Chapter 222: The Homelanders’ Reckless Self-Destruction

"Szzz—"

The halo itself made no sound.

But the sparks flying everywhere were eerily similar to those that shoot out when a welding machine cuts through metal.

At first, Homelander had his back turned. Only Black Widow, who was trying to find a way to resist, saw everything clearly.

A bald, muscular man she knew well, with a ridiculously large and ancient Western-style sword strapped to his back, swaggered out of a portal. Beside him were two Greek beauties wearing half-face golden masks that covered half of their faces.

“Kratos!?” This time, Black Widow was genuinely shocked. She had just planned to shout something random to distract Homelander, not expecting to summon the real deal!

It was like a bolt from the blue!

For her, it was more delight than surprise.

She and Kratos were comrades who had fought side by side in the Battle of New York. She immediately shouted, "Kratos! Save me—"

For Homelander, things were not looking good.

He was already a massive scumbag, having raped his teammate Butcher’s wife and fathered a son. Acts of forced domination were commonplace for him.

If Black Widow weren’t here, he would likely have gone after Starlight.

Upon learning of Homelander’s heinous deeds, the two Amazonian women were already disgusted with him. Seeing him about to perform live added fury to their eyes.

Homelander focused all his attention on Kratos.

The reason? Kratos’ aura was terrifying.

Even without any supernatural perception, just seeing the flames burning around him, intertwined with lightning, one could tell this bald guy wasn’t to be messed with.

To top it off, the moment he appeared, the surrounding space echoed with a terrifying phantom sound—the clashing of hundreds of swords and spears, the booming of thousands of cannons.

But...

Homelander had a violent temper, always challenging the world and considering himself supreme.

Having never been truly beaten by a strong opponent, why would he yield to a bald guy who suddenly showed up?

“Fxck! Who the hell are you? How dare you spoil my fun?” he cursed, not easing his suppression of Black Widow at all. Instead, he activated his ‘eyes’ directly!

Two scarlet beams in his eyes quickly became scorching and bright.

Black Widow was well aware of the terrifying power of Superman-like laser eyes. Her face turned pale, and she screamed, “Kratos! Dodge!”

However, in the next moment, a flower bloomed.

There shouldn’t have been a flower, but as Kratos opened his palm, a flower appeared...

A cluster of beautiful flowers, seemingly made of countless shattered mirrors, ‘bloomed’ in his palm.

The flower, made of [Mirror Dimension], gleamed like a diamond, causing Black Widow to be momentarily dazed by its beauty.

So what if those laser eyes were powerful?

The mighty energy was instantly shot into the void and immediately erased.

Though Black Widow knew Kratos once sent a nuclear bomb through a portal into a zombie world, she never knew his spatial magic had reached such an incredible level. It seemed that not only were his physical attacks powerful, but his magic was also exceptional—an extraordinarily rare dual-magic-and-martial arts master!

Both Black Widow and Homelander were stunned.

What horrified Homelander even more was that a cluster of shattered mirrors suddenly blossomed between him and Black Widow.

“This is impossible!” Homelander recoiled as if he’d been electrocuted, withdrawing his hand swiftly. Even in that brief contact, when he raised his hand, the red glove on his left fingertips had been silently sliced away, revealing his pale fingers.

By the time he reacted, a spatial barrier had already formed between him and his female hostage.

It looked like he was within reach of his opponent, but sometimes, a few inches might as well be miles apart.

Unless he could deal with that barrier, he wouldn’t be able to harm Black Widow.

The [Mirror Dimension] continued expanding rapidly. Within a few breaths, it not only separated Homelander and Black Widow but even wrapped around the entire Vought International building.

Strangely, those outside had no idea what was happening inside.

Black Widow instinctively retreated but suddenly felt her shoulders being held by Wonder Woman.

“It’s okay now,” Diana reassured her gently.

“No, I’m not some damsel in distress,” Black Widow stubbornly argued.

“Unfortunately, in front of that bastard Homelander, you’re no different from an ordinary woman,” Diana retorted, disregarding her, and tore off her cloak to cover Black Widow’s exposed chest.

Black Widow bit her lip, torn between her wounded pride and a comrade’s goodwill. In the end, she chose to accept silently.

The unusualness of the [Mirror Dimension] was, of course, sensed by the Seven’s upper echelons.

The Deep, in a panic, stopped his assault on Starlight and hurriedly zipped up his pants alongside Black Noir.

At that moment, Queen Maeve suddenly burst in through the main entrance and loudly asked, “What happened?”

Starlight looked at Maeve, her face filled with despair. She realized that Maeve had been next door the entire time and knew everything but hadn’t even thought about stopping the atrocity—The Seven were all a bunch of scumbags.

Starlight trembled all over.

A-Train rushed in too. “Wait! It seems like there’s a powerful guy on Homelander’s side. I can sense a strange energy reaction over there.”

“Go!” No matter what, this was an external invasion. Even if The Seven were usually at odds with each other and had their dirty little secrets, they had to unite against outsiders at critical moments.

Watching the rest of The Seven swiftly heading down, Starlight was stunned for a while. Finally, she gritted her teeth and followed them.

On the 21st floor below, Homelander was fuming.

“Damn you, Kratos! Who do you think you are?” His handsome face twisted with anger. The star-spangled cape behind him flapped fiercely without wind, driven by the surging power within him. At that moment, he no longer resembled a hero. “I am Homelander! The most powerful being in the world. Let me tell you, all the beauties in the world should be graced by me! Including the two beside you!”

The air suddenly froze!

The expression on Kratos’ face was priceless.

Black Widow couldn't help but burst out laughing—this was definitely a case of stepping on a landmine!

The two Amazonian women were first briefly stunned, then erupted in rage.

Diana shouted, “I’m going to rip that bastard’s mouth off!”

Penthesilea sneered, “And you think you’re worthy!?”

While they may seem obedient to Kratos, never forget, they are from the warrior race of the Amazons!

Amazonian warriors were never known for their good tempers.

Black Widow only saw two streaks of light flash by, too fast for a mortal eye to catch, and Homelander was already struck.

“Argh!”

There’s no denying that Homelander truly let his guard down this time and didn’t dodge.

He thought his hardened body, with a strength comparable to steel, could ignore the damage from these two beautiful women, not realizing they were wielding divine weapons.

(End of Chapter)