Chapter 760: Soldier Boy

As the top star among the first generation of superheroes launched by Vought, Soldier Boy’s powerful strength was beyond doubt.

A psychic storm that could trap the opponent in a mental nightmare forever just by making eye contact.

The TNT Twins who could release energy shocks by holding hands.

The bug-man with wings on his back.

Gunpowder, who was proficient in firearms.

Which member of Payback hadn't been beaten by him, which one hadn't been bullied by him?

Even his girlfriend, Crimson Countess, was smiling on the surface while hating him to the bone in secret.

Not to mention Black Noir, who had become the backbone of the Seven; during his time in Payback, he was the one beaten the most and the hardest by Soldier Boy.

And it was precisely because of this that he took the lead, together with other members, to betray Soldier Boy.

So, Soldier Boy being betrayed by his teammates, betrayed by his girlfriend, captured by the Soviets for various experiments, and finally frozen, was actually not wrong at all!

He and Homelander perfectly reflected one sentence.

The pitiful must have something hateful about them, and the hateful must have something pitiful about them.

Soldier Boy is the pitiful one, Homelander is the hateful one.

The pitiful aspect of the hateful Homelander is that he has always longed for the warmth of family and longed to be recognized by others.

The hateful aspect of the pitiful Soldier Boy is that his personality is rigid, cold-blooded, and arrogant, he has very serious violent tendencies, and he doesn't care about anyone except himself.

Although Homelander is also cold-blooded, arrogant, and full of violent tendencies, he is somewhat influenced by his tragic childhood experience, which is fundamentally different from Soldier Boy.

Besides bullying teammates and disregarding life, Soldier Boy had done two other things that must be mentioned.

First is the famous Herogasm, where a large group of superheroes gathers every year.

This event, starting from the first one in 1952, has been held for more than 60 sessions, and its founders were Soldier Boy and another superhuman—Liberty!

The second thing that must be mentioned is here.

This Liberty later changed her name and joined the Seven as Stormfront, and even started dating Homelander.

And Soldier Boy is Homelander’s father...

Let’s just say, this is like putting a saddle on a cow—it’s all messed up!

Let’s stop complaining about Soldier Boy’s personality and experience for now. Let’s get down to business and talk about Su Quan’s purpose in coming to find him.

There are two purposes.

One: Modify Soldier Boy’s memory to add some segments of him being beaten up by himself in private.

Two: Obtain Soldier Boy’s new ability.

Modifying Soldier Boy’s memory is just the first step to muddying the waters. Later, he still has to find Professor Jonah Vogelbaum, who cultivated Homelander, before he can completely fool Homelander.

Su Quan had already thought of a logical reason.

Vought accidentally discovered that Soldier Boy had been beaten up by someone several times in private.

They found this person and tried every means to obtain this person’s genes.

And then, together with Soldier Boy’s genes, they created a more powerful superhuman—Homelander!

Precisely because of the birth of Homelander, created by the combination of the strong, Vought decided to abandon, or rather, phase out Soldier Boy, who was becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

Look, how smooth and logical this reason is!

Fooling Homelander into calling him Dad was just a whim, and muddying the waters was just a side task. What really interested Su Quan was Soldier Boy’s new ability.

The original Soldier Boy was equivalent to a significantly enhanced Captain America. Strong as he was, it was hard to say what special ability he had.

But after experiencing countless experiments and research by the Soviets, he gained a new ability, a powerful ability that could be called the natural enemy of superhumans.

He possessed the ability to release powerful energy from his chest.

This energy itself possessed extremely strong burning and destructive properties, and what was even more terrifying was that it also contained the characteristic of being able to eliminate Compound V in the bodies of superhumans.

Simply put, any superhuman who had injected Compound V would permanently lose their superpowers if they took a solid hit.

Even if they weren't hit, they would be affected by the scattered energy particles, causing their own superpowers to weaken to varying degrees.

"Hum!"

Su Quan’s telepathic power passed through the sealed box without any obstruction and poured into Soldier Boy’s brain.

The combat drop reward sound rang out. He took a look, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

A direct hit!

He actually obtained Soldier Boy’s chest cannon energy directly.

In Soldier Boy’s hands, this energy could only be fired from the chest, but in Su Quan’s hands, there was no need to be constrained by form at all.

Ability obtained, memory modified. Su Quan withdrew the telepathic power from Soldier Boy’s brain and instead spread it outward, searching for Professor Jonah Vogelbaum.

Not long after, he sensed Professor Jonah Vogelbaum’s location and then modified his memory from thousands of miles away.

"Done!"

"For a short time, Homelander shouldn't doubt the identity of this 'father'."

"Come to think of it, Homelander, you should thank me. After all, this biological father of yours isn't a good thing. Not only did he call you a crybaby like a girl, but he also wanted to kill you time and again!"

"Let me, this cheap father, tell you what a father’s love is like a mountain!"

Vought International Headquarters Building.

Su Quan sat in the Seven’s conference room, drinking coffee while fusing Soldier Boy’s ability into the Void Power.

"Knock, knock, knock."

A humble knock on the door sounded.

Su Quan responded, and his assistant, Ashley Barrett, who had just finished delivering his coffee, pushed the door open with a flattering face.

Behind her followed a woman wearing a superhero uniform.

Ashley Barrett was just about to speak with a fawning attitude when she heard the woman behind her exclaim in disbelief.

"It’s you!"

Starlight’s eyes widened in surprise; she never expected to see him here.

Su Quan greeted her with a smile: "Long time no see, my little Starlight."

My... little Starlight?

Starlight’s expression stiffened, and she subconsciously looked at Ashley Barrett beside her.

Ashley Barrett’s eyes were full of gossip and inquiry.

There’s a story here!

Ashley Barrett was very curious about what kind of gossip there was between Starlight and this man, whom President Madelyn had specifically instructed to be served carefully.

However, no matter how important gossip was, it wasn't as important as work!

Ashley Barrett withdrew her gaze and asked cautiously: "Mr. Su Quan, do you need me to go out first?"

"Hmm, you go out first."

"Okay, Mr. Su Quan, I’ll be right outside the door. If you need anything, just call me."

Ashley Barrett said fawningly, turned around, and went out, closing the door gently.