"Are you done posing yet?"
While fighting Homelander, Wade complained through Mind Telepathy, "Hurry up and finish this, or Boss will be here any minute. That guy graduated from Heaven Stealing the Spotlight Academy. Once he shows up, you won't get a moment in the spotlight."
"What the hell do you know? Building reputation takes a gradual approach."
Homelander looked disdainful as he said, "First, you get the audience excited. Then you deliver on their expectations. Ideally, you throw in a few twists along the way. That's how you make it memorable."
When it came to building reputation, Homelander was unquestionably an expert. After all, he had been doing it for as long as he had been a superhero.
"Only unpopular nobodies like you need to build reputation. For a wildly popular character like me, all I have to do is stand there, and reputation comes flying my way."
Wade spoke with swagger. Homelander was about to retort when the entire crowd suddenly erupted in cheers. At the same time, the viewers watching on their screens began cheering too.
An ominous feeling immediately came over Homelander. He looked up and saw the Director of S.W.O.R.D. appear in the sky with Van Helsing and a stone turtle—Galacta had gone to a restaurant to eat.
"Fuck, how did he get here so fast?"
Homelander couldn't help cursing. Wade sneered, "I told you to hurry up and finish. A gradual approach? Expectations? Twists? What a load of crap."
Homelander glared at Wade, who kicked him away and vanished on the spot. Boss was already here. What was the point of building reputation now? Time to scram.
Andrew ignored the fleeing Wade and raised his hand. Countless stones rose from the ground and formed a small island in midair. Then King Bowser shouted, "All