"FUCK!"
Translucent was so terrified he instantly turned visible inside the cage!
Everyone watching was stunned. No one expected a twist like that. That anal bomb was... seriously messed up.
Offscreen, Translucent instinctively reached behind himself, prompting everyone around him to glance over with weird looks.
Deep couldn't help gloating, grinning as he said, "Wow, that's absolutely disgusting... uh, I mean, despicable! These guys are straight-up terrorists!"
Translucent shot him a fierce glare and shouted, "We have to find them! Everyone saw what they did—I'm innocent!"
Madelyn furrowed her brow, voice cold and serious. "Hughie Campbell and Billy Butcher have both vanished. So far, we've only located Hughie's father, but... he's in the custody of a special operations agency. As for Frenchie... he's worth paying attention to."
Inside the Eternal Space, Deadpool was laughing so hard he doubled over. "HAHAHA! I gotta say, that kid's a genius! Who even thinks of something that twisted? Amazing! Brilliant!"
Billy gave a small chuckle. "Frenchie really does have a twisted mind."
Thor felt uncomfortable and raised a brow. "Isn't that going a bit too far, though?"
Annie's face was flushed red, her lips tightly pressed together. "Homelander and A-Train are the real killers. If you want revenge, go after them. Translucent... yeah, he's gross, but does he really deserve that? That's just cruel."
Hughie didn't laugh. He gripped his hair, looking overwhelmed and lost. "I don't understand... It was Frenchie's idea. He made the bomb. Butcher held the remote. So why am I the one getting blamed for the kill?"
Billy rolled his eyes at him. "Sure, I was holding the remote. But the guy who actually pressed the button? That was you, genius."
Back in the footage, Translucent was visibly shaking in fear. Just hearing the description of that anal bomb was enough to make him go weak at the knees. He caved almost immediately, deciding to cooperate.
According to him, on the day A-Train killed Hughie's girlfriend, he had also gone to see his own girlfriend—a low-level Supe that Billy would call a "nobody."
Aside from that, he didn't know much about A-Train, but he tried his best to prove his value. He said he had plenty of dirt on Vought's top brass and was willing to talk.
At that point, Translucent's face flushed red again offscreen.
Homelander had just returned from "blowing off steam" and walked in right as the footage played. His eyes went blood-red as he grabbed Translucent by the throat and snarled, "You cowardly traitor!"
"N-no...!" Translucent had diamond-level skin, so he wouldn't die from being choked—but he was still scared out of his mind. "I was forced! I had no choice!"
No one else dared to step in. Only Madelyn let out a quiet sigh and stepped forward, trying to calm the situation. "We've got more than enough problems already. We can't afford any more internal drama. Don't worry, Homelander. We'll make it through this. Trust us... and trust yourself, okay?"
Homelander stared at her, his red glow slowly fading. He turned back to Translucent and growled, "They can kill you. I can kill you too. And I guarantee it'll be easier for me."
Translucent looked absolutely miserable. Seriously, he thought, 'do I look like I deserved this? That video hasn't even happened yet! And even if it had—who the hell can survive an anal bomb?!'
What made it worse was that he hadn't even done anything that evil. He'd already surrendered. He was cooperating. And he still ended up getting blown to pieces?
Back in the footage, Butcher waved them off. Hughie and Frenchie left the room. Translucent must've realized something. He shook his head and pleaded, "I know a lot of secrets. I'll tell you everything. Ask me anything you want."
Billy sighed with some regret. "Normally, I'd say that's perfect. But the problem is... we're out of time."
If the signal hadn't been compromised, they might've kept Translucent alive longer. But now that Vought was actively tracking them, there was no time left.
Just as Billy stepped out of the room and was about to press the detonator, an unexpected situation unfolded.
Frenchie, watching the external monitors, spotted Homelander's figure. The most powerful member of The Seven was flying overhead, clearly searching the area. He was closing in.
The three exchanged grim looks. They immediately realized how serious this was. Homelander could see through walls, hear heartbeats—it was only a matter of time before they were found.
Worse still, if they detonated the bomb now, the explosion would draw Homelander right to them. In that case, they'd die along with Translucent.
It was a dangerous moment, but Billy and Frenchie had a backup plan.
They both exited the building and got into a van. Inside was a laptop connected to explosives Frenchie had previously rigged at one of his safehouses—originally intended for an emergency escape, but now it was the perfect decoy.
Frenchie contacted his girlfriend, who was still at the hideout, and asked her to finish prepping the bomb. Billy climbed into the back of the van to control the remote detonation.
Just then, Homelander came down from the sky—but fortunately, he didn't realize what they were doing. Billy successfully detonated the decoy explosives, drawing Homelander away.
Crisis averted—barely.
But back in the building, things had taken another turn.
Translucent, who still hadn't been blown to bits, overheard that Homelander was looking for him. Seeing Billy and Frenchie were gone, he decided to act.
Using the cup Hughie had brought earlier, he filled it with urine and poured it over the battery powering the cage, short-circuiting it. The electrical lock failed, and he pushed the door open.
Hughie was standing guard with the detonator, ready to push the button. He barked, "Get back in there!"
"If I go back, I'm dead... Think about it. You kill me, and they'll never stop hunting you down."
Translucent was calm—deliberately so. He knew not to provoke Hughie. He spoke gently.
"You still have a choice. You could walk away from this. Go back to a normal life. After this, you'd be the hero who saved Translucent."
Hughie looked shaken. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he slowly lowered the detonator.
Translucent exhaled in relief. He walked toward the door—and turned invisible just as he reached it.
Hughie watched him go, his face twisting with hesitation and inner turmoil.
Then suddenly, he took a deep breath...
And pressed the button.
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