I, the anti-superman, have hacked into the chat group.

Even though they didn't feel much vibration under the influence of the bio-force field, the feeling of flying up and down in the air was still unpleasant, and now they longed for solid ground.

"Ah, concrete floor, what a reliable building!" People excitedly vented their emotions, and it took them a while to quiet down. They were ready to thank Karl properly, but they found that Karl had already left silently.

The group felt a slight pang of regret, then angrily picked up their phones and called the law firm, having witnessed Homelander's actions.

Furthermore, the aircraft's black box recorded what happened in the cockpit. Homelander's actions have undoubtedly violated the law, and they will file a joint lawsuit.

Carl had already returned to the base. He knew that Homelander was probably not going to be a star anymore, and the Super Seven would be greatly affected as well.

But in order to prevent Vought from stirring up any more trouble in the media, it's time to expose their dirty secrets as well.

Chapter Ninety-Five: The Super Villain Finally Makes His Appearance

Homelanders have once again made headlines, but this time it's for negative reasons.

His behavior on the plane was shown in its entirety by the pilot, and now everyone knows that Homelander is nothing more than a villain with great acting skills, and he doesn't deserve the title of superhero at all.

This leads people to wonder: if even Homelander, the top star, is like this, how many of Vought International's so-called superheroes are just like Homelander, villains who only care about fame?

As the situation escalated, Homelander was eager for the company to come up with a solution to quell the crisis. In fact, Vought International had already drafted several plans, since Homelander had approached them before the situation even got out of hand.

But just as they were preparing to put it into use, an even bigger event occurred—the existence of compound 5 was revealed.

The revelation of this fact has sparked great controversy. People with superpowers are the envy of everyone, and everyone wants to have superpowers. Even if they don't have them themselves, they hope that their children can awaken them, as if it were an extra gift from God.

But things are different now. So-called superpowered people are nothing more than lab rats created in laboratories. You can imagine what it's like for those who are born with superpowers.

Starlight, one of the test subjects, is arguing with her mother.

She shouted, "So the reason I have superpowers is because you sent me to Vought International for experiments?!"

The gap between the lucky ones and the experimental subjects is simply too great.

Her mother cried as she said, "I'm sorry, baby, I just wanted you to be even better."

"Did you send me to talent shows when I was little so that I would become better? Enough! I'm not a tool for you to satisfy your vanity!" Xingguang was no longer listening to her mother. After saying this, she stormed out of the house, feeling as if the meaning of her life had been shattered.

Starlight's situation is not an isolated case. Many self-proclaimed superpowered individuals have begun to doubt their own lives. In the past, many superpowered individuals believed that they were superior to others, but now they seem to be worse off than ordinary people. At least ordinary people are not used for experiments.

The Invisible Man from The Seven thinks the same way; he's currently getting himself completely drunk to escape reality.

The conflict between superpowered individuals and ordinary people has existed for a long time, but the popularity of the superhero system in the past summarized these voices. Now, they have all erupted, and the pace of the conflict is beyond what a single company can handle.

Moreover, Vought International itself has its biggest problem: the FDA has sent people to thoroughly investigate them, and once the evidence is confirmed, the company will be broken up instantly.

At this moment, on the top floor of Vought International, Homelander was roaring at his boss: "I told you, you should have eliminated the Justice League beforehand. Look at them now, they've released evidence in their own name. Is this the result you expected?"

The boss retorted defiantly, "If you had followed orders, would we be in this predicament? If you hadn't caused that incident on the plane, we could have used the superhero effect to salvage the company's image!"

The two blamed each other, neither willing to admit that they had messed things up, and the conversation reached a stalemate.

After a while, the boss said, "There's no point in talking about this now. We need to think of a way to turn the situation around."

"What can we do?!" Homelander exclaimed excitedly, pointing out the window. "Didn't you see those people outside chanting slogans? They're saying they don't need the Seven!"

"Then make sure they need it."

"What do you mean?" The boss's words puzzled the man.

"The public is boycotting the Seven, not the superheroes themselves. In fact, the Justice League still maintains a very high level of popularity."

The people of the motherland thought, isn't that obvious? That's why he's so angry; all that popularity should have belonged to him.

The boss continued, "No matter how bad the Seven's reputation is now, you still have the identity of 'superheroes,' and we're going to spread panic and increase the public's demand for superheroes."

The man from the motherland somewhat understood what the boss meant: "You mean..."

“That’s right, we’re going to create a supervillain, just like you used to secretly supply Compound V to war zones, only this time we’re going to go big.”

Homelander smiled. If the plan succeeded, he only needed to step forward at the right time and show that he had repented and was willing to fight to protect everyone. That would not only erase his bad reputation, but might also make people love him again.

“I’ll go get the seven men to prepare right now,” Homelander said.

The boss told him to wait a moment: "There's one more thing. I've prepared a new seventh member for you. Her name is Storm."

Homelander was somewhat dissatisfied with the paratroopers' actions, but he held back because he still needed them.

……

The two had a very good plan, but little did they know that Karl, who was thousands of miles away, had overheard everything. He not only listened to it himself, but also broadcast it live to his friends in the group.

"They can actually come up with some interesting tricks, that's pretty impressive," Kurumi Tokisaki said.

Everyone found it somewhat unbelievable. It seems they underestimated the impact of superhero culture on the world. For most people, superheroes equate to a sense of security, and it's unlikely that this idea will be changed in the short term.

“We definitely can’t let them succeed. Should we stop them now?” Gan Yu asked.

The group members were eager to try, but Carl stopped them.

"No, I suddenly realized that there was something wrong with what we were doing before."

Everyone was puzzled. What could be wrong? Hadn't they been doing good deeds these past few days?

“Doing good deeds is fine, but we shouldn’t do them as superheroes. It’s because of our existence that people are still willing to believe that superheroes can protect them.”

"In my observation, this world doesn't need superheroes at all!"

The group members felt like they had misheard. The greatest superhero said that superheroes are unnecessary. Was he denying his own existence?

Carl explained, "Initially, it was people who wanted to make the world a better place and took action, and that's when they became known as superheroes. In other words, superhero is just a name. If it makes the world a worse place, then it shouldn't exist."

"They want to create a supervillain, right? Then we'll give them a supervillain."

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P.S.: I've noticed a very strange problem.

When you reply to a post, the system will not notify the person who received the reply; they will have to click "View More Replies" to see the reply themselves.

Most importantly, if the reply is too long, it will not be fully displayed, meaning that people will not be able to see the content at all.

I don't know if it's a system problem or if I'm using it incorrectly.

Chapter Ninety-Six: The Aliens Are Coming Soon

Carl said, "I want them to lose faith in superheroes, completely abandon the worship of individual heroism, and instead value their own strength and the power of the collective."

"It's strange to hear you say that," Tokisaki Kurumi sighed, but thinking about it, there really wasn't anyone more suitable to deny the existence of individual heroes than him.

From the perspective of the group members, it is ironic that Superman, who can almost be called the synonym for superhero, chooses to play the villain in order to change the world.

But more importantly, they don't really understand what's the point of playing villains. Doesn't it still arouse people's desire for superheroes?

The doctor worried, "But even if a villain appears, it might not have the same effect. People will still just admire the person who solves the crisis, or they might become obsessed with the supervillain. The structure of society itself will not change; it's just that the superheroes will be replaced by a different group of people."

Carl agreed with the doctor's assessment that changing long-standing social customs in one fell swoop was no easy task.

"You're right, people have a tendency to admire the strong, and it's not easy to completely change that unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless they are facing a global alien invasion, or one that is absolutely hostile and refuses to accept any surrender."

Carl explained his solution: "There are very few superpowered individuals in this world. Even the Vought Corporation only has a little over two hundred superpowered individuals on the surface. They are not capable of handling large-scale disasters. In the end, humanity can only rely on its own strength."

After thinking about it for a while, the group members felt that this was indeed a good idea. If they were really facing an alien invasion, a small number of superpowered individuals would not be able to be the main force. Moreover, if they were to play the role, they could decide who would save the Earth. If handled properly, the heroes would ultimately be all of humanity.

People will then understand that it is not only those with superpowers who can be called heroes, but those who perform heroic deeds.

The only problem is, where do they get enough troops to invade the entire globe?

Moreover, they don't actually intend to invade Earth; they just want to make the world a better place and complete their mission as a side effect. Therefore, they cannot cause casualties in the process, otherwise they would truly become supervillains.

Bronya guessed, "Superman, are you going to use the robots in Fort Loneliness? I remember those robots are highly intelligent, capable of capturing without harming."

Karl immediately offered an excuse, saying, "Those Kryptonian robots aren't suitable; there aren't enough of them."

And let alone Kryptonian robots, he doesn't even have a Lonely Fortress. Most of the Kryptonian technology he knows now comes from the cinematic universe.

“If all else fails, we’ll move rapidly around the globe to get all of humanity involved,” Karl said.

Such a method could simulate an alien invasion, but the effect might not be very good. The advantage of superpowered beings over traditional military weapons lies in their flexibility. If the number of spaceships is too small, humanity will most likely still choose to send superpowered beings to carry out a surprise attack.

Just as everyone was feeling a little troubled, Spider walked up to them.

Before anyone could wonder, Spider-Man raised his hand and opened a spatial portal. Looking up, countless red dots suddenly lit up in the dark portal.

As the light shone into the cavity, the true scene was revealed: countless white spiders, densely packed together, their segments colliding and making a soft rustling sound. The red dot from before was the light from the spiders' compound eyes.

"Your Majesty, this, this is..." Gan Yu's voice trembled slightly; for a girl, this scene was far too stimulating.

In fact, it wasn't just her; everyone else was startled too. So many spiders were enough to give someone arachnophobia or trypophobia.

Carl glanced at it and calculated that there were about 200 million spiders inside. They looked exactly like spiders before they transformed, with red eyes and white bodies. This must be because they inherited the spiders' natural albino disease.

This number completely exceeds the total number of spider monsters in the previous Elrod Maze.

Kurumi Tokisaki couldn't help but ask, "Where did you get so many spiders? Doesn't the chat group not allow you to send any creature other than yourself?"

When she first got the chat group, she had researched this kind of thing. Tokisaki Kurumi once put people into the shadow space to test whether she could take people to other worlds.

But she failed. The chat group didn't give her a chance to exploit the bug. When she teleported, that person was directly expelled from the shadow space, so she was very puzzled as to how Spider did it.

“Cloning,” the spider said, as she extended a finger and fired a web.

The silk thread swirled at her fingertips, quickly weaving a spider the size of a fist. As she retracted the silk, the spider crawled back and forth on her hand, becoming a living creature.

Of course, these spiders still cannot be considered true life forms. As the spider said, they are actually her clones, and they can only act autonomously because they have brains.

Essentially, it still shares consciousness with the spider; otherwise, the chat group wouldn't have been able to get the spider to bring them over.

"What a creepy army. Did Spider-Girl look like this before? It's hard to connect her with the current her," Bronya exclaimed.

Carl laughed and said, "It's just that we can't make contact. We're going to pretend to be aliens, so the weirder the soldiers are, the better. The goal is to make them look like the Apocalypse Demons you've seen in comics."

These spiders all resemble demonic creatures, species that would never appear in natural evolution, making them perfectly capable of disguising themselves as alien beings. Moreover, since they are controlled by spiderlings, there's no need to worry about casualties during an invasion.

Just then, Bronya's playful side was aroused by Karl's words. Mentioning the Apocalypse Demon naturally brought to mind Darkseid.

She suggested, "Since we're going to do it anyway, why don't we just cosplay an Apokolips invasion?"

"That's a great idea, it looks interesting."

The doctor immediately agreed, and Spider-Man silently glanced at Karl.