Homelander: New Legacy

[159] : Facing Superman!

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Roger flew toward Superman, who immediately noticed him approaching. Seeing Roger heading his way, Superman slowed his pace slightly, and then, without any warning, twin crimson beams shot from his eyes—high-energy rays as sharp as swords streaking toward Roger.

"!!"

Superman's unannounced attack startled Roger, who quickly dodged out of Superman's line of sight, weaving through the air to close the distance between them. Yet, Superman didn't pause for conversation, keeping the red-hot beams of his heat vision locked on Roger.

Roger frowned at the relentless pursuit. Increasing his flight speed, he evaded the beams while simultaneously firing his own heat vision back at Superman.

The red energy beams mirrored Superman's, cutting through the air and narrowly missing their target. Just as Roger could dodge Superman's attacks, Superman easily evaded Roger's return fire.

Roger's counterattack, however, made Superman pause mid-air. With a scrutinizing gaze, Superman asked, "Are you Kryptonian?"

"Why does everyone ask me that? Just because I can fly and shoot lasers from my eyes doesn't make me Kryptonian. Thanks, but no."

Roger sighed in exasperation. Thanks to Superman's reputation, anyone with remotely similar abilities was automatically assumed to be from Krypton. Couldn't they entertain the idea of parallel worlds or artificial experimentation for once?

"Not Kryptonian, huh? Then it doesn't matter."

Superman's tone turned dismissive, his figure vanishing like a phantom.

Boom!

A deafening sonic boom erupted as Superman surged forward at supersonic speed.

Roger's pupils contracted, but thanks to his super senses and heightened reflexes, he traced Superman's trajectory with precision. The Man of Steel was closing in at breakneck speed.

Reacting instantly, Roger matched Superman's speed, dodging the incoming attack. In a blink, their figures vanished from the sky, leaving only the sound of repeated collisions ringing through the atmosphere.

The furious exchange of blows, moving faster than the human eye could track, caused a series of explosive shockwaves.

Superman's tendency to attack first and ask questions later irked Roger, but he remembered his main goal: to buy time. With that in mind, Roger directed their battle upward, toward the upper atmosphere.

Boom!

Twin streaks of white vapor trails stretched toward the edge of the atmosphere, remnants of their high-speed ascent.

After just a few seconds of combat, Superman realized his opponent—while not Kryptonian—was at least as powerful. Taking Roger down wouldn't be easy.

"Who are you, really?" Superman demanded, halting his attack. Unable to gain the upper hand or shake Roger off to pursue Batman, he chose to pause and interrogate.

"I'm Roger." Flashing what he hoped was a friendly smile, Roger continued, "Believe it or not, we're friends in a parallel world."

"Friends?" Superman sneered, his smile twisted with malice. "I don't have friends anymore!"

Boom!

Roger's words seemed to strike a nerve. Superman disappeared in a blur, launching another furious attack at Roger.