Cold Light Laser Eyes

About fifteen minutes later, even though he had been prepared for it, Mother's Milk still could not help staring blankly when he saw the baby being injected with Compound V like an IV drip.

Butcher, on the other hand, was practically ecstatic. "I think we hit the jackpot!"

Only Li Wei smiled as he took out a lollipop. "Hey, little guy, you're adorable. Want this?"

He had either eaten the other snacks along the way or thrown them out. He could be sure that no one could use the packaging or anything else on them to trace where he had bought them.

The few remaining lollipops now came in handy perfectly naturally.

The moment he said that, Butcher and Mother's Milk exchanged looks. What was going on? Gambit actually liked children that much?

Though he still had no idea what the other man was thinking, Mother's Milk instinctively said, "He's too young. He's probably only a few months old. He can't eat a lollipop."

Li Wei shot him a sidelong glance. "You're talking about ordinary human babies. Do you think this little cutie is an ordinary baby?"

Of course not, because Li Wei's system had already given him a prompt!

Codename: None

Type: Energy Type

Special Ability 1: Primary Cold Light Laser Eyes. Can project sapphire-blue impact beams with immense offensive power from both eyes. Their width, power, range, and other properties can be adjusted relatively freely, with energy consumption changing accordingly.

The eyes will also be strengthened enough to adapt to this superpower and avoid injuring the user.

Can be fully copied. Estimated continuous contact required: 13 minutes.

Though it was only primary-level, judging by the time needed to copy it, this ability was still quite powerful.

More importantly, it looked incredibly cool!

He just did not know for the moment whether it was stronger than Homelander's Heat Vision.

As he pondered that, Li Wei continued teasing the Super-powered Baby.

Perhaps the little guy unexpectedly hit it off with Li Wei, or perhaps he really wanted to taste the lollipop. He quickly broke into a wide grin and even stretched out his tiny hand.

Then, right before everyone's eyes, his eyes swiftly turned blue and fired two sapphire-colored impact beams before Butcher and Mother's Milk could react at all.

Fortunately, the glass cover over the Super-powered Baby seemed specially made. His Cold Light Laser Eyes were quickly refracted, dispersed, and absorbed, posing no danger to anyone.

Even so, Butcher and Mother's Milk both broke out in cold sweat.

"Fuck!"

"God!"

"This is a baby with superpowers!"

When their gazes shifted back to the Compound V beside them, they immediately realized something.

"To hell with God's chosen ones. Vought's Superheroes are all bred in laboratories!"

Then they both looked at Gambit. In that case, he definitely could not be an exception either!

Li Wei gave a muffled snort. "I knew it would be like this."

Butcher narrowed his eyes slightly. "You don't seem particularly surprised?"

Li Wei sighed. "Putting these experiments aside, have you noticed that after the first Superhero—Soldier Boy—appeared, Superheroes began appearing more and more frequently over the following half century, and their overall numbers kept growing?"

"And they share one trait: New York was the center, and they gradually spread outward. Most were discovered within America, while foreigners only began appearing gradually over the past decade or so."

"By now, the number of Superheroes officially registered with Vought and still alive has long surpassed a hundred."

"And coincidentally, Bear Country and that mysterious great power in the East have never had any Superheroes, while Superheroes in the Arab region can be counted on one hand. Does that seem normal?"

Mother's Milk immediately understood what he meant. "You're saying Vought's technology has kept improving, and its success rate for creating Superheroes with Compound V has also been rising?"

As for why those countries and regions had no Superheroes, that was easy enough to understand.

First, Vought had little influence there, making control inconvenient.

Second, aside from the current CEO, nearly all of Vought's upper management was white. It was perfectly normal for them to harbor hostility toward those regions.

Li Wei nodded decisively. "That's right. And over ninety percent of Superheroes share another trait: they usually came from extremely poor families, or were simply orphans."

Butcher continued along that line. "That means they were easier for Vought to exploit. Hell, some poor parents might even actively cooperate with Vought."

As a former agent, he had seen far too much darkness. You never knew how low some people would sink for money.

No, perhaps they had no bottom line at all!

With another sigh, Li Wei opened the glass cover, gathered the Super-powered Baby into his arms, and casually put the lollipop into his mouth.

Seeing the Super-powered Baby's smile grow brighter and brighter, Li Wei could not help smiling too.

"Looks like you really like the taste. So, are we friends now?"

Li Wei acted as if nothing had happened, but the two men beside him were extremely tense. Mother's Milk even instinctively reached for his pistol.

Though he did not know whether he could bring himself to shoot this innocent Super-powered Baby at a critical moment, in this special situation, it might be the only thing that could protect him.

Butcher did not reach for a gun, because he knew ordinary firearms would be useless. He merely quietly took out a special chemical agent Frenchie had painstakingly developed.

It had originally been prepared for the Asian woman in the basement. Later, Gambit had taken over that matter, so it had gone unused.

Frenchie had taken the time to improve it further. It should be able to do something even against the Gambit before them... right?

Li Wei's smile only grew brighter. Without even looking at Butcher, he had already noticed his small movements.

"Relax. He's just a baby. He has no hostility toward you and poses no danger. Besides, if I really wanted to kill you, I wouldn't need him."

"Maybe we have minor disagreements and personal goals, but overall, our objective is the same: to pull back Vought's shroud and let the world see the rot, darkness, and evil hidden beneath it."

His experiment had succeeded. Even a Super-powered Baby who could not speak could express agreement in his own special way. The copying had begun!

Butcher was momentarily speechless. He had to admit that the other man was right.

Other than their uniforms, more than ninety-nine percent of Vought's Superheroes did not carry weapons, because there was simply no need. Against ordinary people, their fists and feet were more than enough.

A-Train had turned Hughie's girlfriend into a pile of mangled flesh, and the scene had been horrifying. In truth, nearly every Superhero could achieve something similar with their bare hands.

Sighing inwardly, he put away his little toy and picked up the needles and other items from the table beside him.

"I get it. I'm going to draw some Compound V here and take it back to the CIA."

Li Wei had already mentioned this last time, so Butcher could not be bothered pretending otherwise.

As he continued soothing the Super-powered Baby, Li Wei casually took several pictures, especially capturing the precise moment when the baby used his Cold Light Laser Eyes against the glass cover.

"Evidence is indeed necessary. Draw a vial for me too."

"But before this is over, you'd better keep her quiet. If Vought finds out about this, I don't think they'll let it slide."

Perhaps Vought had initially been nothing more than a pharmaceutical company, but at some point, Superheroes had gradually become Vought's most important public symbol. Many people even simply believed Vought specialized in training Superheroes.

Vought CEO Edgar's strategy was to have his adopted daughter enter politics.

Vice President Madelyn wanted Superheroes to join the Military System. To that end, she had used all kinds of dirty, despicable methods and had already bought off quite a few people in power.

Neither of them would want Vought's experiments on babies with Compound V to become public knowledge.

Because that would severely damage Vought's reputation and stock price, affecting the money they cared about most!

What else could Butcher say? He felt like Gambit was his natural nemesis. Though their investigation had progressed at an astonishing pace since meeting him, Gambit always managed to crush him from every angle.

Fortunately, there was only one Superhero like that so far. Otherwise, their dream of revenge might never be realized in this lifetime!

Mother's Milk was still somewhat confused. "Then what's going on with that Asian woman in the basement? She's an adult."

Li Wei said faintly, "Have you watched Vought's Superhero movies?"

"I have. Why?"

"The Superheroes in those movies don't just fight ordinary people. That would be far too unchallenging. And don't you think she's a little too aggressive?"

Mother's Milk drew in a sharp breath. "Fuck, could she be a ninja from Japan? After taking Compound V, could she turn into some kind of supervillain?"

Butcher could not help cursing too. "Damn it, then once she gets released and brings panic and death to society, Vought's Superheroes can naturally step in to clean up the mess!"

Li Wei nodded slightly. "Exactly. And Madelyn happens to be trying to bring Superheroes into the Military System."

Butcher slammed a fist against the table. "Then those bastards have to join the military now!"

"Oh, Gambit, I wasn't talking about you."

Though Butcher's apology sounded sincere, Li Wei knew perfectly well that the man had only muttered that because Li Wei had mocked him too many times before and he had seized this chance to get a jab in.

Li Wei could not even be bothered responding. It was far too petty.

"So you have an even more arduous mission. Right now, we only know of one, but who knows how many there really are?"

"Having lost her, Vought will definitely try to find more replacements."

"The good news is, they might not keep chasing her forever."

"As for the bad news..."

Li Wei deliberately looked at Butcher and Mother's Milk with ill intent. "That depends on just how much you can do for this country next."

These bastards kept causing him trouble every day. He should point them toward the right path and get them to use Temporary Compound V as soon as possible.

Once they no longer had any value to him, he would definitely teach them a proper lesson!