When the Super British Ruled the Earth[British and American]

In my barren land, you are the last rose.

— Neruda

On the way, Superman has already learned the general story from Silia's brief narration.So, when he saw Harold and Reese beside Celia, he wasn't surprised.

Superman slowly fell from the sky, followed by a huge coercion.Reese tensed his body almost subconsciously, and stretched out his hand to stop Harold behind him.Clark landed on the ground, he first looked at Celia to confirm her condition, and then looked sideways at them.

"I've heard what happened. I'm glad you chose to trust, but I don't want to thank you," he said.

"...that's natural," Harold whispered.

"I don't know if you saw Zemo's speech just now. I have voluntarily relinquished power, but it will still take a while for me and Steve and the government personnel to hand over." Superman said, "With all due respect, if you want a For a better future, we must find a way to resolve the contradictions between ordinary humans and superhumans, as well as handle the relationship between the masses, the government and the superheroes. Otherwise, what happened to us in the past will happen in the future.”

"Is this part of your handover?" Reese asked in surprise.

"Well, I have to talk to someone with a clear head." Superman said calmly, "But I have some news, I don't know whether it is good or bad. In fact, the earth already has the capital to enter the era of space civilization. The entire galaxy The exchanges between people are getting closer and closer, and the earth will not be able to hide for long, and will be discovered by the outside world sooner or later. Therefore, the opening of trade in the solar system will happen in the past two years. Perhaps after entering the next stage of civilization, the original contradictions between human beings will Greatly reduced, but relatively speaking, the space exchange and trade that we will face in the future is too unfamiliar and may bring danger. But evolution is always mixed with risk, right?"

"You're quite right," said Harold sincerely. "Thank you, Mr. Kent."

Superman nodded. He looked at Celia and stretched out his hand. It was an inviting gesture, but his eyes were a little gloomy.

Yes, he was angry, angry with himself, and angry with Celia.

"And, Mr. Kent—I'm sorry," said Harold. "I mean about Celia. We shouldn't involve your kindred."

As soon as Harold said this, Superman's anger would come out.There was no news from Xilia for more than ten days, which was a terrible torture for him, and even affected his own superpowers. As time went on, he became less and less able to concentrate.

The Kent couple had too much influence on him, and he was too afraid that Celia would die because of him.He couldn't even imagine the possibility, as if just the occasional bad thought in his head could tear his heart apart.

The hostility on Superman was about to turn into actual evil, not to mention Riise, who was a soldier, subconsciously raised his arm to hold the handle of the gun, as if this would bring a sense of security.Even Harold, who had no force value, was shocked by the murderous aura on his body at that moment and couldn't move.

"Clark." At this moment, Celia said.

Superman withdrew his gaze angrily, turned his head and looked to the side.His chest heaved, as if still suppressing his anger.But it's not as good as that, there is no such thing as the tension just now.

Celia turned her head, and she reached out to Harold, "Let's say goodbye here. I guess other Chaoying should contact you next time."

"Take care, Celia." Harold took her hand.

After they shook hands, according to the etiquette of the earth, she would still shake hands with Reese, but when the impatient Superman had already stepped over, he reached out to pick up Xilia's waist, and flew towards the sky.

In an instant, the two came to a high altitude with thin oxygen, which was also the altitude they always stayed at before.

Celia could feel that Superman was still in a bad mood, he didn't even bother to hide it, his chest heaved like a galloping horse just after a race.Still, he held Celia tightly.

He was sulking, but at the same time, he hugged her tightly without any barriers in his body. He was really an awkward man.

But he was still angry because he hadn't spoken all the time, and his chest was hard as a stone with anger.

Well, is this the pouting method of elementary school?Obviously he was full of words, but he had to wait for her to speak.Of course, Celia is also a little guilty.

"You're angry," Celia said, looking up.

"You did it on purpose." Sure enough, Superman immediately withdrew his gaze into the distance, looked down at Celia with gloomy eyes, and almost crackled accusations, "You obviously have the ability to escape on your own, but you didn't do it. You disappeared for eleven days—how could you do this to me?"

"I want to figure out this organization once and for all," Celia said. "You haven't been able to find any clues before, so when someone sneaks into the apartment, I know what they want to do, and I want to follow the plan. This is when The only way to find out about that group. They use technology I don't understand, so I don't have time to leave you a message. It's my fault, sorry."

Superman's breath became thicker in an instant.

"You risked your own safety in order to find out the true identity of that organization?" He murmured, "So, I guessed right, you always had a way to get out of trouble immediately, and you stayed there voluntarily." investigating?"

"Clark." Celia said helplessly.

"You are betting on your own life. What if they really plot against you? What if they use other technologies that you don't understand to deal with you?" Superman's voice became louder and louder, "Have you Ever wondered what would become of me if you died? You should protect yourself as..."

Those cold hands touched Clark's face and interrupted his words.Celia sat upright in his arms, and her bright, too-clear eyes met Clark's.

"Kal-El," she said, "I hope you calm down first, and then listen to me."

"I really should apologize to you, because I underestimated the enemy. I didn't expect them to attack you mentally. I didn't worry before because I believed in your strength, and I also believed that you were worried that nothing would happen in a few days, and you were defeated. The enemy may only have one chance. So I didn't get out immediately."

"I just did the best thing anyone could do in the face of being able to exploit the enemy's loopholes."

"This is not something anyone can do." Superman muttered frustrated and annoyed, "Normal people with brains will run far away."

"Then what are you going to do?"

Clark fell silent.If the other party captures him, he will naturally choose to pretend to be captured, so as to find a way to get information and even defeat them.If he didn't have the opportunity to leave a message, he might choose to remain silent for more than ten days, even if the other half would be frightened, but in the deadlock, a fleeting opportunity is too difficult.He knew Celia was right, that any superhero, even a trained military agent, would make the same choice.

People without superpowers are also heroes, as long as they have done something to protect others.And between a hero and his family and relatives, there will often be disputes because of this kind of "giving up" and "gaining". Even if he and Xilia are both superpowers, it cannot be avoided.

"If you were my comrade in arms, I would admit that your choice was correct." Clark said in a muffled voice, "but you are my girlfriend, and I have such great power, I hope you will let me protect you."

"I understand that you grew up on Earth and accepted the gentleman's etiquette that men must take care of and protect women. In fact, I do need your care, and I am indeed not as strong as you."

Celia looked at Clark very seriously.

"But you have to respect me, Carl, at least as if I trust you. I know you don't like to hear it, but I'm the daughter of Thanos. Before I had you, I experienced far more cruelty than this soft kidnapping You may think it's bad, but I don't necessarily think so. You are stronger than me in strength, but you should put me in the same position mentally and trust my thinking about strategy, so that you Maybe I won’t be as worried as this time again. I’m not a canary with beautiful wings that needs to be protected in a cage, on the contrary, I’m a fighter with the same danger as you, but we’re good at different directions.”

"I really need you very much, and I did make mistakes in this matter. This is my fault. But you can't accuse me of normal strategic judgment because of my reliance on you, let alone think that I can't do anything other than All responsibilities other than self-protection."

The two looked at each other, Superman's eyelashes fluttered slightly, while Celia's gaze was firm.

After a while, Superman pursed his lips, lowered his head, and looked away.

"...That's why you treat me like this?" He whispered, "You disappeared for ten days, I was not mentally prepared, so I was so angry...I only said a few words because I was worried about you, but you insisted on picking Reason with me at this time?... Is it that difficult to be soft and comfort me?"

The curly hair on the top of the man's head almost curled up and disappeared due to grievance.

Celia paused, her eyes moved slightly.

She gently reached out her hand, stroked Superman's black hair, raised her head, and kissed his forehead.

"I'm sorry, Carl. You're right, I shouldn't be arguing with you at this time. I just realized that you're not as strong as you seem, and I could have done more, but I chose the easiest path, I live with you." She said softly, "During the ten days alone, I thought a lot."

"what do you want?"

"I will protect you in the future." Xilia said.

Clark froze, he looked at Celia, but Celia's gaze was still fixed on him.

The raging flames in his heart, as well as the dark clouds of suffocation and grievance, disappeared.It seems that clusters of blooming flowers bloomed on his barren hillside, covering the whole world.

He lowered his head and hugged Celia.Use this to hide your expression.

"Okay." Superman whispered, "From now on, you will protect me."