"Open the isolation door."
Lucian stood in front of the observation window, his eyes falling on the man in the center of the laboratory.
Sister Sage turned to look at him.
"The effect of the medicine is not yet completely stable."
"His vital signs are normal."
The isolation door slowly rose.
The man walked out with his upper body bare, raised his hand and pointed it at the test wall. The next second, hot flames spurted out from his palm, burning the metal plate quickly and reddening.
It lasted for more than ten seconds and the flame went out.
"LV3, Fire Release." Sister Sage looked at the data, "There is no organ distortion, no mental disorder, and the gene chain is temporarily stable."
"For now?"
"It needs to be observed for at least three more months." Sister Sage put down the tablet, "I removed all the gene fragments that would cause Awakening's failure and physical deformation, and combined it with the Body Enhancement effect of V1. The safety is improved, but the efficacy is at most the same as the original Compound V, which is just safer."
Lucian walked into the laboratory, grabbed the man's wrist, and felt the changes in his body.
Genes are stable.
There are no signs of continued improvement in flame capabilities.
It has been half a year since he confessed to Annie and Cate.
The first generation of stabilizing agents has already begun to be released on a large scale. As long as they pass the physical examination, ordinary people can also apply for injections. The difference is only in the degree of enhancement.
The second generation of pharmaceuticals has just entered small-scale experiments.
It does give people Awakening different abilities.
Fire control, Telekinesis, sonic wave, skin hardening...
Unfortunately, it's too weak.
Among the hundreds of Test Subject, most of them are stuck in LV1 to LV3. There are very few LV4s, and there is only one LV5 so far.
Moreover, that person Awakening still has enhanced senses and has average combat value.
"It seems that this is the upper limit of Compound V."
Lucian Let go of your hand.
"No." Sister Sage pushed up his glasses, "This is the upper limit of the current biological science for me and this world. Give me time, maybe I can continue to improve."
"How long will it take?"
"Ten years, or twenty years."
"Then do it slowly."
Lucian was not disappointed.
Being able to stably mass-produce Supe is enough to completely transform the world into his base camp. As for stronger capabilities, he never expected to rely on the assembly line to wholesale them.
If you really can wholesale LV6 and LV7, it will be easy to lose control.
When leaving the laboratory, Sister Sage chased him out.
"When are you going to leave?"
"Soon."
"Do you know Annie and Cate?"
"I knew it half a year ago."
"I'm asking for the specific time."
Lucian didn't stop.
"I don't know."
Otherwise Cate can lock his wrists to the bedside tonight.
Back at the Supe Affairs Bureau, the desk is already piled with the last batch of reports.
Butcher took Becca to live in seclusion in California. The foul-mouthed British guy now actually opened a barbecue restaurant on the beach. Attached to the file is a photo secretly taken by a drone. Butcher is wearing a floral shirt, a towel hanging around his neck, holding a barbecue tong in his hand, smiling like a mafia boss who retired early.
Ryan entered the newly built Supe school.
"How is this guy doing?" Lucian asked.
Soldier Boy is sitting on the sofa, his boots directly on the coffee table.
"It's not bad, at least he didn't cry to his mother. Last week, an idiot laughed at him and he pushed him into the dining table."
"Then what?"
"Then I told him that if you beat someone, you have to beat him once. Don't punch him once today and hug your pillow tomorrow and worry about others hating you."
Lucian glanced at him.
This is obviously not just about Ryan.
The file turned to the next page, and the corner of Lucian's mouth twitched. Homelander - should be called John now. In the past six months, he has been like a perverted stalker, sneaking to school every month to look at Ryan.
John did not compete for the custody rights of Ryan, nor did he appear at the school gate, but often hid in the distance and peeked.
"Have you seen John?"
"You didn't drive him away?"
"Why should I care?" Soldier Boy put down his legs, "If he dares to go crazy, I will stuff his head into his butt. He just wants to see it, then let him see it. When a man makes a mistake, he must have a chance to clean up the mess."
After speaking, he grabbed the bottle and took a sip, as if he thought he had talked too much.
Lucian didn't expose him.
This old guy scolded John most harshly, but he probably knows better than anyone what it feels like to be denied by his father.
The rest of the report is much simpler.
Kimiko and Frenchie went to Marseille, France, and lived the peaceful life they always wanted. Marvin ended the Boys Team's bloody career, reconciled with his wife, and completely quit this mess.
As for Hughie.
Lucian turned to the last document, which was the quarterly budget approval of the administrative department. The name of Hughie was signed at the bottom. This guy is now the office director of the Supe Affairs Bureau, wearing a suit and leather shoes, and looking like a human. What's even more outrageous is that Neuman seems to be enthusiastic about introducing his girlfriend recently.
The development of the Supe Affairs Bureau no longer requires his attention.
His base camp was completely stable.
Black Noir, Maeve, and several selected Supe have all been injected with V1. Their overall combat power is no less than that of Homelander.
Plus Soldier Boy, Annie and Cate, even if he leaves, no one here can make waves.
The office door was pushed open. Annie walked in wearing a battle uniform and locked the door with his backhand.
Cate followed behind her, still wearing the slim-fitting coat, with her long light blond hair spread over her shoulders. Since she no longer deliberately suppressed her abilities, her aura has become more dangerous, but in front of Lucian, she still looks like a clingy cat.
Subsequently, Lucian summoned all core members.
"I want to retreat."
The conference room was quiet for a few seconds.
Soldier Boy was the first to speak.
"That's it? I thought you called us here to start a war with some country."
Annie stared closely at Lucian.
"How long will the retreat last?"
"Not sure."
Cate The fingertips slowly tightened.
"Are you in retreat "here"?"
She really isn't that easy to deceive.
Lucian looked at everyone.
"Supe Affairs Bureau operates according to the original plan. Sister Sage is responsible for dispensing the medicine, and Supe school is under the supervision of Annie. Soldier Boy, you are responsible for handling out-of-control incidents."
"As long as you can hit people, I have no problem with it."
"Black Noir and Maeve cooperate with you."
After explaining all the matters, others left one after another.
Cate sat motionless.
"You have to leave."
"Hmm."
"Today?"
"Now."
Annie stood up suddenly.
"You said half a year ago that you would tell us before departure!"
"So I'm telling you now."
"Does this count?" Annie was so angry that his eyes lit up with golden light, "You called everyone over for a meeting and then told me that you would disappear immediately?"
Lucian walked over and took her into his arms.
"The longer it takes, the harder it will be to say goodbye."
Annie grabbed his clothes and didn't push him away.
Cate hugged him from behind and rested his forehead on his shoulder blades.
"Take me there."
"Not the first time."
"I can control anyone."
"What if there's no one there?"
Cate stopped talking, but his arms tightened tighter and tighter.
Lucian turned around and intertwined his fingers with hers.
"It'll be okay." Lucian raised his hand to smooth Cate's hair and looked at Annie, "Two chances are enough for me to teleport back instantly if I encounter any danger. I cherish my life more than you."
"How long will it take?"
"I don't know."
"Then I will keep waiting." Cate stared at him, "If you don't come back, I will ask everyone to help me find you. If you can't find it in one world, just look for the next one."
"Don't mess with the world."
"Then come back and take care of me."
Annie raised his hand to wipe the moisture from the corners of his eyes and punched Lucian in the chest.
"Come back safely."
"Okay."
The door to the underground chamber closed behind him.
Lucian raised his eyes, System Panel completely unfolded.
In the past six months, he has not only been improving his subordinates, but also crazily improving himself. He has explored all the valuable abilities in the Supe Affairs Bureau archives, integrating those that can be integrated, and upgrading those that can be upgraded. Now, even he does not know what kind of catastrophic destructive power it will be if he uses all his strength.
[Super Physique LV7: The center of a nuclear explosion can survive a frontal impact, and the body can crash through a small mountain range]
[Mind Control LV6: Cover a small city, modify cognition in batches, and build a large-scale spiritual illusion]
[Super Speed LV6: Combining flight and running speed, the energy can reach Mach 100 level after the energy is increased]
[Super Healing LV6: Core cells can be regenerated without being destroyed]
[Heat Vision LV6: Continuous output can level several square kilometers of urban areas]
[Elemental Manipulation LV7 (Integration of multiple energy controls, upgraded through the transformation and fusion of the same soldier, can control the energy in the body, and convert and release light, fire, lightning, blood, Magnetic Field, Telekinesis, radiation, fully charged can destroy medium-sized cities, the energy aftermath can affect the state level)]
[Reality Shift LV5 (can actively change its own molecular structure and penetrate all solid substances. The body does not exist in the virtual state and needs to be actively released)]
[Teleportation LV5 (can carry other people, use it multiple times or jump long distances, the consumption will increase significantly)]
[Invisibility LV3 (optical Invisibility, need to take off clothes, can be detected)]
[Physical Mimicry LV4 (can freely change body shape, appearance, gender, perfectly reproduce the target's facial features, body shape, and voice)]
[Immortality LV6]
[System charging progress: 200%]
In half a year, he has pushed the power available in this world to the limit.
Enough preparation.
There is also a way out.
Lucian took a deep breath and suppressed the long-lost throbbing in his heart. In this world, he had touched the ceiling, and all the power and strength was already in his hands.
But the world has just opened its doors to him.
Lucian Turns on Reality Shift, and the body quickly loses its physical form.
Everything is ready.
Lucian looked at the overflowing progress bar with sharp eyes.
"System, enable time travel."
The light curtain suddenly erupted into a dazzling white light. The space in the secret room was violently distorted, like a piece of crumpled drawing paper.
When the white light dissipated, there was no one in the center of the room.
Only the closed alloy door remained.