310. Chapter 309: Invitation, Heading to Godolkin University
"What exactly happened that made you think the Mysterious Person was dead?"
Facing Queen Maeve's questioning, Billy didn't speak. Instead, he took a sip of alcohol, suppressing the shock.
Soon, he regained his composure.
"A few days ago, I learned from Mallory that there might be a Super Weapon in Russia that could restrain Homelander. So, I pulled some strings and found out about a Military Base. Just as we were preparing to leave, the Mysterious Person found me and asked to fly to Russia with us...
Who would have thought that after opening the iron canister, inside was the long-missing Soldier Boy... He engaged in a desperate fight with Soldier Boy, nearly destroying the entire Military Base, but when he blocked the third chest beam, his body was completely engulfed by firelight.
When we walked out of the passage, on the devastated ground, only Soldier Boy was left.
At that time, Soldier Boy was propping himself up, ready to finish us off, but unexpectedly, Hughie secretly injected Temporary Compound V. Ultimately, he used the superpower of teleportation to get us all out."
Billy spoke slowly, his expression blank.
After hearing the entire story, Queen Maeve was stunned. Mr. Jervis... the Mysterious Person. She hadn't expected that the usually gentle, amiable, and always smiling Mr. Jervis would be so powerful. She had originally thought that Homelander was the strongest Supe she had ever seen.
But now, that notion in her mind began to crack.
"It doesn't make sense. Since he has strength comparable to Homelander, why didn't he just drop the act? Stan Edgar shouldn't be much in front of him," Queen Maeve murmured softly, furrowing her delicate brows.
Billy, sitting across from her, heard her words clearly.
"The Mysterious Person is Mr. Jervis, the former Vought Vice President," Billy narrowed his eyes, staring at Queen Maeve.
Queen Maeve didn't deny it, but she didn't admit it either.
However, Billy had already seen the answer on her face.
"I should have thought it was him earlier. He hid himself so deeply." Billy vaguely remembered his first contact with the Mysterious Person was helping him dispose of Translucent's corpse, and later working with him to rescue Kimiko. It seemed every step he took was within the other party's plan.
What exactly is this guy's superpower? If Mr. Jervis hadn't resigned, Billy would definitely have thought that Mr. Jervis was using them to obtain a higher position within Vought International, or even to control Vought International. But now Mr. Jervis is no longer the Vought Vice President... Wait.
Billy seemed to have thought of something. He immediately pulled out his mobile phone and clicked into Vought International's official website.
When he saw Xia Shang's transfer order, he nodded thoughtfully.
"Godolkin University, a super university specifically for cultivating Supes. He was transferred there to be the Vice Principal. Could it be that he wants to get in touch with the Supe students at the School? If so, he must be trying to obtain something from them."
Billy suddenly had a bold guess. What if Mr. Jervis's superpower is to plunder others' superpowers? Thinking this way, everything seemed to make sense.
No, that's not right. Where did Mr. Jervis's previous superpower come from then? According to Hughie's description at the time, Mr. Jervis killed Translucent almost on sight. A Supe with that kind of superpower should be difficult to plunder.
After thinking for a long time, Billy couldn't come up with a conclusion. The reason was that he knew too little about the Mysterious Person. However, one thing was certain: Mr. Jervis was definitely intentionally contacting Supes. He had to stop him from becoming the Vice Principal of Godolkin University.
Billy lit another cigarette. "Hoo," he exhaled a puff of smoke with a heavy expression. It was clearly difficult for him to do it alone, and he also had to spare energy to deal with Homelander. Damn it, he had to hurry up and make Soldier Boy his ally.
"Maeve, how much do you know about Payback?"
"Coincidentally, I've also been investigating Payback recently." Queen Maeve's reason for investigating Payback was simple: she had always wanted to break free from Homelander's control. Accidentally, she saw information about Soldier Boy. They were both Leaders of Superhero teams, both beings who were invincible in their era.
Since Soldier Boy could be killed, or forced to go missing, perhaps the same means could be used against Homelander.
"Payback is also known as the Blood Vengeance Squad. It's a Superhero team whose popularity rapidly declined after The Seven's rise."
"Very good. We went to find members of Payback, Crimson Countess and Gunpowder. I've already eliminated Gunpowder. The remaining ones are Mindstorm, Black Noir, and others. I need to know their location as soon as possible." To cooperate with Soldier Boy, he had to have enough trump cards. If possible, Billy wanted to capture all the members of the Blood Vengeance Squad.
"What do you want their location for?" Queen Maeve was a little puzzled.
"Catch them."
Billy stubbed out his cigarette butt and said resolutely, "The more people I catch, the greater my confidence in dealing with Homelander."
"Including Black Noir?"
"If I have the opportunity, I won't spare him either."
"Okay, I'll fully cooperate with you. Also, I'll tell you a secret: Black Noir has a severe peanut allergy, a very strong allergic reaction." Queen Maeve understood that she and Billy were now on the same side, so she revealed Black Noir's secret without reservation.
"Their location can be found in at most three days."
Queen Maeve got up and left the underground passage.
Only Billy remained, smoking a cigarette alone.
...
The next morning, Xia Shang suddenly received a text message invitation from Godolkin University's Principal, Indira Shetty, inviting him to visit Godolkin University.
Although his start date was still a month away, some preliminary preparatory work required him to make a trip personally.
After eating breakfast, Xia Shang drove towards Godolkin University's location.
At the same time, in front of the villa's floor-to-ceiling window, Xia Shang was leisurely lying on a lounge chair, basking in the sun. To prevent accidents, he specially sent out a clone to replace him and go to Godolkin University.
"Soldier Boy is too slow. He hasn't even arrived in the United States yet." Xia Shang even suspected that Soldier Boy had already arrived in the United States but hadn't exposed his superpower like in the original plot. If that were the case, it would be troublesome. He would have to look for him all over New York.
(End of this chapter)