hotmtlnovel 007 The Nature of Los's Abilities
007 The Nature of Los's Abilities
"I must say, this is amazing!"
Looking at the blind man, Homelander let out a hearty laugh and gave him a thumbs-up, praising him:
"We have been able to overcome our own shortcomings and get to where we are today."
"You, my friend, you are a true hero!"
Faced with the lavish praise from the people of their motherland.
Blind Man, and even Ashley, who had followed Homelander for many years, thought that everything was going smoothly.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Vought Group will hold a press conference in New York tomorrow to publicly announce that Blind Man has joined the Seven.
But at this moment...
Homelander suddenly stretched out his hands, clad in dark red gloves, and slapped the blind man's ears with lightning speed.
Blind Swordsman was so immersed in the joy of being recognized by his idol that he was completely unable to react.
Snapped!
Almost instantly.
The blind man's ears were mangled and bloody, his eardrums shattered. He screamed and fell to the ground, his blood splattering everywhere!
"Now, you're just an ordinary, incompetent, damned blind man!"
Homelander instantly turned hostile, coldly looking down at the blind man groaning on the ground, then turning to look at his secretary.
"Ashley, what makes you think I would agree to let a disabled person join my team?"
Ashley stared in terror at the blind man whose ears had been destroyed and the training ground floor stained with blood; she was completely terrified.
Homelander snorted and, in an unquestionable tone, commanded Ashley:
"From now on, I will set my agenda, and you must tell me everything about the Water Group."
He curled the corners of his mouth in a disdainful smile. "Besides, Ashley, you have no right to decide who can join the Super Seven."
"I understand." Ashley trembled and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Seeing the blind swordsman lying on the ground, severely injured and unconscious, Patriot felt that his good mood for the whole day was ruined.
Is there no one else capable at the Water Group? How come they're all filled with these useless good-for-nothings? Without him, the Water Group is doomed sooner or later!
correct.
Homelander suddenly remembered the young man named "Loss" he had met at the hijacking site earlier that day.
That kid is alright. Although his superpowers are a bit lacking, the publicity style suits his taste perfectly.
If there's no other choice, the other person would be a better fit to replace the missing Invisible Man in the Super Seven.
Of course, the invisible man's death must be confirmed before anything else.
Live to see people, die to see corpses.
Homelander's face was cold; he needed to know who was going against the Seven and daring to challenge the authority of God.
……
Godotkin University.
In the dead of night, fully armed security guards stand watch throughout the campus, transforming the once bustling campus into a heavily guarded military base.
Inside the apartment dormitory with the lights off.
Los lay in bed, not falling asleep immediately, his consciousness subtly sinking into the deepest space of his soul.
After a period of silence and darkness.
Los opened his eyes again.
Injustice Superman, clad in a golden Kryptonian suit with a royal emblem; Iron Man, whose remains are fused together with his steel armor.
The two are like earthbound spirits maintaining their state in the last moments before death, staying in the red sun radiation cage and the final battlefield respectively.
Ignoring Injustice Superman, Ross went straight to Iron Man and greeted him:
Good evening, Mr. Iron Man.
Iron Man responded, "Just call me by my name, Stark."
Los sat cross-legged on the edge of the soul space near the endgame battlefield, at eye level with Iron Man, who was half-lying down.
"Mr. Stark, what were you referring to as the deal you mentioned earlier?"
"It's very simple."
Iron Man snapped his fingers with his left hand, which was not covered by the golden glove, and looked at Los.
"If you promise me that once you have enough strength and resources, you will take me back to the original universe, I will teach you Stark Industries' technology."
Stark Industries' technology?
Los's heart pounded.
That includes a series of groundbreaking technologies such as Iron Man armor, artificial intelligence, and the Arc Reactor!
It's hard for him not to be tempted, but Iron Man's conditions are anything but simple.
Los frowned. They were currently in the Black Robe Universe, while Iron Man's original universe was the Marvel Avengers 616 Universe, another series of American comics.
"Traveling across universes is difficult and dangerous."
Los was in a difficult position. After hesitating for half a second, he changed the subject and said, "We need to raise the stakes!"
Iron Man rolled his eyes and couldn't help but remark, "Loss, you're more like a businessman than I am."
After thinking for a moment, he readily added to the deal: "In addition to Stark Industries' technology, add the atomic structure of my cosmic vibranium."
"The structure of vibranium?"
Los was somewhat surprised.
Since there is no vibranium in the Black Robe Universe, what would he need the structural knowledge of this special metal for?
Just looking at Iron Man, Ross's intuition told him that this was important to him.
After some thought, Los decided, "It's settled then!"
The ability and resources Iron Man mentioned, which allow him to travel between universes, are at least many years in the Black Robe universe.
Let's have fun first, who cares about what happens later!
Iron Man pondered for a moment and said, "Stark Industries' technological knowledge is too vast. If I were to transmit it to you all at once, a normal person's brain would be overwhelmed. If I transmit it over time, it would probably take about a year to digest it."
Los pondered for a moment, "I'll selectively receive knowledge that's beneficial to me based on my needs in reality."
"Then this is the knowledge you need most right now."
As Iron Man finished speaking, Los's mind was filled with a new set of knowledge.
Chemical Equations, Nuclear Analysis, The Big Bang.
What's the use of this expertise?
Before Los could think too much, Iron Man explained, "I want to talk to you about your abilities."
"My ability to enhance or degrade inanimate objects?"
"This is simply the most direct external manifestation of your capabilities."
Iron Man shook his head and analyzed, "I have observed the items you have applied your power to. The effects of enhancement and degradation are always present and do not change over time. This means that your power has permanently altered the internal atomic structure of the items."
Los was startled and looked down at his hands.
He seemed to understand but not quite: "So, in other words, when I appear to be strengthening or degrading an item, I'm actually modifying it into another substance, which is equivalent to alchemy?"
Iron Man nodded: "That should be it. It's just that you didn't have enough knowledge before, and you didn't understand the internal structure of matter, so you just instinctively rewrote the objects."
"If you have enough knowledge and continue to develop your abilities, you can subtly rewrite matter and perhaps even achieve the effect of turning lead into gold."
Los's eyes grew brighter and brighter. If Iron Man's analysis was correct, it was not impossible for him to create armor and vibranium by hand as his seemingly auxiliary abilities were developed further!
As expected of Iron Man, he saw through the essence of the ability at a glance.
Facing Los's admiring gaze, Iron Man twirled his mustache, beaming with pride:
"You won't lose anything by calling me teacher."