With Me Here, She Won't Die

Seven Tower, 88th floor.

Angelina, beautiful and striking, watched the television in front of her. On the screen, a blue figure slammed into the parking lot, sending a four-armed freak flying.

The camera shifted and settled on a blonde woman.

"Can everyone see this?"

"I'm currently at the parking lot of Vought International Department Store. The hostage situation here has already been resolved by Homelander and Queen Maeve."

"However, a new incident has occurred."

"A monster from who knows where is currently fighting Homelander."

A wave of startled cries rang out from the television again.

Homelander had been wrapped like a mummy by countless cables, but before long, he used Laser Eyes to break free.

Angelina's eyes shone as she murmured in a voice only she could hear, "Master is incredible."

Just then, the telephone on her desk rang.

President Edgar summoned her. By the time Angelina emerged from his office holding a stack of documents, the news report on the television had already ended.

The girl felt slightly disappointed, then carried the stack of documents into the copy room.

The copy room was quiet. Following Edgar's instructions, Angelina made three additional copies of the documents.

"Thanks to Master's recommendation, I was able to become Edgar's assistant, the assistant to Vought's president."

"I have to seize this opportunity to learn from Mr. Edgar properly, to learn how to run a corporation."

"But when will Master help me get my revenge?"

At the thought of revenge, Angelina's eyes filled with fury.

At that moment, from a ventilation duct behind her, strands of black, viscous liquid seeped down through the metal grate.

The liquid silently dripped onto the floor. A moment later, a figure rose from it and took the form of a man in a long trench coat.

His face was grim as he soundlessly approached Angelina from behind. Black liquid like crude oil welled up from his palm.

It twisted and stretched, forming a short blade.

The man in the trench coat suddenly covered Angelina's mouth with one hand while plunging the black liquid blade into the girl's soft body with the other.

Just as he was about to stab her several more times, screams sounded behind him. Company employees had entered the copy room and witnessed the scene.

The man in the trench coat decisively abandoned Angelina, sprinted to the window, and leaped out!

The instant he jumped through the window, his body liquefied into a pool of black sludge and clung to Seven Tower's outer wall.

It swiftly flowed along the wall, then slipped through a window crack on the 83rd floor.

Some time later.

On a street behind Seven Tower, a sewer cover lifted open a crack, and a sheet of black liquid flowed out.

It passed beneath a black sedan. When it reached the rear of the car, it transformed once more into a man in a long trench coat.

The man quickly walked into a nearby alley.

When he reached the main street, a luxury car pulled up and stopped nearby.

The door opened, and the man in the trench coat climbed inside.

Inside the spacious cabin, a man wearing a ruby ring asked in a low voice, "Has it been taken care of?"

The man in the trench coat nodded. "It's done, Mr. O'Connor."

"Miss Angelina's organs were pierced. She won't survive the night."

The man called O'Connor snorted. "Liquid Man, you should have killed my dear niece completely."

"Not merely left her severely wounded!"

Liquid Man shrugged. "Does that make any difference?"

"She won't live past today anyway."

"And do you think that was just any place?"

"That was Seven Tower!"

"Homelander could return at any moment. I don't plan to lose my life over money!"

O'Connor took out a case and tossed it to the man opposite him. "That's half the payment."

"If Angelina dies tomorrow, you'll receive the other half."

Liquid Man's body partially liquefied at once, swallowing the briefcase into itself. He then got out at the next intersection.

After the door closed, O'Connor glanced at Seven Tower in the distance through the car window.

He laughed. "Angelina, my dear niece, did you think you'd be safe hiding in Seven Tower?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

As the luxury car drove away, a blue figure flashed through the sky reflected in its window.

Azu carried the immobile Maeve toward Seven Tower and smiled. "Want to go to my room? You look like you need to lie down for a while."

Maeve gave a dry laugh. "I suppose I won't be the only one in that bed later?"

"So forget it. Just take me to the lounge."

Azu shook his head. "My dear Maeve, you underestimate me too much."

"I wouldn't take advantage of someone in a vulnerable state."

"Besides, if I wanted to do anything, even if you were in perfect condition, there'd be nothing you could do."

Maeve was unconvinced. "At least I could resist."

Azu winked. "That would make me even more excited."

Just then, he heard an ambulance. It had pulled up beneath Seven Tower.

"What happened?"

Still carrying Maeve, Azu flew straight into the command center. He placed the Queen in a chair and called for Ashley.

"Homelander, you're finally back."

The moment Ashley saw Azu, she said, "Miss Angelina was attacked. Her condition seems very serious."

Azu's expression shifted slightly.

He had finally found a promising pawn. What a pity it would be if she died like this.

Without another word, he flew out of the command center and chased after the ambulance that had already left Seven Tower for the hospital.

On the way, Azu opened the store, but he was in no mood to inspect the newly added items.

He directly spent 50 Proficiency Essence to exchange for an improved NK Gene Modification Potion.

Then he landed in the middle of the street, turned around, raised his hand at the approaching ambulance, and signaled it to stop.

"It's Homelander!"

"Why is he stopping an ambulance?"

Passersby looked over one after another and took out their phones to record.

At that moment, inside a car parked by the roadside, a man with his face covered by a hat suddenly sat upright.

He looked at Homelander in the middle of the road and chuckled. "I smell a news story."

"Ha, I didn't make it to Vought International Department Store, but I never expected to score an exclusive interview opportunity on the road!"

He took out his phone, logged into his livestream, started broadcasting, and rushed out.

By then, the ambulance had stopped in front of Azu, its body only one centimeter from his palm.

Then the door opened. A doctor jumped out, spreading his hands in confusion. "Homelander, what are you doing?"

"Is there a Miss Angelina in the vehicle?" As he spoke, Azu had already scanned the rear compartment with Laser Eyes and saw Angelina lying on a gurney with a breathing mask over her face.

Without waiting for the doctor to answer, he walked over, grabbed the vehicle's side window, and tore it off, ripping away an entire side of the ambulance.

The nurses inside screamed and backed away, falling beside the gurney.

The doctor shouted from behind him, "Homelander, stop! This young lady has suffered severe injuries and must be taken to the hospital immediately."

Azu turned back with a smile. "With me here, she won't die."

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