Chapter 73: Homelander’s Profession! [kneeling For Follow-up Reading]
He ran.
He chased.
Ian felt like he was trapped with no way to fly out.
Gained new profession, new talent.
Ian’s attributes had actually improved quite noticeably.
【Name: Ian Kent】
【Ordinary Profession: Student lv7〔125/640〕】
【Supernatural Profession: Berserker LV4〔9/80〕Savage Tyrant lv1〔0/10〕】
【World Recognition: Independent NPC】
【Strength: 11————13】
【Constitution: 8.9————14】
【Intelligence: 2.8————3.0】
【Spirit: 7.5————7.6】
……
But this kind of improvement couldn’t help in an emergency.
“Save me! Who can save me!”
Ian didn’t know who to ask for help; it was quite far from Grandma Martha’s house. And calling his mother to ask her to change her name to Martha was obviously too late.
A person with two legs could never outrun someone flying in the sky.
He hadn’t run more than a few steps, and Ian hadn’t even found any street thugs he could grab and throw at Superman in the sky, when he was already grabbed by the back of his neck by his old man and lifted into the air.
Bad news.
He was caught effortlessly by his old man.
Good news.
His old man just threw him at the doorstep.
“Wait for me at home!”
He flew off as if rushing to do vigilante work again—Ian temporarily got a chance to catch his breath and some time to think of a countermeasure.
“Phew~”
Ian, letting out a long breath, took off his shoddy Batman battle suit and stuffed the Minotaur Demon back into his small backpack; finally, he could check his new talent.
【Perfect Divinity: Can absorb chemical substances to automatically synthesize reinforcing compounds needed in the body for upgrading; each chemical synthesis in the body will bring corresponding experience improvement.】
When you are subjected to any form of mockery, your body will enter Unrivaled Mode, where you will gain a 30% boost to all attributes, but your morality level will continuously decline.】
It had to be said that the 【Savage Tyrant】 profession’s 【Constitution】 boost was truly exaggerated; judging solely by the panel boost effect, it was even stronger than the 【Berserker】 template.
“This shouldn’t be! Homelander was the unlucky one who got torn apart.” Ian suspected these professions could advance further later, and 【Savage Tyrant】 was an early-stage profession.
This guess couldn’t be confirmed yet, but the newly born supernatural talent really made sense; Ian felt like he had already intuitively aligned with the path of leveling up.
“Not bad for me!”
Ian pulled out his special drink and took a big gulp.
【Savage Tyrant Experience Points +1】
It worked as expected.
The chemistry teacher’s value had immediately skyrocketed. He pulled out the battered thermos, thinking he should get Mr. White a more expensive thermos sometime.
“I have a Savage Tyrant profession skill point; let me see what I can learn.” Ian stood at the front door of his house; he absolutely wasn’t delaying going inside.
【Eye of Blazing Sun: Eyes can emit high-intensity laser beams; continuous use will cause temporary vision decline, and the laser beam’s intensity depends on the user’s spirit attribute.】
【Mutant Breath: You will constantly breed mutant factors in your body, which can be actively exhaled through the lungs in gaseous form, causing severe biological mutation reactions in the target.】
【Iron Body: Your body surface will receive significant reinforcement, greatly increasing strength and constitution attributes.】
……
The skills were still plentiful and dazzling.
But among them, only three skills could be learned at Ian’s current level.
Flight ability wasn’t among them.
“If there’s a passive, definitely pick the passive! Every gamer knows this!” Ian didn’t hesitate much and unhesitatingly chose the skill that brought him closer to Family.
【Iron Body】
“System, can you change it to Steel Body? I’ve had enough of the bootleg version.” Ian tried to negotiate with the system, but the always aloof system silently granted him the skill.
【Strength: 13————21】
【Constitution: 14————38】
【Intelligence: 3.0】
【Spirit: 7.6】
……
Qualitative improvement!
This was absolutely beyond Ian’s expectations for body reinforcement; if he didn’t lack other 【Savage Tyrant】 skill points, he might not be able to resist investing more in this skill.
Yes.
Ordinary skills can be upgraded, and profession skills can too, but each level requires double the skill points of the previous level, so Ian had been reluctant to spend his few 【Berserker】 skill points.
“Gotta grind levels hard!”
Ian felt his system was as reasonable as he was; its silence was acquiescence, and next time he upgraded this skill, the system would surely silently change the skill name.
“Don’t let me down.”
Ian, trying to PUA his own system, finally had to step into his home. He carefully entered the door and tiptoed into the living room.
Second Brother Jordan was sprawled on the sofa watching television. On the news, Superman had just prevented a nuclear power plant leak accident, his red cape fluttering in the radioactive dust.
The reason his old father had rushed off earlier was found.
“Where are Mom and Jonathan?”
Ian probed his second brother.
Second Brother turned to glance at his little brother, who had been coming home late these past few days and seemed to really be dating, “Jonathan went to the field for extra practice, and as for Mom, she went out too…”
“It’s weird; Mom watched some Batman news and rushed out cursing, so I think she really doesn’t like that superhero from the neighboring city.”
Jordan rubbed his chin and made an inference he thought rivaled the famous detective Sherlock Holmes.
“Haha, yeah, Batman is pretty bad…” Ian’s forehead beaded with slight sweat; it wasn’t much at first, but when his hand nervously reached for his pocket, his whole body stiffened.
“Of course, despite that, I still really like Batman! Love him.” This was Ian’s timely cover, because the mobile phone Batman had thrown him was still in his pocket.
Didn’t throw it away.
After all, Ian wanted the red light; he needed to keep in touch with Batman. He didn’t have contact info before, but now Batman could enjoy the same treatment as Miss Death.
“Huh?”
Jordan whipped his head around upon hearing this.
“Something’s off with you!”
His tone was a bit suspiciously uncertain.
“What do you mean?”
Ian felt guilty, thinking his second brother had noticed something.
But unexpectedly.
“You got a boyfriend too?” Jordan’s voice was loaded with information and worry—for his brother, and for his own… future.
“What do you mean!?”
Ian was stunned for a moment.
His eyes widened.
He didn’t dare think too much.
Activating wisdom would make one shudder upon further thought.
“This matter… forget it, you can’t know! You tell the two adults everything!” Jordan wanted to say more but finally held his tongue.
“Is there a possibility I’ve never snitched…” Ian was truly wronged this time; though he was a top student, he didn’t have the stereotypical bad habits of some top students.
“Heh.”
Jordan didn’t believe it.
He pulled a letter from under his butt.
“Someone sent you a letter; I think it’s a love letter… no sender address or signature, I’ve gotten one too.” Jordan’s final emphasis was a bit deliberate.
“Green envelope, how could it be a love letter.”
Ian rolled his eyes.
He took the letter and curiously opened it; inside was a thin sheet of paper and a check with seven zeros!
“Prank?”
No one would believe it was a real check.
Ian looked surprised at the letter—the content had a very gentlemanly, elegant expression. But it still left Ian baffled.
【To Mr. Ian Kent:
I hope this letter finds you well!
I write presumptuously, for after reading your great work, my heart surges with admiration and esteem that I cannot quell, hence my urgent desire to express through this letter my heartfelt praise for your work. Please allow me to express my sincerest respect and admiration for your outstanding creation《Batman’s Tragic Forbidden Love》.
Your artistic talent is astounding.
Your portrayal of character psychology is exquisitely brilliant.
When Batman trembles and says, “How could you be my half-brother,” I was deeply shocked! What a genius setting! What a dramatic twist!
To support your creation, please accept the tip I offer, and fulfill my anticipation for the story’s continuation; I want to see the latest plot update within three days.
Please.
Satisfy your most loyal reader on Earth.
Or I fear I won’t be able to control myself.
Worshipfully yours, Joker, handwritten.】
