Deep in a forest on the outskirts,
stood a secluded country villa.
Two figures hurtled down like meteors falling from the sky, tearing through the air with a piercing whistle before slamming into the ground!
BOOM-!!!
The tremendous impact instantly blasted a terrifying crater ten meters across into the neatly trimmed lawn outside Vogelbaum's home!
Dirt and turf flew into the air.
Homelander floated lightly in midair, slowly rising out of the crater.
He brushed a little dust off his expensive casual clothes, his face filled with anticipation as he stared at the unremarkable villa before him.
In the crater behind him, a dirt-covered hand gripped the edge.
A moment later, Soldier Boy's head slowly emerged from the crater, covered in bits of dirt.
"Fuck!" He spat out a mouthful of dirt and glared at Homelander as though he were an idiot.
"Is this how you usually fucking get around?! You're really the strongest guy in the United States now? I think you've all lost your fucking minds!"
He scrambled out of the crater on his hands and knees. Looking at his already-ragged lab clothes, now mottled with dirt, he seethed with rage.
"You didn't even let me change into some clean clothes!"
"Uh..." Homelander pursed his lips and shrugged off Soldier Boy's complaints with an indifferent shake of his head. "Doesn't matter. We're already here. Confirming who you are is what matters most."
"Come on."
Homelander straightened his collar, took a deep breath, and walked up to the rather old-looking wooden door.
He raised his hand and rang the doorbell with the utmost politeness, in stark contrast to his violent crash landing just moments earlier.
Ding-dong-
After a while, accompanied by the faint whir of a motor, the door slowly opened from inside.
An old man with a full