Soldier Boy and Homelander exchanged a glance in unison, remaining silent for a long time.
This was too surreal.
What had begun as a well-intentioned effort to help Ryan awaken his powers had, through a strange turn of events, become a major disaster for Vought.
Soldier Boy pinched out his cigar with his bare hand, turned his head, and looked at Ryan.
The kid was still making Teddy Bear and Little White Rabbit fight another "duel," completely unaware of what an absolutely badass feat he had pulled off.
Countless criminal forces and organizations around the world regarded Vought International as a thorn in their side and would have loved nothing more than to get rid of it.
Yet no one had ever dared to act on it and strike at Vought Headquarters.
After all, Vought had something even more intimidating than nuclear weapons-Homelander.
He could truly "go wherever he wanted."
Rules could restrain humans or ordinary Supes, but they could not restrain a human missile capable of flying at extreme speeds.
Yet Ryan had accomplished what no one else in the world could.
With his impressive knack for "poisoning," he had paralyzed Vought, a world-class conglomerate.
Homelander opened his mouth several times, but could not figure out what to say. He could only rub his forehead to hide his embarrassment.
The enemy he had spent so long searching for was his own son.
"Ryan," Homelander called softly.
"Wait, Dad, Little White Rabbit's about to win!" Ryan shouted without looking up, happily making fighting noises with his mouth.
As the Teddy Bear doll fell to the floor, Ryan cheered. Only then did he notice something was off about the atmosphere.
"Why are you all looking at me?" he asked in confusion.
Anika was not far away, the only ordinary person who