19-Homelander

The butcher never used to bring someone he didn't know into the team. He had figured out that Derek was not your ordinary guy, so he had brought him to Translucent.

If Derek could kill Translucent, it would be a great help to their cause. They had tried many methods, but none of them could penetrate Translucent's carbon fiber skin.

Derek could only hurt Translucent with his punches. Derek's punches were so powerful that each hit shook the ground.

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With each punch, the invisible man's face bled more. He was probably unconscious because he no longer struggled to get free or speak.

I didn't think about it and continued to punch. When I heard a cracking sound, I stopped. The invisible man became visible again.

When I looked at his face, I was a bit disgusted; his face had caved in, and his skull had burst.

[Congratulations! You've completed your second hunt; your next target will be revealed within two hours.]

Getting up and looking at the team with surprise, I was about to say something to them when someone came out of the side wall and bumped into me, dragging me along.

The impact sent me flying about twenty meters, breaking through many walls. My head was spinning, and my vision was a bit blurry.

I forced myself to get up and looked at the person who had bumped into me. They were wearing a superhero costume and a cape.

They were about my height, with blonde hair, fair skin, and blue eyes. They looked at me with an angry expression on their face.

Based on my conversation with the team, I can say that this person is Homelander.

They flew towards me at an incredible speed and threw a punch. The punch wasn't as powerful, but combined with their speed, it sent me flying once again.

This time, I quickly got up and Homelander was flying towards me at high speed. Just as he was about to hit me, I threw a punch as if swinging a hammer from above.

With the force of the punch, Homelander fell to the ground, dazed. I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the side with all my strength.

After breaking through many walls, he flew outside the restaurant. He got up from the ground and charged at me again. His speed was at an incredible level; I couldn't react in time.

He caught me around the waist and continued to fly. After smashing through countless walls, we reached the outside of the restaurant. My back was aching, and I was probably bruised.

When we got outside, he released me and delivered a powerful punch. The punch hit my ribs, causing some pain but not much. As I mentioned, his speed was incredible, but his strength was far below mine.

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After the punch to my ribs, he threw another punch at the same spot. I caught his fist and hit his jaw with all my strength.

The force of the blow sent him flying, breaking through the restaurant's fences. He quickly got up, looked at me angrily, and fired a laser beam at me.

As the laser beams came toward my face, I blocked them with my arms. While my defense was strong, I could still feel the burning in my arms.

A few seconds passed, and Homelander didn't stop firing the lasers. I pulled my arms back and started running toward him. As I did, the lasers hit my face and then my chest.

Despite the intense pain, I had a big grin on my face. I had finally found someone who could challenge me, even though I didn't use the chaos blades.

When Homelander saw me running towards him, he stopped firing the lasers and flew towards me.

When we collided, there was a loud noise, creating a shockwave. The impact pushed me back a couple of steps, but I didn't fall.

I grabbed Homelander by the neck and slammed him to the ground. While I did, he kept punching my ribs non-stop.

The pain in my ribs increased, and I threw Homelander into the demolished restaurant. My arms, face, and chest had severe burn marks, especially the wounds on my arms were deep.

I had large bruises on my back and ribs. Even though my regeneration was incredibly high, if I wanted to heal quickly, I needed to focus.

When I heard a noise from the ruined restaurant, I assumed a defensive position and stood my ground.

Homelander flew out of the destroyed restaurant and charged at me with maximum speed. He held a metal pipe almost two meters long in his hand.

I couldn't keep up with his speed, and he stabbed the metal pipe into my abdomen.

"You son of a bitch!" I said and grabbed him by the throat.

He didn't care if I strangled him, and he pushed the metal pipe with all his might. The end of the metal pipe came out of my back, causing me to groan in pain.

In anger, I started punching Homelander in the face. Despite his attempts to break free, it was in vain.

Realizing he couldn't escape, he began shooting laser beams from his eyes into my face. When the laser beams came so close to my face, I felt intense pain, but I didn't stop punching him.

As the laser beams hit my eyes, I groaned in agony. Even though I couldn't see, I continued punching until I lost my sight. I slammed Homelander to the ground with all my strength, then threw him away.

Even though I couldn't see, my ears could hear his movements. Instead of attacking me, Homelander quickly retreated from the scene.

"I will kill you eventually!" I yelled.

As Homelander moved away, I felt an immense heat coursing through me. The heat was so intense that it caused me some discomfort.

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't bring the war god template to one hundred percent. I knew that if I wanted to bring the template to one hundred percent, I had to engage in a battle to the death, and this battle was exactly that.

The heat tore my muscles apart and rebuilt them. This process was so painful that even I, with high pain tolerance, groaned in agony.

After what felt like five agonizing minutes, the heat disappeared. I could feel the tremendous physical strength coursing through me. My physical strength, endurance, and reflexes had improved dramatically.

While I was contemplating this, I heard the footsteps of three people approaching me.

"Are you still alive?" Butcher asked.

I couldn't see his facial expression, but I was a hundred percent sure he was looking at me with a big smile on his face.

I reached down and pulled out the pipe that had been embedded in my stomach and threw it aside. I couldn't see them, but this action shocked the three people.

"Are you a human?" Hughie asked.

I smiled at this question and didn't answer. I clenched my fists and focused on healing.

This ability had been imprinted in my head when I received the war god template. I felt a warmth inside me, and this warmth rapidly healed the injured areas.

Wounds that would have been fatal to kill someone were healed in just five seconds in front of the eyes of three bewildered people.

To heal this fast, I needed to focus, so I couldn't use it in battles.

When my eyes healed, I surveyed my surroundings. I hadn't paid much attention while my eyes healed, I surveyed my surroundings. I hadn't paid much attention while I was in battle, but my fight with Homelander had turned this place into a ruin.

After examining my surroundings, I examined my body. My wounds had healed, but there were still scars on my arms and stomach.

"You're definitely not a human," Hughie said, his face showing shock.

Butcher and the Frenchman had the same expression on their faces, but I didn't care. My second prey would be revealed in two hours, and I had to wait for that. I couldn't wait in this ruin, that was for sure.

"Where are we going?" I asked Butcher.

When Butcher heard my question, the shocked expression on his face disappeared, and his classic expression replaced it.

"I know a place," Butcher said.