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

Thunder Cop opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

What could he say?

beg for mercy?

He's an S-class hero, one of the top ten in Jiangcheng.

beg for mercy?

Then his reputation would be completely ruined.

But not begging for mercy?

He glanced at the carcass of the hunting dog beside him.

He really is going to die.

"I...I can apologize to you...I can apologize to you publicly...I can apologize to your sister..."

Thunder Cop's voice trembled; he no longer resembled an S-class hero at all.

"I can still... I can still erect a monument for you... build a memorial for your sister... so that everyone knows about her sacrifice..."

"sacrifice?"

Lin Yuan repeated these two words.

"You're saying my sister's death was a sacrifice?"

Thunder Cop realized he had misspoke and quickly corrected himself:

"No, no...it was an accident...it was an accident...I'll pay for it...any amount will do..."

"Five hundred thousand?"

Lin Yuan tilted his head.

"Like you said yesterday, 500,000 to buy my sister's life?"

Thunder Policeman shook his head frantically: "No...not five hundred thousand...five million...fifty million...whatever you say..."

Lin Yuan looked at him and suddenly fell silent.

Silent for a long time.

So long that the Thunder Cop thought he had a glimmer of hope.

So long that the viewers in the live stream thought Lin Yuan had softened his heart.

then.

Lin Yuan spoke.

Do you remember what my sister looks like?

Thunder Police were taken aback.

Do you remember her name?

Thunder Police opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Of course he doesn't remember.

How could he remember?

To him, the dozens of lives lost in that building were nothing more than a cold, hard number.

It was just a phrase in the press release: "civilian casualties."

He didn't even glance at the names of the dead.

Lin Yuan looked at the Thunder Police's expression and smiled.

He smiled calmly.

I feel relieved.

"You don't remember."

"Of course you don't remember."

"In your eyes, they are not human."

"It's a number."

"It's about traffic."

"A stepping stone beneath your heroic halo."

Lin Yuan's voice was soft, yet it was like a knife, cutting into the heart of the Thunder Policeman piece by piece.

"but……"

Lin Yuan's eyes suddenly turned sharp.

"I remember."

"Her name is Lin Qianqian."

She is nineteen years old.

"Her favorite food is pork ribs."

"Her biggest wish is to have a house with a balcony so she can grow some flowers."

"She waited for me to come home for dinner until she died."

Lin Yuan took a deep breath, the crimson in his eyes growing stronger.

"And you..."

"You killed her."

"You killed her, and then you said to the camera that her sacrifice was heroic."

"You killed her, then took out 500,000 and threw it at me like you were giving alms to a beggar."

"You killed her, and then said she should be honored for bringing glory to you."

Lin Yuan's voice grew lower and colder.

"so……"

"Do you think I'd let you live?"

Thunder Policeman's eyes widened suddenly.

"No...you can't kill me...I'm an S-class hero...I..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

Because Lin Yuan's hand was already around his neck.

That hand had just crushed the hunting dog's neck.

That hand just broke his arm.

Now, that hand is choking him.

Tighten it little by little.

"You...you can't..."

Thunder Cop's face turned purple, and he kicked wildly, but without his left arm, he was unable to break free.

"I am...a hero...I...protect...the city..."

His voice grew weaker and weaker.

Lin Yuan looked at him, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

"hero?"

He repeated the two words softly.

You don't deserve it.

As soon as he finished speaking, two red lights flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

Nourishes—

The sound of a skull melting.

The news spread throughout the entire square.

It spread to every live stream room.

It spread all over the world.

Thunder Police's body twitched twice.

then.

It stopped moving completely.

The entire room fell silent.

A deathly silence.

No one screamed, no one ran away.

Everyone stared blankly at the scene, their minds completely blank.

An S-class hero.

A top-ten S-class hero in Jiangcheng.

He was strangled to death by one hand.

It's like strangling a chicken.

"Clatter".

Lin Yuan casually tossed the Thunder Policeman's body onto the ground, where it lay alongside the Hound's corpse.

Two corpses.

Two heroes.

One is rated S, and the other is rated A.

At this moment, he looks no different from an ordinary person.

No, it's worse than the average person's situation.

At least when an ordinary person dies, it won't be broadcast live.

And when they died, the whole world was watching.

Lin Yuan straightened up.

He turned around and faced countless cameras.

His white shirt was splattered with blood, and a few drops were on his face.

The red cloak behind him fluttered in the night wind.

He stood there under the spotlight, amidst the ruins, beside two corpses.

Like a death god returning from hell.

It's like a deity descending to earth.

The entire room fell silent.

Countless eyes were fixed on him.

Countless cameras were pointed at him.

In countless live streams, hundreds of millions of viewers held their breath.

Lin Yuan looked at the camera, a slow smile curving his lips.

That smile was bright and innocent.

Yet it sent a chill down everyone's spine.

"My name is Homelander."

His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

It spread to every corner of the world.

"From this day forward, your 'heroes' are no longer gods."

He paused, then looked down at the two corpses at his feet.

Then he looked up and looked at the camera again.

There was no anger, no sadness in those scarlet eyes.

There is only one kind of... divine indifference.

"because……"

"I am."

The words fell.

Lin Yuan's body slowly rose into the air, his red cloak fluttering in the night wind.

He hovered dozens of meters in the air, looking down at the brightly lit city.

Looking down at those terrified faces.

Looking down at those flickering cameras.

Looking down on this hypocritical world.

next second.

"boom!"

A black streak of light pierced the night sky and disappeared into the horizon like a shooting star.

All that remained were ruins and blood.

And two corpses lying side by side.

An S-class hero.

An A-rank hero.

He died just like that.

To die in front of the whole world.

He died in front of the live broadcast camera.

He died in front of countless spectators.

In various live stream rooms, the chat was completely in an uproar, but there was still a lot of silence.

A fearful silence.