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Chapter 366
Chapter 365: Fusion Begins! Cognitive Intrusion!
"Tell me your choice in one minute." Xia Shang raised his hand, watching the wristwatch begin the countdown.
In reality, no matter which choice Golden Boy made, he couldn't escape his grasp. Even if he chose the latter, the result would simply be Cate repeating her previous actions, modifying Golden Boy's memory again.
In short, all he wanted was Golden Boy's Superpower. As for whether Golden Boy was still alive in the end, Xia Shang didn't care or concern himself with it.
Tick-tock! Tick-tock!! The second hand turned steadily, emitting a crisp and powerful sound.
"Shit!" Golden Boy cursed inwardly. As time continued to pass, the pressure he felt grew stronger and stronger, as if a Grim Reaper's scythe hung above his head, its chilling blade slowly cutting towards his neck.
"This sense of oppression is terrifying. When the time is up, he'll definitely kill me." Although they had only interacted for a few short seconds just now, Xia Shang gave Golden Boy an invincible feeling. It seemed that the person standing before him wasn't Mr. Jervis, but the strongest Supe in the world, Homelander.
He clenched his fists tightly in frustration, flames occasionally shooting out from his arms. For a moment, emotions like unwillingness, anger, powerlessness, and even despair swallowed him repeatedly like a tsunami.
"Which Organization do you belong to? Are you also with Vought, like Shetty and the others?" Golden Boy decided that even if he self-destructed, he would absolutely not be Vought's pawn.
"I don't belong to Vought, but soon, Vought will belong to me."
An enigmatic smile curved on Xia Shang's lips, and intense confidence naturally radiated outwards.
"You want to snatch Vought from Homelander? Just you?" Golden Boy's heart trembled violently, and he said in surprise.
"Ten seconds left." Xia Shang lowered his head to look at his wristwatch, not answering Golden Boy's question.
Unconsciously, Golden Boy's forehead was covered in sweat beads, and a struggle occasionally flashed in his eyes. It wasn't until only three seconds remained that he finally made up his mind, "How do you want to cooperate?"
"A wise choice." The purple light in Xia Shang's eyes receded, returning to normal. He glanced at Cate lying beside him and smiled, "What you need to do next is follow my instructions, return to the Basement. I will have Dr. Cardosa continue to use your brother's blood to Enhance your Superpower until your Superpower reaches its limit."
"Impossible." Golden Boy, unable to accept this, refused without hesitation.
"It seems you haven't understood the current situation. I'm not asking for your opinion, I'm informing you. Besides, this isn't bad for you. As long as you do as I say, your brother Sam will soon regain his freedom. On top of that, I can also help you solve his mental problems. What's not to like?"
As Xia Shang spoke, he summoned his Panel, because he noticed that Cate's eyelids were blinking significantly faster, clearly a sign that she was about to wake up.
As long as the awakened Cate's mind didn't collapse, the Fusion Condition would be met.
After hesitating for a moment, Golden Boy finally chose to cooperate with Xia Shang, "I hope you keep your word. I'm willing to do as you say."
At this moment, the breathing of the people lying on the Lawn became increasingly rapid. Emma Meyer was the first to open her eyes, saying with lingering fear, "Holy crap! We almost didn't make it out. God bless us!"
"I didn't expect Cate to actually be Shetty and the others' pawn." Marie Moreau, who had learned the whole story, said with a complex expression.
"I really don't know how Golden Boy will face all this."
Emma Meyer struggled to stand up and subconsciously looked towards Xia Shang. Why was Vice Principal Jervis here? After her memory was modified by Cate, she had already forgotten everything that happened recently, only remembering that the oatmeal for breakfast this morning was very hard, not softened.
"Vice Principal Jervis." Marie Moreau followed Emma Meyer's gaze and saw Xia Shang standing beside Cate.
Beside them, Anderson, who had woken up at the same time, looked at Golden Boy slowly walking towards him, his voice a little stuttered: "Gol... Golden Boy, why are you here?" In Cate's Memory Space, he already knew why Golden Boy had gone insane. It turned out that Cate had repeatedly used her Superpower to modify Golden Boy's memory, causing Golden Boy's emotions to become extremely unstable. Therefore, he was even more afraid to tell Golden Boy the truth, fearing that the other party would do something bad.
"My brother Sam is currently in the Godolkin Underground Research Lab. I never expected that the person I trusted the most would betray me." Golden Boy, whose memories were now complete, had a somewhat numb expression. He really wanted to scold Cate, but he couldn't bring himself to say the hurtful words.
[Player has met the Fusion Condition. Fuse this Ability?]
"Fuse."
[Cognitive Intrusion is Fusing. Current Fusion Progress is 2%.]
With the Ability acquired, Xia Shang closed his Panel and looked at Cate, who was pretending to be asleep. He guessed that the reason Cate was pretending to be asleep and not waking up was probably because she didn't know how to face Golden Boy.
"You know everything?" Anderson asked in surprise.
"I have Mr. Jervis to thank for his help. He allowed me to pick up those forgotten memories."
Seeing Golden Boy express his gratitude towards him, Xia Shang smiled and nodded slightly.
"Golden Boy, Cate also had her reasons." After learning about Cate's past, Marie Moreau couldn't help but step forward to defend Cate: "Shetty controlled Cate with drugs. Cate could only obediently do things for her, otherwise, if the drugs were stopped, Cate would be in immense pain."
"Is this true?"
Golden Boy cast an inquiring gaze towards Xia Shang.
"Basically true, but that kind of drug wasn't used to alleviate Cate's illness, because Cate wasn't sick at all."
"Impossible!" Cate, who was pretending to be asleep, couldn't hold back for a moment and retorted. Until now, she had thought that Shetty giving her drugs was for her own good.
"The drugs Shetty gave you could suppress the Superpower within your body. The reason you felt uncomfortable before was because your body couldn't bear the overly powerful Superpower. However, now that your Superpower has completely awakened, it should have Fused with you. If you don't believe me, you can feel if you still have that uncomfortable feeling." Xia Shang shifted his line of sight and let it fall on Cate's face.
"What you said... it's all true." Cate's expression became somewhat blank, because her brain really no longer felt pain. "Shetty lied to me, she's been using me all along..."
Cate, whose emotions were on the verge of collapse, her voice trembling, her eyes red-rimmed.
"It's all over now." Golden Boy squatted in front of her and said softly.
"Will you forgive me?"
Actually, Cate cared more about whether Golden Boy would forgive her.
"No." Golden Boy slowly shook his head, then added, "At least until Sam gains his freedom, I cannot forgive you."
Alright, it's another heartwarming scene of reconciliation, which Xia Shang wasn't surprised by.
"I'm sorry... I'm really sorry." Cate, her eyes red-rimmed, threw herself into Golden Boy's embrace and stroked the back of his head with her hand, continuously expressing her apologies.
(End of Chapter)
"Tell me your choice in one minute." Xia Shang raised his hand, watching the wristwatch begin the countdown.
In reality, no matter which choice Golden Boy made, he couldn't escape his grasp. Even if he chose the latter, the result would simply be Cate repeating her previous actions, modifying Golden Boy's memory again.
In short, all he wanted was Golden Boy's Superpower. As for whether Golden Boy was still alive in the end, Xia Shang didn't care or concern himself with it.
Tick-tock! Tick-tock!! The second hand turned steadily, emitting a crisp and powerful sound.
"Shit!" Golden Boy cursed inwardly. As time continued to pass, the pressure he felt grew stronger and stronger, as if a Grim Reaper's scythe hung above his head, its chilling blade slowly cutting towards his neck.
"This sense of oppression is terrifying. When the time is up, he'll definitely kill me." Although they had only interacted for a few short seconds just now, Xia Shang gave Golden Boy an invincible feeling. It seemed that the person standing before him wasn't Mr. Jervis, but the strongest Supe in the world, Homelander.
He clenched his fists tightly in frustration, flames occasionally shooting out from his arms. For a moment, emotions like unwillingness, anger, powerlessness, and even despair swallowed him repeatedly like a tsunami.
"Which Organization do you belong to? Are you also with Vought, like Shetty and the others?" Golden Boy decided that even if he self-destructed, he would absolutely not be Vought's pawn.
"I don't belong to Vought, but soon, Vought will belong to me."
An enigmatic smile curved on Xia Shang's lips, and intense confidence naturally radiated outwards.
"You want to snatch Vought from Homelander? Just you?" Golden Boy's heart trembled violently, and he said in surprise.
"Ten seconds left." Xia Shang lowered his head to look at his wristwatch, not answering Golden Boy's question.
Unconsciously, Golden Boy's forehead was covered in sweat beads, and a struggle occasionally flashed in his eyes. It wasn't until only three seconds remained that he finally made up his mind, "How do you want to cooperate?"
"A wise choice." The purple light in Xia Shang's eyes receded, returning to normal. He glanced at Cate lying beside him and smiled, "What you need to do next is follow my instructions, return to the Basement. I will have Dr. Cardosa continue to use your brother's blood to Enhance your Superpower until your Superpower reaches its limit."
"Impossible." Golden Boy, unable to accept this, refused without hesitation.
"It seems you haven't understood the current situation. I'm not asking for your opinion, I'm informing you. Besides, this isn't bad for you. As long as you do as I say, your brother Sam will soon regain his freedom. On top of that, I can also help you solve his mental problems. What's not to like?"
As Xia Shang spoke, he summoned his Panel, because he noticed that Cate's eyelids were blinking significantly faster, clearly a sign that she was about to wake up.
As long as the awakened Cate's mind didn't collapse, the Fusion Condition would be met.
After hesitating for a moment, Golden Boy finally chose to cooperate with Xia Shang, "I hope you keep your word. I'm willing to do as you say."
At this moment, the breathing of the people lying on the Lawn became increasingly rapid. Emma Meyer was the first to open her eyes, saying with lingering fear, "Holy crap! We almost didn't make it out. God bless us!"
"I didn't expect Cate to actually be Shetty and the others' pawn." Marie Moreau, who had learned the whole story, said with a complex expression.
"I really don't know how Golden Boy will face all this."
Emma Meyer struggled to stand up and subconsciously looked towards Xia Shang. Why was Vice Principal Jervis here? After her memory was modified by Cate, she had already forgotten everything that happened recently, only remembering that the oatmeal for breakfast this morning was very hard, not softened.
"Vice Principal Jervis." Marie Moreau followed Emma Meyer's gaze and saw Xia Shang standing beside Cate.
Beside them, Anderson, who had woken up at the same time, looked at Golden Boy slowly walking towards him, his voice a little stuttered: "Gol... Golden Boy, why are you here?" In Cate's Memory Space, he already knew why Golden Boy had gone insane. It turned out that Cate had repeatedly used her Superpower to modify Golden Boy's memory, causing Golden Boy's emotions to become extremely unstable. Therefore, he was even more afraid to tell Golden Boy the truth, fearing that the other party would do something bad.
"My brother Sam is currently in the Godolkin Underground Research Lab. I never expected that the person I trusted the most would betray me." Golden Boy, whose memories were now complete, had a somewhat numb expression. He really wanted to scold Cate, but he couldn't bring himself to say the hurtful words.
[Player has met the Fusion Condition. Fuse this Ability?]
"Fuse."
[Cognitive Intrusion is Fusing. Current Fusion Progress is 2%.]
With the Ability acquired, Xia Shang closed his Panel and looked at Cate, who was pretending to be asleep. He guessed that the reason Cate was pretending to be asleep and not waking up was probably because she didn't know how to face Golden Boy.
"You know everything?" Anderson asked in surprise.
"I have Mr. Jervis to thank for his help. He allowed me to pick up those forgotten memories."
Seeing Golden Boy express his gratitude towards him, Xia Shang smiled and nodded slightly.
"Golden Boy, Cate also had her reasons." After learning about Cate's past, Marie Moreau couldn't help but step forward to defend Cate: "Shetty controlled Cate with drugs. Cate could only obediently do things for her, otherwise, if the drugs were stopped, Cate would be in immense pain."
"Is this true?"
Golden Boy cast an inquiring gaze towards Xia Shang.
"Basically true, but that kind of drug wasn't used to alleviate Cate's illness, because Cate wasn't sick at all."
"Impossible!" Cate, who was pretending to be asleep, couldn't hold back for a moment and retorted. Until now, she had thought that Shetty giving her drugs was for her own good.
"The drugs Shetty gave you could suppress the Superpower within your body. The reason you felt uncomfortable before was because your body couldn't bear the overly powerful Superpower. However, now that your Superpower has completely awakened, it should have Fused with you. If you don't believe me, you can feel if you still have that uncomfortable feeling." Xia Shang shifted his line of sight and let it fall on Cate's face.
"What you said... it's all true." Cate's expression became somewhat blank, because her brain really no longer felt pain. "Shetty lied to me, she's been using me all along..."
Cate, whose emotions were on the verge of collapse, her voice trembling, her eyes red-rimmed.
"It's all over now." Golden Boy squatted in front of her and said softly.
"Will you forgive me?"
Actually, Cate cared more about whether Golden Boy would forgive her.
"No." Golden Boy slowly shook his head, then added, "At least until Sam gains his freedom, I cannot forgive you."
Alright, it's another heartwarming scene of reconciliation, which Xia Shang wasn't surprised by.
"I'm sorry... I'm really sorry." Cate, her eyes red-rimmed, threw herself into Golden Boy's embrace and stroked the back of his head with her hand, continuously expressing her apologies.
(End of Chapter)
