"There's no time left. You have to leave immediately!"
"But my family is all here. I can't just leave like this!"
"There's no ti—"
The two were still arguing.
Suddenly, Kareem's expression changed. He abruptly turned his head and looked toward the entrance.
Kamala followed his gaze, and her face immediately darkened.
Sure enough—
Najma had arrived.
And she wasn't alone. She had brought a group of Djinn warriors with her.
Judging by the murderous looks on their faces, they were clearly here with bad intentions.
Kareem was telling the truth.
Najma really had come to kill.
---
"We have to get everyone out of here!"
Kamala made the decision instantly.
She quickly scanned her surroundings and moved without hesitation.
She slammed the fire alarm.
Ring—ring—ring!
In an instant, the piercing alarm echoed throughout the mosque.
The guests thought there was a fire. Panic spread as everyone rushed to evacuate, plunging the scene into chaos.
Kamala took advantage of the confusion and slipped away quietly.
But unfortunately—
When she reached the back kitchen, she was surrounded by the Djinn.
"Can't we talk this out?"
Kamala pleaded with Najma, the Djinn leader.
Whoosh!
Her response was a fist tearing through the air.
Kamala's face changed drastically. Almost on instinct, she activated her powers.
Using the "light" within her, she formed a multicolored energy shield.
She blocked the attack of one of the Djinn brutes.
But Kamala was still just a kid, and her opponents were elite Djinn warriors.
Even after blocking the blow, she was sent flying.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just like that—
Kamala was battered around under the combined assault of the Djinn, dodging frantically.
She looked utterly miserable.
She was being beaten like a dog.
If not for her newly awakened powers, she would have been killed a hundred times over.
Najma and the others showed cold, cruel expressions.
A mere child dared to defy them?
She was asking for death.
They were just about to finish her off—
When, at that critical moment—
BOOM!
A sonic boom suddenly exploded through the air, accompanied by a terrifying shockwave.
Everyone's clothes and hair were whipped violently by the blast.
Both sides instinctively stopped fighting and turned toward the source of the disturbance.
---
Whoosh!
The entire area fell silent.
Najma and the Djinn grew visibly tense.
Sweat even began to form on their foreheads.
---
"H-Homelander…"
Najma stared at Alex, swallowing hard. Her voice trembled with uncontrollable fear.
That was Homelander.
In front of ordinary people, the Djinn were invincible super-warriors.
But in front of Homelander?
They weren't even worth a hair.
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"Homelander!"
"I can't believe it… it's really you!"
Kamala screamed in delight.
Unlike the original storyline—where Kamala idolized Captain Marvel—
In this altered world shaped by Alex's presence, the person Kamala admired most was Alex.
After all—
In this world, Captain Marvel's spotlight had been completely eclipsed by him.
---
"This is amazing! I finally get to see you in person!"
"Homelander, I'm your biggest fan—look!"
Overwhelmed with excitement, Kamala lifted her outer robe, revealing the T-shirt underneath.
Printed on it—
Was Alex's face.
Alex hadn't expected to run into a hardcore fan like this.
---
"Easy, easy," Alex said with a smile.
"Let me deal with the problem in front of us first, okay?"
"You're here to help me? Oh my God!"
Kamala practically bounced with excitement.
On the other side, Najma and the Djinn looked as if they'd been slapped across the face several times.
Their expressions couldn't have been uglier.
Homelander… was here to help Kamala?
Then what chance did they have left?
---
"I never stated my position before, so I won't pursue what's already happened," Alex said calmly, glancing at them.
"But from now on—Kamala is under my protection."
"You have ten seconds to decide whether you want to live or die."
He delivered the words casually, as if stating an obvious fact.
The Djinn's faces darkened even further.
---
"Homelander, please listen—we never meant to hurt her. We were just—"
Najma hurriedly tried to explain.
"Five seconds," Alex cut her off flatly.
---
"We're leaving!"
Najma's expression shifted several times.
In the end, she didn't dare to truly oppose Homelander.
With extreme reluctance, she waved her sleeve and quickly led her people away.
No matter how stubborn they were, they didn't have the courage to fight him.
Based on Homelander's feats—like battling Infinite Ultron—
He could wipe them all out in a single second.
---
"That was so cool!"
"That was so cool!"
Kamala's eyes sparkled with stars.
Such a terrifying group of Djinn warriors—
Homelander didn't even need to lift a finger. One sentence scared them away.
What kind of dominance was that?
Especially the line "Kamala is under my protection"—
It sent her straight into the clouds.
---
"Alright, the trouble's been dealt with."
Alex clapped his hands lightly and walked up to Kamala.
"Thank you so much, Homelander! Thank you!"
"Oh my God—are you really Homelander?"
"I can't believe you actually showed up and chased the bad guys away for me!"
Kamala burst into excited chatter again.
Alex didn't say anything.
He just smiled and watched her, letting the still-childish girl calm down on her own.
After a few minutes, Kamala finally regained her composure and realized something important.
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"Homelander… did you come here specifically for me?"
She stared at Alex, nervous but excited.
"Yes," Alex nodded.
"I did come for you."
Then he pointed at the bracelet on her wrist.
"Or more precisely—I came for that."
Earlier, Alex had already checked via the system.
The bracelet was indeed an extractable energy source.
Worth 2,000 Origin Points.
Not a huge amount—but—
A mosquito's leg is still meat.
Just because he was strong now didn't mean he could look down on 2,000 points.
After all, some of his earliest missions had only rewarded a few hundred Origin Points at a time.
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