The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapters 411, 738, and 739: [Metaverse] and [T-Virus]

"But as a great superhero, I must find a way to save this city, I must save America, I must save the world for the children..."

The man looked around and his voice grew more and more impassioned. “So, I’ve brought you here today just to give you a chance to contribute your share to this great cause.”

"Of course, I know it's not easy to do this..."

"But we must make changes, not only for greater profits, but also for a better tomorrow for the [Wotter Group]!"

"Perhaps many fools will jump out and criticize you along the way, thinking it's a ruthless or even cruel thing, but I can assure you that this will be an effective way to quickly resolve the current situation in [America]!"

???

Everyone was completely baffled.
No, what are you saying that makes no sense?

Although we can understand each word individually, why is it that we can't understand the meaning when they are put together?
Wait a minute, you don't actually plan to kill the president and take his place, do you?

A sudden, inexplicable sense of panic gripped the group of high-ranking officials present.

What if the people of Homeland ask him later whether they support him as president?
Answering in support is treason!

Answering "no" would mean instant death...

Damn it, if I had known there would be such a life-or-death choice, I should have taken sick leave today!

Fortunately, the worst-case scenario that the senior management had anticipated did not occur.

Homelander seemed to sense the barely concealed panic on everyone's faces. He smiled dismissively and, without further suspense, said directly:

"As you've probably heard, I've been busy developing a new project called [Metaverse]... Today, I want to officially announce that the biggest challenge of the [Metaverse] project has been successfully overcome!!"

huh~~
Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, we thought they were going to assassinate the president!
As long as it's not an assassination attempt on the president, Grandpa Homeland, whatever you want to do, we'll support you... After all, everyone who didn't support you is dead!

As Homelander finished speaking, the conference room door was pushed open from the outside, and a blonde woman in her forties, wearing a white business suit, walked in.

"Hello everyone, my name is Alex Wesker. I was the chief researcher at the Umbrella Corporation's Sond Totoca Research Base. At Mr. Homelander's invitation, I have become the new head of the virus laboratory for the Metaverse Project."

As the blonde woman introduced herself, everyone's emotions, which had just calmed down, immediately became tense again.

What the hell?

Umbrella Corporation?
Is this the Umbrella Corporation that caused the 'zombie crisis' in Raccoon City, ultimately leading to the entire city being 'nuclearized' and ascending to heaven?

Wait a minute, shouldn't the "metaverse" involve the field of electronic technology?

How did it get linked to a virus?
Could it be...

Holy crap, Homelander, please don't do anything reckless!!

A global zombie apocalypse is absolutely unacceptable!!

As if she had guessed what everyone was thinking, Alex Wesker explained with a smile:
"Don't worry, everyone, and don't panic unnecessarily. Things aren't as bad as you think..."

Then she turned to look at Homelander and said, “Mr. Homelander, it seems I need to explain to everyone the operating principle of the virtual reality technology you want to develop called ‘Metaverse’.”

The man from the homeland didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly, which was taken as agreement to the other party's request.

Alex Wesker then continued, "First, to explain how the Metaverse works, we must first understand what the concept of the Metaverse actually means."

"The so-called Metaverse can also be called the Spirit Realm, the Metaverse, the Extrasensory Space, the Virtual Space, etc."

"You can simply think of it as a virtual space that allows you to interact with the real world online, or as a virtual augmented physical reality."

Its internal world is no different from the real world, and events happening in the real world in real time are synchronized in the [metaverse].

It is a 3D virtual space that integrates a new type of internet-based consciousness uploading and sensory interaction, as well as spatial sharing technology and many other high-precision technologies.

"As the first step in the experimental phase, Mr. Homelander plans to conduct necessary technical tests in major prisons and homeless shelters."

"Once the Metaverse Project succeeds, we will then promote it extensively in other fields closely related to human production activities, such as social interaction, gaming, office work, and even healthcare and education. This will inevitably create an unparalleled sensation around the world and completely overturn future human behavior."

"And by then, the [Wat Group], as the publisher of the [Metaverse], will inevitably become the world's most lucrative and eye-catching super business empire!!"

Eh?
If we can make money, then we won't be sleepy... no, I mean, we won't be afraid!
Most of the people present were attracted by the "big pie" that Alex Wesker had painted, after all, this was a "blue ocean" that no one had yet set foot in.

It might actually make the [Wot Group] and all of them incredibly wealthy!
However, a few remained calm. It wasn't that they didn't want to make money, but rather they were worried about Alex Wesker's identity. After all, very few researchers who could reach high-level positions at Umbrella were truly rational!
"Um, please..."

At this moment, a female executive asked in a slightly trembling voice, "How exactly do we get those test subjects into the [Metaverse]?"

"This is actually very simple."

Alex Wesker gave a mysterious smile and explained succinctly:

"I have successfully developed a special virus that can digitize human consciousness. All I need to do is place those prisoners and homeless people in specially designed hibernation medical pods, and then I can easily upload their consciousness into the [Metaverse]."

As the only two surviving 'experimental subjects' from the 'Wesker Project,' Alex Wesker, like Albert Wesker (male), was carefully mentored by Oswell E. Spencer and became the head of an important project within the 'Umbrella Corporation.'

Before the Umbrella Corporation officially collapsed, Alex Wesker and her research team were stationed on Sabiti Island, a small island in E-Ross. They used the pretense of helping the local people recover their economy by setting up mines as bait, while secretly kidnapping a large number of miners to serve as test subjects for the research and development of viruses.

But the good times didn't last long.

Three years later, after the complete collapse of the Umbrella Corporation, Alex Wesker did not choose to directly betray Ozwell E. Spencer like Albert Wesker did.

Instead, dispatched by the other party, they went to an old experimental facility on the island of Sond Totoca to conduct a new round of project research and development.

This time, however, Alex Wesker's research focus shifted from the "Bioweapon BOW" to using the "Progenitor Virus" to create a special virus that can inhibit the contraction of telomeres in human cells.

Ozwell E. Spencer wanted to use this special virus to break the natural law of aging caused by telomere shortening, thereby achieving true 'immortality' in a biological sense.

However, the dying Oswell E. Spencer ultimately overestimated his prestige.

The real Alex Wesker was not as loyal as she appeared to Ozwell E. Spencer.

Although she outwardly reported the progress of the experiment to Ozwell E. Spencer on time every time during this period, it was merely a pretense to ensure a continuous stream of resources and funding from him.

Behind the scenes, Alex Wesker devoted all her resources to her own private project, which was the T-Phobos Virus!

The T-Fear Virus is a variant of the T-virus, but it does not have the same strong ability to spread as the latter. After infecting a host, it does not immediately mutate, but instead remains dormant and slowly integrates. It also produces corresponding reactions as the infected person's physical and mental state changes.

Simply put, if a person infected with the T-Fear Virus can remain calm and unafraid no matter what happens, then the T-Fear Virus will not only not cause any harm to the host, but will also strengthen the host's physical functions.

However, if the infected person experiences intense fear, the [T-Fear Virus] will be instantly activated and infect the entire body in a very short time, causing mutations and forming various kinds of monsters.

However, just as Alex Wesker and her research team were racking their brains to reduce the probability of the T-Fear Virus killing its host, they suddenly heard the news of Oswell E. Spencer's death.

The other party was actually killed by Albert Wesker?
While feeling angry, Alex Wesker couldn't help but worry about her future.

With Oswell E. Spencer's death, her experiments no longer received a steady stream of funding.

After much deliberation, Alex Wesker had no choice but to temporarily hand over the experiment to a trusted researcher on the team, while she herself left Sond Totoca Island to find a new patron outside the island!
During this time, she also overheard a rumor from a black market dealer.

Albert Wesker, who is wanted by multiple organizations including Interpol and the BSAA Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance, has been spotted in an African country.
If it were just the other party alone, Alex Wesker wouldn't care at all. After all, without the support of a big spender, no matter how capable Albert Wesker is, he can't make any waves.

Once she completes her experiment with the [T-Fear Virus], she will surely be able to crush her 'formidable enemy' under her feet!
However, the whistleblower claims that another person was spotted with Albert Wesker: Ikcela Joni, the head of Tricell's Africa division!
Subsequent rumors suggested that a biohazard outbreak had occurred in the small African country where the two had been seen together, resulting in the infection of many local indigenous people who were turned into cannibalistic zombies.

Needless to say, it must be Albert Wesker who's behind this. He's probably developing a brand new variant virus, just like her!

This made Alex Wesker somewhat uneasy.

Because she has always considered Albert Wesker as her only rival.

This idea was actually instilled in her by Oswell E. Spencer when she was a child, and was euphemistically called "competition makes people progress".

So after careful consideration, Alex Wesker finally approached the powerful Vought Organization and promised Homelander that if the Vought Organization invested in her research team, she could help the Vought Organization develop a vaccine to resist the bio-virus that had broken out in Africa, thus bringing both Homelander and the Vought Organization fame and fortune.

In this way, Alex Wesker could obtain the funding she longed for, while simultaneously rendering the virus that her competitor, Albert Wesker, had just developed worthless.

This is a win-win situation!

Surprisingly, Homelander didn't seem interested in the biohazard outbreak in Africa, but rather in the T-Fear Virus that Alex Wesker was developing.

In addition to the effects described above, the [T-Fear Virus] also has another hidden characteristic: it can digitize the consciousness of infected individuals through some means.

It was precisely based on this characteristic of the [T-Fear Virus] that Homelander's advisor, [The Wise Man], tailored a plan for expanding the 'Slaanesh Cult'—which is now the [Metroid Universe Project]!
However, what truly astonished Alex Wesker was that when she told Homelander about the drawback of the T-Fear Virus—that it mutated due to fear—he nonchalantly replied that he had a way to solve the problem.

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No, are you kidding me?
The fatal flaw that our team spent years and billions of dollars to overcome could be easily solved by a super mutant who only knows how to kill.

Who the hell are you trying to fool?
(End of this chapter)