Recaps

Lin Mo and Joanna flew to New York while Maeve waited for a taxi, and Joanna persuaded Lin Mo to explore and eat before visiting Vought headquarters. After they landed on a crowded street, pedestrians recognized Joanna and began noticing Lin Mo, whose name had recently spread through Vought’s coverage of the underground facility.

• Maeve stayed behind to hail a taxi while Lin Mo and Joanna flew toward New York.
• Joanna admitted she had left Maeve behind because she wanted to explore the city and keep her playful side from harming her intimidating image.
• Lin Mo agreed to spend the day having fun with Joanna, and they decided to find food before going to Vought headquarters.
• Lin Mo and Joanna landed on a busy New York street, drawing a crowd that recognized Joanna as a hero Vought had been promoting.
• Lin Mo realized Vought’s coverage of the underground research facility had raised his profile, and the footage had helped grow his social media following.

Lin Mo and Joanna were mobbed by fans after Vought’s publicity made them recognizable, so Lin Mo whisked them away to a quiet alley. Joanna then convinced him to explore New York on foot, and they spent the day shopping together while waiting for Maeve.

• Passersby recognized Lin Mo and Joanna and crowded around them for autographs, photos, and answers about their relationship and Lin Mo’s recent actions.
• As Joanna’s temper began to rise, Lin Mo took her hand and flew them away to a deserted alley.
• Joanna complained about the attention, and Lin Mo explained how Vought’s publicity made famous superheroes difficult to leave alone.
• Joanna suggested they walk normally so people would mistake them for an ordinary couple, and Lin Mo agreed.
• Joanna led Lin Mo around New York, stopping at shops and buying things she liked while they waited for Maeve.

Lin Mo, Joanna, and Maeve ate together before heading to Vought headquarters, where staff treated Lin Mo with wary respect. There, they met Madelyn Stillwell, who welcomed them and said news of Lin Mo’s actions had spread through Vought.

• Lin Mo persuaded Joanna to stop shopping and go meet Maeve at the Bluebird Restaurant.
• Maeve agreed to eat with Lin Mo and Joanna before they went to see Edgar.
• Lin Mo, Joanna, and Maeve entered Vought headquarters, where the staff recognized them and greeted them politely.
• Madelyn Stillwell approached the three and welcomed them to Vought headquarters.
• Madelyn told Lin Mo that word of what he had done had spread throughout Vought.

Lin Mo met Vought’s new public relations vice president, Madelyn Stillwell, and hinted that Vought needed “fresh blood” before heading to Edgar’s office with Joanna and Maeve. Maeve worried Lin Mo meant to challenge Vought’s leadership, but he said he had come to ask Edgar questions, and Edgar watched their arrival while considering their shared interests.

• Madelyn Stillwell introduced herself to Lin Mo and Joanna as Vought’s new public relations vice president and offered to handle their publicity needs.
• Lin Mo told Madelyn that Vought needed “some fresh blood,” leaving her uneasy about his intentions.
• Lin Mo led Joanna and Maeve toward Edgar’s office, and he clarified to Maeve that “fresh blood” was meant literally.
• Edgar watched Lin Mo, Joanna, and Maeve leave the elevator on a security feed and wondered why Lin Mo had returned to Vought headquarters.
• Lin Mo entered Edgar’s office, where Edgar considered their mutual need for Vought’s resources and Lin Mo and Joanna’s strength.

Lin Mo asked Edgar where to find Original Compound V, and Edgar eventually offered to direct him to someone who might have it. The chapter ended before Edgar revealed her name.

• Lin Mo asked Edgar about Original Compound V, also known as V1.
• Edgar said he did not have it and that it was not at Vought headquarters.
• Lin Mo threatened to search former researchers and the first Superheroes if Edgar refused to help.
• Edgar decided that helping Lin Mo could benefit Vought and said he knew someone who might have Original Compound V.
• Edgar said the woman was recovering somewhere outside New York and offered to have her come in a few days; Lin Mo asked for her name.

Edgar told Lin Mo that Clara Leisinger, Frederick Vought’s wife and an early Compound V subject, carried original Compound V in her body. Lin Mo and Joanna decided to seek it from her, leaving Maeve uneasy about the prospect of taking it by force.

• Edgar named Clara Leisinger as a source of original Compound V, and Lin Mo recognized her as the woman later known as Storm.
• Joanna challenged Edgar about why he had revealed Clara’s identity, and Edgar explained that Clara was Frederick Vought’s wife and one of the earliest recipients of original Compound V.
• Edgar warned that Clara was extremely racist and might refuse to cooperate with Lin Mo because he was Asian.
• Edgar offered to bring Clara to New York through Joanna or let Lin Mo approach her himself, but Lin Mo said he would find a way to make her hand over the Compound V.
• Joanna backed Lin Mo and threatened not to go easy on Clara if she refused, while Maeve realized they might use force and felt uneasy about it.

Lin Mo told Maeve that Clara was a Nazi who wanted to restore the old order, and Maeve joined him and Joanna in pursuing her. He also arranged a shareholders' meeting for the next morning to confront Vought's old guard, then left Vought Tower with Clara's address and records.

• Lin Mo explained Clara's Nazi past and ambitions, prompting Maeve to offer her help.
• Lin Mo told Edgar to summon Vought's executives and shareholders for a meeting, saying he planned to settle scores over their treatment of him and Joanna.
• Edgar agreed to hold the meeting the next morning and gave Lin Mo a file containing Clara's address and records.
• Lin Mo left Vought Tower with Joanna and Maeve, and Joanna asked whether they would go after Clara immediately.

Lin Mo, Joanna, and Maeve set out to find Clara and obtain the Original Compound V before the next day's meeting. As Lin Mo flew them toward New York's outskirts, Joanna jealously held on to him while Maeve clung to his arm.

• Lin Mo remembered that Clara had been Liberty and had been involved with Soldier Boy, and wondered if that made her Joanna's stepmother.
• Maeve realized Edgar had yielded to Lin Mo and Joanna because of their power, not because Lin Mo had influential connections.
• Lin Mo offered to carry Maeve to Clara, since a taxi would take too long.
• Joanna objected to Maeve holding Lin Mo's arm and wrapped her own arms around his waist.
• Lin Mo surrounded all three of them with his Bioelectric Field and flew toward the outskirts of New York.

Lin Mo, Joanna, and Maeve visited Clara to ask for her hidden supply of Original Compound V. Clara agreed, but demanded that Lin Mo support her when she returned to Vought.

• Lin Mo flew Joanna and Maeve to Clara's secluded home.
• Clara recognized Lin Mo and revealed that her sources kept her informed about Godolkin and Vought.
• Lin Mo asked Clara for her remaining Original Compound V, and she agreed to give it to him.
• Clara asked Lin Mo to back her when she returned to Vought and later support some of her ideas.

Lin Mo rejected Clara's request to support her Nazi ambitions and refused to help her return to Vought. Joanna attacked Clara to take the Original Compound V, and Clara was left helpless in Joanna's grip.

• Lin Mo confronted Clara about being a Nazi and rejected any future alliance with her.
• Clara withdrew her offer of Original Compound V and told Lin Mo and the others to leave.
• Joanna decided to take the Compound V by force, while Lin Mo stepped aside and let her act.
• Joanna grabbed Clara by the throat and slammed her against the doorframe.
• Clara shocked Joanna with electricity, but Joanna resisted both attacks and tightened her grip.
• Clara told Joanna to stop, but Joanna looked to Lin Mo for a response.

Lin Mo forced Clara to reveal where she had hidden the Original Compound V, while Joanna kept her restrained and Maeve retrieved it. Maeve brought back a metal box containing five vials, and Lin Mo inspected the serum as Clara remained in Joanna’s grip.

• Joanna held Clara by the throat as Lin Mo demanded the location of the Original Compound V.
• Clara revealed that it was in a metal box at the back of the basement freezer, and Lin Mo sent Maeve to retrieve it.
• Maeve returned with the box, and Lin Mo opened it to find five vials of serum.
• Lin Mo picked up a vial and considered the serum’s danger and Clara’s value as someone who had survived its injection.

Lin Mo confirmed the five doses were genuine Original Compound V, and Joanna injected one to see what it would do. The compound sent her Heat Vision out of control, and she accidentally destroyed Clara’s house before the beams faded in the sky.

• Lin Mo scanned the five doses and confirmed they were genuine Original Compound V, while Joanna briefly mistook his expression for a sign that they were fake.
• Joanna asked what the compound did, and Lin Mo handed her a dose and told her to inject it if she wanted to find out.
• Joanna cut her wrist with a thin beam of Heat Vision and injected the dose as Clara, Maeve, and Lin Mo watched.
• Joanna began shaking as her Heat Vision grew unstable, and Lin Mo caught her by the arm.
• Joanna’s Heat Vision struck Clara and tore through the house and the nearby woods before shooting into the sky and fading.

Joanna's newly awakened laser eyes badly injured Clara, and Lin Mo and Maeve checked the wreckage to see whether she could be saved. Clara died from her wounds, leaving Joanna relieved that Lin Mo did not blame her.

• Lin Mo noticed Clara twitch beneath the rubble and sent Maeve to check whether she was alive.
• Joanna celebrated her new strength while Maeve reacted to being used as a measure of combat power.
• Maeve found Clara alive but catastrophically burned, and Joanna asked whether they should take her to a hospital.
• Clara convulsed briefly and then stopped breathing, and Lin Mo determined that she was dead.
• Joanna relaxed when Lin Mo showed no sign of blaming her for Clara's death.

Lin Mo gave Maeve a dose of Original Compound V after Joanna’s injection strengthened her and Maeve buried Clara. Maeve accepted it eagerly, but Lin Mo warned her that the compound was risky.

• Maeve buried Clara while Lin Mo received 500 energy points for Clara’s death and learned his total had reached 12,000.
• Joanna asked for another dose of Original Compound V, but Lin Mo said it would not make her much stronger.
• Lin Mo offered Maeve one of the remaining doses, and Maeve accepted it happily.
• Lin Mo warned Maeve that Original Compound V came with risks.

Maeve injected Original Compound V despite the risk, and the dose enhanced her strength, speed, durability, and senses. She recovered from the brief transformation and told Lin Mo she was fine.

• Lin Mo warned Maeve that Original Compound V was dangerous for ordinary people but said her strength made serious complications unlikely and promised he could save her.
• Maeve bit a wound into her arm and injected the full dose of Original Compound V.
• Joanna worried that Maeve’s enhancement might erase her advantage, and Lin Mo reassured her that she would remain stronger.
• Maeve’s body trembled and her muscles tightened as the compound took effect, then she recovered and felt her abilities had improved.

After injecting Original Compound V, Maeve discovered she could fly and release energy, then joined Lin Mo and Joanna on their return to Godolkin University. They flew away from Clara’s ruined house, with Maeve gradually learning to control her flight.

• Maeve thanked Lin Mo for giving her Original Compound V and discovered she had awakened a new ability.
• Maeve tested her powers, learning that she could fly and release a limited amount of energy.
• Joanna pointed out that Maeve could fly back to school on her own, dampening Maeve’s excitement.
• Lin Mo put away the remaining doses of Original Compound V, and the group left Clara’s ruined house.
• Lin Mo carried Joanna while Maeve flew alongside them toward Godolkin University and gradually improved her control.

Lin Mo and Joanna slowed their flight so Maeve could keep up and return safely to Godolkin University. Maeve left to test her new powers, while nearby students photographed Lin Mo and Joanna as they headed home.

• Lin Mo explained that he and Joanna needed to fly slowly so Maeve would not get lost, and Joanna reluctantly agreed.
• The three landed at Godolkin University, where students noticed Maeve could fly and watched from a distance.
• Maeve decided to leave for the training grounds to test her new powers after Lin Mo cautioned her to use her energy projection somewhere empty.
• Joanna watched Maeve walk away, then students raised cameras toward her and Lin Mo.
• Lin Mo suggested they go home, but a nearby student took their picture before they left.

Lin Mo and Joanna dealt with Vought shareholders who had opposed them, then turned their attention to the executives responsible for controlling Joanna’s childhood. Edgar identified those who had restricted Joanna from seeing Lin Mo, leaving her to confront who had made that decision.

• Joanna frightened away students who were taking pictures of her and Lin Mo, then secretly slipped into Lin Mo’s bed that night.
• Lin Mo and Joanna attended a Vought shareholders’ meeting, where Joanna killed several shareholders who had undermined them.
• Lin Mo announced that they would address Joanna’s childhood, prompting executives to plead that they had only followed orders.
• Edgar identified executives who had participated in Joanna’s early childhood training and the order that kept her from seeing Lin Mo.

After Joanna killed the people responsible for her childhood experiments at Vought, Lin Mo confirmed Clara was dead and took Joanna into space. Lin Mo discovered that sunlight strengthened him far more intensely beyond Earth’s atmosphere and wondered what would happen if he flew to the Yellow Sun’s surface.

• Joanna killed more people in the conference room with her Heat Vision before Lin Mo stopped her and took her away.
• Edgar asked Lin Mo whether Clara was dead, and Lin Mo confirmed that she was.
• Lin Mo told Joanna he was taking her to space, and they flew beyond Earth’s atmosphere together.
• Joanna showed no immediate discomfort in space, while Lin Mo felt sunlight rapidly increase his strength.
• Lin Mo considered flying directly to the Yellow Sun’s surface to absorb even more energy.

Lin Mo and Joanna traveled from Earth toward the Yellow Sun, where Lin Mo tested how close he could get and discovered that its intense light rapidly strengthened him. He left Joanna to return to Earth before venturing through the Sun’s outer layer and deeper into its heat and pressure.

• Joanna asked whether Lin Mo was Jesus, then concluded that God had chosen him after Lin Mo joked that Jesus could not fly.
• Lin Mo told Joanna he wanted to approach the Yellow Sun and warned her to turn back if the journey became too difficult.
• Joanna flew after Lin Mo but turned back toward Earth when she realized she could not keep up or hold her breath for the long trip.
• Lin Mo flew at full speed and reached the Sun in a little over an hour, absorbing its light and feeling his power grow.
• Lin Mo flew through the Sun’s outer layer and deeper inside, where the heat and pressure increased alongside the rate at which his body absorbed energy.

Lin Mo returned from absorbing energy from the sun and offered to take Joanna on a trip, while American officials discovered footage of them in space and began investigating their abilities. They contacted Vought CEO Edgar for answers as he struggled with the work of replacing the people he had dismissed.

• Lin Mo found a position near the sun where he could absorb energy without overstraining himself, then returned to Earth and reunited with Joanna.
• Lin Mo offered to take Joanna to any country, and she began deciding where they should go.
• Satellites captured Lin Mo and Joanna hovering in space, and the footage shocked American military officers.
• The military identified the pair as Godolkin University students with ties to Vought and discussed how to restrict and investigate them.
• The general ordered officials to contact Edgar, while Edgar struggled with the paperwork involved in arranging replacements at Vought Tower.

Edgar fielded a call from the Military after satellites spotted Lin Mo and Joanna in space, and arranged to negotiate with them. Lin Mo and Joanna flew to Xia for a night out, where their first stop in Guangzhou briefly made Joanna think they had returned to America.

• The Military told Edgar that satellites had confirmed Lin Mo and Joanna had appeared in space without protective equipment, and asked what Vought knew about their abilities.
• Edgar agreed to meet the Military the next day and considered using their interest in Lin Mo and Joanna to negotiate support and favorable terms for Vought.
• Joanna chose Xia as their destination, and Lin Mo flew there with her.
• Lin Mo landed with Joanna near Guangzhou's foreign merchant district, where she wondered why so many Black people were on the streets.
• Lin Mo explained that they had landed in a part of Guangzhou with many foreign traders and took Joanna to other streets, reassuring her they had not flown back to America.

Lin Mo and Joanna returned from Xia and settled into a comfortable routine, though Joanna grew restless whenever he flew to the sun to get stronger. A month later, military officers invited them to discuss joining the military after graduation, and Lin Mo considered the offer with little interest.

• Lin Mo and Joanna ate late-night food in Xia, wandered until dawn, and flew back to Godolkin University.
• Lin Mo began regularly traveling into space to bask near the sun, while Joanna grew frustrated that she could not follow him.
• After a month, military officers arrived at Lin Mo and Joanna's villa and invited them to a meeting.
• The officers brought Lin Mo and Joanna to a café and asked them to join the military after graduating from Godolkin University.
• Lin Mo decided the military would disrupt his plans and had little use for its offer.

Lin Mo refused the Military’s demand that he and Joanna join, then spent the day with her instead of going to the sun. That evening, they went to Vought Tower to ask Edgar why the Military had approached them, where they found Maeve and Madelyn discussing new travel laws.

• Lin Mo rejected the Military’s appeal and threatened to take its officers into space if they kept pressing him.
• Joanna left with Lin Mo and persuaded him to spend the day shopping, eating, and watching a movie with her.
• Lin Mo agreed to ask Edgar why the Military had targeted him and went to Vought Tower with Joanna.
• At Vought Tower, Lin Mo and Joanna found Maeve and Madelyn reviewing documents, and Madelyn asked if they had come about the new travel laws.

Lin Mo learned that the Military was drafting a policy to recruit superhumans after rejecting Vought’s proposal to use Compound V on soldiers because of its high death rate. Edgar explained that the Military had been pursuing recruitment for a month and had approached Lin Mo and Joanna, but he had made no commitments for them.

• Maeve and Madelyn told Lin Mo that the Military was considering a draft policy to recruit superhumans and provide specialized training.
• Lin Mo decided the proposed policy did not concern him and went with Joanna to ask Edgar why the Military had approached them.
• Edgar considered the recruitment plan a limited gesture, since few superhumans were likely to enlist and Vought’s core business was Compound V.
• Edgar told Lin Mo that the Military had rejected Vought’s proposal to sell Compound V for use on soldiers because adults faced a high risk of dying from it.
• Edgar explained that the Military had been discussing recruitment with Vought for a month and had approached Lin Mo and Joanna, but he had agreed to nothing on their behalf.