American Comics: Multiverse of Madness

His consciousness returned to his head, and the lamplighter opened his eyes in a daze.

Severe pain came from his forehead, and the lamplighter felt that his brain was a little cloudy. He could not recover for a moment, and he had not yet figured out where he was now.

The pain made the lamplighter frown slightly. He knew that his head must be swollen, or there was a big bump, plus some concussions. He felt terrible pain and dizziness whenever he shook his head.

Recalling the previous situation, his last memory was of facing a guy who looked the same as himself. That person seemed to have the ability to transform into the appearance of other people, and not only that, the other person could also turn his body into ice. Defend yourself against the fire.

It stands to reason that each superpower has its own unique superpower. There are very few people who master multiple superpowers at the same time. There is only one omnipotent existence like the native of the motherland in the world.

And now that I have encountered such a strange guy here, it is impossible for the lamplighter to say that he is not strange.

He slowly raised his hands and tried to get up, but the heavy weight on his wrists quickly brought him back to reality. Looking silently, the lamplighter suddenly found that his hands were handcuffed to a railing, and his legs were also tied. Coupled it.

After being stunned for a moment, the lamplighter immediately struggled and struggled to break away from the handcuffs. The collision between metals made a harsh sound, which was extremely obvious in this quiet room.

"If I were you, I would be more honest."

At this time, a strange voice suddenly sounded in the darkness.

Hearing the sound, the lamplighter suddenly stopped moving his hands. He looked uncertainly towards the dark corner of the room, with a very solemn expression on his face.

"Who are you?"

"As a prisoner, you don't seem to understand your current situation. I advise you to take a look at your current situation and then think about what tone you should use to speak to me." Zhang Yi sat on the chair and stared. The lamplighter.

"Hmph, I admit that your ability is interesting, but if you think that I will surrender to you because of this, you are totally wrong. I am a lamplighter, a superhero."

The lamplighter snorted coldly.

"Just use whatever means you have! I won't tell you a word."

Hearing this, Zhang Yi raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but give this guy a high look.

I have to say that although the Lamplighter is not a good person in this world, in a sense, he is really a hero who is not a hero.

"Superhero huh?"

After a pause, Zhang Yi stood up from the chair, walked slowly to the lamplighter, and said.

"I know who you are, Lamplighter, a former member of the Super Seven, but what you probably don't know is that as soon as you moved out of the Watt Building, they took down your statue. I don't know if you have Went out, but

If you look outside, you will find that you have been eliminated by Walter. Your peripherals, your peripherals, and your endorsements, everything related to you have been replaced by others. "

Squatting down, Zhang Yi stretched out his index finger and poked the lamplighter on the shoulder.

"If the superhero you are talking about is something that the Vought Group can throw away like trash, then you are really a great 'superhero'."

Hearing what Zhang Yi said, the lamplighter couldn't help but clenched his fists.

He stared at Zhang Yi, as if he couldn't believe what the other person said, but soon his expression returned to calmness and he smiled sarcastically.

"Isn't the verbal attack a bit too clumsy? You don't think that a few words can break through my psychological defense. Although I don't know what organization created you as a test product, but go back and tell the people behind you that they Don’t even think about anything.”

"You may have misunderstood. I am not a member of any organization. Besides, it is not difficult for me to know what is in your mind. I have many means to dig out what is in your head."

Zhang Yi tilted his head and continued. "For example, the reason why you quit the Super Seven is because you accidentally killed two innocent children. Who is it? Oh yes. Colonel Mallory's grandson, right?"

The lamplighter's pupils shrank, as if he didn't understand how the other party knew about this.

It stands to reason that not many people know about this, and that team, including Colonel Mallory, has now been disbanded.

Neither the members of that team nor Colonel Mallory would tell this matter casually, and therefore, the lamplighter would be even more frightened about how the other party knew about it.

"You actually guessed that I am Colonel Mallorin's man? Don't make trouble, brother, that lady has been in a state of retirement after experiencing the pain of losing her grandson. Besides, he can't afford to hire me."

Zhang Yi smiled. "Are you surprised? You don't understand why I know what you are thinking now. In fact, it is not difficult to guess, right? You have already reached the conclusion, but you are not willing to admit it."

"you"

The lamplighter looked at Zhang Ye in front of him in horror and murmured.

".You can actually read minds!?"

"more than."

Zhang Yi explained softly. "You already know that I can transform into someone else, so you can understand that when I transform into someone else, I can also use their superpowers. Can you understand this explanation?"

After hearing this explanation, the lamplighter was completely speechless. He was looking at Zhang Yi as if he were looking at a terrifying monster.

Now he somewhat believed that the other party was not a test subject cultivated by some evil force, because it was difficult for him to imagine what kind of force could cultivate such a terrifying monster.

Ever since he quit the Super Seven and retired here, Lamplighter has been taking on the job of guarding the institute.

During this period, he witnessed countless top scholars and professors' research on superpowers, and he also learned how dangerous Compound No. 5 was for the transformation of humans.

It is almost unbearable for ordinary people to bear the impact of multiple superpowers. The reshaping of genes by one superpower is already very huge. Two or even more than three superpowers exist in one body at the same time, which is enough to cause destruction. sexual effect.

So in this case, Zhang Yi's existence cannot be said to be a miracle, it should be called a 'miracle'.

"What is your purpose?" The lamplighter looked at Zhang Yi solemnly and asked.

"Don't you think the development of this world is a little too abnormal? If you know about Compound No. 5, then you should also understand that your superpowers are not God-given, but created by Walter's human experiments. .”

Zhang Yi spoke to himself without answering the lamplighter's question.

"You have great power, why aren't you willing to do some good deeds? No one understands the evil of the Walt Group better than you. Although you say you are a superhero, you know in your heart that you are just a helper. Just evil people.”

The lamplighter lowered his head.

"It's just a job."

"What kind of job? Deceive the public, kill everyone who is unfavorable to the Vought Group, restart the war, and cover the entire world in death and pain."

Before Zhang Yi finished speaking, the lamplighter raised his head in confusion.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't tell me that you don't know how many people have died in this place under your feet, this lunatic asylum called Sage's Grove. Why don't you guess, the Walt Group cultivates these out-of-control superpowers? That’s why.”

"They." The lamplighter opened his mouth, but he quickly shook his head. "I understand, this is your purpose, right? You want to deal with Walter."

"Yes." Zhang Yi paused. "For justice."

"justice."

The lamplighter couldn't help but laugh. Thinking back to his experience in the Walter Group, his smile became more and more bitter. "There is no justice in this world. Only capital is the most important. Without money, you are nothing."

"If you are really doing it for money, then why did you quit the Super Seven? After all, judging from the ability and popularity, the first one to quit should be the fish man."

Zhang Yi said casually, and then he said seriously. "You are feeling guilty, right? The guilt of killing a child makes you feel that you are not worthy of the title of 'hero'"

"Shut up." The lamplighter glared at Zhang Yi, as if he was angry that the other party had revealed the scars deep in his heart.

"You are different from them. Although you have done many outrageous things, your nature is not bad. At least you still have the most basic sense of shame."

As he spoke, Zhang Yi slowly stretched out his palm and placed it on the lamplighter's head.

"What are you going to do!?"

After noticing Zhang Yi's movements, the lamplighter immediately started struggling. Although he didn't know what the other party wanted to do, the unknown always gave people an inexplicable sense of crisis.

Not caring about the other party's resistance, Zhang Yi grabbed the lamplighter's head and spoke to himself.

"When I was exposed to pollution before, I discovered a very interesting thing. If I could contaminate the other person before the pollution broke out, then that person would break free from the original shackles and become a new existence - contaminated by me. The presence.

But this world was born in pollution. I don’t know if this method can still be effective. Originally, I wanted to try it on Starlight, but the girl is busy dealing with this kind of announcement now. As a last resort, I chose the target. this.

Sage Grove is a place where Walter specializes in training superpowers. It is also the only place I can find where so many superpowers gather without being disturbed by outsiders.

But unfortunately, 'thanks' to Vought, the guys in the cell have serious self-destructive tendencies, and apparently none of them are good choices. "

Having said this, Zhang Yi turned his attention to the lamplighter again.

"But you are different. You still have the possibility of being saved."

"You, what on earth are you going to do?!"

The lamplighter gritted his teeth. He felt like his head was being filled with a lot of complicated information.

"I want to show you the world outside the well."