Cancerverse Approaches

"Only a few days have passed, and the number of Superpowers outbursts worldwide is already approaching 100,000."

Inside the Galactic Plumbers mothership, Norman Osborn looked slightly tired.

He has spent all his energy these past few days arresting those Mutants.

Their sheer number and diverse abilities made it extremely difficult for ordinary Plumbers to capture them.

Moreover, all Superpowers individuals are in their adolescence, and many, after awakening their powers, suffer from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), believing themselves to be the chosen ones. Instead of surrendering, they take the initiative to attack.

The result, of course, was that he was arrested on the spot.

To be honest, Norman would prefer all Mutants to be like that, at least they'd be easier to find.

But many children are inherently kind; they don't want to hurt anyone, but their out-of-control abilities lead to tragedy.

Their minds were not fully developed, and they quickly panicked and began to evade capture, fearing they would fall into the hands of the Plumbers.

Except for a few Mutants with Mimic abilities who are hard to find, the others can't escape the pursuit. However, there is a severe shortage of manpower, and even the prisons are almost overflowing.

"We can't just exile them to the Null Void," Norman sighed.

Even he, who was known for his ruthless methods, felt that these teenagers did not deserve such a crime.

"The key issue is that the public now harbors extremely strong resentment towards these people, calling them Mutants and strongly hoping that we will exterminate all Mutants, especially the victims and their families in the Awakening incident."

"It's impossible to eliminate them."

Ben spoke without hesitation.

"In just a few days, 100,000 people have already awakened their mutant abilities. Although the initial surge is expected to be larger, and the numbers should stabilize later, it's still a massive number. We can't possibly execute tens of thousands of people every day."

"That's what I think too."

Norman said with distress, "And they're completely out of control."

"Even if we use death to intimidate Mutants, they will still awaken if they are meant to, and they will still cause casualties if they are meant to."

This is unlike what criminals do.

The existence of the Galactic Plumbers deterred the supervillains, preventing them from committing evil deeds.

But no matter what, Norman couldn't intimidate a physiological phenomenon.

Just like he can't threaten any man in the world to not want Chen Bo when they wake up in the morning.

At this point, Ben offered a suggestion. "Actually, we shouldn't view Mutants entirely as a threat, but rather consider what they can do?"

"You mean?"

Ben handed Norman a document. "I've categorized the abilities of awakened Mutants into several levels. The weakest is Epsilon (ε), so weak it can barely cause any damage; it's more like a physical deformity."

For example, suddenly growing a sixth finger, or a second oregano or something...

While the latter might feel somewhat exhilarating, it poses almost no harm to society; even for those with Superpowers, it's probably as easy as lighting a match.

"Secondly, there are Deltas (δ), whose abilities are weak, and most of them are difficult to cause damage or serve any purpose."

"The former basically requires no intervention, while the latter only requires a simple registration. Although their abilities are weak, and some people may not even realize they have any abilities, they may still use them to do some petty theft."

Norman nodded.

Even at the moment of awakening, these two types of Mutants rarely caused any major incidents and did not go to prison.

"The third level is the gamma (γ) level. At this level, not only do their abilities become apparent, but their physical attributes also improve significantly, surpassing those of ordinary Earthlings."

"I suggest establishing special schools for Plumbers, providing them with ideological and skills training while they serve their sentences. This would serve two purposes: to maintain stability and to provide a pool of Plumbers."

Professor X originally founded a school for Mutants, but that one school was too small.

Not to mention that even the professors themselves are mentally unstable and have all sorts of problems, so the students they teach are naturally more extreme.

"Training Plumbers, that's a good idea."

Norman nodded.

This time, he genuinely agreed that criminals also have the right to education.

"Then there are the Beta (β) and Alpha (α) levels. These two levels of Mutants experience significant power enhancements and can freely control and use their abilities. Alpha- level Mutants even exhibit extremely formidable combat capabilities, comparable to your Thunderbolts."

"They are the main trainees for new Plumbers."

"But it should also be noted that their awakening often causes even greater destruction. Take, for example, our Miss Jenny Baker."

Ben to the fire Mutants from a few days ago.

He ultimately categorized the opponent's abilities as Alpha level, which, while having a high ceiling, was difficult to sustain.

"She cannot enjoy any school life like other Mutants. Instead, she receives education and training while incarcerated. Even when there are missions that require her to be deployed, she must be immediately imprisoned afterward until the end of her sentence."

"Isn't this a bit too cruel?"

Norman frowned.

The radicals felt that Ben's regulations were too radical.

"At least if she completes the mission, her sentence can be reduced..."

"No!"

Ben firmly refused.

"Unless she can bring the dead back to life, her sentence cannot be reduced. Her merits may be exchanged for other rewards, but they cannot offset her crimes."

"All right."

Norman couldn't persuade Ben, so he had no choice but to give up.

Fortunately, with the support of Primus Technology's Self-Healing Serum, most incidents are just acts of violence, and the victims are easily healed.

Of course, the above only applies to Mutants who do not intend to harm others.

As for those who are inherently malicious, regardless of their strength, they are all exiled to the Null Void.

"Finally, there's the Omega (Ω) level. It's hard to determine the strength of Mutants at this level, but most of them are already able to defy the realities of physics, so we need to be cautious."

Norman nodded; he had his own way of making judgments.

Leaving aside the first two levels, the Gamma level is equivalent to the most basic super soldier level, the Beta level is roughly equivalent to a Captain America with a shield, the Alpha level has the destructive power of Spider-Man or Sandman, and the final Omega level is on par with Hulk and Thor.

It's not entirely accurate, but it still has some reference value.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Norman suddenly remembered.

"Eunice sent me a message from Wakanda; she told me that the next Collision Crisis is imminent."

Ben:???

"Isn't it supposed to be a month? Only a week has passed!"

"I don't know why, but the two universes are approaching each other at an accelerated pace," Norman said helplessly.

As for the reason for all this, it's naturally the good deeds done by the Rampage Ben and the Evil Ben.