**Chapter 204: Supersonic: 100% Progress!**
"It's time to go On Stage." A staff member nearby was adjusting Xia Shang's tie.
"Stan Edgar just told me on the phone that Ryan was kidnapped. Billy and them did it."
Homelander slightly raised his chin and pursed his lips. The muscle lines on both sides of his jaw twitched constantly, and his eyes were filled with even more killing intent.
"If I remember correctly, Ashley Barrett and Queen Maeve were also in the car. Forget about Ashley Barrett, but how did they kidnap Ryan right under Queen Maeve's nose?"
In fact, Xia Shang already had the answer in his heart. It must be that Starlight colluded with Maeve and carried out this kidnapping operation, otherwise it would be impossible to kidnap Ryan so smoothly.
However, the planner behind the scenes should be Billy. After all, besides him, no one would be crazy enough to kidnap Homelander's son.
Xia Shang originally thought the hearing headshot incident would make Billy and them quiet down for a while, but he didn't expect that only a few days had passed since the incident and they couldn't hold back. This time they even directly kidnapped Homelander's son, Ryan. As expected of the guy who can stir up the most trouble in The Boys, even when in adversity, he can still find the key to turning the tables.
"High-concentration halothane." Homelander puffed out his cheeks, took a deep breath, and then exhaled.
"Maeve was knocked out. By the time the police arrived at the scene, she was still in a deep unconscious state."
After hearing this, Xia Shang nodded and said, "No wonder they could kidnap Ryan from Maeve's hands. What are you planning to do now? Go rescue Ryan?"
"How to rescue him? God knows where they've locked up Ryan. The reason they kidnapped Ryan isn't it just to use him to threaten me?"
Homelander had a bit of a headache. Although he knew Billy and them wouldn't dare do anything to Ryan, Ryan was his only son. What if that lunatic Billy, for revenge against him, directly killed Ryan? It wasn't impossible.
"Have Billy and them contacted you?" Homelander asked.
"Since we didn't keep our promise last time, they cut off contact with me. However, you don't need to worry too much. Since Billy can use Ryan to threaten you, you can naturally also threaten him through Becca. As far as I know, everything he is currently doing is for Becca's revenge."
Xia Shang's suggestion made Homelander feel much more at ease. That's right, as long as Becca is still under his control, Billy and the others wouldn't dare act rashly.
...
Snap! The lights in the entire venue suddenly went out. Just as the audience was bewildered and at a loss, several spotlights lit up simultaneously. In the beams of bright light, Homelander, with his back to the Stands, slowly rose from the center of the stage. That iconic Stars and Stripes Flag cape instantly caused thunderous cheers!
"Homelander!!"
"Homelander!!!"
He raised his arms, closed his eyes, enjoying this moment of being the center of attention. Until the cheers began to subside, he then turned to face the audience.
"It's great to see everyone, but I have some bad information to tell everyone." Homelander put away the smile on his face and continued in a deep voice, "Tonight's Grand Finale may have to be temporarily stopped. Some small accidents have occurred at the scene."
"What happened?"
"No way, is it that unlucky? I came specifically for Queen Maeve tonight, did something happen so she can't come?"
"Can anyone explain exactly what happened? It took me a lot of effort to get a ticket."
The audience sitting in the Stands started whispering to each other.
Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was about to get out of control, the Host hurriedly went down the stage and found Xia Shang. "Mr. Jervis, what's the situation? Why was the event suddenly stopped?"
"Queen Maeve and them were attacked by Terrorist and might not be able to come. A-Train also had an accident."
Xia Shang briefly explained the reason for the event's cancellation.
"But now is a critical point in the race. If we suddenly announce a suspension, it might cause significant negative public opinion," the Host said anxiously.
"Give me the microphone."
Xia Shang, who took the microphone, walked On Stage and explained to the audience, "I am the Vice President of Vought International, Mr. Jervis. Due to some special reasons, Queen Maeve and A-Train are temporarily unable to reach the scene, so the event has to be reluctantly stopped. For the detailed reasons, please follow Vought's official Twitter account.
To show Vought's apology, tonight's tickets and everyone's travel or hotel accommodation expenses will be fully reimbursed by Vought. As for the fighters who entered the Grand Finale, we will also give out an exquisite gift. At the same time, the real Grand Finale will resume in a week. Everyone can enter for free with tonight's ticket."
Although the audience in the Stands was slightly dissatisfied, seeing that Vought would fully reimburse the tickets and accommodation expenses, they didn't cause a scene on the spot. Billy felt a bit regretful about this, but his purpose had been achieved. Leaving the Meeting Hall at this time was also not bad.
"Let's go, I can't wait to see that little bastard."
In Billy's eyes, Homelander was undoubtedly a complete bastard, and his son was naturally a little bastard. In short, he didn't have any good feelings towards Ryan. If it wasn't for negotiating with Stan Edgar, he would definitely have shot Ryan with a gun!
Seeing that the audience was starting to leave the scene one after another, Homelander flew directly towards the Secret Base where Becca was held. He had to make sure Becca was still in the Secret Base, otherwise he would truly be in a passive situation.
As for Xia Shang, he drove back to his Villa in the New York Outskirts.
He opened the refrigerator, and after taking out a bottle of milk from it, he sat down on the sofa in the Living Room.
[Congratulations player, you have killed a major character from the source material, gaining 1200 fantasy value]
[Current fantasy value is 4850]
Hmm, the harvest is not bad. One step closer to the goal of ten thousand points.
Then he looked at the fusion bar on the panel.
[Supersonic... Fusing, current progress 85%]
Only 15% left to complete the fusion. Just right, he still had a batch of Compound V left. He estimated that he could increase the fusion progress to 100% tonight.
Xia Shang bent down and pulled out a black box from under the coffee table. Inside were twenty vials of Compound V.
He casually took out a vial of deep blue liquid, then used his fingertip, which had turned into a blade, to cut open the bottle's opening. As the blue liquid was gradually absorbed into his body, the fusion progress on the panel steadily increased.
[Supersonic... Fusing, current progress 87... 89... 92...]
The Compound V in the box was being consumed at an astonishing speed. Because his self-healing ability had greatly improved, the amount of Compound V he could absorb at once was also several times more than before.
However, at the same time, the body's drug resistance to Compound V was also constantly increasing. This stuff was like painkiller tablets; after using one type of painkiller tablet for a long time, you need to increase the dosage to have a noticeable effect.
Soon! The fusion progress reached its peak, 100%!
(End of Chapter)