At first, Vought International had only asked him to develop a controllable virus targeting Compound V, intended to specifically restrain and manage Supes whose powers ran wild and who defied control, serving as a check on those out-of-control individuals.
But under Shetty's repeated coercion, Cardosa had been forced to keep increasing the virus's concentration and amplifying its toxicity, ultimately cultivating a lethal strain capable of wiping out Supes entirely.
Cardosa knew full well how terrifyingly dangerous this virus was. Even when Shetty threatened the lives of his entire family, he still secretly told Neuman everything.
But Neuman also wanted to deal with Homelander. She promptly killed Cardosa and seized his virus research, then used it as a foundation for extensive further development, ultimately creating the ultimate virus that would exterminate all Supes.
Solomon walked slowly into the cold, gloomy depths of the underground research facility. His gaze swept indifferently over Cardosa, who stood waiting with his head bowed, and he gave an order in an utterly calm voice:
"The list of test subjects."
Cardosa stiffened slightly and instinctively glanced up at Homelander and Ashley, who stood beside him with indifferent expressions. Only after seeing that neither objected, tacitly granting permission, did he hurriedly take two steps forward and respectfully offer the list in his hands.
Solomon took the list and quickly leafed through it. It contained information on twenty-one living Supe test subjects in total. One name stood out in particular: Sam, Golden Boy Luke's younger brother.
Sam's talent and potential surpassed even Golden Boy's.
A large part of the reason Luke possessed his current top-tier strength and held firmly to first place in the entire university was that the laboratory had long been drawing Sam's blood, purifying it, and using it to continually nourish and strengthen Luke's physique and