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Queen Maeve was secretly pleased, but she quickly looked to the other side.
"Get used to your powers; they're coming soon."
After Aaron finished speaking, he turned and walked towards an apartment building.
Queen Maeve bit her lip upon seeing this; she was unwilling to give up.
Watching the firecrackers and the sparkling lights, Kimiko was having a blast.
She made up her mind and turned to walk towards the apartment.
"What are you here for?"
On the sofa in the apartment, Aaron looked at her with amusement.
Queen Maeve gritted her teeth and shed her cumbersome clothes. "I want to improve. I want your instructions, Master!"
"Oh, then you come up first and do it yourself. Let me see your determination."
Aaron made a pointed remark.
As it turns out, Queen Maeve's determination was unwavering.
My skills are pretty bad; I gave away three kills right from the start.
However, her character still had a lot of health and solid base stats, so she didn't completely collapse and gritted her teeth to finish the whole game.
I played four or five games in a row, and my crystal was destroyed one after another. Then my fountain was blocked and my enemy team unleashed a barrage of firepower.
In despair, Queen Maeve typed "GG" to admit defeat, acknowledging that she was no match for her opponent.
Aaron had a great time, and seeing how much Queen Maeve had entertained him, he gave her a few favors.
It fully activated her genes, raising her overall basic stats to a new level.
Compared to the likes of Firecracker, Queen Maeve's advancement was minimal, mainly because she was a newcomer and a prisoner.
Queen Maeve was quite satisfied. The amount of improvement was not important; what mattered was that she had received the favor and blessings, and that was enough!
And on the other side,
The Vought International urgently mobilized superheroes from all over the world to form a new Seven.
The locomotive replacement—Shockwave!
Queen Maeve's replacement—Storm!
The replacements for the lamplighters—the Crimson Earls!
The Invisible Man Replacement – Supersonic!
Cindy, the Deep-Sea Alternative!
Black Alternative – Blind Spot!
And finally, the Homelander replacement—Soldier Boy!
Chapter 329 The End of the Water Corporation, Ordinary Starlight
Manhattan, New York.
Edgar, president of Wot Corporation, personally arrived at the scene to oversee the situation.
Vice President Madeline looked gloomy and somewhat absent-minded.
This hastily assembled group of seven giants (?? 9) and six different s?an s?an "VI guild leaders" had not undergone any adjustment period and were full of contradictions among themselves.
Especially the soldier boy and the Crimson Countess; the former's undisguised murderous gaze made the latter tremble constantly, like a coerced little white rabbit.
"If you want me to solve the company's problems, then you must first let me do one thing!"
The soldier boy spoke coldly; he hated traitors.
"No, it can't be like this!"
The Countess Crimson shook her head in alarm and shouted at Edgar, "You promised me you would protect me from his threats!"
Edgar crossed his arms and said calmly, "That's enough, soldier boy. I woke you up from the freezer, not so you could show off in front of me."
The soldier boy turned his head and stared straight at him. "So, you want me to clean up your mess, and you also want me to stand by and watch that bastard who betrayed me team up with me?"
"Maybe I could consider joining them; at least they wouldn't stop me from killing a few people."
Soldier Boy, like Homelander, once led a powerful army of superhumans to fight for his country.
However, his brutal rule caused his teammates to betray him, and during a mission, they launched a surprise attack, handing him over to the Soviets.
He was studied while in a coma, remaining asleep for decades.
Now that he has finally been awakened, how could he possibly tolerate the Countess Crimson, who betrayed him, jumping around wildly in front of him?
Moreover, the Crimson Countess was his public love interest and his female slave at the time.
This feud is no small matter.
"Really? Then you can try it out. Of course, before that, I'll press this button 433."
Edgar pulled out a remote control and said casually, "I forgot to tell you, while you were asleep, I left a hydrogen bomb for your lover. As soon as I press it, you'll be blown to smithereens!"
The soldier boy's expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously wanted to touch his buttocks.
Believe it or not, after hearing Edgar say that, he suddenly felt discomfort in a certain part of his body, as if there was some foreign object there.
Upon hearing this, the others also looked at the soldier boy with strange expressions.
At the same time, their expressions were quite wary, and they would occasionally glance at Edgar, carefully sensing their own bodies as if trying to perceive something.
Edgar smiled and said, “Don’t be nervous. So far, only Homelander and Soldier Boys have received this treatment.”
Such comforting words always sound somewhat jarring.
But everyone breathed a sigh of relief; no one wanted a time bomb to be lodged behind them.
Of the seven people, Cindy, the bald woman with the most unstable mental state and an extremely wary attitude towards the outside world, unusually remained silent from beginning to end.
She remained silent, as if she were a sculpture.
Edgar glanced at Cindy subtly, then turned his gaze to Storm.
The latter smiled and nodded, a gesture that seemed to say: everything is under control.
However, when Storm scanned the other characters, her gaze lingered longest on Blind Spot.
Among the seven white giants, the presence of a man with a physical disability and striking yellow skin made Storm feel very uncomfortable.
As long as the blind spot exists, the seven giants team will be impure.
Although she knew the blind spot existed in order to win over those minority groups, she just couldn't stand it.
As the last remaining Nazi, Storm has a dislike for all races except white people.
If the timing weren't so bad, she would have loved to sink Blind Spot and even Edgar, the president of Vought Corporation, into the sea.
That's how their team becomes pure and reliable.
The soldier boy looked very unwell. Although he was confident in his abilities, the hydrogen bomb inside his body was something that confidence alone could not withstand.
Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Edgar continued, "According to our current investigation, all seven leaders, led by Homelander, have died at the hands of Aaron."
Supersonic raised his hand. "Even Homelander is no match for them, so how can we possibly defeat them?"
The soldier boy snorted, "Because I'm the father of the Homeland!"
As he spoke, he glared at Edgar again.
He strongly suspected that Vought International was involved in the betrayal, otherwise how could the existence of Homelander be explained?
Clearly, Vought International had been experimenting with his cells for a long time, and Homelander was their best experimental result, used to replace his absence.
but
The soldier boy smirked, "A fake is always a fake. No matter how good it is, it can never compare to the real thing!"
Storm looked at the soldier boy with a gleam in her eyes.
She has always wanted to build an extraordinary army and then rule the Earth!
But this requires a strong father and a sufficiently strong mother.
Without a doubt, Storm is the perfect mother—eternally youthful, incredibly powerful, and capable of flight.
Previously, Storm's favorite target was Homelander, who was powerful enough, flew faster, and was very well-rounded.
During her decades of retirement, she had been secretly observing Homelander's performance, and it must be said that Homelander was very capable and easy to manipulate.
But no one expected that the Homelanders would be so good-looking but useless.
However, now that there are more powerful genuine products available, the Homelanders are not so important anymore.
Shockwave then spoke up: "Didn't they say Queen Maeve's body hasn't been found yet? Perhaps we..."
Edgar said coldly, "We strongly suspect that there is a traitor among the Seven, and Queen Maeve is the spy. She helped the enemy to secretly attack Homelander, which led to the failure of the Seven's mission."
"So you don't need to worry. As long as you unite, those guys are nothing to worry about."
"Of course, considering the importance of this operation, I have also prepared some helpers for you."
"A powerful army of superpowered individuals!"
Edgar clapped his hands, and nearly two hundred superhumans appeared on the screen.
These are all registered superhumans of the Vought International Corporation, and they usually stay in their respective cities to maintain a righteous image.
But they are always ready to join the fight and contribute to the company whenever Vought needs them.
After all, they knew very well that everything they had was given to them by the Water Corporation.
Admittedly, these superpowered individuals vary in strength and ability.
But the sheer number of them is enough to give them enough confidence.
Two hundred people versus five people, the advantage is on my side!
The sheer number of people reduced the tension on the scene, and the previously tense crowd began to relax.
At that moment, Edgar suddenly heard some news, and his expression turned serious.
"It's time for you to take action. We've got news of Aaron and the others. It's time to teach them a lesson!"
There is not much time left for them.
The news of the seven giants' annihilation was leaked immediately during the live broadcast.
If they don't take action soon, before the other party comes to them, Walter Company will already be bankrupt and finished.
The soldier boy was reluctant, but he vowed that he would make everyone pay the price!
Just then, a devastating beam of light ripped through the sky.
Starlight Annie descends riding the sunlight!
The sunlight on Starlight expanded, and its golden eyes erupted with intense energy fluctuations. This energy was constantly being squeezed out, and the energy that burst forth was even more terrifying.
This force was so vast and so dazzling that it made no attempt to conceal its provocative intent.
The soldier boy was furious; he hated anyone who was more arrogant than him!
"Starlight Annie, the guardian of Des Moines, Iowa... with unremarkable abilities, who would want to take her down?"
Edgar recounted Starlight's abilities in great detail, though the Starlight before him seemed rather outrageous and supermodel-like.
But he didn't mention it at all.
That nonchalant demeanor gave the Seven Giants the illusion that they were nothing special and that I could do the same.
The Invisible Man's substitute, Supersonic, stepped forward and looked at Starlight's beautiful face with great interest.
She belongs to me!
"Give me some time, and I will make her turn over a new leaf."
It sped off at supersonic speed, but very quickly...
A bright flash followed, then the devastating news of supersonic annihilation.
At the same time, the bustling street outside also disappeared.