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Chapter 71 Angels and Compound No. 5
Chapter 71 Angels and Compound No. 5 (Seeking first subscriptions)
Center stage.
After speaking at length about faith and stirring up the audience's emotions, Ezekiel gestured and slowly said, "As you all know, just a few days ago, another believer joined us."
"Because of his devout faith and his fearless courage, he received the power bestowed by the Lord and saved the lost sheep!"
"Next, let's welcome the Crimson Dawn to the stage!"
In an instant, the entire audience erupted in cheers and shouts once again.
Originally, Li Yuanna's video of "gaining God's blessing and awakening superpowers" was already very popular.
After he joined the Water Group, Water Group used its resources to push the hype to its peak.
Objectively speaking, most ordinary people still harbor a "superhero dream" in their hearts.
After all, who hasn't fantasized about saving the world when they were a kid?
However, superpowers are something that comes from "God's blessing".
If you were born with it, you were; if you weren't, you weren't.
This situation causes great distress to ordinary people who, despite their devout faith, lack superpowers.
However, Li Yuan's appearance changed everything.
These ordinary people without superpowers suddenly discovered that as long as their faith is sincere enough, even if they are not born with superpowers, they can still receive blessings from God even after they grow up!
With such a "role model," how could Li Yuan not be popular?
Snapped!
A beam of light shone down from above the stage, illuminating Li Yuan, who was originally in complete darkness and was fully prepared and armed.
Amidst cheers and shouts from the audience, Li Yuan slowly walked to the center of the stage.
After giving Ezekiel a brief hug, he faced the audience and shouted in a loud and majestic voice, "Hi everyone, I am Crimson Dawn!"
"Wow!!!!!"
Immediately, thousands of people below the stage roared in unison again, their voices deafening and echoing through the night.
As their voices gradually subsided, Li Yuan slowly began to speak: "As everyone knows, a few days ago, a group of terrorists attempted to hijack the No. 37 transoceanic plane."
"At that time, I remembered the Lord's teachings and stood up to fight against the terrorists."
"There were four terrorists, and each of them was armed!"
"But at that time, I was empty-handed."
"If it weren't for God's grace in granting me superpowers, those terrorists might have harmed countless innocent and kind people!"
"Although this emergency has been resolved, it makes me reflect on what we should do if a similar incident occurs again."
Some people say we should trust the military.
"That's right, that's correct!"
"However, we must also look at the facts objectively!"
"The Air Defense Command acted far too slowly in the incident involving the No. 37 transoceanic flight!"
"From beginning to end, we didn't see a single fighter jet come to our rescue!"
"While I don't want to take credit, I have to say objectively that if I hadn't suddenly gained superpowers and become a superhero on that plane, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"
"What saved the 123 passengers on Transocean Flight 37 wasn't the military, but superpowers—superheroes!"
"We all know that some superheroes can fly faster than fighter jets!"
"Some superheroes can run faster than cars on land!"
"Some superheroes can swim faster than a boat!"
Looking at the audience's reaction, Li Yuan continued, "If that's the case, then in a critical emergency where every second counts, why not choose to send superheroes?"
"Take this hijacking incident for example. If I hadn't been the variable, and if the news had reached both the Air Defense Command and Homelander simultaneously, Homelander might have already flown into the cockpit to carry out the rescue while the pilots were still preparing to take off!"
"As everyone knows, every superhero, scattered across the world, is always ready to fight evil and save people!"
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"But sometimes, they miss many opportunities to save lives because they don't receive the information in time!"
"At times like these, we can't help but ask ourselves, if they had received the news immediately, would this tragedy have been averted?"
"Ladies and gentlemen, to prevent such tragedies from happening again, and to ensure that we can receive timely help in case of emergencies, let's all speak out together!"
"If we can get millions of superheroes like me into the national defense and military system, then we won't have to worry at all when similar incidents occur again!"
"Because of one"
"Every superhero will appear in time to protect you!!!"
At the end, Li Yuan's voice was impassioned, and he raised his arms and shouted.
"Wow!!!!!"
"Join! Join! Join!"
The audience below the stage was moved by Li Yuan's impassioned speech, waving their arms and shouting in unison.
This scene was captured by cameras from all directions and angles, some of which were even being broadcast live.
Seeing this, Ashley, who had been exhausted all day, finally showed a relieved smile as she stood in the corner of the stage.
Madeline, who was watching the live stream from her office in the Water Tower, also smiled and nodded in satisfaction.
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Originally, Li Yuan's script ended there, and he only needed to make a normal exit.
However, having suddenly come up with a brilliant idea, how could he possibly be willing to end it here?
He gestured lightly with his hands, indicating to the audience, before suddenly changing the subject: "I have truly heard the voices in everyone's hearts."
"To be honest, I am deeply moved by your support."
"At the same time, it also made me understand some things."
Seeing that Li Yuan suddenly deviated from the planned exit and started performing on his own, Ai Shili stood in the corner of the stage, frantically giving him winks, hoping he would see her and come down quickly.
However, Li Yuan ignored her reminder and continued, "Before, I kept thinking about why I was able to receive the Lord's blessing and gain this power."
"Of course, this is so that I can save the believers on the plane, that's right."
"But if that's all, then why didn't God take away my superpowers after it was all over?"
"Does the Lord need me to do something else?"
Li Yuan stepped forward and walked to the very edge of the stage, his voice becoming even more resounding: "Originally, I was still a little confused."
"But now, I've come to my senses!"
"I finally understand what the Lord wanted me to accomplish!"
"Lord, I must fight!!!"
Before his final roar had even faded, he had already raised his hands high, and flames erupted from his palms, shooting skyward!
This isn't an adjective; the flames really shot into the sky!
In the pitch-black night, under the watchful eyes of thousands of believers, the raging flames that shot into the sky suddenly changed shape in an instant!
A blurry humanoid figure, composed entirely of flames and standing hundreds of meters tall, appeared in the sky above the venue in an instant!
Corresponding to the fireman's blurred face were six lifelike, enormous fiery wings behind him, each feather clearly visible!
Madeline, who was watching the live stream in her office at the Water Tower, widened her eyes involuntarily upon seeing this scene, and blurted out a few words: "Wo-de-fa!"
Even she, who was seeing this scene through a screen, felt this way. One can only imagine how those who saw it at the expo must have felt.
At this moment, everyone in the venue, whether they were believers who had bought tickets or Walter's staff, all looked up at the sky, their eyes wide and mouths agape, remaining silent for a long time.
The once bustling expo instantly became deathly silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The six lifelike fiery wings were so large that they almost covered the entire sky from the back of the stage to the last row of audience members.
It's fair to say that everyone present, whether they were staff operating machinery behind the stage or audience members who couldn't get to the front and had to stand in the last row, felt the heatwave that descended from the sky.
The scorching air, which would normally make them want to run away, failed to drive anyone away at this moment.
Even though sweat was dripping from their brows, they remained rooted to the spot, staring blankly at the sky.
The heat descending from the sky made the six fiery wings appear so real, so real that it seemed you could reach out and touch the feathers!
In the moment of complete silence, a voice suddenly rang out: "Angel—"
The voice sounded like it came from a young girl.
Although the words were shouted, how loud could a small child's voice be?
But at that very moment, her voice resounded throughout the entire expo venue!
This seemingly quiet sentence struck like a chord, jolting the stunned audience back to reality.
No one blamed the little girl for pulling them back. At that moment, everyone seemed to awaken from a dream, murmuring, "Angel—"
"Six Wings————"
Countless murmurs gradually coalesced into a vocabulary familiar to Christian believers.
Countless people at the scene shouted out the same term in unison: "Six-winged Seraph!"
However, when the people finally came to their senses and looked at the stage, they were shocked to find that the person who should have been standing there was gone—
Midtown, Mercer Hospital.
Two tall, burly men made their way through the dimly lit corridor and arrived at the door of the neonatal intensive care unit.
The white man, wearing a black coat, had a thick black beard covering his nose, chin, and cheeks, giving him a fierce appearance.
His name is Billy Butcher.
The other black man was wearing a brown leather jacket and a large gold chain around his neck.
His name is Mother's Milk.
For various reasons, the two of them, along with several other accomplices, are currently gathering dirt on the Super Seven and the Vought Organization.
The reason the two men were here was because their companion, Hugh Campbell, had obtained some useful information from Ezekiel through threats at today's Faith Expo.
drop!
Butcher swiped a card on the access control, and the door to the neonatal intensive care unit in front of him immediately opened.
After passing through two doors, the first thing that catches the eye is a variety of sophisticated medical instruments.
Although the lights in the intensive care unit were not very bright, they were enough for the two of them to see everything around them.
Their attention was quickly drawn to the IV bag above an infant incubator.
The liquid inside was a clear sky blue, and the IV tubing below was connected to the baby's body in the incubator.
"Compound No. 5?"
"They injected babies with compound five?!"
Both Butcher and the mother let out a low gasp of surprise almost simultaneously.
They had seen A-Train from The Seven, and A-Train's secret girlfriend, Claw Woman, inject this stuff.
After being injected with this substance, the two superhumans experienced a visible increase in their superpowers, physical strength, and other abilities.
Following this clue, they traced the charity "Samaritan's Embrace" and its leader, Ezekiel.
And today, they tricked Ezekiel into revealing the address of the neonatal intensive care unit at Mercer Hospital.
Just as Butcher and the breastfeeding mother were about to get closer to observe the baby more closely, the baby in the incubator suddenly opened its eyes!
Two blue laser beams suddenly shot out from the pupils and hit the lid of the incubator!
The sudden commotion startled Butcher and the mother, who jumped back in shock.
Fortunately, the incubator seemed to be made of some special material, which perfectly blocked the baby's two blue laser beams.
"Woodfrog! This is a superhuman baby!" Butcher exclaimed, his eyes wide.
The two exchanged a glance, watching the compound No. 5 being continuously injected into the baby's body, and almost simultaneously understood something.
"God's chosen people, my foot! These superhumans are all products of Walter's experiments!" Butcher grinned menacingly.
"This is absolutely insane," the mother sighed, shaking her head.
Butcher rummaged through the treatment cart next to him, found a blood collection needle, inserted it into another opening on the IV bag, and introduced compound number five into a negative pressure vacuum glass tube.
Just as I pulled the glass tube out and put it in my pocket, the door to the monitoring room was suddenly pushed open, and several armed security personnel rushed in.
Upon seeing Butcher and the breast milk, these men raised their guns and pulled the triggers without saying a word.
Da da da da da da——————
The gun barrels spat out flames instantly, but fortunately, both of them reacted very quickly and immediately dodged behind a thick square pillar.
The enemy outnumbered them and had more guns, so a direct confrontation would be very disadvantageous. Butcher's eyes lit up and a plan immediately came to mind!
He whispered "Cover!" to the breastfeeding mother and then rolled away.
Using a pistol as cover, the mother quickly discovered that Butcher had returned.
However, he had an extra power cord in his hand.
With a strong pull, Butcher brought the insulated box with wheels underneath to his side.
He opened the lid of the incubator, took the baby out without hesitation, and then walked out openly.
"0i—"
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With a strange, off-key shout, he grabbed the baby by the back of the neck, changing the direction of the baby's gaze.
The stimulated baby immediately opened its eyes, from which blue lasers shot out!
As the gaze shifted, a blue laser swept across, cleaving all the armed security guards in two, leaving blood and various internal organs scattered on the ground.
Wow!
"A generous gift of crab!"
The feeling of wielding a futuristic laser gun brought a thrilling excitement to the faces of the two tall, burly middle-aged men.
"You're such a damn angel! Mua~" Butcher grinned grotesquely and kissed the baby on the head.
"Butcher, we need to hurry," the breast milk reminded her from the side.
The two put the baby back into the incubator, which was plugged back in, closed the lid, and hurriedly left.
Shortly after the two left, a figure shrouded in a black robe, whose shape and face were obscured, appeared in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Unlike Butcher and Breastfeeding, all the surveillance equipment in the area where this figure passed by was completely destroyed in a flash.
He ignored the baby in the ward and went straight into the medicine preparation room.
Without him making any move, the door of a medicine cabinet that had been locked suddenly swung open.
One by one, bottles of sky-blue Compound No. 5 flew up out of thin air and landed in his arms.
Immediately, the dark figure flickered and vanished like a wisp of smoke.
In a lush park, Li Yuan suddenly appeared.
After confirming several times that there were no living beings or surveillance cameras around, he flicked his clothes, and bottles of Compound No. 5 flew out and hovered in front of him.
These drugs were one of the things he wanted to get from the Vought Group.
However, this compound No. 5 is the kind that is readily available and can be obtained with a little effort, so it was not his main target.
"Although I was injected with this when I was a baby, injecting some more should still enhance my superpowers."
Having made up his mind, Li Yuan injected the medicine into his body one vial at a time.
For ordinary superhumans, an excessive injection dose would place a heavy burden on the body and could even endanger their lives.
But for Li Yuan, whose physique was far stronger than theirs, the dosage he could withstand was naturally far beyond that of ordinary superhumans.
Moreover, he was constantly and meticulously sensing the changes within his body, ensuring that nothing went wrong.
And this is indeed the case; repeated injections of Compound V, while enhancing superpowers, have their limits.
At this moment, Li Yuan's body was far from reaching its limit, but the effects of compound number five had already reached their limit!
After carefully sensing the changes in his body, he sighed softly and shook his head: "It's better than nothing, I suppose."
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