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Watertower.
Crimson Countess, TNT Twins, The Deep, Mindstorm... these old and new members of The Seven were successively dealt with by Soldier Boy.
The series of revenge incidents made Homelander, the current Captain of The Seven, feel an immense pressure he had never experienced before.
Death,
pressed heavily on his heart like a great mountain.
Who knows,
Soldier Boy's next target might be himself.
Although Homelander was quite confident in his own strength, his opponent was Soldier Boy!
What if?
"No!"
"Ashley, I don't give a f*ck about anything!"
"You were hired by the company specifically for emergency handling and crisis public relations. You f*cking have to fix this for me!"
"If you don't do it well, I'll f*cking laser you to Death!"
The only thing Homelander could do now was to unleash all his pressure on Ashley, his subordinate.
He didn't understand anything else.
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After Homelander finished venting his emotions on Ashley, the Vought Company's operator transferred a mysterious call to him, claiming to be Soldier Boy.
Connecting with trepidation, Homelander received good news that turned his sorrow into joy and left him in disbelief.
After sifting through all the archives of the Vought Company and confirming that the information the person told him was true, a pure, innocent smile bloomed on Homelander's face once more.
This feeling was like—
A game with only one life, where you finally reach the final BOSS's door, you have a seventy percent chance of defeating the BOSS, but there's still a thirty percent chance of being crushed to Death by the BOSS's absolute stats.
But when you open the door, you find that the final BOSS is actually your biological Father.
How shocking and relieving that was!
"Yes!"
"Yes!!"
"Yes!!!"
The huge change in his mindset made Homelander so excited that he immediately 'Kira Yoshikage'd.
Just then.
Ashley, who had just been vented on by Homelander over the phone, led Black Noir, who had originally fled, into Homelander's office.
As soon as he saw Black Noir, the innocent smile on Homelander's face immediately drooped.
Seeing this, Ashley carefully closed the door and quickly slipped away.
"Black Noir."
"I knew you would come back."
After a brief silence, Homelander's face once again wore that infectious smile. He enthusiastically patted Black Noir's shoulder and greeted him.
Soldier Boy will come for us, we will team up and kill him.
Black Noir, who had returned after fleeing, got straight to the point, writing his request on a piece of White paper and telling it to Homelander.
After an intense internal struggle, Black Noir believed that escaping would not solve the problem. Based on his understanding of Soldier Boy, Soldier Boy would eventually find him and kill him.
The only way out was for him and Homelander to team up and take down Soldier Boy, thus completely severing the demonic fear of Soldier Boy in his heart.
He is a big bad guy, we must kill him.
Not getting a direct reply from Homelander, Black Noir took out another pre-prepared piece of White paper and suggested to Homelander.
Seeing this.
Homelander suddenly had a mixed expression of joy and sorrow, like a child craving paternal love, and embraced Black Noir, saying, "He's my Father, do you know that?"
Upon hearing this.
Black Noir's body instantly froze. Knowing that Homelander could see through his lies, he could only nod blankly.
"F*ck..."
Lies are not quick knives, but the truth hurts the most.
Homelander cursed softly in disappointment, his expression a mix of emotions—relief and gratitude—then punched a hole through Black Noir's chest.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"You really should have told me sooner."
With that said.
Homelander, his hands covered in blood, left in sadness and disappointment.
Leaving Black Noir, whom he had treated with sincere devotion, fallen on the ground, reaching out to grasp something, but grasping nothing...
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The next day.
The hotel serving as The Boys' temporary base.
To be able to go all out today without any reservations.
Leon had knocked out Maeve and Starlight in advance.
Now they had been transported by Motorcycle Mode Arcee to a safe area a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the Watertower.
In addition,
all members of The Boys were deployed.
Even though they had already realized that Temporary Compound V had some unknown side effects, Butcher and Hughie were already committed.
Mother's Milk and Frenchie were the same; they didn't want to be two ants crushed in the aftermath of a superhuman battle.
How could they, who had invested so much in such an important event as dealing with Homelander, not witness it firsthand?
After some preparation and maneuvering.
Time quickly came to evening.
At this time, the Watertower was brightly lit, brighter than usual, like the most dazzling star among the brilliant constellations.
But who knew that this was its last glory before its imminent eruption.
"Wow..."
"You must have come a long way to find this place, right?"
Black Noir's office.
Homelander was watching some black and White propaganda films shot by Soldier Boy in the past. When he sensed the arrival of Leon and The Boys, he turned around and greeted them.
"That's right."
"You really made us search for a long time. When did that 'Above Heaven and Below Earth, I Alone Am Honored' Homelander become so good at hide-and-seek?"
Butcher sneered mockingly.
"Where's Black Noir?"
Leon quickly scanned the office, only finding Homelander alone, guessing there might be a small Homelander hidden in the next room.
"He's dead."
Homelander replied, "Killed by my own hands."
"Why?"
"Because he didn't tell me about You, that's his biggest sin!"
Upon hearing this.
Leon's face was expressionless, while The Boys and others were all surprised: Had Homelander gone mad to this extent, even killing his own teammates?
"Now it's just me here, I just want to talk to You." Homelander said, walking towards Leon and waving his hand:
"I know what it's like to be betrayed by a teammate. As long as You and I team up, these useless guys have no chance of threatening us, no one has a chance!"
"So who's the boss?"
Leon raised an eyebrow, unmoved, "That's a problem, unless we decide who's superior right now."
"Why do we have to decide who's superior between us? You are my... Father!" Homelander said, gritting his teeth as he uttered the word, then pointed at Butcher, not understanding: "Is it because he told You to do this?"
"But he's nothing, just a damned ordinary person!"
"Don't be fooled by this damned bastard."
Butcher, realizing that the situation was somewhat out of his control, quickly said to Leon, "How could he be your son? You were clearly locked up in the lab for so long, he can't be your son."
"Shut up! Butcher! I am!"
Homelander glanced at Butcher, intending to shoot him with a laser, but to avoid escalating the situation before it was finalized, he had to patiently explain to Leon:
"I am your son! I am your flesh and blood! That's what's most important!"