You want to quit? Why?"
Billy and Frenchie both turned to look at Hughie, their expressions serious!
Billy didn't speak, but Frenchie asked curiously!
"I don't want to live in fear like this anymore. I'm just an ordinary person. I can't fight against those supes!"
"Didn't you see it just now? That person just flicked their finger, and a small blue orb swallowed Translucent whole, leaving no trace, even though we tried countless ways to defeat him! How can we fight against someone like that? Huh?"
"I still have my dad at home, I can't implicate him... So, I'm quitting!"
Hughie was incredibly agitated, his voice filled with anger. The suppressed emotions of the past few days all exploded at this moment!
Billy and Frenchie fell silent upon hearing Hughie's almost roaring words. Yes, how can we defeat such a formidable person!
..."Alright, you've vented, haven't you! Now that you've vented, let's discuss our next plan: how to approach Maeve!"
After nearly a minute of silence, Billy was the first to speak, addressing Hughie and Frenchie!
"I made it very clear, I'm quitting! Who the hell is going with you to find some Maeve!! All I want to do now is go home and see my dad!"
Hughie suddenly yelled at Billy. This was the first time Hughie had ever spoken so loudly to Billy. It seemed that the situation today had truly caused a great psychological trauma for Hughie!
"I know what happened just now hit you hard, and it hit us hard too, but please don't talk about quitting anymore, because we're not some band that you can just quit whenever you want."
"Don't forget, Translucent just died by your hand! You've already got the blood of a supe on your hands, and cooperating with us is your best option!"
Billy's tone gradually cooled after Hughie's outburst. He stared at Hughie with a serious gaze, stepping closer and confronting him directly!
"I didn't! Translucent wasn't killed by me, it was that person, he killed Translucent, it has nothing to do with me..."
Hughie's timid nature began to resurface. He flat-out denied killing Translucent. However, he dared not meet Billy's gaze, and his feet unconsciously retreated!
"Stop deluding yourself. I saw it very clearly just now, you pressed the button on the remote control in your hand. If that person hadn't intervened, this entire room would be scattered with Translucent's body fragments right now! And you wouldn't have been spared either!"
"You can't deny that you killed Translucent with your own hands! Your hands are already stained with blood. If you want to quit, I will make this public, and you and your family will not be able to escape the Seven's pursuit!"
Billy advanced towards Hughie step by step, uttering threatening words. Hughie was pressured by Billy's aura and words, retreating continuously until his back hit the hard wall, forcing him to stop!
Fear filled Hughie's eyes. He had never seen Billy like this before, as if he was even more terrifying than those supes. His words sent chills down his spine, and the hairs on his body involuntarily stood on end... The room fell into a dead silence. Billy's intimidating gaze was fixed on Hughie, and Hughie was now too scared to utter a single word!
"Alright, alright, stop arguing, both of you. We just faced a life-or-death situation together, and now that things are like this, Billy, don't pressure Hughie so much!"
Seeing the two of them at a stalemate, Frenchie quickly spoke up, reaching out and pulling Billy, separating him from Hughie. He then tried to reason with Billy!
"And you, Hughie, stop talking about quitting. We just barely got through the Translucent hurdle, so why would you want to quit now? Since we all have a common goal, why can't we become trusted partners, right?"
After pulling Billy away, Frenchie then tried to persuade Hughie, who was against the wall!
"Alright, since neither of you are speaking, I'll take that as your agreement. Come on, put your hands in. Let's give a cheer for our newly formed team!"
Frenchie called out to Billy and Hughie, then was the first to extend his right hand!
Billy, of course, wouldn't refuse Frenchie's suggestion and also extended his right hand, placing it on Frenchie's hand!
Hughie was silent for a few seconds, then, under Frenchie's encouraging gaze, finally extended his right hand as well.
"Today, our team is officially formed, with only one goal: to take down those sons of bitches, the Seven!"
"For this goal."
"Let's go!!!"
The last "Let's go!" was shouted by all three of them together. Although Hughie's voice was a bit soft, he still shouted it out!
"Next, let's discuss how to approach Maeve!"
...Li Yue, of course, didn't know what was happening between Billy and the other two, but even if he did, he wouldn't have any thoughts about it! His goal was very clear: to obtain the full power of Homelander!
With this goal in mind, Li Yue had spent almost a week at Vought International. During these days, he had been following Homelander, never leaving Homelander's twenty-meter radius except for sleeping and going to the bathroom.
Even when Homelander sometimes stood outside Madelyn's office, peeking in, Li Yue was within that range. However, Li Yue still managed to stay out of Homelander's line of sight.
He found a great spot right next to Madelyn's office. There were chairs and tables there, so he could sit and drink coffee while pretending to be resting!
Although Homelander could also spot Li Yue, Homelander didn't seem to have any intention of chasing Li Yue away.
At the same time, almost every day within this week, there were distress calls from the police. It was unclear where this city got so much criminal activity from. And after Homelander received the news, he would directly grab Li Yue and fly to the scene!
Because Li Yue and Homelander frequently appeared in public over the past week, fighting crime and saving people, Li Yue's popularity and approval ratings were constantly rising. Now, whenever Li Yue went out, he would be recognized, causing a stir, and even being surrounded like a monkey!
Ever since Li Yue went out once and was surrounded, he never dared to go out alone again. He had never been an internet celebrity or a star in his previous life, so he had no experience dealing with such situations, and he made quite a few jokes in that situation!
The next day, unscrupulous media outlets used it as news material and broadcasted it. When Li Yue saw the news report, he almost couldn't resist rushing to that media company and smashing their office!
..."Thunder, stop drinking, let's go, the police have sent another distress call!"
While Li Yue was drinking coffee, Homelander stopped peeking at Madelyn, came over to Li Yue, and called out to him!
Without waiting for Li Yue's reply, he directly picked up Li Yue, instantly flew out of the Vought International building, and headed towards the scene of the incident!
Dozens of seconds later, Li Yue and Homelander landed outside a bank. The bank was already tightly surrounded by police, but for some reason, the police hadn't taken any action!
"Officer, what's going on?"
Homelander asked the approaching police officer!
"A group of robbers held up the bank and took dozens of hostages, men, women, and even children! They are all armed with firearms and have bombs strapped to their bodies. We have no choice but to notify you to come!"
"Please!"