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Edgar continued, "Are you kidding me? I need a real explanation!"

"You old man, you're really boring."

Depp sighed, staring sharply at Edgar, and said, "You think you're worthy of my explanation?"

Depp's sudden outburst of energy felt completely unfamiliar to Edgar.

Edgar's previous impression of Depp was that he was just a miser with super abilities, eager to make money, but not very bright.

But now... Depp's superior demeanor and arrogant attitude have even made Edgar somewhat lose his composure.

He immediately thought of the scene where Depp easily defeated Homelander that day, and suddenly felt a chill.

Edgar instinctively took a step back, only to find that under Depp's gaze, he had no chance of escaping.

Whether she lives or dies depends entirely on the mood of the man before her.

While Edgar was stunned by Depp's imposing presence, another person stepped out of the car.

Upon seeing this person, Depp asked in confusion, "Black? How are you still alive?"

Starlight and her brother-in-law shared the same doubts as Depp. They had witnessed Blackie die in Edgar's office, but the person before them...

Blackie didn't answer Depp's question, but instead looked at Edgar, who was frozen in place.

Edgar said, "Don't worry about me, go do what you need to do."

Upon hearing Edgar's words, Xuanse nodded, and then, to everyone's astonishment, took to the air and flew towards the horizon at an extremely fast speed.

Starlight stared wide-eyed, puzzled, "Wait, when did Xuanse learn to fly?"

Maeve stared in shock at the black figure disappearing into the horizon, completely bewildered as to what had happened.

As for Kimiko... she's thinking about when to break Edgar's head off.

Seeing the puzzled and shocked expressions on the faces of the people in front of him, Edgar smiled politely.

At this moment, his own life or death was no longer important. As long as Xuanse could complete his mission, then the Vought Corporation would be within reach of controlling the country.

As for whether he would be able to continue leading the Vought Corporation after this, that was not important.

Of the group, only Depp immediately guessed what was going on, saying, "Damn it, that's not Black! No, that's not the Black who died!"

"Wait, what are you saying? I don't quite understand." Maeve asked this question before Starlight could even react.

Depp said, "That guy was a clone of Homelander, with the same abilities as Homelander. Damn it, he headed towards the White House; he's going to assassinate the president!"

To be honest, whether the US president in the Boys universe lives or dies has little to do with Depp.

But as luck would have it, the system just issued another task.

Mission Name: Harmonious America, Assassinate Every Day

Mission World: The Boys, Washington

Mission objective: Prevent the assassination of the US president.

Mission Rewards: Random Homelander Clone Ability x1, Destiny Crystal x1, Life Concentrate x5.

With this mission, the life or death of the American president became extremely important to Depp.

It is truly our duty to protect the president's life!

But... I'm not as fast as him!

Upon hearing this, Maeve immediately said, "Then what are you waiting for? Why don't you hurry up and stop him? Can't you fly?"

What good is my ability to fly?! Sister, I'm not as fast as them!

Before Depp could explain, Edgar spoke up first: "Meve, don't you understand? Depp isn't as fast as Homelander; he can't catch up at all!"

"Speed ​​is your only weakness, Depp!"

Edgar pointed at Depp and laughed, saying that this old man, who had been strategizing at Vought International, had analyzed Depp's biggest weakness in a short period of time. He was indeed very capable.

If he hadn't already harbored thoughts of abdicating and seeking death, he wouldn't have made a point of coming to Depp and the others this time.

Even though he was exposed, there was nothing Depp could do.

I'm definitely not fast enough!

What should we do then?

Depp thought to himself, if it really doesn't work out, we can just give up on this mission for now, since there will be plenty of opportunities to get rewards later.

Just then, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from Starlight, who was standing next to Maeve.

Edgar, who had an ordinary physique, was even blinded by the sudden burst of intense light.

In an instant, two streams of bloody tears flowed from Edgar's eyes.

Furthermore, the intense light emanating from Starlight continued to intensify.

Unlike Maeve's confusion and doubt, Depp immediately knew what Starlight had done.

This girl forcibly pushed the reactor's energy output to a level she couldn't handle at all!

"What are you doing, Starlight!" Depp yelled. "You're going to get yourself killed!"

Depp actually quite liked this girl. Although she was a bit too saintly, she was the only truly kind and righteous person in the show.

This is quite rare in the world of The Boys, especially since she is a superpowered person, which makes it even more rare!

As the starlight gradually faded into the bright light, she exuded an aura of unparalleled holiness and declared, "I am a superhero, and saving this country is my duty!"

Before the intense light completely obliterated the starlight, Depp saw that the power displayed on the Arc Reactor power converter on her chest had reached an astonishing fifty percent!

It's important to know that a single Arc Reactor can provide electricity to a city for almost a year.

With such electrical energy concentrated in Xingguang's body, even though her physique is extraordinary, it is very likely that she would be directly burst!

At the same time, the starlight amidst the intense light experienced for the first time the feeling of such a massive amount of electrical energy concentrated within it.

To be honest, although it was a bit swollen and unstable, it was quite stimulating.

She now feels like she's...omnipotent!

For example... her long-awaited ability to fly!

In everyone's eyes, the starlight was like a miniature sun, chasing after the direction in which the Homelander clone had just left at an extremely fast speed.

"That little girl is really worrying!"

Depp cursed, then donned his armor, picked up Maeve, and soared into the sky towards the White House.

Maeve was held in Depp's arms, so she simply snuggled up to him.

She felt that even through a sheet of metal, Depp's embrace was infinitely warmer than when Homelander had pulled her by the arm and carried her away.

He transforms into a black Homelander clone, possessing the same talents and abilities as Homelander.

However, he has followed the guidance and training of Vought International since childhood, making him not only far superior to Homelander in combat, but also significantly stronger in terms of innate abilities.

Through years of training, his speed is almost 1.5 times that of Homelander, and his strength and defense are 1.3 times that of Homelander.

As for healing factor and the power of heat vision, like Homelander, these two abilities cannot be improved through years of training.

After leaving Depp and the others, the Homelander clone quickly arrived over the White House.

He activated his X-ray vision to scan the area, preparing to lock onto the target directly from the sky and then kill it with a heat ray.

But after scanning the area, he discovered that almost all the walls of the White House were coated with zinc, making it impossible for him to see inside.

In fact, when Depp first told Butcher that Homelander couldn't see through zinc, Butcher immediately reported this to Marorin.

Malorin immediately reported this to higher authorities, and now zinc has been added to the walls of the entire White House.

This angered the Homelander clone, who was someone who disliked trouble, but in this situation, he had no choice but to either bombard the room with heat rays or rush into each room to search.

After some thought, the Homelander clone chose the latter, since while the heat ray sweep was more efficient, it couldn't confirm whether the target had been killed.

After all, piecing together a complete American president from a pile of scraps is a much more troublesome task.

Just as he hesitated, a golden ball of light flew rapidly toward him from the horizon.

"This is?"

The Homelander clone asked in confusion, but he quickly made his own judgment.

When in doubt, turn to the rays!

Years of experience in missions have given him a deep understanding of his own abilities.

For example, there's nothing that one heat ray can't solve; if there is, then use two!

The Homelander clone's eyes flashed red light, and then it fired a heat beam at the bright light.

As the heat rays approached, the starlight did not dodge.

Now, she wants to test whether she can withstand the heat rays of the motherland.

This thing has been the source of her nightmares and fears lately!

The heat rays easily penetrated the intense light emitted by the starlight and then struck the starlight's shoulder.

Immediately afterwards, a sizzling sound came from Starlight's shoulder. Although the heat rays from the Homelander clone did not immediately penetrate her body, if she was continuously burned, they would completely penetrate her body in about ten seconds.

"It seems I'm still too weak!"

As he spoke, Starlight increased the power supply of the Ark Reactor again, reaching an astonishing 60%!

Under this intensity, Starlight clearly felt that his body was about to collapse and there was a risk of explosion at any moment.

This time, the heat rays from the Homelander clone burned Starlight's body at a slower rate.

After the probing attack ended, the Homelander clone immediately lunged forward, heading straight for the starlight in mid-air.

Even without the zinc shielding him, he could see clearly under such intense light.

Although I don't know why this little girl suddenly became stronger, she's still insignificant compared to me.

The Homelander clone's speed reached almost eleven kilometers per second, close to the second cosmic velocity. When it launched a full-scale attack, Starlight was immediately overwhelmed.

Keep in mind, this is an enhanced version of Homelander who has experienced countless life-and-death battles.

In order to train his combat awareness and skills, Vought International repeatedly forbade him from using any offensive superpowers when carrying out dangerous missions.

Faced with the lightning-fast attacks of the Homelander clones, Starlight was like a glowing basketball being constantly bounced around.