Meanwhile, Chang Wei felt the situation was not nearly lively enough.
The evil thoughts in his heart grew wildly like weeds, and he immediately ordered Dark God's subordinates to launch an attack on Sage Grove Center.
In a lush, tree-filled area on the edge of the city, Sage Grove Center stood quietly. At first glance, it was merely an ordinary psychiatric hospital under Vought.
Gentle sunlight filtered through gaps in the leaves and fell upon the hospital's somewhat weathered buildings. The surrounding lawns were neatly trimmed, and everything radiated tranquility and peace, as though this were simply a gentle harbor meant to soothe wounded hearts.
However, anyone familiar with Vought Company's way of doing things knew that whenever a normal institution became closely associated with the name Vought, dark currents were bound to lurk beneath its calm façade, concealing secrets unknown to others.
The moment one entered Sage Grove Center, an eerie atmosphere seemed to follow like a shadow. The corridor lights were dim and yellow, like candle flames that might go out at any moment, casting wavering light and shadow across the walls.
Large patches of paint had peeled from the walls, exposing the gray surfaces beneath and giving off a heavy, antiquated smell, as though recounting stories that had been buried here for years.
The so-called "psychiatric patients" were actually all special individuals with Superpowers.
Under Vought Company's harsh standards for launching Superheroes, their abilities were riddled with flaws. Thus, they were mercilessly treated as expendable experimental materials and cast into an endless abyss of suffering.
The scenes here were extremely similar to the laboratory where Homelander had stayed as a child, yet they were also worlds apart.
As one of Vought Company's key development subjects, Homelander had been entrusted with great expectations from the very beginning and