Damn it!
This is not my world! This is the parallel The Boys world!!!
Actually, when he noticed that it was nighttime here, he already felt something was off.
Because when Kevin left, the The Boys world was in broad daylight.
He initially thought he had forgotten to use skill points to pause time, so the The Boys world's time was flowing normally, which led to it being daytime when he left and nighttime when he returned.
He wanted to take out his phone to connect to the internet and confirm the exact date, but suddenly remembered that his phone, along with his other gear, had been lost at sea, so he currently had no tool to confirm the date.
Unable to confirm the current time, Kevin originally planned to take Barry back to Vought Tower first to make arrangements.
But…
A-Train, alive, appeared before him.
At this moment, Kevin could finally understand Hughie's feelings when he ran to another world and saw A-Train.
It was a genuine, ghost-like astonishment.
But at the same time, Kevin also understood why the The Boys world turned to night after he returned.
This is a parallel The Boys world!
He ran to the wrong universe!!
"Hey, man, are you okay? Is there… anything wrong with me?"
Kevin stared intently at A-Train.
Feeling a chill run down his spine, A-Train subconsciously looked at his own body and asked Kevin.
"I think you've got the wrong person."
After a brief silence, Kevin decided not to interact with the A-Train in front of him.
Whatever happens in the parallel The Boys world is fine; it has nothing to do with him. The most important thing now is to find a way back to his original universe.
However, A-Train didn't seem to have any intention of letting Kevin go.
"Got the wrong person?" A-Train looked at Kevin in dissatisfaction: "Do you think I'd forget what you look like? Or are you saying that just because I'm about to leave The Seven, you can talk to me however you want?"
The long-suppressed frustration from being taken advantage of by Homelander, coupled with the annoyance of soon leaving The Seven, made A-Train's emotions quite out of control.
Kevin looked at A-Train expressionlessly, not speaking.
He originally didn't want to bother with A-Train. After all, the A-Train in front of him had no connection with Kevin, and an individual from a parallel universe had nothing to do with him.
The A-Train Kevin knew was dead; the one standing before him was merely a stranger who resembled A-Train.
This was Kevin's thought; he didn't want to cause trouble.
But that didn't mean he was afraid of trouble.
"Mr. Kevin… Uh, Kevin, is he someone you know?"
Seeing that the atmosphere was off, Barry leaned over and whispered his question.
Kevin sighed and said to Barry:
"You should know that in different parallel universes, there will be individuals who look similar."
His words were brief and to the point. Although it was just a simple reminder, Kevin believed Barry knew what was happening.
Indeed, Barry first nodded, looking as if he understood, then immediately reacted:
"Wait, so that means we didn't return to your world?"
"That's right, we went to the wrong place."
"What the hell are you two talking about? What parallel world? Is this your latest script? Kevin, did you get a movie script? Why don't I know? Damn it…"
A-Train was baffled by their conversation. He subconsciously thought Kevin and the young man beside him were rehearsing a script.
But A-Train didn't remember Deep having any filming work recently.
He kept rambling, his words betraying a hint of disdain for Kevin.
Kevin understood that A-Train was talking about the Deep of a parallel world, not himself, but being questioned with a disdainful tone to his face was still irritating.
So, without waiting for A-Train to finish, Kevin's figure instantly vanished.
When he reappeared, he was already in front of A-Train, grabbing him by the neck and slamming him hard into the ground!
Thud!!
A-Train, as a speedster, couldn't even react before Kevin instantly slammed him into the ground. A-Train didn't even realize what had happened, not even the dizzying sensation or the pain in his back.
Until he heard Kevin's voice.
"Listen, Reggie, I don't want trouble, and I think you don't either. Remember, I'm not the Deep, and don't you dare bother me again in the future. Otherwise… if I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time. Understand?"
"You… you…"
A-Train, finally realizing what had happened, looked at Kevin in terror.
Although A-Train truly didn't understand what was going on, he now clearly knew that the guy in front of him was indeed not Deep.
Deep didn't have such speed or such strength!
Facing him, A-Train felt like he was facing Homelander!
"I'm asking you. Do. You. Understand."
Kevin ignored A-Train's shock, leaned in close, and asked each word distinctly.
With the threat of death so close, A-Train didn't hesitate, answering repeatedly:
"I understand! I understand very well! You're not… not Deep… cough cough… I… I'm sorry… cough cough…"
"Good."
Patting A-Train's cheek lightly with his other hand, Kevin smiled, released him, and turned to walk towards Barry.
Upon reaching Barry, Kevin placed a hand on his shoulder:
"Alright, let's go."
As his words fell, both figures vanished.
When he saw the two vanish before him, A-Train let out a startled cry as if he'd seen a ghost:
"Oh! S**!! S**!!!"
Incoherent, full of expletives.
A-Train clutched his neck, which had just been squeezed, and retreated repeatedly while staring at the spot where Kevin had vanished.
It was late night, and there were few people near this park. Even one of the streetlights was broken, creating an atmosphere straight out of a horror movie.
And A-Train had just been beaten up by someone who looked like Deep, and then witnessed two people vanish without a trace before his eyes. Given the current atmosphere, it was understandable that he would be scared.
However, A-Train quickly realized that this might be a teleportation ability. The Mysterious Man who looked exactly like Deep probably had more than one ability.
Just like Homelander.
But thankfully, he was gone.
Finally calming down, A-Train rubbed his neck and stood up from the ground, grimacing.
It was also fortunate that he was Black, so any injuries on his body weren't obvious, otherwise, there would definitely be clear strangle marks on his neck.
Not to mention affecting his image, it would also delay his work on set tomorrow.
All in all, let's just forget about today's events for now and go have a big drink at the bar.
Damn it, why didn't this happen after I got drunk? Then I could have just considered it a drunken hallucination.
A-Train Reggie cursed under his breath.
Clearly, he didn't want to accept the fact that he had been dealt with by a guy who looked like Deep.
But…
Just as A-Train stood up, ready to leave.
With a 'swish', the Mysterious Man who had vanished from the spot and looked exactly like Deep, along with the nerd beside him, reappeared in front of Reggie.
Thump.
Reggie was startled again, landing on his butt and staring open-mouthed at Kevin, who had returned.
Kevin also stared at Reggie. The two stared at each other for a while.
Finally, a national curse word that Kevin hadn't uttered in a long time burst from his mouth.
"Skill Tree, f*** you!"
…
Kevin couldn't go back.
At least for now, he couldn't smoothly return to his original The Boys world.
He had thought that he had made a mistake in the teleportation method, or that the intersection of the two The Boys worlds was becoming more frequent, which caused him to be sent to the wrong world.
So, he believed that by using the Marvel World or DC Universe as a transit point, going back and then returning, he would probably be able to return to his original world.
But the result was, after Kevin did this, he once again took Barry back to the parallel Black Robe Universe.
This was also the reason Kevin cursed after landing.
Kevin had not yet mastered the ability to actively travel between worlds; his world-traveling relied on the Skill Tree.
If the Skill Tree couldn't send Kevin back to his original Black Robe Universe, then he probably really couldn't go back.
However… perhaps the Skill Tree shouldn't bear this blame.
Upon closer thought, if Kevin hadn't whimsically wanted to traverse a Instances world from within a Instances world, perhaps the current accident wouldn't have happened.
But now, no amount of regret would help. The first thing to do now was to find a place for himself and Barry to sleep.
And then take Barry to find Compound V.
After briefly planning what to do next, Kevin simply conscripted the A-Train, who hadn't left yet, to arrange accommodation and identities for himself and Barry.
Compelled by Kevin's power, A-Train had no choice but to follow his demands.
As for whether A-Train would reveal Kevin's identity during this time, or directly tell the Homelander of this world, Kevin didn't care at all.
It's no exaggeration to say that Kevin is already invincible in the The Boys world.
Forget Homelander, even if all past members of The Seven, plus Soldier Boy, teamed up to fight Kevin, Kevin could easily handle them.
Powerful strength is Kevin's confidence to act without scruples.
Whether A-Train tells Homelander or not, Kevin doesn't care.
At worst, he'll just cause a big stir in this world and then go back.
After all, this isn't Kevin's The Boys world.
But what was slightly regrettable was that A-Train was a very sensible person.
Now that it was confirmed Homelander was going to expel him from The Seven, and he was about to lose his status, A-Train wouldn't side with Homelander.
At the same time, the strength Kevin displayed also made A-Train wary, which further deterred him from acting rashly.
He could only obediently do as Kevin said.
So, now Kevin and Barry were in a rather luxurious five-star hotel suite, discussing their next move.
"In short, I've had a bit of an accident and can't return to my original world right now. Getting Compound V… which is the serum that gives people superpowers, will be a bit more troublesome."
"I'm fine, I can wait. It's just… we beat that guy up earlier, is he really okay?"
Barry's kindness made him worry about the A-Train who had been dealt with by Kevin.
He didn't know the exact nature of the grievances between Kevin and A-Train.
But Barry knew very well that if A-Train was truly a 'bad guy,' he definitely wouldn't obediently keep their matters a secret.
What if they got into trouble…
"It's fine," Kevin said casually, "Trouble in this world is no trouble to me."
"Really okay?"
"Of course. Let me put it this way: I, to this world, am equivalent to Superman on a planet without Krypton, without Atlantis, without Themyscira, and without various gods.
"Do you think there would be anyone on such a planet who would cause 'Superman' trouble?"
Kevin used Superman as an analogy, allowing Barry to quickly understand Kevin's status in this world.
"Okay, but…" Barry nodded, half-understanding, then looked at the television nearby.
On the television, news about Homelander was playing.
He looked at Homelander in the news, his expression strange, and said:
"But doesn't this world also have a Superman? Although he seems… a bit different from the Superman I remember…"
"He's not Superman."
"?"
"He's an asshole. Don't mind him."
Kevin casually explained to Barry, then sank into the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling.
He was thinking.
How to get back to his original The Boys world.
Perhaps…
He could ask Hughie of this world for help?