Become a Homelander and a Marvel superstar

Azu carried Harley Quinn as they sped through the murky, yellowish-brown sky.

The woman in his arms didn't scream in fear like ordinary people when flying at high altitudes. Instead, she spread her arms wide, enjoying the thrill of her adrenaline rush, and her laughter was sharper than the sound of the wind.

"Whoa—! Faster! Mr. Candy! We're going to soar into the clouds!"

Suddenly, a series of rapid notification sounds exploded in Azu's mind.

"Hint! Popularity points gained: +961255!"

"Hint! Popularity points gained: +856324!"

"Hint! Popularity points gained: +936324!"

……

"Hint! Gained 15000 special popularity points! (from Jessica Jones)"

"Hint! Gained 15000 special popularity points! (From Wanda Maximoff)"

"Hint! Gained 15000 special popularity points! (from Daisy Jensen)"

"Hint! Gained 10000 special popularity points! (From Steve Rogers)"

"Hint! Gained 8000 Special Popularity Points! (From Tony Stark)"

"Hint! Harvest..."

This sudden surge in popularity caused Azu to pause slightly in mid-air.

After a moment's thought, he understood what was going on.

Without a doubt, it must be on Earth that Skynet's thoughtful little secretary released the video of his "last words".

The video was something he had carefully planned, but he hadn't expected it to be so effective.

"It seems that tragic heroes are always more unforgettable than victors," Azu thought to himself.

At this moment, the thrill of gaining such a massive amount of popularity points made him finally burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha--!"

As a psychiatrist with a doctorate and a seasoned madwoman, Harley has an exceptionally keen sense of emotions.

To her, Ah Zu's laughter was pure joy, a heartfelt delight.

"Even if the world ends, you'll still be this happy? I love you so much!"

In that instant, she felt a certain resonance with this man on a spiritual level.

This feeling fascinated her.

"Hahahaha—!"

Harley laughed along with him, hugging Azu tightly around the neck and wrapping her legs around his waist, laughing until tears streamed down her face.

"Hint! Gained 10000 Special Popularity Points! (From Harley Quinn)"

Ah Zu lowered his head, looked at the woman in his arms whose makeup was ruined and who was acting crazy, and laughed even louder.

Their laughter echoed through the desolate wasteland, seemingly out of place yet strangely harmonious.

……

The entrance to Bruce Wayne's secret bunker is located beneath what appears to be ordinary ruins.

The thick layer of lead shielded Superman from his superhuman senses.

As Azu landed with Harley in his arms, the bunker door slowly opened with a muffled hydraulic thud.

Azu stepped inside. There was no high-tech feel to be found in the Bat Cave; instead, there were only various rudimentary facilities cobbled together for survival.

"Sizzle—smack!"

A blue arc of electricity flashed through the depths of space.

Then came a sharp gust of wind.

A figure clad in dark red armor, its body crackling with blue electricity, moved at high speed through the narrow passage, the wind it stirred up scattering the blueprints on the table.

Barry Allen, The Flash.

Even in this apocalyptic environment, he must constantly train to maintain the connection of the Speed ​​Force.

He seemed to sense the intrusion of a stranger, and his figure suddenly stopped, halting in front of Azu.

The moment Barry caught a glimpse of Azu, his face turned deathly pale.

"overtake--?!"

"Calm down, Speedster." Azu smiled and raised a hand. "Take a good look. I bet you also think I'm the imposter."

Barry was stunned. He blinked and looked at him carefully again.

Not the tyrant of Metropolis, though they share similar physiques and that damned sense of oppression.

"Who are you?" Barry relaxed slightly, but remained wary, his fingers tapping nervously on the armor plate on his outer thigh. "You were brought back by Bruce? Where's Bruce?"

"He's eating shit in there." Harley poked her head out from behind Azu. "Hey, Flash. Let me introduce you, this is my new boyfriend, Mr. Candy. Oh, by the way, he's strong, super strong."

"Nice to meet you." Azu gave a standard, friendly smile and nodded slightly.

"I am a citizen of my homeland."

"Although you guys seem to have some kind of post-traumatic stress disorder about my appearance, I promise, I'm much cuter than the guy you're thinking of."

"Homelander?" Barry awkwardly extended his hand. "Uh... hi? I'm Barry Allen, you can call me The Flash. If you're also here to fight that blue tyrant, then we're friends."

Just then, footsteps sounded at the tunnel entrance.

Bruce, Cyborg, and Deathstroke walked in. Bruce looked even more tired than before; he took off his goggles, revealing his bloodshot eyes.

"Looks like you two already know each other." Bruce threw his rifle on the table, took out a bottle of water, and took a gulp.

"Bruce, is this Homelander your accomplice?" Barry pointed at Azu, speaking rapidly. "He looks like that guy's cousin, or some kind of insane clone?"

"He's not," Bruce said, wiping the water from the corner of his mouth. "At least that's what he says."

He turned around and gestured for everyone to gather around.

"We don't have time for small talk. Homelander, now that you've joined the resistance, you need to know what we're facing."

Bruce tapped a few keys on the keyboard, and the holographic projection lit up, displaying a series of shocking photos and video clips in the air.

"It all... stemmed from an invasion... Darkseid."

The screen showed a large alien with rock-gray skin, its eyes shooting out zigzag red death rays.

"He is the tyrant of Apokolips. A few months ago, he personally led a large army to Earth."

Bruce's fingers trembled slightly on the console; it was a moment he could never forgive himself for.

"Clark...Superman, he's our strongest line of defense. He has to go to the front lines to face Darkseid's vanguard."

"Before he left, he entrusted Louise Lane to me."

A photograph appeared on the holographic screen, depicting an intelligent and beautiful woman.

"Louise was not only his lover, but also his humanity in this world. And at that time... she was already pregnant."

Bruce sighed softly and closed his eyes.

"I hid her in the Batcave, which I thought was the safest place. I promised Clark I would protect her with my life."

"But I failed."

"Darkseid used the sonic boom to bypass the front lines and launch a surprise attack on the Batcave."

The scene changes. The Batcave is now engulfed in flames, and Batman lies in a pool of blood.

"Right in front of me, he used that red death ray... to burn Louise and the unborn child to a crisp."