The Boys: Viltrumite Evolution Panel

Homelander’s shoulders were trembling.

Lucas could feel his emotions; his heart rate accelerated, his gaze became dull, and his mind went blank.

There was even a high-frequency electronic sound ringing in his ears.

"Guardian, could you explain in more..."

Steven still wanted to snatch the exclusive question, but a female reporter next to him seized the opportunity and kicked him behind the knee.

"Ow, damn!"

Steven fell to his knees, and his glasses flew off.

But no one pitied him.

Someone even took a big foot and kicked his microphone, which had fallen to the ground, hard.

The other reporters pushed forward.

Three seconds ago, Steven was still standing at the very front of the crowd.

Three seconds later, he was pushed to the very last row.

"Damn! So vicious?"

Steven stood up and rubbed his butt; someone had pinched him in the chaos.

His suit pants were even torn.

Other reporters picked up where he left off, continuing to ask Guardian about the follow-up.

Homelander stood alone to the side, like an abandoned child.

He had been backstabbed by his best friend!

That was the man he considered his brother!

"Guardian, could you explain why Homelander stopped other Supes from carrying out this mission? Is there some inside story?"

The reporter’s question woke Homelander up.

"That’s right, there is a very deep inside story here. If I told you, you would definitely be shocked!"

Lucas continued to keep them in suspense.

He took the initiative to put his arm around Homelander’s shoulder, looking very affectionate.

Homelander looked bewildered.

Because Lucas quickly turned his head, a triumphant smile on his face.

That speed was something only he and A-Train could see.

Everyone else was completely unaware.

"He dared to play me!" Homelander realized immediately.

Lucas began to answer the question.

"Why? Because Homelander also has his own selfish motives, and it is precisely this selfishness that has made our great achievement today possible!"

"Then what exactly is this selfish motive?"

The reporters were so anxious they were scratching their ears and cheeks.

Fine, fine, fine, playing the clickbait game with us, right!

We’ve been asking for ages, and he just won’t give a straight answer.

"After A-Train finished collecting the evidence, we held a brief meeting. I originally intended for The Seven to go out together, but Homelander strongly insisted that only the three of us go."

"In other words, Homelander determined the personnel for this operation!"

"Yes!"

Lucas perfectly rounded off Homelander’s bragging from earlier.

Homelander’s expression was a bit unnatural; he turned his head away, as if pouting.

"I see. So why did Homelander limit the personnel? Was it for his personal image, or is there some other story?"

The reporter’s question was very tricky.

Homelander turned his head and casually glanced at the reporter a few times, as if memorizing her face.

"Of course there’s another story."

Lucas said matter-of-factly, "With Homelander’s image and reputation, he has always taken the initiative to share the spotlight with other team members. How could it be to hog the limelight? Right, John?"

Lucas squeezed Homelander’s shoulder.

Homelander’s expression was unnatural, but he quickly forced a smile and nodded.

"Yes, that’s right, how could I possibly hog the limelight!"

"Exactly. Homelander is noble and selfless, and he wouldn’t be afraid of others stealing his thunder. That’s something only wimps, sissies, losers, bitches, schemers, mobsters, and orphans would do. Right, John?"

"Yes, that’s right, I’m not that kind of person."

Homelander regretted it a little.

Why did he have to provoke Lucas!

"That’s right. The reason Homelander limited the personnel is because the three of us are the top five most popular Supes in the country!" Lucas said seriously. "I’m not afraid of criticism; people have already called me a fascist!"

"Homelander is not afraid of criticism because he, too, has suffered from controversy, struggling countless times on the edge of ideals and reality, asking himself what he should do with his life and what kind of role he should play!"

"Queen Maeve is not afraid of criticism. When she first joined the hero lineup, she had countless painful experiences. Do you know? In her early years, Queen Maeve’s abilities were not as mature as they are now. She once tore a large chunk of bone in her wrist while saving a school bus that had fallen off a bridge!"

Lucas called Queen Maeve over and gently grabbed her wrist, raising it up.

Queen Maeve only had eyes for Lucas, her gaze already sticky with affection.

She had never talked about these pains before. That year, her heart still held the ideal of saving people from suffering, but reality had dealt her a heavy blow.

She had buried this matter deep in her heart.

She never expected that Lucas would reveal it today.

"My experiences are not worth mentioning, but these two have awakened from ruin and been reborn from destruction, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, having experienced a thousand hardships to achieve their current status."

"They possess a true hero’s heart!"

"Therefore, Homelander believed that only the three of us could bear the consequences of this matter, and only the three of us would not die quietly from ’suicide’ after exposing the dark side of those in high places!"

Lucas was still stacking buffs.

While stacking buffs for himself, he didn’t forget to add a few layers of debuffs to the other side.

The reporters, and the public in front of their TVs, finally realized a most cruel problem.

If this matter hadn’t been exposed by big shots like Guardian, Homelander, and Queen Maeve, but rather by a few ordinary Supes, what would have happened?

Suicide!

That is the only possibility!

"In other words, Homelander took a stand to protect the other members, ready to bear the consequences that might come from executing justice?"

The Vought News reporter followed up.

Homelander glanced at him and recognized that he was one of their own reporters.

He couldn’t help but nod.

Their own people were easier on the eyes.

"That’s right."

Lucas nodded.

Homelander’s arms, which had been tense and at a loss just moments ago, were now behind his back, and his steps became light.

He puffed out his chest, looking proud.

An adult’s emotions are not fickle; only children are like that.

Queen Maeve gently squeezed Lucas’s hand back.

Back then, she had warned Lucas not to let Starlight down.

Now, she warned herself not to miss out on Lucas.

As for his girlfriend Elena, forget it.

Ordinary people cannot understand what a hero is. Before, she was seen as a comfort for the soul, but now, that is no longer needed.

Starlight stood in the corner, seeing Queen Maeve holding Lucas’s hand.

Her fists clenched!

Bitch~

"So, behind Guardian’s saving of people, there was always a teammate silently supporting him, and that person is Homelander!"

"We should also give applause to Homelander!"

"Salute to those heroes who stand firm in the darkness!"

Unsurprisingly, this was the Vought News reporter speaking again.

The tone had been elevated, and everyone else could only clap along.

"Give applause to yourselves as well. We only did what we had to do, and you, my friends!"

"You are the true heroes!"

Homelander clapped happily, his little hands clapping as joyfully as a seal.