But Sebastian Shaw had no intention of going easy on Homelander.
While Homelander was still mired in a tangle of anger, shock, and unwillingness, his mind thrown into chaos by this sudden setback, Sebastian Shaw had already launched an attack like a cheetah pouncing on its prey.
He suddenly raised his foot, the muscles in his leg instantly tensing like a drawn bow, gathering astonishing power.
Then, at incredible speed, he drove a vicious straight kick into Homelander's abdomen, as though he intended to destroy everything before him.
The force contained in that kick was terrifying, stirring the surrounding air into a sharp howl as if it had formed a small vortex.
Before Homelander could make any effective defensive move, before even the thought of dodging had done more than flash through his mind, he was struck head-on by that tremendous force.
With a dull, thunderous bang, like a heavy hammer slamming into thick iron plating, the sound echoed across the empty battlefield for a long while.
Homelander felt as though his abdomen had been struck by a high-speed cannonball. Excruciating pain instantly surged through his entire body like a raging tide, and his body flew backward out of control like a kite with its string cut.
After tracing an arc through the air, he crashed heavily onto the hard ground several hundred meters away, kicking up a cloud of dust.
This sudden pain was like lightning striking Homelander, making his eyes widen in utter disbelief.
For as long as he could remember, his powerful Superpowers had made him nearly invincible. Very few people had ever made him feel pain this intense.
Yet now, this pain was no less than what Captain America and Minister Chang Wei of the Black Ops Division had inflicted on him—perhaps even worse!
His heart