Chapter 2 Rebirth Black Robe Looking at the unfamiliar ceiling, Levi couldn't help but fall into a series of thoughts. How could I, a writer at Qidian who was so unsuccessful that he couldn't even get a perfect attendance award, somehow end up traveling through time and being reborn in the world of The Boys after a nap? Moreover, his soul slept for eighteen years. Whenever he thought of the stupid things he had done before, he kept picking his feet in embarrassment. As for those things, when he thought back on them now, most of them were indeed quite satisfying, but they were far from perfect, and sometimes even quite petty. For example, he saw many homeless people defecating on the streets, so he made an APP specifically for reporting poop. The investor then dispatched a special poop scooper to clean up the place, and charged the city government a fee. They cooperated with each other and wanted to improve the city's appearance, for which he was commended by the school. As a result, because there was too much poop on the streets of New York, the APP crashed countless times within half a month of going online. The investors finally couldn't bear it and had to withdraw sadly. Of course, he himself did not lose anything, but made a huge profit. For example, he imitated Momo and Tantan from his previous life and created a "Zhazao" app, allowing many idle people to hold offline real-life PKs. He even changed his appearance with a friend and beat up many black people.
I don’t know if any of them died, but when he left, all the black people were still alive. Even if they died afterwards, it could have been due to other reasons, right? As for others, there were countless cases of using their superpowers to urinate on the heads of some Japanese devils, etc. That’s right, he is actually a person with super powers. No, in this world, he should be called a superhero. Vought Corporation has been training superheroes since 1965. First, give the babies compound number five to mass-produce people with super powers. A lot of training and testing followed, and many of those whose abilities were useless or out of control were secretly executed or used as experimental subjects. There is no way. What abilities each person can awaken is completely random, just like drawing a blind box. Levi was luckier. Even though his soul had never truly awakened, some subconscious influence still affected him. Coupled with the hidden talents of a time traveler and his mixed-Asian ancestry, his academic performance, whether in mathematics, geography, history, brand marketing, or performing arts, is quite good. So last year, he successfully graduated from Godolphin University at the age of 18. With his excellent results in the No. 1 Lamplighter Crime Fighting Academy, he got a government contract and signed with Vought Corporation, becoming a shining new star. You have to know that the government basically only has 5 places every year to become real superheroes. The rest, even if they have superpowers, can mostly only sing, dance, rap, play basketball, sell goods, etc. for Water Company. From this perspective, they are not much different from later Internet celebrities, except that they have greater power. Now Levi is the guardian of New Jersey. Although it is small in area, New York State is to the north, and the economy is not that bad. His signing fees alone are in the millions every year. When he has nothing to do, he makes some movies and takes some endorsements. Although the Water Company is very unscrupulous and less than half of the profits actually reach Levi, the base is large enough and he still makes money very quickly, which makes him live a much more comfortable life than in his previous life. Those things he did before were really fun, but the social security problems caused by them and some innocent people implicated also existed. Before he truly awakens, Levi might not care too much, because the moral sense of the superheroes in this world is generally very low, and they don't feel any particular guilt for accidentally injuring or killing ordinary people. The authorities even gave them a damage rate, which varies from state to state, but is basically between 3% and 5%. That is to say, if there are 100 people on the scene when the superheroes are performing an operation, the number of casualties should not exceed 5 after the operation is over. When living people become cold numbers, don't expect superheroes to take them seriously.
Even if it exceeds the limit, it's actually no big deal. Let Water's public relations department handle it, saying that the dead were due to taking too much or were criminals or something, and then donate some money to the local area, and it will basically be done. As for his code name, it is also a bit embarrassing. His name is Angel, a superhero who does not exist at all in the original novel of Black Robe, but his abilities are very good. Ability 1: Extremely resistant to blows. Basically all parts of the body are immune to shots from conventional pistols or submachine guns, and have strength, endurance, and self-healing abilities to match. The force is about 5 tons, which is fully capable of tossing an ordinary car for fun. Ability 2: Immunity to common diseases and toxins. This is considered standard equipment for superheroes in this world. Ordinary white flour has little effect on them, so many guys will try every means to seek stronger stimulation. Ability 3, casts light bullets, which are about as powerful as a sniper rifle. There is no CD, but a reading bar is required when releasing it. Generally speaking, it's OK to bully ordinary people and third-tier superheroes, but it's basically useless against those guys with real names. Unlike Marvel or DC next door, the superheroes on the Boys side are all made by taking drugs, and their essential basic ability is to strengthen their bodies, and most of them have weak attack power but strong defense power. It can generally ignore pistols, some stronger ones can ignore submachine guns, and top-notch superheroes, such as Starlight, one of the later Seven, and the hidden BOSS Headshot Girl, etc., can all ignore Barrett. It will hurt, and there's no way to avoid the impact of the attack, but a top-tier superhero might not even bleed from it. As for the strongest ones such as Maeve, Stormfront, Homelander, Soldier Boy, etc., there is no need to mention them. They are all strong people who can crash into buses and smash tanks with their physical bodies. Of course, if compared with DC or Marvel next door, except for a handful of first-line powerhouses like Homelander, the other 99% of superheroes are just street-level existences. In Marvel, they are at best like Daredevil, Iron Fist and Luke Cage, and the most they can do is have much stronger defense than their opponents. Ability 4, condenses light armor on the body to enhance protection and reduce impact force. After casting, you can basically ignore the sniper attack and will not be knocked away by the impact force of the sniper attack. It is precisely because of this ability that Levi can become the guardian of New Jersey. Ability 5: Condensed wings of light behind the body. Unfortunately, it is just a pure decoration. Apart from being used for lighting, it can neither glide nor fly. It was precisely because of the last point that the Vatican was relieved. Otherwise, what would happen if the angel was Asian? Then could God be a girl or black? However, after the soul truly awakens, this matter may begin to change because Levi has gained a special ability. It is called the Hero Encyclopedia System. After Levi briefly explored it, he preferred to call it a system where you become stronger by making friends. When he comes into contact with a being of a certain strength, he can try to make friends with the other party and ask: "Are we friends?" As long as he gets an affirmative answer from the other party, he can successfully light up the hero illustration based on the other party. At that time, he can freely choose one of the other party's strength, physique, agility, defense, superpowers, etc. and copy it to him. As for whether the other party is sincere or not, it doesn’t matter to his own plug-in. So even if it is an enemy, in theory, it is possible for Levi to copy his abilities. And if the opponent has multiple abilities, after copying one, he can continue to copy the second one. However, since the system is still in its early stages, this thing also has certain limitations. First of all, it requires Levi to maintain contact with the target for a period of time to facilitate the system's analysis and copying. The longer the contact time, the faster the analysis speed. Secondly, the copying ability consumes a lot of his energy. The basic rule is that the stronger the target is and the more powerful the ability he possesses, the more energy will be consumed. The time required varies based on different abilities. The basic principle is that the greater the ability, the longer it takes. If there is a large disparity in power between the two parties, there is a possibility that they may not be able to fully replicate or duplicate a monkey version’s abilities, or they may not be able to do anything at all. But if Levi becomes stronger later, he can choose to copy again without having to ask that question.
Of course, the system can be upgraded, and as he successfully replicates more times, the restrictions in this regard may gradually be lifted. Finally, the opponent must be stronger than Levi in some aspect in order to copy him. Otherwise, simply lighting up the hero illustration will only give him an extremely slight all-round enhancement. The strength is about tons, and other aspects such as agility are also at about the same level. Despite this, Levi was still very happy. Similar to most Western works, these superheroes in The Boys are as strong as they are when they gain their powers, and that level will basically remain for their entire lives. They will only regress due to old age, physical weakness or lack of exercise, and will not make any progress. At most, they can make up for it in terms of fighting skills. And with the exception of Homelander, most superheroes only have one ability besides basic physical enhancement. As long as time passes, I will become the only superhero who can continuously improve his abilities and has no shortcomings. You should know that Water Company has two to three hundred superheroes dispatched to various states and counties. The number of others who promote products and perform for Water Company in various capacities, who are nominally superheroes but are actually no different from celebrities or internet celebrities, is more than double this number. But according to the system, they can all light up the hero illustrations. Even if each of them only gives tons, the total of thousands of people is considerable. When that time comes, Levi must protect his Earth well! (End of this chapter)