The moment they heard that, Li Wei and the others slowed down their seed-cracking.
Blue Hawk was the first to cough awkwardly. "Uh, buddy, is there anything you still need me for here today?"
Compared to Li Wei, he might not have been as clever, but he wasn't stupid.
Someone with laser eyes who could carry out large-scale massacres overseas—who the hell could it be besides Homelander?
Even for the sake of his friendship with Li Wei, he really didn't want any conflict with Homelander!
Li Wei understood as well. Homelander's intimidation was indiscriminate; it was the same whether directed at enemies or Superheroes.
He patted Blue Hawk on the shoulder. "You've worked hard. Go get some rest first. I'll set you up with She-Beast another day."
Blue Hawk shuddered and hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no, no. I'm begging you, brother. Once was enough. I don't want anything to do with her for the rest of my life."
Li Wei blinked. Judging by how much he'd seemed to enjoy himself earlier, that didn't appear to be what he'd been thinking.
But as a friend, he naturally had to leave the other man some dignity when outsiders were present.
He immediately nodded readily. "Fine. Go clean up the loose ends first. Leave the rest to me."
After all, several people had died, so Blue Hawk needed to give some sort of explanation. Still, there would basically be no problem.
Leaving aside the fact that every Superhero had a casualty quota approved by the local state and county, those dead bastards hadn't been good people to begin with. If handled well, Blue Hawk might even trend a little tomorrow as a Superhero.
Vought never minded Superheroes killing people. What they minded was Superheroes killing people without gaining any benefit afterward. That