Chapter 95 Sage’s Grove
For the first time in her life, Ashley stood up to Homelander.
But she wasn’t met with Heat Vision.
Instead, she was met with Homelander’s look of astonishment.
How could someone speak with such backbone while their heart rate was skyrocketing?
"Sir... may I go now?"
Homelander was feeling a bit unsure.
His Super Hearing clearly captured the sound of Ashley’s heart, which was on the verge of exploding.
She was scared to death!
"Would Guardian break ties with me?" A sliver of fear welled up in Homelander’s heart.
That’s impossible!
Isn’t that what brothers do, screw each other over?
Even if something went wrong this time, Lucas should be able to cover for him.
It had been like that the last few times.
Homelander fell into a dilemma.
However, he still waved his hand. "Go, just go!"
Ashley clicked away in her high heels, practically fleeing the scene.
When dealing with Homelander, one must always keep the following rules in mind:
First, when face-to-face with Homelander, keep your composure as much as possible!
Second, if Homelander tells you to get lost, get lost immediately, and don’t say a word!
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[Ashley—Emotional Changes: Extreme Fear, Gratitude and Loyalty, Desperation, Gratitude for Recognition, Kindness]
[Evolution Points Gained: +9,800]
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Once the door closed, Stormfront immediately stepped closer.
"Did you see that?"
"Ashley is just an ordinary person."
"Even she dares to stand up to you like that."
"What does this mean? It means Guardian’s faction doesn’t take you seriously at all. Even a CEO dares to push their luck..."
Homelander glanced at Stormfront.
"You don’t need to try and sow discord."
"Guardian is my brother."
"His strength is no less than mine, I am well aware of that."
"As for Ashley..." Homelander looked surprised. "Even though she was scared to death, everything she just said was the truth. Besides, Ashley’s PR standards are very high; she was promoted all the way up by Guardian."
Stormfront narrowed her eyes.
The bond between Homelander and Guardian was actually this deep?
Couldn’t drive a wedge between them?
You’ve got to be kidding me!
This relationship, which was clearly full of cracks, how did it become so rock-solid despite all the attempts to stir up trouble?
Homelander stood up and looked down at her from a height. "I have only one task for you: help me increase my approval rating."
"If you can’t even do that, then you can just get out!"
"Take down all those trashy little videos of yours, understand?"
Stormfront gave him a long look and didn’t answer, which counted as an agreement.
"But rest assured, Homelander, I will definitely put you on a pedestal!"
Stormfront just wanted to be the wife of the Aryan leader.
Why was it so difficult?
...
Stormfront had just left.
Homelander received a few messages.
Ryan: Dad, did you break up with Guardian?
Homelander: Of course not, my good son, we are brothers from different mothers and fathers!
Ryan: Oh, that’s good. I thought you guys were fighting! Don’t fight, okay? I want to go to Guardian’s house to play games next time. We often play World of Warcraft online together!
Homelander: What Warcraft?
Ryan: An online game, Dad. It’s a game for young people; you don’t understand anything at all!
Homelander: ...
He had played many games, but most of them were intelligence tests.
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Meanwhile.
Sage Grove Center.
Several familiar figures, disguised as maintenance workers, infiltrated this mental hospital.
Butcher, Frenchie, Mother’s Milk, and a young feral girl.
Frenchie had rescued Kimiko.
Without A-Train getting in their way, they encountered almost no difficulties.
"Here to fix the plumbing, right? Come this way!"
Lamplighter glanced at them, suspecting nothing.
Lamplighter, who had long disappeared from The Seven, hadn’t died silently like Translucent; instead, Vought had transferred him to Sage Grove Center.
In other words, he was directly under Stormfront’s command, guarding Supe test subjects.
After infiltrating, the group headed straight for the surveillance room.
Don’t let their ragtag appearance fool you; they were actually quite efficient.
They soon found various experimental recordings.
These adults who had been abducted were forcibly injected with compound v, and the vast majority bled from their seven orifices on the spot.
Some exploded instantly, their genes collapsing, turning into a puddle of thick blood on the spot.
Stormfront acted as if she hadn’t seen anything, shaking her head on the side.
"No good. How is the experiment with temporary compound v going?"
"Uh, it’s not going too well either."
"Then speed it up. Get more people. There are so many undocumented immigrants every year; if you have to, just buy a few."
"That’s going to require quite a lot of money, ma’am!"
...
"Fuck..."
Mother’s Milk looked shocked. "It really is a damn Nazi; this is a fucking small-scale concentration camp!!"
Frenchie was quickly cross-referencing the list.
"Butcher, these missing people... more than half of them are on Guardian’s Foundation list. Little Hughie said they reported a lot of missing persons!"
"Based on this, it’s not hard to deduce that someone is trafficking homeless people and missing persons, bringing them here for this Nazi to experiment on."
Kimiko stared fixedly at Stormfront’s face on the screen, her breathing becoming heavy.
Butcher, however, smiled with extreme excitement.
"Beautiful."
"This video is enough to nail that Nazi and Homelander to the pillar of shame."
"However..."
Butcher shook his head. "It’s not enough, boys. Just a crazy woman doing experiments isn’t enough to kill them in one blow. We need some explosive dirt, something that can give that bitch a real kick in the flower!"
"For example... solid proof that she’s a Nazi!"
Mother’s Milk asked, "That won’t be easy to find!"
Butcher gave Mother’s Milk a meaningful look. "I recently found something out, about Soldier Boy... He lived in the same era as Stormfront, and his old teammates are still alive!"
"This Ms. Mallory of ours seems to have kept a lot of things from us!"
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On the other side.
Lucas also began to make his move.
He was certainly no delicate, honest man.
Lucas had Hughie and Ashley disclose all the progress of the charity foundation to the public in full detail.
He even set up a dedicated website.
The destination of every donation, the story of every assisted family, all accompanied by videos and photos—proof with pictures.
Lucas also conveniently published Guardian’s schedule.
Busy filming movies, doing charity work.
He personally went to the children’s hospital, crouched by the bedsides, and gently encouraged the children suffering from cancer.
Steven was hired as Guardian’s dedicated reporter.
He was holding a microphone, interviewing him. "Mr. Guardian, may I ask if you know what Homelander and Stormfront have been busy with lately?"
Lucas shook his head. "I don’t know, I’m not sure, I’m not informed."
"However, let me disclose to everyone: Stormfront seems to have a lot of hostility toward me and A-Train!"
"We aren’t quite sure where this hostility comes from. She has been trying to instigate John lately... I have a premonition that something bad might happen!"
Lucas’s statement made it clear that he and Stormfront were in complete opposition.
This way, after the female Nazi was exposed, the public’s anger wouldn’t burn him.