Homelander is Vought's excellent product, and also the global threat in Edgar's words, while he himself became the figure striving to maintain world peace.
For a moment, Shawn was truly moved by this guy.
"Amazing eloquence!"
He sighed and nodded, clapping gently, then pulled Edgar up from his seat: "It seems that before you sat in the position of CEO, you carefully considered what is good and what is evil, right?"
Edgar's heart was pounding. He sighed: "The world has many misunderstandings; nothing is easy."
Shawn laughed: "Such a noble ideal, is this the reason you designed me before?"
Sweat appeared on Edgar's forehead.
Shawn shrugged: "It seems a pity, Edgar, your conditions failed to move me."
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Edgar's forehead, and his dark face became somewhat stiff:
"Superman, no matter why you are looking for me, I can satisfy your requirements. Just name your conditions."
"Want to join Vought and become an ace?"
"Or go directly into the upper management to be the head of the superhero department?"
"Or perhaps you want the CEO position behind me and enjoy Vought shares?"
"No problem, people with strength should win respect. I will help you clear the obstacles from the board of directors. As long as you ask, I can satisfy you entirely!"
Shawn's smile faded: "Not interested. It seems you are very clear about what you have done in your heart."
"Stan Edgar!"
Homelander was furious. Looking at the Vought CEO who was speaking recklessly at this moment, it felt as if something had shattered inside him.
Vought International was something he had always tried to protect. This was not his home, but he believed that he and Vought International achieved each other, and they had long been inseparable.
At this moment, Homelander realized he was wrong.
Edgar's cold promise at this moment was an insult to Vought International and a trampling on the past efforts of Homelander.
The little respect he had left vanished without a trace.
Homelander raised a finger in warning, gritting his teeth and saying: "You should shut up. I could have protected you. You don't trust me? Why say these ridiculous things?!"
The ash on Edgar's cigar broke. He lowered his gaze, looking at the table in a daze.
Shawn looked at Homelander: "I guess you once admired him, even finding the feeling of a father in him at one point?"
"Oh my~! Poor John, look at what they have all done to you?"
"They use you, control you, yet refuse to give you a shred of sincerity, just because you are powerful and dangerous?"
"If being born powerful is a sin, then why did they create you, John?"
Shawn asked the Homelander opposite him with a smile: "Tell me, John, are there people in this world who are not understood because they are too powerful, and are frequently used because they are too powerful?"
"Don't, don't say anymore..."
Edgar's voice trembled slightly.
Shawn's words made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. It turned out that Superman did not intend to give him a quick end with his ability, but instead used words to dismantle his mind.
At this moment, images of his career at Vought flashed through Edgar's mind, those scenes of wielding power were countless, as clear as if they were yesterday.
"Ridiculous!"
Homelander gritted his teeth: "You are trying to use this method to dismantle me? Heh, you underestimate me too much, Superman. I am fucking Homelander!"
"Really? I don't believe it."
Shawn pointed at Edgar in his seat: "See clearly, John, have I not made myself clear enough? This is the CEO of Vought International. He did not treat you as family. From beginning to end, you were just his tool. When life is threatened, and you, this tool, are of no use, he will abandon you without hesitation."
"Shut up!"
Homelander's eyes began to glow red: "Superman, the more you say this, the more I will save him. Let's have a..."
He spoke halfway and launched a sneak attack.
Terrifying red beams shot out in an instant, heading straight for Shawn's head.
Serious?
In such a critical situation, Shawn chose to sigh. He calmly pulled Edgar from the side and blocked in front of himself.
Then.
'Sizzle—!'
Edgar's chest was pierced by the laser, and then, under the extreme heat, his whole body exploded from the hole.
Homelander's laser did not lose momentum, only stopping when it hit the'S' icon on Shawn's chest.
Homelander's eyes turned red, his face ferocious.
'Zzzzt—!!'
He pushed the laser with all his might, stopping after a moment while panting, his face full of disbelief.
Under the promotion of space travel and sweet duo-queue, Shawn's 'Bio-field' and 'Steel Body' had progressed again unknowingly.
Under Homelander's laser eyes, he was unscathed, not even moving his footsteps by half an inch.
He looked at Homelander: "My god, you killed your boss. Isn't he your father?"
Homelander's gaze was gloomy: "Damn it, your body has indeed been getting stronger!"
Shawn shook his head: "Regrettable, Edgar seems to have died in vain. I thought you would at least show remorse and disbelief for what you did."
Homelander was silent for a long while, then suddenly said: "Does what you said just now still count?"
Shawn: "What words?"
Homelander: "That you are not interested in Vought."
With guts and debris all over the floor, Homelander's face and hair were stained with some, but Superman had his 'Bio-field', so he looked much more elegant.
The two looked at each other calmly.
Homelander could not feel too much hostility from Superman.
A thunderous sound rang out from outside, and thick smoke began to rise from a certain location in Vought Tower.
Homelander just scanned with his X-ray vision, not choosing to get up, "Edgar wasn't killed by me, nor by you."
"This is not a bargaining chip."
Shawn finally smiled: "Prove it to me. Edgar's judgment was wrong, and you can also manage Vought International well."
Indeed, no need for internal friction. After Shawn got his revenge, he immediately felt comfortable.
After saying this, he did not linger. His figure flashed, he soared into the sky, and disappeared into the horizon in a thousandth of a second.
From beginning to end, except for Homelander, no one sensed his existence.
Of course, Edgar, who was gifted by Superman, originally knew too, but as Shawn said, he went on a trip to hell, sent there by his good son Homelander himself.
Superman had left.
The glass shards in the CEO's room were not as numerous as the CEO's shards.
Homelander sat in the seat, pulled out a tissue, and wiped slowly.
Half of his face was hidden in the darkness, while the other half was sharply defined in the sunlight, appearing extremely solemn.
I don't know how much time passed.
Homelander took his phone out of his pocket.
'Beep-beep—!'
The call went through.
Homelander grinned, his voice very calm: "Madelyn, the era that belongs to you has arrived..."
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