The Mesmerizer

Of course, Li Wei was not going to help dispose of the bodies. But Butcher and the others seemed to do this often; each was more practiced than the last. Before The Mesmerizer beside them had even sorted out what had happened, the bodies and bloodstains had already vanished.

Li Wei, meanwhile, admired The Mesmerizer's fine figure. Her abilities were nothing special, and her looks could at best be called modestly pretty, but for her to hook up with A-Train, one of The Seven, she clearly had some special talents. Her body was indeed quite impressive.

Oh, she seemed to have another talent too. She was very good at sucking toes and often serviced A-Train that way.

Who knew how her farmer ancestors would feel if they knew that their descendant was servicing the descendant of what had once been their farming tools?

The Mesmerizer was extremely embarrassed. Whether it was seducing an ordinary person as a Superhero, killing someone, taking drugs, or being caught red-handed, all of it gave her an intense thrill.

That rapidly cooled down her brain, which had been overstimulated by the drugs.

Even so, she could only watch several strangers move about while having no idea what she herself was supposed to do.

Still, she was not completely stupid. She knew enough to thank Li Wei.

Although she had never even heard the name Gambit before, much less known what superpowers he possessed, as a fellow Vought Superhero, he was the only person she could count on.

Then she noticed that this Superhero calling himself Gambit was clearly distracted while speaking to her. Most of his attention lingered on her chest.

That made The Mesmerizer feel a little proud. Wasn't her good figure exactly why a third-rate Superhero like her had managed to get together with A-Train, one of The Seven?

A very bold idea immediately came to her. Perhaps she had found a way out of her current predicament.

Still, she hesitated. She was A-Train's girlfriend, and they already knew each other inside and out. But she had never heard of this Gambit before, and she could not quite bring herself to do it.

Li Wei acted as though he noticed nothing and merely stared at her attractive figure.

In truth, he was not that lustful. He was not so desperate, especially after sampling Firecracker and Starlight one after another. The Mesmerizer could only be considered an appetizer. This was merely a strategy.

Codename: The Mesmerizer

Type: Agility-type

Special Ability 1: Regenerating Bone Blades. A bone blade can grow beneath each wrist, one on the left and one on the right. Their toughness is comparable to ordinary alloy.

If a bone blade is broken or shattered, a new intact bone blade can be regenerated by expending energy.

When no longer needed, they can be retracted into the gap between the radius and ulna bones. At that time, the arms receive a slight boost in strength.

Can be copied completely. Estimated continuous contact required: 3 minutes.

Special Ability 2: Intermediate Combat. Can be copied completely. Estimated continuous contact required: 3 seconds.

The Mesmerizer's abilities were not particularly powerful, and the required time was short. That Intermediate Combat probably was not anything especially remarkable either. After all, even Starlight's Master-level Dance had required nine seconds.

Besides, Li Wei had been something of a gaming nerd in his previous life. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Master-level—those were very common rank divisions.

But without a special reason, how could she possibly have intimate contact with him for three minutes? Not to mention, he still needed to ask that question.

By deliberately acting this way now, he was merely giving The Mesmerizer an opportunity. It depended on whether she was willing to seize it.

Even if it failed, though, it did not really matter. Li Wei was not particularly interested in that ability anyway.

But by coincidence, the large screen lit up at that moment. The Mesmerizer's lover, A-Train, was speaking eloquently, saying that he was too busy to date and was currently still single.

The Mesmerizer's face immediately turned livid. She had long wanted A-Train to speak with Madelyn, Vought's Vice President, and then officially announce their relationship.

But A-Train had always put her off before. This time, he had outright declared himself single in public. Clearly, he had never intended to make their relationship public.

To The Mesmerizer, that was undoubtedly an extremely serious betrayal.

And it was not merely a huge blow to her feelings. It was also a harsh setback to her plans for a comeback.

She was so broke that she could not even pay rent. She had originally hoped to use A-Train's fame to see whether she might have a chance to return, but now everything had come to nothing.

Gritting her teeth inwardly, she cast aside her remaining hesitation, stepped forward, and wrapped both arms around one of Li Wei's. "Gambit, this really was just an accident. I know I was wrong, and I'll do my best to make up for it, but I need your help!"

As she spoke, she did not forget to press and rub her pair of treasures against him.

Li Wei deliberately tried to pull his arm away. Seeing that she held on tightly, he did not refuse again. His body was merely a little stiff, and his throat slightly dry as he said, "Y-you said what? You just killed someone."

Seeing his reaction, The Mesmerizer secretly rejoiced, knowing she had made the right bet.

She continued rubbing against him and said in a deeply aggrieved tone, "I admit that I made a mistake, but those people weren't good people either."

"They secretly entered my home many days ago. Under the pretext of upgrading my internet for free, they planted cameras and other things in my home. That seriously violated my privacy. They must have seen everything!"

"I even suspect that the landlord came to collect rent today because they secretly instructed him to!"

Li Wei could not help thinking, Well, well. It seems The Mesmerizer isn't entirely a pretty vase. She actually has some brains.

"So that's what happened? Damn it. Then... then how do you want me to help you?"

As soon as he said that, The Mesmerizer became even more delighted, knowing that more than half her plan had succeeded.

However, she did not let it fully show on her face. She first showered Li Wei with praise before saying, "After they dispose of the bodies, they'll definitely use this to threaten me into doing things I don't want to do."

"As long as you can keep me from being coerced by them, I'll definitely thank you properly!"

Li Wei first pretended to hesitate, as though thinking. "But are we friends?"

Although the question was somewhat abrupt, The Mesmerizer did not think much of it. Perhaps that was simply Gambit's personality. He did not like helping ordinary people and would only help friends.

She nodded without hesitation. "Of course. We're both Superheroes. We can be friends, even... something more intimate."

Since there was no one else in the room, The Mesmerizer's right hand immediately slid downward.

But Li Wei still gave a dry cough and shifted slightly, preventing her from succeeding.

Although his defense had become quite formidable after taking Starlight, he did not want his vital parts in someone else's hands. Even if she might not be able to break his defense and would not suddenly go crazy, he did not want to gamble on it.

The Mesmerizer froze at once, unsure what to do for the moment. She could only look somewhat anxiously at Gambit, who seemed to have fallen into thought.

Only after the three minutes ended and Li Wei successfully copied her superpower did he sigh.

"I can help you, but I have a question now. Where exactly did your Compound V come from?"

Her Intermediate Combat really did have some substance. If Li Wei had previously dealt with ordinary robbers and thugs purely through his advantages in strength and speed, now he could also perform some proper techniques.

And it was not limited to punches and kicks. It also included a series of techniques such as dodging and parrying.

It might not be obvious when beating up street punks, but in a fight against other Superheroes of the same level, its value would absolutely show.

In Li Wei's view, the Superheroes of this world had far too many weaknesses.

Even setting aside their flaws in morality and intelligence, along with their powerful defenses and comparatively weak offense, they also seriously lacked combat experience against opponents of the same level.

Even Homelander, at the very peak of combat power, often only knew Heat Vision and wild haymakers, relying on his stats to crush his opponents.

If he could not crush them outright, his results in battle were often far from satisfactory.

While Li Wei did his best to develop his own superpowers, combat techniques—the aspect that normally required the most time to accumulate—could instead be acquired through simple copy and paste.

That made Li Wei greatly anticipate what level of martial skill Kimiko, who had been trained as an assassin by the Flash Organization, and Queen Maeve, the strongest fighter in The Seven, could provide.

The Mesmerizer froze again. She had deliberately avoided that question earlier because she simply could not answer it!

Li Wei sighed again and withdrew his arm. After the copying was complete, her value to him had greatly diminished.

"If you can't openly tell me everything, it'll be difficult for me to help you very much."

In fact, The Mesmerizer possessed even less information than he did. He already knew that the Compound V was in some noodle shop in Chinatown; he merely needed her to say it herself.

Other than that, what use did The Mesmerizer have? Sucking his toes for him?

Elsewhere, Butcher, who had just stuffed the body into the trunk, could not help laughing. "Hughie, can you tell us about this Gambit now? How did you two meet?"

Hughie scratched his head. "I wouldn't say we know each other. We just crossed paths once."

He rapidly explained what had happened. After hearing it, Frenchie beside him could not help grinning. "He sounds like a real superhero. Don't tell me he grew up reading comic books?"

Mother's Milk frowned deeply, while Butcher also fell into thought. If that was the case, perhaps Gambit was worth using.

When they had killed Translucent before, they had already fully realized how difficult these Superheroes were to kill.

Frenchie had indeed killed several Superheroes for others in the past, but those third-rate Superheroes were not remotely on the same level as Translucent.

And their ultimate target was Homelander. If they could borrow the hands of other Superheroes, perhaps it would be much easier.

But he still needed to investigate in detail. They currently knew nothing about Gambit, and his appearance today had been far too much of a coincidence!