Comic: Becoming a Phantom Thief to Steal Hearts

Superman is dead.

He and the monster named Doomsday died together after a great battle.

Above the ruins, red cloaks fluttered like flags.

The heroes lowered their heads and mourned for him, but they all knew that after today, the sky would change.

Superman's sacrifice was a huge blow to the Justice League, which lost their chairman, but the heroes of the Avengers also felt sad.

During the days when Thor was away from Earth, the Avengers' combat power was severely lacking, so even though they rushed to the scene for support as soon as possible, they could only watch from a distance and did not dare to step forward easily.

"Tony." Steve watched the expressionless Tony go straight to the laboratory as soon as he returned to the Avengers.

Banner rubbed his sore arm and said helplessly: "Tony must have been hit. Facing such a monster, even Hulk is a little scared."

Without Thor, the only way to cause damage to Doomsday is to call Hulk out. Dr. Banner is the only person in the Avengers who can deal damage to Doomsday in the team battle.

"If you ask me, this kind of monster is not something we can deal with." Clinton gritted his teeth and said, he was injured in the previous battle while avoiding the boulders thrown by the Doomsday, "I am just a squishy archer. "

"Are you sure?" Natasha glanced at Clinton's well-developed biceps. To pull the bow and arrow requires an archer to have strength beyond ordinary people, but Clinton was right about one thing, that is, Doomsday is indeed not like them. Mortals can deal with it.

Natasha could no longer maintain her composure and elegance in this kind of battle that could lead to death or injury. Her uniform was covered in dust, and even her red hair turned gray.

"You can't say that. Behind us are people who need to be protected. We can't take a step back." Steve said seriously, "This is our responsibility."

"Okay, okay," Clinton said helplessly.

Although he wanted to say that there was no need to sacrifice his life for such a sense of responsibility, looking at the captain's upright face, he could not say such a thing in the end.

This is Captain America, the hero of World War II...

"Tony's words..." Steve's clear blue eyes looked worriedly at the closed laboratory door. He was good friends with Tony's father, Howard, so he also regarded Tony as his responsibility and did not want him to Trapped in a corner.

"Uh...Jarvis." Steve imitated Tony and called the AI ​​butler.

"Yes, Captain."

"If Tony doesn't come out of the lab within 48 hours, please let me know."

"Okay, Captain."

"Captain..." Clinton said hesitantly, "I think Tony is not a child anymore."

"I know."

Steve knew that Tony was an adult who didn't need to be disciplined anymore, but unlike others, Tony didn't care about his body. Once he got into trouble, he would stay in the laboratory for several hours without sleep. God, I have tortured myself to the extreme.

This is why Steve can't let go of Tony.

"Haha, just leave Tony to the captain." Natasha could see Steve's elder mentality at a glance and yawned lazily, "I'm going back to my room to rest, take a nice bath or something. of."

"As for the combat report, I'll leave it to you." She winked at Clinton and turned to leave.

"What...this isn't fair!" Clinton quickly caught up with Natasha.

"Well..." Dr. Banner took off his glasses and wiped them, "I also went back to the room."

"Okay." Steve nodded softly.

the other side.

"Ju... such a big thing happened!" Peter exclaimed in disbelief.

"What's wrong?" Lucas, who didn't even have access to the Internet in his village, asked in confusion.

"Look." Peter showed his phone to Lucas.

Twitter, Facebook...people on many social networking sites spontaneously changed their homepages to black and white and sent out RIP in memory of Superman.

"How could it be... today isn't April Fool's Day?"

"You actually know about April Fool's Day... No, that's not the problem." Peter scratched his head in annoyance, "Superman... Superman actually... ugh..."

He finally came up with a reasonable metaphor, "Can you imagine Batman dying one day?"

Lucas hesitated for a moment, "...Yes."

"Eh?!"

"He is only a mortal, and of course he will die," Lucas whispered.

Lucas said this to Peter's surprise. After all, Lucas is from Gotham, knew Robin, and was saved by Batman. No matter how you look at it, he should like Batman, but his attitude seems to be... That's not the case.

"But I understand how you feel." Lucas looked at Peter.

He knows that Peter admires superheroes very much, and he himself is constantly working hard towards this goal.

Superman is the most influential among superheroes. His abilities allow him to provide support around the world and protect civilians on war-torn battlefields. Even if Superman is a Kryptonian from an alien planet, he has won the world's greatest victory. respect from some people.

The death of such a hero will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the world.

Peter sighed and said regretfully: "...I want to go to Metropolis, even if it's just to take a picture with the statue of Superman."

"Then let's go together in the summer." Lucas said.

"Huh? But...this is just my idea, right?" Peter said in surprise.

"Gwen will agree, Harry and Mindy just want to be with us." Lucas' reason was quite good, "I also want to visit Metropolis."

Peter stared at Lucas for a while and suddenly realized, "Lucas, don't you want to go to the beach?"

Lucas choked and was discovered by Peter!

That's right, the beach in summer would be very scary no matter how you look at it. There are so many people and it's so hot. He's not interested in getting a tan at all.

"Baking in the sun is actually quite comfortable."

"No, actually I am a vampire." Lucas said seriously, "I will never see the light of day."

"Pfft~" Peter was amused by Lucas like this, "Okay, okay, let's go to Metropolis, okay?"

Lucas nodded and said with conviction: "Metropolis is better."

[Parker: Everyone, can we go to the Metropolis in the summer?

McCready: Huh? Why did you suddenly change your mind?

Stacey: Is it because of Superman? ]

Either way, these two people are lovers. Gwen understood Peter's thoughts immediately.

[Parker: Yeah.

Parker: It’s such a shame that I couldn’t take a photo with Superman before, but I didn’t expect that I would no longer have the chance.

Parker: I just want to see the city guarded by Superman.

Osborne: It's definitely something Peter would want to do.

McCready: In that case, go to the Met!

McCready: I ​​happen to want to visit other cities too.

Stacey: It seems like everyone has no objections.

Parker: Thank you everyone!

Osborne: I just took a look at my work schedule. The Lex Group happened to have an invitation to a banquet in August. I originally wanted to refuse, but in this case I can drop by.

Parker: Lex Group? That Lex?

Osborn: Yeah, that Lex Luthor.

Stacey: Luther is not a good person...

Osborne: I know, but there is cooperation between Osborne Group and Lex Group. Lex Group’s biotechnology is also quite good, but they are more used to research cloning technology.

Parker: It's actually a clone! Isn’t there a lot of controversy surrounding this technology?

Osborne: Yes, so the research of Lex Group is not used for profit, but just stays in the laboratory. It is said that it has already achieved preliminary results.

Parker: Cloning humans?

Osborne: Hard to say.

Stacey: That would be crazy if that’s the case!

McCready: Who is this guy named Lex Luthor?

Stacey: Just know that this isn't a good guy.

Parker: Luthor should be happy about Superman's death. ]

As we all know, Luthor is a racist who believes in human supremacy. Many of the things he does are directed at Superman, and he has also gained a group of supporters by inciting opposition.

Superman's death is definitely a good thing for Luthor.

[Osborne: No, quite the opposite.

Osborn: Luther was not happy, even angry.

Parker:?

Stacey: Why?

Osborn: Because Superman didn't die by his hands.

Parker:…

McCready: Is this guy a pervert? !

Lucas: Does he have a palace?

Osborne: Unfortunately not.

Parker: Not really? !

Stacey: Unbelievable! ]

It's hard to imagine that Luther doesn't have a palace. Lucas can't believe it. So what has he been obsessed with all these years? Is it true that he is really worried about aliens occupying the earth as he said? Just because Superman is also an alien, to a certain extent, Luthor is also quite powerful.

In the past few months since the summer, with the death of Superman, Metropolis has also fallen into chaos. This originally happiest city has lost her guardian.

People miss Superman, and candles and flowers are often placed under the huge Superman statue, but even so, they cannot stop the increasingly rampant crime.

Soon there were imitators of Superman. They each had their own abilities, but they looked down upon each other. This made the situation in Metropolis even more chaotic, but all this was nothing to the Phantom Thieves in New York. It feels real.

"Summer vacation!" Peter raised his arms and cheered.

"We can have fun during the holidays." Gwen smiled.

"Going to Metropolis?" Lucas still remembered their agreement firmly.

"Don't worry, I've arranged everything." Harry's voice came from behind them, and beside him stood Mindy, who was waving to them excitedly.

Gwen looked back at the school and said in surprise: "Harry, you got here really fast."

The three of them just came out of the school, which had just announced a holiday, and Harry and Mindy were waiting at the door.

"No way, Luther's party starts tomorrow." Harry shrugged, "I have to arrive in Metropolis today."

"So anxious?"

"Who knows." Harry sighed, "He also invited reporters to hold a press conference. I don't know what big news he is going to announce, but it should obviously be some important news."

"Maybe it has something to do with that Superboy?" Peter guessed.

Superboy, a teenage boy who bears a strong resemblance to Superman and is one of the contenders for the title of Superman.

Although he looks like Superman and has similar abilities to Superman, his childish face and the Lex Group logo on his arm make the public not trust him that high.

Compared to Superman, people prefer to call him Superboy. There is no way, who makes him look like just a child.

"It's very possible." Harry nodded, "After all, Superboy has never concealed the fact that he is from the Lex Group. In the past few months, Luther has not expressed his position on this. Tomorrow he may make an announcement to everyone. Formal introduction.”

Peter frowned, "Do you really think the relationship between Luthor and Superman is good enough to help raise his son? That Superboy..."

"It's a clone," Harry said directly.

"Eh?"

Harry said helplessly: "No one is a fool. Everyone can see the relationship between Superboy and Superman, and Superman and Luthor are well-known mortal enemies. There is no other possibility except for Luthor to clone Superman."

"Unexpectedly..." Gwen said in shock, "But why didn't anyone sue Luther? Isn't cloning something forbidden?"

"I think it's because Superman is an alien, right?" Lucas said.

"That's right," Harry said. "Apparently, Luther seized on this loophole."

"Oh, indeed." Gwen shook her head. "There is no law that guarantees the rights of aliens. Legally speaking, Luther did nothing wrong."

"And he obviously doesn't care about reputation." Harry added, "This matter is not that simple. Conducting cloning experiments requires a lot of resources, and Luther must have many supporters behind him."

"what do you mean……"

Harry raised his finger and pointed upward, then shook his head.

Even if he didn't need to say it, everyone understood Harry's subtext.

"Ah, seriously, do we have to choose between a bad one and an even worse one?" Mindy said irritably. "Is there no other choice?"

"You know, it doesn't matter who sits in that seat." Harry said helplessly.

"Let's not talk about these unhappy things." He said, "If you are interested in these things, I will take you to Luther's banquet."

"Can we go?" Gwen opened her eyes wide.

"Of course, it's okay to take a few people with you." Harry said, "It's just..."

He looked at the casual clothes of several people and said, "It's definitely not okay to dress like this."