Chapter 194 Invitation From All Churches

Homelander was not deceived by Storm's words.

He stared at Storm, still suspecting that Storm wanted to take away his position as captain of the Seven.

But although he still thought so in his heart, Homelander did not target Storm like he did at the beginning.

He closed his eyes slightly, adjusted his mood, and then opened his eyes again and looked at Storm:

"I don't need your help, nor do I need anyone's help."

"Really? Including Deep Sea?"

"..."

Storm mentioned Kevin again, and Homelander's eyes became gloomy again.

Storm took two steps back, sat on the rest bed behind him, and said to Homelander:

"Although I think you are very good, and this is indeed the case, I have to say that from now on, Deep Sea is obviously doing better than you...

"Don't look at me with an angry look, I'm telling the truth. When you were still just staring at the position of captain of the Seven, he had already become the president of Water.

"From an unknown little transparent person, to a well-known idol, to a senior vice president, and finally taking over Edgar's position as the real boss of Walter.

"In charge of everything, he also controls the Seven, and also tries to develop the power of superhumans into the government. Deep Sea has been moving forward, moving forward towards a certain goal.

"But you... are still the captain of the Seven."

Storm looked at Homelander with regret.

Homelander only wanted to be the captain of the Seven, but another one of the Seven kept moving forward, step by step, and walked over Homelander's head.

Compared with the superhuman who is excellent in both superpowers and other abilities, Homelander is indeed much inferior.

And this obviously also said something that Homelander didn't want to face in his heart. His expression became even uglier, his facial muscles twitched slightly, and his breathing became a little faster.

Seeing this, Storm stopped provoking him. She smiled again and said to Homelander:

"In fact, you are no worse than him. The only thing you lack is that you don't have the heart to become better, and I can help you, help you get everything done."

"..."

Storm once again said that he wanted to help Homelander.

But this time Homelander did not refuse so decisively.

He stared at Storm in silence, and after a long time, he turned around and repeated:

"I don't need anyone's help!"

After that, he was about to leave.

Storm looked at his back and leaned on the bed:

"Okay, but if you change your mind, you can come to me at any time. My door is always open for you."

In Storm's sincere voice, Homelander left in a slightly embarrassed manner.

He can ruthlessly eliminate anyone who is against him, but for those who are clearly towards him, love him, and stand on his side, he can't do anything too extreme.

Homelander lacks love and hopes that someone will love him.

And Storm, who releases love to any outstanding superhuman without reservation, happens to be Homelander's nemesis.

It would have been fine if the two didn't know each other before. Now that they are communicating with each other, Storm has shown his "love" for Homelander, so Homelander naturally can't continue to oppose Storm.

But that's all. It will take time for him to cooperate with Storm.

At least until Kevin clearly shows that he wants to remove Homelander from the position of captain of the seven-man team, Homelander will not really be with Storm.

...

Homelander went to find Storm, and Kevin learned about this from Ashley's report that night.

Kevin was not surprised at all.

Homelander was not a very tolerant person. Storm was provoking him so much now, and while he was silent about the online rumors, she secretly manipulated online public opinion to build momentum for her.

It would be strange if Homelander could bear it.

But what Kevin wondered was why there was no obvious conflict between the two.

Did they reach some agreement?

Judging from Homelander's expression when he left, it didn't seem like it.

But no matter what, Storm's matter must be dealt with as soon as possible. If Homelander really stayed with Storm like in the original world line, that would be a trouble.

After instructing Xuan Se, a member of the Seven Team who used to be under Edgar and is now under Kevin, to help monitor Storm and Homelander, Kevin continued to pay attention to the research progress of the vaccine for Compound No. 5.

Unlike Enhanced No. 5, the research on the vaccine that can make superhumans lose their abilities is progressing slowly.

Cardoza has recently tried his best to extract the key to the drug and try to create a new vaccine, but in the end there is still no result.

Not to mention the results, he can't even make a trial version.

For this reason, Kevin also specially arranged Walter's scientific research team, but Walter's scientific research team and Cardoza, together, failed to research what Kevin wanted.

It's as if the result of Compound No. 5 is irreversible at all. After getting superpowers, no drug can make people lose their superpowers.

But the drug can't, but someone can.

"Soldier Boy..."

Kevin thought of the superhuman who is still being held in Russia for research, the genetic father of Homelander John, who was once the perfect product of the Walter Group.

Soldier Boy was once the leader of Walter's [Repayer Alliance] and the leader of the first generation of heroes.

His position in the Water Group at that time was almost the same as that of Homelander in the Water Group now.

They were both sought after by the whole nation and were both the most proud products of Water.

But the difference is that the soldier boy was not in glory for a few years. He was betrayed by his teammates and was captured by the Russian army. Since then, he has been experimented by the Russian army for decades.

During the long experiment, the soldier boy, who originally had no special abilities except physical abilities and a shield, awakened a new ability.

His body can emit huge explosions and radiation, which can make superhumans lose their superpowers.

Although superhumans who have lost their superpowers can regain their abilities after being injected with compound No. 5, this is undoubtedly a trump card against superhumans.

If he couldn't develop a potion that would incapacitate superhumans, Kevin would have no choice but to find a way to rescue Soldier Boy.

But soldier boys are dangerous and even harder to control than the natives.

The people of the motherland can at least control him with their 'love' for him, but the soldier boy is a staunch American imperialist supremacist, and Kevin can't find a way to control him.

Unless Kate in her prime can help.

"Russia has been studying him for so long, but they haven't found anything useful from him. It must be difficult to extract a potion from him that can disable superhumans..."

Kevin thought about it and decided that it would be better to leave Soldier Boy alone for now.

Although the world view of "The Black Robe" is similar to that of other American dramas, with daily black Russia, at least in the film, Russia's scientific research and military strength should not be weak.

After studying Soldier Boy for so long, there is no similar superpower in Russia, or anything that can make superpowers lose their abilities, which proves that they have not made any progress in studying Soldier Boy.

Even the Russian scientists couldn't find anything useful from the soldier boy. Kevin didn't think that the experts from the Walter Group could develop the medicine he wanted.

"Mr. Moskowitz? You seem...a little distracted? Are you dissatisfied with the banquet I arranged today?"

When Kevin was distracted, someone suddenly interrupted.

Kevin looked up and saw Alister, the leader of the Gathering Church, looking at him in surprise.

Only then did he come back to his senses and remembered that he was invited by Alister to attend their church dinner today.

Looking down at the steak in front of him, Kevin calmly picked up the knife and fork, smiled and said to Alister:

"That's not true, it's just that...as you know, as the president, I have a lot of work now, but it's not as easy as before."

This is telling Alister that his time is precious and he'd better say something quickly, otherwise Kevin won't stay here anymore.

Alister also laughed and said apologetically:

"This is an oversight on my part. Well, sir, let's make a long story short. As we all know, the people of your country seem to be facing a little trouble recently."

"Fortunately, everything is under control, but Mr. Adana, your focus seems to be too broad."

"Actually, I don't want to pay attention to this. It's just that in this matter, one person seems to be too conspicuous. You should also know who it is."

Alister picked up the red wine glass and took a sip, then said slowly to Kevin.

The knife in his right hand cut along the lines of the steak. Kevin put the medium-rare piece of beef into his mouth and chewed it gently.

After chewing slowly for a while, he continued to cut off a piece of beef and said to Alister:

"It is not the turn of outsiders to intervene in the affairs of the Seven. If Mr. Adana came to me today just to talk about this, then I think... we can end this conversation."

"I'm sorry. It was me who went overboard and I didn't make it clear. In that case, I'll just say it."

Alister apologizes to Kevin again.

Different from the first meeting, when Kevin was just a senior vice president, Alister had the confidence to bargain with Kevin.

But now Kevin's status has reached a peak that is currently beyond Alister's reach, and he can no longer speak to him in the casual tone he used before.

Lower your stance and show enough respect so that they can continue the conversation.

As the leader of the Gathering Church, Alister is extremely skilled in the ability to bend and stretch.

He put down his wine glass, sat up straight, and said to Kevin seriously:

"Storm, this 'seniority' character who was assigned to the seven-man team by Edgar, I believe you should have a headache."

"Fortunately, at least for now, she is quite honest."

"Is that really so? Sir, I think you should investigate clearly. Why can't we suppress the incident of the motherland accidentally injuring ordinary people until now? It's all because of the storm, isn't it? She is in a corner that none of us can see. , trying to make this matter bigger.

"It's not good to make a big fuss. It's very bad. The bigger this thing gets, the interests belonging to Walter will be damaged. I believe you will be held accountable by many people in Congress."

Alister paused for a moment as he spoke, as if he was sorting out his words.

Kevin looked up at him and asked cooperatively:

"so?"

Alister then smiled and said:

"If you want, I can help you get rid of the Storm and free up new spots in the Seven to put in whoever you want."

"You should know that I will be retiring from the seven-man team soon. When the time comes, someone will take over this position, so I don't need to get rid of Storm, I can also arrange the people I want to arrange."

"But as long as Storm remains in the Seven, your arrangements will still be subject to many restrictions. For example, if you want to arrange members in the Seven in the future, you can't choose people other than white people. This seems to be very unfavorable for the diversified development of the Seven.

"It is also very unfavorable for the development of your future creation of the Super Hero Association."

At the end of his speech, Alister mentioned the [Super Hero Association] that Kevin mentioned in front of the reporter.

In fact, this is the real purpose of Alister's banquet for Kevin today.

He also set his sights on the [Super Hero Association] and wanted to get a piece of it.