"Go on, tell me."
Alex turned toward the screen, not in any hurry. With his speed, flying to the airport wouldn't take long at all.
The young and beautiful head of the security department spoke concisely, ["A Boeing passenger plane has been hijacked. There is a senator on board."]
["When the armed group hijacked the plane, they immediately began negotiations with the Department of Homeland Security."]
["But for some unknown reason, halfway through the negotiations, the armed group suddenly cut off communication."]
["Then the crash incident occurred."]
["The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that the armed group possesses an extremely dangerous weapon. In order to ensure civilian safety and to rescue Senator Hope."]
["They have therefore requested our assistance."]
["At present, the rescue operation at the airport has been taken over by the security department."]
["The highest-ranking person in charge there is Colonel Yuri."]
Homelander nodded, "Got it."
"We'll head out immediately."
He stood up and looked at Black Noir and The Deep, "Let's go."
———
At this Moment, at the International Airport—
Sirens, engines, voices, and the sound of water blended into a single roar.
Police, firefighters, and the military were all already on site.
Under the command of the Department of Homeland Security, rescue operations were underway.
Colonel Yuri, just over forty, was sharp and capable. With his hands behind his back, he was studying the airport layout displayed on a large screen.
At that moment, the sound of wind arose outside the temporary command tent.
A strong gust swept through, nearly lifting the tent. Then someone walked in.
A blond white man. Wearing a sky-blue combat suit, a Stars and Stripes cape fluttering in the wind.
'Homelander?'
Colonel Yuri's spirits lifted.
He strode forward and took the initiative to extend his hand, "Seeing you puts me at ease, Homelander."
Alex smiled and shook the colonel's rough, powerful hand.
After the handshake, Yuri walked over to the large screen and said, "We just conducted reconnaissance with drones."
"The Boeing aircraft didn't crash, but it slammed into the terminal building, trapping more than a thousand passengers and staff inside."
"Also, the armed group has taken control of the aircraft and is using Senator Hope's family as leverage. We—"
Alex interrupted him, "Is there someone among the armed group called Edi Orr?"
Colonel Yuri froze for a moment, not understanding why Homelander was concerned with a hijacker.
But he still had his men check the information, and a lead came up quickly.
The next second, a photograph appeared on the screen.
It was a man in his thirties, with a gloomy expression and features typical of the Middle East, wearing an eyepatch. His left ear was missing, and that side of his face bore burn scars.
After memorizing the man's features, Alex turned around and headed straight for the tent exit.
Colonel Yuri chased after him, "Homelander, I'm not finished yet."
"Tell them," Alex pointed at Black Noir and The Deep, who had just come in, then with a "whoosh" flew straight into the sky.
Colonel Yuri said anxiously, "He's not just going to charge in like that, is he?"
"That would put the senator's family in danger!"
The Deep's mouth twitched slightly as he muttered, "Who knows what he's thinking?"
———
In the night sky, Alex hovered in midair, accompanied by the cool breeze.
He looked down at the airport. From this height, he could see the terminal building pierced by the nose of a Boeing passenger plane.
A small section of the structure had collapsed.
There were several fire points inside. Fire crews outside were using water cannons to fight the flames, but the effect was limited.
They could only barely keep the fire from spreading deeper into the terminal.
"If I just rush in like this, will I scare the target away?", Alex folded his arms, carefully considering the problem.
As for whether the senator's family might be endangered, he didn't care at all.
He didn't even know that senator. If he died, then he died.
"The area's too large. It's hard for me to monitor every corner."
"And there are over a thousand people trapped inside. If the target blends into the crowd..."
"But it's not like there's no solution."
"Blow up the terminal and bury everyone alive. That would also complete the event."
"That would just be too insane."
"No need! No need!"
At that moment, he saw The Deep and Black Noir step out of the temporary command tent, seemingly preparing to act.
Sure enough, The Deep's voice immediately sounded in his earpiece.
["Homelander, we're starting the hostage rescue."]
["Colonel Yuri's priority is the safety of the senator's family."]
["The armed group has taken control of several intact high points in the terminal. Black Noir will handle them."]
["I'll infiltrate through the sewer network, though honestly, if the Invisible Man were here, he'd be better suited for this operation than I am,"] After a pause, The Deep cautiously asked, ["Do you have any instructions?"]
Alex smiled, "No."
"Go ahead and do what you need to do. If necessary, I'll support you."
After saying that, Alex flew toward the terminal, watching Black Noir move through shadows, approaching the building and climbing to the high ground.
Using his long blade, he effortlessly eliminated enemy after enemy.
In just a short while, all the armed men occupying the terminal's high points had been dealt with by Black Noir.
———
[Inside the Terminal]
Within the Boeing aircraft lying across the main hall, a man missing his left ear, with burn scars on his cheek, raised his head, "Has the Department of Homeland Security still not responded?"
"Not yet, Captain Edi," one of the armed men replied.
At this moment, a blond, blue-eyed girl in the business class shouted, "You'd better release us quickly!"
"Otherwise, when Homelander comes, not a single one of you will get away!"
Beside her, a heavyset middle-aged man said nervously, "Rita, don't talk to them."
Edi Orr, with half his face disfigured, stood up and sneered, "Little girl, you should listen to your father."
"Shut your pretty mouth. Or what, do you want me to put something else into that cute little mouth of yours?"
The blond girl angrily shut her mouth.
But at that moment, Edi noticed his fighters' expressions looked uneasy.
"What's wrong?"
"Are you afraid of that so-called Homelander too?"
"Don't panic. We're all carrying 'Holy Blood'."
"We can use it to fight Homelander."
He had just finished speaking, when a fighter at the boarding gate shouted, "Captain Edi, something's happening in the hall!"
Edi gripped his rifle and hurried to the boarding gate.
Looking out, at the collapsed rubble pile at the back of the hall, two points of deep red light were moving.
Wherever the light passed, the rubble was sliced apart.
After the light wandered for a moment.
Rumble! Rumble!
The rubble shattered and rolled away, revealing a massive breach, allowing the blinding lights outside to pour in.
Then, a figure appeared within the light.
A Stars and Stripes cape danced behind him.
That god-like figure drifted in through the breach, hovering in midair above the hall.
"You don't need to be afraid anymore."
"Why?"
"It's very simple."
"Because I'm here!"
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