A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

“Calm down, Madeline.” The old black man frowned and said in a deep voice, “Stay calm, we have plenty of ways to handle this.”

Madeline was startled, and a cold sweat broke out on her back. This was the actual controller of the Water Corporation; with just a word from him, he could wipe her off the face of the earth...

“This matter is actually quite simple,” Edgar laughed. “It can be solved by dividing it into two parts: first, public opinion.”

“Find some parents to stand up for us and speak for us, like the parents of those giant babies on the 99th floor.”

Upon hearing this, Madeline's eyes lit up immediately. Yes, the Seven Superheroes were the best example of publicity. As long as they spoke, the negative impact would be minimized.

“Second, the government.” Edgar smiled.

"The Flight 137 incident wasn't enough to get a superhero into the Department of Defense, so your Homelander did one more good deed."

"Wh...what is it?" Madeline's expression changed slightly. Homelander had bypassed her and done something else?

“He leaked Compound V,” Edgar said calmly. “The location was Central Asia, the Middle East war zone.”

As he spoke, Edgar waved his hand, and his assistant handed him a tablet. Edgar then opened a video:

"Spread it out, and the government will need us."

Madeline stared blankly. The video showed a Syrian man self-destructing, and after the explosion, he was able to leave alive and kicking.

These are... superhuman soldiers, superhuman soldiers who do not belong to the United States!

---Aside---

The next chapter will be later~

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Chapter 356 Homelander Turns Against You

On the bed, Cao Gui lay with his eyes slightly closed and a pleasant expression on his face. Maeve had one leg draped over Cao Gui, with half of her fair and delicate thigh showing through the thin blanket. Her head rested on Cao Gui's shoulder, and the two of them watched the television hanging on the wall together.

"I have absolutely no idea what Compound V is," a middle-aged white man wearing a black hat said solemnly, standing in front of the microphone.

"Maeve's abilities are innate; they were present from the moment she was born. In fact, she would get injured when she was a child because she couldn't control her abilities... My arm was once broken by her."

"Therefore, in the name of Maeve's father, I solemnly declare here that Maeve is not a product of the so-called Compound V. She is a natural-born superhuman, a chosen one."

"Bullshit!" Maeve's previously cheerful expression suddenly turned extremely gloomy: "I remember when I was a kid, I went to three shopping malls and did advertisements for three different businesses, all to earn money to get my teeth fixed."

"But that bastard gambled all that money away at the casino. But then, after he took me to a hospital, he had more money, and my superpowers came out."

Cao Gui patted the back of her head, picked up the remote and switched to another channel, but this time, the one standing in the TV was Xingguang's mother.

“I can testify that I have absolutely no idea what Compound V is. Starlight’s abilities are innate; she is the chosen one!”

"What... what's going on?" Maeve's expression changed slightly as she sensed something was wrong.

Cao Gui frowned slightly, picked up Maeve and sat up from the bed, continuing to change channels. This time it was the train engine's brother, the deep sea's father, the black mother, and Homelander's was missing because Homelander "lost both parents at a young age".

“Bullshit! Blackie is Soldier Boy’s teammate, he’s at least fifty years old, how could he possibly still have a mother!” Maeve roared.

"It seems this is a tactic employed by the Water Corporation..." Cao Gui stroked his chin, his face grim.

This approach is truly clever: divide one faction and attack another, sowing discord among the angry people. Once the division reaches a certain point, the power of these people will become insignificant and pose no threat to Walter.

Ring ring ring~

Just then, Maeve's phone rang urgently.

“They’re Homelanders!” Maeve frowned slightly.

"Go ahead and accept it." Cao Gui raised his chin.

However, as soon as the call connected, Homelander's roar came through the microphone:

"Damn it, Maeve, where are you? With something this serious happening, why aren't you in the conference room waiting for orders?!"

"What happened?" Maeve asked. "If it's Compound V, is there anything I need to do? Hasn't the company already started dealing with it?"

“They even found my father.”

"No, it's that a lot of supervillains have appeared in the world!" Homelander's voice carried a hint of sadness:

"God... the people of this world are going to suffer again. For some reason, many people with superpowers have started to appear, and our soldiers are facing an unprecedented challenge..."

Cao Gui frowned, picked up the remote and changed channels one after another, finally seeing the Middle Eastern soldier who had self-destructed, the clone from Latin America, and the Asian youth who could emit shockwaves with both hands.

Suddenly, there are more superpowered people in the world, and they are the kind with great destructive power.

"Maeve, what's going on? Is someone else with you?" Homelander's voice came through the microphone, tinged with anger: "Are you in bed?"

"No, can't I change the channel myself?" Maeve said unhappily. Homelander's super hearing was too strong, and he immediately realized that something was wrong.

"I'm hanging up now, I'm coming over." Maeve hung up the phone immediately.

"Damn bastard!" Maeve cursed through gritted teeth.

"What's wrong with that guy?" Cao Gui asked, puzzled.

“He’s a giant baby.” Maeve’s chest heaved as she struggled to remain calm.

“He treats me like his own possession and doesn’t allow me to have my own friends or life, even though I have clearly broken up with him, he still does it.”

Cao Gui was silent for a moment, then gently stroked her back and comforted her, "It's alright, he won't live much longer."

"You go ahead first, but don't arouse his suspicion yet," Cao Gui said. "I have something I need to go out for."

“…Okay.” Maeve nodded.

Cao Gui ran his fingers through her hair, gently sliding them, feeling the smooth, dark red hair between his fingers like silk:

"If he tries to attack you, then don't hold back. Fight back directly, and if necessary, start the war sooner rather than later."

“Don’t worry, he wouldn’t dare.” Maeve said seriously, “I also hope to uproot Walter completely, and I won’t start early.”

After saying that, Maeve got up, dressed, and hurried toward Water Tower.

Cao Gui headed in another direction, intending to talk to the son of the father of the nation. Perhaps, in the near future, a rare father-son encounter would take place here.

……

When Maeve hurried to the conference room on the 99th floor, she found that there was another person there: Shockwave.

Cao Gui killed the Invisible Man, crippled the Locomotive, and killed Storm, so the Super Seven, which was originally a group of five, returned to a group of six.

The moment Homelander saw Maeve enter, he first frowned and sniffed, then a bright smile spread across his face, as if he had received some great news.

"Okay, my team, everyone's here." Homelander stood up, clapped his hands, and laughed heartily.

"Come on, let me introduce our newest member, Shockwave. He's incredibly fast, everyone please welcome him."

Shockwave nodded slightly without saying a word. Just as he entered, Deepsea had told him some rules: when Homelander stood up to speak, it was best to remain silent, otherwise he would take it as a provocation.

"I'm sorry, the locomotive used Compound V improperly last time, otherwise we wouldn't be meeting so late." Homelander smiled and nodded, showing none of the ferocious and tyrannical expression he had on Flight 137.

"Thank you, dear captain." Shockwave spoke sparingly.

"Alright, let's get down to business." Homelander's smile vanished in an instant, replaced by a grim expression.

“One of our members, Storm, is dead. I strongly suspect it was done by those newly emerged superpowered individuals. This matter must be investigated!”

As he spoke, Homelander tapped the left side of the screen and pulled up a picture. It showed a completely disfigured, blocky Storm Girl. If it weren't for that head, it would be hard to believe that this was the Storm Girl who was chatting and laughing with them just yesterday.

"Shit, what's going on?" Deep Sea's expression changed drastically. Could it be that masked man again?

Starlight's face turned pale; it was the first time she had ever witnessed such a cruel scene: "Damn it... Is someone targeting us?"

Shockwave stared blankly at these people. Wasn't the job of a superhero to appear on TV and shoot commercials? How could people be dying?

Homelander glanced around, his gloomy face breaking into a smile again. He chuckled and asked Maeve, the first person on his left:

"Haha, Maeve, you... don't seem very surprised?"

Maeve's heart skipped a beat, but she remained calm on the surface and smiled slightly, saying, "I'm not surprised at all. I've fought the masked man before. He's very strong. Neither the Invisible Man nor the Train could escape his grasp."

"Storm shouldn't go on missions alone; it's too dangerous."

clap clap clap!

"Haha, well said!" Homelander clapped his hands happily, however...

Snapped!

Maeve was instantly grabbed by the neck by Homelander and lifted off the chair:

"Then explain why your heart rate is increasing? And where is the scent of hormones on your body coming from?"

The man from the motherland pursed his lips, tilted his head slightly, gritted his teeth, and revealed a fierce glint in his eyes, his face full of murderous intent.

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Chapter 357 We are family

"Wang Defa!?"

Everyone was startled by Homelander's sudden move, which was made without any evidence, simply because Maeve's heart was beating fast... What did he mean by hormones?

"Well……"

Maeve's face flushed instantly, veins bulging on her smooth forehead, and she raised her slender arms, weakly slapping Homelander's iron-like hands.

Homelander's lips trembled slightly as he slowly increased the pressure on Maeve's neck with his fingers. Seeing Maeve's pained expression, Homelander inexplicably revealed a morbid smile, as if this gave him a kind of pleasure…

"Damn it, Homelander, let her go!" Starlight yelled.

"She's dying!"

Homelander's smile vanished instantly, and he glared at Starlight with great displeasure. He felt his arrival had been interrupted, and now he desperately wanted to kill someone!

“Maeve and Storm’s death have nothing to do with each other. There is no evidence to prove that they are related. You can’t do this to our team.” Starlight shouted.

“Uh… Homelander, I think Starlight is right.” Deep Sea’s expression was somewhat conflicted, but he still spoke up:

“There is still an investigation into Maeve and Storm, and we only have six people left now, we can’t afford to lose any more teammates.”

As he spoke, Deep Sea sighed somewhat dejectedly. In fact, he didn't want to say these things. What he wanted most was to cling to the coattails of the Homelanders and then live a life of luxury behind them.

But no, he found the video, he watched it, and more importantly, he was able to survive unscathed after contact with the masked man. Homelander would definitely kill him if he found out.

He didn't know if Maeve had any connection with the masked man. If she did, that would be perfect, as she and the Deep Sea would be allies in some way. If not... that wouldn't be a big problem either. If he offered a helping hand, Maeve would owe him a favor.