"We've been studying you all along, Homelander. This was originally prepared for you!"
Gravik staggered to his feet, the white light in his chest growing brighter and brighter.
"...Its power is enough to blast Earth in half! You too!"
The moment those words were spoken, humanity's hearts, which had only just settled, leaped back into their throats.
"Hahaha... Since you've made them sound so great, let's see whether your greatness can actually save their lives!"
"Now, great Homelander! You have only two choices left!"
Gravik looked at Homelander with a vicious grin. "Either let me go. I'll take my people away from this planet and find another place to live."
"Or we'll all be destroyed here together!"
Gravik's threat silenced the world, which had only just erupted into cheers.
Everyone waited for Homelander's decision.
Homelander stared coldly at Gravik, but there was not the slightest hint of compromise in his voice.
"Gravik, the sins you Skrulls committed on Earth must be washed away with blood."
"This is my promise to every victim, and it is also the bottom line I will uphold as humanity's protector!"
Homelander walked toward Dago step by step.
"As for the choice you offered... there is actually a third one."
Under Gravik's "disbelieving" gaze.
Homelander suddenly lunged forward and grabbed Dago by the throat.
Then he turned into a streak of light that pierced the heavens, charging toward the vastness of space without looking back!
At that moment, even the wind fell silent. The entire world was stunned...
"Anthony! No!!!"
Jessica's heart-wrenching scream echoed over the wilderness.
She struggled to rise, only to crash heavily back onto the ground, reaching desperately toward the sky.
Steve closed his eyes and slammed his fist into the ground.
At that moment, countless people around the world fell to their