A small company?
Good grief. If Heros had been there, he might have immediately erupted and torn Madelyn apart with his bare hands.
But no one present knew that Umbrella controlled three universes.
"You mean..." After Madelyn finished speaking, Homelander, whose emotions had gradually settled, was the first to react.
"Those strange creatures are connected to Umbrella?"
"That's right." Madelyn pulled out her phone and placed it on the table. After glancing around at everyone present, she said solemnly:
"On July 1, someone used my phone number and voice to lure Homelander to northern Canada. That was also the day we came under attack. Black Noir died horribly, and the reputations of The Seven and Vought plummeted.
"But why did that demigod named Heros appear precisely when Homelander wasn't around, instead of sooner or later?
"More importantly, we only recently learned that on June 16, more than half a month ago, Umbrella and the Department of Defense demonstrated their Individual Equipment.
"On that very same day, three officials who maintained close ties with our Vought died in various accidents one after another, leaving us unable to obtain information about Umbrella in time.
"After that, hackers and monsters ran rampant, and the other side targeted only our Vought and you Super Heroes.
"While our credibility and image suffered, Umbrella stepped on our heads and successfully rose to power, securing a ten-year contract from the Department of Defense.
"Only a fool would believe Umbrella has nothing to do with those so-called 'supervillains' and the hackers online."
"..." After hearing Madelyn's analysis, the meeting room fell silent once again.
"But... what about that demigod?"
At that moment, Maeve, whose intelligence had remained consistently sharp throughout the show, immediately spotted an unsolvable issue: Heros.
Hackers and monsters could be explained. After all, such things