"Nothing in Earth's conventional technology should be able to threaten me now, not even ordinary nuclear weapons!"
David's strength had increased dramatically, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Only an ultra-high-yield nuclear bomb capable of affecting the entire world and potentially causing a nuclear apocalypse could hurt him.
As for why he said conventional technology...
The science in the DC world was not all that scientific. There were always geniuses on Earth who occasionally came up with black technology that ranked among the best in the entire Universe.
For instance, Earth's truly technological artificial intelligence robots, the Metal Legion; Red Tornado, who could fight Kryptonians... and even the Amazo robot, which could copy every Superpower it saw and had defeated the Justice League.
"The latter is practically comparable to Doomsday, the ultimate weapon of destruction created through Kryptonian biotechnology."
Reining in his wandering thoughts, David prepared to test the final application of his new ability before leaving.
"—Release energy beams through my eyes."
Thanos had biological modifications and a high-tech battle suit. David had the ability to absorb and manipulate energy.
"I already tried releasing energy from my palms. My eyes should work too!"
David mobilized the energy within his body and gathered it in his eyes. After they grew slightly warm, two purple energy beams carrying a scorching, destructive aura suddenly shot out.
Two charred, deep trenches cut across the ground and converged at a single point.
Seeing that it worked, he smiled excitedly and increased the energy output.
Sizzle!
The ground was scorched by the terrifying heat, melting into magma before boiling and evaporating.
The horrifying heat dried out the moisture in the surrounding earth, cracking the ground and causing the leaves to wither and curl.
If he kept going, the surrounding trees might catch fire.
Not wanting to start a wildfire, David cut off the energy. Residual purple energy glowed in his eyes, making him look like a god standing upon the earth, utterly intimidating. He blinked his slightly heated eyes.
"No real problem."
There was no difference between releasing the ability through his eyes or his hands, and it would not create any danger.
Having tested all his abilities, David calmed himself and turned to leave.
He did not care about the contest or winning and losing that Clark had mentioned.
"Although Clark shouldn't have much trouble handling this, I'm still a little worried."
Even a Complete Form Superman occasionally got taken down, much less a teenage version.
Crack!
Suddenly, a faint sound of a dead branch snapping came from afar.
"Come out!"
David immediately frowned, his gaze swiftly shooting toward a patch of bushes in the distance as he barked.
He had been too excited about obtaining the new template and had forgotten about everything else. He had actually failed to notice someone watching nearby.
Then again, he ultimately did not possess Clark's Super Hearing or super vision, though those two abilities of Clark's were useless most of the time anyway.
A tall, beautiful woman emerged from behind the bushes. Shock still lingered on her face as she stared at the magma on the ground and murmured.
"Eyes that can burn away everything..."
"You?"
Seeing her, David was somewhat surprised. He had not expected the person who discovered his abilities to be someone familiar.
"So the legend was true after all."
Kara looked at David, her eyes shining as though she had seen someone she worshipped in myth descend into reality. She murmured excitedly.
"What legend?"
Having been seen using his abilities, David's face turned cold, but he was not overly flustered.
Because the person before him was not ordinary either.
"When did you get here?"
"David Kent, you don't need to worry. I've known about your abilities for a long time, and I won't reveal them to outsiders."
Kara, who had been drawn over by the energy blast that had pierced nearly a mile, raised her hands to show she meant no harm and spoke excitedly.
"You've known for a long time?"
David frowned even more deeply, suspicion filling his eyes.
"When you and your brother Clark Kent were giving off the scent of insects at the edge of the Forest, I saw everything from deep within it."
Kara told him everything without holding anything back.
Now, she had confirmed which of the two brothers was Nama!
After hearing her account, David's eyes flickered as he connected everything together. She had seen him and Clark deal with Gregg and reveal abilities beyond ordinary people, so this Kara had secretly started watching him and Clark?
Ever since that party, he had occasionally felt someone secretly observing him and Clark at school.
"Since you've managed to keep your mouth shut all these days, I hope you can continue doing so."
David said coldly, danger flashing in his eyes. He made no effort to conceal the warning in his words as he turned to leave.
"Unless you want me to pay you a visit and make sure you can never speak again."
"Wait, Nama."
Seeing David about to leave, Kara hurriedly said, "You need to be careful of your brother."
"My name isn't Nama."
The strange title made David pause. He turned his head slightly. "And why should I be careful of Clark?"
Although Clark had been a little annoying lately, worrying about this and that and keeping a close eye on him to stop him from taking a dangerous path, it was not serious enough for David to need to beware of him.
There was something strange about Kara from head to toe. The way she looked at him was not normal either, her eyes carrying the blazing fervor of a devout believer who wanted to follow behind him.
"In our tribe's legends, your name is Nama.
"And your brother is called Sergei."
"Nama, Sergei?"
David turned around in confusion, not understanding what she meant.
"What tribal legend?"
"Our Kavachi Tribe has been passed down for five hundred years. Five hundred years ago, a man from another planet fell in love with our Tribe Mother. Because of that forbidden romance, our tribe was born."
Facing David, Kara slowly recounted a history her people never shared with outsiders, suppressed excitement showing on her face.
"On the day he left, he flew into the sky and left behind a prophecy. Five hundred years later, one of his people would descend alongside Skyfire. He would be called Nama and would stop his brother Sergei from destroying the Kavachi Tribe and the people of the world."
"Other than the alien part, it's a pretty primitive-sounding legend.
"But it has nothing to do with me."
David raised an eyebrow and started to leave.
He was certain that he was not Nama, and the Sergei Kara claimed would destroy the world could not possibly be Clark.
"I was born and raised on Earth."
"In the legend, Nama's traits were not limited to descending alongside Skyfire."
Kara caught up with him and hurriedly said.
"He also possessed strength greater than that of ten men combined, and beams from his eyes that could burn everything away."
"You fit every one of those descriptions, David!"
There had always been speculation within the tribe. Seventeen years ago, the meteor shower accompanied by flames had coincided almost perfectly with the time described in the prophecy. Could that have been the Skyfire of legend?
That day in the Forest, after seeing both David and Clark possess extraordinary strength, Kara had formed a suspicion amid her confusion.
A pair of brothers with supernatural powers, one of whom even had purple skin and did not look like an Earthling—could they be the brothers from the prophecy?
"After seeing you in the Forest, I kept observing you, trying to confirm which of you was Nama and which was Sergei."
As she spoke, she displayed her ability to show David that she was not crazy.
Kara's hand transformed into a snow-white wolf claw.
"Until just now, when I saw the beams from your eyes melt the ground into magma, I confirmed your identity. You are Nama, the savior from the prophecy!"
"A wolf? The town has always had rumors about a White Giant Wolf appearing in the Forest at night. Was that you?"
Seeing her wolf claw, David stopped, somewhat surprised.
As for the legend Kara spoke of, he still treated it as nothing more than a story. It caused little stir in his heart.
Perhaps aliens, a tribe descended from aliens, and even the prophecy that aliens would return to Earth were all true, but they definitely had nothing to do with him.
"This is where destiny converges, Nama.
"I am the daughter of the Kavachi Tribe's chief. I possess the Bracelet left behind by the Tribe Mother, and I was the one who found you."
The person her tribe had waited five hundred years for had appeared. Kara, whose brows carried a heroic air, was convinced that David was Nama.
Her voice brimming with excitement, she raised her hand. On her wrist was a beautiful silver Bracelet inlaid with what looked like turquoise.
"I will assist you wholeheartedly and without reservation in defeating your evil brother Clark, and help you stop him from destroying the world!"
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