"What just happened to me?"
Homelander soon came to his senses. He shook his head and said, "Wait, Madelyn works for the Director of S.W.O.R.D.? Stormfront was killed? Director of S.W.O.R.D., I'll kill you and avenge Stormfront!"
Homelander roared in fury, but that was all. He did not become hysterical.
Clearly, Homelander's personality had returned to what it used to be: all bluster and no backbone. He shouted louder than anyone, but he did not dare seek revenge on the Director of S.W.O.R.D.
Death breathed a sigh of relief. Although his Giant Baby issues remained unresolved, having him back to normal was good enough. At least he would not turn into Zu Aotian again.
After venting for a while, something occurred to Homelander, and he asked, "Wait, Death, did you just say one month? Wasn't I unconscious for two months?"
"Yes, you were unconscious for two months."
Death nodded. "Because you never appeared, the public became increasingly unhappy with you. They felt you should apologize for what happened between you and Stormfront. Besides, getting seriously injured just fighting Stormfront? Isn't that a little pathetic?
"Vought Pharmaceutical Company had no choice but to find someone to replace you, placate your fans, and apologize.
"Even so, your popularity dropped quite a bit. Right now, the Director of S.W.O.R.D., Andrew Wang, ranks first in popularity, Soldier Boy is second, and you're third. Starlight Annie is fourth."
"I dropped to third?"
Homelander's expression darkened. He said, "Fine, I can't beat the Director of S.W.O.R.D., but I can't even beat Soldier Boy?"
"That's perfectly normal. He killed Stormfront, and Vought International has poured all its resources into his team over the past two months."
Death said, "Soldier Boy formed a new team called the Avengers, with himself as captain. Its members are Starlight Annie, the