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Depp pointed to the Homelander clone beneath him, whose belly had been ripped open and whose brain had been removed.

"What about this guy? If I don't need him, I'll just destroy him on the spot."

Bruce thought for a moment and decided to consult Lucius, since he was the one in charge of developing the virus and new weapons.

"Lucius, do you still need this guy to keep providing body samples?"

Without a second thought, Lucius immediately replied, "Yes! Of course! This is an extremely valuable research sample!"

Upon hearing this, Depp was somewhat devastated.

"Looks like I'll have to stay here with you from now on, Lucius."

“I really miss those days.” Lucius stood up and stretched, a half-smile on his face. “Back then, you wore a mechanical helmet all the time, looking like a comical big-headed doll.”

Depp understood that Lucius was referring to the time when he and Lucius researched armor and suits together during their time in Iron Fist.

"Yes, back then, although criminals and gangs were rampant in the city, it wasn't as dire as it is now, facing annihilation."

Upon hearing this, Lucius got up and walked towards the research room.

"Don't worry, when I get out, I will definitely research something that will terrify these beasts."

Watching Lucius walk back to the lab, Depp suddenly felt a pang of melancholy.

He then delivered a heavy punch to the Homelander clone.

Hmm, that feels much better!

After that, Lucius's voice could be heard from time to time in the laboratory.

"Hey Depp! Get me a portion of this kid's liver."

“Hey Depp! I need a small piece of his kidney, not yours, but his.”

“Hey Depp! I think I need another fifty milliliters of this guy’s blood.”

Depp thought Lucius was definitely doing it on purpose.

This guy used to be my assistant.

Now that Lucius has finally found an opportunity to boss Depp around, he's naturally not going to let it go.

Hey, Depp!

"What do you want this time?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to call you because I was afraid you'd get bored and fall asleep outside."

"roll!"

A few hours later, Lucius was covered in sweat, his expression a mixture of excitement and melancholy.

Depp looked at the guy whose hair was completely soaked with sweat and who was slumped over his head, and asked:

"Has there been some breakthrough?"

Lucius excitedly held up the test tube containing the red liquid to his eyes and showed it to Depp.

"This is one of my results just now, a gene virus that specifically targets these Homelander clones. Once infected by this virus, the cells of the Homelander clones will begin to deteriorate at an accelerated rate."

Upon hearing this, Depp immediately jumped back a step in alarm.

"Is this thing...safe?"

Seeing this, Lucius laughed and said, "It's completely ineffective for ordinary people, and it might even be safe for the Homelander you mentioned. But once a Homelander clone with genetic defects comes into contact with this stuff, it will immediately start to take effect, accelerating the rate at which those guys' cells decay by three times!"

"three times..."

Depp asked, "So, in other words, Homelander clones infected with this stuff can only survive for about ten days to a month at most?"

“That’s right!” Lucius said with some disappointment, “But that’s far from enough. I think I need to improve it further.”

After saying that, Lucius plunged back into the laboratory.

Although Lucius was not satisfied with his research, Depp had grown to have great respect for the guy.

Lucius is a genius among geniuses for being able to develop a virus specifically designed to counter Homelander clones in such a short time.

No wonder he's Batman's personal equipment expert!

Not to mention, this guy has extremely high standards for his research.

This can be seen from the fact that he just went back into the lab to modify the virus without looking back.

but...

Depp glanced at the clock on the wall; time was running out for Gotham.

Chapter 225 Go find that idiot Depp

With two hours and seventeen minutes remaining on the protective shield countdown, Lucius finally emerged from the laboratory.

"How's it going?"

"Depp asked."

Lucius wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "It's done, but not completely. It's only twice as effective as before."

Double the effect!

Depp was surprised to hear this. He had to admit that Lucius was a real talent.

Honestly, if Lucius weren't a Bruce, Depp would have wanted to poach him!

Moreover, this thing can cause the life of Homelander clones to rapidly pass away, making it an absolutely rare and valuable item.

Especially since I might be going to the Black Robe World where something unusual might happen in the future, I definitely need to bring a lot of these things!

However, it remains to be seen how effective this thing will be in this crisis.

After all, even if the effect is doubled, it will still take five to ten days to exhaust these guys' lives.

The crisis Gotham City is currently facing could erupt within hours.

Depp checked the task completion status on the system panel.

[Defend Gotham and repel the first invasion of the world by The Boys.]

If Gotham City's damage rate is less than 50%, the defense is considered successful, and a random defense reward will be given upon successful defense.

[Current damage rate in Gotham City: 4%]

A damage rate of four percent may not seem like much.

But you have to understand that this was the result of just a few Homelander clones landing in a few short minutes.

But what if you were facing an attack from over a thousand Homelanders at the same time?

Depp estimated that it would only take a dozen minutes for the entire Gotham City to be razed to the ground.

Even if all those guys are now infected with the virus created by Lucius, it will still take at least two or three days to truly reduce their combat strength.

Now, Lucius faces this problem as well.

How do we get this virus into the clones of Homelander and infect them?

Lucius sat in the chair, looking thoughtful.

"So... how do we get this virus to infect those guys?"

Upon hearing this, Depp pointed directly to the unfortunate man in front of him, whose belly had been ripped open.

“I think you can just send the virus into his body, and then I’ll throw him back into the Homelander clones.”

It must be said that Depp's suggestion was excellent.

Lucius immediately said, "That's a good idea! In addition, we can also spray these viruses directly in the streets and alleys of Gotham City. As soon as those flying freaks land, they will come into contact with these viruses and be infected."

Depp nodded and said, "Then I hope you can get the virus into his body as soon as possible, and then I'll send him away."

Honestly, Depp has been sitting here for over ten hours and he's getting really annoyed.

Upon hearing this, Lucius immediately took the test tube to the Homelander clone and dripped a drop of the viral stock from the test tube into its body.

The original viral fluid was rapidly absorbed, and the Homelander clone, which was in a coma, even unconsciously twitched a few times.

The effects of the virus were quickly apparent.

Under Depp's observation, the Homelander clone's physical recovery rate had noticeably slowed down.

After removing all the instruments and anti-healing equipment from the Homelander clone, Depp thoughtfully fused the two pieces of flesh on his belly together.

Even under the side effects of the virus, the Homelander clone's physical recovery speed was still astonishing.

Soon, his stomach and head were almost completely restored.

Seeing this, Depp grabbed the guy by the neck and said, "I think I should send this guy back. Hope he and his friends have fun."

After saying that, Depp disappeared from the spot.

At the outermost layer of the protective shield, Depp tossed the Homelander clone into the air, then kicked it out with force.

The poor guy shot out like a cannonball.

Meanwhile, the Homelander clones outside thought it was some kind of special weapon.

Without saying a word, several heat rays were emitted.

It wasn't until the naked, blood-soaked No. 7788 flew right up to them that these men realized the newcomer was actually their superior officer.

A Homelander clone tried to catch number 7788, but when he stood in front of him, he was knocked away along with the clone.

Depp's power sent shivers down the spines of these guys.

However, the Homelander clones were not afraid.

The enemy only has one such powerful individual, while we... have thousands!

The advantage lies with us!

This is the true thought in the hearts of all Homelanders who are cloned.

Ten minutes later, clone number 7788 of Homeland slowly woke up.

He slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was a circle of concerned eyes from the other clones.