Starlight's curiosity was piqued by the Deep, and without hesitation, she nodded and smiled. "What you said has made me quite impatient!"
"Haha, what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
Although it was late at night, and it seemed like a man and woman would be alone together, what bad intentions could a high-quality idol like the Deep possibly have?
The two took the elevator upward.
"Come in. This is our command center. Most of the decisions made by the Seven are made here."
"The screens here are connected to two geostationary satellites, and even the license plate numbers of vehicles that violate traffic rules can't escape their eagle-eye monitoring."
"Wow, that sounds cool."
Starlight followed the Deep into the Seven's command hall, where the latter, like a dutiful tour guide, vividly introduced the facilities. Some interesting little stories about heroes made the girl from Des Moines giggle.
Blinded by admiration, Starlight had only one thought—
Just as rumored, the Deep is indeed the best idol among the Seven!
Five minutes later.
"God! What are you trying to do?!"
In the command center, Starlight saw something she shouldn't have seen, and her face turned extremely pale.
The worldview she'd built up over nearly twenty years completely collapsed before her eyes. Looking at the still handsome and dashing Deep, she felt as disgusted as if she'd swallowed a fly that had just flown out of a toilet.
Seeing the girl's horrified and incredulous expression, the Deep innocently fastened his belt.
It was clear that he was very skilled at this move.
The "good older brother" persona he'd maintained for one night completely collapsed. At this moment, he stopped pretending altogether.
He stepped forward, spreading his hands, and smiled nonchalantly. "I thought you would like it. You just said that I was your favorite hero when you were a student."
"That's different! Don't come any closer!"
Starlight's eyes lit up as if being charged, and the electronic screen behind her was shattered by the surging light energy, with some cracks short-circuiting and the displayed images going completely dark.
At night, the lights in the command center weren't all on.
This made the surrounding light even dimmer.
"Don't get excited!"
The burst from Starlight startled the Deep, who hadn't expected that a girl who looked like a porcelain doll could use moves like energy blasts.
Damn it. Am I the only one who doesn't have any other superpowers and can only fight hand-to-hand?
"Hey, listen to me!"
Seeing Starlight turn to leave, the Deep quickly called out to her.
"You don't intend to just leave like this, do you?"
"On your very first night, you openly attacked a senior colleague and damaged company property. Listen, this will make it impossible for you to stay in this line of work."
Starlight's hurried footsteps suddenly stopped.
"What did you say?" She turned around in disbelief, feeling a wave of dizziness. "You dare to lie?"
How could anyone be so shameless and disgusting?
And I actually liked this scumbag for over years?!
"This is not slander. This is the truth."
The Deep stated this with a serious expression.
"Listen, once I make this public, no one will listen to your explanation."
"All of the Seven's fans will attack you online, leaving you with nowhere to retreat."
"Think about your mother. How disappointed she would be if she knew?"
Starlight swayed slightly but managed to grab the wall to avoid fainting from anger.
Seeing that she was beginning to waver, the Deep wore a barely perceptible triumphant smile and slowly approached her again.
"Come on, sweetheart. We're all adults. It might only take a few minutes. It's no big deal!"
"Since you've chosen this profession, you have to accept the rules behind it, right?"
"Believe me, my position in the Seven is second only to Homelander. If I can put in a good word for you, your life will definitely be much easier from now on!"
"This is absolutely not coercion. You have two paths in front of you, and I think you'll make the right choice, right?"
Just as Starlight was about to be overwhelmed, a burst of crisp applause suddenly rang out from the other end of the hall.
Before Starlight could react, the Deep jumped up and turned around in surprise.
The sound of a chair being dragged across the floor echoed. Suddenly all the lights in the hall were turned on.
The sudden change in ambient light caused the Deep to squint, while Starlight didn't have this problem.
If she wanted, her eyes could be brighter than the ceiling lights.
However, the superhuman physique allowed the Deep to quickly adapt to brightness changes that would blind an ordinary person.
He then saw a tall figure standing in front of the window with his back to them, wearing a black trench coat and a gold chain hanging from the collar.
"Don't be nervous, I thought you wanted to have some fun too..."
When the Deep heard his own voice coming from the amplifier of the other person's phone, his expression changed drastically.
"Shit! You actually dared to record a video? Give it to me!"
Jordan ignored him, turned off the video he'd just recorded, found the Twitter app that Steve had registered and logged into on his phone, entered the text, uploaded it with one click, and hit publish.
"The Deep is indeed a fantastic hero—let's see how he cares for newcomers!"
Because his account had the official logo of Vought Corporation, in addition to bot followers, there was also a large number of real fans under the account.
As a result, the first tweet posted by the mysterious new hero attracted attention and caused a huge sensation.
This tweet spread like wildfire, turning the internet into a veritable spectacle.
"Honestly, you're so small."
Jordan looked at the rapidly increasing number of comments and reposts on his phone, then glanced with pity at the Deep, whose defenses had been breached.
"Miss Starlight, I've done my jogb. Aren't you going to do something about it?"
From the moment Jordan had appeared until now, Starlight, who'd just come to her senses, immediately nodded gratefully to the stranger who'd appeared just in time.
The bright lights in the Seven's command hall began to flicker. The Deep changed his expression again and subconsciously turned around, only to see Starlight's eyes shining with an extremely dazzling white light.
The burst of light energy struck the Deep head-on, sending him flying backward in agony. He rolled several times on the ground before crashing into the steps, a sharp pain shooting through the back of his head.
"Damn bitch! You can't do this to me!"
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