Chapter 77 Lucas Wants to Take Down the Homelander?
A foreboding tune began to play in Starlight’s brain...
What did Maeve mean?
What was that about "I think I’ve fallen in love with him"?
A public confession?
Getting right in her face?
Ignoring the rightful queen?
That bitch!
Starlight looked at Lucas, then back at Maeve!
No, she had to make it official!
Starlight pushed her way through. When the reporters saw Annie January walking over, they immediately pointed their microphones at her.
Today was simply incredible!
The scoops were endless; just a small snippet of what had happened in these few short hours could be blown up into a major story on internet news.
Between Rhode Island, Guardian’s "fascist-style" speech, and Maeve’s public declaration...
Starlight immediately pressed herself in front of the microphones.
"I think everyone shouldn’t misunderstand. The love Maeve was talking about is the kind of love between friends, the kind of mutual admiration between warriors, not lovers."
The reporters had strange expressions.
Why was Starlight stepping up to explain this?
The cameras were aimed at Starlight. In full view of everyone, she slowly took Lucas’s hand, forced apart each of his fingers, and then... interlocked them, gripping tightly.
Declaring her territory!
"Uh, Starlight, can we interpret your actions as a matter of course?" Steven pushed to the very front.
Hmm, America’s blonde sweetheart, paired with Guardian.
Acceptable.
He approved.
"That’s right, the two of us have been together for a long time." Starlight admitted firmly.
Maeve just stood to the side, hands on her hips, watching Guardian and Starlight under the camera flashes.
"Guardian, is what Starlight said true?"
Swish, swish, swish!
Hundreds of gazes turned over at once.
Lucas nodded seriously. "It’s true. We’ve been together for a long time, but out of concern for Annie’s public image, I was afraid of embarrassing her, so we kept it from everyone and didn’t make it official!"
"Embarrassing?" Steven keenly picked up on Lucas’s word choice.
"Why does Guardian... no, it should be Regent, why do you think being with Annie would embarrass her?"
Lucas admitted it openly. "It’s very simple. Starlight is one of the publicly recognized beauties in America, deeply loved by the vast majority of the American public, while I am just a new guys who suddenly fell from the sky and am hogging here all the myself. Of Course the fans would be jeleaus and angry!"
"No! No! No!" Steven said three times in a row, with even a hint of joke on his face.
[Starlight — Extreme Emotions: Pride, Affection, Confirmation, Firmness, Feeling Honored]
[Evolution Points Gained: +22,450]
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Just as the many reporters were still feeling pleasantly surprised by the public declaration between "Guardian and Starlight," a character who had been ignored for a long time stepped out, stomping on the speakers.
"Hey! Good brother! Did you forget that there was someone else who accompanied you late at night to destroy the criminal den?"
Homelander pushed the crowd aside, wrapping his left arm around Annie and his right arm around Guardian. He stood behind the two of them like a patriarch. While speaking, he winked at the camera.
Everyone finally reacted. Oh right, it seems there is also a Homelander.
"Oh, sorry, forgot about you!" Reporter Steven handed over the microphone.
"May I ask Homelander, what kind of hero do you think Guardian is? Under his supervision, is The Seven improving!"
"After all, we have all seen A-Train’s transformation!"
"He has transformed from that drug-addicted, depraved, vanity-obsessed Supe into a true hero. This is all Guardian’s credit. What are your thoughts on this?"
Homelander’s mouth twitched wildly.
Is he pointing at him?
Who is this reporter? Get out of the industry! Get out of the industry!
"Guardian is like a loyal friend. He guided the way forward for the confused A-Train. He is my good brother. Having said that, actually, having A-Train search for evidence of the crimes also had a share of my credit..."
"Alright, alright, thank you for your statement." Steven interrupted Homelander’s continued remarks and continued to ask questions.
"I heard that this time it was Guardian leading the team, and you and Queen Maeve as teammates personally wiped out the evil on Little St. James Island. What is your take on Guardian’s combat power?"
Homelander’s smile was already struggling to hold on. But he still patiently smiled and said, "That’s right, but you got one point wrong. This time, it wasn’t Guardian leading the team. There is only one captain, and that is me... Under my leadership, Guardian fought in the vanguard, Maeve cleared out the stragglers, and I was the first to discover the evidence of the crimes..."
"Alright, alright, it was Guardian who took the initiative and broke into the enemy’s nest, is that right?"
Homelander’s smile didn’t reach his eyes. He subconsciously reached out to touch his head, smoothing his blonde hair back. Are you fucking lovesick?!
"It cannot be summarized so simply and crudely. What I want to say is that all of this was under my precise calculation, Guardian was just..."
"Alright, alright, I have one more question, please answer, Homelander."
Steven only cared about casting the spotlight on Lucas, letting all of America’s eyes focus on him. As for Homelander. Honestly, he was blocking the camera a bit. He suspected Homelander was trying to ride the coattails of the hype, but unfortunately, he had no evidence.
Seeing that Homelander was about to lose it, Lucas immediately stepped in to soothe him.
"There is one thing I haven’t told you all, and that is why only three Supes were dispatched this time, instead of the entire The Seven being present!"
The reporters swished their cameras over. Annie tactfully stepped back, leaving only Lucas and Homelander on stage as the focus. Homelander’s previous resentment slowly smoothed out as Lucas spoke.
"Why is that? Is there some reason?" Steven asked, following the momentum.
The other reporters looked at this white male repeatedly, wanting to kick him to death. Your microphone is almost giving Homelander a deep-throat. Let me ask a question too!! Why are you so selfish?
"There is. It’s because Homelander didn’t allow anyone else to go out for the rescue!"
As soon as Lucas finished speaking, the smile on Homelander’s face disappeared. He stared at Lucas, showing an expression of disbelief.
[Homelander — Extreme Emotions: Stunned, Disbelief, Incredulity, Inability to Accept, Betrayal, Blank Mind, Stress Response]
[Evolution Points Gained: +12,350]
...
The eyes of hundreds of reporters lit up.
Could there be inside information here?
Not to mention Homelander himself, even Edgar, A-Train, Starlight, and Maeve were all shocked.
Was Lucas going to take down Homelander and start his own Chapter?