Chapter 122: Don’t Come Closer
Homelander immediately chose to handle the case.
A new line of information appeared on his retina.
[You have accepted this event.]
[Event Name: Mutant Crisis - The Beginning]
[Description: Humanity has never stopped pursuing power, but humans will never know whether they are opening the door to a new world or Pandora's box.]
[Now, an ignorant man has volunteered for an experiment and turned into a monster. Perhaps granting him relief would be a kind of mercy?]
[Event Objective: None. This is your event, and you may handle it as you wish.]
[Event Start!]
Homelander slapped Angelina's peachy bottom. "Get up, I've got work to do."
Meanwhile.
In a dim alley, a girl staggered toward a trash can. Suddenly overcome with nausea, she leaned against the wall and began vomiting.
"Hey, girl, alone at night?"
Late-night New York was never safe, especially for a woman. Startled, she turned around and saw three Black men approaching.
The trio, adorned with earrings, nose rings, gold-plated necklaces, and bracelets, spread out and surrounded her with smirks.
"Get away, or I'll call the police!" the girl shouted, waving her purse in an attempt to scare them off.
With a swoosh, one of the men snatched her purse. He rifled through it, pocketed her phone and cash, then tossed the empty bag into the trash can.
A tall man among them made obscene gestures. "Come on, girl, hang with us. I know a fun spot where we can play some exciting games together, the four of us."
The woman gritted her teeth and tried to run, but one of the men caught her and began groping her.
"Help! Somebody, please!"
She had barely screamed twice before one of them clamped a hand over her mouth.
"Shh, miss."
"Don't make me angry."
He pulled out a small knife and pressed it against her neck.
The group dragged her deeper into the alley.
Tears streamed from her eyes as she envisioned her impending ordeal. Suddenly, she noticed something moving in the shadows ahead.
It appeared to be a person, sparking a flicker of hope within her.
But then, a furry, bear-like paw emerged from the darkness and landed on the shoulder of one of the men.
The man froze and glanced at the paw, swallowing nervously. He pulled out his phone, turned on the flashlight, and aimed it behind him.
"Guys, is there something behind me?"
The group turned to look. The light revealed a monster!
It stood upright like a human but was covered in brown fur. One side of its head resembled a wolf, while the other was the half-face of a man, as if a human and wolf's heads had been crudely stitched together.
The creature had molting wings protruding from its back, one arm resembling a bear's paw and the other an eagle's claw.
Its legs were bent backward, with four thick, blunt claws resembling those of a wolf.
The hybrid monster spoke in garbled tones from its human half-face. "Help... me..."
"My God, what is that?!"
"Damn it!"
"Holy sh*t!"
Two of the men ran off in terror. The third, trembling, pulled out a handgun and aimed at the monster.
The one with the bear paw on his shoulder was on the verge of tears. "Man, what are you doing? Stop it!"
Bang!
The alley lit up as the gunshot echoed. Blood splattered from the human side of the monster's face, blasting a hole that exposed its skull beneath.
The creature let out a roar through its wolf jaws and swiped its paw at the man in front of it. His eyes popped out, and his skull caved in, killing him instantly.
The woman screamed in terror and collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
The other man kept firing.
"Die, you monster!"
"Go to hell!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The gunfire continued as the monster charged through the bullets. It swung its eagle-like claw, impaling the man's body and ripping through his back. Warm liquid sprayed everywhere, some splashing onto the woman's face.
Overwhelmed, the woman fainted, her eyes rolling back.
The monster flung the lifeless man aside, raised its wolf-like leg, and stomped on the woman's head, reducing it to a pulp.
Up ahead, the fleeing man tripped on something and fell flat on his face. As he scrambled to his feet, he heard a roar behind him.
Turning around, he saw a black shadow rushing toward him.
In the dim alley, he caught a glimpse of glowing red lights. The next moment, a grotesque hybrid face loomed before him. The creature's foul breath made him vomit everything he'd eaten the previous night.
The monster opened its jaws and bit down on his neck, violently shaking its head like a wolf before flinging the man away. A chunk of flesh was torn from his neck.
The man's lifeless body lay crumpled against the wall, blood pooling beneath it.
The monster spat out the flesh. Its broken human face uttered indistinct words. "What... am I... doing?"
At that moment, a voice rang out above.
"It seems you can still communicate."
"Hey, what's your name?"
The monster looked up. Reflected in its human eyes was a figure descending from the sky, cloaked in a red cape, dressed in black with golden accents.
Homelander!
The monster raised its bear paw. "Help me... Homelander..."
Homelander frowned and swatted the paw away. "Don't come closer."
"You reek."
"Reek...?"
The monster seemed confused but continued shambling toward him. "Help me..."
"I said."
"Help me!"
Its plea turned into a roar as it charged at Homelander in a frenzy.
The alley suddenly lit up as if the sun had risen.
Two golden beams of heat vision pierced through the monster's head, sweeping downward to bisect its body. The mutilated halves collapsed in the alley, filling it with a heavy stench of blood.
Floating mid-air, Homelander frowned. "What a waste. If it could talk, I could've found out who created it."
"Forget it."
"Rats in the gutter will always reveal themselves eventually."
In a flash, Homelander was gone.
Not long after, a car pulled up outside the alley. A few people in hazmat suits stepped out and entered.
"Found it."
"Chimera No. 1."
"It's dead. Never mind, pack up the corpse."
"And clean up this mess."
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