American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 342 A Girl's Thoughts, Incomprehensible to Straight Men

Rune hurriedly retrieved a nuclear bomb from the annihilated private army's encampment and went to the basement of the Vought Corporation building to find another nuclear bomb. However, in addition to the nuclear bomb, Rune also discovered the dead Butcher and the still alive Emily, whose eyes were unfocused.

At this point, Emily had already used her abilities to know Butcher's final thoughts: he didn't actually want to press the detonation button, he just wanted Emily to kill him.

Driven by his eagerness, Rune had to invade Emily's privacy and witnessed what happened between Emily and Butcher. Butcher's death brought him a sense of relief. He hadn't expected that bastard Butcher would actually try to detonate a nuclear bomb; thankfully, he was dead.

Butcher is no pushover; he's as dangerous as his name suggests. In the end, Butcher wanted to kill all the superpowered people in the world. When the other members of The Boys discovered Butcher's plot, Butcher also made his move, and the bastard almost killed everyone in The Boys.

If Butcher hadn't valued Hughie so much and subconsciously hoped that someone could stop his insane plan, then all the superhumans in the world might have perished.

The Butcher in the TV series is just as dangerous as he is in the comics. Although Butcher is not as ruthless as he is in the comics because Becca did not die, the side effects of the temporary compound five make his mental state extremely unstable.

Given his innate malice towards superpowered individuals, even if he hadn't died, Rune would probably have killed Butcher with his own hands.

Having removed the last nuclear bomb, Rune finally breathed a sigh of relief. He truly hadn't expected that this world, with its low level of power, would have so many unexpected events. The nuclear explosion itself wasn't a big deal; not only could Rune withstand it, but even if Clark and Raven couldn't, Rune had plenty of resources to save them.

However, in that case, the equipment used to produce Compound No. 5 might be destroyed, and the workers who produced it would die, at which point Rune would be unable to obtain the method for making Compound No. 5.

After casually treating Emily, Rune went straight to put away the machine that produced Compound No. 5. There were several pitiful workers standing next to the machine. Their complexions were still okay, but their eyes were dark and they looked exhausted. When they saw someone open a portal next to them, they immediately huddled together.

When Rune read their minds, their expressions immediately became even more terrified. Rune also learned the reason for their fear from their memories: these ordinary workers had no right to go home. After they came here, they had no way to leave except by dying or being used as human test subjects.

For this reason, people like Homelander never shied away from their contempt and ridicule of these people. Moreover, the No. 5 compound synthesis machine, which Brainiac had improved, was very easy to operate. Simply pouring the materials needed for synthesis into it could produce No. 5 compound solutions in batches. The complicated operation that Rune had envisioned simply did not exist, which left him somewhat speechless.

"Alright, you can go now," Rune said to the ordinary workers. However, the workers were unwilling to believe that Rune was so kind. The locomotive had done something similar before, but it turned out that it was just a sting operation. All the workers who tried to escape were killed. Therefore, they also did not trust Rune.

Rune was able to sense their thoughts through mind reading, but this was no problem for him. He simply pulled Clark over and let the superman deal with these poor people who were trapped in fear.

"Huh?" Clark blinked after being told his task by Rune. He didn't understand why Rune wanted him to appease the workers.

However, Rune's choice of him was not without reason. Both Rune and Raven possessed dark magic, and even if one could not sense the magic within them, the instinct of an ordinary person would naturally make them fear this terrifying magic.

But Superman is different; he represents hope, and his aura can quickly put people at ease. That's why Rune brought Superman over—Clark is the best choice at the moment.

"What do you mean, 'huh'?" Rune glared at the clueless guy. "I can tell you very clearly that almost everyone outside still thinks the Homelanders are protecting them, but these workers have personally suffered persecution at the hands of the Homelanders. Their testimonies can eliminate most people's blind reliance on the Homelanders, and your task is to get them to go out voluntarily and publicly identify the crimes of the Homelanders."

This would also make it easier for Queen Maeve to become the new ruler, since among the Seven, Queen Maeve is the most popular after Homelander.

Hearing this, a flame seemed to ignite in Clark's eyes, and he patted his chest: "Leave it to me!"

Rune nodded in satisfaction. Whether now or in the future, as long as the actions are righteous, Superman will never stand idly by. Then, he opened a portal, left the oppressive place, and returned to Raven's side.

Raven tugged at Rune's clothes, afraid he would leave again, and Rune patted her head reassuringly.

"Could you...no..." Raven whispered, her voice barely louder than a mosquito's buzz, so much so that even Rune's super hearing had difficulty discerning what she was saying.

"You're speaking too softly," Rune said helplessly, looking down. Raven hadn't expected him to hear her, so she pursed her lips, her fair face turning bright red.

People are always more forgiving of beautiful things, and Rune was no exception.

"I mean," she swallowed hard, "teacher, could you please stop leaving without saying goodbye all the time?"

"Okay." Rune nodded. The Phantom Cat bloodline not only upgraded his Dream of the Yellow Millet talent, but also made great progress in spatial magic. However, he was so engrossed in casting more convenient and faster teleportation portals that he always forgot to tell them where he was going when he left.

This action made Raven very uneasy. Of course, she knew that she was definitely not as strong as Rune, but she had a good relationship with Scarlet Witch and Hecate, and Doctor Fate also felt guilty towards her. Although Rune did not want her to go to Constantine, Raven would not mind going to that seemingly carefree Hellstalker when it mattered.

But if Rune doesn't tell her where he's going, no amount of help from Raven will help. So, taking advantage of Rune's sudden departure again today, Raven made this request, and Rune's nod made her happy and encouraged.

But Rune was puzzled. It was just a small matter, so why was Raven so happy?

Looking at the dark clouds in the distance, the raven said with some regret, "What a pity, we can't see the sun, so we can't tell the time."

"That's easy."

Rune flicked his hand, and the surrounding dark clouds were immediately dispelled by dark magic, revealing the blood-red sun. Clearly, it was dusk.

"it's beautiful."

Rune nodded, agreeing with Raven's point of view.

"I wish we could stay here and watch the sunset forever," the raven thought to itself.