The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapters 410, 736, and 737: The Secret Weapon That Killed Homelander

"Excuse me for interrupting your argument."

Just then, Starlight's voice came from the gate of a warehouse where hay was piled up, "I found an injured... uh, dead employee here. Can you come over and confirm if he is Dr. Samir, the one who has the virus technology?"

Victoria Newman and Stan Edgar exchanged a glance, then quickly walked into the warehouse.

The scene that greeted us was quite bizarre: a middle-aged man in his thirties was lying in a pile of grass, covered in blood, with a large, bloody hole in his abdomen.

Above the hole, it looked as if someone or an animal had placed a simple chicken coop made of straw.

What's most ridiculous is that there were two white eggs in the chicken coop!
"WTF??"

Victoria Newman was completely bewildered, but after recognizing the other person's face, she breathed a sigh of relief and shook her head, saying:

"No, he's not Samir... But what the hell is going on? Is this some kind of prank?"

Stan Edgar then stepped forward and, after seeing the man's face clearly, said calmly, "He's just a lab assistant here!"

Starlight glanced at him, pointed to the large hole in the corpse's abdomen and the two eggs, and said, "Could they be injecting the chickens here with Compound V?"

However, this time Stan Edgar did not answer her question, but instead walked out on his own. "It seems we must hurry and find Samir... or his body!"

boom--

Just then, an old bull suddenly broke through the wooden fence surrounding the farm and stood less than ten meters away from Stan Edgar and his companions, silently watching their every move. One of its front hooves was constantly scratching the ground, as if it might charge at any moment.

"Damn it."

Starlight immediately became alarmed and looked at Stan Edgar, saying, "Don't tell me this bull was also injected with [Compound Five]?"

"Are you planning to use these animals against the Homelanders?"

“Don’t ask me these kinds of questions.” Stan Edgar stopped and carefully moved backward little by little. “I’m only responsible for giving orders; how to implement them is entirely up to these researchers.”

Just as Victoria Newman was contemplating whether to blow the bull's head off, three sheep suddenly swooped down from the sky, snatched the bull, which weighed at least 200 kilograms, right in front of them, and tore its body into pieces.

Blood poured down like rain.

"This...this is absolutely insane!"

Seeing such a bloody scene, even Victoria Newman couldn't help but swear. However, one of the super-powered sheep, who had successfully snatched a cow leg, discovered the three of them by following the sound.

Suddenly, the big beef leg in his mouth didn't taste so good anymore. He let go of the beef leg, roared, and swooped down towards the three of them.

Meanwhile, the other two super-powered sheep, who were devouring flesh and blood, were quickly drawn to the scene and joined in the pursuit of Stan Edgar and his two companions.

"Run!"

Victoria Newman grabbed Stan Edgar's arm and rushed toward the warehouse a few dozen meters ahead.

Starlight followed closely behind.

"Why didn't you just blow their heads off?" Stan Edgar, who wasn't very good at running fast, asked breathlessly.

"Do you think I don't want to?"

Victoria Newman said with some difficulty, "But I need to be able to lock onto their heads first, don't I?"

"If it were that easy to launch, I wouldn't need to ask you for help... I would have blown Homelander's head off myself long ago!"

Immediately, before the super-powered sheep could catch up, the three of them narrowly made their way into the warehouse. Hearing the loud crashing sounds coming from the wooden door, they couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

Thankfully, those guys can't break through the gate for now!
However, at that moment, a trembling voice suddenly came from behind a haystack, "Victoria, is that really you?"

Victoria Newman turned her head and her face lit up with surprise. "Oh my god, Samir, I'm so glad you're alright!!"

The bespectacled man, referred to as Samir, emerged from behind the haystack with a remorseful expression. He then pointed to a male corpse lying on the ground, which had been dead for some time, and said:
"I'm fine, but it seems we messed up the experiment..."

“It’s alright, as long as you’re alive.” Victoria Newman walked over and hugged the man tightly, whispering:

"Also, Zoe is fine now, you don't need to worry about her safety."

"Thank God."

Samir breathed a long sigh of relief upon hearing this, as if a weight had finally been lifted from his heart.

"Wait a minute, could he be Zoe's father?"

Starlight looked at Stan Edgar with a bewildered expression, while the latter, like an old farmer who had discovered his prized cabbage had been eaten by a pig, said with a dark face:
"Dr. Shah was once the top researcher at the [Walter Research Center], but... this ungrateful bastard stole my daughter's virginity behind my back!!"

"No, that's not the case."

Victoria Newman then stepped in to retort: ​​"I was already 20 years old then, and I had already lost my virginity at a party two years ago... The point is, this doesn't seem like the right occasion to talk about this kind of thing!"

Then, she looked at Samir, who was in her arms with a guilty expression, and asked softly, "What exactly happened here? What's going on with those sheep with superpowers outside... no, to be precise, those super-powered animals?"

Samir's face grew increasingly guilty as he lowered his head and said, "We were planning to use a hamster to test the newly developed iterative virus, so we injected it with a certain dose of [Compound No. 5]."

"But who would have thought that after the drug took effect, it would escape our control... and make a mess of the entire laboratory. Although a few of us managed to escape from there in the end, some of the [Compound No. 5] was broken during the process, and it is now very likely that it has leaked into the farm's water recycling system."

"Wait a minute, what about the virus?" Before Samir could finish speaking, Starlight hurriedly asked, "Is the virus gone?"

“The vast majority were destroyed in the accident during our escape.” Samir reached into his pocket, pulled out a syringe, and handed it to Victoria Newman. “So… this is the last one left.”

Seeing this, Starlight quickly asked, "How strong is this thing's transmission capability? Can we use it to defeat Homelander?"

"The current version of the virus is not very contagious."

Samir adjusted his glasses and immediately explained to everyone, "And it can only be transmitted through a few fixed routes: bodily fluids, saliva, blood, and semen."

Stan Edgar glanced at the syringe containing the virus and asked thoughtfully, "How long would it take to recreate a virus?"

"This one……"

Samir glanced at the corpse on the ground not far away and said with some difficulty, "Right now, the entire core team is probably only left with me. If we want to recreate the virus without anyone's help, it will take at least two to three months."

Stan Edgar frowned upon hearing this. "So, in other words, if we want to use that corpse and the virus to infect those flying super-powered sheep outside, we'll have to wait at least another three months before we have a chance to deal with Homelander?"

"No."

Starlight immediately refused, saying, "I can't wait that long. Newman and I can figure out how to deal with those super-powered sheep outside... This virus is our winning weapon against Homelander, and we absolutely cannot waste it on trivial matters!"

"Starlight is right, this virus is too precious."

Victoria Newman wholeheartedly agreed, saying, "Right now, all of Homelander's energy is focused on a new project called 'Metaverse,' and they haven't had time to think about anything else lately. This is exactly the perfect time for us to get started!"

"Therefore, we absolutely cannot let this opportunity go to waste."

At this moment, driven by hatred, these two women, who originally belonged to opposing camps, have temporarily reached a tacit cooperative relationship.

"But if that happens, some of us might end up being eaten by those super-powered sheep."

Stan Edgar questioned their claims, saying, "Besides, who knows what other super-powered animals might be on this farm!"

“We’re trapped here now, and nobody knows how long this warehouse can hold off those animals…”

Everyone present fell silent.

Even starlight cannot refute Stan Edgar's words.

Because if they all die here, what's the point of preserving the last virus?
Just as Starlight and Victoria Newman were about to compromise, Stan Edgar, who had just been skeptical, suddenly revealed a smug smile and said:

"Fortunately, I know how to resolve the current situation."

Depend on!
Can you please stop panting when you speak?
Stan Edgar leisurely took out his phone, opened his contacts, found a number, and dialed it.

"It's me. I need a small team's help right now. I'm at..."

……

Tens of minutes later.

Suddenly, a cacophony of wild animal roars and the dull thud of heavy objects being struck echoed outside the warehouse. A moment later, someone outside the warehouse door spoke:
“Mr. Edgar, you can come out now. We have already dealt with all the mutated animals outside.”

Stan Edgar smiled smugly upon hearing this, then pushed open the door and walked out first, followed closely by Victoria Newman and the three Starlights.

As soon as they stepped out of the warehouse, they saw several young men and women who looked like college students standing outside. Behind them, on the ground, were scattered the corpses of super-powered animals that had been injected with [Compound No. 5].

Some were torn in two by the immense force, some were burned to ashes by the flames, and others were as if their entire bodies had been kneaded into a ball by some force, turning into a bloody mess...

“You guys did a great job.”

Stan Edgar nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Victoria Newman, who was about to ask something, and explained:
"They are all students of [Godokin University (a school for superpowered individuals)], and also the cradle in which I continuously cultivate fresh blood for [Vought Corporation]!"

"Wait a minute, are you planning to use these trainees against Homelander?"

In response to Victoria Newman's question, Stan Edgar answered without hesitation: "That's right. Otherwise, you wouldn't have naively thought that you and Starlight, along with that virus in your hands, could easily defeat the 'Super Seven' led by Homelander, would you?"

Victoria Newman and Starlight exchanged a glance. Just as Stan Edgar had said, the two of them alone were no match for Homelander, and even defeating the other members of the Seven was a big question.

But now, with the help of Stan Edgar and this group of students with superpowers, their chances of assassinating Homelander will undoubtedly increase significantly!
Then, the two of them said in unison, "What... should we do next?!"

……

【Water Group】.

The huge conference room was packed with people. Almost all of the top executives of the [Wot Group] were gathered together, listening attentively to the speech given by the Homelander sitting in the main seat.

"May I ask everyone here, what was the original intention of the Vought Corporation in creating a superhero as great as me?!"

How would we know why?

Upon hearing this, everyone broke out in a cold sweat, their hearts leaping into their throats, because they were truly unsure whether this was a "life-or-death question."

After all, the man in front of her could change his mind faster than turning the pages of a book.

Um... Grandpa Homeland, as long as it helps us make money, whatever your reason is, that's why!
Seeing that no one stepped forward to answer after a long while, Ashley Barrett, the current CEO standing behind Homelander but actually just Homelander's little assistant who was outwardly in charge of handling his tedious affairs, couldn't help but show a hint of nervousness on her face.

Fearing that the crowd's reaction would anger Homelander and lead to a massacre in the conference room.

However, this time she was wrong. Homelander wasn't angry. Instead, he slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and paced around the conference room as he continued:
"This country has become so corrupt that even I cannot fully restore it..."

(End of this chapter)