But Homelander did not retreat.
His eyes were fixed on Arishem, who was being obliterated by the power of the Infinity Stones, and his right fist clenched tightly.
However, relying solely on Super-Ego's energy reserves to erase a Supreme Celestial with the Reality Stone was nothing more than a fool's dream.
Super-Ego's originally radiant golden skin, under Homelander's possession, rapidly began to turn gray and wither.
The light faded from his eyes, his face became ashen, and the tissue beneath his skin began to collapse.
His body was on the verge of breaking apart.
Far away in the principal's office, Homelander, who had been playing Ready Player One, also felt that beyond-limit burden through the mental link. His brows knitted tightly together, and he had already crushed the armrest of his chair.
In just a few more seconds, even without Arishem making a move, Super-Ego would turn to ash first from the depletion of his life force.
But Arishem, trapped in the agony of annihilation, knew nothing of this.
He only knew that he had been ambushed and that he could feel the genuine threat of death.
If he did not sever this contact, he would fall here.
The Celestials' logic was simple and direct.
When faced with an irresistible lethal threat, avoidance was the first choice.
Arishem did not hesitate. He forcibly severed half of his shoulder and struggled backward with all his might.
Endless cosmic energy sprayed from the wound in his remaining left shoulder, preventing the annihilation from continuing to spread.
Then, without looking back, he transformed into a red singularity and fled in an instant.
He vanished from this star system.
Meanwhile, Super-Ego's body floated helplessly in the vacuum, like a lifeless corpse adrift in space.
Vought Pioneer Hero Academy, principal's office.
Homelander severed the