Why had Joseph's faith collapsed?
The reason was simple. A man in a black robe had shown him a memory—the memory of his wife before she died.
When disaster struck, a Monster tougher than metal and possessed of immense strength appeared in the neighborhood where Joseph's wife lived. It swung an Iron Hammer, slaughtering humans everywhere as it laughed uproariously.
Honestly, this type of Monster was the easiest to deal with. The truly troublesome ones were those with special Rule Abilities.
The problem was that the superhero facing this Monster was The Deep from The Seven. Homelander had never liked The Deep, not only because of his atrocious character, but also because he was weak.
The Deep was utterly no match for the metal Monster. It smashed him into Joseph's house with one blow of its hammer. To save his own life, he threw Joseph's son to the Monster to buy himself time.
Seeing this, Joseph's wife immediately rushed over to save her son. Unfortunately, she was too weak. In the end, their entire family died at the Monster's hands, and even their house was smashed down. Meanwhile, the so-called superhero The Deep took the chance to flee.
"No, this isn't real. This isn't real."
Joseph shouted in disbelief. His wife and son had actually been killed because of a superhero? How could that be possible?
"Not real? Do you really think those superheroes are the same as their propaganda says?"
The man in black sneered and played an interview video of The Deep. On camera, The Deep said sorrowfully, "I'm sorry. Although I did everything I could, I only saved half the neighborhood.
"The other half was destroyed by the Monster. It was because I was incompetent. I'm sorry, everyone."
Although The Deep's answer drew some criticism, more people