Soldier Boy chuckled at that and teased, "You're pretty confident. Aren't you worried Ryan didn't inherit all your superpowers?"
"No need to worry." Homelander had already stood up first, his eyebrows raised, happiness all but written across his face.
He flashed an infectious smile. "He's my son and your grandson. Ryan's bloodline means he's destined to be stronger than either of us!"
Soldier Boy leaned back a little, casting a disgusted glance at the flying spit.
His chest rose slightly as he took a forceful drag, instantly reducing the half-smoked cigar to a stub.
"Your smile is just as stupid as Sage's. Let's go."
Meanwhile, Ryan was crouching beneath a tree, staring intently at a large section of dead branch ahead of him.
There was no telling when the branch had fallen. Fallen leaves already covered it, and the rainwater it had soaked up formed a small puddle, reflecting Ryan's conflicted expression.
Suddenly, the leaves stirred with a faint rustling. Before long, a centipede crawled out, over twenty centimeters long, its densely packed legs enough to make anyone's scalp crawl.
Gulp. Ryan swallowed and clutched his stomach, his appetite overpowering his disgust.
It had been a long time since he'd eaten meat. He had been filling his stomach with nothing but wild fruit, and his stomach had begun to protest, so much so that even the sight of a centipede made his eyes gleam with hunger.
"I think this is called a giant centipede. The guide says it's edible," Ryan muttered. Ultimately unable to resist the temptation, he grabbed it.
Then his eyes glowed red, and two scorching beams shot out. Enveloped in the red light, the centipede's violently struggling body turned to ash, leaving only half of it still wriggling.
"Fuck!" Ryan raged, feeling a little discouraged that