1200, an incredibly exaggerated leap.
This meant that even if he stood still now, ordinary light weapons wouldn’t be able to scratch him in the slightest.
This was not only thanks to Translucent’s own Metacarbon Skin, but also the qualitative change brought about by the [Carbyne Heavy Armor] evolved after the system’s extraction.
However, the increases in strength and speed were pitifully small.
Strength only increased by 30 points, and speed only by 20.
“This guy’s usual fighting style was probably just relying on stealth to sneak up, then flailing around wildly or grabbing whatever was handy to smash people.”
Lucas imagined Translucent’s naked, sleazy appearance and shook his head in disgust.
“But that makes sense; if he really had speed like A-Train or strength like Homelander, there’s no way Butcher and his crew could have subdued him in the electronics store.”
“He could have snapped all their necks before Hughie even pressed the detonator.”
“Ultimately, he was just a ‘tank-type assassin’ with pure support and high defense.”
“During team fights, he was responsible for tanking damage and spying; his output relied entirely on basic attacks.”
Lucas made a final assessment of the gains from this “hunt.”
Although the improvement in combat attributes wasn’t massive, this was definitely an extremely successful strategic investment.
The combination of [Absolute Stealth] and [Carbyne Heavy Armor] greatly compensated for his current shortcomings when facing high-intensity physical attacks.
At the very least, he wouldn’t have to frequently experience the inhuman pain of having his body torn apart, crushed, and then reconstructed.
“Whew…”
“Next, it’s time to plan things out properly.”
Translucent was dead.
And he died leaving behind nothing but skin.
This was absolutely a super-event capable of triggering a magnitude-ten earthquake within Vought International.
The fall of a member of The Seven was a humiliation like none Vought International had ever experienced since its inception.
That old hag Madelyn would definitely go crazy, and Homelander would be even worse, like a mad dog that had its tail stepped on, searching the world for the killer.
The situation Butcher and the others were in now was definitely worse than in the original story.
In the original, Translucent was just missing, and Vought International still held onto a sliver of hope that he was just out goofing off.
But now?
With that mess of gore and blood in the basement, as soon as Vought’s people found it, they would immediately confirm the news of Translucent’s death.
“Does this count as me forcibly setting the difficulty to ‘Hell Mode’ for Butcher and the others?”
A somewhat wicked smile curled the corners of Lucas’s lips.
But he felt no guilt at all.
Butcher was a madman who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, and Hughie was a rookie still wavering in his resolve.
Relying on them for his own safety would be true stupidity.
“The timeline… from when they kidnapped Translucent to when I intercepted and killed him, it all adds up to less than ten hours.”
Lucas tapped his index finger lightly against his knee, making a dull “tap-tap” sound.
“The time is too short.”
“In such a short time, Frenchie was probably too busy researching how to kill Translucent and didn’t have any time to contact his informants in the underworld.”
“This means that Butcher and the others, in all likelihood, haven’t obtained intelligence on the’Shining Light’ terrorist organization, let alone know about the existence of the Supe known as the ‘Female’.”
Kimiko.
One of the most heartbreaking, yet extremely powerful, characters in The Boys.
Forced to inject compound v by a terrorist organization, she became a mute killing machine.
Possessing extreme hand-to-hand combat abilities, astonishing speed, and… a freakish level of super-regeneration.
In the original story, she was the core physical damage dealer and tank for The Boys.
“If things followed the original plot, following the clues from A-Train’s girlfriend to find a Triad den, Frenchie would discover a captive Japanese girl.”
“Then they would release her, and after a series of misunderstandings and conflicts, they would eventually recruit her.”
Lucas’s eyes gradually deepened, like two bottomless wells.
“But now, the plot has already deviated because of my intervention.”
“Butcher and the others are facing Vought’s frantic pursuit and are overwhelmed; whether they can still investigate those underground Supe smuggling cases as originally planned is an unknown.”
“Since that’s the case, I won’t hesitate to snatch up this huge opportunity.”