63: Overrated Homelander

The Boys world.

Above New York.

A square spacetime gate appeared out of thin air.

The spacetime gate was two meters long and two meters wide.

From the ground, only a small black dot could be seen.

Many citizens didn't notice the sudden appearance of something above their heads.

Until...

With a splat.

A black slime suddenly fell from the sky.

Immediately after.

The sky seemed to rain black, and a black torrent poured out from within the spacetime gate.

Large amounts of black slime continuously fell to the ground like raindrops.

“My law?”

“What is this thing?”

Curious passersby looked up at the sky, then slowly walked in front of the black slime, recording a video with their phones.

However, in the next moment!

With a squelch.

Those approaching passersby were caught off guard.

Their bodies were instantly pierced by black-red tentacles.

Watching someone being killed and completely absorbed.

“Ah!!”

The surrounding citizens immediately screamed, one after another.

Those black masses, after landing, instantly transformed into various forms of monsters that would make one nauseous upon sight.

Giant black mutated insects, mutated animals, large black octopuses covered in tentacles.

Mutated birds soaring through the sky, bio-fighters, and so on.

Under Joa's command, the Blacklight Lives began to mercilessly harvest lives.

The inhumane slaughter began.

Five minutes after the Blacklight Lives descended.

The Police arrived.

But whether it was handguns, rifles, or shotguns.

The Police's weapons struck the Blacklight Lives' bodies, unable to even break through their defense.

“You ants!”

“Be honored! Be afraid! Tremble!”

“All of you will transform into the purest energy, offered to the great and supreme black light will!”

If a gigantic black-red mutated insect, whose defense even your most powerful shotgun and rifle cannot penetrate, stands before You and utters these words.

What would be your reaction?

I imagine it would be an adrenaline rush, extreme fear, followed by screaming and running away.

The Police thought the same.

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“Oh my God!”

Vought Corporation, The Seven Tower.

In the executive conference room.

Vice President Stillwell looked uneasily at everything happening on the street below.

Not long after the black monsters appeared, Stillwell, upon receiving the news, ordered The Seven to be assembled.

And at this moment in the conference room, Homelander, Starlight, Black Noir, Queen Maeve, Translucent, A-Train, and The Deep.

Were all gathered here.

Homelander's subtle gaze constantly wandered to Stillwell's chest beside him, and he spoke softly.

“Madelyn, I can bring back a sample, I'll go personally.”

Hearing this, Stillwell looked at the monsters on the street below, capable of causing damage comparable to a hundred-ton heavy truck collision with a casual move.

She then turned back to look at the solemn expressions on the faces of the other The Seven members in the conference room seats.

She pondered for a moment, then looked at Homelander seriously, took a deep breath, and said.

“I'm counting on You.”

Hearing this, Homelander smiled confidently.

Then, without looking back, he left the conference room.

Before leaving, he also called out to Queen Maeve.

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At this point, ten minutes had passed since the disaster occurred.

Above New York City.

Television helicopters, Police Little Bull helicopters, and Military armed helicopters continuously circled.

On the ground.

The Police special forces, in full retreat and utterly defenseless.

These people were engaged in fierce combat with the Blacklight Lives continuously pouring out from the spacetime gate.

No! This was not a battle, but a one-sided slaughter by the Blacklight Lives.

It was chaos, complete chaos.

No one knew how such a thing suddenly happened on what was supposed to be a quiet and peaceful day.

And no one knew what exactly happened.

Everyone's mind at this moment was only on escaping.

Even the Police... thought the same.

Just as everyone was wishing in their hearts that Vought Corporation would quickly dispatch The Seven.

Below the Vought Corporation building.

The combination of Homelander and Queen Maeve slowly emerged.

Their appearance immediately erupted in enthusiastic cheers from the fleeing crowd.

As if with Homelander's arrival, they were safe.

With Homelander's arrival, New York would be peaceful.

After symbolically waving to the crowd and showing his signature amiable smile.

Homelander and Queen Maeve followed the path cleared by the crowd and stood not far in front of the giant mutated insect that was pursuing the survivors.

Looking at Homelander, the mutated insect tilted its head, not immediately launching an attack.

Instead, it was comparing the two people opposite it with the description of the supreme black light will in its mind.

“What an ugly monster!”

With a disdainful snort, Homelander stared at the winged mutated insect in front of him, his eyes glowing, and he casually fired a heat ray.

Sizzle!

After the heat ray landed on the Blacklight Life's body.

The scene Homelander had expected, of it being instantly cut in half, did not occur.

“Hmm??”

Homelander pursed his lips and frowned, continuously increasing the power of his heat ray.

It wasn't until he was exerting all his strength that Homelander's heat ray finally pierced through the body of the mutated insect before him.

His gaze swept across, Homelander was just about to cut the monster opposite him horizontally when.

That giant mutated insect moved.

A sharp, high-pitched screech rang out.

The information was immediately transmitted.

'Target confirmed!'

A few seconds after the information was transmitted.

All the Blacklight Lives throughout New York City surged towards Vought Corporation like a tide.

And high in the sky.

Joa, on the other side of the spacetime gate.

Seeing that Homelander couldn't even instantly kill a single Blacklight Life, he couldn't help but frown.

“This is too weak... Did I overestimate him?”

“This thing, can it really be immune to nuclear bombs?”

“How do I feel like he can't even deal with a single Blacklight Life?”

With such doubts.

Joa raised his hand.

Instantly!

Large amounts of metal within New York City soared into the sky.

Flying towards the spacetime gate.

Along the way, various metal products continuously twisted and deformed, forming sections of metal steps.

Connecting from the spacetime gate all the way to the entrance of Vought Corporation.

Seeing such an incredible sight.

The entire New York City fell completely silent.

Stepping out of the spacetime gate, Joa slowly walked down the steps.

Behind him followed Christine, Polaris, and Jill.

While Hank and DeFrey, led the Blacklight Warriors to quickly land, clearing all obstacles around Joa.

After the metal staircase connecting to the Vought Corporation entrance appeared.

The Blacklight Lives, swarming like a tide, all stopped in place and knelt on one knee.

Seeing this, the New York citizens, Police, and the Military who had arrived, not knowing what had happened, dared not make any rash moves.

These monsters were too terrifying.

Thermal weapons had no effect whatsoever.

Even missiles could only cause them some superficial injuries, which healed in an instant.

Each of them was like a supe from The Seven.

How could this battle be fought?

Seeing the giant mutated insect move aside and kneel on one knee.

Homelander and Queen Maeve's brows furrowed deeply.

Their gazes fixed on the figure walking down the steps, one by one.

Gradually standing before them... the unfamiliar Asian man.