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

Chapters 416, 748, and 749: Punishment Mechanism
"Hehe, I don't know if these people will revisit this, but grabbing a girl and having some fun is definitely more exciting than just standing here like an idiot..."

As they were talking, a Moren prisoner rushed toward a short-haired blonde woman across from him, then punched her twice to the ground and began violently tearing at her clothes.

The other prisoners, meanwhile, adopted a spectator's stance, ready to celebrate if the Mo man's crime went unpunished.
The real world outside the metaverse.

After witnessing the atrocities committed by the Murderer prisoner, a group of reporters asked Homelander numerous questions:

"Mr. Homelander, what means does the [Vought Corporation] have to regulate the misconduct of these prisoners who have entered the [Metaverse]?"

“Yes, if we let them run rampant in the Metaverse, then judging and punishing them will become meaningless, and will instead be more like rewarding them.”

"That's right. In this way, not only will the crime rate not decrease, it will continue to rise..."

Faced with the questions raised by the crowd, Homelander was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and explained, "Please rest assured, [Wat Group] has already prepared the corresponding disciplinary plan."

“For those who do not actively participate in reformation, we impose severe imprisonment measures until they truly repent.”

As he spoke, he nodded again in the direction of the "wise man," whose hands flew across the keyboard as a long string of code was entered.

In the [Metaverse], the Silent prisoner who was committing evil in the street felt the scene before his eyes flash by rapidly. The next moment, he was back in the prison and locked in a dark and sunless solitary confinement cell.

"let me out!!"

"You bastard, I've already left the real world, why are you still locking me up in jail?"

"I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this! Let me out!"

However, no matter how hard he shouted, no one in the empty prison responded to him.

This scene, witnessed by a group of journalists outside the [Metaverse], won applause from everyone.

"awesome!"

"Well done, bad guys like that should be locked up."

"You truly are worthy of being called a father, my countryman..."

Hearing the praise from everyone, the smile on the face of the people from the motherland became even wider.

Because that's the result he wanted.

This scene will be broadcast live by major news media outlets and spread throughout New York and even the entire United States in a very short time.

In this way, the resistance that the [Wot Corporation] will encounter when it launches the [Metaverse Project] on a large scale will be greatly reduced.

However, Homelander's true purpose was certainly not the nonsense he spouted on camera about reducing crime rates.

Instead, he wanted to create his own Slaanesh Cult.

That's right. These prisoners who enter the Metaverse, as well as the ordinary people who continue to pour into it in the future, will be regarded as followers of Slaanesh as long as they gain even the slightest bit of pleasure and joy in the Metaverse, thus contributing to the homeland.

This so-called "metaverse" is not actually the virtual space advertised, but a genuine "subspace"... an illusion created by Slaanesh using the "six rings" surrounding his exclusive palace, the "Hall of Pleasure."

The so-called "Six Rings" refer to the six areas within the "Hall of Pleasure" that are divided according to their different functions.

They are arranged in concentric circles around the Temple of Pleasure of Slaanesh.

These include: [Ring of Greed], [Ring of Gluttony], [Ring of Debauchery], [Ring of Domination], [Ring of Vanity], and [Ring of Sloth]!
Each link is a microcosm of the most intense desire.

Those who are drawn there will regard it as a true paradise!

Prior to this, the people of the motherland had been troubled by their inability to quickly 'develop their downlines'.

Until he met Alex Wesker, who developed the T-Fear Virus, which can convert human consciousness into digitized electrical signals for transmission.

This undoubtedly solves the technical problem that the Homelanders wanted to solve in a grand and respectable way, in front of the whole world, by sending people into the [subspace] to make up the numbers!
That's why he agreed to work with Alex Wesker.

Although Alex Wesker repeatedly emphasized to him that the subjects of the T-Fear Virus would be affected by negative emotions and undergo uncontrollable mutations.

But how could Azu, who was chosen by Slaanesh, care about such a trivial matter?
Are you kidding me? Don't you even know who's protecting me?
You don't actually think that anyone who enters Sister S's territory would feel fear, do you?

Please, I think you should worry more about whether you'll die from pleasure!
……

The subsequent testing went very smoothly. After the Mu prisoner was put in solitary confinement, the other criminals immediately became much more obedient.

Then, the Wise One used the administrator's privileges to introduce them to the laws that needed to be followed in the Metaverse.

As long as they don't break these rules, they can enjoy the same free life in the Metaverse as they do in the real world.

Their real bodies will spend the rest of their sentences in the medical pod!

This was incredibly good news for those prisoners.

If given a choice, who would still choose to commit a crime?

The only drawback is that the 'map' in the [Metaverse] currently only shows the city of [New York].

Therefore, they are not able to travel outside of New York for the time being.

……

With the official release of [Metaverse], the stock price of [Wot Group] skyrocketed in a short period of time.

As a result, the people of the motherland have become incredibly popular, with their approval ratings and public favorability both greatly improved.

Every day, countless people want to consult him about the Metaverse, including many leaders from various states and cities.

Ah Zu said: This time I really gained both fame and fortune, it's so awesome!

When some are happy, others are sad.

This time, the person who was worried was none other than Gwen, whose true identity had been exposed by Stan Edgar's men. Compared to Peter Parker, who was not very well-known, a large crowd of onlookers had been gathering outside her house for days.

Among them were ordinary citizens holding up portraits hoping to get her autograph, gang members verbally abusing her, but the majority were news reporters from various television stations.

There were even several helicopters in the air broadcasting a live, all-around view of her home.

What else can Gwen do?
Of course, I'd hide under the covers and be a 'turtle'!

"Bang bang bang-"

Just then, there was a sudden, rapid knocking on Gwen's door, followed by a gruff voice announcing, "Open the door, we are federal agents."

"Huh? Why are federal agents coming to my house? Are street heroes now under the FBI's jurisdiction?"

Although Gwen was puzzled, she changed her clothes and opened the door. She was greeted by a group of middle-aged men in uniforms who looked at her warily. Some of them were so nervous that they subconsciously reached for the pistols at their waists.

"Gwen Stacy, you are officially wanted for multiple murders. We have an arrest warrant for you, and we expect you to come with us to the station to cooperate with the investigation!"

The bearded man leading the group showed Gwen his FBI badge, and then showed her an arrest warrant.

However, the latter remained unmoved and immediately retorted without backing down, "Do you know about the Fourth Amendment?"

"of course."

"Then you should understand that this is an unreasonable detention!"

"I'm sorry, Ms. Stacy, if you want to explain, please come back to the station with us..."

The bearded man leading the group said in an unfriendly tone, "But if you try to resist, our orders are that you will be shot dead on the spot if you resist arrest!"

Seeing this, Gwen had no choice but to obediently follow them out of her home.

Speechless all the way.

During the process of being taken to the FBI interrogation room, Gwen unexpectedly bumped into Peter Parker.

“Peter has nothing to do with these things…”

Before she could finish speaking, she was forcefully interrupted by the agent on the other end, "We now have enough evidence to prove that you are directly involved in several heinous murders."

"We're all curious, has murder become commonplace in the 'Spider Woman's' illegal vigilante activities?"

The interrogation of Gwen and Peter Parker did not last long before they were released on bail by a high-profile legal team from the Vought Corporation and the Osborn Corporation.

There's nothing we can do about it; after all, America is a society governed by the rule of law!

As long as you have money, any criminal can enjoy the legal rights they deserve!
"Gwen, what should we do next?"

On the way to the Osborn Group, Peter Parker asked cautiously.

Compared to the series of troubles he has caused by his identity and address being exposed, he is actually more worried about whether his goddess is in a good mood.

There's nothing we can do; he's just such a good person!
"I do not know either."

Gwen shook her head blankly, looked out the car window at the brightly lit streets, and said softly, "Or maybe we don't have to do anything, and just wait quietly for this wave of hype to pass, and everything will return to normal?"

"What if... we can't get through?" Peter Parker asked with some concern.

“Then it doesn’t matter.” Gwen turned to her friend, her gaze unwavering, and said, “Anyway, I have nothing left to lose now!”

That's right.

Since her father's death, nothing has been able to hold Gwen back anymore.

Because she has lost her most precious fatherly love.

Even if things get worse, even if more old enemies come knocking on her door, what difference does it make to her?

So what if we just go down fighting to the death?

Who is afraid of whom!
"Gwen, have you submitted your graduate school applications?" After a slight silence, Peter Parker seemed to feel that the previous topic had been a bit too heavy, so he changed the subject and said:
"I'm thinking of applying to MIT... Um, do you want to come with me?"

“I think, maybe, we’ll both get accepted at the same time… oh, and Harry too, he said he wanted to be with us.”

However, Gwen was clearly not as optimistic as Peter Parker. She turned to look out the car window again and said casually:

"Peter, although I really want to apply there, I'm afraid that given our current situation, no school would dare to accept us?"

"Besides... if we want to pursue graduate studies, we'll probably need to get a scholarship, otherwise we simply can't afford such expensive tuition!"

“Uh…” Peter Parker scratched his head awkwardly. He hadn’t really thought about scholarships before, because in his mind, getting a scholarship was something that anyone could do.
So he quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, your grades are so good, and the teachers at school have a very high opinion of you. Getting a scholarship shouldn't be difficult at all."

"Perhaps." Gwen didn't seem to care much about it, because if she wanted, the Water Corporation could easily cover all her tuition and living expenses for her entire graduate studies, or even her doctoral studies.

But she didn't want to do that.

Even joining the Seven was merely to better counter S.H.I.E.L.D., so as to avoid being left isolated and helpless.

"Peter."

Gwen suddenly said softly, "I want to ask you a question... After your identity was exposed, did you ever feel even a little bit of relief?"

"This one……"

Peter Parker was taken aback at first, clearly not expecting Gwen to ask such a question, but after thinking carefully, he honestly answered:

"Ever since I received the [Lizard Serum], I feel like my normal life has come to an end. Even though I still go to school and do odd jobs every day, my mindset can never go back to what it used to be. I'm terrified that people will find out my true identity and laugh at me for being a lizard monster..."

"However, after my identity was exposed, when I learned that things were beyond repair, my mood was not as heavy as before. It felt like a relief... It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as a rebirth!"

"Yes."

Gwen deeply empathizes with this, just as Peter Parker just said; before this, her biggest fear was that her true identity would be exposed.

But after it was actually exposed, she became less worried than before.

However, their lives have indeed become a mess because of this...

……

[Agency: S.H.I.E.L.D.].

"Chief, Spider Woman has just been released on bail by the Vought Group. Should we send someone to find a pretext to arrest her again?"

Maria Hill walked into Nick Fury's office and asked in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)