Watching the system announcement, Homelander saw that not only had all his abilities undergone a qualitative leap, but he had also unlocked a brand-new badass skill.
Homelander should have been happy.
In the past, he would have burst out laughing by now.
But for some reason, he felt annoyed instead.
"Listen, system. I'm grateful for these stat boosts."
"But can you explain why I'm still not a Superstar? How many idioms do you people have left?"
Faced with Homelander's complaint, the system promptly responded.
[Answering host: All idioms have been exhausted. The next rank advancement will be "Superstar."]
Hearing that definitive answer, the small flame of anger in Homelander's heart finally died down.
"It'd better be." He curled his lip.
Fine. He still had a long way to go before giving up beef. Comrades still had work to do.
Lai Chi Kok Road.
The ruined street, once a scene of devastation, was now filled with celebrating crowds.
Homelander descended from the sky and landed like a perfect superhero, the shockwave kicking up clouds of dust.
"Boss!"
"It's Homelander!"
Deafening cheers erupted at once.
Vought's heroes and the civilians who had come to help clear the rubble all voluntarily made way for him, applauding enthusiastically as they welcomed him through.
Homelander strode forward with a smile, nodding repeatedly to the surrounding crowd.
"Whoosh!"
A soft sound cut through the air.
The next second, Jessica appeared out of thin air. She wrapped both arms around Homelander's waist and back, plunging straight into his embrace.
"You bastard." Jessica bit her lip. "If you dare disappear like that again, I'll cut your cape to shreds."
"Heh, then you'd better find some good scissors." Homelander chuckled and naturally wrapped an arm around her waist.
At the edge of the crowd.
Skye had