American comics: From the black robes to becoming the ultimate Doomsday

That superhuman was almost invincible; even the military's heavy weapons, high-energy laser cannons, nerve gas, and so on were completely ineffective.

Pentagon conference room.

Defense Secretary Williams is in talks with Edgar of the Vought Group about purchasing enhancement drugs and similar products.

At that moment, there was a rapid knocking at the door. After receiving a response, a government employee hurriedly walked up to Williams with a stack of documents.

After seeing the relevant information, Williams sat in his chair in silence for a long time.

He invested heavily in building it in preparation for Vought's Base 7 losing contact. When his follow-up soldiers arrived, they found Base 7 almost completely razed to the ground.

At that moment, Edgar also received a phone call. After speaking for about ten seconds, Edgar hung up and looked at the Minister of Defense on the other end of the line.

“Minister, as far as I know, the military conducted a military operation two hours ago, but it seems that Walter was not notified!”

Edgar tapped his fingers on the table and spoke, his tone carrying a hint of skepticism.

To be honest, Williams didn't like that tone and manner at all. He disliked that arrogant attitude, especially since the other person was Black.

“This has nothing to do with national defense; it’s a covert military operation.” Williams suppressed his emotions, not wanting to say more.

Edgar adjusted his glasses. "Oh, really, Minister? But why was my initial message that the military conducted an operation to capture a super terrorist, and then a military base went missing?"

"You knew all along?" Williams frowned upon hearing the unusual tone in Edgar's voice.

Then, seeing Edgar's calm demeanor, Williams began to get angry.

The other side knew the situation at the military base, but did not send his superheroes to stop it.

"Because of the military's so-called secret operation, Vought lost the lives of more than a dozen superheroes. Don't you need to give me an explanation, Secretary?"

"Wought has already reached an agreement with the Department of Defense, so tell me, Minister, why were you notified after discovering the target's whereabouts?"

Edgar spoke calmly. He had indeed known about the appearance of Subject 58 for some time, not long after the Twins' villa was destroyed.

They also learned that the military subsequently took away test subject number 58.

Edgar could easily guess the purpose behind the military's decision not to inform Vought.

Vought International's superheroes are involved in the military system, with some agreeing, some disagreeing, and some having ambiguous attitudes.

Edgar was not surprised at all by this, because many people in the military and government agencies disliked Walter's involvement.

After all, the pie of power is only so big. When new players join to share it, others will naturally get less, or even be forced to leave the table altogether.

But only Walter knows how powerful the current Subject 58 is.

After learning about the military base, he did not send superheroes to provide support, except in cases where ordinary superheroes would be no match for him.

Another possibility is that it might have been intended as a warning to those in the military.

That means without me, Walter, you are completely unqualified to deal with super terrorists!

Williams stared coldly at Edgar, who sat calmly in his chair, and walked out angrily.

Two days later, a news story shocked the world.

News of the emergence of an Asian super terrorist spread rapidly throughout the United States.

Of course, to avoid any suspicion of portraying the military as incompetent, the military embellished the story, reporting the disappearance of Base 7 as an attack on Base 7 that resulted in dozens of casualties.

All sorts of vile adjectives were hurled at Pei Yuan.

This news shocked the entire United States. The super terrorists they had heard of before all appeared overseas, but now such a ruthless individual had emerged in their own country.

How can this not make people uneasy?

Taking this opportunity, the Water Group also held a press conference, releasing information that Madeline deliberately created terrorist number 58.

And the shocking story of the invisible man in the Seven, and the Deep Sea, fighting against this super terrorist, ultimately sacrificing themselves.

The memorial service for the Invisible Man and the Deep Sea was successfully held.

With Vought International embroiled in negative publicity surrounding Compound V, viewers' sympathy for the beleaguered Vought superhero has surged.

For a time, countless people wished that the Aitewater Group would be eliminated as soon as possible.

Homelander, one of the seven members of the team, made a bold statement during the meeting, saying that he would stand with the public to overcome difficulties and eliminate the super terrorist.

The popularity of the Wotech Group has surged, and its stock price has reversed its decline and started to rise.

It even surpassed its previous position.

In just a few days, the Asian super terrorist has become the focus of global attention.

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Chapter 74 [The Speechless Soldier Boy!]

Texas, USA.

Inside a roadside motel.

Butcher and the Hughie Soldier Boys were watching the news broadcast on television with great interest.

Upon seeing Pei Yuan's face, Butcher and Hughie exchanged bewildered glances.

Butcher stroked his chin and said, "Fuck, damn it, that guy did a really good job. I never thought he would have the guts to start attacking military bases."

"Oh, who is that guy?"

The soldier boy calmly crushed the pills with his dagger, rolled them up in paper with practiced ease, and then lit the cigarette with a lighter.

Then he put one foot on the table, leaned back on the sofa, and started taking a deep breath.

On the table in front of him were various brands of beer and cigarettes.

The soldier boy had retrieved his beloved suit from a Russian man, a suit he had cherished for decades.

This is a green combat suit, and a distinctive triangular eagle shield weighing almost half a ton.

Hearing the laughter, shouts, and exclamations of the two people in front of him, the soldier boy glanced at the Asian face on the TV and interjected with a question.

"Ahem, Mr. Raymond, I think you'd be better off washing these things."

Hughie, who was standing next to him, choked on the swirling smoke and couldn't help but offer his opinion.

He developed a bit of a germaphobia after he and Butcher killed one of their pursuers and got splattered with blood.

He hates even the smoking of others, let alone the strong smell of drug smoke in front of him.

However, the soldier boy completely ignored the opinion of this loser Hughie and continued to lie on the sofa, enjoying this rare and wonderful moment.

Seeing this, Hughie shook his head helplessly and said nothing more.

After spending these days together, Hughie had learned the temperament of the guy they had released.

Because he had been subjected to inhumane experiments by the Russians for many years, this guy now suffers from severe mania and delusions.

Hughie now feels that he should avoid provoking anyone if possible.

They were only staying at the hotel for two days. On the first day, the soldier boy asked them to get him special pills, as well as a lot of cigarettes and alcohol.

The soldier boy, who had been frozen and imprisoned in a metal warehouse laboratory for decades, still loves interesting pills, cigarettes, and fine wine the most.

After enjoying these things, the soldier boy started to nitpick again, complaining that the quality of the pills now was not as good as it was decades ago.

While watching TV, after seeing some of the commercials, she complained that men nowadays are not like men at all and have no masculinity whatsoever.

After complaining, the soldier boy began to boast about his past heroic deeds.

What followed was even more outrageous: they were asked to find some older women over fifty, because he wanted to have some friendly conversations with them.

Having already witnessed and seen the dark side of these superheroes, Butcher was alright, but Hughie, who had been exposed to superheroes since childhood, was completely speechless.

He's a drug addict, alcoholic, violent, bloodthirsty, smoker, mentally unstable, and he fucking likes older women.

These constant embellishments, when applied to Soldier Boy, once again overturn Hughie's previous impressions of the previous generation of superheroes.

Is this the Vought International's previous generation of superheroes, the champions of justice in the hearts of many generations?

After all this, Hughie felt his soul had been doubly impacted.

They could only try their best to cooperate with the soldier boys' actions.

“Pei, an Asian man, was our former collaborator. He was the one who killed several guys in the seven-man team from the Water Corporation.”

Butcher stared intently at the news on television until it was over before answering the soldier boy's question.

"So, this guy is really good!"

The soldier boy finished smoking his cigarette, lit another one on the table, and said nonchalantly.

As the former captain of the Blood Debt Repayment Squad, he didn't take an Asian boy with yellow skin seriously.

From the beginning until now, he has always believed that he is the strongest.

"That's pretty impressive. This guy actually dared to attack military bases? And he killed so many soldiers."

Hughie chimed in, sounding somewhat shaken, as he had interacted with Pei Yuan a few times before.

Butcher shrugged, grinned at the innocent-looking Hughie beside him, and said...

"Never believe the facts in news reports. If the news reports that this guy killed dozens of elite soldiers, then in reality, he may have only lost a military base!"

“I agree with that. Those shameless guys in the military are better at editing official documents than the editors in the New York Times.”