American comics: From the black robe, friendship becomes stronger

Chapter 75: Sage Grove

Even though Levi could not fly here openly as an angel, the super speed from the locomotive still allowed him to cross hundreds of miles and reach his destination in a very short time.

From the outside, this mental hospital does not appear to be very large, but its supporting facilities are quite good. Not only is there a wide lawn large enough to serve as a football field, but there are also a large number of fitness equipment, entertainment facilities, fountains and the like.

If there are really patients receiving treatment here, their daily living environment should be very good.

Levi just scanned twice but didn't see any patients, nurses or other staff outside. Instead, there were quite a few cameras. This place is a typical example of a loose exterior but tight interior.

Considering that the person currently in charge here is the Lamplighter, one of the former Seven, Levi did not rashly rush in with speed, but instead went around half a circle.

Within two minutes, he caught a guy who was out smoking.

Avoiding surveillance equipment, his mind control technique had already taken effect when the other party had no time to react.

This guy who looked like an Indian immediately became his most loyal servant.

Levi looked through his memory briefly and found a guy named Sean, who was a very special person here.

At first glance, he looked like an ordinary caregiver, working here with other people and at most having a single dormitory.

But he is not under the jurisdiction of anyone, and usually no strangers are allowed to enter his place. He almost only deals with those imprisoned "mental patients".

Then we need to report to the highest person in charge here, the superhero Stormfront from Water.

It is also worth mentioning that Sean does not smoke, but he carries a lighter with him at all times and even plays with it in his hand while eating, which makes him look very different.

Comparing it with the time when the lamplighter retired, Levi could almost immediately confirm that this Sean was the lamplighter.

Without further ado, Levi asked the other party to lead the way and head straight to the monitoring room.

Occasionally, a few people in the corridor noticed Levi, who was not wearing a nursing uniform, but they just looked at him curiously and quickly continued to do their own things as if nothing had happened, or even completely forgot that they had ever seen Levi.

Although Levi does not have as much potential as Kate in terms of psychic and mental abilities, it is still enough to deal with these ordinary people.

And his greatest advantage was that, almost once he had them, he could master them quite perfectly; he didn't need to touch them with his hands like Kate did.

Similarly, the security guard in the monitoring room was not spared and soon gave up the monitoring room.

Just like the forest, the Sage Grove is not very large. Levi can immediately confirm at a glance that there are only sixteen people with super powers imprisoned here.

However, the total number of psychologists, security guards, caregivers, etc. is close to a hundred.

Somewhat similar to the forest, these people with super powers are either mentally ill to begin with, or have been locked up for too long and are almost driven crazy.

In short, even if they were imprisoned in cages, they rarely stayed there quietly, which allowed Levi to see their abilities quite intuitively.

With the help of the security guards who monitored them here all day, Levi understood the abilities of most of them in the shortest time.

Even when he was free, the security guard gave these guys some very appropriate nicknames based on their abilities.

But Levi quickly shook his head again. To him, these guys were mostly trash.

Things like acid vomiters, farting cold waves, etc., it's not embarrassing enough to tell others about them.

Or it is a duplication of the abilities of other superheroes that Levi already knows, but the effect is much worse.

For example, there is a disease called dwarfism, which can shrink a person to the height of a finger at most, but the cost is that the person cannot recover within a day. This is far inferior to the superpowers of a cricket.

There is only one exception.

Levi pointed at one of the bald women who didn't make any special movements but just kept looking up at the surveillance camera: "Her name is Cindy, right? What is her ability?"

"It's stress. She once squeezed several people who brought her food into tomato juice. She can even bend metal. Now the iron doors of every room have been replaced because of her!"

Even though he had been affected by Levi's ability, the security guard still had a look of fear on his face and even swallowed his saliva unconsciously.

It was obvious that he had been frightened by the other party and was still feeling scared.

"Pressure?" Levi became a little interested. If used in combat, this superpower might not seem particularly strong.

But it might be useful in scientific research and energy fields.

Of course, it all depends on how well she can do it.

Just when Levi was about to let the system verify it himself, a man's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "What are you doing standing here?"

The security guard immediately reminded Levi: "It's Sean!"

But his voice alerted the lamplighter outside the door: "Paul, who are you talking to? Aren't you the only one on duty today?"

Levi nodded secretly. After all, he was still one of the Seven, so he still had basic vigilance.

But since they had met, they might as well meet. He didn't have any particular ill will towards the lamplighter.

According to the information he had collected and the chats he had with Maeve, Engine and others, this guy didn't seem to have any particularly bad deeds in the past and was just an ordinary superhero.

He, Lokomotiv, Shenhai and others were bullied by the Homelanders in the group of seven.

The reason is very simple, that is, he is very weak.

His body couldn't even fully defend against ordinary bullets, and he didn't have any fighting skills. All he had was the ability to amplify flames. It was strange that he wasn't disliked by his homeland.

Among the original seven people, he was basically recognized as the last one, and even Shenhai would occasionally bully him by taking advantage of the power of others.

But he still endured it, because unlike Locomotive who did it for money, his original intention of becoming a superhero and even joining the Seven was actually somewhat similar to Starlight, which was to prove himself and become the pride of his father.

The only black spot on him was that he accidentally killed Mallory's two little grandsons when he tried to assassinate Mallory, the founder of the Black Robes and the old boss of Butcher, Breast Milk and Frenchman.

Afterwards he felt extremely guilty, depressed, and tormented by his conscience, which is a very rare thing in Super Mile.

For example, the locomotive still doesn't think that it's a big deal that he hit and killed Hughie's girlfriend.

So in Levi's opinion, although the Lamplighter has killed many people, he can indeed be considered a half-good guy among superheroes.

I have no choice but to rely on my peers to support me.

In addition, it is slightly worth mentioning that it was the Frenchman who was responsible for tracking the lamplighter, but he left for something temporary. If he had not left his post without permission, the lamplighter might not have accidentally killed the two children.

It was also because of that incident that the Black Robe Patrol was directly disbanded, until it was recently reorganized by the Butcher.

While recalling this information, Levi unscrewed a bottle of mineral water on the table and activated the ability of the low-temperature killer.

He had no intention of relying on this thing to fight, but he had to admit that cold beer was really convenient.

At the same time, at his signal, the security guard named Paul responded loudly and opened the door.

As soon as he opened the door, Levi saw the lamplighter holding a lighter in his left hand and grabbing with his right hand, with a rather funny movement.

The lamplighter also saw that the mineral water quickly turned into ice in Levi's hands, and then was carved into the shape of a long sword.

His pupils shrank immediately: "Angel? I never knew you had such ability!"

He quickly glanced around the room, and he became more and more nervous. "Didn't Stormfront bring you here? Did you find this place by yourself?"

If it is the former, at most it is a slight violation of the rules, but it is not a big deal.

Compared to ordinary superheroes, the Seven have higher authority and can know more of Walt's secrets.

But if it is the latter, the meaning it represents is completely different.

He also saw the angel's superpowers that had never been shown to the outside world, which immediately made the lamplighter want to retreat.

After being in the Group of Seven for such a long time, he already understood a truth: sometimes the more you know, the more dangerous it may be!
Li Wei smiled and said, "Sean, I have no ill will towards you. After all, I am a graduate of the Lamplighter College of Ge University. How about we sit down and have a chat?"

(End of this chapter)