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Because if it was purely about combat strength, neither Soldier Boy nor Billy Butcher after 'doping' would be a match for Homelander individually.
Especially Soldier Boy, though his own strength was extremely formidable, he had been 'sealed' in a cryogenic chamber by the E Ross for nearly thirty years, and his mind and body had yet to fully recover to their peak state.
Furthermore, it was his first time coordinating in battle with Billy Butcher, and there was absolutely no tacit understanding between them, which was why Homelander was given a moment to catch his breath.
"Damn it, Homelander, what the hell are you doing there?!"
Queen Maeve snapped Kimiko's neck, then casually tossed the 'corpse' behind her, yelling at Homelander, who was locked in a bitter struggle, with a puzzled expression: "Why aren't you using the divine power granted to you by God to directly deal with those two guys?"
Homelander raised his hand to block a punch from Billy Butcher, then kicked Soldier Boy, who was attempting a sneak attack from behind, flying, before finding an opening and responding angrily: "This is my trial, a test from God, so I must defeat them with my own strength!"
In fact, Homelander could clearly feel the special psionic energy from slaanesh's blessing lurking within him, ready to be unleashed.
He could unleash it at any time he wished.
But he had a vague feeling that this battle was like a rare 'Ascension' test bestowed upon him by God.
As long as he passed successfully, he would receive more power blessings from slaanesh.
It was precisely for this reason that Homelander was so determined to achieve victory through his own strength and cunning at this moment.
So even though he had been at a disadvantage from the beginning of the battle, his face was still full of fighting spirit, and he attacked with both fists, directly facing the attacks of Soldier Boy and Billy Butcher.
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
WTF???
Do you even hear yourself?
Are you out of your damn mind, throwing a tantrum at a time like this?!
Queen Maeve was almost half-dead with rage, and after cursing him as an "idiot" in her mind, she prepared to rush over to help Homelander, but then Kimiko, 'fully revived' again, pounced on her from behind once more.
"F**k?! Why are you like a cockroach, impossible to kill?!"
Queen Maeve was both angry and annoyed, but mostly helpless; today she had witnessed the terrifying self-healing ability of Kimiko.
This couldn't help but remind her of the X-Men superhero comics she had read as a child, in which Wolverine, who was always unkillable, possessed such a heaven-defying self-healing ability, didn't he?
However, before she could think further, Kimiko had already darted in front of her, and Queen Maeve could only abandon the idea of assisting Homelander and once again became entangled with this difficult opponent.
Swoosh—
At this moment, a naked figure teleported over, none other than Hughie Campbell, who had finished his broadcast; after confirming that all the employees in the building had left, he could finally join the battle without any reservations.
"Homelander, you scum, today I will avenge Starlight!"
Zzz—
However, Homelander's Cyclops was his response, but in the next second, Hughie Campbell's figure shifted to another direction.
"What???"
A hint of surprise flashed in Homelander's eyes; obviously, this 'exhibitionist' had also injected Temporary Compound V.
The thought that these pitiful creatures, whom he could easily crush like ants before, now possessed enough power through Temporary Compound V to challenge him, filled Homelander's heart with uncontrollable rage.
Presumably, this was the confidence that bastard Stan Edgar had to dare to 'operate' on him so recklessly back then, wasn't it?
Because he could always create a large number of "temporary super-powered individuals" through Temporary Compound V to contend with him!
Damn it, trying to replace me this way?
No way!
Homelander decided that after dealing with Billy Butcher and the others, he would immediately stop the research and production of Temporary Compound V.
Because he could not tolerate 'mortals' possessing the same power as him!
These pitiful ordinary people only needed to raise their heads and cheer for me, that's enough!!
"Kid, don't you want revenge? If you've got the guts, come at me head-on, what kind of skill is it to keep dodging?"
A sudden evil smile appeared on Homelander's face as he looked at Hughie Campbell, who had once again teleported to dodge his laser beam attack, and said: "But I must commend you, your taste is indeed unique, Starlight is really good… especially in that aspect, very lubricated!"
"You're full of it!"
Seeing his girlfriend insulted, Hughie Campbell immediately wanted to rush up and confront Homelander, but he was pulled back by Billy Butcher, who was beside him. "Hughie, don't be impulsive, that bastard is just trying to provoke you… We just need to cooperate well, and that will be enough to defeat him!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder you get along so well with that cuckold, so your experiences are so similar, huh?"
Homelander saw that the other party had not fallen for it, and a hint of regret flashed in his eyes, but he did not give up. Instead, while dealing with Soldier Boy's fierce attacks, he continued to trash talk: "Kid, you probably don't know this, do you? When Starlight first joined The Seven, in order to integrate into my team faster, she took turns entertaining us for several weeks straight…"
"If I remember correctly, we even had a deep exchange in this very broadcast hall once, and it seemed Black Noir, A-Train, Deep, and Invisible Man were all present at the time."
"After I finished, they even played a game of two-person relay, competing to see who would run out of stamina first. And guess what… just in the third round, Starlight was directly 'beaten' unconscious. You have no idea how much of a buzzkill it was…"
It must be said, Homelander was quite skilled at trash-talking.
Just a few words immediately made Hughie Campbell on the other side red hot.
"Homelander, I f*k#%**&…"
Unable to restrain his anger any longer, Hughie Campbell directly activated his teleportation ability, bringing a bewildered Billy Butcher in front of Homelander, and began swinging his fists in a disorganized flurry of wild punches.
Such an attack naturally could not hit Homelander, but it successfully disrupted the attack rhythm of Soldier Boy, who posed the greatest threat to him.
And this was precisely what Homelander wanted to see.
"F**k!!"
Billy Butcher felt a chill run down his spine, because due to the teleportation, all his clothes were left behind, and now he was as naked as Hughie Campbell.
However, he had no time to run back and put on his clothes, because if he wasn't careful, the inexperienced Hughie Campbell would be killed by Homelander.
Thus, with Hughie Campbell's chaotic intervention, the huge advantage that Soldier Boy and Billy Butcher had just established was easily neutralized by Homelander.
While attacking Homelander, they had to be extra careful not to accidentally injure this rookie teammate who only swung wild punches and had no sense of cooperation whatsoever, and at the same time, they had to make sure he wasn't killed by Homelander.
Back and forth, Homelander actually managed to turn the tide!
"F**k, I'm really fed up with you, you idiot."
Finally, after being kicked away by Homelander, who used Hughie Campbell as a 'screen' to force Soldier Boy to stop his attack for the umpteenth time, Soldier Boy, fed up with this cowardly fighting style, exploded.
Bang—
Soldier Boy punched Hughie Campbell flying from behind, then angrily roared: "You naked gay man, stop f**king getting in my way!"
Seeing this, Billy Butcher immediately blocked Soldier Boy's path and loudly warned: "Bastard, you can't lay a hand on that kid, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite!"
"Is that so?"
Soldier Boy pouted, and retorted with a look of disdain: "How do I remember a certain bastard telling me before the battle that no one's life matters, only revenge matters?!"
"But he's the only one who's willing to trust me unconditionally," Billy Butcher said with an extremely firm tone.
Within the entire team, if there was anyone who could still make him retain a last shred of humanity, it would probably only be Hughie Campbell.
So even though the situation was critical at the moment, he still stepped forward immediately after the other party was injured by Soldier Boy.
"Huh?"
Soldier Boy looked at the other party with a look of disbelief, "Wait a minute, you f*king traveled all the way to rescue me from the E Ross, then begged me to cooperate and help you deal with Homelander… and now you want to fall out with me for a naked idiot? Are you f*king out of your mind?!"
But who would have thought, Billy Butcher stubbornly said: "I don't care about anyone else, in short, you can't lay a hand on him."
"Are you sure?"
Soldier Boy raised his hand and pointed to Homelander, who was watching the show nearby, and said: "The person you want to kill the most is right there, and now you're bickering with me here over this trivial matter?!"
"I said, don't lay a hand on Hughie again!"
"F**k you, I'm really fed up with you brainless idiots."
Soldier Boy was truly fed up with Billy Butcher's bizarre thought process, and immediately looked at Homelander and said: "Kid, I have to admit, you said one thing very correctly just now, this idiot is not as strong as you even if he gains superpowers… If you're willing to call me 'Dad' now, I'll team up with you and kill them all!"
???
No one could have imagined that the situation would take such an incredibly bizarre turn so suddenly.
For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on Homelander.
Billy Butcher almost regretted it so much that his guts turned green. Originally, he just wanted to stand up for his subordinate and put on a show, but he never expected Soldier Boy, this traitor, to suddenly turn against him on the spot?!
Can you believe this?
Bro, I just said a few words to you, couldn't we just give each other some face and let it go? Do we have to fall out on the spot?
If Soldier Boy really teamed up with Homelander, then none of them would probably escape; they would all die here!!
What to do?
If I apologize to him now, will the situation ease?
Zzz—
However, Soldier Boy's response was two searing laser beams, and Homelander's cold, ruthless voice, "You all… will die today!!"
"F**k, why am I so unlucky to run into a bunch of brainless idiots?!"
This time, Soldier Boy was truly a bit broken. Alright, alright, are you all f**king playing me, huh?
Damn it, I'm tired, let's just destroy it all!
So he immediately turned to Billy Butcher, "Okay, I've changed my mind again. Our previous verbal agreement is still valid. I promise not to lay a hand on that little gay man again. Let's team up and kill this unfilial son Homelander first, and then we'll go our separate ways!"
"Hehe, that's more like it."
Billy Butcher's smile grew wider, and his tense mood eased.
Fortunately, the situation did not develop in the worst direction.
Then he and Soldier Boy exchanged glances, and the two of them, one on the left and one on the right, simultaneously pounced on Homelander.
A new round of battle began again.
This time, without Hughie Campbell's interference, Soldier Boy and Billy Butcher cooperated tacitly and quickly found an opening to successfully take Homelander down.
Then both of them pressed down simultaneously, attempting to use brute force to firmly pin Homelander to the ground, and then use Soldier Boy's "chest cannon" for a decisive blow.
But Homelander's desperate struggle made it difficult for Soldier Boy to fully charge. It wasn't until Hughie Campbell also ran over to help that the three of them combined their efforts to successfully suppress Homelander.
"Hurry up!"
Billy Butcher couldn't help but urge, because somehow, an ominous premonition suddenly surged in his heart.
In fact, even without him saying anything, Soldier Boy had already begun charging, and a blinding light gradually illuminated his chest.
"Damn it, Homelander, you idiot, you're really going to get yourself killed this time!!"
Queen Maeve's face instantly changed when she saw this, and she directly ignored Kimiko's attack from behind, rushing towards Homelander.
But just as she took a step, her thigh was grabbed by Kimiko, and she fell heavily to the ground.
And at this moment, the light from Soldier Boy's chest was already as blinding as a supernova, making it impossible to look directly at it. The 'chest cannon' was ready to fire, and at this critical juncture,
Ding—
At this moment, with a soft sound, the elevator door behind them slowly opened, and a graceful figure shot out like an arrow from a bow.