January 10th, Saturday!
A week had passed since Rhodey signed in and obtained Black King Shaw's Energy Absorption ability.
Over the past week, Rhodey had signed in seven more times.
It turned out he was right; signing in for Black King's ability that day truly sacrificed his luck for a period of time in the future.
Because in the subsequent seven sign-ins, without exception, Rhodey only obtained the trashiest Ipsilon mutant abilities.
Rhodey naturally wouldn't keep these trash abilities.
So, he decomposed all of them. Except for one which, after decomposition, gave him proficiency that he allocated to his Teleportation ability, raising its development level to 3.
The proficiency from the other six decomposed abilities was entirely allocated to the Energy Absorption ability by Rhodey.
Therefore;
Now, Rhodey also possessed two mutant abilities whose development levels had reached 3.
One was Teleportation, and the other was Energy Absorption!
Especially the latter.
At level 2, the upper limit of absorbed energy was equivalent to the total energy of a ten-million-ton yield nuclear weapon explosion. After upgrading to level 3, this upper limit increased tenfold!
Rhodey had previously wondered if keeping such a massive amount of energy within his body would cause problems?
After all, the energy he had stored at that time had already reached 95% of his absorption limit!
And the daily consumption was negligible.
Compared to such a massive amount of energy, it was completely insignificant.
But if Rhodey encountered a powerful enemy who suddenly struck him hard, and the energy exceeded his upper limit, that would be disastrous!
This was probably why Black King Shaw never kept too much energy within his body.
He obviously did it to avoid such a situation.
However, Rhodey could now rest assured!
The energy upper limit increased tenfold, and the energy that had originally accumulated to 95% suddenly plummeted to 9.5%!
If someone wanted to make his energy exceed the limit and cause him to self-destruct and injure himself, how powerful would that existence have to be?
After all;
That 90.5% remaining energy gap was equivalent to the energy produced by a 90.5 million-ton yield nuclear weapon explosion.
What kind of existence could unleash such powerful energy in a single blow?
Even Captain Marvel couldn't do it!
Even Odin, holding gungnir, probably couldn't reach this magnitude in a single blow, could he?
Unless they used the Bifrost Bridge's energy to blast Rhodey.
Only then would it be possible.
But Rhodey hadn't provoked this God King of Asgard.
He'd have to be out of his mind to use a destructive weapon like the Bifrost Bridge against Rhodey.
Therefore;
Rhodey could confidently and boldly retain this massive amount of energy within his body.
There was no need to find an opportunity to release it.
....
The sound of splashing Water rang out.
In the outdoor swimming pool, Rhodey emerged from the Water.
He wiped the Water from his body, then turned and lay down on a lounge chair.
He was sunbathing and scrolling on his phone.
Just then—
A Shadow suddenly flew from a distance and landed steadily on the terrace.
"Hi~! I just happened to be passing by here."
Gwen, dressed in her Spider-Woman suit, greeted Rhodey.
"You're always welcome here."
Rhodey said with a smile.
"Want some Water?"
Hearing that, Gwen chuckled and said, "Hot Water again?"
"Of course! Drinking more hot Water is good for your health."
Rhodey said, turning and going into the house.
When he came out, he already had a steaming cup of hot Water in his hand.
"Here."
Rhodey handed the cup to Gwen.
"Thank you."
Gwen politely said thank you, then took the cup and turned to sit directly on the railing at the edge of the terrace.
"Looks like you're not afraid of heights."
Rhodey said, standing beside her.
"I actually quite like high places."
Gwen said with a smile, pulling up half of her mask to take a sip of Water.
"I've never drunk hot Water before. This feeling of clearly sensing the hot Water slowly flowing into my stomach is quite special."
Gwen said.
"Something on your mind?"
Rhodey asked her.
If there was nothing wrong, Gwen clearly wouldn't have come to find him.
Moreover, Rhodey could tell that although Gwen was smiling, her mood seemed a bit low.
"You noticed?"
Gwen didn't hide it. She nodded and said, "I do have something on my mind. Have you seen the discussions about me on social media recently?"
"I don't really like going online normally."
Rhodey spread his hands and said.
Hearing this, Gwen's carefully cultivated emotions instantly crumbled.
Doesn't really go online?
Are you serious?
Gwen glanced at Rhodey's phone screen on the lounge chair; it was still showing the Facebook interface.
"Alright, actually, I saw it."
Rhodey smiled, indicating he was just joking.
"So, you're bothered by what people online are saying about you?"
Gwen nodded.
To be honest, when she first gained this superpower, Gwen never thought about what she would do with it.
She was just an ordinary young girl who yearned for a happy life, normally enjoying playing in a band, and her biggest dream was to one day tour across the U.S..
As for becoming a Superhero or anything like that.
She hadn't even thought about it before!
But when she first couldn't help but use her abilities to help those in need, Gwen found that she quite liked that feeling.
Especially when she saw the grateful expressions of the people she had helped.
She even felt that the entire World had become much brighter!
However, the life of a Superhero wasn't that wonderful.
Some people thanked them, but naturally, others would hate them, or even slander and maliciously attack them!
Gwen initially tried to convince herself not to care about these external comments.
But as she entered the public eye more and more, the overwhelming negative comments directly crushed Gwen's small heart.
She began to doubt herself, hesitating whether to continue being a Superhero!