My sister died tragically, and now I'm a citizen of my motherland, why are you crying?

Although external reports have been restrained, the situation has exploded on major social media platforms.

社交媒体。

#Homelanders#

This term surged to the top of the global trending searches within 10 minutes of the attack.

It's not just a trending topic in one country, but a global trending topic.

America, Britain, Japan, Korea, France, Germany, Australia...

The same person is being discussed on social media platforms all over the world.

Same name.

People of the motherland.

On Twitter, within just ten minutes, there were more than five million tweets about "Homelanders".

This number is still growing at a crazy rate of tens of thousands per second.

On Facebook, major news media outlets, independent media outlets, and personal accounts are all sharing that live stream recording.

That short video, which was only a few minutes long, has already been viewed over a billion times.

On YouTube, videos about "Homelander" are everywhere, completely dominating the homepage.

No matter how many times you refresh, you'll see the same theme.

The man in the blood-red cloak.

Those scarlet eyes.

That crisp "click".

In the comments section, fear, excitement, doubt, anger... all kinds of emotions intertwined, forming an unprecedented storm of public opinion.

Of course, many netizens are also making fun of it:

Homelander: I just want to ask one question, who else?

Thunder Cop: I'm an S-Class hero! Homelander: Oh. (Click)

"The Hound: I will avenge Lord Thunder! Homelander: Oh. (Click)"

"Hero Association: We have the most powerful hero lineup!"

Homelander: Oh. (Glances at you) You all come at me together.

"The whole world: We're going to sanction you!"

Homelander: Oh. (Glances at the camera) Do you dare?

"To be honest, Homelander's line, 'Your heroes are no longer gods, because I am,' was absolutely awesome!"

Even though he's a villain, those lines are so cool!

"This isn't a villain, this is an anti-hero!"

The difference is that villains kill good people, while anti-heroes kill bad people.

Those Thunder Cops are trash; they wouldn't be enough to die a hundred times over!

"From today onwards, I am a die-hard fan of the motherland! Anyone who dares to criticize him, I will criticize them!"

"One more die-hard fan! Homelander is awesome!"

"You brainless fans are really something! He killed real people, not NPCs in a game!"

"When Thunder Cop killed civilians, why didn't you call him a human being?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing, let's just watch the show. Anyway, no matter what we say, it won't change the facts."

The truth is, a monster has appeared in this world that even S-class heroes can't stop.

As for what will happen next, let's wait and see.

"Let's wait and see +1".

+2.

+10086.

"+ID number".

"+100 digits of pi".

"That's enough..."

However, while netizens around the world were still discussing it wildly...

The underground conference room at the headquarters of the Jiangcheng Heroes Association.

An emergency meeting is being held.

The conference room is located fifty meters underground, and its walls are made of a three-meter-thick special alloy, which is said to be able to withstand a direct hit from a nuclear bomb.

At this moment, the atmosphere in this conference room, which is supposed to be "absolutely safe," is so heavy that it's suffocating.

The long table was filled with high-ranking members of the Hero Association.

Anxiety, anger, and...fear were written all over everyone's faces.

At the end of the long table, an elderly man with gray hair sat there.

He was wearing a dark gray suit, with a resolute face and sharp, eagle-like eyes.

He is Zhao Tiangang, the president of the Jiangcheng Heroes Association.

He was once an S-class hero, nicknamed "Iron Fist," but retired ten years ago due to injury and became the president of the association.

In the world of heroes in Jiangcheng, he is the undisputed leader.

But at this moment, his face was horribly ashen.

"Can anyone tell me what's going on?!"

Zhao Tiangang slammed his palm on the table, leaving a shallow palm print on the three-inch-thick alloy surface.

The conference room was deathly silent.

No one dared to speak.

Zhao Tiangang's gaze swept over everyone present, his voice low and menacing:

"An S-level hero and an A-level hero were killed in front of the live stream camera."

The whole world is laughing at us.

Tell me, how am I supposed to explain this to my superiors? How am I supposed to explain this to the citizens?

silence.

Silence remained.

"Speak up! Are you all mute?!"

Zhao Tiangang slammed his fist on the table again, this time creating a dent.

Finally, a middle-aged man sitting to his right spoke up.

His name is Sun Mingyuan. He is the head of the intelligence department of the Hero Association. He wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and looks very refined.

"President, our people are investigating with all their might, but so far, we have very limited information."

"Very limited?"

Zhao Tiangang's voice carried a hint of anger, "Four words are all you're going to say?"

Sun Mingyuan pushed up his glasses and said, forcing a smile:

"This man who calls himself 'Homeland Man' is actually named Lin Yuan. He is 26 years old and a native of Jiangcheng."

Her parents died five years ago in the aftermath of a battle between a hero and a monster. She currently has only one younger sister named Lin Qian, who is nineteen years old.

"He works as an editor at a third-rate newspaper in Jiangcheng and has no record of awakening any superpowers."

He has few social relationships and almost no friends. He is introverted and doesn't attract attention.

In other words, before yesterday, he was an ordinary person through and through.

Zhao Tiangang frowned: "An ordinary person?"

Can an ordinary person become an SS-rank overnight?

"This..." Sun Mingyuan hesitated for a moment.

"We cannot explain the source of his power at present."

However, based on the data analysis at the scene, his strength is at least SS level, and possibly even higher.

A collective gasp filled the conference room.

SS-class?

Currently, there are only three known SS-class heroes in the world, all of whom are in the United States.

The strongest hero in China is only S-rank, and even that isn't ranked very high.

Now, a superhuman of SS rank or even higher has appeared.

But he is not a hero.

He is a... Avenger.

Zhao Tiangang took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down:

"We can't find the source of his power?"

What about the awakening record? What about the genetic testing? What about the superpowered individual registration information?

"No, none of them."

Sun Mingyuan shook his head. "He appeared out of nowhere."

We searched all the databases but couldn't find any information related to his superpowers.

"That's impossible!" A woman sitting to Zhao Tiangang's left stood up.

Her name is Fang Wanqing. She is the vice president of the Heroes Association and Zhao Tiangang's capable assistant.

She looked to be in her thirties and still had a charming appearance, but her face was filled with anxiety.

"Every superhuman generates a huge energy fluctuation when they awaken their powers."

Our monitoring system couldn't possibly miss it! Unless…”

She didn't finish her sentence, but everyone understood what she meant.

Unless Lin Yuan's power did not come from the awakening of superpowers.

Rather, it comes from some other unknown source.