Frenchie took out his phone and called his girlfriend, telling her to set up bombs in the base and prepare to blow it all up!
"Are you serious?"
"Yes! Now hurry! Time is of the essence!"
"Okay, give me three minutes to prepare. You can give me the word any time after that!"
His girlfriend was shocked, but Frenchie's anxious tone made her realize that the problem must be really urgent! She didn't question him any further and simply said that she understood before hanging up!
She hurriedly prepared to blow up the base!
Billy and Frenchie walked to the car that they parked outside. Billy used the computer in the car to connect to the base network and prepare to activate the bomb.
....
Whoosh...
Less than a minute later, Homelander noticed Frenchie in the car and landed next to it with Li Yue! Their rapid descent brought a violent gust of wind!
"Hello, please open the window!"
Homelander tapped the window of Frenchie's car with his finger.
"Haha, I'm so lucky! It's Homelander! I'm your loyal fan!"
Frenchie opened the window with a massive smile, acting like an excited fan seeing their idol!
"Don't be too excited, now. I'm here for a mission. Can you show me your ID card?"
Homelander immediately switched his signature fake smile on, speaking in a gentle tone to Frenchie!
"Well, do you have a warrant? Don't misunderstand, I just don't believe that you have the right!"
Frenchie was a little surprised to find that Homelander didn't come alone. A young man in a tight superhero uniform was following him.
The young man's appearance was a little strange, and it took a moment for Frenchie to remember that the Seven had recruited a new member. Could this man be it?
Frenchie didn't know what to do with this information. Blowing up the base is one thing, but he wasn't sure that it could bait both Homelander and the newbie.
If only Homelander was lured away by the explosion, their group would still be unable to move, since the newbie would still be here. They would definitely be discovered!
"What should we do... what should we do!"
Frenchie's mind was going a hundred miles an hour, anxiously thinking of a way out! At the same time, he thought about words to delay Homelander.
"Heh, I am Homelander, the superhero who protects the masses. Of course, I have the right to check your ID! Now show it!"
The smile on Homelander's face suddenly disappeared when Frenchie didn't cooperate immediately. His expression changed so quickly, it was as if he was in a stop-motion movie!
"Alright, alright, I'll take it out now..."
Frenchie couldn't defy the cold-faced Homelander. He knew everything about Homelander behind the kind facade. If he delayed too much, Homelander might just blast him with a laser beam!
Frenchie spent the next ten seconds rummaging around, pretending to be looking for his ID card. He then handed it to Homelander, who waited impatiently for him!
Li Yue just looked at them coldly and did not say a word!
Homelander took Frenchie's ID card, glanced at it, and handed it back!
"What's in your car? Open it for me!" Homelander asked again to Frenchie.
"Well, now, there's no need to do that! There's nothing inside!"
Frenchie pretended to be nervous. There actually wasn't anyone in the car. Billy had already left and hid somewhere else!
"If there's nothing, why are you so nervous?" Homelander said.
Without waiting for Frenchie to open it, Homelander used his X-ray vision to look at the car.
Coincidentally, three minutes had passed. From some distance away, Billy sent the command to detonate the base with his computer.
Boom!!
Li Yue could hear the sound of an explosion with his super hearing. It must be even clearer for Homelander.
"Thunderclap, you stay here! I'll go take a look!"
Whoosh!
Homelander didn't have to think twice. He didn't see anything unusual inside the car anyway, so he left the situation to Li Yue and soared beyond the speed of sound to the sky, flying towards the source of the explosion!
Li Yue was left all alone!
...
"Alright, Billy, you don't need to hide anymore. Come out!"
Li Yue casually said that after he watched Homelander fly away!
"Wha-who? There's nobody hiding here, is there..."
Frenchie was caught off-guard by Li Yue's words, but he immediately covered his surprise with a simple and honest smile. He gestured to the car, indicating that there really wasn't anyone else there!
"Drop the act already. I know very well that Hughie and Billy captured Translucent and hid him here. I meant you no harm—I would've just told Homelander about you, otherwise. Billy, you should just come clean."
Li Yue interrupted Frenchie and revealed what they had done!
"Hey, buddy, I'm right here. Can you tell me how you know all this?"
A voice came from a place dozens of meters behind the car. Li Yue turned his head and saw a man in a black coat with a black beard and a laptop in his hand. The man walked out of his hideout and curiously asked Li Yue.
That person was Billy!
"Don't worry about how I know about you. Lead me to where you locked up Translucent. Maybe I can help you with your problem!"
Instead of answering Billy, Li Yue demanded to be brought to Translucent.
"Alright, Thunderclap, sir, come with me!"
"Billy, why are you..."
"It's fine. If he wanted to attack us, he would have done it long ago. We are no match for him!"
Billy then brought Li Yue to where they had locked up Translucent after dismissing Frenchie's protest.
Billy's words were not wrong. If Li Yue really wanted to deal with them, he wouldn't need more than three seconds!
...
Billy led Li Yue into a room.
The situation was a little surprising to Billy and Frenchie. Translucent had somehow escaped the cage and was now fighting Hughie for something. Fortunately, the remote control was still in Hughie's hand!
"Huh? Thunderclap, why are you here? Are you here to save me? Great! Get rid of these people!"
Translucent turned his head to the door when he heard it creak open. He saw someone familiar between Billy and Frenchie.
They had only met twice, but the familiar person was part of the Seven, just like him. Translucent really thought that Li Yue had come to save him.
He did not expect that Li Yue would raise his hand and shoot a small ball of blue light at him the moment they met.
It was so fast that he had no time to dodge!
"I told you not to spy on me. Serves you right!"
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