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When the nuclear explosion completely ceased, and Leon, who had previously suffered minor scrapes, reappeared, there was no longer any trace of injury on him, thanks to the recovery brought by Super Self-Regeneration.
As for Homelander, whom Leon held in his hand, he resisted for less than 2.5 seconds before even his bone fragments vanished, leaving only a handful of ashes still clutched in Leon's hand.
Perhaps, with Super Flight's supersonic speed and the pseudo-Steel Body's hardness, Homelander might have survived the nuclear explosion if he had fled immediately.
However, if Homelander were to 'bathe' motionless in the center of the nuclear explosion like Leon, he would have no chance of survival.
"Rest in peace, poor John."
Leon scattered the last handful of Homelander's ashes, which he held, over the nearly completely destroyed ruins of Watertower below.
Now, the area had completely collapsed; cement had turned to ash, steel bars had melted into molten iron, with only a few remaining connected to the foundation.
It still allowed one to recall Wat's former glory.
Looking around.
Centered on Watertower.
Everywhere Leon's gaze fell was a scene of devastation, with countless skyscrapers reduced to little more than precarious steel skeletons.
Under the power of such Impact, even superhumans could not survive.
However.
The damage caused by this nuclear explosion was far more extensive.
The theoretical damage radius of a 40-million-ton TNT equivalent nuclear bomb exploding in the air is 23.8 kilometers, but fragments of urban buildings would amplify the Impact's damage effect like buckshot.
Therefore.
The actual damage radius of this nuclear explosion started at 30 kilometers.
In places Leon could not see, the Impact of this nuclear explosion had not completely ceased; it was like a ripple on Earth, touched by the hand of the heavens.
It continued to rampage, destroy, annihilate, and eliminate, until all things were silent, and an unhealing scar was etched upon the map of America.
The next day.
Due to the immense yield of this nuclear bomb, the America government dared not send anyone into the nuclear explosion zone, which was overflowing with radioactive dust and nuclear radiation.
This situation might persist for several years.
Therefore.
The nuclear explosion zone temporarily became Leon's personal paradise; even Arcee, who had not prepared for radiation resistance in advance, found it difficult to approach.
'Once this busy period is over and I return, I need to have Brother upgrade Arcee specifically.'
Leon, standing on the ruins of Watertower, thought to himself, then called out to the system in his mind. He wanted to see what good things the system could sign in after he had pulled off such an extraordinary feat of art.
【Question: Do you wish to perform today's sign-in?】
'System, I hear the echo of the nuclear bomb!'
'Open!'
【Ding! Today's sign-in is complete. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 'godzilla template shard' x1.】
【godzilla template shard: When you collect 10 'godzilla template shards', a complete 'godzilla template' will be automatically synthesized.】
【Description: Who dares say I can't fly? Who dares say my short legs are vigorously treading Water underwater? I'll spray you to death with a single atomic breath!】
'Ah, this...'
Leon's mood was very subtle at the moment.
Although he often paid homage to a certain Egyptian queen by jokingly saying he didn't want to be human.
However, joking aside, how could Leon give up being human?
Isn't making friends more enjoyable?
Although Leon's XP covered a wide range, it was limited to attractive humanoid creatures. He wasn't as promiscuous (perverted) as San Brother, who spared nothing—pythons, lizards, exhaust pipes...
'System, if possible, I still wish to be a person.'
Leon negotiated with the system in his mind.
As strong as Godzilla was, Leon still remembered seeing a scene in a certain monster Universe crossover DC Universe comic where Godzilla directly sprayed Superman to death with a single atomic breath.
The fully grown Superman, in an attempt to save the mischievous little brat who could turn into Shazam, chose to withstand the damage of Godzilla's atomic breath with his body, and then he died.
Although he couldn't remember clearly, that was roughly what happened.
Leon naturally wanted a breath that could spray Superman to death, but if the cost was not being human, then he'd rather not. He would have plenty of opportunities to become stronger in the future; he didn't need this one.
However.
The system seemed to have seen through Leon's concerns and directly and powerfully displayed the information for the complete 'godzilla template'.
【godzilla template: The monster among monsters, the king among kings, the human among humans. Your race remains unchanged, but you gain all of Godzilla's abilities. When in human form, you receive a 25% bonus from the godzilla template. When in monster form, you receive a 100% bonus from the godzilla template.】
【Description: This Planet could not speak, so Godzilla appeared.】
"Holy crap?!"
"There's such a good thing?!"
Gaining all of Godzilla's abilities as a human, wouldn't that make him a monster version of Ultraman?!
True protection of my Planet?!
Leon instantly stood up, immediately changed his soldier boy suit to the Super Deadpool Suit on the spot, and then soared into the sky.
He began a fireworks tour show that he named "Little Boy Lighting Nuclear Bombs."
The target, of course, was America's military Base for storing nuclear bombs.
First day.
Leon detonated 25 nuclear bombs and signed in for a box of 'Unending Matches'.
Second day.
Leon detonated 125 nuclear bombs and signed in for an 'Eternal Flame', which he immediately used on Arcee.
Third day.
Leon detonated 250 nuclear bombs and signed in for a box of 'pigeon eggs'. After being cooked by the residual heat of the nuclear bomb explosions, they tasted incredibly delicious.
Fourth day.
Leon detonated 1250 nuclear bombs and signed in for an interesting but somewhat useless ability—'Man with His Own BGM'.
【Man with His Own BGM: As a man with his own BGM, you can make anyone hear any BGM you designate, at any time, in any place.】
【Description: Showing off is like the wind, always with me.】
Fifth day.
Leon detonated 2500 nuclear bombs and signed in for another box of 'pigeon eggs'.
Sixth day.
America's nuclear bomb reserves were running low, so Leon gathered another 5000 nuclear bombs from the neighbor, but still signed in for a box of 'pigeon eggs'.
Seventh day.
Leon collected from various countries around the World, and in a fit of madness, detonated 12500 nuclear bombs at once, but it was yet another box of 'pigeon eggs'.
Even after the entire Neon Province, the whole island, was obliterated by the nuclear bombs Leon detonated, the system never produced anything good again.
Leon finally resigned himself to fate.
Mysticism cannot save the unlucky, nor can nuclear bombs change destiny.
His ambition to collect all ten 'godzilla template shards' at once by continuously detonating nuclear bombs was officially declared bankrupt.
Therefore,
Leon redirected his attention back to the superhumans with their various abilities...