The Shura Field

"What are we supposed to do now? The outside is full of those demons, and Devil Dogs keep getting in. We're running low on food, too..."

Rebecca looked terrified and desperate.

If it weren't for her child, she might have been ready to give up on living.

She knew her husband wasn't joking when he said the rats could serve as emergency rations.

Seeing her son retch made her heart ache.

"I'll take care of any hyenas that get in."

Billy Butcher counted his ammunition again and checked his gear.

For some reason, after successfully killing a lesser demon, he'd gradually realized that his body was slowly getting stronger.

At one point, he'd even thought he was a supe himself.

After protecting his wife all this time, he now had the strength to kill an ordinary Devil Dog.

He was even looking forward to running into one, since that would make him stronger!

Though he'd already rescued his wife, his hatred for Homelander hadn't diminished in the slightest.

As a former member of the CIA's Black Ops team, Billy Butcher was skilled at manipulating people, intimidation, blackmail, interrogation, torture, and killing.

Even among ordinary people, he'd always been one of the best.

Now that he'd grown stronger, he could be considered a fairly ordinary supe.

"If I keep getting stronger like this, sooner or later..."

Just then, the rats following them seemed to have been startled by something. They scattered in a hurry, squeaking as they fled.

Their sudden departure made Billy Butcher tense at once. He lowered his voice.

"Careful. There's probably a Monster coming."

As he spoke, he drew a large-caliber revolver with one hand and held a flashlight in the other, shining it down the tunnel in the direction opposite the rats' escape.

The flashlight's beam had