I Create the League of Heroes in Gotham

"No, he absolutely won't!" Falcone's cloudy eyes gleamed. "All I want is for him not to interfere when we attack the Maroni Family! If we're lucky enough, perhaps the Maroni Family will provoke him themselves. Then they'll know his relationship with Kadaj, and it'll save us a lot of effort…"

Before Falcone could finish, Victor excitedly interrupted him.

"Are we finally going to make a move against the Maroni Family?"

Falcone: …

Strike while the iron is hot, the principle was indeed correct.

But you completely missed the point!

Seeing Victor's excitement mixed with bloodlust, the rest of his words turned into a weary sigh.

"That's right. Go gather your men now and get ready…"

Chapter 18: Alchemy is Gone?

The black mist above Gotham was perpetual, only stirring when the wind blew.

The taxi stopped in front of Arkham Asylum. Li Wei got out and stood before the gates, looking up at the churning black clouds.

"The wind's a bit strong today."

It seemed like things wouldn't be quiet for some time…

"Pay up!"

The taxi driver's shout brought Li Wei back to his senses.

Li Wei quickly apologized with a smile and took out change to pay the fare.

"Living in a place like this, you must be crazy!"

The taxi driver grumbled as he took the money, then sped off with a roar, leaving a trail of exhaust fumes that disappeared into the night.

Li Wei: …

"Crazy? It might not be a bad way to find some peace and quiet…"

With that muttered to himself, Li Wei walked into Arkham Asylum.

Back in his office, Li Wei had just sat down, not even having had a chance to take a sip of water.

The door to his office was suddenly pushed open from the outside with a "bang."

Dr. Hugo rushed in frantically.

"Huh? Dr. Hugo?" Li Wei shrugged. "You're here at the perfect time, I was just looking for you…"

Plans change. Only plans that can adapt to change are good plans!

With the Falcone Family's intervention, the meeting plan between Dr. Hugo and the Court of Owls for tomorrow needed to be adjusted.

But Dr. Hugo directly interrupted Li Wei, his face full of anxiety.

"Warden, we can talk about other things later. Something terrible has happened, you need to come to the lab with me immediately!"

Li Wei was startled.

Something happened in the lab?

What could make Dr. Hugo this flustered? Did the lab explode?

"Dr. Hugo, what exactly happened? Did the lab explode?"

"It's worse than that! You'll know when you come to the lab and see for yourself!" Dr. Hugo even grabbed Li Wei's sleeve and pulled him up from his chair.

Hearing Dr. Hugo say that, Li Wei no longer cared about the impending storm outside and quickly followed him, jogging towards the hidden elevator on the top floor.

The Indian Hill lab couldn't afford any accidents!

Not only because of the high cost of the various advanced experimental equipment stored there, but more importantly, many of the instruments in use were extremely difficult to obtain on the market.

That was Li Wei's future source of heroic materials!

The lab was located in the basement of Indian Hill Hospital, and the hidden elevator was the only way to get there.

The two entered the elevator and descended to the basement.

When the elevator doors opened again, they were already inside Indian Hill Hospital.

The last time Li Wei was here, they were on opposing sides!

Li Wei had killed all the original staff of Indian Hill Hospital, leaving behind a "glorious sea of flowers" that filled the entire corridor.

The flesh-and-blood flowers that had once bloomed there were now gone.

Clearly, Dr. Hugo had cleaned them up.

The Indian Hill Hospital was silent now, so quiet it sent shivers down one's spine.

However, neither Li Wei nor Dr. Hugo were ordinary people, and on their own turf, they were even less likely to be afraid.

Led by Dr. Hugo, the two headed straight for the lab.

The lab was located in the deepest part of Indian Hill Hospital. Along the way, Li Wei saw many rooms that perfectly simulated various extreme natural environments.

Perhaps this was the difference between those who conducted biological experiments and those who conducted mechanical ones.

If this were Batman's lab, perhaps it would be filled with all sorts of weapons and equipment.

Li Wei's thoughts wandered a bit.

The two quickly arrived at the laboratory.

But to Li Wei's surprise, the laboratory hadn't exploded.

Peering through the laboratory glass, Li Wei instead saw a grotesquely twisted corpse lying in the lab.

Dr. Hugo must have just finished his experiment.

"What's wrong, Dr. Hugo?" Li Wei looked at him, puzzled. "Didn't you say something major happened?"

"It is a major event. I replicated the experiment using the method I remembered from Singed." Dr. Hugo's face was grim. He pointed to the twisted corpse on the lab floor. "This was the only result I got. Alchemy simply doesn't work."

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief at this.

"That's all it is?" Li Wei spread his hands, trying to placate him. "That's not exactly a major event. Isn't it normal for experiments to fail?"

"Not a major event?" Dr. Hugo's expression grew increasingly frantic. "If it were just an ordinary experiment, failure would be normal. But I replicated the experiment exactly as I remembered Singed's method! If it still fails, then it is a major event!"

"Do you know what that means? It means all of Singed's knowledge is useless!"

Listening to Dr. Hugo's outburst, Li Wei gradually understood.

Compared to Singed's entire alchemical knowledge becoming invalid, even a laboratory explosion wasn't a big deal, as they could always rebuild a bigger and better one with money.

And a dead test subject? That wasn't even an issue.

In Gotham City, were they ever short on test subjects?

If all of Singed's alchemical knowledge became invalid, that would be a huge problem!

More valuable than combat ability was Singed's knowledge as an alchemical scientist!

"Dr. Hugo, what kind of experiment did you do?" Li Wei's expression turned serious.

"Werewolf! The werewolf experiment!" Dr. Hugo whispered, somewhat dazed. "I found in my memory that Singed had successfully created a terrifyingly powerful werewolf using humans and animals. It perfectly overlapped with my previous research on human modification..."

For Dr. Hugo, the devastating news of alchemy's failure was worse than death.

An experiment that had never truly succeeded, only to suddenly see hope, and then discover it was impossible to achieve.

This blow was more fatal than never having found hope at all.

"Warden, has alchemy ceased to exist?" Dr. Hugo looked at Li Wei with a pleading gaze.

Seeing the somewhat dejected Dr. Hugo, Li Wei frowned.

He didn't understand the principles behind the werewolf experiment, but he knew of werewolves.

In the League of Heroes, there was only one werewolf.

That was Warwick Vandals!

A lethal assassin who wielded life steal and roamed the jungle, known as the mad dog.

It certainly fit within Dr. Hugo's experimental scope.

But it shouldn't have failed. Although Singed's alchemical knowledge came from Runeterra, the experimental principles and basic physical laws between the two worlds weren't fundamentally different.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Li Wei!

Yes!

He'd found the problem!

Li Wei slapped Dr. Hugo on the shoulder.

"Cheer up, Dr. Hugo!" Li Wei's smile returned. "Alchemy exists! And it's still effective!"

"We overlooked something: the Principle of Equivalent Exchange in alchemy!"

Chapter Nineteen: Rage Potion

"The Principle of Equivalent Exchange?"

Dr. Hugo looked up, his face filled with confusion.

"Exactly! The Principle of Equivalent Exchange!" Li Wei's eyes shone with wisdom. "The fundamental rule of the world is equivalent exchange..."

"In the context of the werewolf experiment, while I don't understand the specifics, I can roughly guess that the werewolf you're talking about, the one synthesized in the experiment, should possess the ability to absorb others' blood to restore itself, right?"

Dr. Hugo pondered for a moment before nodding solemnly.

Although he still didn't understand the connection between the werewolf experiment and equivalent exchange, what Li Wei said seemed to make sense.

"That's right!" Confidence gleamed on Li Wei's face.

"This ability to absorb others' blood and replenish oneself cannot be explained by science; it must be the power of magic. But what materials are we using for this experiment that possess magical abilities?"

Li Wei's words left Dr. Hugo speechless.

It made some sense, but not much!

Dr. Hugo fell into thought.

"Warden, although what you said has nothing to do with the Principle of Equivalent Exchange, your words have given me an idea." Dr. Hugo's thoughts began to clear. "I recall a alchemical potion called the Rage Potion in Master Singed's memories. After people consume it, they gain the ability to life steal. This could serve as one of the experimental materials."

Li Wei: ...

Although Dr. Hugo's words in the first half made Li Wei once again experience what it means for the truth to be a sharp knife.

But fortunately, Dr. Hugo regained his confidence and had already found a direction to solve the problem.

Li Wei could only silently recite in his heart, geniuses all have their own eccentricities, one must be tolerant. Must be tolerant...

Just then, Dr. Hugo spoke again as he walked into the laboratory.

"Oh, right, Warden, if you have nothing else to do, you should go up and sleep. I need to research what materials can recreate the Rage Potion. There's no point in you staying here. Goodnight."

A little respect, but not much.

I really don't understand the Rage Potion, but I'm very angry right now!

Li Wei: ...

He was working for himself, and for free, he had to be tolerant, tolerant...

He suddenly understood why Singed's combat abilities were all geared towards escape!

With this personality, if he didn't run fast, he would have been beaten to death long ago!

Since a direction to solve the problem had been found, Li Wei naturally didn't stay in the laboratory any longer.

What Dr. Hugo said earlier was correct.

There was no point in him staying here, so he might as well go back to sleep.