that his memory was faulty and that the replication had failed.

Loki, however, remained remarkably calm.

He was already used to having an unreliable older brother like Thor.

He said calmly, "Since the [Anti-Brainwave Helmet] has failed, we have no choice but to keep a close eye on [Homelander]. Susan, Katy, you haven't succeeded yet? As rare female S-class superhumans, with your faces, is [Homelander] really not tempted?"

"The physical body of a superpowered individual of his level is simply not something that a Mind Stone ability user can satisfy."

"You should know that he has a very strong Mind Stone resistance. Even she, the strongest Mind Stone, cannot satisfy him with her own abilities."

The Invisible Woman coughed. "We're still only at the physical level. The big guy hasn't been at school long enough, and we also have to avoid Professor Dunlap."

If Mr. Fantastic Reed Doom Supreme were present and saw Susan's gaze and ambiguous address to Susan at this moment, they would surely be devastated.

"And you?" Loki looked at Shadowcat. "I can tell you have feelings for him too."

Shadowcat took a deep breath. "Yes, he is very handsome, speaks elegantly, has an outstanding temperament, is knowledgeable, and is the strongest superhero. But... I... don't want to betray Bobby. I see him every day at school (referring to the Lamplighter, who shares an actor with Iceman and the Seven, whose photos are everywhere at school)."

This is a lie.

Her relationship with Iceman was born out of the pressure of the Sentry; it was more of a friendship than a bond of camaraderie.

She was afraid of being discovered by Professor Dunlap, who was essentially Mind Control.

Unlike Susan, she doesn't have the ability to create a mental barrier to prevent her from revealing her abilities during antihypnosis lessons.

She noticed that every student who had a favorable impression of Homelander and was ready to take action was targeted by her in class with the things they feared most.

Unfortunately, there's no way to complain about this, because it's normal content and does indeed help build willpower and Mind Stone resilience.

Loki frowned. As the God of Mischief, he could tell she was lying even with his eyes closed.

Wait, could it be that she was embarrassed after being rejected because of her loli-like figure, and was making excuses because she didn't want to betray her boyfriend who was in another universe?

That's true, there will always be people who don't like the petite and delicate style.

Loki became more and more convinced, mainly because Homelander had only spent a short time at school and he hadn't seen Homelander and Katy interact much.

In the Amazon rainforest, in a rocky mountain that no detection instrument could find, was where the three Starlights were located.

"Kate Dunlap will be furious," Starlight said excitedly. "This is a great opportunity. We can use her to keep Homelander occupied and prevent him from paying attention to Soldier Boy."

"When does [Black] plan to make his move?"

"The second day of the Academy Tournament," said [Tyke Knight]. "If we guide her to discover [Homelander]'s matter ten minutes in advance, and coincidentally, [Invisible Woman] and [Shadowcat] are also S-rank, three S-ranks he doesn't want to harm, we can definitely delay him for a long time."

He has already tacitly accepted that the Invisible Woman and Shadowcat will be controlled by Kate.

Stormfront coughed unhappily; in her eyes, Homelander should be hers.

A glint of lightning flashed in Starlight's eyes. "You'd better not cause trouble." Then she turned and continued, "The problem now is that [Shadowcat] hasn't launched her attack yet; she's been hesitating. We need to give this girl a push."

"No," [Tyke Knight] retorted, "There's another problem, Billy Butcher. When is he going to make his move on Ryan? It's been almost three months, and he seems to have done nothing. I don't want him to make his move before [Black] does."

"If something happens to my son and brother, the two strongest superpowered individuals will be too busy to care about anything else."

"This might be a good thing," Stormfront said. She didn't want those two bitches to seduce the perfect god in her heart. "[Soldier Boy] and [Homelander] might wake up and choose to have Ryan's reality, thus Carnage the entire world's population, reaching the 60% dividing line, and waking everyone up from this dream."

Starlight sneered, "I don't believe Homelander would give up this dream for a so-called brother. His parents are alive and well, superpowers are paramount, and he is undoubtedly the number one superhero."

"With so many wonderful elements, how could he give them up?"

"Only when he is disgraced and his family is broken will he choose reality."

"What we need to do is push all of this forward."

"It made him realize that reality was better, and in the end, he took the initiative to act."

"As for Billy Butcher, if he strikes first, then let Blackie delay. It's easier for a 'Soldier Boy' who's emotionally distraught because his son died to launch a sneak attack. It's also easier for him to be smeared."

"Unfortunately, it wasn't Susan who was chosen," Loki sighed.

The grand prize for visiting the Seven's building was won by Shadowcat.

Loki, who believes Homelander dislikes loli-sized figures, thinks Invisible Woman has lost an opportunity to properly communicate with Homelander and deepen their relationship.

The joy on Shadowcat's face was also interpreted as her being able to see the "Lamplighter".

On the other side, Shadowcat is surrounded by the crowd.

"Katy, can I ask you for a favor?" The Japanese girl dressed as a ninja clasped her hands together.

"Go ahead," Shadowcat nodded instinctively.

This is a friend she met in this world, an orphan whose parents were killed by a supervillain, and whose greatest obsession is to avenge them and pay for their blood debts with blood [Xuanse].

"You know," the ninja girl stammered, blushing, "He left the Seven, but his office is still there. I mean... I was wondering if you could visit [Black]'s office."

"Just take some things he's used, I mean the trivial ones like a used pen or a crumpled piece of paper."

"This is very important to me."

"People have done this before, and it was allowed."

"Okay." Shadowcat smiled and gave the ninja girl, who was so excited she was almost fainting, a hug.