Homelander was deeply moved by Death's words. "Death, you were willing to put together such an enormous plan for me?"
Death inwardly rolled her eyes. For you? You're getting ahead of yourself. I'm doing this for me!
Why was Death doing this? The reason was simple: to create slaughter and death. A few tens of thousands dying in each disaster wasn't too much to ask, was it? Since these people's "sacrifice" would be directly connected to Death, it would greatly increase her strength.
If she got lucky and a few million died in one of those disasters, her strength would grow by leaps and bounds.
Moreover, with Homelander and Hunter serving as her front men, Death wasn't afraid of being discovered by other multiversal entities. Even if they did discover her, she had ways to deal with them.
Besides, villains' strength was still strength. They might even manage to create a few extraordinarily powerful individuals.
With that, the disaster plan was officially settled. Next, Homelander introduced Death to Hunter, who was astonished. Homelander had been hiding a secret this big?
"Don't worry, Homelander. Since these are your instructions, I'll be sure to obey the Death Goddess's orders."
Hunter pledged his loyalty. He took a keen interest in everything about Homelander, and he wanted to learn everything he could about Death as quickly as possible.
Just then, Death's voice rang out in Hunter's mind. "Interesting. The very purpose of your existence is to kill Homelander."
"How did you know?"
Hunter asked inwardly, utterly horrified. Aside from him, only Vought's core executives knew that secret.
Homelander stared at Hunter in surprise. Why had this guy's heartbeat suddenly sped up so much? Had learning his idol's secret gotten him too excited?
Hunter's heart had suddenly started racing because he was afraid. He feared