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The Vampire Elder pointed to the ongoing slaughter of humans in the distance, saying obsequiously, "It won't be long before the entire Chicago becomes a paradise for our Smoke Eater Cult."
"You did very well."
The Vampire named Smoke Eater revealed a look of satisfaction on his face… No, it would be more appropriate to call him a demon now.
After the transformation from the Blood Sacrifice just now, this Vampire's consciousness had already been completely occupied by a demon from the Hell Dimension.
And like the "Blood God" who was killed previously, this Smoke Eater demon was also one of Lilith's seven Night Demons.
He was also the last one of the seven to be "summoned."
As the Centennial Conference drew closer, Lilith had to accelerate the progress of her plan.
"Hmm?"
Just then, Smoke Eater seemed to suddenly perceive something and looked up sharply at the night sky in the distance.
There, a humanoid figure in a blue bodysuit, with a Stars and Stripes flag draped behind him, was streaking across the horizon at a flight speed of over Mach 2.
It was none other than Homelander!
After flying over the battlefield, Homelander deliberately hovered in mid-air to assess the situation below.
Then he headed straight for a defense line that was about to fall.
Sizzle…!!!
Heat Vision capable of melting steel burst forth dazzlingly.
It directly cut dozens, even hundreds, of Vampires rushing towards him in half.
…
"Detected collectible souls, Warp soul count +1, +1, +1…"
"prestige points +8, +6, +13…"
…
"Everyone, look, it's Homelander! We're saved!"
"That's right, Homelander, hurry up and kill these Vampire bastards!!"
At this moment, whether it was the police officers, the soldiers, or the civilians still in shock behind the lines, all of them felt a sense of relief after Homelander appeared!
However.
Just as everyone expected Homelander to immediately start a massacre and teach these Vampires a lesson, he turned his head and said to the police officers and soldiers at the front line with a look of disdain:
"Hey, can you guys do me a favor… hurry up and get out of this area, because you're really getting in the way here."
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
Huh? This development seems a bit off?
The cheering crowd instantly fell silent, standing in place, looking at each other, at a loss.
Sizzle—
Homelander pressed his hands on a Vampire lunging at him, then directly activated his Heat Vision to split him in half.
Blood splattered, staining a large portion of his combat uniform red.
Homelander's eyes glowed with dangerous red light as he looked again at the people behind the defense line, urging impatiently:
"What, are you all deaf as hell?!"
The people behind the defense line finally realized that Homelander was not joking with them.
So, without waiting for the official retreat order from their superiors, they all grabbed their weapons and ran.
No choice.
If they didn't run, they might really be killed by Homelander as well!
Since the last time at the birthday party, when Homelander had a "heartfelt" moment on camera.
What was puzzling was that his approval rating did not drop but rose, successfully surpassing Starlight and returning to the top of Vought Corporation's specially created "Most Popular Hero Ranking."
At the same time, his fan base also increased significantly by 11%!!
According to post-event public opinion polls.
Over 80% of supporters stated that they liked Homelander's domineering, unapologetic, and self-expressive speaking style.
This was the Homelander they wanted to see?
So…
From that day on, Homelander, as if he had discovered a "new continent," decided to be his "true" self.
He no longer needed to put on a kind fake smile for the cameras, for that group of idiots he considered ants.
He wanted to be the Homelander, supreme in heaven and earth!!
Sizzle—
Homelander slowly walked forward, facing the Vampire army.
And with every step he took forward.
It meant that dozens, even hundreds, of Vampires were directly cut in half by his Heat Vision.
For Homelander, killing these things was not much harder than killing chickens.
The entire street quickly turned into a hellish scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Just then.
A cloud of gray smoke flew rapidly from behind the Vampire army, then directly enveloped Homelander.
Whisps of smoke seemed to possess a special ability to confuse the mind and directly corrode human souls, instantly causing Homelander a sudden chill.
At the same time, Madelyn's figure eerily appeared before his eyes.
Her face still bore the two charred holes burned by Heat Vision before her death, and she stumbled towards Homelander.
"John, why did you kill me?"
"Come to hell with me… I'm so lonely here!"
Hearing the familiar voice echoing in his "ear," Homelander's expression finally changed, "Madelyn, you… how the hell are you not dead yet?!"
Sizzle—
A beam of Heat Vision burst forth, directly blowing up Madelyn's disfigured head opposite him.
But the next second, her head eerily restored itself, and she directly pounced on Homelander, "Come to hell with me, don't you like to drink milk… there, I can let you drink your fill!!"
WTF???
Homelander waved his hands frantically, his face horrified, trying to push Madelyn off him, but his hands couldn't touch her body at all.
It was as if she was made of smoke.
But what was truly bizarre was that Homelander could clearly feel the tearing and gnawing from Madelyn's nails and teeth.
Waves of pain, like phantom pain, without physical form but deeply penetrating the soul, made him feel like he was in agony.
"Help… help me!!"
In his desperation, Homelander subconsciously sought help from the "other self" in his brain.
"Go, go and reap ultimate pleasure from death…"
That magical voice echoed softly in his mind again.
Immediately after, the purple rune symbolizing Slaanesh on Homelander's forehead suddenly lit up.
Boom—
In an instant, an incomparably powerful psychic energy swept out, directly clearing away the gray smoke that enveloped Homelander.
And at the same time, the Smoke Eater in the distance "puffed" out a large mouthful of ink-like black blood, and the six wide-open, spider-like ghostly eyes on his forehead also closed.
That's right.
That gray smoke just now was his unleashed primordial power.
It could confuse the target's mind and devour their soul in fear.
"Damn it, that guy is actually a demon agent?"
Smoke Eater looked at Homelander's location and felt an unprecedented powerful pressure from the purple light emanating from him.
It was that mysterious power that protected Homelander's soul at the critical moment.
Smoke Eater was quite self-aware, knowing that once his soul attack was ineffective, there would be no way to curb Homelander's slaughter.
So he immediately decided and ordered the Vampire Elder beside him: "Leave here immediately, that guy is not someone we can deal with."
Upon hearing this, the Vampire Elder's face instantly changed drastically, and he said almost pleadingly, "My Lord Smoke Eater, these subjects are all your loyal followers, you cannot abandon them so easily… Poof!!!"
However.
Before he could finish speaking, he was directly smashed to pieces by the Smoke Eater's claw.
Idiot.
If you don't want to leave, then stay here forever!
Before leaving, Smoke Eater took another deep look at Homelander in the distance, then his figure transformed into a wisp of gray smoke and drifted away.
"Hmm???"
At this moment, Homelander, who had just regained consciousness from the "illusion," suddenly discovered that at some point, he was already covered in a large number of Vampires.
They were trying to attack him using various methods.
But whether it was sharp claws or pointed teeth, none of them could cause any damage to Homelander's steel-like tough skin.
"You bastards, how dare you even dream of harming me… I am Homelander!!"
Homelander immediately attributed all the humiliation he had suffered in the illusion to these Vampires.
So he immediately used both hands and feet, one punch per little friend, dismembering all the Vampires on him.
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
Hmm?
So… satisfying?!
And in this process, Homelander noticed something unusual.
That is, almost at the moment he killed each Vampire, he would feel an extreme pleasure.
And this feeling was exactly the same as the excitement he felt at the birthday party!
Killing these things is actually so satisfying?
"Don't doubt it, this pleasure is your deserved reward."
That magical voice sounded again.
Homelander also knew that now was not the time to delve into this issue, so he leaned his upper body slightly forward (tactical lean back), directly activated his Heat Vision, and began a new round of frenzied slaughter.
…
"Detected collectible souls, Warp soul count +1, +1, +1…"
"prestige points +6, +6, +6…"
…
A few hours later.
After killing all the Vampires, Homelander flew directly home, washed off all the blood, and then lay naked on the sofa, recalling the horrifying scene when he encountered Madelyn's "illusion" during the battle earlier.
Even recalling it afterwards, Homelander still felt a lingering fear.
"Was it a mental attack? But why could I clearly feel her attacks, yet couldn't touch her body?"
"Also, what's with that extreme pleasure?"
"Why didn't I feel that sensation when I killed Vampires before that voice appeared?"
Clearly, this battle brought Homelander entirely new thoughts.
He couldn't help but start to wonder if the voice that often echoed in his brain was indeed 'another self'?
Or was it like Madelyn, some kind of special medium similar to a ghost?
Or was it… God?
"Sir, it's high, it's high again!!"
Just then, his female assistant, Ashley Barrett, suddenly rushed in nervously.
"Who gave you the nerve to enter my room without knocking?"
Homelander reprimanded displeasedly, but showed no intention of getting up to cover his "good brother."
"Oh, sir, I… I'm sorry, I didn't know you were… cough cough!"
Ashley Barrett quickly turned around upon seeing this, saying awkwardly, "Then I'll come back later."
Who would have thought that Homelander, as if guessing something, called out to her, "Wait a minute, what did you mean by 'it's high again'?"
"That's right, sir, just as you are guessing right now."
Ashley Barrett turned around, pointing at the data on the tablet, and said excitedly, "Just now, your number of fans has increased by another 16 percentage points!"
"What?!"
Homelander stood up in disbelief, pointing at her, and asked somewhat uncertainly, "What did you say… tell me again!!"
"I said, your number of fans just increased by another 16 percentage points."
Ashley Barrett said word by word, "The public absolutely loves your heroic performance during the Chicago massacre… uh, I mean, handling of that Vampire incident."
"Male fans across the entire Northeast have increased by a whopping 66%, and they say you are a true hero, a human Guardian stronger than the Avengers!!"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! I knew it."
Homelander clenched his fist tightly, a look of immense excitement on his face, and said boastfully, "See, how right my choice was to pick this supernatural incident!"
"People are finally realizing that I am stronger than those damn Avengers… Oh, ho."
"That's right." Ashley Barrett said with conviction:
"Because the previous Vampire incidents all caused massive civilian casualties, and those so-called Avengers never appeared from beginning to end, everyone now considers you one of the only two experts in handling supernatural incidents."
"Hmm? What does 'only two' mean?"
Homelander, currently immersed in his halo of glory, keenly caught the key point in her words.
Is there someone even more awesome than me, Homelander?
"Uh… I presume you still remember Spider-Woman?"
Ashley Barrett, fearing to anger the moody man in front of her, said cautiously:
"Due to her outstanding performance in the supernatural war in Hell's Kitchen previously, she left a very deep and positive impression on the public, so recently, her popularity on the internet has remained consistently high."
"However, her area of activity seems to be limited to New York, and for some reason recently, she hasn't appeared for a while."
"So, I believe your rating will surpass hers very soon…"
"Spider-Woman?" Homelander frowned slightly, asking somewhat confusedly, "Is her approval rating higher than Starlight's?"
"Of course it is."
Ashley Barrett answered without thinking, "That bitch Starlight… cough cough, I mean, although Starlight's popularity and approval rating are very high, she can only rank second in the public's favorite female superhero ranking."
"And the one ranked first is Spider-Woman!!"