Chapter 767

"Ring ring... ring ring..."

The landline phone on the desk rang abruptly.

Madelyn answered the phone. A few seconds later, she responded with a serious and solemn expression, hung up the phone decisively, and walked out of the office quickly.

Queen Maeve withdrew her gaze and pulled the Lasso of Truth hard toward Homelander, who was gritting his teeth with a ferocious expression.

"Uh... uh... I... I’m looking for him... to... restore... my powers..."

Homelander’s persistence ultimately could not withstand the power of the Lasso of Truth.

Although he gritted his teeth and resisted with all his might, that mysterious power still made him involuntarily speak the secret he least wanted anyone to know!

"Restore your powers???"

"You, you lost your superpowers?!"

Queen Maeve widened her eyes in surprise, looking at the equally incredulous Homelander in disbelief.

"What did you do!"

Homelander asked angrily, but then, like a schizophrenic, he answered with a dazed expression.

"To, to activate Ryan’s powers, my father pretended to attack me and Becca..."

"Who is Ryan? And who is Becca?" Queen Maeve asked curiously.

"Ryan is my son, and Becca is Ryan’s mother," Homelander answered very cooperatively.

Good guy.

Homelander not only has a father, but now he even has a son!

"My father used his powers to injure me, and for some reason, I lost my superpowers."

"Father asked Ryan if he hoped his father, which is me, would be a loser who only relies on superpowers, or a hero who has the courage and ability to face everything even without powers!"

"Ryan hopes I am a hero."

"But I don't want to lose my superpowers, and I can’t accept that I’ve lost my superpowers."

"Without superpowers, I am a loser who can’t do anything. No one will support me anymore, and no one will recognize me anymore!"

Homelander rambled on, completely unable to control his desire to confide.

Queen Maeve curled her lip: "Your self-awareness is quite clear. If you don't have superpowers, you are not only a loser, but a loser who can’t stay at Vought for even a day!"

Homelander didn't refute. In a situation where he couldn't help himself, he had completely given up.

"I can’t let people know I lost my superpowers, otherwise A-Train, The Deep, and you—you losers would definitely not let me off!"

"I must find my father as soon as possible and have him restore my superpowers!"

"So please help me contact him and have him restore my superpowers!"

"Please!"

"As long as you are willing to help me, I’ll do anything!"

Queen Maeve gave a mocking laugh: "I am the loser you speak of. I can’t help you with this!"

Homelander got anxious and hurriedly said flatteringly: "No, no, no, although you are a loser, you can contact my father, which shows that you have served my father very satisfactorily."

"..."

Is this fucking flattery?

Queen Maeve was silent, and Homelander was also silent.

After a while.

Homelander broke down and cursed angrily: "What the hell is this thing, why does it make me tell the truth uncontrollably!"

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"

Looking at the emotionally broken Homelander, Queen Maeve, gloating, said faintly: "This is the Lasso of Truth. Once you are tied by it, you can only tell the truth."

"This was given to me by your father, including the other equipment on me. According to him—they are all divine artifacts! True divine artifacts!"

Homelander was speechless. How could there be true divine artifacts in this world?

Even if there were, Father shouldn't have given them to Queen Maeve so easily.

As the thought crossed his mind, Homelander subconsciously closed his mouth.

I didn't say it out loud, did I?

No, I can’t speak randomly anymore. This is completely counterproductive, adding insult to injury!

Taking a deep breath, Homelander adjusted his mindset and spoke slowly: "Although I lost my superpowers, my father’s intention in doing this was to hope that I would grow and hope that I could become a real man."

"I am his son, his only son, so he definitely won’t let anything happen to me."

"Sooner or later, I will restore my superpowers. When that time comes, I will be the son he is proud of, and you... might not necessarily be the woman he likes anymore."

Queen Maeve frowned and said coldly: "Are you threatening me?"

"Yes!"

"I am threatening you, but if you are willing to help me, I think we can cooperate."

"Cooperate?"

"You help me figure out how to restore my superpowers, and I’ll help you consolidate your position by my father’s side!"

Homelander suddenly smiled and said pointedly: "He only has one son, but his women..."

"I think you should understand what I mean!"

To be fair, Homelander’s IQ is indeed not low, although losing his superpowers made him look like a panicked clown.

But once he calmed down and found a breakthrough, he became that Homelander who was at ease and confident again!

Actually, this is very reasonable.

Homelander’s biggest problem is that his psychological quality does not match his powerful abilities. If the direction of events is within his control, he can appear at ease, confident, and arrogant.

But once the direction of events deviates from his assumptions and control, his mindset will immediately collapse.

In dealing with things he hasn't experienced, he is like a child who has just started out—panicked and at a loss, and he doesn't want people to see that he can’t do it!

Simply put, he has experienced too little and doesn't know how to deal with emergencies, and his psychological state and quality are not good, making him prone to collapse.

That’s why he makes those decisions that people find extremely childish!

Moreover, because he is at a loss and doesn't know how to handle it, when things come to a head, he chooses the method he is best at—violence!

Having passed the stages of panic, loss, and fear that caused his emotional breakdown, Homelander accurately grabbed the straw and regained his sense of security.

That is... Father will definitely not let anything happen to him!

Father is just dissatisfied with his performance and just wants him to succeed.

That’s why he erased his powers, hoping he could become the better, more excellent man in his heart.

This is not a punishment!

This is a test and a tempering!

So Father will definitely not let anything happen to him, and people related to Father, such as Queen Maeve and Madelyn, will also not let anything happen to him.

If something happened to him, they wouldn't be able to answer to Father.

With this realization came a sense of security, and with security, his IQ naturally occupied the high ground again!

So facing Queen Maeve, Homelander regained his confidence and composure.

But this time, what gave him confidence was not his powerful superpowers, but his father!