Green, and green again.
Seeing the green flashes around him, Kevin remained quite calm.
Even if Loki or his future self appeared before him now, Kevin would just smile faintly, completely unconcerned.
This wasn't calmness; it was mainly because Kevin was a bit numb.
Sorcerer Supreme Wen Yi, the one who remained, Story God Loki, and that future self who may or may not exist.
They were all experts, sending him wherever they pleased, making him go wherever they wanted.
Kevin didn't even know how to resist.
Since he didn't know how to resist, he might as well lie flat and accept it.
Kevin wanted to see what other tricks these people could play on him.
But gradually, Kevin felt something was off.
He wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but he kept feeling... his body seemed to be... shrinking??
"Holy shit!! Are you serious!?"
After a while, Kevin finally realized it wasn't his imagination; he wasn't just seemingly shrinking, he was genuinely shrinking!!
Under the influence of the power of time, his body was gradually eroded, transforming from an adult into a teenager.
Soon after, he became a seven or eight-year-old boy.
"Stop stop stop!!! If this continues, I'll be gone! Gone!!!"
Watching his body shrink more and more, Kevin finally started to panic.
Rejuvenation was fine, becoming a child was fine, but don't turn me into an infant!
If you keep this up, I'll turn into a fertilized egg in a bit!
I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die—!
In his panic, Kevin completely abandoned his resigned attitude.
Before he completely turned into an infant, Kevin quickly opened his skill tree, raising his already tiny fingers to search for a dungeon world he could cross into.
"Good! The cross-world function is unlocked!"
To Kevin's surprise, the cross-world function was unlocked and no longer restricted; Kevin could travel to other dungeon worlds or return to The Boys world at any time.
However, because he wasn't sure if his shrinking was temporary or if he would be permanently fixed like this and have to grow up again, Kevin didn't plan to go back.
Since he wasn't planning to return to The Boys world, Kevin didn't have many options left.
Either go to the world where Kevin was the Sorcerer Supreme, which was the Marvel Universe from the 'What if' series.
Or go to the DC Universe.
Otherwise, he could also try going to the Mutant Academy founded by Wolverine.
However, whether it was the what if world or Wolverine's world, both belonged to Marvel.
Thinking about how many versions of himself existed in this world now, with many of them wanting to capture and research him, Kevin subconsciously dismissed this option.
So, only the DC Universe remained.
In short, he would go to the DC Universe to lie low first.
Once he returned to adult size, he would go back to The Boys world.
That was Kevin's original plan.
However, as he was about to head to the DC Universe to lie low, his vision suddenly went black, and something enveloped him.
His consciousness began to blur, and before it vanished, he used his last bit of perception to sense his current state.
"You motherfucker... why did you put me in an egg...?"
Kevin wanted to curse, but he didn't know who to curse.
The thing that was now enveloping Kevin, blocking his entire vision, was an eggshell.
Kevin was completely wrapped inside that eggshell.
Although this eggshell didn't look much like an egg, with distinct edges and a strange metallic texture on its surface, at least Kevin didn't have to worry about turning into a fertilized egg and disappearing into the river of time.
His consciousness of seeking refuge in the DC Universe gradually faded.
Unable to even think, Kevin finally closed his eyes, giving up the struggle.
As long as he didn't die, it was fine.
He thought to himself, his consciousness fading as he entered the deepest state of sleep.
...
Kevin was missing again.
And this time, he was missing for a longer period than before.
There was no news of him for a full five months.
Fortunately, because Kevin had arranged everything before he left, Vought's development was still relatively stable.
The virus Kevin brought back earlier had now led to the development of some vaccines, though they had not yet undergone clinical trials.
The plan to suppress Supes was progressing in an orderly manner.
In five months, most of the weaker Supes in this world had already reverted to normal humans.
At the same time, the Super Hero Association was successfully established, and all the Superheroes Kevin had arranged earlier were hired, becoming the first generation of heroes for the Super Hero Association.
There was a push from high-level government officials behind this.
They, who had originally strictly refused the establishment of the Hero Association, were forced to agree to establish this Hero Association under the pressure of more and more Super Villains.
But they also had conditions.
That was, the Super Hero Association must obtain the consent of high-level government officials when taking action.
After all, the people in the Hero Association were Supes, and if they didn't know where they were going in advance, they wouldn't feel at ease.
Of course, these human government officials also understood that if something truly urgent happened, and they had to wait for the Hero Association to report first before rescuing, then by the time they arrived, everything would likely be too late.
So they also made some compromises.
The Hero Association had the right to act directly three times a year without government approval.
From their perspective, this was already a very rare compromise.
However, Starlight Annie was still somewhat dissatisfied with this.
Because Kevin had said that regarding 'law enforcement power,' the Hero Association he established must have absolute control.
At first, Annie was unwilling to compromise.
She wanted to wait for Kevin to return before discussing it.
But Kevin had been gone for too long this time, and if they didn't agree to the government's demands, the Hero Association wouldn't be able to carry out rescue operations globally.
So there was no choice.
In the end, Annie could only temporarily agree to the human government's demands and establish the Hero Association first.
Anyway, once Kevin returned, he would be able to handle everything.
"Kevin..."
Wearing her hero uniform, standing in the meeting room that originally belonged to The Seven and now belonged to the Hero Association, Annie looked out the window, her eyes filled with worry.
Although the large ship that was Vought still seemed to be slowly sailing, and transforming in the direction Kevin hoped for.
But with Kevin, the current backbone of Vought, absent, Annie had no way to control this large ship to continue sailing.
She could only ensure that the ship didn't deviate from its intended course; as for how long it could maintain it, Annie didn't know.
She herself was not skilled in management, and most of Vought's current affairs were maintained by the group's high-level executives left behind by Kevin.
In fact, if this continued, and Kevin didn't show up, whether Annie could continue to control Vought was an unknown.
Of course, none of this mattered to Annie.
She only cared about Kevin.
Kevin had been missing for five months, and she was truly worried.
"Starlight?"
As Annie stood by the window, worrying about Kevin and silently praying for him, Ashley walked over with a document, calling out to her.
Annie immediately composed herself, her worried expression instantly transforming into a smile as she turned to look at Ashley:
"What is it?"
"There's something I think you need to see and make a decision on."
Ashley approached Annie, holding the document in her hand.
Seeing the slightly panicked look on Ashley's face, Annie's expression also became a bit more serious.
She knew Ashley wasn't someone who easily panicked.
Especially now that Homelander was dead and Kevin was absent.
And for her to be so panicked now, it meant she must have discovered something bad.
Without wasting words with Ashley, Annie immediately took the document from Ashley's hand, and after a quick glance, she exclaimed:
"Meteorite!?"
"No, no, no, it's not a meteorite... According to our satellite observations, it's not a meteorite... But... but it's..."
Ashley quickly explained.
Annie carefully reviewed it, and when she saw the analysis report that read 'Suspected meteorite, later ruled out meteorite possibility,' she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"As long as it's not a meteorite..."
Annie mumbled, continuing to read.
But after a few more lines, Annie realized she might have relaxed a little too early.
Although it wasn't a meteorite, according to Vought's satellites and the information Neuman secretly obtained from high-level government officials, this object about to fall from the sky...
Seemed to be a spaceship.
In fact, even as they were talking now, that spaceship had already entered Earth's atmosphere.
Its Falling location... (its falling location...)
Was the center of New York City.
"Oh my God... Quick! Go call all the Superheroes immediately!!"
Upon seeing the end, Annie also let out a scream, immediately mobilizing all the Superheroes currently in New York.
Never mind whether it was a spaceship or something else.
Just its descent from the sky into the city center could cause considerable damage to humanity!
To prevent more people from getting hurt, the Hero Association must act immediately!
...
In New York City, at the location where the spaceship was about to land, all the Superheroes gathered.
But while it was said to be 'all', in reality, there were only a few.
After all, only a handful of Superheroes could stop the spaceship from falling from above.
Starlight Annie was among them, Shockwave and Black Noir were also there, and Wonder Boy Hughie was at the back, staring wide-eyed at the large fireball descending from above:
"There are really aliens!?
"Wonder Boy! Can you be serious!"
Seeing that Hughie didn't seem nervous at all, Starlight Annie turned and called out to him.
Hughie immediately became serious and asked earnestly:
"What do we do now?"
"You guys help evacuate the surrounding civilians, I'll go stop it."
Starlight Annie made her decision.
She didn't call these Superheroes over to stop the falling spaceship.
It was because their abilities were very suitable for evacuating the surrounding population.
Shockwave had extreme speed and could move people, and Hughie could also save people through teleportation.
As for Black Noir...
He was there to make up the numbers; he hadn't had much to do recently anyway.
The large fireball above was getting closer and closer to the ground, and Starlight Annie took a deep breath, radiating light and slowly flying upwards.
After being enhanced by Compound V, Starlight Annie could now fly using her light.
Just like she did at the end of the third season.
Not only that, but after being enhanced by light, her other physical abilities also greatly improved; even against the former Homelander, she estimated she wouldn't lose.
Flying high into the sky, Starlight Annie's speed grew faster and faster.
She gradually transformed into a comet flying up from the ground, meeting the spaceship plummeting from above.
A flash of fire and a flash of starlight collided violently in mid-air.
But then the flash of fire was shattered by the starlight, turning into countless more sparks falling towards the ground.
"Damn it! This spaceship is broken! There's no one inside!!"
Starlight Annie immediately noticed something was wrong with the spaceship.
This spaceship was already damaged; perhaps even if Starlight Annie hadn't stopped it, it would have disintegrated in the air on its own.
The debris of the spaceship, shattered by Starlight Annie, fell from the sky, still bearing flames and carrying kinetic energy from the fall. If it hit someone, it would still cause fatalities.
Starlight Annie grabbed the two largest pieces with her hands, preventing them from falling further, then yelled down to Shockwave and Hughie:
"Don't let the falling debris hurt anyone!"
"Understood!"
The two received the order and immediately began to act.
Shockwave's eyes were fixed on the debris above, then he used his ability to intercept the falling debris at extreme speed.
Hughie, on the other hand, began to pay attention to the surrounding pedestrians, his figure flashing in and out, moving pedestrians on the ground away from where the debris was about to fall.
With a combined effort, they finally minimized the damage.
But this was not the end.
Starlight Annie determined from the internal structure of the spaceship that it was an escape pod.
This meant there must have been someone inside before, but now there was only spaceship wreckage and no sign of anyone.
The person in the escape pod was missing.
This was bad news, as no one knew whether the alien who arrived here held good intentions or malice.
Thinking of the high-tech she saw with Kevin in the Marvel World, Starlight Annie couldn't help but feel a little worried.
But thankfully, fate was on their side.
Just as Starlight Annie and the others had resolved the spaceship crash crisis, they received a message from Butcher.
He had found a Super Villain suspected of being an alien.
Or rather, to put it the other way around.
He had found an alien suspected of being a Super Villain.
...
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but I'm afraid you can't leave right now."
Butcher, who arrived at another crash site first, showed his 'Supe Management Bureau' agent ID to the woman in front of him who looked like she was cosplaying a Starfighter.
Vought transitioned, and The Seven disbanded.
The Hero Association, led by Kevin, began to do what Superheroes should truly do, and Butcher met his wife again and moved back in together.
Everything was moving in a good direction, and Butcher no longer targeted Supes as much.
He began to join the 'Supe Management Bureau' as a member of its field team.
He could even be called the general captain of the field team.
Although the Supe Management Bureau didn't have such a position.
And now, Butcher was fulfilling his duty, tracking, investigating, and apprehending those Supes suspected of being Super Villains.
And the 'suspected Super Villain' Butcher was referring to.
Was the woman in front of him.
A strange woman with long golden hair, looking to be in her twenties, wearing a special uniform.
"Are you the defense force of Planet C-53? I am Vers, a warrior of the Kree Team, and I don't have time to chat with you right now."
The golden-haired woman's expression was not good. She looked at the 'Earth Defense Force members' in front of her, who were watching her warily, and said in a deep voice:
"The Skrulls have already entered this planet. They have the ability to transform into any race, so the people you should be catching now are not me, but them."
"Heh heh, Kree Team? Skrulls?"
Butcher didn't believe Vers's nonsense. He looked Vers up and down and said:
"That's a good story, but this isn't the place for storytelling. If you really want to talk... maybe you can come with me to the Supe Management Bureau, and we can chat slowly over coffee, how about it?"
Butcher took a few steps forward, getting closer to Vers.
Behind him, Frenchie and Mother's Milk also raised their specialized tranquilizer guns, aiming at Vers.
The weapons they were aiming at Vers were standard equipment for every combatant in the Supe Management Bureau's field team.
They contained a serum that could temporarily disable Supe abilities and also tranquilize Supes.
If Vers was truly a Supe, then they only needed to pull the trigger and hit her body, and Vers would obediently surrender.
The Kree Team member named Vers showed a helpless expression on her face.
She asked with a 'you're kidding me' look:
"You don't even know about the Kree Team and the Skrulls?"
She had seen remote and backward places, but a remote place that didn't even know about the Kree Team was a first for Vers.
"I said, maybe you can come with me to the Supe Management Bureau..."
Butcher was about to say something more, but suddenly, Vers's expression changed and she looked behind Butcher.
Butcher also felt something was wrong and subconsciously pulled out the gun from his pocket, looking behind him.
But Vers's actions were even faster than his.
Vers grabbed Butcher's arm, and at the same time, grabbed his pistol, which he was about to aim at her, and forcefully tackled him to the ground.
It was only after this that a purple ray descended from a distant high platform.
It landed with extreme precision at the spot where the two had just been standing.
Looking up along the ray, everyone saw a man in a suit wearing glasses.
The man in the suit looked like an office worker, but in his hand, he held a special weapon that was completely out of place for an office worker.
Clearly, the purple ray just now was fired from this gun.
Suddenly attacked, Vers reacted very quickly.
After saving Butcher, she immediately got up, and without any visible movement of her right hand, a starlight ray flew out, fiercely striking the location where the man in the suit was, blasting him away with one hit.
Vers then quickly got up and chased after the man in the suit.
Butcher also stood up and said to The Boys next to him:
"What are you waiting for! Chase them!!"
After he finished speaking, everyone quickly got into the car and chased after the direction Vers had left.
At the same time, Butcher pulled out his phone to contact the Hero Association.
"Hey! This is Butcher! We found a Super Villain here... no, we found an alien who looks like a Super Villain! Quickly send a few Supes over for backup!! Something big has happened!!"
Butcher spoke at a very fast pace.
Although he wasn't sure if what Vers said was true or false, Butcher knew that the weapon the man in the suit used to attack them earlier was definitely not an Earth product.
What Vers said could be put aside for now, but aliens... perhaps they really exist!
If the existence of aliens was truly confirmed.
Then, just as Butcher had just said.
Something big had happened!