Become a Homelander and a Marvel superstar

The White House, the Oval Office.

President Ellis rested his chin on his hands and stared blankly at the White House Chief of Staff standing in front of him.

"Mr. President! This is blatant disregard for the law!"

The chief of staff waved the report in his hand vigorously.

"The Vought Group now dares to arbitrarily occupy the global public broadcasting system! They've released unverified doomsday threats without authorization, unilaterally designated restricted areas to evacuate people, and even bypassed the federal government to interfere with the operation of the financial system!"

The chief of staff grew increasingly indignant: "The most crucial point is that for such a significant operation, they didn't submit any prior applications to obtain federal government approval! They only sent a perfunctory notification to the White House after the press release!"

"This is clearly an overreach of authority, a case of people abusing their power! Where do they place the authority of the federal government?"

The staff member leaned closer to the desk, trying to emphasize the seriousness of the situation.

"Mr. President, if this continues, the public will only know about Vought and Homelanders, and won't even know that the federal government exists! If things continue like this, it's only a matter of time before they replace the government and rule the world!"

This trend must be stopped immediately!

Ellis listened quietly to the chief of staff's long speech, her face showing no emotion whatsoever.

"So, what suggestions do you have?"

When the president asked for their opinion, the aide was overjoyed, thinking that their advice had moved the president.

He immediately straightened his back and presented his well-thought-out plan.

"I suggest we immediately find a reason to prosecute Homelander. The severity of the charge doesn't matter; anything will do!"

A shrewd glint appeared in the chief of staff's eyes.

"We want him to stand trial in federal court! He's a superhero; he definitely cares about his positive public image and would never openly defy a government subpoena!"

"When the time comes, the judge can just impose a symbolic fine or community service. What we want is that deterrent effect!"

The chief of staff smiled smugly: "We want the entire Union to see clearly that even Homelander is not above the federal government and the law!"

"The government still holds supreme power in this country!"

The office fell silent.

Ellis stared at the chief of staff for two seconds without offering any comment.

He simply pressed the call button on his desk silently.

"Bring the head of the Secret Service in immediately."

A short while later.

The head of the Secret Service, accompanied by two heavily armed agents, strode in.

"Mr. President." The Secret Service chief bowed his head, awaiting orders.

President Ellis gestured with his chin toward his chief of staff and said casually, "Treat it as espionage."

The chief of staff was delighted, thinking that the president had accepted his suggestion.

He quickly waved his hand and said, "Mr. President, isn't prosecuting him for espionage a bit too harsh? Perhaps we should have Homelander come to the White House first and see his attitude..."

Ellis gave a cold smile: "Do I need to bother Homelander to deal with a Skrull spy who's infiltrated the White House?"

These words were spoken.

The color drained completely from the chief of staff's face.

"No... Mr. President, you've misunderstood! I didn't..."

Before he could finish speaking, two agents pounced on him like tigers descending a mountain, grabbing his arms tightly from both sides.

"Take him away! Hand him over to the Supreme Security Bureau for interrogation and dig out his accomplices." President Ellis waved his hand, looking disgusted.

"No! I am not a Skrull! I am a real human!" the chief of staff screamed in terror and struggled.

"You can't do this to me! I'm a veteran, I shed blood for the Federation! I am a member of the Radiant... Waaah—!"

The agents didn't give him a chance to continue his rant; they simply gagged him with riot tape and forcibly dragged him out of the Oval Office.

President Ellis rubbed his temples.

The most fatal problem with humanity is that these self-righteous fools always emerge at crucial moments.

Moreover, these idiots often hold high positions of power.

It seems that if the Galactic President wants to find a way to continue serving his term, this position can only be controlled by someone as clever as himself.

Ellis picked up the secure SIM card on the table and dialed a secret number.

After the call was connected, he reported what had just happened and promised that the federal government would fully cooperate with the Vought Group in all its actions and deployments during this crisis.

After hanging up the phone, Ellis picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip.

"The Radiant Society... Tch." He scoffed dismissively.

……

Manhattan, Water Tower, President Zu's office.

Ah Zu was comfortably drinking hot milk at 37 degrees Celsius.

The press conference has concluded, the atmosphere has been set, and the evacuation work is progressing steadily.

According to his vision, people all over the world should now be gripped by extreme fear of the unknown evil god, huddled under their blankets, trembling with fear, and devoutly praying for the descent of this god among men.

"Skynet," Azu called out.

"I'm here, sir."

"How did the public react after the doomsday warnings were issued?"

Were they all panicked and in despair? Were they all hoping and praying, desperately needing their strong motherland to step in and comfort them, to light up that ray of hope for them?

Ah Zu asked the question knowingly, his tone revealing an undisguised smugness.

He had even begun to envision in his mind how moving and inspiring his speech would be.

"gentlemen."

"According to global data monitoring feedback, people are not only not panicking, but their activity level, happiness level and happiness index have also shown an upward trend."

Skynet's response, however, poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

"This...?" Azu was stunned.

He opened his phone and scrolled through funny memes and jokes about Dormammu posted by netizens, hardly believing his eyes.

This art style is off!

Faced with the terrifying threat of swallowing the earth, shouldn't you be so scared that you cry and kneel down in prayer?

What's the deal with you guys opening betting odds here?!

When watching a Marvel movie?!

"What's going on, Skynet?" Azu frowned and asked Skynet. "Is there a problem with the data?"

Skynet analyzed methodically:

"Sir, the data is accurate."

"In just a few years, the Earth has experienced several major crises."

"The public has become desensitized to the concept of the end of the world; they have become accustomed to it."

"The core reason is that the public has developed blind trust in you. They firmly believe that no matter how terrible the threat, you can always perfectly resolve everything."

"And Water Media's day and night, all-round, and comprehensive publicity has greatly reinforced this concept."

After listening to Tianwang's analysis, Azu fell silent.

He raised his hand to wipe his face, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

This is fucking over-the-top propaganda!

Being invincible is so lonely, being invincible is such a hindrance!

If the public loses its sense of urgency and its fear of being on the brink of death, then the value of saving the world will be greatly diminished.

If things continue like this, even if they save the world, their popularity will be greatly diminished.