Vought doesn't know its employees' suffering; Invisible Man gets an anal explosion after being fired.
When Invisible Man woke up again, Butcher, Frenchie, and Mothers Milk were watching him through the cage.
"You're awake?" Butcher sneered, "The surgery was a success, you're already—"
"My person!"
Butcher showed Invisible Man the detonator in his hand: "Now you have a bomb we placed in your ass. I just need to press it lightly, and you'll be splattered all over this room."
Invisible Man was greatly alarmed. He didn't expect these three perverts to leave something inside him after 'opening him up'.
He, of course, understood his own weakness. Frenchie was right; although Invisible Man's skin was incredibly tough, his internal organs were as fragile as an ordinary person's. An internal explosion could indeed leave him without a complete corpse.
This time, Butcher's pressure was completely effective. Invisible Man would naturally tell them everything he knew, the only problem was—
"I really don't know what compound v you're talking about!"
Invisible Man was going crazy. Did these people not do their intelligence work before kidnapping him?
Did they just abduct him regardless of whether he knew anything?
Seeing that he still wouldn't talk, Frenchie and Mothers Milk looked at Butcher again. Butcher was still unwilling to give up and made to press the detonator button. Invisible Man immediately trembled, shrinking further into the cage, his expression terrified, but he still only said he didn't know.
"I'll make a call."
Butcher finally realized that Invisible Man was either too tight-lipped or genuinely ignorant. In that case, Butcher had to ask Black King for his opinion.
"How should we deal with Invisible Man?" Butcher asked after briefly explaining the situation.
Then he added, "Personally, I don't recommend sending him back to Vought, because there's a high probability he'll tip them off."
Black King also fell into contemplation, but Fang Yuan was thinking about whether to favor the feverish woman, Starlight, or find a new person tonight.
After a while, he replied to Butcher: "Give me your location, I'll come over."
Butcher had no objections. Although Black King was a Superhuman, Butcher hated Vought and Homelander even more, and Black King specifically targeted Vought, so he had a good impression of him.
Soon, Fang Yuan arrived at Butcher's trio's hideout as Black King. After telling Butcher and the others to stay far away, Fang Yuan removed his disguise and opened the door to Invisible Man's cage.
Hearing the door open, Invisible Man, who didn't know what the three 'living fathers' were going to do next, quickly looked up in a panic.
"Eh? Is that you?"
Only then did he realize that the person appearing before him was not those three bullies, but Fang Yuan, who had a close relationship with Homelander.
"So you're here? I've been looking for you for a long time."
Fang Yuan smiled, and although he hadn't done anything, he still pretended to be very tired.
"Did Vought come to save me?" Invisible Man's face immediately lit up with a smile. "That's great!"
"Vought didn't come, I found you myself." Fang Yuan, however, poured a basin of cold water on him.
Invisible Man's smile stiffened slightly, but then he said indifferently, "Quick, quickly help me open the cage!"
The iron cage he was confined in was electrified, and he couldn't break free on his own.
Fang Yuan spread his five fingers towards the iron cage, and the cage immediately twisted and deformed, breaking open a large hole. Invisible Man was overjoyed and directly crawled out of the opening.
"Where are those three bastards?" he asked fiercely.
He swore to repay the humiliation Butcher had inflicted on him twofold.
"They probably ran away after seeing me," Fang Yuan replied.
However, just as Invisible Man was about to leave the room, Fang Yuan suddenly stopped him.
"I saved you, aren't you going to say thank you?"
Invisible Man was stunned, then he thought of Fang Yuan's relationship with Homelander, and that he had also saved him, so he quickly thanked him, but Fang Yuan waved his hand.
"Where I come from, apologies require revealing... ahem, they require signing."
He took out an invitation and handed it to Invisible Man.
Invisible Man took it and looked.
[Vought Corporation sincerely invites you to join.]
[Inviter: Fang Yuan.]
[Signatory: Blank]
Invisible Man was puzzled, so Fang Yuan simply explained: "John and I both believe that Vought Corporation should be led by us Superhumans, so we are looking for like-minded partners."
"You'll join us, right?"
His tone was full of hidden meaning, which startled Invisible Man again.
He suddenly felt as if he had just escaped a wolf's den only to fall into a tiger's lair.
Homelander is plotting to take control of Vought Corporation?
This news was too astonishing. Invisible Man immediately widened his eyes, and then he saw Fang Yuan's scrutinizing gaze.
Invisible Man immediately understood that he was being forced to choose a side.
Should he support Homelander and Fang Yuan, or Vought Corporation?
Thinking of Homelander's might, and Fang Yuan's recently displayed ability to control metal, Invisible Man knew that if he didn't answer well, Fang Yuan could easily shove the iron bars into his ass.
So he quickly replied, "Of course!"
But Fang Yuan still showed no sign of moving aside, so Invisible Man could only take the invitation and quickly sign his name on it.
Signing such documents had become second nature to The Seven.
[Ding, congratulations to the company for signing a B-rank Superhuman: Invisible Man.]
Fang Yuan noticed that Invisible Man didn't use his real name but directly used his codename. However, this was consistent with reality; in this World, once a person became a Superhero, they all lost their birth names and were henceforth referred to by their codenames.
Fang Yuan glanced at Invisible Man's Character Card.
[Name: Invisible Man]
[Rank: B]
[Fame: 120 (Renowned)]
[Unlocked Rewards: Initial Reward (Claimable), Tier 1 Reward (Claimable), Tier 2 Reward (Claimable), Tier 3 Reward (Claimable)]
"The Seven only have 120 fame? Invisible Man, are you even capable?" Fang Yuan immediately complained in his heart.
Although getting a Character Template immediately after signing was a comfortable feeling, people are always greedy, and Fang Yuan wanted more.
However, he also understood that the fame given by the panel couldn't be wrong.
Invisible Man was indeed a member of The Seven, but The Seven was just a brand. Although they were incredibly popular now, once they left The Seven, there would be a World of difference.
For example, in the plot, when A-Train and The Deep were expelled from The Seven, A-Train was almost mistaken for a thief when he walked into a running shoe store, and The Deep was exiled to a remote town.
To put it bluntly, a large part of The Seven members' fame was bestowed by the title of The Seven Superheroes; it was all superficial fame.
As long as The Seven replaced someone, that fame would go to the new member.
For example, Starlight, having only recently joined, has already become the church's new darling and the new object of adoration for young people.
However, Lamplighter's name is rarely mentioned, and there's no news about him at all.
In Fang Yuan's previous life, even a fallen celebrity would still be discussed, but Lamplighter, after retirement, completely disappeared from records.
This is because Vought controlled the Superhero promotion channels. After Lamplighter retired, he lost his commercial value. Instead of making some Lamplighter memoirs to earn sentimental money, it was better to invest resources in promoting new talent.
Vought exploited the principle of 'everything for profit' to the fullest.
So, although Invisible Man was almost a household name, his fame rating on the panel didn't reach 150, only 'Renowned'.
Of course, for Fang Yuan, this was good enough. With just a signature, he could gain Invisible Man's superpowers, so he had already made a huge profit.
Invisible Man had a total of four rewards, and the most valuable one was naturally the Character Template—
[Character Template: Invisible Man (B-rank, Development 95%)]
What surprised Fang Yuan was Invisible Man's Character Template; its development was actually as high as 95%, the highest he had seen so far!
Especially after Fang Yuan claimed the reward, Invisible Man's template development actually went straight to 100%!
If it were a well-known Superhero, Fang Yuan would already be expecting to unlock special abilities, like the Steve Template, but unfortunately, this was just Invisible Man.
Full development without extra abilities only meant one thing: low potential.
Thinking back to the Superhumans in The Boys World, their superpowers were indeed very limited and would not improve beyond a certain point, after all, they became Superheroes by taking drugs, and this drug was still constantly being perfected.
Invisible Man's Tier 2 reward also unlocked a special item—
[Invisible Mask (C-rank): When worn, it prevents mental attribute detection below D-rank.]
This item, for Fang Yuan, was better than nothing, as his mental attribute was also D-, and if it improved a bit more, he wouldn't need it.
But something is always better than nothing, so Fang Yuan happily accepted it. At worst, he could resell it at a high price later.
For example, selling it to Batman. Even if he doesn't need it, someone in the Bat Family might.
"Can we go now?"
After Fang Yuan exited the time-stop state of claiming rewards, Invisible Man quickly asked.
"Of course." Fang Yuan shrugged and made way.
However, privately, he used his Mind Perception on Invisible Man.
He had deliberately mentioned that Homelander wanted to control Vought Corporation to test Invisible Man, to see how he would choose.
Outward actions can lie, but inner thoughts cannot.
Indeed, Fang Yuan soon heard Invisible Man's thoughts: "Homelander wants to betray Vought. I'll tell Madelyn when I get back. I'm definitely going to get rich now. 'Invisible Man 3' will surely start production soon, and maybe if Homelander gets taken down, I can even become the Captain of The Seven!"
"Sigh!"
Fang Yuan shook his head and sighed. Invisible Man was about to ask something when his head suddenly slumped, completely forgetting what Fang Yuan had just said, and he collapsed to the ground.
Fang Yuan changed back into his Black King disguise, then walked out the door and said to Butcher: "I asked him. He doesn't know about compound v, but there are some clues. Invisible Man is useless now, you can dispose of him however you like."
Invisible Man had just become his employee. Although Invisible Man was a traitor, Fang Yuan was a kind boss, so why would he do anything to Invisible Man?
Butcher grinned bloodthirstily. He had been looking forward to this moment for a long time. As soon as Fang Yuan left, he pressed the detonator with full force.
"Bang!"
Fang Yuan remained expressionless. It was just a muffled sound; he saw nothing.
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