Metropolis, inside Luthor Manor, Pikachu put down the phone, then turned to Lex and said, "They're finished over there. We can make our move."
Lex leaned against the nearby wall and held out an arm. Pikachu climbed onto his shoulder, and the two of them left the manor, crossed the courtyard outside, got into a car, and arrived at the entrance of Metropolis University.
Clark had been waiting there with a backpack on his back. When he saw the luxury car slowly pull up, he carried his pet carrier over and opened the door. The moment he got in, he complained, "This car is way too flashy. My classmates are definitely going to gossip about me."
Lex expressionlessly glanced down at his watch and said, "Being friends with the Luthor family should be anyone's honor."
Clark curled his lip. After spending so many days with Lex, he had learned that this was simply one of Lex's habits. The two things Lex loved showing off most were his intelligence and his wealth, and Clark had no way to argue with either. Lex Luthor really was smart and rich.
"Are we starting to investigate those locations today?" Clark asked. Over the past few days, he had been flying above Metropolis, using his X-ray vision to search underground for the secret bases Lex believed might exist.
Previously, after his dorm room had been invaded, Clark had sought out Lex and asked him to go warn those CIA agents. But afterward, Lex had found him and told him that the CIA's response was that they had not done it. It had not even been the KGB.
Lex told Clark that another mysterious force might be hiding beneath Metropolis, ready to invade the city at any moment.
The moment Clark heard it was not the