Homelander glanced sideways at Soldier Boy, keenly noticing what he had called Kailong.
Little Seafood.
Its size changed, so its nickname went from Big Seafood to Little Seafood?
Pretty precise. Wonder what Father calls me in his head?
Probably plenty of things. John, Homelander, a sissy in tights, a pussy who can't get off milk...
Shit. That's awful!
Homelander's thoughts wandered, but his eyes never left Kailong.
He knew there were too many strange things about this creature to let his guard down.
After all, no carbon-based life-form in this world had ever withstood a joint attack from him and Soldier Boy.
Yet the octopus before them had done exactly that, and its fearless demeanor made it clear that it wasn't worried about being killed.
Kailong waved its tentacles provocatively, tying them into a knot that looked like... it was flipping them off.
Soldier Boy's face darkened. "Do you seriously think there's nothing I can do to you?"
"You're welcome to try." Kailong smiled dismissively. "Once bitten, twice shy. I won't make the same mistake again."
Soldier Boy fell silent.
Right now, the only effective way to deal with this strange octopus that could turn intangible was to anger it, destabilizing its powers and forcing it into physical form.
But they had already used that trick, and with the intelligence Kailong had now displayed, it would probably be difficult to make it work again.
Kailong seemed to see what Soldier Boy was thinking and sounded rather smug. "Well, human superheroes? Thought of anything yet?"
It wriggled its tentacles as though stepping on air, climbing up along the edge of the enormous crater.
Homelander tried to stop it, reaching out to grab it, but his hand caught nothing.
He attacked with his Heat Vision, only for the beams to pass through