What?! My anime figurines have all come true!

"Hey, our Federation's 'great hero' is back! Welcome~ welcome~ Absolute Man, Electro Man, and... hehe~ Starlight Woman~!"

Upon reaching the top floor, the three were once again met with ridicule, with Starlight Woman being particularly harassed by the tone of her voice.

But they are even less able to get angry.

Because the person speaking was the only superhero standing in the conference room at that moment, wearing a red cape and a combat suit adorned with the Union flag—Superhero.

He uses the label "[Superhero]" as his hero name and is the strongest superhuman in the entire Alabacia Federation, whose abilities are completely modeled after those of Superman.

If Chen Xiao were to meet him, he might complain that this guy is just a reskinned version of Homelander.

However, since the federal giant corporations in this world actually have superheroes, works like "The Boys" featuring dark heroes naturally do not exist.

"Superhero, you'd better watch your tone!"

Absolutely, his brows were furrowed. To be honest, the fact that he had been able to endure this long was partly due to the influence of his trip to Egypt, which had made him less irritable and easily angered than before.

"Huh?"

Upon seeing this, Superhero raised an eyebrow, a friendly smile appeared on his face, and his body slowly floated to Absolute Man's side. The next moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he punched Absolute Man in the abdomen!

"Pfft...!"

Absolute Man instantly vomited acid. If it weren't for his enhanced body being tough enough, he would have gone to cosplay as Satoru 2.5.

"Absolutely human!"

Electro and Stargirl behind them were shocked to see this.

But fearing the superhero's power, he didn't even dare to move his legs.

"A loser like you dares to provoke me?"

Superhero said disdainfully, then grabbed Absolute Man by the hair and lifted him up.

"You've become so weak after spending so little time with those Chinese. If it were you before, you would have started gaining weight at this close range by now. You're useless!"

After saying that, Superman slammed his head heavily onto the ground, creating a crater the size of a human head, and blood gushed from Absolute Man's face.

'Indeed... I was careless...'

The man, who had nearly lost consciousness, thought sadly.

Because he truly experienced the feeling of teamwork and trust while working with Li Youan and his team, he became somewhat addicted to it.

After being vilified by countless people upon returning to his homeland, he actually projected this unrealistic emotion onto the superhero!

That's absolutely disgusting!

"You, you're the kind of person...you don't deserve to be a superhero!"

"Illumination!" the man said through gritted teeth, while bending his legs slightly as if preparing to start running.

"Ha... After acting for so long, have you gotten so into the role that you actually believe yourself to be the Flash?"

The superhero released his grip on Absolute Man's hair, then grabbed Electro by the neck the instant he ran away, slamming him to the ground.

"stop!"

When Stargirl saw that Absolute was dead or alive, and then Electro was captured, her anger outweighed her fear. She immediately charged up her magic and attacked the superhero!

However, her magic was detonated by the superhero's high-heat rays from his eyes, and the impact sent her flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall.

"Starlight Heroine... who do you think made you a high-level hero so quickly, you newbie? Huh? It was me! I asked the company to help you climb up faster, and even to get this opportunity to perform... I'm sorry, you and your partner messed it up."

The superhero first glanced at Electro, whom he had pinned to the ground, and noticed that Electro seemed to have passed out. He then released Electro and, licking his lips, floated toward Stargirl, who had fallen against the wall.

"Ugh...everyone...why?"

At this moment, Stargirl noticed that in the conference room on the top floor, the other superheroes from her company were all looking down, unwilling... or rather, afraid to look in their direction.

My former partners are deliberately ignoring me!

This made Starlight Woman even more desperate.

"From now on, there will be no more Starlight Heroines, only my own Starlight..."

The superhero reached out and slowly reached towards Stargirl's chest, preparing to enjoy the 'prize' he had prepared for so long.

"NO!"

Absolute Man, who had activated five times the [weight gain], suddenly sprang up from the ground and pounced straight at Superman. Electro, who seemed to have fainted, also immediately opened his eyes, got up, and started running.

It turns out they were both faking fainting.

Although Absolute Man did let his guard down and was hit first by the Superheroes, he already wanted to retaliate when he was slammed to the ground.

However, during the time he was working with Li Youan and the others, he did think that he was not good at thinking and was likely to suffer losses, so he asked Li Youan for some methods to deal with strong enemies.

One of them is to feign weakness to the enemy.

It was used perfectly here, successfully fooling the superheroes.

Damn it!

Superman threw a punch backward, only to find that Absolute Man's target wasn't him, but the wall of the conference room.

After smashing through the wall, he deactivated the [weight gain], allowing Electro to carry him and Stargirl away.

This is the best of the Thirty-Six Stratagems: Retreat!

You give it to Luda!

clack clack...

"Good! Very good! You can't escape..."

The superhero clenched his fist and said with a ferocious expression.

On the other side, the electric man, who was running so fast he was almost out of breath, escaped from the company and led the two of them to hide in a small alley, panting heavily.

"What superheroes... Pshaw! We're not doing that anymore!"

Absolutely wiped the blood off his face and then threw the superhero badge he was carrying into the trash can.

Starlight Girl, looking completely distraught, was in the same boat, and even Electro lost his badge.

But what happens after that?

Faced with pursuit from superheroes and the corporation, what will they do...?

At that moment, a pink postcard floated down, bearing the initials [NFF] and a fox head design.

Chapter 144 A Brief Chat at the Chen Family

Absolute Man, Electro, and Stargirl disappeared after they broke with the company that day.

No one knows where the three of them went.

Even after the company investigated everyone the three knew, and even the villainous organizations that specifically take in fallen heroes, they still couldn't find a single clue, as if the three had completely vanished into thin air.

However, this did not stop the outside world from hurling insults at the three. Even if someone noticed something was wrong, they were quickly overwhelmed by the rising tide of public criticism.

Even their former friends and family members had to stand on the opposite side and say things against their conscience in interviews with the camera, such as "I never loved him," "That child had a terrible personality when he was young," and "He never prayed to God."

Although these words seemed insignificant to the people of China, they were a devastating blow to the people of the Federation.

In this situation, even the most docile Federal citizen might impulsively want to take revenge on society.

However, the three of them still did not appear.

That's a bit strange.

So where are they exactly?

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!

Deep in the Amazon rainforest of South America, in a place that no detector could find, was where the three were located.

Of course, they weren't suspended in mid-air like roast ducks, but rather being chased by a pair of giant 'boots' in the outdoor rainforest.

"My God!!!"

Lightning Man wished he could run faster, but the complex rainforest environment, coupled with Absolute Man and Starlight Woman accompanying him, prevented him from increasing his speed.

"Who exactly is that giant girl?!"

Starlight Woman, clinging tightly to the Flash's waist, cried out in a state of emotional collapse.

"I...I think I just heard her say...that her name is...Paul Bunyan?"

Lightning Man, breathless, had to answer intermittently.

"Paul Bunyan! Are you sure?! Don't lie to me, Electro!"

The man stared wide-eyed, unable to believe it.

"Why...why would I lie to you?"

Lightning replied listlessly.

"Absolute Man, do you know about that giant behind us?"

Starlight Woman looked at Absolute Man.

“I, I’ve heard her story from my grandfather… but, but wasn’t the legendary Paul Bunyan a man? How could she be a girl… although she was indeed a giant and was carrying a lumberjack axe (whispering).”

As a white man from the countryside, besides biblical stories, he had also heard some folk tales from the Commonwealth from his father, including the story of "The Giant Woodcutter".

The idea that the legendary giant was actually a little girl... that's just too far-fetched!

"As long as it can help Master..."

Paul Bunyan muttered to himself as he relentlessly chased the three fleeing through the rainforest, each stomp causing the ground to tremble and nearly knocking Electro over.

"Don't come any closer!!!"

The three of them began to regret calling the number on the business card.

"You'd better train hard~ In the Federation, superheroes who aren't strong enough aren't qualified to become official NFF employees~"

Meanwhile, on a distant cliff, Skaia, the High Light, sat on a boulder, legs crossed, watching the chase unfold in the distance with a smile.

However, I might prefer the dark scene before me. I'd rather let them play a game of 'Crossfire' and stretch their muscles a bit.

But if I were to get involved myself, I might accidentally kill someone, so I have to settle for second best and trick a 'child' from the Heroic Spirit display case into coming over to help.

drop by drop...

Just then, the phone rang, and Koyanskaya answered it with a smile.

"Oh, it's Miss Camilla. Who's fallen off the kill line this time? Oh ho, it's that capitalist's young master again, the one who always plays the hero of the night, the [Black Winged Man]. His grandfather was cursed to death by that Egyptian god of the underworld, and his parents were beaten to death by a giant corporation that came to plunder their family fortune, ultimately leading to the destruction of his family..."

Koyanskaya wore a gloating expression.

"Oh~ Now he's been stripped naked and thrown into a lawless neighborhood... Tsk tsk~~! Looks like a good prospect to be trained into a Dark Vengeance Knight~! A new talent~!"

After saying that, Koyanskaya hung up the communication, turned around and disappeared into specks of golden light among the cliffs.

…………

Just when no one knew that a new force was brewing within the Arabachia Federation, a simply dressed woman returned to her hometown at a train station in Q City, Fujian Province, China.

She is Chen Xiao's cousin, Chen Xia.

About two weeks ago, during the Blood Moon incident, her team was attacked by the Poker organization, resulting in serious injuries to many people. Feeling deeply guilty because the target was herself, she personally went to apologize to the families of those team members.

Fortunately, the team members' families were quite understanding and felt that this was not Chen Xia's responsibility and there was no need to make a fuss about it.

Moreover, after this experience of teetering on the brink of life and death, their child has grown somewhat, which can be considered a blessing in disguise. She also mentioned her grandfather, Chen Shifeng, praising the Chen family of Fujian Province for having a worthy successor.

If it were just one or two people saying this, it wouldn't be a big deal, but since everyone was mentioning her grandfather, Chen Xia couldn't help but feel nostalgic for her hometown and had the idea of ​​going back to visit.

So, about two weeks after the Blood Moon incident, she took a high-speed train back here.

"It's only been a few years, but it feels like this place has changed so much."

As Chen Xia rode in a taxi, she couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the original cement road that had been replaced by asphalt road, and the houses that had been built on what used to be a wasteland.

Upon reaching the village entrance, she was even more astonished to find that the gate had been changed from wood to stone carving, complete with dragons and phoenixes, clearly crafted by a highly skilled stonemason.

Upon entering the village, Chen Xia looked around like an outsider; the newly built basketball courts and fitness equipment were nowhere to be seen before she left.

The most outrageous thing is that the villagers have all built three-and-a-half-story villas.

You'd think you'd entered a villa complex instead of a rural village.