Alex understood Starlight very well.
She was... yeah, she was a good person.
Back at the Empire State Building, she had stayed behind to comfort people she didn't even know.
Not to mention that this time, the person in trouble was "Supersonic."
Alex bet she would come looking for him very soon.
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Sure enough, by the afternoon, Starlight could no longer hold back and came to find Alex.
Inside the command hall, Starlight hesitated before saying, "Homelander, can I know what conditions you need before you'll help Supersonic?"
Alex put down the newspaper and looked at the girl.
He smiled and spread his hands.
"Starlight, that really hurts."
"You make me sound like some selfish person."
"Is that the kind of person I am in your eyes?"
"That makes me pretty sad."
"Look into my eyes. Look at them. Don't you see anything in them?"
Starlight showed an awkward smile and waved her hand.
"No, I didn't mean that, Homelander."
"Really, I think you're a very good person."
"You're always willing to help people on the team."
"And you generously forgave my mistakes."
"You're a gentleman. A real gentleman."
Alex found it funny inside.
This girl did not seem as blunt and straightforward anymore.
But that was fine too.
People who were too straightforward had a hard time surviving in society, let alone this superhuman society.
"Hearing you say that, my chest doesn't hurt as much now."
Alex raised a hand, signaling for Starlight to come closer.
Near her ear, he whispered softly, "Even though I don't need Supersonic's gratitude, as a member of the Seven Tower—"
"I'm very willing to help him."
"However, with just me alone..."
"It'll probably be hard to help Supersonic. This matter also requires your involvement."
"But before that, Starlight, I need to know something."
"Are you willing to take a risk for Supersonic?"
As Alex spoke, his breath kept brushing against Starlight's ear, making the girl rub her feet lightly inside her boots.
Her breathing became a little heavier. She could not focus properly and asked absentmindedly, "Take a risk?"
"I need to take a risk for Supersonic?"
Alex leaned back against the chair and said with a charming smile, "The thing on Supersonic is like some kind of parasite."
"It has already formed a symbiotic relationship with him."
"I scanned its condition. It has already spread deep into Supersonic's blood vessels and organs. It may be absorbing nutrients this way."
"So like I said earlier, if we attack it by force, even if we can kill it, Supersonic will still suffer irreversible damage."
Starlight covered her mouth with her hand and let out a small sound.
"Is Supersonic's situation really that bad?"
"Very bad. Or rather, extremely terrible."
Alex's gaze swept over Starlight's long legs as he said, "If Supersonic weren't a superhuman, trust me, he'd probably already be dead."
"Then what should we do?", Starlight asked.
Alex stood up, wrapped an arm around Starlight, and walked toward the floor-to-ceiling window.
"We need to separate that thing from Supersonic first."
"Based on what I scanned, even though Supersonic isn't dead yet, he won't last much longer."
"So I'm guessing that thing should be looking for a new host within the next few days."
"Even if Supersonic can hold on a little longer, if a stronger host appears in front of it and keeps moving around in front of it, I believe it won't be able to resist."
Starlight's mouth opened slightly.
"You mean for me to get close to Supersonic, then lure the thing on him to transfer onto me?"
Alex patted her shoulder, "That's right. You're pretty smart."
"As soon as it transfers, I'll kill it immediately."
"But I can't guarantee I'll kill it in time."
"After all, I know nothing about it."
"What if it manages to avoid my attack? Then you might end up in danger."
"That's why I asked you whether you're willing to take a risk for Supersonic."
Only then did Starlight understand what kind of danger she would be taking on.
She did not answer immediately and instead said, "Can you let me think about it?"
"Of course."
Alex held her shoulders and said, "You're responsible for the most dangerous part, so I also hope you think it through carefully."
"Tell me after you've decided. You know how to contact me."
Starlight nodded and left.
Just then, Maeve came in.
She glanced at Starlight walking out.
"What were you two talking about just now?"
Alex sat on the table and laughed, "We were talking about some pretty private things. Want to know?"
"I can tell you."
"No, no," Maeve waved her hands with a smile, "I'm not interested in that kind of thing."
"Has there been any movement from the Department of Defense lately?", Alex asked casually.
Maeve shrugged, "Nothing much. Other than Olga Company signing a few contracts with the Department of Defense, nothing major."
"Oh right, recently I've often seen Minister Wilson traveling together with Dr. Vogelbaum. No idea where they're going."
Alex smiled, "Looks like those two are in their honeymoon phase right now."
"It's fine. I'll find a way to figure it out."
After chatting with Maeve for a while, Ashley came looking for her and took Maeve away to shoot the second phase of the Department of Defense promotional advertisement.
With nothing to do, Alex opened his inventory and took out two items.
"Odin's Eyepatch" and "Rune Stone: Heart of Winter."
[Odin's Eyepatch: This belongs to Odin, King of Asgard, ruler of the divine palace, guardian of the Nine Realms, and Father of the Gods. Wearing it over your left eye temporarily increases your wisdom, giving you more inspiration and helping you come up with clever plans others will praise. Wearing it over your right eye temporarily makes the creatures you see become violent, reckless, and unwilling to think.]
[Symbol "Heart of Winter": One of the Frost Giant King's favored spells. It can create a low-temperature environment suited for Frost Troll activity, allowing the Frost Giant race to move around in most environments. At the same time, it deals frostbite, extreme cold, and freezing damage.]
"'Odin's Eyepatch' is pretty interesting."
"Wearing it on the left eye increases wisdom. Wearing it on the right eye makes opponents violent and reckless and unwilling to think."
Alex rubbed his nose.
"I remember Odin always wore the eyepatch over his left eye back then. Which means I may have been affected by the eyepatch at the time?"
"Odin really deserves the title of Father of the Gods. If he weren't already old, I might not have been his match."
Alex then looked at the rune stone emitting cold air.
"This spell is pretty useless to me. I don't need to move around in low-temperature environments."
"However, low temperatures don't affect me."
"In other words, using this spell against opponents who fear the cold could give me a greater advantage."
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