American Comics: BOSS Invasion

Alice Media Building, 150 meters underground, a honeycomb-style research base.

Qi Shan stood in front of several specially made dark energy confinement pods, his hands clasped, watching several people with a smile.

Unlike Blake and Clyde, the superpowered individuals who appeared later all possessed unruly personalities.

Communicating with them through conventional procedures was mostly like talking to a brick wall, yielding no serious answers.

After a brief exchange with the Poison Gas Man that yielded no results, Qi Shan decisively created this honeycomb-style underground base, imprisoning all subsequently captured superpowered individuals here.

They had barely enjoyed their newfound powers before being captured, so naturally, they were unwilling.

Initially, they constantly cursed and ranted, either slamming against the walls or pounding the floor, trying to use their superpowers to escape.

The Blackwatch gauntlet was also manufactured using this principle, differing only in the degree of energy suppression.

"Boss, I'm back!"

The elevator doors opened, and Clyde yawned, throwing a black girl off his shoulder, creating a thud.

Fortunately, this black girl was also a superpowered individual, her body very tough; otherwise, falling from a height of nearly two meters would have knocked her unconscious.

Qi Shan looked down at her and asked, "Why isn't she awake yet?"

"Her ability is very special; she can instantly teleport to any place she can see. Capturing her really took some effort. I used 27 invisible drones, and with Alice's matrix calculations, I managed to subdue her with tranquilizer darts.

I was afraid her constitution was special, so I gave her two extra shots for good measure. I estimate she'll be asleep for a few days!"

Qi Shan was speechless, waving him away.

Clyde turned to leave, then suddenly said, "Boss, when can I use my powers?"

"You can't stand it after only two months? Don't want to immerse yourself in a life of pleasure anymore?"

Clyde shook his head, seeming somewhat sentimental. "Before I had never experienced it, I always thought rich people were so happy. After experiencing it for two months, I realized it's just so-so. It's not as exciting as my old days of racing cars, shooting guns, and robbing banks.

Boss, my hands are itching!"

Qi Shan was expressionless. "Stop being glib here and get lost. We've almost gathered enough people. In a few days at most, I'll let you lead a team to stir up trouble! I'll send you the plan tonight. Familiarize yourself with it in the next few days. If you dare to mess it up, I'll make you regret it!"

Clyde's eyes lit up. "No problem, Boss, leave it to me, absolutely no problem! I'll stay in the training room these days and make sure to familiarize myself with the plan steps!"

Without waiting for Qi Shan to reply, Clyde hurried into the elevator, almost knocking Blake over.

Blake dodged, nearly dropping the files in his hand, and turned back, saying, "Slow down, what's the rush?"

"Blake? Long time no see, let's have a drink together tonight!"

As the elevator doors closed, Clyde managed to greet Blake, but unfortunately, he couldn't finish his sentence before the doors closed.

Blake only heard a muffled sound inside, unable to make out a single word.

He shook his head with a wry smile and slowly walked behind Qi Shan, saying, "Boss, the test data for these individuals is ready.

Based on the condition of their cells, I've set up different nodes. We just need to edit the program and inject them with dark matter nanites, and we can perfectly suppress their abilities, except…"

Blake hesitated.

Qi Shan asked, "You think this isn't good?"

"After all, people yearn for freedom, and their abilities are their own. What's the difference between us doing this without permission and kidnapping?"

Qi Shan shook his head, pointing to the people in front of him, saying, "Blake, you still haven't gotten over that hurdle. Look at these individuals!

A Poison Gas Man, originally a hitman for the mafia, had countless lives on his hands before becoming a superpowered individual. Now that he has superpowers, if we don't restrain him, won't he become lawless in the future?

This one is a Bomb Man, mentally unstable, exploding at anything he touches. We're helping her by suppressing her abilities!

This one is an Iron Man, also a brainless idiot. He used his brute strength to bully people when he was in school, making a career out of being a bad guy. How can we let such a person threaten the public outside?"

"But…" Blake hesitated.

Qi Shan patted him on the shoulder. "Although we're not good people, we're not bad people either. I'm not explaining this to you to flaunt my own justice, but just to tell you the facts.

How about this, based on the current plan, the manpower we have now is not enough. Central City will continue to have endless troubles. In the future, I won't interfere with any newly appearing superpowered individuals.

At that time, let you see what kind of changes Central City will undergo without us!"

"Alright then!"

Blake nodded, seeming somewhat embarrassed by his own indecisiveness.

After all, he wasn't a newbie anymore, he had killed people before, and he knew that Qi Shan wasn't a good person, so why was he still hesitating about these things?

Blake shook his head and turned to leave.

Qi Shan curled his lips, thinking, If it weren't for the fact that you're useful, why would I bother explaining so much to you!

Intellectuals are just troublesome!

Look how obedient Clyde is, doing whatever he's told? Not a word of nonsense!

Looking down at the girl at his feet, Qi Shan flicked his fingers, and a wisp of nanites floated down, quickly entering her body through the skin's sweat glands.

A few minutes later, a layer of fine sweat quickly exuded from the girl's body, and then she suddenly sat up, breathing greedily.

It was as if she had been traveling underwater for a long time, finally managing to bring her head out of the water.

Qi Shan smiled slightly, gently waving his hand, and a ball of liquid metal slammed onto the girl's wrist, quickly transforming into a Blackwatch gauntlet.

The girl was startled, only then realizing that she had changed places.

"Who are you? Where is this?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered her previous memories, quickly looking left and right, her face filled with anger. "Where's that bastard from before? How dare he sneak attack me, I'm going to make him pay!"

"Your name is Shawna?"

The girl glanced at Qi Shan, standing up without saying a word, her body language clearly showing vigilance.

After only a few glances, she quickly assessed her current situation.

The environment was enclosed, there were many people locked in strange boxes behind her, clearly a prison, the surrounding area was relatively open, without any cover, and the only way to escape was the elevator.

It seemed to be specially prepared, and her ability couldn't be used here at all.

Damn it!" The girl narrowed her eyes.