As the golden team of yesteryear, Queen Maeve knew Homelander's strength better than anyone.
That day, when she and Starlight faced the demon named Smoker, they were directly overwhelmed by the opponent's demonic magic.
So, logically, Homelander, who was only 'slightly' stronger than her, shouldn't have been a match for Smoker either.
But the truth was, Homelander not only defeated Smoker but also successfully eliminated the other six demons.
How on earth did he do it?!
"It's simple, because... I am a god!"
Perhaps satisfied with Queen Maeve's change in attitude, or simply wanting to show off, Homelander answered truthfully and without hesitation:
"Or, in the words of those demons, I am the earthly representative of [God], so those magics they released are completely useless to me, the 'Chosen One'."
"Alright, now that I've told you the truth, you can get lost!!"
However.
Queen Maeve fell into a silence, as if making an important decision in her heart.
A moment later, under Homelander's impatient gaze, she said something shocking:
"I want that power too, as long as you help me, I will follow your lead from now on!"
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This was a bit awkward.
Although Homelander was very tempted by Queen Maeve's proposal.
But the problem was, even he didn't know where that power came from?
Was he supposed to have her imitate him, talking to himself in the mirror all day?
Just then.
In the darkness, that magical voice sounded again.
[Promise her, establish your own cult, the more followers you have, the more blessings you will receive, and the more powerful you will become!!]
"My... cult?"
At this moment, although Homelander still didn't know where the mysterious power within him came from.
He clearly sensed that as long as he could make more people feel the existence and influence of this mysterious power, he could become even stronger!
That's right.
The Slaanesh cult was just that simple and crude.
At the same time, this was precisely the true horror of the Slaanesh cult.
Even in the stratified and [State Religion]-dominated [Warhammer 40K], the followers of Slaanesh were the most pervasive and the most difficult to detect.
They could perfectly infiltrate all levels of society.
In fact, the vast majority of fanatical believers didn't even know what they were worshiping and believing in until the moment of their death.
That's because the divinity of Slaanesh exists in "pleasure" and "ecstasy"!!
This also meant that any creature with emotional fluctuations would basically be affected by Him.
Anything that could bring even the slightest pleasure to "mortals" could become a key for Slaanesh to open a gap in their hearts.
Especially those "wage slaves" who tried to use fleeting pleasures to escape from a life of indignity like beasts of burden, had no resistance to the power of Slaanesh.
In short, the stronger your desire, the deeper you fall!
As for those senior followers who knew the name of the [Lord of Pleasure].
They would spare no effort to subvert other people's values and corrupt as many people as possible, in order to gain more stimulating perverted feelings, thereby pleasing the gods they worshiped.
So, even if the cult that Homelander established didn't explicitly worship Slaanesh.
As long as it was influenced by His power, it would still form a corresponding projection in the [Warp], continuously contributing faith and power to Slaanesh.
Sister S has always liked to complete the harvest in a pleasant and elegant way!
With a whoosh—
Homelander stood up, pulled his pants down to his ankles, and then pointed to the origin of life, saying:
"As long as you serve it well like before... I'll tell you the method!"
Queen Maeve's face suddenly showed an extremely disgusted and fearful expression.
Obviously, the other party's actions reminded her of some bad memories from the past.
It was because of that tragic experience that she slowly changed her sexual orientation...
However, even if Queen Maeve really wanted to rush up and smash Homelander's beastly dog head.
But the reality in front of her forced her to compromise.
In order to keep her position in the [Seven], she had no choice!
And so...
Queen Maeve endured the discomfort in her heart, slowly leaned down, and put her head closer.
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In a hospital room.
Starlight, who had fallen into a deep coma due to soul damage, lay quietly on the hospital bed.
Her body was covered with various medical instruments that monitored her vital signs and maintained her breathing.
Next to the bed, Starlight's boyfriend, Hughie Campbell, was arguing fiercely with Starlight's mother, who was on a video call with him on his phone.
"You can't just give up on Starlight like this, she's your daughter!"
"I'm sorry, Hughie, I know you love my daughter, and I really don't want to make this decision... but do you know how expensive the subsequent daily medical expenses are?"
Starlight's mother pretended to be pitiful and helpless, sobbing at the camera:
"She's already been fired from [The Seven], and [Vought] has withdrawn her insurance policy. I can't afford such huge expenses on my own."
"So... Hughie, I'm sorry, I've agreed to the hospital's organ donation request. That way, at least they'll hold a decent farewell ceremony for Starlight's remains for free."
"Wait a minute."
Hughie Campbell interrupted indignantly, "Starlight has earned at least a few million in the past two years since her debut, which should be enough to cover the subsequent medical expenses, right?"
"The money?!"
Starlight's mother on the other end of the video was obviously stunned.
She obviously didn't expect that her cheap son-in-law would know so much, then her eyes darted around as she choked up:
"I still need to keep that money to deal with [Vought]'s lawsuit, after all, her unauthorized actions this time have brought great negative impact to [Vought]..."
"Also, I've already started a new family and need money to maintain my life."
Just then.
A young and handsome man walked in from behind the screen, looking no more than twenty years old.
But he put his arm around Starlight's mother, who was on a video call, urging her affectionately:
"Dear Lucky Star, hurry back to the poker table with me!!"
"During the time you were away, my luck seemed to have run out, and I've lost more than 200,000 in a row... If this continues, our living expenses for next month will be gone."
"Oh, my cute little unlucky guy, you really can't live without me."
Starlight's mother showed a doting expression on her face, not at all annoyed that the other party had lost 200,000, but instead comforted him softly:
"Don't worry, I'll be right there..."
Then, without waiting for the dumbfounded Hughie Campbell to question her, she hurriedly said:
"Hughie, don't you love my daughter? Didn't you say you would take care of her for the rest of your life? Then now is the time to put it into practice..."
"If you really think there's a chance for Starlight to wake up, then help me take good care of her."
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"After that, I will give you the right to dispose of Starlight, and you will decide whether or not to sign the organ donation agreement with the hospital!"
"Well, I have some urgent business to deal with, so that's it for now... Remember not to contact me again in the future, I will pray for Starlight every day!"
With that, she hung up the communication directly, leaving Hughie Campbell, who was stunned, staring at the darkening screen, his mind unable to calm down for a long time.
He couldn't imagine that Starlight's mother would be so selfish?
He had only heard Starlight occasionally mention how her mother forced her to perform on stage while sick and injured when she was a child.
But Hughie only sympathized with her situation, and didn't really take it to heart.
But that scene just now directly subverted his values!
The other party kept saying that she didn't have the money to pay for Starlight's subsequent medical expenses, but at the same time allowed her little boy toy to spend a lot of money on gambling?
In the end, she didn't forget to morally kidnap Hughie and directly dumped the comatose Starlight on him.
Is this something a human being can do?
The most important thing is that Hughie can't come up with Starlight's medical expenses at all!
"Hey, Hughie, how is she doing?"
At this time, Billy Butcher, the leader of [The Boys], came to the ward with the other members to visit Starlight's condition.
Seeing this, Hughie Campbell shook his head with a painful expression, and then told them all about Starlight's current situation and what had just happened.
"What?"
Frenchie said with an exaggerated expression, "Are you sure that the bitch you're talking about is Starlight's mother?"
The others nodded in agreement.
This kind of scum doesn't deserve to be called a mother at all!
Only Billy Butcher, who was used to life, death, and betrayal, was relatively calm. He first looked at Starlight, who was in a coma on the hospital bed, and then asked meaningfully:
"Hughie, what are you going to do next?"
"I will never give up on her, but... I don't know where to get so much money."
Hughie Campbell grabbed his hair forcefully with both hands, his face extremely distorted by pain.
Since [The Boys] was a private organization of vigilantes, the members didn't get paid at all on weekdays.
The expenses of the operation all relied on Billy Butcher getting a small amount of secret funding from Grace Mallory, the current director of the [CIA], to barely make ends meet.
So, many times, they couldn't even afford firearms with a slightly larger firepower.
If it hadn't been for the accidental acquisition of "Kimiko", the Compound V superpowered "Female" in a previous operation.
I'm afraid they wouldn't even have the qualifications to cause trouble for Homelander.
And Hughie Campbell was previously just a salesman in a small electronics store.
The small amount of fixed salary he earned each month was enough for his own expenses for a month, and he didn't even think about saving money.
So now, asking him to suddenly come up with a lot of money to pay for Starlight's medical expenses is simply harder than ascending to heaven.
Looking at Starlight's pale face on the hospital bed, Hughie Campbell couldn't help but recall the scene when his first girlfriend, Robin, died tragically.
Emotions of sadness and anger began to intertwine in his heart.
"Damn [Vought], damn Homelander!!" Hughie Campbell couldn't help but roar angrily:
"This beast not only fired Starlight from [The Seven], but also terminated the insurance policy in the contract, otherwise Starlight wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state."
"I... I will kill him with my own hands one day!!"
Seeing this, Billy Butcher reached out and patted the other party's shoulder, preparing to say a few words of comfort.
But just then, a dark figure suddenly walked in from outside the door.
"Kid, if you want to take revenge on that scum Homelander, maybe I can help you!"
Nick Fury walked into the ward as if no one else was there, glanced at the members of [The Boys], and finally looked at Billy Butcher and said:
"I heard that your recent actions seem to have fallen into a stalemate..."
"Not only have you failed to successfully bring down Homelander, but you've also watched his reputation grow bigger and bigger every day, and even been called a hero by those stupid people. I'm sure that feeling isn't very good, is it?!"
Nick Fury had the most say in this feeling.
Because wasn't he just watching Karl go from being unknown to rising rapidly, and hating him to the point of pain?
"Who are you?"
Billy Butcher warned with a wary look, "I advise you not to inquire about our affairs, that way you can at least live a little longer!"
"Oh, Mr. Butcher, please don't misunderstand, I have no malicious intentions."
Nick Fury directly ignored the other party's threat, pulled a chair from the side, and sat down with a swagger.
Looking at the cautious crowd opposite him, he continued:
"I think we need to have a calm and rational conversation now... Maybe Starlight's medical expenses will be settled because of this."
Hearing this, Hughie Campbell's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped the last straw, and said extremely eagerly:
"As long as you can save Starlight, I don't care what you want me to do!"
Billy Butcher glanced at the group of heavily armed . agents outside the ward, knowing that this black guy must have a big background.
So he sneered unhappily: "Just say what you have to say, I don't like guys who beat around the bush."
"Very good."
Nick Fury didn't waste any time, immediately handing over the folder in his hand and explaining to everyone, "You'll never be able to get rid of Homelander relying solely on those underhanded, shady tactics."
"Perhaps there's information in here that can help you break the stalemate…"
