“And my identity as a 【CIA】 agent can save you a lot of unnecessary trouble in the process of seeking revenge…”
As he spoke, Billy Butcher picked up his 【CIA】 ID again and waved it in front of 【Soldier Boy】, saying confidently:
“Think about it, this deal is very worthwhile for you, because the only thing we ask for helping you is to add one more name to your revenge list.”
“Who is it?!”
【Soldier Boy】 was obviously moved by what the two of them had just said… more precisely, by the video he had just seen.
Although the content of the video seemed exaggerated, when he carefully observed the 【Thunder Warriors】 fighting the demons inside, he found that the simple and efficient tactical movements they showed in the battle could never be imitated by movie stunt performers.
Those were elite soldiers who had actually fought in life-and-death battles on the battlefield… and they were veterans who had experienced it more than once, who could comprehend such skilled killing moves!
What's more, 【Soldier Boy】 really couldn't figure out why Billy Butcher and Hughie Campbell would go to great lengths to rescue him from the E-Rossians, and then even knock out teammates who opposed the idea, just to promise to help him find the members of the former 【Payback】 team to take revenge… and then deceive him with a seemingly outrageous video?
This was obviously not in line with common sense!
So, this video is mostly true!!
Although 【Soldier Boy】 was not afraid of these so-called powerhouses, nor would he feel intimidated by them, revenge was his primary goal at the moment, so it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble in the process.
With this understanding, accepting Billy Butcher's proposal became much more logical.
“It's just a Homelander, that son of a bitch!” Billy Butcher said through gritted teeth.
“Oh, it's him. I saw his picture when I came back.”
【Soldier Boy】 asked with some doubt: “But I really want to know, what is the origin of this guy you hate so much?”
“He is the new pillar that 【Vought】 has cultivated after you… In other words, he is the new you!”
The 【Soldier Boy】, who had just been looking calm and breezy, suddenly darkened his face after hearing these words, and corrected with an extremely serious expression:
“Listen, I must warn you, no one can replace me… not in the past, and absolutely not in the future… I am the god of 【Vought】!!!”
“Okay, one last question, why do you want to kill him so much?”
Billy Butcher did not directly answer the other party's question.
Because he didn't want people to know that his wife had been played by Homelander, and that she had willingly given birth to his child behind his back, so he answered somewhat perfunctorily:
“I can only tell you that you are not the only one who wants revenge!!”
“Deal!!”
This time, 【Soldier Boy】 did not hesitate at all, and did not care what Billy Butcher's real reason for seeking revenge on Homelander was, and immediately agreed without thinking.
“It's settled then. Next, you help me find the other members of the team, deal with those potential troubles, and then after I kill them all, I'll help you kill that Homelander!!”
After saying that, he stopped paying attention to Billy Butcher and the others, and strode straight into the small wooden house.
“Hey, baby, is that you?”
【Crimson Countess】, who had already heard the conversation outside, looked at the figure standing in the shadows at the door after pushing it open, and tried to make herself look less frightened, asking with a slightly trembling voice:
“Is it really you?!”
The figure paused for a moment and then gradually approached, and the dim yellow light in the house reflected 【Soldier Boy】's sturdy figure and the shadowy face.
“Honey, you… you still look as handsome as ever. Time doesn't seem to have left any traces on your face.”
【Crimson Countess】 squeezed out a look of joy after a long reunion, but the stiff expression and trembling voice betrayed her true thoughts at the moment.
“You've gotten older, but you're still as charming as ever!”
A hint of complexity flashed in 【Soldier Boy】's eyes, but he immediately interrupted the other party's hypocritical sentimentality without mercy, and asked directly:
“Let's skip the reminiscing. I only came here today to ask you one thing… How much money did the E-Rossians give you back then for you to betray me?”
“Honey, listen to me, I'm really sorry about that, but it was definitely not my idea, please believe me…”
“How much?!!”
“No… no money was given.”
“What???”
A look of disbelief appeared on 【Soldier Boy】's face, obviously such an answer exceeded his expectations.
He had previously thought that the other party would say a string of tempting numbers that were hard to refuse, but who would have thought that the final result would be this?
“Fu*k? They didn't give you anything, but you were willing to betray me?!”
Feeling that his personality had been severely insulted, 【Soldier Boy】 suddenly raised his voice by many decibels and roared angrily:
“I loved you so much… Do you know that after they got me, they kept experimenting on me, pouring all kinds of poisonous chemical reagents into me every day. For a while, I had hoped… no, I should say I firmly believed that one day you would come with others to save me… because, I still love you!!”
But at this moment, 【Crimson Countess】 interrupted him with an unusually cold smile, “That's just your wishful thinking, I have never loved you from beginning to end… Yes, never!!”
As if she had already foreseen her inevitable end tonight, 【Crimson Countess】 no longer begged for mercy, nor was she afraid, and looked at 【Soldier Boy】 with hateful eyes and said:
“I hate you… Not only me, but all the members of the team hate you, because you are a complete scumbag, butcher, hypocrite, and murderer…”
Buzz——
The corners of 【Soldier Boy】's mouth trembled slightly due to anger. Without any nonsense, a dazzling white light gradually lit up on his chest.
Accumulate energy → Release
Rumble…!!!
The entire small wooden house was instantly blown to pieces in the huge explosion, and 【Crimson Countess】, who was tied to the chair, was directly turned into a charred corpse that was completely unrecognizable.
“Billy, are you sure that guy will keep his promise in the end?”
In the distance, Hughie Campbell looked at 【Soldier Boy】 walking out of the fire, and asked in a somewhat apprehensive voice.
“Listen, Hughie, we need a weapon that is lethal enough to help us kill Homelander and Victoria Neuman… and that bastard over there is exactly our weapon!!”
Billy Butcher reached out and patted the other party on the shoulder, and then said in a deep voice, as if comforting the other party, but even more like comforting himself:
“This is our last chance. Only he has the power to end Homelander, so I have to try no matter what the cost…”
“Hughie, think about it, if we succeed, you will be able to ensure that 【Starlight】 will never be persecuted by Homelander again, won't you?”
Billy Butcher's words directly hit the weak point in Hughie Campbell's heart, and the latter's eyes gradually became firm, “I understand, let's go.”
“Very good.”
Billy Butcher nodded with satisfaction. This mindless “little brother” was obedient. Then he pointed to Marvin, who had just been placed on the grass, and ordered:
“Hughie, first use your ability to send Marvin back, and then while the effects of the drug on us haven't worn off, we'll go directly to 【Montpelier】, 【Vermont】, the 【TNT Twins】 are there… otherwise, in order to maintain the current state, we'll have to get another shot!!”
“There are limited doses of the drug at the moment, so we must save it before the official war with Homelander.”
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Hughie Campbell nodded heavily, “I understand.”
…………
……
【Vought】.
“Sir, we have just received a notice that 【Soldier Boy】 attacked a civilian residence in 【Montpelier】, 【Vermont】 a few hours ago, killing 12 superheroes and dozens of civilians, including the 【TNT Twins】, and also causing multiple injuries…”
Ashley Barrett reported somewhat fearfully: “Sir, the local media has already reported this matter before us. It is expected that it will cause large-scale attention and discussion on the Internet soon. Do you want me to contact the local ZF now to take down all relevant reports and videos on the Internet?”
“No, it's okay.”
Homelander shook his head indifferently, and said confidently: “The current situation is exactly what I want. The more fiercely 【Soldier Boy】 makes trouble, the greater the panic he causes, and the greater the impact it will have when I take action to kill him later… So, let those media report whatever they want for now!!”
“First 【Crimson Countess】, then the 【TNT Twins】, counting the already dead 【Gunpowder】 and 【Black Noir】, it seems that there is only one guy named 【Mindstorm】 left from the members of the former 【Payback】 team, right?”
“It seems that we will be able to meet soon… 【Soldier Boy】!!”
Homelander said to himself, but then he found that the little assistant opposite him was still standing there and hadn't left, so he asked with some doubt:
“What? Is there anything else?”
A look of hesitation appeared on Ashley Barrett's face, as if she was considering whether or not to say what she was going to say next, but when she saw Homelander frowning impatiently, she couldn't wait to open her mouth and say:
“That… sir, in addition to 【Soldier Boy】, someone also saw Billy Butcher at the scene, and… for some reason, he seems to have superpowers too?!”
“That cuckold is there too?”
Homelander pondered slightly for a moment, and then a hint of understanding appeared in his eyes, as if he had understood some problem, and immediately sneered:
“Actually, I should have guessed it a long time ago. Apart from 【.】 and Stan Edgar, only this trash has been keen on bringing me down… As for the superpowers he suddenly obtained, if I'm not mistaken, it should be caused by using the 【Temporary Compound V】 produced by the company!”
Speaking of this, Homelander narrowed his eyes slightly, and his expression became more and more dangerous, “Obviously someone provided them with the 【Temporary Compound V】 that has not yet been officially mass-produced behind my back…”
“Uh, sir, let me interrupt, actually what I wanted to say wasn't this.”
Ashley Barrett said carefully: “According to the information returned by the medical personnel we sent to the scene, those heroes who were lucky enough to survive the explosion seem to have all lost their superpowers.”
“What did you say?”
Before Homelander could speak, 【Queen Maeve】, who had been sitting aside and hadn't spoken, couldn't help but interrupt when she heard this news: “Ashley, can you be sure?!”
Homelander also cast an inquiring look at Ashley Barrett, but compared to the look of fear on 【Queen Maeve】's face, A-Train was obviously much calmer.
Because before this, he had already learned this news from the confidential documents.
It's just that he has always been skeptical about 【Soldier Boy】's “superpower”.
But if he can really verify the answer now, he can also take precautions early.
“That… under my strong request, the staff at the scene have carefully checked.”
Ashley Barrett continued boldly: “They said that 【Soldier Boy】 seems to have used some unknown means to make all the 【Compound V】 in those heroes' blood ineffective!!”
“Fu*k!!”
【Queen Maeve】 couldn't help but swear, and then looked at Homelander with a solemn expression and said: “That is to say… we are at risk of losing our superpowers at any time during the battle with him?”
“That's right, it seems to be the case at the moment.” Ashley Barrett replied in a low voice.
“I see.” Homelander couldn't help but sneer: “It seems that that cuckold should have taken a fancy to this characteristic of 【Soldier Boy】, so he brought him back on purpose, right?”
“Don't worry about that damn Billy Butcher.” 【Queen Maeve】 saw that Homelander didn't seem nervous at all, and reminded him angrily:
“Shouldn't our focus now be entirely on 【Soldier Boy】?”
“If his superpower can really make the 【Compound V】 on us ineffective, then how can we safely defeat him next…”
