Seeing Hughie being robbed, The Deep instantly recalled all the possible plot twists.
He was absolutely, completely, and unconditionally certain that this extra plot point was absent from the original story.
After all, at this moment, Hughie should have been guarding Translucent along with Butcher and the others, looking for a way to kill Translucent, and under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t have left his warehouse.
Let alone get attacked in the middle of the night.
However, in reality, Hughie was standing right there, staring with a terrified expression at the two men who were attacking him.
If everything went according to plan, these two men would most likely rob him of all his money, and if he was unlucky, he might even take a bullet.
‘Where is Butcher?’ ‘Where are you, Butcher!
Come out and save him!’ ‘If not him, Frenchie would do too!
Why aren’t you main characters here at such a critical moment!’ Kevin initially didn’t want to get involved, and seeing that it was Hughie, he felt even more awkward.
Saving Hughie = interacting with the main characters = getting into trouble in the future = being persecuted by Homelander…
Just thinking about it made Kevin feel like his hair was starting to fall out.
But if he didn’t save him, and Hughie died here, that would also cause problems in the future.
Of course, it could be a good opportunity to earn skill points.
After all, if the main character died here, the subsequent plot would definitely become unrecognizable, and Kevin could earn a massive amount of skill points.
Maybe he should just let him die?
Kevin really wanted to do that; he truly wanted to.
But perhaps because he had been standing at the intersection for too long, he caught the attention of the two men, and one of them even took the initiative to say to Kevin.
“Hey!
What are you looking at?!
You looking for a beating, kid!” “?” Seeing one of them point a gun at him, Kevin twitched, veins bulging on his forehead.
‘Alright, alright, alright.
You chose the path to hell.’ Kevin, who initially had no intention of interfering, now seemed to have no other choice.
If he could withstand an armed attack, then there was no point in him staying in The Seven; he might as well retire early.
Thinking this, Kevin glanced at his clothes.
It wasn’t his hero suit, but ordinary casual wear.
If he put up his hood, no one would recognize him.
At least he wouldn’t have to worry about being filmed and posted online out of context, avoiding cyberbullying.
Since Kevin was worried it would be awkward for Hughie to see anyone from Vought International, he didn’t call to notify Vought.
Confirming his disguise was in order, Kevin called out to the two men.
“Hey, guys, looks like you are the ones looking for a beating.” “?” Kevin’s highly insulting remark stunned the two men, and the one holding the gun was about to curse.
But Kevin didn’t give them a chance to speak.
The moment they turned around, he rushed forward and kicked the one with the gun.
At the same time, he spun around, reached out, and grabbed the other man by the neck.
From the moment Kevin spoke to the moment he dealt with the two men, less than three seconds had passed.
Kevin neutralized the two men in the alley.
One of them lay on the ground, groaning in pain, having likely broken a couple of ribs.
The second one was being choked by Kevin, his face almost turning purple, and his legs kicking like a rabbit being held up.
‘Should I say something right now?
Whatever.’ Kevin initially wanted to say some harsh words, but upon reflection, couldn’t come up with anything suitable.
He let go of the man he was holding and then stepped on the wrist of the man lying on the ground, crushing it.
Because that guy was about to reach for his gun.
“Ahhhh!!!!” Kevin didn’t hold back.
Given his current physical strength, that kick probably broke the man’s wrist.
But he deserved such treatment; Kevin felt no pity for him whatsoever.
In fact, if Hughie hadn’t been there, Kevin might very well have killed the two of them.
Tossing aside the man he had been holding, Kevin dusted off his hands in disgust and said.
“Before I change my mind and kill you, you had better get out of here.
I am giving you five seconds.” After saying this, Kevin didn’t wait for them to say anything and began counting.
“One…” As soon as that number was spoken, the two men didn’t even have time to ask Kevin any questions and scrambled to run out of the alley.
When they had moved aside, Kevin smiled and prepared to leave.
The feeling of power was truly pleasant; it felt even better than just being rich.
Having both power and money was the best scenario.
Currently, Kevin’s main goal was still to earn enough money for retirement.
Having done a good deed, Kevin turned to leave, having no intention of interacting with Hughie.
But Hughie didn’t give Kevin the chance to walk away.
Seeing that Kevin was about to leave, Hughie quickly said.
“Wait!
I…
I haven’t thanked you yet!” “Thank me?
They provoked me first, I was just taking out my anger.
No need to thank me, I am leaving.” Kevin waved his hand and said.
If nothing unexpected happened, it would have ended there: they both would have gone home, minding their own business, with no connection to each other whatsoever.
That was how it should have been.
However— “The Deep…
you…
you are The Deep, right?” Hughie called out to Kevin again.
He didn’t know where he got the courage to call out a guy like Kevin, who was clearly a superhero, especially since he should have had a deep understanding of the temperaments of superheroes at that time.
The idea of leaving peacefully collapsed.
Kevin took a deep breath, turned his head, and put on a fierce expression.
“Kid, don’t you watch movies?
Don’t you know that speaking up now will only lead to trouble?
Tell me, how do you want to die?
I will grant your wish.” “Uhm…” Hughie, who initially just wanted to thank Kevin, was instantly terrified by his fierce look.
However, he quickly realized that if Kevin truly wanted to kill him, there would have been no need to save him just now.
Thinking about this, Hughie nervously explained.
“I…
I just wanted to thank you, sorry…
I am sorry…” “Are you trying to thank me or apologize?” “Of course, it is an apology!
Uh…
that doesn’t sound right either…” Due to his nervousness, Hughie misspoke, and Kevin couldn’t keep up the tough guy act any longer.
He looked at the foolish kid in front of him and sighed.
“Alright, Do you have anything else?
If not, I am leaving…
Forget it, where do you live?
I will walk you back so you don’t get robbed again on the way.” Since his identity had already been exposed, keeping his distance from the other party now seemed somewhat inappropriate.
‘Come to think of it, passing up the chance to walk a beautiful girl like Starlight home, only to walk a grown man back—am I crazy?..’ Kevin thought to himself.
Hearing that Kevin wanted to take him back, Hughie initially nodded subconsciously, then suddenly remembered something and shook his head frantically.
“No…
no need, I can go back myself!” “Oh?” Seeing Hughie in this state, Kevin immediately guessed the reason for his refusal and said meaningfully.
“Kid, do you realize you look very suspicious right now?
Tell me, what bad thing have you done?” “…” ‘Kidnapping Translucent and currently attempting to murder him—could that be considered a bad thing?’ Hughie thought to himself.
But as long as he isn’t stupid, he definitely won’t say that in front of The Deep.
He just shook his head like a drum and stiffly changed the subject.
“Um, The Deep…
would you…
like me to buy you a drink?” The way Hughie tried to change the subject was very clumsy, but Kevin kindly decided not to push the matter further.
Figuring that the alcohol was free anyway, and it would be a waste not to drink it, Kevin agreed with Hughie’s words and said.
“Sure, drinks are on you.” “That is exactly right.” Hughie nodded repeatedly.