Marvel: Son of Tomorrow

The metal door opened, revealing a staircase leading underground. Clark tried to use his x-ray vision to look, but found that every part of the entire passage was evenly covered with lead elements, blocking Clark's x-ray vision.

Obviously, Luthor never intended to reveal the existence of this secret passage to Superman.

"Is this place really okay, I know?"

After all, I am also Kal-El. Luthor has been guarding against Superman to this extent, so why would he bring me to this place?

"But you're not Superman yet, are you?"

Clark was speechless after hearing this simple rhetorical question. Although he hoped that he could become a hero like Superman, he also knew that his ideas in many aspects were actually different from those of Superman.

Perhaps this is why Luthor is willing to contact Kal-El himself, but not the Superman Kal-El of this world.

"Actually, everything in here is what I prepared for Superman."

The two of them walked down, and various display screens lit up one after another after sensing Luther's entry.

Clark instinctively covered his eyes. After living in this world for so long, it became almost instinct for him to avert his sight from the display screen.

But Luther looked calm, and even came closer to operate some data on the display screen that Clark could not understand.

"Don't worry, the entire underground base uses a closed-circuit network. The virus that Cyborg spread on the Internet cannot possibly invade here."

But even after Luthor explained it this way, Clark still felt a little worried.

"What if? What if there is a virus lurking in the network here?"

"There is no such thing as a surprise. The closed-circuit network designed by me, Luthor, does not have any flaws. Even if Batman is resurrected, it is still impossible to break through head-on."

He is still as confident as ever, but unlike Superman, Luthor's confidence does not make people feel at ease.

Clark only relaxed slightly, his eyes still vaguely avoiding the display screen.

Luthor did not explain much about this. He knew what kind of person he was and was destined to not have the terrifying infectious power like Superman.

Soon, the two arrived deep into the base, and along the way, Clark discovered many kryptonite creations.

Kryptonite bullets, kryptonite spears, kryptonite swords, kryptonite energy guns.

These weapons are stored in special display cases that can prevent radiation leakage.

But to be honest, this scene also made Clark terrified. What kind of Kryptonian hell is this?

Although theoretically, kryptonite is just an ordinary stone from Krypton, but for the Kryptonians living on Earth, isn’t this hell?

"Didn't I remember Damian telling me that the natural kryptonite reserves on Earth have been almost exhausted in many incidents. Apart from the small amount of kryptonite stored in Batman's hands, there is no kryptonite left?"

Even the ones in Batman's hands were specially given to Batman by Superman.

However, in response to this question, Luther just smiled and then asked directly back.

"Then guess what is the reason why the energy that came to Earth with Superman is consumed at such an alarming rate?"

"Forehead..."

Clark was silent. This question seemed to be a rhetorical question, but in the current situation, it was basically equivalent to Luthor answering Clark's question.

Why is kryptonite so rare? Because there is a wealthy guy who is secretly buying up kryptonite crazily to conduct experiments.

Batman only keeps a small piece of kryptonite, but Luthor in front of him relies on kryptonite energy for his armor.

"Don't mention these, there are no more."

Luthor smiled, ignored the shocked Clark, and after a complicated process, opened a safe and took out a red stone from it.

"This is..."

Clark, not knowing what was going on, stretched out his hand towards the red stone, but when he was about to touch it, the fingers close to the stone became transparent, followed by severe pain.

"what!!"

Although it was just a finger, Clark felt a pain worse than death. The solar power in his body seemed to riot and gather in the middle, as if the whole finger was about to explode.

Seeing Clark's scream of pain, Luther immediately put down the stone in his hand, and then... turned around and started operating on the computer.

No one really thinks Luthor would take the initiative to care about Clark, whose life is not in danger.

"As I expected, red kryptonite can make Kryptonians' skin transparent and remove the body's restrictions on solar energy. However, it seems that Kryptonians' physiques are completely kryptonite-proof and can withstand the riot of solar energy in their bodies, so it will not be fatal."

After being told that it would not be fatal, Luther breathed a sigh of relief, as if this result was the most satisfying to him.

"Have you recovered?"

At this time, Clark's pain had disappeared, but he didn't dare to approach slowly until Luthor put the red kryptonite back into the box that isolated the radiation.

Although he was not injured, and Luther said it was not fatal, it hurt, and he did not have any masochistic tendencies.

"That thing is..."

"It was a product that appeared accidentally when I was trying to synthesize artificial kryptonite, but now it seems that this congratulations is just right for now."

As he spoke, Luthor clapped his hands, and the floor beneath Clark's feet rose up, revealing a set of black metal armor.

And judging from the size of the armor, it seems that Luthor has made adjustments to make the entire armor fit Clark's current body shape.

"To be honest, these things were originally prepared for Superman, but for now, I think our biggest threat is not the unknown enemy, but Superman."

Then, Luthor told Clark his idea.

In his opinion, as long as Superman keeps the idea of ​​saving the world instead of seeking refuge on other planets, it is very likely that Superman will be infected one day in the future. As the Martian Hunter is infected, this idea becomes more and more certain in Luthor's mind.

"Red kryptonite will indeed bring you pain worse than death, but at the same time, after the absorption restrictions are lifted, your body will become stronger at a very fast speed under the irradiation of the yellow sun. The energy of the riot is enough to allow you to surpass your own limits in a short period of time. If one day, Superman loses control and Wonder Woman is defeated, then I hope you can stand up and protect the survivors."

"I?"

Clark never thought that the person who had the most hope for him was not Superman, who was the same person as him, nor Wonder Woman who had trained him, nor Jonathan and Damian, with whom he had the best private relationship, but Luthor, with whom he had only had a few exchanges.

"Why me? If everyone else fails, isn't the one closest to Superman Jonathan? He is much stronger than me now."

In response to Clark's question, Luthor, as always, chose to answer it with another question.

"Will it hurt after removing the red kryptonite?"

Clark was stunned, but nodded.

It hurts, even though it's only in one finger, but if the whole body is affected, the feeling can be described as worse than death.

"So, only you can do it. Little Jonathan may indeed become stronger than Superman in the future, but Superman protects him too well. If that happens, I guess just punching his father will use up all his strength."