Homelander: New Legacy

[81] : Playing Dirty with Me?

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When Roger arrived at the White House, a significant military force had already gathered outside.

Various military units were fully deployed, with armored vehicles arriving on the scene, and Roger even spotted tanks.

Yet, everyone knew that such equipment was useless against superhumans, especially someone as powerful as Stormfront, who was second only to Roger in strength.

Hovering high above, Roger didn't force his way into the White House, nor did he engage with the military stationed outside.

Instead, Roger decided to solve the problem remotely with his X-ray vision and heat vision, rather than bulldozing his way in.

Although he could storm in if necessary, doing so would put the hostages' lives at risk.

Roger still needed the current president alive to carry out certain tasks for him.

For that reason, barging in wasn't an option. Roger intended to see if he could solve this through an "assassination."

The warm sunlight from the sky bathed him, and his body absorbed the energy, strengthening his vision.

With ease, his X-ray vision pierced through countless layers of structures, revealing Stormfront's position, as well as the trembling government officials placed by her side.

Now that Stormfront's location was confirmed, the next step was simple.

Roger's eyes flashed with a red glow. His enhanced heat vision could easily penetrate the many buildings and strike Stormfront directly.

As long as he took his time aiming, this wouldn't be complicated. Stormfront would die by Roger's hand.

However, just as Roger was about to act, he heard Stormfront's voice.

"Homelander, I know you're watching and listening. I can guess what you're planning, but I advise you to calm down. Supersonic has the launch codes and keys for the nuclear missiles. If I die, Supersonic will trigger them."

"!"

Roger froze. His eyes scanned the entire White House, but he didn't see Supersonic anywhere.

"How did they get the launch codes..."

Though he couldn't find Supersonic, Roger wasn't ready to believe Stormfront immediately. He needed to assess the truth of her claim.

Even if their lives were threatened, the president and officials shouldn't give up the launch codes so easily. It wasn't because they were virtuous, but they knew that once those codes were out, they wouldn't survive long.

Angry citizens wouldn't understand their predicament; they'd only tear them apart.

So Roger remained skeptical of Stormfront's words, though he couldn't risk ignoring them.

With a sigh, Roger knew that the idea of an 'assassination' was likely out of the question. Instead, he descended from the sky and landed in front of the military personnel. Grabbing a loudspeaker, he addressed those inside the White House:

"Stormfront, state your demands."

"My demands have been clear."

Stormfront emerged from the White House, descending from the sky with a smile as she faced Roger.

"All humans must be injected with Compound V. Vought must be absolved of all its crimes. And... a superhuman army must be formed. These are my terms."

"Don't you think you're asking for too much?" Roger responded calmly.