They said the more beautiful a flower was, the more dangerous it was. Now, the test tube before them contained something that shimmered like a dream.
The moment she heard the word "virus," every inch of Wanda screamed refusal. Though the virus before her resembled a sea of stars, it looked even more like opium!
"Relax. I could hurt anyone, but I'd never hurt you, right?"
Chen Xi said with a grin.
"Heh, you country bumpkin, don't tell me you actually believed the nonsense those tech companies spout?"
Wanda looked at him disdainfully. Could viruses be used so casually?
A few years ago, there had even been a professor who injected himself with the so-called Permafrost Immortality Virus. He had croaked within two days.
"Tch! What an ignoramus."
Chen Xi shot her an irritated glance. Then he sliced open his arm with his fingernail and injected himself with an entire vial of Perfect T-Virus Serum.
"Oh my God! Are you crazy?"
Wanda's eyes widened. She did not even have time to stop him before he had violently injected himself with the virus.
Chen Xi did not answer her question. Instead, he carefully sensed the changes this thing had brought him, and he quickly discovered something strange...
"System, this doesn't seem to be what you described?"
He was confused. It felt like he had been given a glucose shot—like it did absolutely nothing. Had this damn system scammed him?
"Host, I seriously question your intelligence. No matter how powerful this thing is, it is only meant for mortals. It can at most raise physical fitness to around ten times Captain America's. Do you think dropping a pebble into the ocean would cause waves?"
"Oh, and does your scalp feel itchy? Congratulations, you're about to grow a brain."
Chen Xi's confusion earned only the system's mockery. Before he could fire back at the damn system, he realized that his head really was swelling.
"Am I really about to grow a brain?"
A few seconds later, dizziness suddenly struck him. Fortunately, Superman's physical constitution was invincible. He merely swayed slightly before recovering.
If it had been an ordinary person, they would probably have fainted and waited for the Perfect T-Virus Serum to transform them.
"Host, congratulations on gaining the Telekinesis ability. It may not be very useful, but it's quite handy for showing off and picking up girls."
The system's voice sounded again, though it carried even more mockery. From this moment on, Superman was becoming less and less normal.
"Tch! Can't I learn magic? Want to hear about a magic-using Superman? Is my Super Brain just for decoration?"
"Heh, Super Brain will only tell you to charge in with Super Strength and get it over with."
Chen Xi and the system began their daily bickering, while Wanda and Gwen outside were panicking.
"Chen Xi, are you okay? I told you not to use it, but you did anyway. What kind of hero are you trying to be?"
Wanda anxiously shook him hard. Seeing Chen Xi close his eyes, she thought the idiot had been poisoned and passed out.
"I'll call for help. Wait, Wanda, don't panic."
Gwen spoke as she prepared to call emergency services...
"Stop, stop, stop! I'm fine. No need to call."
Chen Xi finally noticed that they were about to call emergency services and hurriedly stopped bickering with the system.
Wanda and Gwen immediately looked at the guy who had nearly croaked in delighted surprise when he woke up. "How do you feel? Let's go to the hospital."
Wanda was still worried. This was a virus, after all. It would be better to get his body checked.
"No need. I feel great right now—better than ever, even."
"If you don't believe me, watch me perform a magic trick."
After saying that, Chen Xi lightly beckoned toward the roses in the garden under Wanda and Gwen's baffled gazes. Two roses immediately danced through the air and landed in the two women's palms.
Wanda and Gwen were both stunned. Covering their little mouths, they watched the romantic scene excitedly. They were so touched. What woman could refuse such romance?
The system had been right about Chen Xi. He immediately used Telekinesis to show off, and he was surprisingly practiced at it...
"Oh my God! Is that magic? That's so romantic!"
"Yeah, the roses were dancing through the air. I've never seen anything so romantic before."
Wanda and Gwen were both in the bloom of youth. They were deeply moved by such romance, completely falling into Chen Xi's trap...
"Hehe, it's just a small trick. It's an ability I gained from injecting that Perfect T-Virus Serum."
Chen Xi said with a smile, not hiding anything. Only by setting an example himself could he dispel Wanda's worries.
Wanda was indeed tempted. Who did not want superpowers?
She hurriedly hugged Chen Xi's arm and coquettishly pleaded, "Darling husband, I want one too! Do you have any left? I judged a gentleman's heart with the mind of a little woman just now."
Eugh!!!
Gwen shuddered violently. Wanda, wasn't that voice a little too sickeningly sweet? Were you trying to freeze her to death?
"Hmph, regretting it now, are you? Once you miss this chance, there won't be another." Chen Xi shrugged and deliberately said.
When Wanda heard that, her little mouth drooped. How could she not know that this guy was about to make her sign another unequal treaty?
"I was wrong. Just tell me what you want."
One had to bow one's head under someone else's roof. To gain such superpowers, she felt she could endure the humiliation.
"Hmm, I think there are a few uniforms that would be very suitable for you to wear to spice things up. What do you think?"
Chen Xi took the opportunity to make an outrageous demand. Whenever he had previously asked her to wear them for role-playing games, she had refused no matter what. Now, he had to make good use of this chance.
"You... Fine, you pervert..."
Wanda stared at him for several seconds before gritting her teeth and agreeing to his outrageous demand. She really wanted superpowers, after all!
Gwen was already dumbfounded. It was true that she often felt out of place with them because she was not perverted enough...
Still, no matter how much Wanda was throwing herself to the wolves, it was worth it. Gwen wanted superpowers too! But she could not play those so-called games with Chen Xi.
In the end, Chen Xi still spent a fortune to buy Wanda another Perfect T-Virus Serum, and his wallet was emptied.
Recently, he had only been earning around a thousand Justice Points a day. It seemed he needed to send Bo Da and Bo Er to take a stroll around Hell's Kitchen.
Wanda happily left with the serum in hand, leaving Gwen staring after her with blank, envious eyes...
"What I told Wanda applies to you too." Chen Xi whispered mischievously into Gwen's ear.
"You... you really are a pervert."
Gwen's pretty face instantly flushed red as she glared at him. Was he confessing to her? That damn playboy wanted to two-time them!
The shy Gwen also played ostrich. Who knew what embarrassing thoughts were running through her mind? From time to time, she secretly stole a glance at him.