Target, Above the Gods

" Kyle, who is this child?"

In the main conference room, Lucy’s beautiful eyes fell on Yutong, who sat calmly and coldly on the soft sofa to Kyle’s right.

From the moment she entered until now, Yutong had not shifted her gaze from Kyle for even a moment, as if she possessed an instinctive clinginess… Lucy was not so jealous as to be jealous of a child, but she still found it strange.

In fact, she was not the only one. Even Logan was somewhat puzzled. After all, Kyle did not seem like the type to casually bring children home.

Logan had been discreetly sizing up Yutong, who sat directly opposite him. The keen beastly instincts of his Lone Wolf Gene told him that this cute little girl in a hooded long-sleeved sweater was far from as harmless as she appeared.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot." Only then did Kyle remember. He rubbed Yutong’s little head beside him and said, "Yutong, say hello to Lucy and Logan."

"My name is Yutong Karl. I’m eight years old, and Boss picked me up in Tokyo, Japan." Yutong’s voice was soft and gentle, no longer putting on that cold and aloof act from before. It immediately made Lucy laugh.

"Kyle, you really know how to ‘pick them up.’" Lucy stuck out her pink tongue and shot Kyle an annoyed look. She herself had seemingly been picked up from the battlefield much like a pet.

Wait. Could this be another child bride?

Lucy thought to herself. Driven by a woman’s instincts, even the way she looked at Yutong changed slightly.

It had to be said that the other girl was truly adorable. Her body was petite and delicate, her little face was like carved jade, and her skin was fair and tender. Even Lucy had the urge to hug her like a plush doll…

Yutong frowned slightly and shifted closer to Kyle while remaining seated. Noticing her strange behavior, Kyle asked curiously, "What’s wrong?"

"She is hostile toward me." Yutong looked at Lucy indifferently and stated it bluntly.

The conference room fell silent for a moment.

Kyle and Logan wore strange expressions as they both looked toward Lucy. Lucy blushed and covered her beautiful face, muttered, "I’ll go get some drinks," then hurriedly fled the conference room.

Logan reacted quickly. Realizing something, he fixed Yutong with a sharp gaze and asked gravely, "Boss, can this girl read minds?"

"I can’t hear your thoughts. I can’t hear Boss’s either." Yutong puffed up her cheeks. This time, her words buzzed directly through mental waves, making Logan instinctively cover his ears.

Kyle seemed to have known already, since this was still one of the abilities of Mind Control.

From merely moving and controlling physical objects in space to transcending reality and probing deeper into the thoughts of living beings. This only worked on ordinary people with weak minds; it had no effect whatsoever on people like Kyle and Logan, whose wills were extraordinary.

Object manipulation, telepathic communication, psychic barriers, mind reading—these were the abilities of Mind Control enhanced by mental power.

"Logan, this child is the same kind of person as you. I simply call people like you ‘mutants,’" Kyle said with a smile.

This world did not have large-scale genetic mutations like the X-Men universe, nor was there any information related to mutants. He decided to give them this definition.

"Boss, then aren’t you a mutant too?" Logan asked curiously. He had always thought Kyle was the same kind of person as him.

"I do possess abilities far beyond ordinary humans, but there is an essential difference between me and the two of you." Kyle explained:

"You two underwent innate genetic mutations, much like racial talents. You were born with special superpowers, which naturally emerge through individual growth and are triggered by certain stimuli during childhood. These innate genetic instincts can be like your claws and healing factor, Logan, or Yutong’s Mind Control. Some people can even race against light and time, or control metal, water, and fire."

Kyle paused before continuing, "But I am different. My original body did not undergo any innate genetic mutation, and I was not much different from other ordinary people as a child. It was only later that the Super Soldier Serum developed by the military altered my genes, giving me a Perfect Physique. Abilities acquired later through various serums or radiation, which break through one’s original genetic framework, are what I call ‘mutates.’"

His Super Soldier ability card had been copied and extracted from Steve, so it had effectively allowed him to skip the process of injecting the Super Soldier Serum.

"So that’s how it is." Logan nodded thoughtfully. Having lived for more than half a century, this was the first time he had heard such a novel classification for people with abilities.

"Mutation is equivalent to a second great evolution of the human species, like the difference between apes and modern humans. Mutation through alteration, meanwhile, is an accidental opportunity that breaks through one’s original genetic framework and places one on the same starting line as mutants." Kyle could not help sighing as he spoke. "Whether mutant or mutate, they are all Supermen walking alone at the forefront of human evolutionary history. I collectively call them ‘evolvers.’"

Some divine races in this Marvel world could travel through heaven and earth and do virtually anything, while the Bifrost spanned the stars and galaxies of the universe. But had they not originally been weak lifeforms much like primitive humans? Through continuous racial evolution, they mastered innate abilities such as thunder and divine power, then stabilized their divine thrones and built their divine realms.

Gods were merely the pinnacle races standing at the forefront of the evolutionary history of the universe’s species—

Seen this way, it was obvious why Hulk would be able to pin gods to the ground and beat them senseless in the future.

"If we can continuously evolve and grow stronger while arming ourselves with advanced technology, then perhaps one day, the Realm of the Gods will be replaced by our family." Kyle’s words were truly shocking, making even the usually composed Logan tremble all over.

Logan forced a smile. "Boss, it’s still uncertain whether gods even exist in this world. There may very well be no other life in the universe beyond Earth."

"You’ve never been beyond Earth, so how do you know there are no other Alien Races? Perhaps there is even a Galactic Federation, or divine realms where gods reside." Kyle smiled and did not reveal any more.

Earthlings were still frogs at the bottom of a well when it came to their understanding. Only he had become an eagle soaring through the skies, having long since left the confines of that well and cast his gaze far into the distant sea and stars.

"One day, you will understand what I mean."

Kyle brought his wandering thoughts back to reality and said teasingly, "For now, let’s focus on the Karl family’s initial plans. In a couple of days, Howard and I will head out. I’ll take him to a Turtle Island in the Atlantic for an inspection and develop an exclusive base for the family’s forces."

"So I’ll keep staying here?" Logan scratched his head. Had he really become a babysitter?

"You can start teaching the children here combat courses." Kyle pondered for a moment, cold light flashing in his eyes. "When I return, you, Yutong, and I will take a trip to the Soviet Union!"

"The Soviet Union?"

"Yes, the Soviet Union."

Kyle smiled. He had not forgotten the little moves made during the war by the Red Room organization behind the Soviet agent Training Base.

Since there was a debt to settle, he needed to settle it quickly and collect it in person!