In the abandoned warehouse.
Luke Cage and Peter chatted for a while, and then the two left the place.
"Mr. Cage, this is my phone number and also my social media account; let's add each other as friends, I still have so many questions I want to ask you!"
As they were parting ways, Peter took out his phone and followed Luke Cage's social media account.
This way, they could keep in touch frequently in the future.
"Kid, I'm usually very busy, so don't come looking for me unless it's something important."
Luke Cage also reminded him as he left.
He seemed to have seen through Peter's talkative nature, so he gave him a heads-up.
However, although Peter readily agreed at the time.
Whether he could do it later?
That remained to be seen.
Having made a friend who also had superpowers, and having temporarily confirmed that he wouldn't turn into a giant monster, Peter was in a great mood on his way home.
He was skipping and jumping all the way; if it weren't for not wanting to disturb the residents in the middle of the night, he even wanted to sing a song.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
After parting ways with Peter, Luke Cage was thinking about the Osborn Group.
"Should I investigate it?"
Luke Cage hesitated.
His rationality told him not to do it.
But emotionally, he remained somewhat uneasy.
Although Osborn Group might not be conducting any human experiments yet, there's no guarantee they wouldn't do so in the future.
And...
What if they were already doing it?
As someone who had experienced human experimentation, Luke Cage knew that pain very well.
However, he had only just managed to live a peaceful life.
He truly didn't want to break that peace!
....
Just past midnight, Rhodey, who had already returned home early, opened the system interface.
"Come on, system! Start today's sign-in!"
Rhodey had a premonition that he would have a change of luck today.
Although for the past few days, he seemed to have had such a premonition every day, the result—
But that didn't matter!
Rhodey firmly believed that he would definitely have a change of luck.
And it was highly likely to be today.
"Ding~!"
"Congratulations, Host, for signing in and acquiring the Energy Absorption ability, from the Mutant Sebastian Shaw!"
Yes~!
I knew it!!
Rhodey's eyes sparkled with excitement.
When he heard the system say the ability came from Sebastian Shaw, Rhodey knew he truly had a change of luck today!
Before this, even Rhodey himself wasn't sure if he could have a change of luck.
Although he spoke very firmly, in reality, it was more of a sense of ritual.
But as the saying goes, 'what you dwell on will eventually manifest'!
Indeed;
Rhodey truly had a change of luck today.
And right off the bat, it was a trump card!
Black King Shaw's Energy Absorption ability, this ability is notoriously powerful!
In X-Men: First Class, the original X-Men had to unite to defeat Shaw.
And even then, there was an element of luck involved.
You should know, Shaw's ability allows him to absorb all energy, including but not limited to kinetic energy, electrical energy, magic energy, and so on!
In other words;
Theoretically, all attacks are ineffective against Shaw.
Not only do they not harm him, but they also provide him with energy, allowing him to turn it back on you!
This is precisely Black King Shaw's strength.
He can not only absorb energy but also release the absorbed energy.
At the same time, he can also use the absorbed energy to enhance his stamina, speed, and strength.
He can even reverse his age and restore his youth!
Therefore, theoretically, as long as Shaw continuously absorbs energy, he can live forever!!!
Of course!
Even a powerful being like Black King Shaw is not without weaknesses.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been defeated by the original X-Men.
Black King Shaw's ability has three most obvious weaknesses.
The first weakness is mental control abilities!
Black King Shaw's ability cannot absorb mental attacks, so if he doesn't wear an anti-mind control helmet, he will be controlled instantly by a psychic like Professor X.
His second weakness is that there is an upper limit to his Energy Absorption!
And once that limit is exceeded, it will cause extremely severe damage to him.
It could even cost him his life!
And the third weakness is that without Energy Absorption, Shaw is merely a relatively strong Humans, so he can still die from various dangers that can kill Humans.
This includes but is not limited to suffocation, poisoning, drowning, and so on!
Most Mutant abilities have various weaknesses; perfect abilities are not non-existent, but they are limited to a very few exceptions.
Clearly;
Black King Shaw is not one of them.
But even with these weaknesses, it still cannot conceal the fact that Black King Shaw's ability is extremely powerful!
What's more, Rhodey is not Sebastian Shaw; he doesn't just have the Energy Absorption ability.
He also possesses other different abilities.
What can kill Shaw may not necessarily kill Rhodey!
Although Rhodey currently has no solution for mind control abilities, for example.
But his future self will definitely be able to do so.
And...
This is not the Universe where the X-Men are; there is no second Mutant besides Rhodey here.
Mind control abilities or treasures are not non-existent, but they are extremely rare.
At least Rhodey won't encounter them at this stage.
Not to mention encountering a psychic like Professor X, who can control you from thousands of miles away.