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Chapter 468: Inhumans Appear
As Yang Le initially envisioned, the Government and Military indeed had many secret locations for researching Superhumans. These were supposed to be top-level secrets, but they were laid bare by Upgrade's ability.
This is Upgrade, the strongest among the initial ten heroes in the Ben 10 original series. In this age of advanced technology, almost no secret can be kept from him, unless you completely abstain from using any technological products.
However, unfortunately, these Research Institutes did not contain anyone from the missing persons list published by the Daily Bugle. According to Yang Le's investigation, most of the Superhumans trapped here were criminals who had been arrested, and a small number had voluntarily entered because they couldn't find work.
The involuntary ones were a very small batch. Although Yang Le wanted to intervene, even if he rescued all of them, there would be no place to settle these Superhumans.
After all, these people were a mixed bag. Releasing criminals might very likely lead to re-offending, and those who couldn't find work would continue to go hungry. As for the involuntary batch, they had already disappeared for so long, their social connections had long been in a mess, and starting over could be said to be extremely difficult.
After thinking it over, Yang Le came up with a method. He sent the locations of these secret Research Institutes to the Supercomputer on Floating Island, which was the one in the Beast Laboratory, via email.
Having obtained these addresses, the Mutants would surely take action. Even if they couldn't spare extra energy right now due to nation-building, it wouldn't be long before they would send people to rescue them. After all, they were currently in need of subjects for nation-building.
In this way, Yang Le reported a total of four Research Institutes to the Mutants. When he reached the fifth one, Yang Le discovered something different, or rather, a different kind of Superhuman.
According to the Superhuman's Experiment Report, this was a very unusual Superhuman. His hands, chest, and neck were all covered by a special substance resembling rock. Although this substance was similar to rock, its toughness was far beyond what stone could compare to.
After testing, this substance could easily block bullets and swords, and an electric drill would take a long time to drill off some shavings. Only a laser could easily cut through this special skin.
It was a simple yet powerful ability, but this was not the reason he was special. What surprised many researchers was that this person was not a Mutant. No special gene, temporarily named the X-Gene that all Mutants possessed, was detected in his body.
It should be known that Mutants' abilities all come from this gene that is different from ordinary person, but the Superhuman before them did not have this active gene, which meant he was definitely not a Mutant. But what was strange was that this special Superhuman had not been injected with special serum, nor had he experienced being contaminated by some chemical raw material.
No, it should be said that everything about this Superhuman was unknown. After investigation, no information about this Superhuman could be found, as if such a person had never appeared in Human Society. He was as if he had appeared out of nowhere.
Not only that, this Superhuman also threatened the researchers to release him, otherwise they would receive unbearable rage.
These words almost directly identified the identity of this Superhuman. A Superhuman with special power who had no trace of existence in Human Society, in the Marvel Universe, Yang Le could immediately think of that race that was opposed to Mutants—the Inhumans.
Inhumans and Mutants, accurately speaking, both belong to the Earthling population. In fact, to be precise, there are almost no purebred Earthlings in the Marvel Universe now. They are basically Mutants with inactive X-Genes, all because of the Celestial's experiment in ancient times.
As for the Inhumans, they originated from the Kree's experiment. The initial purpose was to create a group of super soldiers to fight against their enemies, the Skrulls. But unfortunately, the Inhumans' abilities were also very unstable and could not meet the Kree's requirements at all, so they were eventually abandoned.
However, the abandoned Inhumans developed on their own. After a long development, the Inhumans, in isolation from the world, developed a civilization unique to themselves and are one of the most mysterious races on Earth. Almost no one knows of their existence.
In Yang Le's view, the Superhuman in front of him was very likely an Inhuman sent out on official business and was probably captured as an ordinary Mutant while on a mission.
Don't look at how similar the settings of Inhumans and Mutants are, but in fact, Inhumans are more like a new race independent of Humans than Mutants. Moreover, the method of ability awakening for Inhumans is also very different from that of Mutants.
Mutants' ability awakening usually requires external stimuli. Danger, anger, sadness, and other strong emotions or actions can cause the X-Gene in their bodies to become active, thereby awakening abilities.
But Inhumans are different. Although they also need external stimuli, they are more stable than Mutants. Inhumans collectively receive something called Terrigen Mist in childhood. After coming into contact with this thing, Inhumans will awaken abilities.
Terrigen Mist is extracted from Terrigen Crystals. The Inhumans control these things and continue the development of their clan.
However, this foundation of the Inhumans' existence is highly poisonous to Mutants. After Mutants come into contact with Terrigen Mist, they will die from poisoning in a very short time. It can almost be said to be the most effective weapon targeting Mutants.
Because of this thing, in the Main Universe plot, the two sides have fought many wars over this matter.
Inhumans are relatively united, all thanks to their outdated caste system. In the Inhuman Race, many things are predetermined before you are born.
Just like in ancient India, the lower class must obey the orders of the upper class. In the Inhuman Race, there are even things similar to slaves. The lower class people must abide by the rules and regulations of the Inhumans, and as for the upper class, they naturally comply.
Yang Le thought for a while on the computer and finally hacked into the entire base's monitoring system and then slowly flowed out from a surveillance camera. It seemed that it was not the Inhuman's turn for an experiment today, so there was no one else in the prison where he was being detained besides him.
Perhaps it was because he was too special, this Inhuman had a separate cell, and to prevent the other party from rioting, there was also a specialized instrument to control him in a sleeping state.
Yang Le activated the Omnitrix, activated the gene scanning function, and began scanning the Inhuman.
(End of Chapter)
As Yang Le initially envisioned, the Government and Military indeed had many secret locations for researching Superhumans. These were supposed to be top-level secrets, but they were laid bare by Upgrade's ability.
This is Upgrade, the strongest among the initial ten heroes in the Ben 10 original series. In this age of advanced technology, almost no secret can be kept from him, unless you completely abstain from using any technological products.
However, unfortunately, these Research Institutes did not contain anyone from the missing persons list published by the Daily Bugle. According to Yang Le's investigation, most of the Superhumans trapped here were criminals who had been arrested, and a small number had voluntarily entered because they couldn't find work.
The involuntary ones were a very small batch. Although Yang Le wanted to intervene, even if he rescued all of them, there would be no place to settle these Superhumans.
After all, these people were a mixed bag. Releasing criminals might very likely lead to re-offending, and those who couldn't find work would continue to go hungry. As for the involuntary batch, they had already disappeared for so long, their social connections had long been in a mess, and starting over could be said to be extremely difficult.
After thinking it over, Yang Le came up with a method. He sent the locations of these secret Research Institutes to the Supercomputer on Floating Island, which was the one in the Beast Laboratory, via email.
Having obtained these addresses, the Mutants would surely take action. Even if they couldn't spare extra energy right now due to nation-building, it wouldn't be long before they would send people to rescue them. After all, they were currently in need of subjects for nation-building.
In this way, Yang Le reported a total of four Research Institutes to the Mutants. When he reached the fifth one, Yang Le discovered something different, or rather, a different kind of Superhuman.
According to the Superhuman's Experiment Report, this was a very unusual Superhuman. His hands, chest, and neck were all covered by a special substance resembling rock. Although this substance was similar to rock, its toughness was far beyond what stone could compare to.
After testing, this substance could easily block bullets and swords, and an electric drill would take a long time to drill off some shavings. Only a laser could easily cut through this special skin.
It was a simple yet powerful ability, but this was not the reason he was special. What surprised many researchers was that this person was not a Mutant. No special gene, temporarily named the X-Gene that all Mutants possessed, was detected in his body.
It should be known that Mutants' abilities all come from this gene that is different from ordinary person, but the Superhuman before them did not have this active gene, which meant he was definitely not a Mutant. But what was strange was that this special Superhuman had not been injected with special serum, nor had he experienced being contaminated by some chemical raw material.
No, it should be said that everything about this Superhuman was unknown. After investigation, no information about this Superhuman could be found, as if such a person had never appeared in Human Society. He was as if he had appeared out of nowhere.
Not only that, this Superhuman also threatened the researchers to release him, otherwise they would receive unbearable rage.
These words almost directly identified the identity of this Superhuman. A Superhuman with special power who had no trace of existence in Human Society, in the Marvel Universe, Yang Le could immediately think of that race that was opposed to Mutants—the Inhumans.
Inhumans and Mutants, accurately speaking, both belong to the Earthling population. In fact, to be precise, there are almost no purebred Earthlings in the Marvel Universe now. They are basically Mutants with inactive X-Genes, all because of the Celestial's experiment in ancient times.
As for the Inhumans, they originated from the Kree's experiment. The initial purpose was to create a group of super soldiers to fight against their enemies, the Skrulls. But unfortunately, the Inhumans' abilities were also very unstable and could not meet the Kree's requirements at all, so they were eventually abandoned.
However, the abandoned Inhumans developed on their own. After a long development, the Inhumans, in isolation from the world, developed a civilization unique to themselves and are one of the most mysterious races on Earth. Almost no one knows of their existence.
In Yang Le's view, the Superhuman in front of him was very likely an Inhuman sent out on official business and was probably captured as an ordinary Mutant while on a mission.
Don't look at how similar the settings of Inhumans and Mutants are, but in fact, Inhumans are more like a new race independent of Humans than Mutants. Moreover, the method of ability awakening for Inhumans is also very different from that of Mutants.
Mutants' ability awakening usually requires external stimuli. Danger, anger, sadness, and other strong emotions or actions can cause the X-Gene in their bodies to become active, thereby awakening abilities.
But Inhumans are different. Although they also need external stimuli, they are more stable than Mutants. Inhumans collectively receive something called Terrigen Mist in childhood. After coming into contact with this thing, Inhumans will awaken abilities.
Terrigen Mist is extracted from Terrigen Crystals. The Inhumans control these things and continue the development of their clan.
However, this foundation of the Inhumans' existence is highly poisonous to Mutants. After Mutants come into contact with Terrigen Mist, they will die from poisoning in a very short time. It can almost be said to be the most effective weapon targeting Mutants.
Because of this thing, in the Main Universe plot, the two sides have fought many wars over this matter.
Inhumans are relatively united, all thanks to their outdated caste system. In the Inhuman Race, many things are predetermined before you are born.
Just like in ancient India, the lower class must obey the orders of the upper class. In the Inhuman Race, there are even things similar to slaves. The lower class people must abide by the rules and regulations of the Inhumans, and as for the upper class, they naturally comply.
Yang Le thought for a while on the computer and finally hacked into the entire base's monitoring system and then slowly flowed out from a surveillance camera. It seemed that it was not the Inhuman's turn for an experiment today, so there was no one else in the prison where he was being detained besides him.
Perhaps it was because he was too special, this Inhuman had a separate cell, and to prevent the other party from rioting, there was also a specialized instrument to control him in a sleeping state.
Yang Le activated the Omnitrix, activated the gene scanning function, and began scanning the Inhuman.
(End of Chapter)
