[Seven Tower, on the 88th Floor, Inside the CEO's Office]
Watching the live broadcast on his computer screen where Starlight was sent flying with a single punch, Edgar subconsciously turned his head away.
In the livestream, comments flew by at lightning speed.
[Who just said this girl could replace Homelander? This? She's not even fit to carry his shoes.]
[I'm dying laughing. Besides being pretty, what can she do? And dressed like that. Is she trying to entertain the criminals?]
[Shut up upstairs. Starlight might not be strong, but she's a girl. You're really sending a girl out there? What are you men even for!]
[To be fair, she might be bad at fighting, but she's hot. Damn! I just ran out of tissues.]
"What is this, what is this filth on my screen!"
Looking at those comments, Edgar took off his glasses and rubbed his brow.
"This shouldn't be happening!"
"Homelander kicked her out of the election. Wasn't it because he was wary of her abilities?"
"Why can't this girl even handle a criminal who only has hardened skin?"
Edgar frowned, "Could it be that what Homelander feared wasn't her ability, but something else?" [T/N: Bro is in his own world.]
At that moment, on the screen, Starlight had already gotten back up and fought back, driving Ironhide back with a beautiful kick.
Just as the two were about to enter a second round, a deep roaring sound suddenly came from the sky.
Then a dark figure dropped from above. The powerful landing made the surrounding police cars bounce.
[Holy crap, is Homelander here?]
[Nice, Homelander's here to clean up.]
[Can you at least give the villain a chance!]
The comments kept flashing.
However, the one who stepped out of the smoke wasn't Homelander, but someone wearing jet black armor.
On the mask of this black armored man, two eyes glowed blue. Energy nodes on the armor flickered, giving him a strong futuristic feel.
[What's this?]
[That's not Homelander.]
[Another criminal? Are they going to double team her? Poor Starlight.]
Comments scrolled.
On the screen, Starlight was also unsure about the origin of the black armored figure who had descended from the sky. She immediately kept one hand aimed at Ironhide and the other toward the unexpected newcomer.
Seeing the situation change, Ironhide picked up a gun from the ground and kept pointing it back and forth between Starlight and the armored man.
At this moment, the man in black armor pointed at Ironhide, ["Codename Ironhide, Level 3 wanted criminal. I am placing you under arrest for multiple charges including bank robbery and assaulting police officers. Drop your weapon and surrender immediately!"]
"Go to hell!"
Ironhide stopped hesitating and opened fire at the armored man.
The other side simply raised an arm to block. Sparks flew from the armor as bullets struck, but he was completely unharmed.
After Ironhide emptied his magazine, the armored man raised his left hand. The armor on his wrist lifted slightly.
A burst of air shot out, and something black flew from within, instantly hitting Ironhide.
It was an alloy capture net.
Once Ironhide was trapped, electricity crackled loudly. The metal net surged with power, and Ironhide convulsed violently from the shock.
The armored man walked over and knocked Ironhide down with a punch.
Then he pinned him to the ground. From his right wrist armor, a device similar to a pile driver activated. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! It slammed repeatedly into Ironhide.
The ground shook. Cracks spread across the concrete pavement.
After taking several hits, Ironhide's face was swollen and bruised. He lost consciousness.
Only then did the armored man stop. He grabbed Ironhide and tossed him toward the police, ["You can arrest him now."]
The police immediately took Ironhide away, but they still looked at the armored man cautiously.
The armored man tapped his faceplate. It lifted upward, revealing a square jawed face.
"I am Colonel Yuri of the Department of Homeland Security. Not an enemy."
———
[Chinatown]
Inside Lin Aida's apartment, Alex narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Colonel Yuri on the screen.
"Now this is interesting."
"Since when did Homeland Security have this kind of tech?"
At the scene, reporters had already begun interviewing Colonel Yuri.
["Colonel, can you tell us what this armor is?"]
Yuri nodded and faced the camera, ["This is new technology provided by Olga Company."]
["Its full name is 'Single Soldier Intelligent Tactical Armor,' but I prefer to call it Titan."]
["With Titan armor, the era of relying on the Seven and Vought to solve our problems is over."]
["Soon, Olga Company will provide a full set of armor technology to the Federation."]
["At that time, our police will be able to wear similar armor while performing their duties."]
["They will no longer be powerless in the face of superpowered criminals."]
["They will no longer have to look at the face of some superhuman before acting."]
["Certain someone might as well retire right now."]
Watching the TV screen, Alex let out a soft laugh.
'Olga Company, the same company that provided Nathan with his armor.'
'Finished playing thief and now want to wash their hands clean and go legit?'
He chuckled, 'Looks like taking a break was the right move. See? After a few days off, all the rats crawl out on their own.'
———
On the other side of the city.
Inside the headquarters of Olga Weapons Development Company, in the president's office, several directors were watching the television and cheering.
Then they all raised their wine glasses and looked toward the company's president, Arnold, tall and thin, pale faced, with brown hair tied into a braid behind his head.
"Congratulations, Arnold."
"Your plan worked. You seized the opportunity when the Seven stopped their hero activities, had a senior military official endorse us, and launched our armor technology."
"I can already sense it. Vought's stock price is going to hit a historic low today."
"I originally thought the Department of Defense wouldn't be ready to cooperate with us until at least next quarter."
"I didn't expect they've already approved a public demonstration of our armor technology next week."
"At this rate, we'll soon secure the Department of Defense contract."
Arnold smiled, "Not just the Department of Defense, gentlemen."
"The police system will also adopt our armor technology."
"Next, industry, agriculture, every major field and market will roll out fully, completing our strategic layout."
"This year, I'm going to kick Vought out and put all their superheroes out of work!"
The directors burst into laughter, as if they could already see a bright future ahead.
"Vought's just unlucky. They finally reached today's position. If not for Homelander acting recklessly and Vought being unable to control him—"
"We would've needed more time to push them out."
"But now, with our armor demonstration in Manhattan next week, no one can stop our rise."
"Gentlemen, with something this worth celebrating, are you really not going to raise a glass?"
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