Before "Homelander," who had followed her in, could say anything, the last hijacker seemed to have seen his own fate.
The scrawny man suddenly grinned, turned around, and pulled the trigger!
Neither of the two top-tier superhumans present had expected him to make that choice. Caught off guard, even Homelander could only watch through his Super Senses as the man fired, the muzzle pressed against the back of the pilot's head spitting flame!
Bang-
The gunshot rang out, and blood splattered!
The back of the captain's head burst open, killing him on the spot!
Even then, the bullet's kinetic energy had not been fully spent. After piercing the unfortunate man's skull, it continued onward and punched through the cockpit windshield.
With a crack, fractures abruptly spread through the high-strength windshield from the tiny hole, and icy air immediately rushed inside.
"No!!"
Hum-
Amid Queen Maeve's cry, two laser beams shot past from behind him, killing the hijacker as he swung his gun around and nearly slicing the button-covered console in half.
A shrill alarm sounded, and the plane lurched and began shaking again.
Queen Maeve grabbed the captain's headset and tried to contact air traffic control, but received no response.
"There's no signal. It's over. The plane's going out of control."
Hearing that, Homelander's heart sank. He realized he seemed to have screwed something up.
"What do we do?"
Homelander did not answer Queen Maeve. His expression shifted several times before he finally curled his lip indifferently, turned, and walked back into the passenger cabin.
Thinking everything was fine, the passengers unfastened their seat belts. When they saw Homelander come out, they crowded around him, some asking about the situation, others wanting to celebrate with a high five.
Homelander forced his trademark smile onto his long face. "Everyone, stay calm.