The Deep, who had just said something astonishing, hadn't finished speaking when he collapsed as if his soul had been sucked out of him.
Aaron took a deep breath, retracting his finger. "Who told you to explain in detail? Bastard."
Aaron couldn't help but feel that The Deep was a bit too extreme.
Annie was completely stunned. She still had The Deep's poster hanging in her room.
The thought that one of her idols loved to play with marine life made her feel like throwing up.
So disgusting!
Firecracker, on the other hand, was full of excitement. It was all recorded, this was super big news.
Shocking! The untold story between The Deep, Dolphin, and Octopus.
Hiss... She was going to be thoroughly famous.
A-Train and the others turned pale.
By now, even they, as foolish as they were, had realized the seriousness of the problem.
The course of events had deviated from their expectations.
Aaron, whom they had originally regarded as a mere pretty face, possessed the power to instantly control Homelander and instantly incapacitate The Deep. They hadn't even seen how he made his move, and The Deep was already stiff.
Even though The Deep was the shame of The Seven, he was still one of The Seven.
Familiar with each other's abilities, they knew The Deep's capabilities well. At the very least, they had no confidence they could stop Aaron's method.
Firecracker didn't care about any of that. She realized this was a great opportunity and looked at A-Train.
Damn it, this is really bad luck, the jinx is here.
A-Train felt his scalp tingle and instinctively wanted to escape, but he noticed Aaron's half-smile, as if saying: Touched?
Not touched!
Firecracker asked, "A-Train, do you really care about the Black community and your Black compatriots?"
Phew, that was close, I don't have to die.
Upon hearing this question, A-Train, as a Black Superhero, said with a serious expression, "Of course... I don't care."
"I'm a Superhero. Why should I care about a group of inferiors who aren't the same species as me?"
Although A-Train knew that after saying this, he would face a lot of trouble, and might even be benched for a while, at least he wouldn't die.
Firecracker became even more excited, while Starlight became even more dejected.
What kind of people are these?
Firecracker looked around.
Queen Maeve and The Lamplighter both had drastically changed expressions, and even Black Noir consciously hid behind the others to avoid her gaze.
Hmm, it seems like something is missing?
Oh, Translucent!
"Translucent, I know you're here! Do you usually turn invisible to peek into the women's restroom?" Firecracker shouted to the surroundings.
Queen Maeve and the other two breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't them.
Translucent, who had just stripped off his uniform and retreated to the door, ready to sneak out, originally didn't intend to answer.
However, he subconsciously looked at Aaron and found that the other's gaze was directed at him.
He found me!
Translucent really wanted to tell himself it was a coincidence.
Should I go? If I take just one more step back now, I can completely leave this demonic pit and gain freedom.
However, he was only one step away from freedom but dared not move. It was as if taking that step would plunge him into an abyss.
In less than three seconds, he reviewed his life.
"Yes... I love going into the women's restroom naked to peek. No one can find me, except Queen Maeve and Homelander."
Translucent answered honestly, and Aaron withdrew his gaze.
He breathed a sigh of relief, not expecting that he could really see him.
He silently added Aaron to the list, now there were three people.
For some unknown reason, Translucent, as if possessed, looked back, and then his whole body trembled with fear.
The wide-open doorway was still there, But outside the door was not the familiar corridor, but endless darkness.
That was the abyss!
Once one stepped in, even a god would be forever lost in the darkness, until their mind was tormented by fear, ravaged by the darkness, and became part of the abyss. He was just one step away from falling into the abyss.
Translucent kept trembling, he dared not reveal himself. He was certain that if he did, he would be instantly obliterated by Aaron.
Just like The Deep.
Aaron would absolutely not allow his woman to see other men's naked bodies.
He would die, he would definitely die.
Translucent fell into madness due to his inner fear, his mind tormented, and his face constantly twisted and changed with fear.
His condition was unknown to Queen Maeve and the others. They didn't even realize that outside the door was not freedom, but a cage of darkness.
Firecracker began to question The Lamplighter and Black Noir.
Especially Black Noir,
Firecracker went straight to the core, "Black Noir, are you mute? Why can't you speak?"
Although Black Noir's entire face was covered by a mask, everyone could sense his fear through his rapid breathing and constantly changing black mask.
Black Noir seemed to recall an unpleasant scene. He wanted to be angry, but facing Aaron, all his anger seemed to disappear. So, in a fit of anger, he just got angry for a moment.
"...Ah..."
"No need to ask. He's already been beaten silly by Soldier Boy. Don't talk too much to a fool, you'll become foolish too." Aaron waved his hand.
Black Noir's healing ability was good, and his power was decent, but Soldier Boy's blow back then was too brutal, his head was caved in. Now he's just a fool who likes to watch cartoons and lives in his own world.
Firecracker didn't question Queen Maeve because she wasn't sure if Queen Maeve would be an ally in future battles. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't make things difficult for an ally, except for that bitch Annie.
Annie, who had been keeping her head down, now looked up. However, this time, her gaze towards Homelander and the others held no extra emotion, only indifference.
The thing she wanted to do most now was to immediately go back and tear up all those posters.
She felt disgusted by what she had done in the past—it was the shame of her life.
She actually worshipped a group of scumbags and villains.
"How do you feel?"
Aaron glanced at Annie, who nodded firmly. "I'm fine now, everything is up to you."
"Since that's the case..."
Seeing that Annie no longer yearned for this world, Aaron nodded with satisfaction and looked at the so-called The Seven.
Everyone's hearts tightened.
In this instant, they realized their fate depended on the man before them. They never expected that what was initially a simple operation they had to join due to Homelander's threats had turned into a huge crisis concerning their own lives and deaths.
Homelander, the instigator of all this, was still being mind-controlled by Aaron.
Homelander's own consciousness had always existed, but his mind was not normal, and he actually said a lot of things he shouldn't have.
If his body hadn't inexplicably been out of his control, he would have wanted to kill everyone present. If everyone died, he wouldn't be socially ruined, wouldn't be boycotted by the whole nation.
Homelander didn't see the weak shadow he had never cared about, strangely embracing him from behind, firmly binding his limbs. His shadow was the culprit preventing him from moving.
Queen Maeve saw this scene and felt fear in her heart.
Aaron finally spoke at this moment, "Alright, I'm a kind master."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became happy, but just as their smiles began to form, they heard Aaron continue, "It's better to let you die painlessly, ending this sinful life."
"Because I'm kind, I can't bear to see people suffer."
Huh? You call painless killing merciful and kind?
A-Train was about to speak, but saw Aaron flash in front of Homelander, grabbing his head and instantly devouring him.
Darkness swallowed Homelander, then looked at them.
"No!!!"
Aaron was very kind, just as he said, giving Homelander and the others ample time to recall their past. At least before they died, they had a chance for their lives to flash before their eyes, and then die painlessly.
In the blink of an eye, only a sweating Queen Maeve remained of The Seven.
"Wait, I didn't intend to attack you."
"That's why you're still alive." Aaron replied, looking at his gains.
He had originally thought there would be no gains from the Boys world. After all, the Boys was just a parody universe, specifically parodying DC and Marvel.
It was full of gore and sex, constantly challenging people's perceptions.
The Deep and Homelander were just a part of it. The world-destroying executioner, the Butcher Family Man, Billy Butcher, was no less.
Even Soldier Boy was shocked by his idiotic choices.
What kind of ability worth seeing could there be in such a parody world that even demons considered beyond saving?
Compound V?
It was nothing special, just a low-tier version of genetic control.
But Aaron never expected such a pleasant surprise.
[Prank Power (The Seven + Compound V): You have gained Prank Power, capable of applying special influence to any existence, causing them to lose their usual sanity and thus engage in various bizarre, irrational, and unbefitting behaviors.]
[Gene Dominance (Compound V + Gene Control): You can bestow the most suitable superhuman abilities upon others, even without special factors, allowing them to awaken extraordinary power.]
[Note: The type of ability is automatically generated and evolved based on the recipient's personality and thoughts. You can also specify and evolve their mutation.]
Prank Power... looks similar to Entropy Power?
Aaron carefully experienced these two powers.
Entropy Power, from Unicron, had already merged into Chaos Magic. It could easily bring the universe to an end, and also easily erode one's will, causing them to turn dark.
And Prank Power had similar abilities.
It doesn't cause any other issues.
After careful perception, Aaron discovered that there was a fundamental difference between the two.
Although they had similar effects, one involved 'darkening' while the other didn't necessarily darken, but rather turned people into 'eccentrics'.
The concept of 'eccentric' is very broad.
For example, if used on Captain America, he might become Captain Hydra, transforming from a guardian to a destroyer.
Of course, he might still be a righteous Guardian, but he would develop some unique hobbies. For instance, he might become obsessed with physique, injecting drugs to make his head pointy.
His sexual orientation might change, or even his gender identity might become problematic, leading him to fall in love with helicopters, animals, or even aliens of peculiar forms.
This ability is also a conceptual-level power, primarily manifested in Prank Power.
Its essence is to prank a person, and the extent of the prank... that depends on Aaron's intent.
The more a person is affected by Prank Power, the higher their level of eccentricity.
Liking human centipedes or falling in love with corpses are just minor issues.
In severe cases, they might even fall in love with strange things, such as... Hairy, multi-eyed spiders? Or even planets?
Iron Man and his cold mecha, intensely clashing with steel exhaust pipes?
The Flash and The Flash's narcissistic self-love, furiously ****ing himself at lightning speed?
Hiss...
Aaron just felt this ability was overly prank-oriented.
What's even more exaggerated about this ability is that, in theory, it can work on any existence.
Whether it's humans, gods, demons, or even hyper-dimensional beings and energy entities, they will all be affected by it.
Of course, the higher the status, the smaller the impact. But special changes still exist. This transformation is imperceptible, completing the shift from mental will and spirit to the human body without you even noticing.
There's no most eccentric, only more eccentric.
This is the essence of Prank Power—it is professional at subverting one's worldview.
Used well, it's a super powerful offensive method.
Even Aaron felt this ability was too overpowered.
He couldn't imagine someone using Prank Power on him.
That scene... absolutely unimaginable!
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