Cold…
a cold that seeped into the bones…
Ethan struggled to regain even a sliver of consciousness in the absolute darkness.
At that moment, he felt his limbs heavy as if filled with lead.
He even seemed to be wearing some kind of metal mask over his mouth that made it difficult to breathe.
As he instinctively struggled, he managed to open his heavy eyelids…
The next instant, Ethan was stunned.
What he saw were faint green indicator lights, thick bulletproof glass, and dense metal tubes enveloping his body.
This place seemed to be a cryogenic capsule.
Before Ethan could comprehend the situation, a wave of strange and terrifying memories flooded his mind.
Battlefields filled with gunfire…
The halo of a superstar fanatically worshipped by the world…
Deep in the jungle, the treacherous and horrible faces of the former members of Payback…
And the long, agonizing torture under shadowless lights, the shootings, the injections of various unknown toxins…
even repeated bombings with radiation weapons!
Ethan took several minutes to gradually calm his ragged breathing.
His open eyes reflected surprise.
He seemed to have been reincarnated.
And he had arrived in the bloody and violent world of “The Boys”!
Not only that, the owner of this body was no ordinary person.
He was the true original face of Vought International, a veteran superhero with nearly invincible defense and terrifying destructive power: Soldier Boy!
“Hiss…
what a hell of a start!”
Ethan gasped inwardly.
He strained his eyes to observe the dim structure of the laboratory outside the capsule, which had a heavy style characteristic of Soviet heavy industry…
So, what exactly is the current timeline?
If Ethan remembered correctly, in the wretched plot of the original work, Soldier Boy was simply too miserable.
A worthy original American hero, frozen over and over again, a total of three times!
The first time was during the operation in Nicaragua, where he was betrayed by all the members of the Payback team he himself had led.
Black Noir led them, and even his former lover, Crimson Countess, participated.
In the end, he was sold to the Soviet Union as political currency, and then treated like a lab rat in that place forgotten by God, tortured into a state of confusion for nearly forty years!
And the mastermind behind all this was undoubtedly that hypocritical, ruthless, suited ruler of Vought International, Stan Edgar.
The second time was after he returned to the light of day; he had originally promised to help The Boys deal with Homelander.
But at the critical moment, because he wanted to beat up his grandson, he got confused by Billy Butcher’s words: “He’s my wife’s son,” which triggered an internal fight and made him suffer repeated heavy blows from multiple flanks.
Once again, he was treated as a dangerous and uncontrollable weapon, betrayed by The Boys, and locked back in the cryogenic capsule.
The third time was in episode 7 of the fifth season, recently updated, when there was only one episode left until the finale.
After Soldier Boy handed the V1 serum to Homelander, he had originally planned to completely cut ties with the past and head to South America for some fun.
But because he said to Homelander: “Good luck, son”…
that caused Homelander, that giant with a baby’s face and extremely needy for affection, to collapse instantly…
Homelander, with his emotions completely unleashed, counterattacked like a rabid dog, squeezed his neck tightly, choked him unconscious, and thus faced his third freezing…
After reviewing the miserable history of the original body, Ethan couldn’t help but roll his eyes inwardly.
“Ice Boy,” huh?
Frozen three times, betrayed three times!
How the hell can this be an original hero?
It’s clearly a naive fool who gets trampled by everyone!
Butcher was right.
Soldier Boy is a bastard; no matter where he is, he always gets stabbed in the back and betrayed.
However…
“Now that my consciousness has completely taken over this body, and I’ve awakened…”
Feeling the terrifying power deep within his body, surging like a nuclear reactor, Ethan curled his lips into an arrogant arc under the metal mask.
Since the freezing device can’t contain him, doesn’t that mean that, from now on, this type of device will no longer be able to restrain him?
Before arriving in this world, Ethan was someone who had never suffered internal conflicts.
In his previous life, he had no parents or partner.
Since he arrived in this world full of superpowers and chaos, he would simply adapt.
What if he abandoned his past identity as “Ethan”?
The body he now inhabited already had a name, the original name of Soldier Boy: Benjamin.
There was no point in clinging to a past that no longer existed.
From today on, he is called Benjamin!
Enjoy this perfect body at the pinnacle of humanity, enjoy the absolute power of top-tier superpowers, and enjoy the infinite pleasure of Eternity!
In short, since he’s here and can’t go back, he might as well live life to the fullest in this world!
Benjamin fully accepted his new identity, and suddenly a panel lit up before his eyes.
He also heard a notification sound.
[Ding.
Host consciousness fusion complete, [Parenting System] officially activated.]
[Current host identity: Soldier Boy (Benjamin).]
[Current abilities:]
· Nuclear Shockwave Level 3: Can release high-intensity radioactive energy, capable of incinerating everything and eliminating Compound V from the target’s body.
· Super Strength Level 5: Possesses the super strength of a top-tier Super.
· Super Durability Level 5: Invulnerable to blades and firearms, immune to conventional thermal weapons and most Super attacks.
· Self-Healing Level 5: Extremely high cellular activity, can rapidly repair fatal wounds.
· Radiation Resistance Level 5: Completely immune to nuclear radiation and all harmful rays.
· Immortality: The body remains forever at its peak state.
Benjamin raised an eyebrow and his gaze continued downward.
[System Introduction: This system is linked to the Host.
The mission is as follows: Educate the rebellious descendant: Homelander (John)!]
[Mission Description: As the biological father of Homelander, you have the responsibility to guide this son who has gone astray back to the right path.
Every time you succeed in changing Homelander’s pathological mindset, correcting his atrocious behavior, reversing his distorted worldview, and urging him to make decisions that lead toward good…
or simply make him deeply feel the intense love of a “strict father,” you can obtain rewards!]
[Rewards include, but are not limited to:]
· Unlimited and general improvement of basic physical constitution.
· Acquisition of flight ability.
· Acquisition of laser vision ability.
· Improvement of nuclear shockwave control.
· Increase in self-healing ability.
· And various other skills…
Looking at the text appearing on the illuminated screen, Benjamin, who had been quite calm, rarely fell into a long period of deep reflection.
“System…
you want me to educate Homelander?”
In the world of The Boys, the general opinion of Homelander is surprisingly consistent: an extremely narcissistic giant baby, a cruel, bloodthirsty, and perverted dictator.
Many people fear him.
The members of The Boys even dream of tearing him apart.
But…
thinking about it carefully.
Benjamin didn’t hate Homelander.