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Chapter 543 The morale is low, the team is hard to lead.
Starlight's attack at this moment took everyone by surprise.

Because this timing is so irrational, the framework of the ship that is Walter is now teetering on the brink of collapse, and everyone's instinct is to save it, letting their self-interest dictate their thinking, and paying little attention to what's happening in the news.

They all implicitly agreed on one thing—Walter's operations had never been about justice; it was simply a commercial company. If it collapsed, everyone in the hall would lose their jobs and even face the risk of being investigated together.

What kind of madman or fool would start causing trouble at this time? Aren't they afraid of going down with Walter?
But after a moment's thought, everyone felt that what Starlight did was quite reasonable—ever since joining Walter, she had always seemed a bit out of place, always carrying the sense of justice and morality of a normal person. For the sake of so-called truth and justice, she often clashed with her teammates and even Madeline.

She disliked the bikini superhero costume Wright designed for her, and she also disliked her teammates' callous attitude towards human life during missions. Besides Superman, she was the most antisocial person Wright ever was. If it weren't for her increased popularity after saving a girl from being raped, and Superman's support for her actions, Wright and Homelander would have replaced her long ago.

Many thoughts were running through everyone's minds, but Barrett's were much more straightforward. Pointing angrily at Starlight, she said, "You believe what's circulating online? Whether it's true or false, you're a Vought International superhero. Don't you know what you're supposed to be doing?"

“I didn’t know at first,” Starlight replied. “But after I spent some time at Walter, someone taught me what to do.”

"I ask myself honestly, all I ever wanted was to be a hero who could help others. If I had to give up my original intention of being a hero for the sake of the title of the Super Heroes Eight, then I don't really want this job."

Barrett was so angry he was trembling.

However, Starlight didn't stop firing; she continued to unleash her pent-up anger from Waterloo.

"My most hopeful moment for this company was the day I interviewed for the job, and my most disappointed moment was the day I got the job. After joining Water, I realized that your goal has never been peace and justice, but only money."

“If Superman told me that to uphold justice, I need to tolerate some injustice first, and that I need to spend some time and patience, I would believe him without hesitation. But Waterley doesn’t have anyone like Superman, and even Homelander’s speech is so frightening.”

"I am convinced that any compromises I make for you will not bring about a fairer and more just future."

"I can't take it anymore, Barrett! Tell me now—is what's on the news true or not!"

"Enough! This watch of yours—"

Barrett's outburst of curses was swallowed back down her throat. She saw a bright light shining in Starlight's eyes, as radiant as real starlight.

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The television screen was flashing strange static, and the starlight's power was interfering with the surrounding appliances.

"Annie, don't be impulsive."

A hand rested on Starlight's shoulder, and Maeve gently advised, "Give Barrett some time to explain. I believe she definitely didn't mean to hide it from you."

Her voice brought Starlight back to his senses from his rage. Maeve was the second most respected superhero in Waterley after Superman, and the two had become good friends over the years.

More importantly, Maeve used her real name, subtly reminding her that even if she were to resign from Walter, she would still have to return to social life in the future, and she couldn't leave behind a bad social record of assaulting others.

"I"

Barrett's face turned pale and then purple. Looking at the superhero who used to obey her every command and plan, she realized that she had only ever been a bully, and that she only had power because of her loyalty to Madeline.

Without Madeline, no one would be afraid of her, or even care about her at all, because her methods and abilities were far inferior. Starlight and Maeve were both staring at her, one face still showing anger, the other smiling, the oppressive atmosphere of the red-coat and white-coat act perfectly coordinated.

"actually--"

She opened her mouth awkwardly, as if she wanted to say something.

"Actually, this matter—"

"How could such a thing be true?"

The locomotive then interrupted their interrogation, his expression quite unpleasant: "Maeve, you're also a veteran of the Vought Company, do you really believe in such things?"

“It’s hard to say.”

Maeve sneered: "I saw in the news that it specifically mentioned that you were cooperating with Homelander in transporting that 'compound five,' in other words, you were his accomplice."

I advise you to be careful what you say.

"That's how I've always spoken. What are you going to do about it? What can you do about it?"

Locomotive clenched his fists, staring intently at Maeve, because just as she said, he really couldn't do anything to her. His speed-type superpower could only reach near-sonic speeds, and the damage from his punches to Maeve was like a mosquito bite. Even if he tried his best, he couldn't break through her defenses, and he might even shatter his own arm bones.

Pure high speed is far inferior to Barry's Speed ​​Force.

"In short, everyone has remembered what I said."

Barrett, feigning bravado, threw out a sentence and hurriedly walked out of the hall. She neither answered Starlight's question nor punished her on the spot.

After Madeline went in, the command and control of the group of eight naturally fell into the hands of President Edgar. She herself had no authority and was merely a mouthpiece—at most, she could cooperate with the public relations department to make some extra arrangements for the heroes, and the instructions she could give were extremely limited.

After Barrett left, the group of eight fell silent.

Xuanse left without saying a word, while Locomotive glared hatefully at Maeve and Starlight before they went their separate ways out of the hall.

The invisible man remained silent throughout, and seeing that there was nothing more to see, he left as well.

Shen Hai was left until the very end. He couldn't resist picking up the remote and turning on the TV again.

He knew nothing about Walter's affairs and did not expect such explosive news to be reported in the news. At this moment, he not only wanted to watch the show, but also wanted to find out if this was a trick the masked man used to help him.

Based on the information currently available online, he has not yet seen anything related to dolphins.

(End of this chapter)