Li Wei didn't feel any sense of complacency. He knew that the enemies Earth would face in the future would be countless, and not just from the universe.
There would even be enemies from the magical realm.
The power he possessed now still couldn't give him enough security.
As someone with a phobia of insufficient firepower, he would never feel secure unless he had the power to destroy the universe with a single punch.
However, now, another path of enhancement, besides the Hero Template, lay before him.
Undead Warrior Sion.
Soul Furnace: Passive: Killing a unit will grant a certain degree of health enhancement; Active: Deploy a shield.
Chains of Hell Thresh.
Hell Curse (Passive): Absorbs Souls to enhance spell power and armor.
Evil Little Mage Veigar.
Extraordinary Power: Increases spell power based on the number of enemies hit, and killing a target will increase spell power even more.
These were the growth talents of the three Hero Templates that Li Wei valued the most!
Although all these abilities were derived from games, reality was not a game, and the strength brought by talent enhancement naturally couldn't be precisely quantified.
Besides that, these three Hero Templates were the same as other Hero Templates.
They all had one passive ability and four active abilities.
It was no exaggeration to say that Li Wei could now be called a hexagonal warrior!
For close-quarters combat, he had the abilities of Sion and Singed, not only to attack but also to poison!
As for ranged attacks, that was even less of a concern. Khada Jhin, Jigs, and Veigar could all crush their opponents.
As for certain special situations, there was no need to worry, Thresh would handle it.
He could either hook the enemy over with his chain or pull himself over, and if all else failed, Sion could just ram them with his spectral car.
As for Sion's ability to come back to life after death, it was actually a bit of a chicken. ...
With just this setup, it was believed that no one could withstand it.
Perhaps the only thing that could still be considered a weakness for Li Wei was his slightly lacking flight ability, but that was unimportant.
Dare to take off?
Just kill them!
He believed that enemies would definitely understand what despair felt like!
According to Li Wei's experiments, the growth talents brought by the Hero Templates did not conflict with the Soul Essence he collected.
He didn't understand the principle behind it either.
Thresh's growth talents were the easiest to stack, and they were also the growth talents Li Wei would focus on next.
It was the same way he collected Soul Essence; as long as there were dead people, their souls would automatically be absorbed into the Soul Lantern.
The absorption range covered the entire Gotham City without any blind spots or omissions!
Veigar's and Sion's talents required Li Wei to personally kill targets to achieve maximum enhancement, and any living creature would do!
Even insects could be considered a separate unit!
What was there to hesitate about?
Stack it up for me! Stack it up!
"Dr. Hugo, help me get some insects like ants, the more the better, no limit!" Li Wei picked up the phone on the table and gave Dr. Hugo his order. "Use whatever funds you need from the asylum."
However, humans definitely couldn't withstand such killing, even in Gotham, this chaotic metropolis.
But insects were different!
They had short reproductive cycles and large populations. Moreover, some farms in the current agricultural industry also raised insects, which could be bought with money.
As long as he had enough time, he could stack Veigar's and Sion's talents to an unimaginable level!
Perhaps the only drawback was that, apart from humans, all other deaths would not provide him with any Soul Essence or Thresh's talent enhancement.
However, Li Wei was already very satisfied with this.
Contentment brings happiness!
Not long after Li Wei gave the order, Dr. Hugo had already contacted an agricultural technology company in Metropolis and begun negotiations.
It wasn't that Dr. Hugo was unwilling to find a supplier closer in Gotham.
It was just that in a place like Gotham, no one was involved in the insect farming industry.
Even Wayne Enterprises, which claimed to cover all industries, did not have any related subsidiary companies.
Otherwise, Dr. Hugo would have been much more relaxed.
You're not selling? Then I'll bring Warwick to rob you.
You're charging too much? Then I'll bring Warwick to rob you.
What a waste of breath!
Meanwhile, while Dr. Hugo was busy contacting suppliers.
Two cars arrived at the entrance of Arkham Asylum almost simultaneously.
A classic Mercedes-Benz, from which Gordon and Harvey alighted, looked gravely at another car that had pulled up to the asylum entrance at the same time.
It was a Rolls-Royce.
In front of this car, Harvey's decent classic car looked incredibly shabby.
The car door was pushed open, and a man stepped out. Though his white hair was somewhat sparse in the sunlight, his back was ramrod straight.
Dressed in a gentleman's suit, an aura of authority emanated from him...
Seeing this old man, Gordon and Harvey's expressions grew even more somber.
The old man was quite familiar to both of them, though their acquaintance hadn't been a pleasant one...
After getting out of the car, Falcone looked at Gordon and Harvey, his gaze lingering on Gordon for a few extra seconds.
"Sheriff Gordon, Sheriff Harvey," Falcone said with a smile. "I assume you're not here specifically to cause me trouble?"
Gordon and Harvey's faces darkened further.
They both remembered the last time they had attempted a decapitation strike, directly arresting Falcone, only to be taught a harsh lesson by him.
Gordon felt like taking action. Since Barbara had broken up with him and should have left Gotham, he had no lingering concerns.
But he glanced at the bald Victor standing beside Falcone and suppressed his impulse.
He had crossed paths with Victor before; they were evenly matched in a one-on-one fight, and he wasn't confident he could take him down.
Besides... they were actually here to find Li Wei.
"Alright, gentlemen, since you're not here to cause me trouble, I'll be going in," Falcone said, shaking his head and leading Victor towards Arkham Asylum.
However, just as he reached the asylum gates, Falcone paused suddenly and dropped a remark that left Gordon utterly bewildered.
"Sheriff Gordon, if I were you, I'd go arrest the wanted Maroni right now. If you can catch him, it might help you resolve some issues. You don't have much time..."
Chapter 61: One Hundred Million US Dollars? Sensible!
After leaving Gordon with such a cryptic remark, Falcone paid no further attention to the two men with grim expressions and walked into Arkham Asylum with Victor.
He was here to see Li Wei.
After last night, he felt he had to do something.
Li Wei had already noticed the commotion at the asylum entrance. He had established a field of vision around Arkham Asylum with no blind spots.
No one could approach Arkham Asylum without him noticing.
Led by Warwick, Falcone arrived at the dean's office on the top floor.
"Dean Li Wei, after I returned yesterday, I suddenly felt that my donations to Gotham's medical undertakings were insufficient. I believe I can make a greater contribution to Gotham's medical undertakings," Falcone said as soon as he entered, pulling out a check from his bosom and placing it on Li Wei's desk with sincerity. "Dean Li Wei, please accept it."
Li Wei glanced at the amount on the check, and even he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow!
Good heavens, one hundred million!
And in US dollars!
What a generous gesture!
Although Falcone had dominated Gotham's underworld for so many years, pulling out a hundred million at once must still be a significant sum for him.
After all, even Gotham's richest man, Bruce Wayne, didn't have the habit of casually giving away a hundred million!
Net worth and cash on hand were two different things.
Li Wei's guess was indeed correct; even for Falcone, parting with a hundred million in cash was extremely painful.
Especially at this time.
Although the Maroni Family had been wiped out, their dying struggle before their demise had inflicted considerable damage on the Falcone Family.
It could be said that the Falcone Family had won a pyrrhic victory.
Money was needed everywhere now: recruiting new subordinates cost money, taking over the territory left by the Maroni Family cost money, and monopolizing the Arkham district development plan required even more money!
Of course, as long as they could get through this period and smoothly digest the benefits of the Maroni Family's demise, the Falcone Family would experience explosive growth!
They would once again become the true King of Gotham!
For Falcone, cash flow was always insufficient, never in surplus.
However, even so, Falcone decided he had to make a significant sacrifice and make a "charitable donation" to Arkham Asylum.
Otherwise, he feared that the Falcone Family would be the next to be wiped out!
While Falcone didn't wield a gun to engage enemies like his subordinates, he understood very well.
Last night, due to his underestimation or weakened defenses, the Maroni Family had successfully launched a surprise attack on him.
If it weren't for the intervention of the Gotham Beast, Bomb Man, and that Alchemist Man, the Falcone Family would likely have been crushed by the Maroni Family and possibly even annihilated.
Although he had no evidence to prove that these three individuals were from Arkham Asylum, everyone in the underworld knew one thing: the Gotham Beast was from Arkham Asylum!
It was clear that the other two sudden threats must have also come from Arkham Asylum!
During the massacre of the Maroni Family, the three of them proved their strength. Since they had the ability to eliminate the Maroni Family, they naturally had the ability to eliminate their own Falcone Family.
Falcone had even begun to harbor a sliver of fear towards Arkham Asylum and Li Wei.
No one knew the limits of Arkham Asylum's strength, and Khada Jhin hadn't even made a move last night!
Or rather, who could be sure that Khada Jhin represented all of Arkham's hidden power?
No one knew what other terrifying entities were hidden within this mysterious asylum!
Li Wei understood Falcone's thoughts perfectly. He simply smiled and accepted the check Falcone handed over.
Although the sum of one hundred million US dollars was large, he accepted it with a clear conscience.
If it weren't for Dr. Hugo, Warwick, and Ian's peculiar understanding of "minimal casualties" last night, Falcone probably wouldn't even have had the chance to sit here and give him money.
It was fortunate that he had just acquired the infinite growth talent, which required the acquisition of a large number of bugs.
He wondered how much strength he could convert from this one hundred million US dollars.
"Then thank you, Mr. Falcone, for your contribution to Gotham's medical undertakings," Li Wei said with a smile as he stood up from his chair. "Mr. Falcone, is there anything else you need regarding this visit?"
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