Li Wei did not feel particularly complacent. He knew that Earth would face countless enemies in the future, and they would not only come from the cosmos.
There would even be enemies from the realm of magic.
The power he possessed now still could not give him enough of a sense of security.
As someone with an extreme fear of insufficient firepower, he would never feel safe unless he possessed the power to destroy the universe with a single punch.
However, another path to becoming stronger, apart from Hero Templates, now lay before him.
Undead Warrior Sion.
Soul Furnace: Passive: Killing a unit granted a certain degree of health enhancement; Active: Deployed a shield.
Chains of Hell Thresh.
Hell Curse (Passive): Absorbed souls to enhance ability power and armor.
Evil Little Mage Veigar.
Extraordinary Power: The amount of ability power gained depended on the number of times enemies were hit. Killing targets granted even more ability power.
These were the growth talents of the three Hero Templates Li Wei valued most!
Although all these abilities originated from a game, reality was not a game. Naturally, the strength gained through talent enhancement could not be measured with precise numbers.
Aside from that, these three Hero Templates were the same as the others.
They each had one passive ability and four active abilities.
Without exaggeration, Li Wei could now absolutely be called a well-rounded fighter!
For close combat, he had Sion's and Alchemist Man's abilities. Not only could he beat people up, he could poison them too!
As for long-range attacks, there was even less need to mention them. Khada Jhin, Jigs, Veigar—any one of them could smash the enemy to pieces.
As for certain special situations, there was no need to worry. Thresh would step in.
Either he would hook the enemy over, or hook himself over. If all else failed, Sion could just drive his hearse straight into them.
As for Sion's Last Breath ability, it was actually somewhat underwhelming...
With this whole set of abilities alone, surely no one could withstand him.
Perhaps Li Wei's only remaining weakness was his somewhat lacking flight ability, but that did not matter.
Dare to take off?
Just kill them!
His enemies would surely learn what true despair meant!
After Li Wei's experiments, he found that the growth talents granted by Hero Templates did not conflict with the Soul Essence he collected at all.
He could not figure out how it worked, either.
Thresh's growth talent was the easiest to stack, and it would be Li Wei's primary choice moving forward.
Just like how he collected Soul Essence, as long as someone died, their soul would automatically be absorbed into the Soul Lantern.
Its absorption range covered all of Gotham City without any blind spots or omissions!
Veigar's and Sion's talents required Li Wei to personally kill the target to gain the greatest enhancement. Any living creature would do!
Even insects could count as individual units!
What was there to hesitate about?
Stack them! Keep stacking!
"Dr. Hugo, get me some ants or other insects. The more, the better—no limit!" Li Wei picked up the phone from his desk and gave Dr. Hugo an order. "The asylum's funds are at your disposal."
Humans definitely could not withstand being slaughtered like this, even in chaotic Gotham.
But insects were different!
They reproduced quickly and in huge numbers. Besides, some farms in the breeding industry already raised insects, and money could buy them.
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, aside from humans, no deaths would provide him with Soul Essence or enhancements to Thresh's talent.
Still, Li Wei was already very satisfied with that.
One should be content with what one had!
Not long after Li Wei gave the order, Dr. Hugo had already contacted an agricultural technology company in Metropolis and begun negotiations.
It was not that Dr. Hugo was unwilling to find a supplier closer to home in Gotham.
It was that no one in this damned place would choose insect farming as an industry.
Even Wayne Enterprises, which claimed to cover every industry, did not have any affiliated company involved in it.
Otherwise, Dr. Hugo's job would have been much easier.
You won't sell? Then I'll bring Warwick to rob you.
Your price is too high? Then I'll bring Warwick to rob you.
Why waste so much breath?
At the same time, while Dr. Hugo was busy contacting suppliers—
Two cars arrived at the entrance of Arkham Asylum almost simultaneously.
From a classic Mercedes-Benz sedan, Gordon and Harvey stepped out, their expressions grim as they looked at the other car that had arrived at Arkham Asylum at the same time.
It was a Rolls-Royce.
Compared to it, Harvey's fairly decent classic sedan looked incredibly shabby.
The door opened, and a man stepped out. Though his white hair looked somewhat sparse under the sunlight, his back remained perfectly straight.
Dressed in a gentleman's suit, he exuded the imposing aura of a man in power...
Upon seeing the old man, Gordon's and Harvey's expressions grew even more serious.
The old man could be considered an acquaintance of theirs, although the process of becoming acquainted had not been pleasant...
After getting out of the car, Falcone looked at Gordon and Harvey, lingering on Gordon for several extra seconds.
"Sheriff Gordon, Sheriff Harvey." Falcone smiled. "I trust you aren't here specifically to make trouble for me?"
Gordon and Harvey looked even worse.
They still remembered the last time they had tried to carry out a decapitation operation and directly arrest Falcone, only for Falcone to teach them a harsh lesson.
Gordon wanted to make a move. After all, Barbara had broken up with him and should have left Gotham, so he had nothing left to worry about.
But after glancing at the bald Victor standing beside Falcone, he suppressed his impulse.
He had fought Victor before. In a one-on-one fight, they were evenly matched, and he was not confident he could take Victor down.
Besides... they had actually come to see Li Wei.
"Alright, gentlemen. Since you aren't here to make trouble for me, I'll go in first." Falcone shook his head and led Victor toward Arkham Asylum.
However, when he reached the gate, Falcone suddenly paused and left Gordon with a baffling remark.
"Sheriff Gordon, if I were you, I would arrest the wanted Maroni right now. If you can catch him, perhaps he can help you solve some trouble. You don't have much time..."
One Hundred Million Dollars? How Considerate!
After throwing Gordon that inexplicable remark, Falcone ignored the two men with their ugly expressions and led Victor into Arkham Asylum.
He had come to see Li Wei.
After what happened last night, he felt that he had to do something.
Li Wei had noticed the commotion outside the asylum long ago. He had already opened up his vision around Arkham Asylum, leaving no blind spots.
No one could approach Arkham Asylum without him noticing.
Led by Warwick, Falcone arrived at the director's office on the top floor.
"Director Li Wei, after returning home yesterday, I suddenly felt that my donation to Gotham's medical industry was insufficient. I believe I can make an even greater contribution to Gotham's medical cause." As soon as he entered, Falcone pulled out a check and placed it on Li Wei's desk. He said sincerely, "Director Li Wei, please accept it."
Li Wei glanced at the amount on the check, and even his eyelid twitched!
Good lord, one hundred million!
And it was in dollars!
What a generous move!
Although Falcone had dominated Gotham's underworld for so many years, suddenly producing one hundred million must not have been a small amount even for him.
After all, even Gotham's richest man, Bruce Wayne, did not casually give away one hundred million dollars!
Net worth and cash were two entirely different things.
Li Wei had guessed correctly. Even for Falcone, taking out one hundred million in cash was extremely painful.
Especially at a time like this.
Although the Maroni Family had already been destroyed, their final desperate counterattack before their fall had also caused considerable damage to the Falcone Family.
It could be said that the Falcone Family had won a miserable victory as well.
Money was needed everywhere now. Recruiting new men required money, taking over the Maroni Family's former territory required money, and the development plan for monopolizing Arkham District required even more money!
Of course, as long as they could endure this period and successfully absorb the benefits brought by the Maroni Family's destruction, the Falcone Family would experience explosive growth!
They would once again become the true King of Gotham!
Falcone's cash flow would only ever be insufficient. There would absolutely be no surplus.
Even so, Falcone had decided to bleed heavily first and come to Arkham Asylum to make a "charitable donation."
Otherwise, he feared that the next family to be destroyed would be his own Falcone Family!
Falcone would not hold a gun and exchange fire with enemies like his subordinates did, but he understood the situation very clearly.
Last night, because he had underestimated his enemy or lowered his guard, the Maroni Family had successfully launched a surprise attack against him.
If not for the intervention of Gotham Beast, Bomb Man, and that Alchemist Man, the Falcone Family would likely have been crushed beneath the Maroni Family by now, perhaps even destroyed entirely.
Although he had no evidence proving that those three came from Arkham Asylum, everyone in the underworld knew one thing: Gotham Beast came from Arkham Asylum!
From this, it was clear that the other two newly appeared monsters must have come from Arkham Asylum as well!...
During the slaughter of the Maroni Family, the three had also proven their strength. Since they could wipe out the Maroni Family, they naturally had the ability to wipe out the Falcone Family too.
Falcone had even begun to feel a faint trace of fear toward Arkham Asylum and Li Wei.
No one knew where Arkham Asylum's limits lay. Khada Jhin had not even acted last night!
Or rather, who could be certain that Khada Jhin represented all of Arkham's hidden power?
No one knew what terrifying existences were still concealed within that mysterious asylum!
Li Wei understood Falcone's thoughts perfectly. He merely smiled and accepted the check Falcone handed over.
Although one hundred million dollars was an enormous sum, he accepted it with a clear conscience.
If not for Dr. Hugo, Warwick, and Ian's strange understanding of what counted as "not many casualties" last night, Falcone would probably not even have the chance to sit here and bring him money.
It was perfect timing, too. He had just acquired unlimited growth talents and needed to purchase a large number of insects.
He wondered how much strength one hundred million dollars could buy.
"Then thank you, Mr. Falcone, for your contribution to Gotham's medical cause." Li Wei rose from his chair with a smile. "Mr. Falcone, may I ask if there is anything else you came here for?"
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