Homelander: New Legacy

[37] : I Quit!

After leaving Vought Tower, Roger let out a long sigh.

He had originally thought that Vought would be severely weakened by the various scandals surrounding the superheroes, but he hadn't expected them to find a way to respond so quickly. Roger blamed himself; he should have dealt with the superhuman terrorists earlier. However, he had been so focused on dragging Vought into the public eye that he had temporarily forgotten about it.

Now, everything was in a state of limbo, leaving him feeling deeply frustrated.

Roger could easily predict Vought's next move. They would undoubtedly exploit the situation with the superhuman terrorists to shift the public's attention. Meanwhile, the Department of Defense would likely resume discussions on the possibility of integrating Vought's superheroes into national defense.

Although forcing Vought to let go of some superheroes wasn't a complete failure, Roger was still disheartened by how things had come full circle, undoing much of his progress.

"So frustrating..."

Rubbing his head, Roger felt a surge of irritation. There was nothing more frustrating and infuriating than seeing a carefully laid plan fall apart at the last minute.

However, Roger quickly calmed himself. He intended to contact Tek Knight to discuss their next steps, but just as he was about to dial, a call came in from one of the Boys.

It was from a disposable phone with a burner SIM card. Roger answered, and Mother's Milk's urgent voice came through on the other end: "Bad news, Tek Knight is being watched by Vought! Their secret unit just raided his house!"

"Where is Tek?"

"Not sure. The last time he contacted us, he said he ran into Black Noir... Didn't you hear anything?"

"..."

Roger took a deep breath. He hadn't heard anything. Whether Vought thought it wasn't important enough to tell him or they had discovered something and deliberately kept him in the dark, he couldn't say.

But regardless of the reason, with Tek Knight in danger, Roger had to intervene.

He couldn't let Tek Knight die. The man had a wealth of dirt on Vought and knew many secrets even Roger wasn't aware of. If Tek Knight died, it would make Roger's efforts against Vought much more difficult.

Ending the call with Mother's Milk, Roger took to the skies, scanning for Tek Knight's whereabouts.

Although Roger had super vision and super hearing, their range was somewhat limited.

While Superman could hear sounds from any city on Earth, Roger's range was only about half a city, perhaps just a single neighborhood in New York, and even then, it wasn't entirely accurate. Otherwise, in the original story, Homelander wouldn't have struggled to find Translucent.

The same went for his super vision.

So to find Tek Knight, Roger needed to fly, which would take time.

He prayed that nothing would happen to Tek Knight during that time.

...

In a filthy, foul-smelling alley, Tek Knight lay on the ground in his battle armor. Nearby, Black Noir, covered in wounds, was breathing heavily.

It was clear that the two had just been through a life-or-death battle.

Tek Knight had no superpowers. The fact that he had managed to fight Black Noir to a standstill while wearing his battle armor was impressive, especially since he was still recovering from an illness.