Soldier Boy's gaze sharpened. "Eight supervillains? Those guys who showed up recently and seem to be organized?"
"That's right." Ashley nodded in surprise. Even Soldier Boy knew!
Didn't he shut out the world and care about nothing but drinking, smoking, and saying "fuck you"?
Soldier Boy frowned. "Just as well. I've got something to ask you. Where did Homelander go?"
"Uh... he... he said he'd handle this personally. He already followed the Information Department's directions to Middleton, eighty kilometers away."
Under the pressure of Soldier Boy's stare, Ashley stammered out what had happened.
Soldier Boy was about to ask more, but Ashley interrupted him.
"Sir, now isn't the time for this. Those eight supervillains are our priority. I've already sent The Seven to deal with them, but we're short-handed."
Soldier Boy snorted. "Leave it to me. Where are those bastards now?"
Ashley breathed a sigh of relief and gave him an exact address.
[Ding] [Detected: Homelander turns toward the light] [Host reward: Exchange Points ×300, super flight increased to level 4]
Just then, Old Popsicle's sudden notification in his mind made Soldier Boy pause.
"Turns toward the light?"
He frowned slightly, baffled by the phrase and the sudden, generous reward.
Midtown Manhattan, New York.
A man covered in a black carapace overturned a police car with his bare hands.
Elsewhere, a person engulfed in flames slaughtered people at will, ignoring the hail of police gunfire.
Screams rose one after another along the street as the two supervillains ran rampant.
Maeve, Starlight, and A-Train arrived at the scene and quickly assessed the situation.
"Leave Dung Beetle to me. You two take the fire guy," A-Train said first, firelight flickering in his sunglasses.
"No problem."
Both women answered in unison.
A blue afterimage streaked down the street. Before the