Shadow of the Beautiful World

In recent days, Ms. Louise Lane, the head reporter of the Daily Planet, has been in a bad mood. She has become irritable and irritable, like an irritable tiger. Interested to do it.

Well, it's not like every month a woman's tantrums come, it's not.

Miss Louise was in a bad mood, more because her boyfriend and assistant, who was never absent from work and never late, the gentle and kind Clark Kent was sick.

She used to think that her little boyfriend, who was fit and perfect with strong arms, would never get sick, but a sudden flu still made Clark lie at home.

After getting off work for the past few days, Louise will take care of Clark. The poor man even struggles to walk, as if his whole body has been hollowed out.

This made Louise both sympathetic and distressed.

It's still an hour before the end of get off work, but Miss Louise's heart is no longer in the office.

Apart from disappearing mysteriously for a short period of time occasionally, in Louise's eyes, Clark was the perfect boyfriend, a hundred times better than her nasty ex-boyfriend!

If you're hungry, warm up the food I've kept in the refrigerator, or just wait for me to go back.

Louise gently exhorted Clark on the phone:

You'd better not move around, remember to take your medicine on time, I'll be back soon, do you want to eat anything? I can drop by and buy it for you after get off work.

I'm recovering, Louise.

Clark's breathless voice sounded on the phone, and he said:

Don't treat me like a kid, I might be able to go to work in a few days.

You are a patient now, wait for me to go back obediently!

Louise said something forcefully, and then hung up the phone after a kiss. Although she had no interest in working at all, there was still work to be done.

In the other half, in Clark's rented apartment in New York, the superman with a weak face put his phone on the table. He turned his head to look at the expressionless Merlin beside him. Here are some presents.

Laugh if you want to.

Clark in pajamas rubbed his eyebrows helplessly, and said:

But that's the way Louise is.

No, it's not funny, bro.

Merlin reached out and patted Clark on the shoulder, he said:

I'm just a little surprised. You see, you are almost the most powerful being on this planet, but you still can't control the woman in your life...I mean, this is not a bad thing.

Merlin leaned on the sofa, and he said to Clark:

It's tiring enough for you to go out and save the world, and when you get home, there's a strong woman who takes care of everything for you, so you don't need to pay attention to those trivial things... But then again Now, you always said that you were curious about how it feels to be sick, have you realized it now?

Um.

The Kryptonian nodded. He looked out the window with a glint of displeasure in his eyes. He said:

It's a terrible feeling, I can still hear the cries for help in the city, I know there are people in many places who need help, but I can't help them like I used to, I just sit on the bed and pray that they will make it through ...

This feeling is terrible.

No, I'm talking about yourself!

Merlin pointed to Clark, and he said:

How do you feel about yourself after you lose your strength? Are there any thoughts about yourself these days? Setbacks always lead to growth.

Yes, I have.

Clark stood up, and he walked steadily to the balcony of the apartment. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath of air, and said:

I've experienced what it's like to be a normal person...you know, I've grown up to be different, sending home drunk dads when I was 3, and being able to get my daddy who fell into a river when I was 5. The school bus pushed up, and I basically never looked at the world from the perspective of ordinary people.

And this accident made me an ordinary person.

Clark said to Merlin behind him:

Their lives, and their relationship with the world, I realized the helplessness of ordinary people when encountering unexpected situations, the kind of panic and anxiety... At the time of my weakest, I finally understood why they prayed .”

Being a knife can hurt me, being a bullet can take my life, being a thug can knock me over...I get it, Merlin.

Maybe all of this is what my mother said, my appearance is a gift from God to this world.

Clark turned around, with a gentle smile on his face, he pushed his black-rimmed glasses, and said to Merlin:

This world is not good enough, bad things happen everywhere, and I can stop those bad things. If I chose to be a hero before and do some good things just because I can do it, it's just because of my interest, then from now on, I will seriously fulfill my mission. duty.

When irresistible bad things happen, ordinary people who can't protect themselves don't need to be afraid anymore... I will try to be by their side as much as possible, and I will protect them.

Because I have experienced the powerlessness of ordinary people in life, as you often say, the world should be better, which may be the reason why superheroes came into being.

Wow.

Merlin let out an exclamation, and he said to Clark:

If anyone else had said that, I would have thought they were hopelessly arrogant, but you... Clark, you are capable of what you say.

It seems that this accident is at least not a bad thing for you.

Merlin gave Clark a thumbs up, and he said:

Then do it and become a real superhero.

Well, of course, from now on, you have to pay attention to protecting yourself, Clark, you already know that you are not invincible. In fact, I found the reason why you suddenly became weak.

He took a small box of jewelry from his pocket and placed it on the table at hand.

Clark came over, reached out to pick up the box, opened it, and a faint green fluorescent light appeared in front of his eyes. When the light shone on Clark's fingers, his almost recovered face turned pale again. This made Merlin immediately grab the box in his hand and close it.

But this brief contact still made Clark's state worse, even a little shaky.

Hey, this thing is like a poison that seals your throat when you see blood...Go and bask in the sun.

Merlin grabbed Clark and disappeared into his apartment in a flash. When he reappeared, he was already high above the sky. Merlin put on a Kerry respirator for himself, grabbed Clark's hand, and flew all the way out of the atmosphere. Said to Clark:

It's 40 minutes before your girlfriend gets off work, and I have to hand her an undamaged Clark.

Clark coughed, and the high-altitude cold wind hit his body, making him feel cold rarely, but the moment he broke through the atmosphere, came outside the planet, and came into contact with pure sunlight, the long-lost warmth enveloped him again. over him.

Superman let out a comfortable groan, he hovered in the empty space, let the light fill his body, every cell was jumping for joy to draw strength from the light.

Sound cannot be transmitted in a vacuum, so Merlin cast a mind link spell on himself and Clark, allowing the two to communicate on a spiritual level.

What's that? Merlin.

Clark's voice sounded in Merlin's mind, and he asked suspiciously:

Looks like a naturally born stone? Is that a product of the earth?

I have analyzed the composition of this thing with the most powerful biologists and geologists I know.

Merlin hovered in the vacuum, playing with the box in his hand, he said to Clark:

Vivian told me that this thing doesn't seem to be produced naturally. She said that the internal density of this small stone is extremely high, as if it has been forcibly compressed by huge energy.

She simulated the birth of this thing, and she told me that this little rock was probably formed by some kind of massive geological change ... She also gave an example, such as when an asteroid broke apart from the inside. , it is possible to form such a high-density, radioactive substance.”

I trust Vivienne very much, because she has basically made no mistakes in all the judgments she has made so far. So this gave me a bold idea, Clark.

Merlin said to Krypton Superman who was basking in the sunbath beside him:

It may have been born out of the destruction of the world, and it's overwhelmingly destructive to a Kryptonian like you, so, let's imagine, maybe this thing came from the same place as you...I mean, this Maybe something from your hometown.

Krypton?

Clark's expression changed, and he said:

But it's far away from the earth... How did Dr. Reed's spacecraft collect such stones that are likely to come from Krypton? Did he go to the ruins of Krypton during his space travel?

Maybe, but maybe not.

Merlin said ambiguously:

The state of Reed and his friends has stabilized, but it is still unknown when they will wake up. Its spacecraft core database is still locked, so we can only figure out the stone after he wakes up. history.

Clark nodded, and after a while, he asked:

Merlin, is there a lot of this 'kryptonite'?

many!

There was also a hint of worry on Merlin's face, he said:

The reason why your body has been unable to recover is because Reed's spaceship stored a large amount of kryptonite. The power of those kryptonite was superimposed and emptied your body in a short time after you left the solar radiation. strength, and it affects your body as well.

But Clark, I've already sealed up the rest of the kryptonite, so you don't need to worry about someone using it against you.

Well, I'm sure I'm relieved to leave it to you for safekeeping.

Clark said:

Maybe and indeed it should be given to you, if one day, I mean, if one day I become bad for some reason, these things are the measures that will stop me from doing bad things.

Do you think I'll use it someday?

Merlin spread his five fingers and let the box float in the vacuum. He said:

Are you that unsure of your own sanity?

My body is from Krypton, but my soul is from Earth, Merlin.

Clark said:

I also have things that I value, and I also have weaknesses... Everyone will change. Seriously, if there is such a day, Merlin, be gentle...

Uh, let's see when the time comes.

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While Merlin and Clark were chatting on a hardcore sunbath, under a certain sea area in the Indian Ocean, in the deep sea, a group of Atlantean soldiers wearing strange armor were exploring this area.

A few days ago, a small meteorite fell in this sea area. An Atlantis explorer recorded this incident. He also observed the unusual energy readings of the meteorite, and then This matter was reported to Wang Ting.

Although the current King of Atlantis, His Majesty Ovax, has been seriously ill recently, the court of the Kingdom of Atlantis is still operating normally under the maintenance of the ministers. After the report, Wang Ting sent a small team to search here.

The people of Atlantis are more technologically advanced than the people on land, so they pay more attention to these strange things coming from the stars.

Valuable items are recovered, while threatening items are removed.

Wearing fin-like armor and carrying ray guns, the Atlantean soldiers stepped on the bottom of the sea, just like humans walking on the ground. They spread out and slowly narrowed the search circle according to the frequency of energy readings. More than 20 Minutes later, the group of soldiers finally located the source of the abnormal energy.

In a dark depression on the bottom of the sea, a black meteorite was inserted there like a sword. Perhaps because of the collision when it fell, the outer rock of the meteorite had begun to peel off, exposing the inner part of the rock. Get down that metal-like substance.

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The captain of the Atlantis soldiers circled around the meteorite a few times, and then issued a certain order to the soldiers behind him. Soon, some soldiers came forward with water cutting equipment, and they were as sharp as knives. During the hydrocutting of the rock, the shell was quickly sliced ​​through the rock, revealing the items encased within.

That's a spaceship!

A small, shuttle-shaped spaceship that only allows one person to lie in it.

This astonishing discovery surprised the captain of the Atlantis soldiers. He stepped forward and cast a water magic to wipe the uneven outer shell of the spaceship. In it lies a blond girl.

She looks like she has just grown up, with blond hair hanging over her shoulders, her eyes are closed, her face is pretty, she has a cute nose bridge, and on her body, she is wearing a strange blue and red combat uniform and a red cape Embellished, on the chest of the combat uniform, there is a big S-shaped logo.

This combat uniform is exactly the same as Clark's Kryptonian combat uniform.

Even the s-shaped family crest of the Ayre family is exactly the same.

What is the relationship between this girl who accidentally fell to the earth and Clark?

Could it be that she is also a Kryptonian?