American Comics: Starting from the Invincible Young Hero

Chapter 33 Do you know who you are talking to, kid?

"How...how dare you!"

Homelander's jawline was so tense that it was almost trembling, his teeth and jaw muscles bulged out a sharp arc on his cheeks, and he could hardly control the red light that was about to burst out of his eyes.

But when he looked up, he met Edgar's indifferent eyes.

"What are you going to do, Homelander?"

Edgar just looked at him quietly.

Those eyes were like two deep wells—no dilated pupils of fear, no change in blinking rate caused by adrenaline rush, not even the most basic avoidance reaction.

The tremors, cold sweats, and rapid heartbeats that should exist physiologically were all absent in this human in a custom-made suit.

It was as if the person standing in front of him was not a superhuman who could tear a tank apart with his bare hands, but just a product that could be replaced at any time.

"I really don't like the look in his eyes."

Homelander first looked away, his body seemed to move, the hem of his cloak unconsciously brushing against his knees - this subtle retreat made him feel ashamed.

Obviously, as President Walter, he knows his power best -

Edgar's attitude made Homelander very wary, fearing that Walter, the behemoth who created him in the laboratory, had some powerful trump card.

Unfortunately, Homelander didn't know that Walt didn't have any trump cards, but Edgar's natural poker face could bluff people.

Otherwise, today Russell would not just make him lose face and make his life uncomfortable, but would take him down without saying a word.

"Everyone else go out first." Edgar ordered calmly, "Homelander and Madeline stay."

The others didn't dare to stay any longer. Before leaving, Xingguang and the others couldn't help but cast curious glances at the young man named Infinity until the door of the conference room closed.

Edgar stood in front of the French window, his hands behind his back. If his eyes were indifferent before, now there was a hint of coldness in them. Although he didn't speak, the atmosphere in the room seemed to be suffocating.

"My countryman, you did a good job!"

"what did I do?"

"Don't you know what you have done?" The young man who had been sitting in a chair watching the show spoke slowly.

Homelander immediately stepped forward, his eyes gleaming with a dangerous scarlet light, glaring at him like a lion whose territory had been invaded.

It was as if he was waiting for Russell to speak.

"Do you know who you're talking to, boy?"

"I remind you that you are now facing the most powerful superhero on earth, you need to maintain minimum respect!" The laser in Homelander's eyes that can turn a person into charcoal in a second seems to be ready to burst out at any time.

But, what the hell.

He unexpectedly found someone today who remained calm even when he was angry, and whose heartbeat was so steady that there was not even a fluctuation!

"A superhero who can only sing, dance and act?"

Russell always had a nonchalant smile on his face and did not take the threats from his homeland seriously at all.

"Do you know who you are talking to, fellow countryman?" Edgar snorted coldly and turned back.

"who is he?

"Somewhere did you find this superhuman kid? You think he can challenge me?" Homelander turned around angrily, almost unable to suppress his anger.

"I tell you, Infinity is one of Walter's directors." Edgar glanced at him coldly, "You should show him the minimum respect!"

"Director?" Madeline was startled and glanced at Russell quickly.

It turns out this ridiculously young superhuman is a member of the Vought family.

It seems no wonder that Mr. Edgar didn't care about the young man's rude behavior. Strictly speaking, Mr. Edgar, who is in a high position and has great power, is just a professional butler selected by the Water family to manage the company!

"The younger generation of the Water family?"

Upon hearing this identity, the Homelander looked at the young man in front of him in surprise, and it was obvious that he was not as excited anymore.

The reason why he was so quick to explode was not only because the young man in front of him had no respect for him, but also because Edgar treated Russell better than him. He subconsciously developed a sense of crisis and was afraid that his status would be threatened.

If the young man in front of him was a member of the Water family, then it would be easy to understand. Although Homelander was still very unhappy, he softened his attitude a little.

I had heard that Frederick Water, who invented Compound No. 5 and created superhumans, seemed to have overdrawn the wisdom and talent of several generations of the Water family.

Since then, the Water family has not produced any talented people. They are all a bunch of fools who only know how to live off the family wealth and have fun.

"A playboy who broke into Compound No. 5 and came out to play superhero?"

"Ah, how rude, Infinite." Homelander spread his hands exaggeratedly, showing superb acting skills, patted Russell's shoulder vigorously, and his voice was filled with honey-like hypocritical apology. "You are so young, I really didn't expect you to be a director of Vought."

The force was enough to easily make a person stagger, but it did not shake the figure in front of him at all.

The motherland was unexpected.

Snapped!
Russell glanced over his shoulder and raised his hand to swat his palm away, his movement as casual as brushing off a speck of dust.

Even though he used a dirty trick and his hand was rudely knocked away, Homelander's face was filled with anger.

"Stop your clumsy performance, fellow countryman. My appearance is not without reason." Before he could say anything, Russell sneered, his eyes sharp enough to tear apart the luck in everyone's heart.

"I'm here on behalf of the entire board of directors to ask you, who gave you the go-ahead to leak Compound No. 5?"

Did Walter know that he had leaked Compound No. 5?

The motherland's expression was stiff and his heart skipped a beat.

At this moment, Edgar turned his head and shot him a cold look, as if waiting for him to give a satisfactory answer. The temperature in the conference room dropped several degrees.

……

The door of the conference hall was closed. Starlight and the others stood in the corridor looking at each other. Maeve leaned against the wall, her eyes fixed on the door thoughtfully.

——Edgar's cold scolding voice could be faintly heard from inside, but the specific content could not be heard clearly.

"What happened?" Shenhai, the lackey who was both feared and terrified by his motherland, asked in a low voice, his eyes sweeping over the equally confused locomotive and the still silent Xuanse.

No one could answer him.

Suddenly, the door opened.

Edgar stepped out, his suit neatly pressed, his face stern, his eyes icy enough to send chills down one's spine. Everyone held their breath, as if something had angered the president.

Madeline hurried to catch up with the departing president.

"Mr. Edgar, I can explain—I knew nothing about this matter," she tried to say, a hint of panic in her voice.

Edgar didn't turn around, but just raised his hand to signal her to shut up and stop bothering him. Madeline fell silent for a moment, but then she remembered something, stopped abruptly, and turned to face everyone.

"The company has decided," she said, her voice slightly stiff, yet still maintaining the authority of a vice president, "to temporarily adjust the leadership structure of the Super Seven. Homelander's captaincy will be suspended internally, and Infinity will act as the acting leader."

(End of this chapter)