I Created the League of Heroes in Gotham

In the laboratory where the werewolf experiment was being conducted.

Dr. Hugo had already righted the experimental table. Stan was arranged to sit on one side of the table, while Li Wei and Dr. Hugo sat opposite him.

"Mr. Khada Jhin..." Stan's voice trembled slightly with nervousness.

But Li Wei waved his hand at this moment, interrupting him.

"Stan, you should call me Warden Li Wei now."

Previously, Stan didn't belong to Arkham Asylum, so his address didn't matter. But now that he was in Arkham Asylum, he naturally couldn't call himself Khada Jhin anymore.

"Warden Li Wei," Stan paused, "Can I know what exactly happened to me? How... did I become like this?"

His last memory was still the scene of him jumping from the hotel rooftop.

As for what happened afterward, he had no idea. When he regained consciousness again, he found himself standing in an alley, with dismembered limbs and fragments scattered everywhere. His hands were stained with blood, and his mouth was filled with a strong coppery taste.

It was obvious that these corpses were all his doing!

And not only that, Stan could clearly feel that his body had changed drastically compared to before. He was no longer frail but filled with strength!

All of this left him feeling lost and bewildered.

"Stan, you died after jumping off the hotel rooftop..."

Li Wei had nothing to hide and explained everything that had happened to Stan from beginning to end.

Starting with the release of viper gas, then drinking a large amount of Viper Potion, and finally, Stan's death, his body being brought back to Arkham Asylum, and then his loss of control after being resurrected...

This was also the first time Dr. Hugo truly understood Stan's life.

A tragedy, a complete tragedy, and also a tragedy as common as any in Gotham.

As an old Gotham resident, Dr. Hugo was no longer moved by such a tragedy.

What truly made Dr. Hugo fall into contemplation was that Stan's past life was similar to the werewolf Warwick in Singed's memory.

It was also a tragedy, also a case where an alchemical experiment unleashed a deadly beast hidden beneath a good person's exterior...

An astonishing similarity!

Could this be a coincidence?

Dr. Hugo turned his gaze to Li Wei, and he immediately dismissed the thought.

Coincidence? Would this guy ever do anything by chance? It was highly likely he orchestrated it on purpose!

Although Dr. Hugo harbored suspicions, he was tactful enough not to voice them.

It didn't concern him anyway, and besides, it might not be a bad thing for Stan.

Stan didn't have as complex thoughts as Dr. Hugo.

To him, Li Wei was a good person.

He had helped him realize his plan for free from the beginning, and now he had resurrected him after his death.

Although his resurrected self would become beast-like due to his body's craving for blood, it wasn't Warden Li Wei's fault.

After all, the dead cannot be resurrected; this was common scientific knowledge, and as a doctor, Stan firmly believed this.

Now that he had been miraculously resurrected, what more could he ask for?

"Stan, that's the whole story," Li Wei said frankly. "What are your plans now?"

"Plans?" Stan gave a bitter smile. "What plans could I have? Out there, I'm already a dead man, and..."

Stan looked down at his hands. Killing so many people for the first time made his hands tremble with nervousness even now.

"Where can I go like this? What else can I do besides staying in your asylum..."

Stan's tone was filled with bitterness.

Li Wei spread his hands, stood up, and said with a smile.

"Stan, staying at Arkham Asylum is not wrong, but if you say you can't do anything, then you're mistaken!

Now, Stan Topolsky, I officially invite you to join Arkham Asylum, to join the glorious evolution!"

As Li Wei spoke, his form began to shift and distort. He transformed back into Khada Jhin in front of Stan.

That wasn't all. At Li Wei's signal, Dr. Hugo also changed his appearance in front of Stan, transforming into Singed!

He wore tattered clothes, carried a shield nearly as tall as a person, and a large green alchemical vat appeared on his back.

Stan's mouth fell open, and he stared at the scene before him, dumbfounded.

Although this was the second time he had seen Li Wei transform into Khada Jhin, he always found such a scientifically impossible sight incredible.

Not to mention, this time there was a new character – Alchemist Singed!

"Care for a drink?" Dr. Hugo reached out, picked up a cup from the side, and poured a cup of green potion from his alchemical vat.

"Thanks." Stan instinctively thanked him and took the alchemical potion from Dr. Hugo's hand. Just as he was about to bring the potion to his lips, he suddenly realized, "Uh, can this stuff... be drunk?"

Hugo shrugged. "Of course, you can."

With a sense of doubt, Stan took a small sip. The taste was surprisingly good!

Stan's body no longer contained blood; all his bodily fluids were alchemical potions, and even his heart had been replaced with a mechanical pump. Drinking Singed's alchemical potions was as natural to him as a normal person drinking water.

After Stan finished the potion in his cup, he set it down and looked at Li Wei.

"Warden Li Wei, what do you mean by joining... the glorious evolution?" Stan asked uncertainly, though a flicker of hope ignited in his heart.

"Just like us!" Li Wei spread his arms. "I will give you even greater power, to become a deadly hunter in the night. The law cannot change Gotham, and I promised you would personally end evil."

Although Li Wei's words were passionate and highly persuasive, Stan fell into an unprecedented silence.

He knew very well what he had done, and he knew just as well what would happen if he continued to live.

Perhaps if he died, many others could live.

But soon, Li Wei's next words made Stan's internal struggle unnecessary.

"The good person you once were was just a lie. Disaster has revealed that lie, exposing the naked truth. Although Weizhan Pharmaceuticals' Viper Potion project has been halted, there is still too much evil in this city. The nature of this city will not change because of it..."

"Good! I agree!" Stan finally made up his mind!

Weizhan Pharmaceuticals killed him, and the sin of this city killed him!

They killed Stan Topolsky, but they left the beast behind!

He was Stan, a sinner.

But there were so many sinners in the world, waiting for him to hunt...

Chapter 38: Zaun's Fury, Warwick!

Hearing Stan's agreement, Li Wei nodded with satisfaction.

It wasn't like he had wasted his breath.

He didn't want to force Stan unless absolutely necessary.

Li Wei's mind moved, and he opened the mall system, clicked on Zaun's Fury Warwick, and then clicked on Grant...

A cluster of red and green light appeared out of thin air in Li Wei's hand – Warwick's Hero Template.

Although the two colors intertwined in the cluster, there was no sense of chaos.

Dr. Hugo, standing nearby, watched intently.

He had been present during the last Hero Template fusion and could only remember his own panic and terror at the time. This time, he could finally observe properly!

Unlike the Singed template on himself, which was filled with an aura of evil, ill omen, and potent poison, the most prominent feature of the orb representing Warwick's Hero Template was a palpable scent of blood.

It was accompanied by an aura of brutality, pain, and rage.

Just looking at it, one could feel as if a beast filled with ferocity and suffering was lunging towards them!

In contrast, Stan...

His performance was far superior to Dr. Hugo's back then!

Even though before entering Arkham Asylum, he wasn't exactly a nobody in Gotham, he was far from any position of power. The only things he could boast of were perhaps being a good person and his professional knowledge of chemistry.

Facing the orb in Li Wei's hand, Stan trembled with fear, but he still tried his best to remain calm and not shout.

Perhaps out of trust in Li Wei, Stan forcefully suppressed his fear and watched as Li Wei pressed the orb into his body.

The orb flowed into his body like water.

At first, there was no reaction, but then, just like with Dr. Hugo, excruciating pain struck!

In fact, because Stan's body had already been thoroughly transformed by alchemy, the pain was even more intense!

However, Stan did not cry out to vent his pain. Instead, he gritted his teeth and endured the agony of genetic metamorphosis.

His teeth even pierced his lips!

Seeing this, Li Wei couldn't help but praise Stan in his heart, calling him a true man.

Although he hadn't undergone such a transformation himself, it was clear that pain at the genetic level was not easy to endure.

Only Stan knew that perhaps this time, after being resurrected, it wasn't just his body that would change, but also his personality and certain deeper aspects within him.

Pain would only make his spirit more resilient!

Although the transformation and metamorphosis were painful, they brought Stan immense power.

The incredibly sturdy metal workbench began to deform under Stan's grip, leaving two deep handprints.

This was just the strength Stan exerted unintentionally.

At the same time, Stan's body was slowly changing.

Stan's originally robust physique was gradually becoming leaner and more agile.

Muscle lines began to hide beneath his skin.

This did not signify a regression of Stan's strength; rather, it proved that his muscles, already enhanced by alchemy, had been further strengthened.

A return to simplicity.

Stronger power, faster speed!

Meanwhile, Stan's hair grew longer and his bones shifted!

Until he had completely transformed into a true... beast!

Stan's head became a genuine wolf's head, a row of chillingly sharp fangs glinting in his mouth, his scarlet vertical pupils seemingly devoid of any emotion.

Fangs, talons – enough to inspire primal fear!

His entire body was covered in thick, long fur, yet one could still feel the immense power lurking within this form!

Notably, one of Stan's hands had transformed into a pneumatic mechanical steel claw. With a mere graze across the lab bench, it silently split in two.

The modification was finally complete!

Stan, in his Werewolf form, panted heavily, half-reclining on the chair, his eyes unfocused. He was absorbing the knowledge of the hunt that had been infused into his mind along with the Hero Template.

Now that he was equipped with Warwick's Hero Template, Stan could suppress his body's craving for blood!

Of course, it was only a slight suppression. If he caught the scent of blood again, Stan would still lose control.

Not only that, but Stan had also discovered the power granted by Warwick's Hero Template.

It was a strange sensation, like an innate hunting instinct that felt as if it were meant to be.

Furthermore, Warwick's Hero Template came with five main abilities.

Bloodthirst: Further enhanced Stan's lifesteal capabilities. Not only could he recover from injuries by consuming blood mist, but he could also heal himself by inflicting damage on a target!

Beast's Maw...

Blood Hunt...

Ancestral Howl