"No, no..." Homelander muttered, his expression growing savage as his Heat Vision flickered uncontrollably.
Maeve noticed something was wrong and had just begun, "Home..."
Before she could finish, a deafening boom erupted through the Stadium. The VIP Platform beneath Homelander's feet shattered instantly, countless cracks spreading through the marble floor like a spiderweb.
The blast of air tore the railings from their foundations and snapped the billboards clean in half. All the staff closest to him fell to the ground, clutching their ears and screaming.
A-Train and Shockwave both froze.
Their speed was not far behind Homelander's, but even they had barely caught sight of that burst of speed before he vanished into the sky.
The entire Stadium fell silent. Condensation mist caused by his extreme speed still lingered over the ground.
Thousands of eyes stared blankly at the sky. Only after several seconds did someone stammer:
"Did Homelander fly away?"
Maeve looked at the shattered VIP Area beneath her feet, then up in the direction Homelander had disappeared. She said nothing for a long time. She rarely saw him in this state.
Clearly, if something really had happened to Soldier Boy, New York would likely face a storm today that no one could stop.
"Fuck," Maeve cursed through gritted teeth, hurriedly motioning A-Train over.
A-Train looked bewildered and uneasy. "What happened?"
Maeve took a deep breath, her expression grim. "Something happened to Soldier Boy."
"What?" Those few words instantly froze the expression on A-Train's face.
"Someone planted dozens of Supes at the university to ambush him." Maeve turned toward the direction Homelander had vanished, her voice heavy. "Homelander's already on his way."
A-Train opened his mouth, but even after a long moment, he could not get a word out.
Meanwhile, above New York.
Homelander accelerated again and again, an