Chapter 34: Omni-Man's Plan Fails, Temporarily Biding Time
Utah, Guardians of the Globe Base.
Omni-Man sent an emergency call to the seven members of the Guardians of the Globe, then cut off all signals within the base and stood quietly in the dark waiting.
He had fought side by side with the members of the Guardians of the Globe for more than ten years.
These people had accepted him when he was all alone away from home, becoming his comrades and friends.
Omni-Man was not without feelings for these members of the Guardians.
In the original work, after wiping out everyone, he felt not a shred of satisfaction, collapsing among the corpses all over the ground with empty eyes and a face full of pain.
It was completely the psychological shock of killing his good friends with his own hands.
He deliberately let himself get heavily injured to fake an external enemy invasion; part of it was to cover up his crimes, and the other part was subconscious self-punishment.
At the funeral, Omni-Man's eulogy for the seven teammates was also a genuine outpouring of emotion, his words filled with regret as he confessed that he would never find another group of companions who could understand each other.
But the millennium-long brainwashing of the Viltrum Empire made Nolan understand that the mission of planetary conquest was his primary duty!
As Earth's strongest combat force, once the main force of Viltrum arrived, the joint efforts of the seven would cause a large-scale war, resulting in countless civilian casualties.
Nolan concluded that getting rid of them in advance was the optimal plan to reduce bloodshed and a strategic action necessary for the conquest mission to be completed.
Therefore, personal affection had to yield to duty!
"Humans are just an inferior race, and the Guardians are the biggest obstacle to completing the mission. They must die."
While waiting before making his move, Omni-Man kept self-indoctrinating in his mind.
The expression on his face slowly changed from complex to stern.
Just at that moment,
a streak of red lightning flashed across, and the figure of Red Rush appeared inside the base.
Nolan in the dark frowned slightly, why was there only one person?
The seven of them should have arrived around the same time.
"Omni-Man, are you there?!"
Seeing Red Rush looking for him, Nolan hesitated for a moment and then walked out.
"You really did come to the base!" Red Rush breathed a sigh of relief. "Did you find any enemies?"
Nolan's eyes flickered away evasively and he shook his head.
"No, after I received the emergency call signal, I rushed right over. Where are the others?"
"Cecil just notified us, saying that our emergency call system was interfered with by an alien signal, and he couldn't reach you."
Was it a coincidence?
Or... does Cecil suspect me?
Many thoughts flashed through Nolan's mind.
Over the past twenty years, Cecil had always been guarding against him. If Cecil really suspected him, that was only normal.
It seemed that today's wiping-out operation could not be completed.
Nolan abandoned the plan to make a move against Red Rush. Now was not the time to show his hand.
At this moment, he actually felt a bit of relief in his heart, as if there was even a trace of comfort regarding the failure of the operation.
"Strange, why are all the base's signals cut off?"
Red Rush spun around at an extremely fast speed and said with puzzlement.
"When I arrived, the power was already cut off. It must be the alien signal interference Cecil mentioned." Nolan made up an excuse.
"To be able to cut off all power directly, this unknown alien enemy is quite strong."
Red Rush didn't suspect anything and said with some emotion.
"Since there's no urgent matter, I'll be heading out first. It's time to go home for lunch."
Nolan walked out of the base and shot straight up into the high altitude.
...
After returning home, Debbie was preparing lunch, while the two brothers Mark and Locke were sitting on the sofa.
"My suit will be finished this afternoon!"
Mark showed off to Locke with great excitement, "How cool does the superhero title Invincible sound!"
"Brother, haven't you figured out your title and the look of your suit yet?"
"Not yet, I'll think about it more." Locke smiled faintly.
"Since we're brothers, why don't you call yourself Super Invincible? After all, you're a year older than me!"
"It doesn't sound very good." Locke expressed his view without hiding it.
Mark curled his lip, "Fine, then think about it yourself."
"You two brothers are discussing being superheroes again?"
Debbie brought out a plate of salad and pasta from the kitchen and said with a smile,
"You're both still at school age, and other people are already doing superhero work. It's still too early for you."
"It's not too early. At their age, I was already holding my own and going on adventures on other planets." Nolansuddenly chimed in.
Adventures? More like going to conquer other planets!
Locke thought to himself.
"You're back?" Debbie looked at her husband with puzzlement.
"Your suit is so clean today. Didn't you go to execute a mission?"
"The mission was temporarily canceled." Nolan took off his suit, his tone a bit impatient.
Debbie sensed that her husband was in a bad mood, but she didn't say anything in front of the kids, planning to ask him again in the bedroom tonight.
The four of them ate lunch quietly.
In the past at this time, Mark's family of three would always chat happily while eating.
But ever since Mark awakened his superpowers and Locke joined the family, the atmosphere had become increasingly cold.
Debbie felt very uncomfortable. She suspected that her husband had something weighing on his mind, but when she tried to ask, Nolan refused to say.
"Locke, what were you doing this morning?"
Nolan asked out of the blue while eating his meal.
Debbie and Mark both looked at Locke.
"Father, I overdid my training the past couple of days and felt very exhausted today, so I slept until nine o'clock, and then I got up and went to train in the wilderness."
Locke clenched his fist, showed it to Omni-Man, and said with a calm expression,
"I feel like my strength has increased quite a bit."
Nolan looked at Locke's fist. His bone density and strength had indeed grown a bit, much stronger than Mark's.
He nodded and encouraged, "Not bad. It seems that without me urging you to train, you can do very well on your own."
Then he looked at Mark, "Learn more from your brother. After school, put all your mind into training."
"I know, Father~" Mark said perfunctorily.
He felt that his father was too impatient. Even if he had awakened superpowers,
but he was just a high school student now, there was no need to spend all his leisure time on training, right?
His brother liked training on his own!
Mark wanted to do other things too; recently he had been paying special attention to a girl named Amber at school.
Seeing that Omni-Man stopped asking, Locke let out a sigh of relief in his heart.
He had barely trained this morning, but the training results from the world of The Boys came in handy.
It was equivalent to Locke's one day being used as two days.
However, Locke also felt a sense of urgency.
Although Omni-Man failed to successfully make a move against the Guardians of the Globe this time, he would definitely become more and more anxious.
The time when Omni-Man completely shows his hand and wants to conquer Earth wasn't far away.
Locke had to enhance his strength as much as possible!
...
In the afternoon, Locke continued to train in the wilderness, while also thinking about what kind of superhero title to use.
After all, everyone had a title for convenient external reference.
Omni-Man, on the other hand, temporarily had free time and had time to guide Locke's training.
Locke and Nolan hovered high in the air. While throwing rapid punches at Nolan, he asked:
"Father, can you tell me about the history of the Viltrum Empire?"
Hearing Locke proactively ask about it, Nolan hesitated for a moment and decided to tell a part of the truth.
He believed that Locke was more mature and calm than Mark, and should find it easier to accept the truth of the empire.
Of course, he wouldn't spill everything right now; he would first conceal the matter of the empire sending people to violently conquer other planets.
Chapter 35: The "History" of the Viltrum Empire
"Locke, the rule of our Viltrum people since the ancient era of chaos has always been the survival of the fittest and supremacy of strength."
Nolan Grayson easily dodged Locke Grayson's attacks, saying in a complicated tone,
"The first Emperor of Viltrum was Agall. After ascending the throne, he unified all Viltrumites and established a centralized empire,
legally stipulating that the strong naturally possess the right to rule because he is the strongest."
"Internally, Emperor Agall established the ViltrumParliament and the general system,
and externally, he dispatched Viltrumite warriors to other planets to help them defeat exotic beasts and better build civilizations."
Listening to Nolan Grayson's version, Locke Grayson continued throwing punches, getting faster and faster.
He tried his best to keep a straight face so that NolanGrayson wouldn't notice.
Viltrumite warriors literally destroyed the civilizations of other planets, yet they claimed to build civilizations.
Nolan Grayson could actually weave a story with a calm expression; this acting skill must have fooled even himself.
"However, a traitor suddenly appeared in the empire. His name is Thadeus. As Emperor Agall's most trusted high-ranking official, he assassinated the emperor and then defected, and his current whereabouts are unknown."
"I know where Thadeus is," Locke Grayson thought to himself.
He founded the Coalition of Planets to fight against the Viltrum Empire and also developed the Scourge Virus that counters Viltrumites, which almost led to the extinction of the Viltrum people.
"Father, why did that Thadeus betray?"
Hearing Locke Grayson's question, Nolan Grayson paused and said with a somewhat unnatural tone, "Perhaps it was to fight for the imperial throne."
Locke Grayson stopped his attack and let out a slight breath.
Thadeus witnessed the indiscriminate slaughter of other races by the Viltrumites and felt pity in his heart, choosing to rebel even as a high-ranking member of the parliament,
which showed that the Viltrumites, who worshipped the survival of the fittest, essentially still longed for simple emotions.
Seeing Locke Grayson deep in thought, Nolan Grayson continued,
"After Emperor Agall died, the imperial heirs also went missing. The empire was left without a leader, and thus civil war broke out.
Finally, the parliament elected the strongest warrior of the entire clan, Kregg, to serve as the Grand Regent.
Kregg believed that the minds of his clansmen had problems and launched an indiscriminate civil war purge across the entire empire. The clansmen slaughtered each other, eliminating the weak and leaving only those with firm minds and bodies,
this was also so that the Viltrumites could more firmly help other planets without their thoughts wavering.
For this reason, the Viltrumite population was halved, leaving only a few thousand of the strongest warriors."
Locke Grayson frowned. "Father, isn't this too cruel? Parents and children have to fight to the death; surviving on Viltrum is simply suffocating."
A trace of unbearable emotion flashed in Nolan Grayson's eyes, but he forcefully suppressed it and coldly corrected Locke Grayson,
"All this is so that the interior of the empire can be stable and no longer produce traitors like Thadeus."
Locke Grayson sneered inwardly; it was simply because their strength wasn't strong enough.
If one were strong enough to crush the entire universe, what is there to fear from traitors?
Locke Grayson possessed the ability of "Trans-Limit Evolution", breaking the evolutionary shackles of the Viltrum race and allowing him to infinitely enhance his strength!
If he were the emperor, he wouldn't need to adopt Kregg's cruel methods of oppressing his clansmen at all.
It could be said that apart from the thousands who died under the Scourge Virus, the vast majority of Viltrumites were killed by Kregg!
Kregg was the biggest traitor to the Viltrumites!
Nolan Grayson sighed and continued telling his story,
"With only a few thousand pure-blood clansmen left, the Viltrum Empire became the most powerful entity in the entire galaxy, and no one could stop us from helping other planets.
However, a sudden Scourge Virus swept through the home planet. The entire clan was infected with a severe plague, resulting in heavy casualties, and fewer than 50 survived in the end.
The race was on the verge of extinction, and the empire had no ability to aid other planets anymore, so it could only send individuals to lower-level planets to intermarry with native races to continue the bloodline of our Viltrumpeople."
Nolan Grayson looked at Locke Grayson and said in a straightforward tone, "Your Aunt Debbie was the target of my intermarriage. As for your mother, that was just an accident; I didn't want to have children with her."
Locke Grayson couldn't help but curl his lips. NolanGrayson, this straight-shooting man with low emotional intelligence, often uttered thunderous quotes.
Normal people hearing this sentence would think that Nolan Grayson had no affection whatsoever for Qin Xiaowan, that their relations happened because Qin Xiaowan forced him,
and that Locke Grayson was merely an accidental byproduct.
Although this was also the fact, it just sounded very uncomfortable.
"Father, did you truly never have even a shred of love for my mother?"
Nolan Grayson thought for a moment and explained, "She was very young and very pretty back then. She also took me in and taught me some Earth common sense; I am very grateful to her."
"But in my eyes, she was like a stray pet that was raised for a period of time and then gone.
Your Aunt Debbie is like a pet that recognizes its home; my feelings for her are deeper."
Nolan Grayson's "pet theory" was inescapable.
"Father, this metaphor of yours... you'd better not let Mark and Aunt Debbie hear it."
"What's wrong with that?" Nolan Grayson looked at Locke Grayson with a matter-of-fact expression.
"What I told you today hasn't been told to Mark yet. I hope you can understand that we Viltrumites prioritize strength above all,
so you only need to improve your own strength and not care about any friendship or love.
Dwelling on human romance is completely meaningless; in a hundred years, it will all turn to dust, not worth wasting energy on."
"Is that so..." Listening to Omni-Man's words, Locke Grayson felt a sense of incongruity.
If Omni-Man didn't care about romance at all, he should have conquered Earth long ago after Mark was born.
Because his mission was to come to Earth, test whether Viltrumites could combine and reproduce with humans,
and if the next generation was successfully born, Omni-Man should have ruled Earth, then notified his clansmen to all come over, forcefully reproduce with humans, and create more and more Viltrumite half-bloods.
Anyway, after these children reached adulthood, the Viltrum genes in their bodies would slowly turn them into pure-blood Viltrumites.
Locke Grayson looked at Nolan Grayson and asked with a smile, "Father, have you ever thought about becoming emperor?"
"Hmm?" A look of astonishment appeared on NolanGrayson's face, and then he shook his head.
"The emperor must be the strongest in the Viltrum Empire. Even someone as strong as Kregg is only the Regent, and I am completely no match for Kregg.
And... the parliament generally believes that only the imperial descendants of the late Emperor Agall are qualified to become the next new emperor.
Kregg has searched for hundreds of years without finding the missing imperial descendants."
Locke Grayson sneered inwardly. If Kregg could find Agall's descendants, he probably would have rooted them out long ago!
As the Regent, he was already the de facto ruler of the Viltrum Empire, and he had long harbored disloyal intentions, unwilling to hand power over to others,
even if it was the imperial bloodline of the late emperor!
"Father, if I take the Viltrum Emperor as the goal of my efforts, will I have greater motivation to become the strongest?"
Nolan Grayson looked at Locke Grayson in surprise. This Asian son actually had such a big ambition?
He didn't think for a second that Locke Grayson could become the strongest surpassing Kregg,
nor did he think Locke Grayson could surpass him as a father.
But Nolan Grayson didn't want to crush Locke Grayson's "dream", so he nodded and said,
"The new emperor of the Viltrum Empire... that is indeed a very imaginative goal."
Receiving Omni-Man's affirmation, a meaningful smile curled the corner of Locke Grayson's mouth.
"I know my title now, Father."
Chapter 36: Locke and Mark's Suits, Invincible's Debut
"Oh? Is that so."
Nolan felt he had a real talent for conversation. After saying a few words to Mark, Mark decided on the moniker "Invincible".
Now Locke had also thought of his own moniker.
'It seems I'm well-suited for storytelling. No wonder the science fiction novels I write sell so well.'
Nolan thought proudly.
"Father, I also have an idea for what the suit should look like. I'm going to go look for Art."
After saying this, Locke accelerated in mid-air and flew toward the city.
Nolan quietly watched Locke's retreating figure, his expression turning solemn.
Except for the fact that the Empire sends people to conquer other planets rather than help them, which was left unsaid,
all the rest of the Empire's history known to Nolan had been told to Locke.
Judging by Locke's reaction, the kid accepted it quite quickly, only somewhat disapproving of the extreme tyranny adopted by Regent Thragg,
but that was normal too; after all, Locke lived on Earth, and specifically in the relatively safe Xia Country.
Nolan believed that when he exposed his true intentions one day and stated that the mission was to conquer Earth,
Locke would definitely support him and stand on his side.
As for Mark... that would require more time to subtly influence him.
What troubled Nolan now was that Cecil required the Guardians of the Globe to gather at the Defense Agencybefore executing missions,
so he wouldn't have the opportunity to gather the Guardians of the Globe in secret and wipe them out all at once.
This matter could only be temporarily shelved and another opportunity sought.
...
Locke found a tailor shop and then directly opened the basement door.
"Who are you?"
Art, with his white hair, was putting the finishing touches on a suit,
and seeing the newcomer, he wore a puzzled expression.
Very few people knew that he secretly made suits for heroes in the basement.
Only his old friend Omni-Man often came to have a drink and chat with him.
"I am Locke Grayson, Nolan's son."
Locke introduced himself, then his gaze fell upon the yellow, blue, and black three-colored suit.
"This is my brother Mark's suit, right?"
"Oh! So you're Nolan's illegitimate son in Xia Country!"
Hearing this, Art warmly greeted him and said with a sigh,
"I heard you didn't know who your father was since childhood and only reunited with Nolan a few days ago. It's been hard on you all these years."
"It's fine, it's all in the past." Locke smiled faintly.
"Yeah, it's all in the past." Art greatly appreciated Locke's mindset, raising the suit in his hands,
"This is the suit your brother asked me to design. It's finished, how should I put it... very unique."
Locke smiled. At first, he couldn't stand Mark's suit either, but after getting used to looking at it, he felt it was okay.
His aesthetic standards had been warped.
"Your father already told me in advance, asking me to help make a suit for you too."
Art asked with a smile, "Did you come to me this time because you have an idea?"
"Yes."
Locke walked a circle around the display case against the wall. The various suits displayed inside all looked quite nice,
and among them, one was almost identical to DC's Superman suit, complete with the "S" on the chest.
Art stood beside Locke and asked, "You like this one?"
"Truth be told, I originally designed this suit to help your father Nolan.
But he said wearing this makes him look like Superman, not Omni-Man."
Locke nodded: "The suit I want to design is somewhat similar to this Superman suit."
"Oh? Then we can have a good chat about it."
Art took a bottle of cola from the refrigerator and handed it to Locke, then opened a bottle of beer for himself.
Locke looked at the brand of cola in his hand; it was neither Coca-Cola nor Pepsi.
"Kid, have you thought of your hero moniker? This also affects the design of the suit.
For example, Darkwing's wings are dark, and when Red Rush runs past people, there is red lightning."
"I've thought of it." Locke told Art his moniker and suit style.
"Gosh! That sounds really cool!"
Art looked at Locke with an astonished expression,
never expecting that although this kid looked calm and steady, his hero moniker and suit were actually so high-profile!
Even attention-grabbing!
He was certain that across the entire Earth, no hero would be more dazzling than Locke!
Art only hoped that Locke's strength could match his ambition,
otherwise, many people probably wouldn't accept it and might even cause trouble for him.
"Kid, are you sure?"
Seeing Locke nod, Art sighed, "Alright, I'll help you make it as soon as possible, but your suit requires very precious materials that are only in stock at the Global Defense Agency."
"I'll use your father's influence to say hello to Cecil and help you buy the materials over."
However,
when Art contacted Cecil and stated his intention,
Cecil said directly: "No need to involve Omni-Man. Any materials Locke needs, I will have someone send them over to you."
Hearing the other party hang up the phone, Art widened his eyes and looked at Locke in astonishment,
"You know Cecil? Why do I feel like he gives you special treatment?
In the past when I asked to buy materials from him, he always said those materials possessed extremely high research value and couldn't let me use them to make suits.
How come he was so straightforward this time?"
Locke smiled and said: "He must be doing it for the sake of my father being Omni-Man. If Mark needed those materials, he would agree too."
Locke hadn't expected Cecil to be so generous to him either, but he couldn't reveal his relationship with Cecilright now.
"That must be it." Art nodded and smiled,
"Alright, now that we have the most precious materials, I can start crafting the suit for you right away!"
"Sorry to trouble you then." Locke expressed his gratitude and then left the basement.
...
Just as he stepped out of the tailor shop, Cecil's figure suddenly appeared in front of Locke.
- 5,000,000.
His teleportation was still as casual as ever.
"Locke, I have something to talk to you about." Cecil said straight to the point.
"Can't you make a phone call? Teleportation devices cost so much money, I feel bad for you." Locke complained.
"That's too much trouble."
Cecil didn't mind Locke's words and continued,
"Arlington downtown has been attacked. The opponents used heavy weaponry and there are many of them.
And an hour ago, I sent the Guardians of the Globe to deal with alien enemies from space, so there's no one available right now.
The Teen Team has already headed over spontaneously, but they probably won't be able to handle it. I hope you can go provide backup."
"What about Omni-Man?" Locke asked.
"I didn't notify Omni-Man. After all, he isn't Earth's superhero."
Cecil looked at Locke with a serious expression,
"We need to rely on our own strength to resolve crises, unless we can't resolve them...
And you're different, Locke. Both you and Mark grew up on Earth, and you possess immense potential. I think you understand what I'm saying."
Locke narrowed his eyes. Cecil already deeply distrusted Omni-Man.
Therefore, he now didn't proactively contact Omni-Man, acting as if he didn't exist, and only dispatched Earth's forces to handle crises.
On the other hand, Cecil was also doing this to train Locke, letting him learn the ability to handle major crises.
Just at this moment,
Locke sensed something and looked up.
He saw Mark carrying a schoolbag, flying toward the direction of the tailor shop with an excited smile on his face.
Cecil also saw Mark. He thought for a moment and said:
"You two brothers can go together. Mark needs to grow too."
"I understand." Locke soared straight up into the sky, heading towards Mark.
Seeing the two brothers converge in mid-air, Cecil let out a breath, activated the teleportation button, and his figure instantly vanished.
...
"Brother, why are you here?"
In the air, Mark looked at Locke in surprise; he thought Locke was training out in the wild.
"We can talk later. Go change into your suit first, then come with me to downtown."
Hearing this, Mark looked into the distance where thick smoke seemed to be rising, feeling somewhat expectant,
"Are there enemies?! Wait for me, I'll be ready in a second!"
In less than a minute, Mark flew out wearing his suit,
leaving his original clothes and schoolbag thrown inside the tailor shop.
Seeing Invincible truly appear in front of him, Locke felt a bit dazed.
What was bound to come had finally come.
Chapter 37: The Brutal Alien Invasion, the Flaxans
Downtown Arlington.
Thick smoke billowed everywhere at this moment, and the surrounding buildings and roadside vehicles were blasted into huge craters by several alien mechanical tanks.
A circular portal glowing with a yellow halo appeared right in the middle of the road.
Dense alien troops, uniformly wearing alloy armor and holding laser guns, poured out of the portal!
They were none other than the Flaxans who had come to conquer Earth!
Their bodies were entirely green-skinned, hairless, and their ears had degenerated and disappeared.
Their eye sockets were huge, with a pair of vertical-pupil fluorescent orange-yellow eyeballs without whites, which would glow in the dark.
Each Flaxan's figure was a head taller than an adult human, with slender limbs but thick muscles, and was extremely powerful.
"Help!... Ah!!"
There was a huge shopping plaza in the downtown area with a dense crowd, all running frantically for their lives at this moment.
But the alien laser guns were immensely powerful, and a single shot could blow a human body apart!
In less than a minute, hundreds of people had already died at the hands of the alien race!
A Flaxan hooked the corners of its mouth into an evil smile, aimed at a family of three holding a child in front to the left, and pulled the trigger.
However, the scene of those three human bodies exploding that it had imagined did not appear.
A pink energy wall blocked the laser gun!
Atom Eve descended from the sky!
"I don't know who you guys are, but get the hell off Earth."
Immediately afterward, Robot, Rex, and duplicate Kate jumped down from the fighter jet.
All four members of the Teen Team were present.
This Flaxan muttered unintelligible alien language, as if giving commands.
In an instant, hundreds of Flaxans aimed their guns at the four of them!
"Uh-oh! Looks like we're quite popular!"
Rex quipped.
The other three ignored Rex. Robot quickly analyzed the battlefield and said to Eve:
"Eve, two seconds after I finish this sentence, three tanks will launch a joint attack at a 50-degree angle to your right."
"I'll handle it." Eve rubbed her hands to form an energy orb, then straightened it into the shape of a javelin,
And threw it out with an athlete's standard posture!
The javelin accurately jammed into the barrel of a tank, triggering a chain explosion, and all three tanks lost their combat capability.
"Rex, the two civilians on your right are in danger."
"You don't have to tell me, I can see it too, Robot!" Rexirritably jumped into the air and threw bombs at several approaching Flaxans.
"Duplicate Kate." Robot raised his arm to block the laser, then punched a Flaxan in the face, turning his head to look over,
He saw five identical Kates cooperating tacitly; although their strength was very weak, they could still knock down Flaxans.
"Keep doing what you're doing."
Robot had no choice; Kate had already tried her best.
The four members of the Teen Team worked together to kill dozens of Flaxans and rescue some civilians,
But the enemy's numbers were simply too many, with at least several thousand arriving!
Moreover, they were still pouring out of the portal endlessly!
The pressure on the four of them was getting greater and greater, and the number of civilian casualties was also continuously increasing.
"We can't keep going like this, Robot, have you contacted Cecil?!"
Eve pushed her hands forward, propping up a huge energy wall,
While resisting the dense lasers, she shouted to Robot.
Robot always maintained a calm tone,
"Contacted. The Guardians of the Globe are also on a mission, but Cecil said we would have other backup."
Eve frowned, "If the Guardians of the Globe don't come, where else do we have backup? Besides the four of us, the other young hero teams are in other states, and it would be too late by the time they rush over. Civilian casualties are mounting!"
Robot was emotionally indifferent and didn't care much about human lives,
He would only try his best to do what he could.
Therefore, upon hearing Eve's words, Robot could not answer and continued to scan the battlefield.
Bang! Bang!
The mechanical tanks fired two laser cannons, shattering Eve's energy defense wall,
She had no choice but to grit her teeth and condense an energy shield once again.
Although Eve could use subatomic energy to construct objects of various shapes, her defense was a shortcoming, and her energy was easily shattered by enemies.
Moreover, if she used too much subatomic energy, her mental strength would gradually become overdrawn, making it difficult to concentrate.
At this moment, Eve felt a trace of fatigue, and the figure of a young man suddenly appeared in her mind.
'My abilities are similar to Omni-Man's, but I'm way worse than him.'
The words of that young man echoed in Eve's ears.
What was his name again?
Right, Locke!
His home should not be far from here, would he come?
Why didn't Omni-Man come? Did he go on other missions too?
"Stop it right now! I am Invincible!"
Suddenly, a young man wearing a yellow and blue suit and white oval goggles landed on the road.
Eve suddenly snapped to attention, looking at the back of the young man to her front right with anticipation,
Could it be Locke?!
"Backup is here," Robot said.
While dealing with the enemy, Rex and Kate snatched a moment to look over,
Hopefully, the reinforcement Cecil mentioned is someone very strong.
...
Mark reached out a hand, facing the swarm of Flaxans, trying to stop them.
"Please don't hurt civilians anymore!"
Several Flaxans looked at each other, sneering at Mark, and then continued firing.
"Ah!!"
Three passersby fleeing past Mark were directly blown apart by laser guns, and blood splattered all over Mark!
Bang! Bang!
Immediately afterward, Mark was also knocked flying by the kinetic energy of the laser and crashed to the ground.
Although it didn't cause any real harm to Mark, as he touched the stranger's blood on his face, he was in a trance, feeling his brain buzzing.
This was the first time in his life he had ever witnessed someone die right in front of him,
Smelling the fishy stench of blood all over his body, Mark felt a wave of nausea and almost threw up.
"Damn it... It shouldn't be like this..."
Mark looked at his blood-stained hands, his breathing becoming rapid,
He thought that as long as he stood up and warned them, he could make them stop the slaughter of civilians.
However, things were not that simple; Mark truly felt the cruelty of war!
...
"What on earth is he doing?! Are you kidding us!"
Seeing Mark's performance, Rex couldn't help cursing aloud,
"Invincible, what the fuck Invincible!"
Kate was struggling to dodge the Flaxans' attacks. Her clones were being killed off one by one, barely keeping up with the replication speed,
"Their firepower is too fierce! I can't hold on!"
Meanwhile, Robot was calculating in his mind that if the reinforcement was too weak, he would have to consider retreating.
Seeing the performance of the youth in the yellow and blue suit, Eve shook her head. She was certain this person was not Locke.
The temperament was completely different.
Right at this moment,
The Flaxans drove their mechanical tanks, aiming at Mark who was still squatting on the ground, and the laser cannon began to charge up,
Sensing danger, Mark raised his head only to find an elderly woman with gray hair walking haltingly past his side,
If the laser cannon fired, both the old woman and he would be hit!
He might be able to withstand it, but the old woman would definitely die!
"Help me..."
Seeing the old woman trying to escape helplessly, but moving very slowly,
Mark gritted his teeth, stood up, spread his arms, turned his back to the mechanical tank, and shielded the old woman from behind.
Eve and the others looked at this scene with somewhat complicated feelings.
Although this youth acted too naively and should be a rookie,
his personality was quite kind, and he wasn't afraid of danger to save people.
Seeing that the laser cannon was about to fire, just as Evewas forcefully mobilizing her mental strength to construct a defense wall for Mark,
Boom——!
That mechanical tank instantly erupted with a huge flash of fire, its entire body crushed flat, turning into a pile of scrap metal!
This sudden turn of events shocked everyone present, including the Flaxan troops, who looked over!
The thick black smoke gradually dissipated, and a human silhouette emerged from within.
When Eve saw the face of that figure clearly, her eyes revealed immense surprise!
Chapter 38: Locke's Crushing Defeat! The Teen Team's Shock
"It's him!" Eve couldn't help shouting.
"Another reinforcement? Don't be like the last naive idiot."
Seeing Eve so happy, Rex said in a sour tone.
As Eve's boyfriend, he had never seen her express such heartfelt joy.
He was very curious now: Did Eve know this person? And when did she meet him?
Could he be an ex-boyfriend?!
Noticing the commotion behind him, Mark turned around, looked at the person standing on the scrapped tank, and said in a low voice,
"Brother, I was wrong..."
Mark was filled with regret now, realizing his own childishness.
Previously, when the two brothers were in Flight high in the air on their way to the downtown area,
Mark had a sudden whim, thinking that dealing with the alien invasion was very simple.
As long as he revealed his identity as Invincible, warned the alien races, and at most beat up a few aliens,
they would stop the attack and obediently return to their own planet.
This way, both sides could reduce casualties.
However, Mark realized at this moment that his idea was too naive.
These Flaxans weren't prepared to negotiate at all, only engaging in mindless slaughter.
Either conquer Earth, or die on Earth!
"Brother?!"
Eve looked astonished, glancing at the teenager ahead and then back at Invincible.
If Invincible really was his younger brother, that meant Invincible was Mark!
The inconspicuous Mark at school was actually a Superhuman too?
Both brothers being Superhumans was truly rare.
"My foolish younger brother, do you know what war is now?"
Locke glanced at the mechanical tank beneath his feet.
Just now, he descended heavily from high altitude, and the powerful gravitational potential energy directly crushed this tank!
"On the battlefield, the enemy won't listen to you, you can only kill!
Kill until they are terrified, kill them all. Only then will they truly acknowledge you."
Locke slowly levitated, his body hovering five meters above the ground.
He looked at Mark and said with a calm expression,
"The battlefield doesn't believe in tears, it only believes in strength, it only believes in your power."
Dealing with the alien invasion alone was Mark's own request, and Locke was willing to indulge his willful behavior.
Who made Mark his foolish... naive younger brother, after all.
"@#@￥@￥#@￥!!"
The Flaxans snapped out of their shock and awe, cursing as they raised their guns to aim at Locke in the air.
No matter who came, as long as they stopped them from conquering Earth, they had to be eliminated entirely!
Zzz—biu! Zzz—biu!
Countless red laser projectiles shot toward Locke, sending up wisps of black smoke in the air.
"Is he really going to be fine?" Kate asked with some concern.
At this moment, most of the Flaxans had focused their attention on Locke, so she finally had a breathing spell.
"My brother is very strong."
Mark supported the old grandmother, not worried about Locke's situation at all.
"He is right." Robot had already analyzed through the black smoke that the alien firearms completely failed to harm Locke.
As the smoke cleared, everyone saw the teenager in the air with his arms crossed, blocking in front of his chest.
Only a few holes appeared on the black bodysuit he was wearing.
This revealed the teenager's fair skin and smooth abdominal muscles accentuated by the bodysuit.
This black bodysuit was temporarily found by Locke; he couldn't possibly come wearing white casual clothes.
Black also shared similarities with the suit he requested to be made.
"His appearance and figure are too perfect," Kate couldn't help exclaiming.
Eve nodded in agreement.
She had seen Locke shirtless on the roof of the teaching building, and she had been amazed back then as well.
Rex curled his lips and said unconvinced, "My figure doesn't lose to his, okay? He's just a bit fairer than me."
"Indeed, a little bit fairer," Kate chuckled.
"Although these laser guns can't break through my Atomic Force Field, the corresponding kinetic energy still has an effect on me."
When Locke was shot by the lasers just now, he felt a kinetic energy pushing him backward.
He forcibly kept his body balanced in place, which kept him from being blown away.
And if it were Omni-Man, he would just need to stand here completely relaxed, and the lasers would have zero effect on him!
This was the gap between Locke and Omni-Man that could not be bridged at the current stage.
Having already been the target of concentrated fire, it was now Locke's turn to make a move.
He wasn't his younger brother Mark; he didn't have the habit of getting beaten up.
Locke swiftly swooped down, swinging his fists toward the dense crowd of Flaxans below!
Boom! Boom!
Locke smashed the heads of two Flaxans to pieces with a single punch, then grabbed one Flaxan by the face with one hand and blasted straight into the crowd!
Wherever he passed, the head in Locke's palm collided with the heads of one Flaxan after another.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...
Like watermelons, the Flaxans' heads exploded one by one, and in the blink of an eye, more than fifty Flaxanswere dead!
As for the Flaxan in Locke's hand, its body below the neck had long since disappeared, leaving only half a skull with exposed white bones.
Locke threw it away, shook his hands in disgust, and straightened his right hand into a blade shape.
The Viltrum hand blade was still the most useful.
The next second, Locke blasted forward again, his hand blade waving casually.
Whether it was the Flaxans' necks or their waists and abdomens,
as long as they were touched by Locke's hand blade, they were all smoothly sliced in half like cutting tofu!
"Eve... you know that boy?"
Watching Locke ruthlessly slaughter hundreds of alien beings in an extremely short period of time, Kate swallowed hard with a face full of shock.
She subconsciously touched her own neck, feeling a chilly sensation as if she were also afraid of Locke's hand blade.
"We... should be considered friends..."
Eve suddenly felt a bit apprehensive and insecure; she didn't know if she and Locke could be considered friends.
After all, they had only met once.
But the two had chatted very happily that time, and Eveeven felt that Locke somewhat understood her.
She didn't know why she had that feeling either.
"Such a strong guy, and you actually didn't invite him to join our Teen Team."
"I just haven't had time to introduce you guys yet," Eve said awkwardly.
At this moment, Rex on the side suddenly chimed in, "He isn't your ex-boyfriend, he?"
Eve wanted to say no, but seeing Rex's lack of trust in her made her very angry.
"It's none of your business."
Rex shrugged, already convinced in his heart that the relationship between the two definitely wasn't simple.
"I'Ning took her to the hospital,Come back later."
Mark didn't want to listen to these people chattering; he picked up the old grandmother with a slightly fractured leg and flew toward the downtown hospital.
With his brother here, it was enough. Mark felt his mood improve a bit; at the very least, he had saved a living person.
"Partners, have you rested enough? Are we just going to watch here?"
Rex snapped his fingers, watching Locke go on a killing spree, and felt somewhat eager to make a move.
They couldn't let Locke take all the spotlight!
"The other party is a newcomer, and we are the fourth-ranked Teen Team on social media!"
Hearing Rex's words, Eve and Kate exchanged a smile and then charged toward the Flaxans.
"Wait for me!" Rex fished a handful of coins out of his pocket; his glass marbles had already run out.
His superpower was turning inorganic matter into bombs and throwing them out to detonate.
Robot, meanwhile, analyzed Locke's combat data and stored it in the database.
Since they had Locke as a powerful external aid, the team didn't need to retreat.
Ever since Locke appeared, almost all the Flaxans locked their targets onto Locke.
Without eliminating him, they couldn't continue conquering Earth.
Therefore, those civilian passersby actually got a chance to escape to safe places.
Cecil saw this scene from the Defense Agencyheadquarters and let out a slight sigh of relief.
Locke's strong performance indirectly saved many people.
Between these two brothers, Locke was the calm and steady type, while Mark appeared a bit naive with overly simple thoughts.
But Mark's kindness was also a very precious quality.
In comparison, Locke was a bit more like his father, Omni-Man.
Cecil pondered slightly; perhaps if they wanted to keep Omni-Man in check, the focus still needed to be placed on Mark.
Chapter 39 Slaughtering the Flaxans
In the downtown square, the corpses of over a hundred Flaxans were scattered across the ground,
pale purple blood and viscera flowed everywhere, and not a single corpse was intact.
That was Locke Grayson's combat style.
No, or rather, that was the combat style of the Viltrumites,
blowing up your head or punching straight through your stomach was already a very merciful way to die.
Withstanding the barrage of countless laser guns, Locke Grayson's body was slowly pushed backward by the kinetic energy,
but all these attacks were isolated by his Atomic Force Field and couldn't break through his defense at all.
Looking at the thousands of Flaxans in the square who seemed like they could never be killed, Locke Grayson retracted his hand blade and frowned slightly.
Although the Viltrumites possessed Super Strength, their efficiency in single combat and killing groups of enemies was somewhat slow.
In this regard, it wasn't even as good as Homelander's Heat Vision.
He decided to switch to a more efficient method.
Seeing this, Locke Grayson clenched his fists, straightened his arms, and rushed out at a limit speed of Mach 5!
It was just like Superman's Flight posture.
Maintaining this posture like a black lightning bolt, he rampaged wildly among the Flaxans!
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
Locke Grayson normally possessed a lifting power of over 600 tons. At this moment, empowered by Super Speed, his Super Strength became even more terrifying!
One Flaxans after another lined up, only to have their bodies completely smashed apart by Locke Grayson!
This method greatly enhanced the efficiency of killing enemies.
In less than half a minute, over two hundred Flaxans had dropped dead!
Pale purple blood mixed with viscera splattered in all directions, and all three members of the Teen Team got covered in it!
Only Eve used subatomic energy to put on a pink protective suit for herself, thereby avoiding getting covered in the disgusting stuff.
"What the fuck!" Looking at the sticky chunks of flesh on his body, Rex almost vomited,
"Their blood stinks so much!"
Robot had no sense of smell, so he didn't feel much.
Kate even intentionally let her clone block a gun muzzle to commit suicide, so that the new clone she replicated would be a clean body.
...
Locke Grayson's slaughter continued. His Atomic Force Field could block attacks, but it couldn't block blood,
so his face and entire body were inevitably stained with fresh blood.
But Locke Grayson remained expressionless, shuttling back and forth through the Flaxans troops like a machine.
Propelled by Super Speed, his two fists mercilessly smashed apart the bodies of the Flaxans!
Just at this moment,
more than a dozen Flaxans looked in terror at Locke Grayson, who resembled a god of slaughter, and slowly retreated toward the portal.
They were terrified!
Alien weapons couldn't harm Locke Grayson at all, yet the opponent could easily tear the Flaxans to pieces!
"@#@#￥@**&!" Seeing this, a Flaxans piloting a mechanical tank cursed angrily and then fired a shot toward the portal.
Boom!
Dozens of Flaxans near the portal were directly blown to pieces by the tank!
Deserters were not allowed on the battlefield!
The other Flaxans were so frightened that they stayed away from the portal, not daring to have any thoughts of running away anymore.
Suddenly!
The Flaxans fighting fiercely with Eve and the others had their faces rapidly wither and age, collapsing to the ground in less than two seconds.
Following that, the remaining Flaxans troops also began to age and die.
At this moment, no one dared to supervise the battle anymore, and the Flaxans took the initiative to begin retreating back inside the portal!
"What happened?" Eve asked with a look of shock and suspicion.
Robot said thoughtfully, "Perhaps the time flow rates of the two dimensions are different, causing them to age very quickly on Earth."
"No matter the reason, I hope those bastards never come to Earth again!" Rex shouted, venting the stifled frustration in his heart.
Although he was carefree and even somewhat annoying, he was essentially a qualified hero at heart.
Seeing so many civilians die today while failing to save many of them, Rex felt very upset.
"I am the clone Kate, nice to meet you."
Kate took the initiative to walk over to Locke Grayson and reached out a hand friendly to greet him.
Locke Grayson was watching the huge circular portal ahead slowly disappear. Hearing the voice,
he discovered two identical Kates standing on both sides of him, extending their hands simultaneously.
He smiled and said, "My name is Locke Grayson. My hands are covered in blood right now, so I won't shake hands with you."
Kate smiled and nodded to show understanding, then asked curiously,
"Don't you have a superhero moniker yet? That Invincible is your younger brother, right?"
"Not yet, but soon." Once Locke Grayson's battle suit was made, he would be able to announce his superhero moniker.
Just at that moment, Kate suddenly leaned close to Locke Grayson and asked in a low voice,
"What is your relationship with Eve? She seems to care about you a lot."
"Eve is a very good girl, and I appreciate her." Locke Grayson said without concealment.
"She really is great."
Kate echoed softly, though a trace of imperceptible awkwardness flashed in her eyes.
As if she had done something guilty.
"What are you two chatting about?" Eve walked over.
"Nothing much."
Kate glanced at the handsome Locke Grayson, smiled teasingly at Eve, and said, "Locke Grayson says he really appreciates you, you know."
"Stop joking." Hearing this, Eve brushed back her hair somewhat unnaturally.
Looking at Locke Grayson, who was covered in fresh blood from head to toe, she condensed a ball of pink energy in her hand,
starting from Locke Grayson's hair and gently stroking down across his entire body.
Instantly looking brand new, Locke Grayson was as clean as if he had just taken a shower!
"Thank you."
Feeling refreshed all over, Locke Grayson looked at Eve in pleasant surprise. Her superpowers were still so useful.
Being stared at continuously by Locke Grayson, Eve felt her face burning slightly and quickly lowered her head so others wouldn't notice.
At this moment, Rex also walked over and shouted loudly, "My body is very dirty too!"
Eve frowned. She didn't want to quarrel with Rex in front of Locke Grayson,
after all, she was still Rex's girlfriend, and making a scene outside would be too embarrassing.
"If you're dirty, go back and take a bath."
Hearing Eve's cold tone, Rex shrugged, didn't take it too much to heart, and looked at Locke Grayson as he said:
"Man, your performance just now was way better than that younger brother of yours!
I seriously don't know how he dares to call himself Invincible."
Just at that moment, after dropping off the elderly woman at the hospital, Mark flew down from the sky.
He heard Rex's complaint about him, but didn't retort because his performance was indeed too terrible.
Locke Grayson patted Mark on the shoulder and said to Rex,
"My younger brother is a bit naive, but he truly is Invincible.
Even if he isn't Invincible right now, he definitely will be in the future. I believe in him."
"Brother..." Mark raised his head in surprise, not expecting Locke Grayson to trust him so much.
"You need to train more from now on, Mark."
Locke Grayson gently flicked Mark on the forehead.
Mark nodded with a smile. "I definitely will! Brother! Next time I will do even better!"
Eve envied the brothers' bond very much. She had also once dreamed of having siblings,
so that she wouldn't feel lonely so often.
High up in the sky, Omni-Man stood with his arms crossed, quietly watching Locke Grayson and the others down below.
In fact, he had arrived long ago. In order to train the two brothers' combat abilities, he chose to turn a blind eye to the alien invasion.
As for the dead civilians, Omni-Man didn't care at all.
Seeing Locke Grayson's performance in slaughtering the Flaxans earlier, it truly had the demeanor of Viltrumite warriors conquering other planets.
Omni-Man was very gratified.
He was now convinced that when he confessed his mission to conquer Earth,
Locke Grayson would definitely stand on his side, leaving only Mark.
Chapter 40: Forming the Second-Generation Guardians of the Globe
"Maybe the two of you brothers should come visit our base," Eve invited.
"Sure," Locke said.
Thus, the three people who couldn't fly boarded the aircraft, while Locke and Mark flew in the sky, following behind Eve.
"Brother, today at school, Amber took the initiative to talk to me."
With the war temporarily over, Mark relaxed and began talking to Locke about everyday life.
"Who is Amber?" Locke asked, knowing full well.
A smile appeared at the corner of Mark's mouth,
"She's my classmate. Earlier, I saw Todd harassing her, so I went up to help her out of the situation.
Although I got beaten up by Todd, Amber also kicked Toddright in his little brother, and it hurt him for several days."
"Is Amber pretty?" Locke asked with a smile.
"How should I put it..." Mark scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed,
"Her skin is a bit dark, but her facial features are exquisite, and she's like a gentle big sister who is very independent."
Locke raised an eyebrow, "You like her?"
"I don't know either," Mark said, looking somewhat conflicted. "But she definitely doesn't like me. She probably likes people with strong personalities."
Mark indeed didn't have a very strong personality; when encountering hard-to-accept matters, he easily broke down.
However, Locke encouraged him, "If you like her, be braver. Just because your personality isn't strong now doesn't mean it can't change in the future."
"I will help you."
With Locke standing at the front and bearing the pressure for him, he should have a wonderful future with Amber this time.
"Really?!" Mark was extremely happy. With Locke's encouragement, he was full of confidence in himself.
Eve flew above the top platform of a cross-sea bridge and then landed on it.
Hearing the conversation between the two brothers behind her, she smiled knowingly.
Teenage Mark had reached the age where romance was beginning to sprout.
What about Locke?
Didn't he have a girl he liked?
'What are your wild thoughts, Eve?'
Eve suppressed the distracting thoughts in her mind; she didn't know why she frequently thought of Locke.
"This is the place."
Seeing that Locke and the other were also standing on the platform, Eve activated the switch,
A circular opening suddenly appeared beneath the feet of the three people, and they fell vertically downwards.
Directly beneath the platform was the secret base of the Teen Team, and the other three members had already returned.
Rex and Kate were playing table tennis, while Robot was analyzing the data of the Flaxans and had set up an early warning system.
The next time the portal of the Flaxans opened, Robotwould receive the information a few minutes in advance.
"Welcome to the base." The three Kates put down their paddles and walked up together.
Rex snapped his fingers and said proudly, "Isn't our base cool? Do you want to join the Teen Team?"
After witnessing Locke's formidable strength, although Rexwas somewhat jealous of him, he still hoped he could join.
Because Rex could tell that Locke alone was more powerful than all the members of the Teen Teamcombined!
As for Mark...
Rex hadn't seen Mark's combat power and didn't know how much worse he was than Locke.
"The Teen Team can be disbanded."
Suddenly, Cecil, wearing a suit, appeared in the base.
Hearing Cecil's words, Rex frowned and said, "What do you mean? We aren't an official team, you have no right to disband us!"
Everyone looked at the suddenly appearing Cecil, not knowing what he wanted to do.
"Is it starting already?"
Robot walked over, his tone suggesting he knew Cecil's intention.
Cecil nodded, looked at the brothers Locke and Mark, and explained:
"Recently, the trouble appearing on Earth is increasing more and more, not just inside Earth, but also outer space.
The Guardians of the Globe are already overwhelmed, and the Defense Agency needs a new hero team.
Therefore, the seven led by The Immortal are the first-generation Guardians of the Globe, and now a second-generation Guardians of the Globe is going to be formed."
Pointing at Robot, Cecil said, "He already belongs to the members of the second-generation Guardians and is responsible for selecting other members. I hope all of you can join."
Rex widened his eyes. The Teen Team was disbanding; was he going to become an official candidate for the second-generation Guardians?!
That was the Guardians of the Globe!
Although it was the second generation, once those old fellows from the first generation retired, wouldn't they become the first generation?
"Do we get to join without an exam?!" Rex said excitedly.
Robot shook his head, "Everyone must participate in the selection and be ranked according to combat power."
"Fuck!" Rex raised his middle finger.
Locke gave Cecil a wink and then walked to a corner aside,
"I won't join. Just let Mark join.
I prefer a bit more freedom, but if there's anything they can't solve, I can go help out.
Moreover, I will also participate in the selection to help you pick out a few good prospects."
Locke participating in the selection was actually wanting to fight other superpowered individuals to raise his own stats.
Through the battle with the Flaxans, his various stats improved once again.
Name: Locke Grayson
Title: None
Level: National-class
Strength: 680 tons
Speed: Mach 5.2
Physique: 34t/cm²
Abilities: Smart Atomic Physique, Super Strength, Super Speed, Super Physique, Super Regeneration, Super Senses, Vacuum Survival, Flight
Weaknesses: Severe heart trauma, specific frequency sound waves
[Pending Update]
Locke's speed and physique both reached the "Continental-class" standard,
As long as his strength exceeded 1000 tons, his combat power could leap from National-class to Continental-class!
"As long as you're happy." Cecil didn't force Locke to join.
He knew Locke didn't want to be subordinate to others; as long as Locke agreed to cooperate, that was enough.
In comparison, Mark didn't have such a big ambition.
"Is there anything unusual about Omni-Man?" Cecil asked.
"No," Locke said indifferently,
"He told me the history of the Viltrum Empire. Whether it's true or false,
for my father not to have become a psycho in that kind of environment, his psychological resilience can already be considered extremely strong."
Cecil frowned thoughtfully, and before leaving, said, "You need to observe Omni-Man's emotions more, and notify me promptly if you find anything abnormal."
...
At night, Locke lay on the bed,
He didn't sleep, quietly waiting for 12 o'clock to arrive.
After a brief spell of dizziness, the white ceiling above Locke's head turned into a gorgeous chandelier.
"You have to tell me about compound v first."
Starlight's presence permeated the air by his ear, and Locke caught a faint girlish fragrance;
he had already arrived in the Boys world.
Locke sat up from the bed. Seeing this, Starlight also got up and sat beside him, her legs pressed tightly against Locke's,
her hands placed on his shoulders, and then resting her chin on them, looking at Locke's profile.
"compound v is a Superhuman serum developed by Vought Company..."
Locke calmly recounted the history of Vought Company, leaving Starlight incomparably shocked as she listened.
When Starlight learned that she wasn't a naturally born Superhuman, but rather her mother had signed an agreement with Vought Company and injected her with the serum when she was an infant,
she found it hard to accept this truth for a moment.
"Locke, I... what should I do? To think I've been lied to all this time..."
Locke put his arm around Starlight's soft, slender waist and comforted her, "It's alright, just let it all out."
"Right, let it out."
Starlight pushed Locke down once again and stripped off his clothes.
Then Starlight pulled open the bikini-like costume on her body and straddled directly on top of Locke.