Let's try a shot in Chapter 15.

"No...this is impossible! My ability works on everyone!!" Kilgrave broke down.

Within Wu Yanzu's body, Compound No. 5 had already given him strong mental resistance, not to mention that now, after being strengthened by the system, his willpower was estimated to be only shaken by the Mind Gem.

Kilgrave's "mind control" was like the buzzing of a mosquito to him.

"I command you—ah!!"

Before Kilgrave could finish speaking, Jessica caught up with him and broke his knee with a kick!

"Snap!"

"Aaaaaaahh ...

"You bitch! I command you to love me! I command you to stop!!"

"Go to hell!! You almost ruined my life!!" Jessica grabbed his collar and punched him in the face!

"Bang!"

Kilgrave's nose collapsed on the spot, and his face was covered in blood.

"I command you... I... command..." Kilgrave was beaten unconscious, but he was still trying to give orders.

"This is really...so noisy." Wu Yanzu frowned. "Jessica, move aside."

Jessica stopped what she was doing, and when she turned around, she saw Homelander's eyes... which were starting to redden.

"What...what do you want to do?"

"Me?" Wu Yanzu smiled. "I'm helping you... solve this problem forever."

"Sizzle—!"

Before Jessica could react...

Two precise, deep red heat beams shot out instantly!

"Heh...heh..."

Kilgrave's screams abruptly stopped.

He clutched his neck in terror; there was no blood, only two small, charred holes instantly "welded" by the high temperature.

He opened his mouth wide and roared with all his might, but...

No sound could be produced.

His vocal cords, trachea, and surrounding nerve tissue had been completely burned.

"..."

Kilgrave opened his mouth wide, trying to scream, trying to beg for mercy.

"Ho...ho...ho..."

"Thump."

Kilgrave, struggling to breathe, rolled his eyes back and collapsed to the ground, convulsing in silent terror.

The room fell silent instantly.

"You..." Jessica's voice was hoarse; she didn't know what to say. "You...killed him?"

"This kind of ability shouldn't exist in the world." Wu Yanzu regained his perfect smile. "No prison can hold him, right? And I don't have Arkham either."

"But..." Jessica wanted to say something more.

"Jessica, you're not the first victim. Think about what would have happened if I hadn't come? Your fists would have become his killing tools."

Jessica fell silent; she herself was a vigilante who operated outside the law and used vigilante justice.

Besides, this scumbag really deserves to die.

Azu walked up to Jessica, and X-rays swept over her.

"Tsk tsk... You've got a really good physique, lots of strength!"

"W-what do you want?" Jessica remained wary. She had just escaped one danger only to fall into another.

"Me?" Wu Yanzu pointed to the eagle emblem on his uniform. "I am a citizen of the motherland. You must have seen me on TV."

"I want to build a team."

Wu Yanzu opened his arms wide, as if embracing the entire New York night view.

"A... real superhero team. Not the kind of aloof Avengers made up of gods and billionaires."

"It's not a team led by me, but a team that can truly protect this world."

He looked at Jessica and gave her a "sincere" smile.

"And you, madam, you have great potential! It just... needs a little packaging."

"...Me?" Jessica was stunned. "I...I'm just a..."

"What? A drunkard? A freak?" Wu Yanzu interrupted her. "No, you're a born hero! You just need an agent."

"Why...why should I believe you?"

"Because," Wu Yanzu pointed to the lifeless Kilgrave on the ground, "I just saved your life. And... I can make you ten thousand times more dazzling than you are now."

"I don't need to be dazzling..."

"No, you need it," Wu Yanzu said without room for argument. "You crave acceptance, you crave for people to stop looking at you like you're a monster! You crave... popularity."

"..."

Jessica fell silent.

That bastard... he's right.

"Alright..." Wu Yanzu extended his hand. "Tell me your name loudly, warrior!"

"...Jessica," Jessica said hesitantly, "Jessica Jones."

"Jessica Jones..." Wu Yanzu stroked his chin, pretending to be deep in thought.

"This name... is too plain. It's not catchy enough."

He looked Jessica up and down; she had an air of unruliness and defiance.

"Your temper is just like a queen's..."

"Got it." Wu Yanzu snapped his fingers.

"From now on, your codename will be... Queen Jones!"

"...What?" Jessica Jones rolled her eyes.

"This is the most fucking stupid name I've ever heard in my life."

"You'll get used to it," Wu Yanzu smiled, handing over a card.

A pure black card with a gold "V" in the center.

This is his business card from Water International Media.

"Wow," Wu Yanzu said with a smile, "my media company. If you've figured it out, make this call. Stop hanging around in this garbage dump, Queen. Your stage... should be bigger."

"As for now..." He glanced at Kilgrave on the ground, "The NYPD and S.H.I.E.L.D. will be here soon. Tell them how you bravely resisted and acted in self-defense to resolve this dangerous mind-control criminal. Don't worry, his criminal charges are thicker than a phone book."

"……And you?"

"Me?" Wu Yanzu laughed. "A hero never steals credit from others."

But I'm not, I'm just an actor, he added in his mind.

After saying that, he turned around and flicked his cloak.

"Don't forget, Queen. I'll be waiting for you at Water."

Whoosh-!

He transformed into a streak of blue light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the night.

Jessica Jones stood in the messy suite, clutching the cold "V" card in her hand, and looked at the mute man foaming at the mouth on the floor.

"...Queen Jones?"

She muttered a curse under her breath.

"...Fuck! What an arrogant bastard."

But for some reason, her heart, which had been dormant for ten years, felt a strange warmth because of the appearance of this "bastard".

high in the air.

Wu Yanzu sped through the clouds, feeling quite pleased with himself.

Ding--!

The system notification tone arrived as scheduled.

Gained a special popularity value of +20000!

Current remaining special popularity points: 42000!

"Special popularity value... this thing is much harder to obtain than ordinary popularity value." Wu Yanzu pondered to himself.

Just then, a golden light flashed across the system panel.

Congratulations, host! You have reached the required amount of special popularity points!

New feature unlocked: Superhero Blind Boxes!

Function Introduction: This is a world that judges by appearance, and also a system that judges by appearance.

The host can consume 30000 "Special Popularity Points" to draw a blind box once.

The blind box prize pool includes: equipment and items from all realms, rare bloodlines, special abilities, one-time consumables, and special character summoning cards!

"...Blind boxes?"

Wu Yanzu stopped at the spire of the Empire State Building, overlooking the city.

"30000 per time... I happen to have 42000."

A smile of extreme excitement appeared on Wu Yanzu's lips.

"Then... let's give it a try."