Eric lay covered in wounds at the bottom of a massive crater.
Continuously pushing his limits, the moment his speed exceeded Mach 20, he broke through the maximum endurance of the "Homelander Template" at 95% completion, resulting in irreversible damage to his body.
Blood covered his body, his skin cracked, and the pain from his bones and muscles clung to his senses like a persistent ulcer.
This was also the reason his body lost control, causing him to crash onto the Moon's surface, creating a meteorite crater.
Lying on his back, looking up at the starry sky, Eric's heart was filled with frustration.
The inability to control everything, the realization that he was not a god, unable to completely control his own destiny or the destiny of others, made him deeply doubt himself.
Just as he was sinking into unspeakable pain, the system, which had not appeared since it helped him resist Jor-El's Renovation, prompted him with its unchanging mechanical voice: "Homelander Template progress has been unsealed to 100%!"
"Host has fully unlocked the Homelander Template in 17 years and 259 days! Congratulations, Host!"
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Listening to the mechanical electronic sound in his mind, Eric was somewhat stunned.
He had just unlocked the entire Homelander Template progress?
He just launched a "Crescent Moon Slash" at the Moon and unlocked the entire Homelander Template progress?
Could it be that he had to try his best to align with the original Homelander, with "Crescent Moon Slash," "drinking milk," and "giant baby" to help unlock his entire template progress?
He was a bit confused about this system's routine now!
Staggering to his feet, Eric felt the changes in his body.
Closing his eyes, he focused all his mental consciousness within himself.
The power that filled his body was even stronger, and when he clenched his fists, an even greater sense of confidence seemed to be held in his hand.
He even had the idea of punching the ground and creating the largest ever crater on the Moon.
His body felt lighter, and the height he could jump even exceeded his previous record by more than double.
At this moment, he even had a feeling that if he flew forward at full speed, he could easily exceed the first cosmic velocity of Mach 23.
Is this the power after unlocking the entire Homelander Template?
Eric opened his eyes and exhaled deeply.
Looking at the wounds on his body, he found that their healing speed had slowed down significantly.
The Homelander Template had unlocked all processes, but his self-healing ability had decreased instead!
After carefully checking his physical condition, Eric discovered something that shocked him.
After the Homelander Template progress was fully unlocked, his Kryptonian physique completely disappeared.
In other words,
When the system template upgraded, it completely eliminated some Kryptonian genes that Jor-El had forcibly injected into his body.
While purifying his body, it retained the body's only exclusive "Homelander" template, but also made him lose the Kryptonian's exclusive abilities.
Freezing breath, a powerful bio-field, and the ability to grow stronger by basking in the sun were completely removed.
At the same time, his innate fear of green kryptonite also completely disappeared.
Although the Homelander Template progress was fully unsealed, he also lost some of his talents as a Kryptonian.
As expected, his system would never tolerate such a situation where he could have the best of both worlds, right?
Shaking his head, Eric looked at his slowly healing wounds.
Although Homelander possessed self-healing ability, this healing speed was indeed much slower compared to Superman's ability to heal by basking in the sun.
Glancing at the distant blue Earth, Eric composed himself and prepared to fly back to Earth.
Emotional catharsis could temporarily release his pain, but after the release, it was time to face reality.
No matter who the entity that dared to harm his family was, he would definitely make them pay the price.
Even if the opponent was the so-called progenitor of magic—The Trinity Goddess Hecate!
The moment he was about to take off, another voice came into Eric's mind.
"Homelander Template has been fully unsealed, the first template is fully unsealed, and the second template is coming online!"
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Hearing the voice in his mind, Eric was stunned.
There's a second template?
He had always thought that the Homelander Template was everything, but he didn't expect a second template to pop up!
"Second template — Moon Knight Template has been loaded!"
The electronic voice in Eriel's mind introduced the loading of the second template.
"The Moon Knight Template is blessed by the Moon God Khonsu. When the host is at night, their physique, speed, endurance, and strength will be enhanced by moonlight. The host can continuously enhance their abilities by basking in moonlight, and injuries sustained will heal in moonlight. They can also become invisible when active in areas with significant shadows."
The unperturbed electronic voice waited for Eric to digest for a while, then continued: "Since Moon Knight's abilities are granted by the Moon God, it does not mean that they will lose their abilities during the day or in outer space."
"Initial stage Moon Knight template progress directly unlocked — 50%! Host's first template 'Homelander' cannot be removed and is the main template. The second template 'Moon Knight' is an auxiliary template, can be removed, cannot be used directly, and its talents must be added to the main template to be used!"
Eric listened to the electronic voice in his mind, stunned in the Moon's crater.
What kind of template is this?
It's more like a patch!
It's equivalent to him gaining a talent similar to Superman's.
Superman can get stronger by basking in the yellow sun, and he can get stronger by basking in the yellow moon.
Well, then.
Clark basks in the sun during the day, and I bask in the moonlight at night; we both have bright futures.
Eric, in his previous life, also had some understanding of the so-called "Moon Knight."
Moon Knight, real name Marc Spector, a superhero.
Originally a mercenary, he was severely wounded by his employer Bushman during a mission in Egypt and, on the verge of Death, came to an ancient tomb and took his last breath.
Then, the statue next to him became divine, and Khonsu, the Moon God in Egyptian mythology, resurrected him and granted him the Moon God's abilities.
Although he was a superhero, he suffered from severe dissociative identity disorder, and one of his personalities had strong violent and antisocial tendencies, once tearing off a prisoner's entire face.
In terms of personality, he was a guy not much better than Homelander.
As Eric recalled these pieces of information from his previous life, he suddenly felt a surge of energy being injected into his body.
Vast and majestic energy instantly filled his body.
In an instant, both his physical strength and mental consciousness felt significantly increased compared to before.
The wounds on his body were completely healed in an instant!
His precise control over his body also became a few points more familiar than before.
Because he was standing on the Moon, the "Moon Knight" template's bonus to him reached its maximum.
Even though the "Moon Knight" template progress was only fifty percent, its bonus to him still exceeded his imagination, far surpassing the Kryptonian physique that Jor-El had forcibly modified him with.
The mysterious moonlight, blessed by another divine world, bathed his body, as if he were completely immersed in the world's top hot springs.
The world of his consciousness seemed to connect to the deep and ancient starry sky, and mystery gradually reassembled within his conscious world.
Taking a deep breath, Eric stretched out his hand and gently waved it to the left, facing the deep space above his head.
Following his wave, the starry sky, with the stars as its backdrop, rotated along with Eric's hand.
The entire starry sky, under Eric's control, rotated according to his movements, with streams of light flying, forming a unique beauty.
Opening his eyes, Eric's eyes were filled with shimmering moonlight.
With a bang, he flew into space, instantly exceeding the speed of sound, and flew towards Earth at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
In Gotham City, Batman was speeding through the streets on his motorcycle.
These nights, he had been busy investigating the League of Assassins.
Although he had dealt with the League of Assassins before, it was precisely because of this that he knew how troublesome they were and the terrifying strength they possessed.
"Master Wayne, have you heard about Blackgate Penitentiary?"
Alfred's voice came from his wrist communicator.
"I know, Alfred, someone tried to escape."
"Yes, Master Wayne, someone has successfully escaped. The current confirmed news is that a big brute served as the main force for the escapees."
Alfred told Batman the information he knew, "A group of villains were released, and a big brute with a chemical tank on his back, capable of lifting trucks, killed many prison guards. Master Wayne, if you're going to deal with him, I think you need to be careful."
"I'm always careful, Alfred."
Driving his motorcycle through an deserted street, Batman's speed continuously increased.
"My current destination is Blackgate Penitentiary. I've confirmed some leads. No matter how brutal and violent the big brute is, I don't think I'll be foolish enough to compete with him to see who can throw a truck farther."
Batman's hoarse voice transmitted to Alfred through the communicator, "And I'm not a dummy; I won't just let such a strength-type giant lift me up and break my back."
After telling Alfred a few dark jokes, just as he was about to say something more, his encrypted private communication channel suddenly cut off.
"Alfred?"
After tentatively calling out to his butler a few times, Batman looked up at the sky.
The only thing in the night sky was the silver disc-like Moon.
For some reason, as he gazed at the Moon, a feeling he himself found incredible suddenly arose within him.
That was, tonight's Moon seemed a little different from before!
"Master Wayne, I have some bad news to tell you."
Just as he was gazing at the Moon, Batman's personal phone suddenly rang.
"I usually don't use my phone when I'm out at night, Alfred. What happened?"
Batman asked him, frowning.
"There was a slight accident. We can't receive any signal from Wayne Enterprises' private satellite. Someone from NASA just called me to confirm something."
"What?"
"Our satellite has disappeared from orbit."
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