77th floor, experimental firing range.
Through the hole, Morgan could clearly see the blue sky and white clouds outside.
Not bad, its power is comparable to Soldier Boy’s small chest blast.
It’s just that the initial velocity of the weapon isn’t very fast; it probably wouldn’t even hit an A-Train who was prepared.
Let’s call it [Starlight Hand Cannon Mark I].
———————— News from the 77th floor spread like wildfire, reaching the Vought senior board of directors immediately.
They knew about the energy weapon Daisy was developing.
This item wasn’t actually Daisy’s original creation; there had long been a basic prototype for such a weapon.
But it was too much of a hassle, consuming a lot of energy only to emit a small amount.
It was completely pointless.
Wouldn’t sending it over physically have the same effect?
So, research into energy weapons had been halted.
“Who would have thought that combining it with Starlight’s superpower would have such a miraculous effect!” “That’s only useful for Starlight!
For anyone else, it’s still scrap metal!” “You’re right, let’s fire Daisy.
What kind of stuff is she researching?” “What’super-powered fill lights,’ ‘all-around drop-resistant and high-temperature-resistant cameras’…
“Our Equipment Department is here to ensure the Cleanup Department can smoothly clean up Tumor Beasts!” “It’s not for her to research exclusive weapons for her best friend!
She uses so many valuable materials from our Equipment Department, then turns around and arms Starlight with them.” “Disgusting!
Traitor!
My Equipment Department will not keep this person!
I recommend firing her!” “Seconded!” “Seconded!” With the head of the Equipment Department’s speech, Daisy predictably lost her job.
Meanwhile, the news also reached Homelander.
Starlight has gotten stronger again!
A few days ago, air traffic control first detected her flying speed exceeding Mach 1.
And then there was today’s energy burst…
Even Homelander had to admit she had some talent.
Normally, after a Superhuman reaches adulthood, further improvement is almost impossible.
Yet, Starlight broke her own limits through training during her academy days and developed a flight mode.
Now she’s even stronger again.
If this continues, won’t she dare to jump around in front of me soon!?
That’s right, even if he admitted she had some talent, it was just ‘jumping around’ to him.
The current A-Zu, not yet humbled, was still the confident Homelander.
In terms of talent, he was supersonic at eight years old.
No one could oppose him, surpass him; he was the only god standing at the pinnacle.
His expectation for Starlight was merely that she might reach a level where she wouldn’t be instantly killed by him.
A-Zu: With that gay guy (Soldier Boy) gone, I’m invincible!
—————— In Homelander’s plans for the future, no one was allowed to prance around in front of him.
Immediately, he called for the Invisible Man.
Since the other party knew his weakness (fear of online backlash).
Then, he planned to play a dirty trick…
———————— Manhattan East District, Morgan’s home.
Daisy sat by the barbecue grill, chugging bottles of wine, crying into Morgan’s arms.
“Wuwu, Morgan, they’re so heartless~” “I worked tirelessly for Vought, developing so much for them…” “So much…” “…” Wait!
She seemed to understand why she was fired…
Looking at the drunken Daisy, a flash of inspiration struck, and she suddenly began to think.
Morgan inwardly cursed, ‘Not good!’ and immediately spoke to interrupt her thoughts.
“Vought International, they are blind and can’t see your talent, nor do they appreciate those great inventions!” “But I will make good use of them and make you a world-renowned genius girl!” Seeing the drunkard giggle, Morgan seized the opportunity again, waving her small hand grandly and saying: “The losses on the 77th floor, your share, I’ll compensate!” “Let’s start a company too!
Make it big and strong, so Vought knows what kind of genius they’ve lost!” “Give those idiotic executives a hard slap in the face!
Make them regret their decision for the rest of their lives!” The little drunkard’s eyes lit up, and she agreed repeatedly.
“Okay!
Let’s register the company right now!” To get the other party on board, she used all her moves at once.
“By the way, what do you plan to call the company?” “Just, just call it [Stark Industries]!” “Pfft!” “What’s wrong?” “Let me ask you something, do you plan to build battle suits?” “How did you know!
I work hard to earn money precisely to build battle suits and fulfill my hero dream!” Well, she’d recruited a copycat Iron Man!
A civilian version, a working-class Iron Man!
No wonder the other party could make all the ideas she proposed.
She thought it was because they clicked.
Turns out she’d led herself astray!
Will this girl equip herself haphazardly in the future?
Changing a palm cannon into a 10 trillion lumen super flashlight?
One shot illuminating a small Earth…
Just thinking about it…
Doesn’t seem bad either?
If that day really comes, won’t she apply her abilities to the heavens?
Hehe, I really found a treasure…
———————— The two chatted about life and ideals.
Time quickly passed as they envisioned their future…
Vought International Headquarters, Vought Tower.
Today was exceptionally lively, as The Deep’s rookie celebration was about to be held.
It was supposed to be held yesterday, but for some reason, it was postponed by a day.
When Morgan heard it was postponed, not canceled: Oh, he’s not dead?
Not participating in the other party’s celebration, avoiding countless reporters and Morgan finally arrived at her office door.
With a slight lift of her hand, a trace of electricity passed through the electronic access control.
“Beep!
No access!” ?
What’s going on?
She clearly didn’t have a habit of locking her office door; this broken door usually opened with a jolt of electricity, right?
What’s wrong today?
Could it be…
someone entered with a keycard, and the program reset?
Could it be Homelander’s revenge?
Homelander’s vindictive personality…
Thinking of this, Morgan felt there was a high possibility someone inside was trying to set her up.
Not to mention that for Superhumans, this door was no different from paper.
Even the access card for this door could be obtained from the logistics department for a small fee.
…
She should still be cautious.
Morgan took out her phone and opened the hidden camera in her office.
No one knew about the secretly installed camera.
“No one?” From the monitor’s perspective, it was empty inside.
The playback also showed no one entering…
No!
At 3 AM, all surveillance here was missing 5 seconds!
An interference device!
Or an ability user!
She herself was an expert in this area; she could do something similar, making the surveillance go black for five seconds!
Her office didn’t hide any secrets, so it definitely wasn’t for money.
Then, it was to deal with her, and the surveillance couldn’t see anyone…
the Invisible Man!
Whether it was him or not, she would know with a single electric pulse, so she immediately stroked the floor.
Under Morgan’s control, a powerful voltage spread across every corner of the office through the floor.
“Clang!” The sound confirmed her suspicion.
In the video, the Invisible Man, though electrocuted, managed not to reveal himself, but the can he was holding, blocked by his arms, slipped and fell.
Resulting in a can appearing out of thin air.
Zooming in on the video, she saw that the can contained nerve gas, capable of knocking out an elephant in one second.
“Holy crap!
Invisibility + knockout gas!” A super sneaky guy!
Fortunately, she had good habits for dealing with sneaky people and was cautious enough.
Immediately, she turned off the video and increased the electrical output…
Since you chose this place as your grave, then so be it…