[Seven Tower, 88th Floor]
The glamorous and striking Angelina stared at the television in front of her. On the screen, a blue figure slammed into the parking lot, sending a four-armed monster flying.
The camera cut, freezing on a blonde woman.
["Did everyone see that?"]
["I'm at the parking lot of the Walmart department store right now. The hostage crisis here has already been resolved by Homelander and Queen Maeve."]
["However, a new incident has occurred."]
["A monster that appeared out of nowhere is now fighting Homelander."]
A wave of gasps sounded from the television.
Homelander had been wrapped into a mummy by countless cables, but before long, he broke free with his laser eyes.
Angelina watched with shining eyes and murmured in a voice only she could hear, "Master is amazing."
At that moment, the phone on her desk rang.
CEO Edgar summoned her. By the time Angelina walked out of the office holding a stack of documents, the news report on the TV had already ended.
The girl felt a little disappointed, then took the documents into the copy room.
The copy room was very quiet. Following Edgar's instructions, Angelina made three duplicate copies of the documents.
'Thanks to Master's recommendation, I was able to work under Edgar, to become the assistant to the CEO of Vought.'
'I have to seize this opportunity and learn properly from Mr. Edgar, learn how to run a corporation.'
'It's just that… when will Master help me get my revenge…'
At the thought of revenge, anger filled Angelina's eyes.
And at that moment, from a vent behind her, black, viscous liquid began to seep through the grille.
The liquid fell soundlessly to the floor. A moment later, a figure rose up from it, forming into a man wearing a long trench coat.
His face was dark as he moved silently to stand behind Angelina. From his palm, a black, oil-like liquid seeped out.
It morphed and stretched, forming a short blade.
The trench-coated man suddenly clamped one hand over Angelina's mouth, while the other plunged the black blade formed of liquid into the girl's soft body.
As he was about to stab her several more times, a scream rang out behind him. A company employee had walked into the copy room and witnessed the scene.
The trench-coated man decisively abandoned Angelina, sprinted toward the window, and leapt out.
The moment he exited the window, his body liquefied, turning into a pool of black slime that clung to the exterior wall of the Seven Tower.
It flowed swiftly, then slipped through the gap of a window on the 83rd floor.
———
Some time later—
On a street behind the Seven Tower, a sewer cover lifted slightly. A patch of black liquid flowed out from beneath it.
It slid past the underside of a black sedan. When it reached the rear of the vehicle, it transformed once more into a man in a trench coat.
The man quickly entered a nearby alley.
When he reached the main road, a luxury car pulled over and stopped nearby.
The door opened, and the trench-coated man slipped inside.
In the spacious cabin, a man wearing a ruby ring asked in a low voice, "Is it taken care of?"
The trench-coated man nodded, "It's done, Mr. O'Connor."
"Miss Angelina's organs were pierced. She won't live past tonight."
The man called O'Connor snorted, "Liquid Man, you should have completely killed my dear niece."
"Not just seriously injured her!"
Liquid Man shrugged, "Is there really a difference?"
"She won't live through today anyway."
"And besides, do you know where that was?"
"That was the Seven Tower."
"Homelander could come back at any time. I'm not about to lose my life for money."
O'Connor took out a case and tossed it to the man opposite him, "This is half the payment."
"If Angelina is dead tomorrow, you'll get the other half."
Liquid Man's body partially liquefied, absorbing the suitcase into himself. Then he got out of the car at the next intersection.
After the door closed, O'Connor glanced at the distant Seven Tower through the car window.
He let out a laugh, "Angelina, my dear niece, did you really think hiding in the Seven Tower would keep you safe?"
"Hahahaha!"
As the luxury car drove away, a blue figure flashed across the sky reflected in the window.
Alex carried the immobile Maeve as he flew toward the Seven Tower, smiling as he said, "Want to go to my room? You look like you need to lie down for a bit."
Maeve chuckled, "I'm guessing the bed wouldn't have just me in it, right?"
"So let's forget it. Just take me to the lounge."
Alex shook his head, "My dear Maeve, you underestimate me."
"I won't take advantage of someone in that state."
"Besides, if I really wanted to do something, even if you were in perfect condition, there wouldn't be much you could do about it."
Maeve didn't take it seriously, "At least I could resist."
Alex winked, "That would just make me more excited."
Just then, he heard the sound of an ambulance. The vehicle pulled up beneath the Seven Tower.
"What happened?"
Alex carried Maeve straight into the command hall, set the "Queen" down on a chair, and called for Ashley.
"Homelander, you're finally back."
The moment Ashley saw him, she said, "Miss Angelina was assassinated. Her condition looks very bad."
A slight change came over Alex's expression.
He had finally found a chess piece with potential. Losing her like this would be such a waste.
Without another word, he flew out of the command hall, chasing after the ambulance that had already left the Seven Tower and was heading for the hospital.
On the way, Alex opened the shop, though he had no mood to look at the newly added items.
He directly spent fifty proficiency essences and exchanged for one [NK Gene Modification Serum · Improved Version].
Then he dropped down onto the street in one smooth motion, turned around, raised his hand toward the approaching ambulance, and signaled for it to stop.
"It's Homelander!"
"Why is he stopping an ambulance?"
Passersby all looked over and took out their phones to film.
At that moment, inside a car parked by the roadside, a man who had been covering his face with a hat suddenly sat upright. He looked at Homelander standing in the middle of the road and let out a "heh."
"I smell news."
"Ha! I couldn't make it to the Walmart department store in time, but who would've thought I'd snag an exclusive interview opportunity right here on the road."
He pulled out his phone, logged into a livestream room, started broadcasting, and rushed out.
At this time, the ambulance stopped, coming to a halt right in front of Alex, with only one centimeter between the vehicle and his palm.
Then the door opened, and a doctor jumped down, spreading his hands in confusion.
"Homelander, what are you doing?"
"Is there a Miss Angelina in the vehicle?", As he spoke, Alex had already scanned the rear compartment with his laser eyes and saw Angelina lying on a mobile hospital bed, wearing a breathing mask.
Without waiting for the doctor's reply, he walked over, grabbed the side of the ambulance, and ripped it open, tearing off one entire side of the vehicle.
The nurse inside screamed and stumbled back, collapsing beside the bed.
The doctor shouted from behind, "Homelander, stop! This young lady is critically injured and must be taken to the hospital immediately!"
Alex turned back with a smile, "With me here, she won't die."
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