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Chapter 390
Chapter 390: Stryker's Shock!
If he remembered correctly, this guy's ability seemed to be Kinetic Absorption. Although it sounded impressive, as if he could be immune to physical attack, his performance in actual combat was incredibly weak, completely incomparable to Black King's Energy Absorption.
It was a pity Black King died too early; otherwise, Xia Shang would have definitely gotten Energy Absorption no matter what.
"Forget it, thinking too much is useless. Unless I can travel to the past, this ability is basically not for me." Xia Shang didn't feel regret. After all, in the mutant world, there were plenty of powerful abilities, like Professor X and Magneto. Besides them, there were Cyclops, Kitty Pryde, and others. Moreover, not being able to get it now didn't mean he couldn't get it in the future.
"Professor X is currently a cripple, and before getting a helmet that can isolate psychic ability, it's best not to approach him rashly. As for Magneto, this guy is currently locked up at the bottom of The Pentagon. I could go there and see if I can Analyze him. Furthermore, Cyclops should still be a student, and his ability might not have awakened yet. Kitty Pryde is probably similar to Cyclops, but she should have awakened her ability."
Xia Shang silently calculated in his mind and found that the timeline he was in was a bit awkward. Jean Grey, who possessed the Phoenix Force, hadn't even been born yet.
However, Quicksilver could become the next target.
Besides that, he also had to send people to search for Apocalypse's ruins and try to awaken Apocalypse early.
"Homelander, let's talk properly. Perhaps we can cooperate." At this moment, Agent Zero woke up from his unconscious state. As soon as he opened his eyes, he found himself floating in mid-air.
"Shut up." Xia Shang immediately used psychic power to seal Agent Zero's mouth, preventing him from making any sound.
Then he used Analyze again.
Although he had met the Fusion Condition after absorbing John's blood, he hadn't chosen to Fuse, so he could still use the Panel's Analysis Ability.
About half an hour later, Agent Zero's Ability description appeared before Xia Shang.
[Talent Skill: Kinetic Absorption]
[Fusion Condition: Kill the owner of this ability]
[After Fusion, the Player can absorb Kinetic Energy within a certain range centered around themselves, and it will not cause Injury to the Player. At the same time, the Player can convert the absorbed Kinetic Energy into a special acidic enzyme and secrete it from their fingertips. This acidic enzyme can inhibit the opponent's Regeneration Ability...]
After reading the Ability description, Xia Shang frowned slightly. This guy's Ability was actually not bad, but it lacked Growth Potential. In other words, even if he Fused this Ability, the Kinetic Energy he could absorb would be the same as Agent Zero's, extremely limited. At most, he could jump down from a height of several meters Unscathed, but he could already do that without this Ability.
"Useless." Xia Shang gave his evaluation.
Although the acidic enzyme converted from Kinetic Energy could inhibit Regeneration Ability, its Effect was also average, making it a dispensable Existence.
"No need for Fusion."
Xia Shang manipulated the Temporary Compound V floating beside him and shot it towards Agent Zero's right arm. To be honest, he was more looking forward to seeing what changes mutants would undergo after being Injected with Temporary Compound V, and whether new Abilities would be generated.
However, the Experiment results greatly disappointed him.
Although Agent Zero's reaction was intense, no new Ability appeared on the Panel.
"It seems Temporary Compound V doesn't affect mutants." Xia Shang, somewhat disappointed by this, extended his right arm towards Agent Zero, then suddenly clenched his fist. With a bang, Agent Zero exploded like a bursting balloon, instantly turning into a pile of mangled flesh.
"Someone will have to clean this up later." Saying this, Xia Shang walked out of the Laboratory, preparing to head to the Weiss Newspaper Agency.
…………
"Still no contact with Victor and the others?" Inside the rock wall beside the waterfall was Stryker's hiding place, the Military's Research Base for mutants.
"No contact. They've vanished as if they evaporated, cutting off all communication with the Base. I suspect something bad might have happened to them." The liaison beside him, holding a landline phone, shook his head.
"Shetty! Tell Wade and Fred to come back. Say the plan has changed."
Stryker said angrily. He had probably already guessed what happened. The disappearance of Victor and the others must be related to Homelander. It was clear that Victor and the others were either killed by Homelander or captured. In short, he had suffered heavy losses this time.
"Could Homelander's strength be far above Victor and the others? But even so, with John there, they shouldn't have been completely wiped out." Stryker, with an uncertain expression, still couldn't figure out why John, who possessed Teleportation Ability, had also lost contact. Logically, even if they couldn't defeat Homelander, escaping shouldn't have been a problem.
After thinking for a moment, Stryker still had no clue. He turned his head and said to the liaison beside him, "Send people to investigate. First, we need to confirm if Victor and the others are still alive."
"Yes, Captain."
On the other side, in a budget Restaurant in Washington, Fred was wolfing down steak.
"God, please make me rich! If not, curing my cancer would be fine too." At this moment, Wade looked at the lottery tickets on the table with a pious face, ignoring the strange looks from others, and prayed loudly.
"Stop trying, it's impossible to succeed." Fred looked at Wade, who had rushed into a lottery store to buy tickets like crazy as soon as he heard about Victor and the others' incident, and was utterly speechless.
"Hard to say. I feel like my mouth has been blessed by God; it's very effective. Also, if you keep eating like this, you'll turn into a three or four hundred-pound Blob sooner or later." Wade said, carefully putting the lottery tickets into his pocket.
"Impossible. I work out every day, okay? Look at this thick arm of mine."
Chewing on his steak, Fred, whose speech was unclear, rolled up his sleeve and flexed his biceps.
"Oh right, Stryker told us to hurry back. Did you buy the plane tickets?" Seeing that Wade wasn't paying attention to him, Fred put down his arm, feeling bored.
"No money."
Wade leaned against the glass, whistling at the beautiful women passing by.
"No money?" Fred was dumbfounded. He remembered that before they came, Stryker had allocated a large sum of funding for their activities, at least ten or twenty thousand.
"It couldn't possibly have been eaten by me, right?"
"How much could the junk food you eat cost? I spent all the money on lottery tickets," Wade said self-righteously. There wasn't a hint of apology or guilt on his face.
"What the f-!?"
The sudden sound echoed throughout the entire Restaurant!
(End of Chapter)
If he remembered correctly, this guy's ability seemed to be Kinetic Absorption. Although it sounded impressive, as if he could be immune to physical attack, his performance in actual combat was incredibly weak, completely incomparable to Black King's Energy Absorption.
It was a pity Black King died too early; otherwise, Xia Shang would have definitely gotten Energy Absorption no matter what.
"Forget it, thinking too much is useless. Unless I can travel to the past, this ability is basically not for me." Xia Shang didn't feel regret. After all, in the mutant world, there were plenty of powerful abilities, like Professor X and Magneto. Besides them, there were Cyclops, Kitty Pryde, and others. Moreover, not being able to get it now didn't mean he couldn't get it in the future.
"Professor X is currently a cripple, and before getting a helmet that can isolate psychic ability, it's best not to approach him rashly. As for Magneto, this guy is currently locked up at the bottom of The Pentagon. I could go there and see if I can Analyze him. Furthermore, Cyclops should still be a student, and his ability might not have awakened yet. Kitty Pryde is probably similar to Cyclops, but she should have awakened her ability."
Xia Shang silently calculated in his mind and found that the timeline he was in was a bit awkward. Jean Grey, who possessed the Phoenix Force, hadn't even been born yet.
However, Quicksilver could become the next target.
Besides that, he also had to send people to search for Apocalypse's ruins and try to awaken Apocalypse early.
"Homelander, let's talk properly. Perhaps we can cooperate." At this moment, Agent Zero woke up from his unconscious state. As soon as he opened his eyes, he found himself floating in mid-air.
"Shut up." Xia Shang immediately used psychic power to seal Agent Zero's mouth, preventing him from making any sound.
Then he used Analyze again.
Although he had met the Fusion Condition after absorbing John's blood, he hadn't chosen to Fuse, so he could still use the Panel's Analysis Ability.
About half an hour later, Agent Zero's Ability description appeared before Xia Shang.
[Talent Skill: Kinetic Absorption]
[Fusion Condition: Kill the owner of this ability]
[After Fusion, the Player can absorb Kinetic Energy within a certain range centered around themselves, and it will not cause Injury to the Player. At the same time, the Player can convert the absorbed Kinetic Energy into a special acidic enzyme and secrete it from their fingertips. This acidic enzyme can inhibit the opponent's Regeneration Ability...]
After reading the Ability description, Xia Shang frowned slightly. This guy's Ability was actually not bad, but it lacked Growth Potential. In other words, even if he Fused this Ability, the Kinetic Energy he could absorb would be the same as Agent Zero's, extremely limited. At most, he could jump down from a height of several meters Unscathed, but he could already do that without this Ability.
"Useless." Xia Shang gave his evaluation.
Although the acidic enzyme converted from Kinetic Energy could inhibit Regeneration Ability, its Effect was also average, making it a dispensable Existence.
"No need for Fusion."
Xia Shang manipulated the Temporary Compound V floating beside him and shot it towards Agent Zero's right arm. To be honest, he was more looking forward to seeing what changes mutants would undergo after being Injected with Temporary Compound V, and whether new Abilities would be generated.
However, the Experiment results greatly disappointed him.
Although Agent Zero's reaction was intense, no new Ability appeared on the Panel.
"It seems Temporary Compound V doesn't affect mutants." Xia Shang, somewhat disappointed by this, extended his right arm towards Agent Zero, then suddenly clenched his fist. With a bang, Agent Zero exploded like a bursting balloon, instantly turning into a pile of mangled flesh.
"Someone will have to clean this up later." Saying this, Xia Shang walked out of the Laboratory, preparing to head to the Weiss Newspaper Agency.
…………
"Still no contact with Victor and the others?" Inside the rock wall beside the waterfall was Stryker's hiding place, the Military's Research Base for mutants.
"No contact. They've vanished as if they evaporated, cutting off all communication with the Base. I suspect something bad might have happened to them." The liaison beside him, holding a landline phone, shook his head.
"Shetty! Tell Wade and Fred to come back. Say the plan has changed."
Stryker said angrily. He had probably already guessed what happened. The disappearance of Victor and the others must be related to Homelander. It was clear that Victor and the others were either killed by Homelander or captured. In short, he had suffered heavy losses this time.
"Could Homelander's strength be far above Victor and the others? But even so, with John there, they shouldn't have been completely wiped out." Stryker, with an uncertain expression, still couldn't figure out why John, who possessed Teleportation Ability, had also lost contact. Logically, even if they couldn't defeat Homelander, escaping shouldn't have been a problem.
After thinking for a moment, Stryker still had no clue. He turned his head and said to the liaison beside him, "Send people to investigate. First, we need to confirm if Victor and the others are still alive."
"Yes, Captain."
On the other side, in a budget Restaurant in Washington, Fred was wolfing down steak.
"God, please make me rich! If not, curing my cancer would be fine too." At this moment, Wade looked at the lottery tickets on the table with a pious face, ignoring the strange looks from others, and prayed loudly.
"Stop trying, it's impossible to succeed." Fred looked at Wade, who had rushed into a lottery store to buy tickets like crazy as soon as he heard about Victor and the others' incident, and was utterly speechless.
"Hard to say. I feel like my mouth has been blessed by God; it's very effective. Also, if you keep eating like this, you'll turn into a three or four hundred-pound Blob sooner or later." Wade said, carefully putting the lottery tickets into his pocket.
"Impossible. I work out every day, okay? Look at this thick arm of mine."
Chewing on his steak, Fred, whose speech was unclear, rolled up his sleeve and flexed his biceps.
"Oh right, Stryker told us to hurry back. Did you buy the plane tickets?" Seeing that Wade wasn't paying attention to him, Fred put down his arm, feeling bored.
"No money."
Wade leaned against the glass, whistling at the beautiful women passing by.
"No money?" Fred was dumbfounded. He remembered that before they came, Stryker had allocated a large sum of funding for their activities, at least ten or twenty thousand.
"It couldn't possibly have been eaten by me, right?"
"How much could the junk food you eat cost? I spent all the money on lottery tickets," Wade said self-righteously. There wasn't a hint of apology or guilt on his face.
"What the f-!?"
The sudden sound echoed throughout the entire Restaurant!
(End of Chapter)
