Chapter 167 Franklin's Problem
"Didn't expect it to be this simple."
Franklin, clinging to the wings extended by Nana, peeked furtively at Francos, which was receding further and further behind them.
Even though this Steel City had shrunk, it didn't diminish its grandeur and magnificence. It truly was a wonder of the world. It's just a pity they didn't have the chance to visit its interior.
If it were any other time, Franklin and Valeria might have felt regret. Influenced by Mr. Fantastic, they always had an extraordinary interest in these things. But at this moment, they had more important matters at hand and didn't have the extra mind to consider those things.
"I thought there would at least be a chase. I was all prepared."
Franklin slung the modified rifle over his shoulder, and with his physique, he gave off the feeling of a Boy Scout going to the Battlefield.
Yang Le narrowed his eyes. Even if it was a handgun, Four Arms's gun wouldn't be light. Franklin carried the gun to his shoulder without much effort, which was somewhat beyond Yang Le's expectations.
Perhaps it was the training from these years of apocalypse. Was Franklin's body like Bruce Lee's, lean when clothed but muscular when unclothed? Or was it the after-death return of Franklin's vanished superpower? Thinking about these things was useless; it was better to take action.
"Franklin," Yang Le called out to Franklin who was enjoying the scenery.
"Ah! What is it?" Franklin didn't expect Yang Le to call him and was startled. To be honest, he was still afraid of Yang Le, perhaps because of Yang Le's strength, or perhaps because he wasn't very familiar with Yang Le yet. Children are somewhat reserved in front of strangers.
Valeria also looked at Yang Le. She also wanted to see what business Yang Le had for suddenly calling out to her brother.
"Aren't you puzzled by the sudden disappearance of your superpower?"
"Of course!"
Yang Le's words clearly hit Franklin's sore spot. He almost shouted his response to Yang Le. Then, he looked at Yang Le with hopeful eyes and asked in a trembling tone, "Do you have a method to help me recover it?"
"I can't offer you any guarantees, Franklin." Yang Le crouched down beside Franklin. "I need to examine you first before I can make a conclusion." As for how to examine him, of course, it was to use the Omnitrix. Although the Omnitrix wasn't a medical machine, its scanning ability targeting creatures was undoubtedly the strongest. Letting it scan him wouldn't hurt.
Of course, Yang Le simply wanted to see what problem Franklin had. After all, mutants were gene mutation humans, and the Omnitrix wouldn't record their DNA.
"You're right." Franklin tried hard to regain his peaceful composure. He took a few deep breaths and then looked at Yang Le. "Okay, let's begin."
"No need to make it so grand." Yang Le gestured for Franklin to relax. His current gesture looked just like Popeye the Sailor. "It's just a scanning, you won't even feel anything."
Franklin opened his mouth, just about to speak, when he saw a white light screen, scanning his body from top to bottom. Just like Yang Le said, there was no feeling at all. He hadn't even reacted yet.
"It'll be done soon." Yang Le looked at the Omnitrix on his chest. They didn't have to wait long before the Omnitrix gave the answer. "Scanning complete. Target is an unknown race. Please name it."
Neither humans nor his mutant variants would cause the Omnitrix to get this result. This greatly exceeded Yang Le's expectations. "This is really getting interesting."
"What is it?" Franklin asked. Franklin and Valeria didn't know what the Omnitrix's words meant. Looking at Yang Le's expression, they couldn't discern anything either. They just heard Yang Le's intriguing tone and couldn't help but inquire.
"Nothing much, I need to do an experiment." Yang Le activated the Omnitrix, selected the new alien scanned just now, and controlled his strength to gently press the transformation button.
After the dazzling white light, a mechanical lifeform with a very punk appearance, whose entire body was composed of circuits, mechanical parts, and electrical cable, appeared in front of the Fantastic Twins.
"This is..." Yang Le raised his hands. This feeling was similar to transforming into Upgrade, and the appearance was also similar, except that compared to the soft Upgrade, this alien hero was somewhat "stiff."
This alien was somewhat unfamiliar to Yang Le. After all, there were hundreds and thousands of Marvel characters, and he couldn't possibly remember everyone. But just because Yang Le didn't recognize him didn't mean the Fantastic Twins didn't. Sure enough, before Yang Le could ask, Valeria gave the answer.
"You look like Warlock now."
"Warlock?" Yang Le heard this name and then realized who he had transformed into. Warlock and Upgrade were similar, both mechanical lifeforms, and their abilities were also similar, but Warlock's race had a very perverted ability.
Warlock's race, the Techarchy, was an alien mechanical lifeform from an unknown world. This race possessed the transformation ability, capable of any shape and size, but only as a solid. And his other ability was to spread a virus, this mechanical virus could transform organic bodies into mechanical lifeforms like Warlock, which could be said to be a very perverted ability.
"So that's how it is." Yang Le murmured to himself, then reached out and pointed at the bewildered Franklin beside him. Suddenly, Franklin's body changed. His originally fair skin began to crack, and amidst his screams, circuits and mechanical parts like Yang Le's appeared on Franklin's skin.
"Wah wah wah!" Franklin was startled by the changes in his body.
"Franklin!" Valeria looked at her brother worriedly. "What's going on!"
"I activated the machine in your body, Franklin." Facing the panicked Twins, Yang Le explained calmly. "I have the ability to scan and record the DNA of other creatures. Based on this, I can also transform into the aliens I've recorded. I believe you should understand what I mean by now."
As expected of the Fantastic Twins, combining Yang Le's words with Yang Le's series of actions, they immediately understood Yang Le's meaning. "Are you saying that Franklin is not human now, but Techarchy?" Valeria looked at her brother, who she had grown up with, in disbelief.
"But, that's impossible. In previous physical examinations, Franklin was always human." Because of Franklin's special nature, his father Reed Richards had given him many physical examinations from childhood to adulthood, almost once a week. Valeria had also seen many of his physical examination reports, and she had memorized those parameters. Not once was it detected that he was not his biological son.
"Could it be..." Valeria thought of a possibility. On the night the Zombie Crisis broke out, something did happen to Franklin.
(End of Chapter)
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