"I used heavy doses of various diet pills to burn fat and lose weight quickly." Firecracker took a sip of Water, showing no embarrassment.
Looking away from the apartment, which was clearly not where an average Superhero employee would live, her eyes lit up slightly as she looked at Russell.
"My superpower is unremarkable, but as a Superhuman, my tolerance for drugs is at least far beyond ordinary people."
Russell remembered, Firecracker was just such a woman.
She could secrete milk even without being pregnant, and even if the drugs were harmful to her heart, she dared to take them just to latch onto Homelander and get revenge on Starlight.
A dose that would surely kill a normal person didn't seem to be a big problem for Firecracker.
"Want to take a closer look at the brand new me?" Firecracker stood up, moved closer to Russell, placed her hand on his strong chest, her eyes sparkling, slightly provocative, yet seemingly yearning to be ravaged.
"Heh heh…" Russell's lips curled up coldly.
...
Russell did not refuse again.
An hour later on the large bed in the penthouse apartment, he rested one arm under his head and wrapped the other around Firecracker's slender waist.
Firecracker rested her head on his strong chest, looked up at his young and handsome face with gentle eyes, and recalled the past few days, which felt like a dream.
The words Russell said to her made her think he was an outstanding student at Godolkin University, but when she later checked the list of outstanding students, she couldn't find him.
But the next day, Firecracker saw the news that 'Great Wide Wonder', responsible for Seattle's city security, had disappeared. Connecting this to the fact that Russell had searched for information related to Great Wide Wonder, she was greatly startled and couldn't be sure if it was a coincidence.
"When I saw your handsome face in the Vought promotional material announcing the new members of The Seven, I simply couldn't believe it."
"How did You do it?"
There was infinite curiosity in Firecracker's eyes, naturally curious about how Russell joined The Seven.
Russell glanced at the woman in his arms and simply asked, "Do You want to join The Seven?"
Firecracker froze for a moment, looking up at Russell's face. Although his expression was casual, as if he wasn't discussing a spot in The Seven, it didn't seem like he was just joking with her.
"Is it really possible? Me?"
Discussions by reporters about Russell's mysterious background flashed through her mind. Excitedly, she grabbed the blanket and sat up, confirming again in disbelief.
"Of course, You can."
"Didn't You always want revenge on Starlight? I will give You the chance, the rest is up to You," Russell said.
He had no intention of helping Firecracker figure out how to get revenge on Starlight.
"But… but, isn't The Seven full?"
Firecracker was confused.
"A-Train did something wrong, he is about to be removed from Vought."
As for the wrong thing, it was naturally helping Homelander transport Compound V to those Terrorists, causing loss of company property.
Russell was more concerned about another matter at this time.
Firecracker had just been defeated several times, but the second template copy was unsuccessful.
After Firecracker lost weight, she undoubtedly became more agile. Was it impossible to copy a person's template a second time, or was it because Firecracker's abilities weren't truly different from the previous template?
There was no rush. Now, as the actual controller of Vought, he had too many ways to verify this matter.
...
"The Superhumans Homelander brought back have been sent here?"
"Yes, Infinitoid Sir."
Sage Grove Center, walking through the newly opened cells one by one, Russell questioned the researchers and assistants following behind him with his hands behind his back.
"He's quite quick."
He chuckled lightly. The other researchers didn't dare to respond. Working under Vought, the unpredictable Homelander, as the strongest Superhuman in the World, was still feared.
Among the group, a man in a jacket nearby heard Russell talking about Homelander so casually, even mockingly, and his eyelids twitched.
He was none other than Lamplighter, who had retired from The Seven and was sent by Vought to become the security supervisor here.
Sage Grove Center was named a mental hospital, but it was actually a research Base. The research here was Vought's another important project—the adult version of Compound V.
Vought used the mental patients sent here to conduct experiments on them.
"What is the background of this young man, to dare talk about Homelander so casually?
But his background must be extraordinary. Sage Grove Center is a top-secret research project at Vought, and even Homelander doesn't know about this place."
He had also done many bad things for Vought to prove his loyalty before coming to work here.
Lamplighter pretended not to have heard anything.
"Open this cell door." Passing by a cell, he saw a dirty woman, with disheveled hair and cloak, seemingly delirious, curled up in the corner.
Russell recognized that this person should be Kimiko.
"Please be careful, Sir, this woman has a very high intention to attack." Lamplighter obediently did as told, entered the cell, carefully holding a lighter, and stood in front of Russell, guarding against the woman pouncing at any moment.
His ability was to control Fire, expanding flames and increasing temperature.
Roar!
As soon as the cell opened, the woman crawled on the ground like a Beast, baring her teeth and looking for an angle to attack. She circled twice, then suddenly pounced towards Russell, who was clearly the leader among the few people.
Before Lamplighter could react, Russell's figure flashed in front of him and slapped her back with one hand.
Bang!
Hitting the wall, Kimiko fainted.
Lamplighter's vision went dark. The figure in the White cloak was in front of him at some point, and he hadn't even seen the other party make a move.
"That's enough." Russell led the people away to the next cell.
Subsequently. The cell doors of every Superhuman with stronger abilities in Sage Grove Center were opened once. Seeing the doors open, the inmates immediately tried to escape.
But facing Russell, they were all knocked unconscious in the blink of an eye.
Is this Infinitoid a battle maniac?
The people looked at each other, making a slightly confused guess.
"Those who have been brainwashed by extremist organizations will be kept here.
Those who are clear-minded, I will send someone to sign contracts with them and release them to become Superheroes under Vought."
"Yes, Sir."
[Solidify Kimiko template requires 300 Conquest Points, solidify?]
[Yes]
Just three hundred Conquest Points to obtain the ability of immortal healing is incredibly worth it. Russell left the mental hospital and completed the solidification without blinking.
For people with ordinary strength, immortal healing ability is useless; they can be knocked down and lose consciousness with one shot.
But with this ability, combined with the Soldier template, the increase in strength is extraordinary.
[Abilities: Carbon Metasurface Skin, Super Strength, Super Speed, Rapid Healing…]
Flying high above the clouds, a sharp light flashed in Russell's eyes.
With this piece of the ability puzzle, he could have a fight with his Omni-Man uncle!
"Even if I can't beat him, I can wear him down all day!"
Immediately, Russell rushed to the next place.
Mercy Hospital.
A children's hospital that collaborates with the 'Embrace of the Samaritan' charity foundation. Parents who have signed contracts with Vought send their children here to be secretly injected with Compound V and become Superhumans.
He hadn't forgotten the baby with laser eyes.