Homelander: New Legacy

[193] : Mark or Hulk?

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Screech—

The warehouse door creaked open as Roger entered with Luna and a masked, baseball cap-wearing Spider-Man in tow.

He glanced around at the enormous two-story warehouse and said to the two, "I've rented this place. For the next few months, this will be our base of operations."

Surveying the largely untouched interior, Luna blinked in amazement. "Renting such a large warehouse at a time like this—how much did it cost?"

"Not much," Roger replied with a smile, though his face showed a hint of pain. "I just spent all the reward money I earned for my recent good deeds."

By the end of his explanation, Roger's expression was one of heartbreak.

This wasn't 'The Boys' universe where he was a billionaire shareholder holding hundreds of millions in stocks. Here, he was just a broke nobody who barely managed to scrape together his rent.

He had thought his reward money from recent heroics would let him enjoy a comfortable period of leisure, but it had all vanished in the blink of an eye.

Still, Roger considered it worth it.

Even though he didn't know how long he would remain in this reality, having a secret base was a necessity before leaving. Spider-Man felt the same way.

But Luna soon raised a critical question:

"What happens when the lease is up? Finding work now isn't easy."

"..." Roger went silent before responding, "We'll cross that bridge when we get to it."

"So, you haven't actually thought about it, huh?"

"There'll be a way! I just need to find Athena!" Roger said with determination.

If he could locate Athena—a repository of technology far beyond this world—he could do something akin to what Cyborg does: quietly reroute some unused or forgotten funds from dormant accounts.

Of course, such actions were technically illegal... but as long as he targeted unclaimed foreign accounts, it shouldn't be a problem.

But first, he needed to find Athena.

"Do you have any leads?" Luna asked.

"Not yet, but like I said, we'll figure it out."

Roger was someone who lived day by day. While his experiences had changed him somewhat, his lazy nature meant he still avoided thinking too far ahead.

And honestly, even if he did plan ahead, there weren't many viable options. He couldn't exactly rob a bank just because he was bulletproof—that would make him a criminal!

Besides, he was Superman. If Superman robbed a bank, he'd just become Super-Villain. Roger wasn't about to cross that line.

For now, the warehouse issue was set aside. What they really needed to focus on was how to handle the sudden appearance of movie characters in the real world.

With Venom-like creatures and Spider-Man already here, it was clear that characters emerging from films wasn't a coincidence but an inevitability.

More characters—whether directly or indirectly connected to Roger—would undoubtedly appear.

Roger and Spider-Man needed to establish a team akin to the Justice League or Avengers in this reality, locate these characters in advance, and bring them here.