Outside the door, Homelander stood in the hallway, his presence dark and terrifying, his eyes fixed on Solomon inside the office. He spared no glance for Ashley beside him.
He strode straight into the office, staring hard at Solomon, his low, hoarse voice steeped in overwhelming hostility.
"Did you kill Black Noir?"
Solomon made no attempt to evade the question and admitted it openly, his expression perfectly calm.
"That's right, he..."
Before he could finish, dazzling crimson light erupted from Homelander's eyes!
Searing laser beams tore through the air, hurtling straight toward Solomon with savage power that could burn everything to ashes!
Solomon shook his head gently, his gaze unruffled, as a deep blue glow instantly lit up his eyes.
A concentrated beam of pure blue laser light shot through the air, meeting the incoming crimson lasers head-on!
The two extreme energies, red and blue, collided with a thunderous crash in the center of the office, instantly flooding the entire room with dazzling light.
Violent energy shockwaves spread in every direction, sending the documents on the desk and all the office equipment flying. The two lasers remained deadlocked, neither giving an inch, forming a dazzling barrier of energy.
Homelander clenched his teeth, his facial muscles twisting grotesquely, his eyes filled with madness. He drove his Laser Eyes recklessly, squeezing their output to the absolute limit!
Yet no matter how hard he pushed or how much power he unleashed, his crimson lasers remained pinned in place, unable to advance even an inch.
Overwhelming shock and panic surged into Homelander's heart.
Was this an illusion?
Why had Solomon's strength skyrocketed again in the short time since they last met?
No!
This was no illusion!
Under his terrified gaze, the blue laser opposite him steadily grew brighter, its power building layer upon layer