After Soldier Boy finished cursing inwardly, his mind remained silent for a full three seconds.
Just as he thought the Old Popsicle System was playing dead, that familiar robotic female voice finally sounded.
[Searching...] [Current Fate Deviation: 36%.] [Primary source of deviation: host's redemption of Homelander. Chain reaction: Edgar initiated a dangerous plan.]
"Fuck." Soldier Boy's eyelid twitched.
The Fate Deviation had only been 17% a little while ago. Just a few days had passed, and it had already risen this much.
"You'd better give me something useful," Soldier Boy said inwardly.
[Pay 50 Exchange Points to obtain more detailed information.]
"Agreed. Hurry up and tell me." Soldier Boy gritted his teeth.
This fucking system kept finding new ways to exploit him. One day, he would get even.
[Due to the host's intervention, Edgar activated the prototype of Original Compound V: Red V.] [Any subject injected with Red V will receive substantial enhancements. Its overall potency exceeds that of standard Compound V.] Red V has a guaranteed success mechanism. Any organism injected with it will succeed, with no failures. Some physically compatible subjects have an upper limit approaching Original Compound V.]
Sitting on the other side, Homelander noticed Soldier Boy suddenly zoning out and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Just thinking." Soldier Boy brushed him off.
He continued questioning the system inwardly.
"Be more specific. Why do people injected with this stuff lose control?"
Old Popsicle fell silent for a moment, then sounded another notification.
[Red V is highly corrosive. After injection, subjects permanently lose their reason, retaining only the desire to attack, with reduced hostility toward other out-of-control superhumans.]
Soldier Boy frowned at that.
An endless desire to attack, an enhanced body, and even the potential to awaken superpowers.
Having