[Night, Saint Maria Hospital]
In the special ward, the television hanging on the wall was broadcasting the news.
On the screen was a building, with helicopters circling above it.
The beams of light shining down from the helicopters landed on a figure.
As the camera zoomed in, it showed a pale man with a small braid.
"Isn't that Arnold, the president of Olga Company?"
Lying on the hospital bed, Supersonic, whose condition had improved a lot after several days of rest, spoke up.
Sitting on the sofa nearby in casual clothes, Starlight was eating ice cream and nodding repeatedly.
After changing out of her combat suit, she now had the innocent sweetness of a girl next door.
Especially the two small feet she had kicked out of her shoes, hanging over the armrest and moving around restlessly, made her look even cuter.
At this moment, the reporter's voice came from the television.
["Viewers, this is reporter Moreno."]
["I'm currently reporting live outside the Olga Company building."]
["Just ten minutes ago, we received news that Mr. Arnold, the president of Olga Company, walked onto the rooftop and appears to be planning suicide."]
["This is truly shocking."]
["Speaking of which, Olga Company has constantly been in the news lately."]
["First, not long ago, a senior official from the Department of Defense revealed that Olga Company had successfully reached several purchase agreements with them."]
["Then two days ago, Olga Company announced that it would merge into Vought Group and come under Homelander's control."]
["And now, Mr. Arnold is preparing to take his own life. This makes me wonder what exactly happened to him."]
["What kind of experience left him hopeless and drove him down this road of no return?"]
["No one knows the answer to that."]
At that moment, cries of alarm erupted from the scene. Then the camera zoomed toward the rooftop of the Olga Company building.
But because the distance was too far, the picture looked blurry. Even so, it was not hard to see a figure leap down.
Immediately, screams broke out at the scene.
"No! No! No!"
"Oh my God! He jumped! He jumped!"
"It's over, there's no way he can survive."
"This is crazy, completely crazy."
Amid the overlapping voices, the camera shook wildly as the reporter in front rushed toward the base of the building, only to be stopped by the police.
Other reporters from different stations were stopped as well, and they immediately began giving their own reports in front of the cameras.
Watching the television, Starlight forgot about the ice cream in her hand.
Only when it melted and the cold liquid ran onto her hand did she realize.
She quickly took a big lick, smearing the melted white cream all around her mouth.
At that moment, light tapping came from the window.
Starlight and Supersonic looked over and saw a figure floating outside the window.
Homelander!
Alex smiled, "May I come in?"
Starlight quickly grabbed a tissue and wiped her mouth.
"Please come in."
Alex's figure turned blurry and passed through the window like a ghost, entering the ward.
"Oh!"
Starlight and Supersonic both let out soft cries.
Alex, who had already switched back from his spirit form, smiled, "I'm not disturbing you two, am I?"
Supersonic quickly replied, "Of course not, sir."
"Starlight already told me."
"You were the one who saved me."
"I was even hoping to find a chance to thank you in person, sir."
Alex waved his hand, "No need to be polite, Supersonic."
"Even though you're not a member of The Seven, you still count as my employee."
"So just treat it as employee benefits."
Alex clenched his fist and coughed lightly.
"I came tonight for two reasons."
"First, to visit Supersonic. I hope you recover soon. Starlight needs your help."
"Second, I wanted to tell you both that the matter regarding the parasite should not be leaked. Don't create unnecessary panic."
"After all, I already destroyed it, so there's no need to scare everyone. Don't you agree?"
Starlight nodded obediently, "We'll listen to you, sir."
Ever since the last incident, Starlight had become very obedient. Alex gave an "mm."
Then he glanced at the television.
"Poor Arnold."
He shrugged, then smiled, "There's nothing else. I'll take my leave."
Alex looked Starlight up and down once.
"This outfit suits you better than the combat suit."
Then his figure vanished from the ward.
After a while, Supersonic finally spoke, "Homelander's abilities seem to have grown a lot. He couldn't do things like this before."
Starlight pressed her lips together, "Or maybe he just never showed us before."
"Who knows."
"Even though I see him every day, I always feel like what we know is only the tip of the iceberg."
"He's just that mysterious. That powerful."
Some kind of emotion flickered in the girl's eyes.
———
When Alex returned to Seven Tower, his expression shifted slightly. With his hands behind his back, he walked into the command hall.
Inside the hall, he saw Stormfront.
The woman placed a hand over her chest and gave a slight bow.
"Good evening, Homelander."
Alex noticed she had brought a rolling suitcase with her.
To be safe, Alex scanned the suitcase and discovered there was a corpse inside.
Not a bomb or anything similar.
"Good evening, Stormfront."
Alex walked over with a smile.
"I was wondering recently why I hadn't seen you for so long. I thought maybe you ran away."
Stormfront laughed.
"As if. Even if I escaped the Federation, wouldn't it still only take you minutes to find me?"
"So, you found Mallory?", Alex could not be bothered to play word games with a seventy- or eighty-year-old old woman, even if she looked under thirty on the surface.
Stormfront nodded and patted the suitcase beside her.
"Mallory's body is inside."
Then she said very sincerely, "I'm very sorry, Homelander."
"I originally planned to capture her alive, but that woman was too crafty."
"I was worried she'd escape, and by accident, I killed her."
Alex smiled, "Open the suitcase."
Stormfront opened it. Inside was a mangled corpse.
"That was pretty careless of you. You even ruined her face," Alex gestured at his own face.
Stormfront raised her hand, letting electric arcs jump across her palm.
"Maybe my power really is too rough for ordinary people."
Alex crossed his arms and pointed his chin at the corpse, "Her face is destroyed. How am I supposed to know whether she's really Mallory?"
"And based on my years of experience, usually, corpses with ruined faces aren't the original person."
Alex looked at Stormfront with a smile on his face, "Could it be Mallory offered you something in exchange for letting her go?"
Inside the command hall, the atmosphere suddenly grew heavy. Even the night wind that had been blowing nonstop earlier had somehow gone still.
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