Billy looked at Aaron, who was smiling ambiguously.
Aaron asked, "So, are you going to fight me to the death for this little bastard?"
Billy's expression was full of doubt and uncertainty.
The destruction of Vought International and the slaughter of Supes was clearly a good thing.
But when he turned around...
Good heavens, he didn't know why he came to watch the drama, only to find himself caught in it.
"Becca, I need an explanation!"
He looked at the woman he missed day and night, the lover who drove him crazy and changed his life.
Rebecca unconsciously turned her head, feeling Ryan's constantly trembling shoulders. Her maternal instincts kicked in, and she pursed her lips, saying, "I'm sorry, Billy, he insisted."
"No, you know what I want to ask. Is this bastard... Homelander's?"
"You never came home just to give birth to him and raise him?!"
Billy felt like his world was collapsing.
Rebecca bit her lip and nodded. "He's still a child, I can't let him grow up without a mother."
"What about me?"
Billy roared, "I looked for you for over ten years!"
Rebecca was silent for a moment and then said, "Billy, please forgive me. If you still love me, please don't hold a grudge against him. After all, he is my biological child."
Billy felt his vision go black, and he could barely stand steady.
"Now that Homelander is dead, the three of us can live together. Can you love him as much as you love me?"
Ryan reacted, looking at the unfamiliar Billy, his eyes slightly red. "No!!!"
Victoria, standing nearby, spoke at the opportune moment, "Ryan, your biological father was Homelander, and he was killed by this man."
"Now, he's here. He will kill all Supes, including me and you."
"If you don't cut the weeds out by the roots, they will grow back. He will never let go of any potential threat."
Ryan's body trembled, and he looked at Aaron with a peculiar gaze.
Even Rebecca was a little flustered.
With an inquiring look and a pleading tone, she said, "Mr. Aaron, Ryan is innocent. He's still a child, he doesn't know anything. I can guarantee he will never harbor thoughts of revenge, I promise."
Aaron didn't speak, still looking at Billy, waiting for his decision.
At some point, Gwenpool took out several slices of watermelon and gave them to Annie and the others. Aaron also ate a slice of watermelon.
"Enough! Victoria, stop your insane actions!"
Mallory, after watching the drama for so long, finally understood.
Seeing Billy about to get embroiled, she quickly stepped forward.
"Victoria, don't try to use innocent lives to shield yourself. Ryan and Becca are innocent."
"Billy, all of this is Vought International's doing. They hid Becca and Ryan from you and Homelander, precisely to use them as leverage at the right moment to threaten you."
"And Mr. Aaron, powerful as you are, you surely wouldn't care about a mere underage Ryan, would you? He is not Homelander, his fate should not be tied to Homelander's."
Aaron shrugged, "Who knows? Like father, like son. While that phrase is often incorrect, you know Ryan perfectly inherited all of Homelander's genes. Who can guarantee that his body and soul haven't inherited Homelander's cruelty and disregard for life?"
"Look at his eyes, they're a spitting image of Homelander's."
At this moment, Ryan's eyes flickered with red light due to fear and anger—the prelude to releasing heat vision.
Gwenpool raised her hand. "Ms. Mallory, according to the original history, you were pushed down by Ryan and tragically died, you know."
Mallory's expression changed repeatedly, and she glanced at Ryan with a strange look.
Could this guy really be a little devil!
"Enough!"
Billy thought for a long time, but he still chose to stand by Rebecca.
"I believe Becca, and Ryan is still young, he doesn't understand anything. I think we should give him a chance."
Billy loved Becca deeply. He had searched for her for years, invested countless time and energy, and done countless despicable things. How could he just give up?
Otherwise, all his previous efforts would have been in vain.
It's good that Rebecca is back, she's his.
It's just having a child, that's all. Actually, from another perspective, Rebecca is his wife, so her child is his child.
He doesn't even have to spend money to raise him. Someone helped him raise the child, which is equivalent to getting a son for free.
Actually, if you think about it, it's not bad?
He comforted himself this way.
He had no choice, the deed was done. He could only accept it.
After all, he was a real man. If it were other men... heh, even if they wanted to be a stepfather, they wouldn't have the tolerance.
Aaron finished his watermelon and clapped.
Aaron expressed indifference. If they thought they could teach Ryan well, then let them teach him.
However, he would leave a hidden hand. As long as Ryan touched the 'line' he left, there would be ways to deal with him.
This scene made the others look at Billy with shock.
Especially Victoria, her mouth wide open, never expecting things to develop in this direction.
What a talent!
But she brought Ryan and Rebecca here not to help their family reunite.
She secretly made a gesture to the back.
Mindstorm hesitated for a moment, then looked up, and Ryan's eyes suddenly glowed brightly.
"If you want to be my stepfather, then help me avenge my father."
Billy was a bit conflicted, this wasn't what he expected.
He subconsciously glanced at Aaron, finding that the other party was looking right at him, with an expression that seemed to say: Are you moved?
Not daring to move! Not daring to move at all!
Billy touched the temporary Compound V in his pocket. This was Mallory's last resort, acquired at some cost. If an accident occurred, he would inject this substance at any time, becoming the very Supe he detested most.
But even so, he didn't dare to truly fight Aaron.
It would be certain death!
"You're smart."
Aaron no longer looked at Billy, not even willing to approach him. He worried about getting bad luck from contact with such a person. He certainly didn't want to be a stepfather.
"Alright, don't use your psychic abilities in front of me, Mindstorm."
Mindstorm's mind trembled, perhaps sensing that this was a good opportunity. As Aaron looked over, his magical eyes met his.
Psychic ability activated!
It worked!
Wait, that guy... No, damn it, what is that? That's... an abyss!
When Mindstorm tried to invade Aaron's consciousness, he suddenly plunged into a dark, deep, endless abyss. It seemed to be a black hole that swallowed everything, and at the same time, endless, vast psychic power surged around it.
Compared to it, Mindstorm was like a helpless ant, diving headfirst, and then...
Boom!
His mental consciousness exploded, his mind instantly disintegrated, all his memories were shattered, and even his consciousness turned to dust.
In just an instant, Mindstorm became an idiot, irreversible, incurable.
"Mushroom, I'm a mushroom."
He clapped his hands over his head and laughed, spinning in circles.
He not only lost his free will, but his psychic abilities were also shattered, losing all his means.
Aaron shook his head. "You are a true warrior. Even Trigon never thought to have a psychic clash with me."
Victoria's eyes widened. She never expected Mindstorm, on whom she had placed so much hope, to become an idiot in the blink of an eye.
No, wasn't Aaron a spatial Supe? Perhaps he also had some amplification abilities.
But how could his mind be so powerful too?
That was Mindstorm, a powerful being who even Soldier Boy feared.
Victoria sensed trouble. Her eyes rolled back, and she quickly tried to activate her ability.
Her ability's essence was to control blood, creating pressure to cause internal explosions.
But her ability had a weakness: she had to see the target to activate it, making her naturally countered by speed and spatial Supes.
Also, if the body's internal strength reached the level of Homelander and Soldier Boy, they could ignore her ability.
The former Annie, or A-Train, could easily be killed by her if unprepared.
Victoria had always believed Aaron was not a physical Supe, so she thought about threatening him.
But... when she tried to control the blood in Aaron's body, she found she couldn't control it.
Aaron's blood ignored her thoughts, flowing as usual.
Victoria realized a possibility.
Aaron was smiling at her. "Sorry, I can also control blood."
Victoria's heart tightened, and she suddenly felt her head swell.
"No!"
Bang!
Victoria exploded into pieces.
Aaron hated scheming women like her. Most importantly, she was Edgar's adopted daughter and had even given birth to a child. Now she had become his enemy and dared to threaten him, so naturally, death was her only option.
To use a person's own methods against them could be considered retribution.
Aaron then looked at the TNT Twins and Gunpowder.
The latter hadn't even reacted before he was scared to death by a single glance.
In front of everyone, Aaron devoured all of them. Unfortunately, he only got some useless data.
"Alright, it's time to go."
Aaron waved to Mallory and the others, leaving a meaningful look, then with a flick of his hand, the group instantly vanished.
Mallory's expression changed repeatedly.
Recalling the abilities Aaron had displayed, she realized that Victoria's plan might have failed from the very beginning. Not even a nuclear bomb could possibly harm him.
Just as Aaron had said, he wasn't a human, he was a god.
Not like Homelander, the scum of humanity, but a true, omniscient, omnipotent, all-powerful God.
Mallory frantically began searching for any trace of Aaron's existence. She wanted to confirm her suspicions.
However, no matter how she searched, there was no trace of Aaron's existence anywhere in the world before a few days ago.
No, perhaps he had always existed.
Existing in the depths of history, existing in orally transmitted myths and legends.
Mallory would never know Aaron's origin.
From that day on, Aaron no longer appeared.
After dealing with the subsequent troubles, Aaron took Firecracker and the others to the beach.
"Gwenpool, do you have any ideas for the upcoming developments?"
Gwenpool was stunned, but quickly realized Aaron was referring to the 'pilgrimage' matter. To be honest, she hadn't gained much 'scripture' but had certainly gained a lot of 'essence'.
A full supply every day, she was stuffed.
Gwenpool's brows furrowed. "Don't even mention it. You were right, the Boys has very little reference value."
"What kind of Superheroes are these? Most of them are a bunch of scoundrels who commit all sorts of evil."
"If we truly operate according to Vought International's methods, Crystal Group will only be despised by everyone."
Using media and vested interests, combined with armed forces, to maintain a facade of justice. It might work for a short time, but what's fake is ultimately fake.
The public's eyes are sharp. After being briefly deceived, they will eventually discover what is real and what is fake through details. Lies will eventually be exposed.
If the higher-ups keep trying to cover things up without changing, problems will only accumulate.
Even without another Aaron, there would still be groups like The Boys to overturn the lies.
What's more, Gwenpool never intended to forcibly control the world using Aaron's power.
These words made Queen Maeve and the others quite embarrassed. To have their universe criticized like this by Gwenpool was awkward.
But who could blame her? She was only stating facts.
If it weren't for Aaron, none of them would have had a good outcome.
"However, having said that, there is still some reference value here."
"I think the most important thing is that the superhumans we create are sufficiently righteous and steadfast."
"Coupled with our promotional efforts, I believe we can barely achieve our goals."
Gwenpool still highly regarded Vought International's public relations capabilities.
The two worlds were quite similar in some aspects.
The Seven correspond to the Justice League.
If Vought International could package a bunch of scumbags as righteous heroes, there was no reason why they couldn't.
Especially when dealing with genuine righteous heroes.
Aaron nodded. "Take it back and study it slowly."
Gwenpool said with full energy, "Leave it all to me. In ten years, I will show you a world living in peace."
Aaron was noncommittal about this.
It was just one Earth, it didn't mean much to him. It was merely to let his women have fun.