Marvel: Hacker Spider-Man
Chapter 362

Solarstorm

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"Who are you?"

Clark looked over warily, his muscles tense, and it was clear that he would attack immediately should Ben show any hostility.

However, the other person seemed somewhat restrained, with a hint of worry in their eyes.

Ben knew that Clark Kent was at his most confused, struggling to accept his alien origins yet finding it difficult to integrate into human society.

The power he possessed filled him with fear.

As an alien, an alien with immense power, Clark had no idea what path his existence would lead humanity down.

brilliant?

Or destruction?

If the person in front of you is truly one of your own kind, what is his attitude towards Earth?

coexist?

Or war?

Caught between the two, how should I choose?

Clark was unaware that his father had told him that humanity was not ready; and he himself was no different.

You can call me Ben Parker.

Ben raised his hands slightly, signaling to Clark to calm down. "I come from Earth in another universe. I accidentally came to your world while conducting particle collision experiments, and I have no ill intentions."

Ben had no intention of hiding anything from Superman.

Or rather, given his current strength, there's no need for him to hide it; Earth's greatest enemies at this stage are Zod, Steppenwolf, and Darkseid.

The former was no match for him at all, and the latter two were said to be unable to descend into this world in their true forms; they were merely phantoms here, and there was no need to take them seriously.

If the person opposite him were Blu Wayne, Ben might not reveal his hand, because Batman is too cunning, and he wouldn't want to be killed by Batman's conceptual ability "Challenge" one day. But if it were Superman, that would be a different story.

"You say you're from Earth? I've never seen an Earthling with a tail."

Clark did not lower his guard.

"Tail? Ah, you mean XLR8." Ben immediately realized that the other party had probably scanned his previous transformed form through the ice with X-Ray Vision, so he immediately showed it to the other party.

"XLR8, Diamondhead, Heatblast..."

The ice beneath Ben's feet began to melt, plunging him into boiling water, while Clark on the other side stared in astonishment.

"This is?"

Ben deactivated his transformation; he had only used the basic form. Otherwise, the sudden surge in temperature from the appearance of the Eternity Heatblast would have evaporated the entire Antarctica continent.

"It was this watch that gave me the ability to transform. Its name is Omnitrix, the spark of civilization, the true Noah's Ark. Its existence is to protect the spark of intelligent races in the universe, to prevent any unforeseen events from leading to the destruction of all civilizations and the extinction of life."

Faced with the righteous and heroic Superman of the DC Universe, Ben naturally chose to say the nicest things.

Moreover, what he said wasn't wrong; this was indeed the true purpose of the Little Broken Watch, only in his hands it became a tool for combat...

At this point, Ben felt that perhaps he should also shoulder some responsibility to help some extinct species reappear?

"Now that we have the Nine Realms and many areas of Legerdomain, it shouldn't be difficult to achieve."

After hearing everything Ben said and demonstrated, Clark was clearly somewhat bewildered.

Upon learning that Ben was not one of his own kind, he felt a sense of relief mixed with disappointment. However, when his gaze fell upon Ben's left wrist, all his emotions were replaced by surprise.

"This watch... I can't even see through it?"

This was something he had never encountered in his previous twenty-odd years of life. If he wanted, even the planet itself could not block his gaze, but that watch seemed to isolate him from everything; no matter how he looked at it, he could only see the outer shell.

Level 20 technology, terrifying indeed!

"By the way, you're not from Earth, are you? If you don't mind, could you let it scan your genes?" Ben didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

ah?

Clark was in a state of turmoil, his emotions still oscillating between races, when he suddenly received even more shocking news, leaving his mind somewhat blank.

Years later, his super brain might remind him that he should ask Batman for advice, but at this moment, before he could even react, Ben had already pressed the watch's movement against his neck.

The cold touch made him shudder and he immediately distanced himself.

He wasn't frozen by the watch; he was simply more vigilant because he knew how powerful he was.

"No one knows if he's telling the truth or not; maybe he's lying to me... I can't let him get my power," Clark thought to himself.

However, what he didn't know was that the moment the watch touched him, the gene collection was already complete, and the Little Broken Watch's light turned yellow, clearly indicating that it was already recording Kryptonian Gene.

This excited Ben.

Although he knew that the spaceship behind Clark contained the remains of dead Kryptonian, Ben could still obtain Kryptonian Gene even if Clark didn't provide them to him.

However, due to their civilization, the Kryptonian have long abandoned natural reproduction. Instead, they use a coding system to determine the genes of each newborn Kryptonian, so that they will grow up according to a fixed path.

Soldiers, scientists...

Different professions have different genetic codes, Ben is worried that extracting genes from other Kryptonian could lead to the emergence of different types of Kryptonian.

This is not impossible.

There are several similar cases in the Little Broken Watch.

For example, Diamondhead and Chromastone belong to the same race.

The Humungousaur and the Astrodactyl are both life forms from the Terradino, but due to differences in evolution, they have developed into different specialized individuals.

In addition, there is a theory that Atomix and NRG are different forms of the same race, but this is questionable and will not be discussed here.

However, Superman's genes are different. He is a naturally born Kryptonian and possesses the Kryptonian Codex within his body, which is equivalent to having the genetic encoder for all Kryptonian professions, making him Kryptonian with Infinity possibilities.

Clark noticed that Ben's watch was emitting a yellow light, but he didn't know what the light meant.

Before figuring out Ben's background, he didn't want the other party to obtain his genes, so he subconsciously kept his distance from Ben.

"I'm sorry, I don't want to..."

Before he could finish refusing, he saw the Little Broken Watch turn green again, Ben happily slapped the watch down.

A flash of green light appeared, and a warrior wearing a yellow bodysuit and a white cape appeared before Clark.

Clark:...

The soldier before him still had Ben's face, but his physique was completely different.

Originally, Ben was well-proportioned and, although not short, was only about 1.8 meters tall. But now he is over 1.9 meters tall, and his muscles are as strong and exquisite as those of Clark, like a sculpture meticulously sculpted by Ancient Greece artist.

Most importantly, Clark could see that the other person's muscle density, bone strength, and all other physical functions had exceeded their original levels, clearly indicating that they had become another "self".

"Just that contact, less than a second long, and he obtained my genes, and was able to combine them with his own?"

Clark thought it was absurd.

Even with his enhanced intelligence, he could hardly imagine how terrifying the technology contained in the Ben watch was.

This was completely beyond his comprehension.

But he wasn't the only one surprised.

Ben was also very surprised to feel the power he possessed at that moment.

He originally thought that even if he extracted Clark's genes, he would only get a Kryptonian power, and without absorbing the rays of the yellow sun, he probably wouldn't have much power.

However, to his surprise, it seems that the Little Broken Watch also analyzed the power contained in Clark's genes and directly replicated Clark's current power.

Clearly, this force is provided by the watch's own energy.

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Under this force, Ben's body slowly began to break free from the pull of gravity, and floated up gently in Clark's astonished gaze.

"You can fly?"

"What, you haven't tried it?"

Hearing his words, Ben lowered his head slightly and met Clark's eyes.

Clark truly did not know that he could fly. For a long time, he had been restraining his power and would not use his abilities unless necessary.

Despite possessing a vast treasure, he never squandered it.

"This is the power of stance; you can feel it." Ben slowly descended. "Your power is quite good, but within the genes I currently possess, your strength isn't yet very high."

Henry Superman's performance in the movies is unmatched, but his actual fighting power is not considered high among all Superman.

Ben, who already possessed several heroes Skyfather Level or even above the Skyfather Level, naturally didn't find this power particularly novel.

However, in terms of growth potential alone, Superman still has a very high potential for development.

Even though Ben isn't a comic book reader, he's heard of all sorts of legendary Super Saiyan Gold, Super Saiyan Silver, and Super Dimensional beings.

After giving Clark a suggestion, Ben looked down at his uniform. The yellow uniform didn't look particularly good; he still preferred Henry Superman's battle suit.

"There should be more than one suit in the spaceship. Let's use Nanotechnology to take one with us later."

Little Broken Watch's Nanotechnology is extremely advanced; all of Ben's Alien Hero ' equipment and various uniforms can be attached to him during transformation, and the style of the uniforms can also be changed.

He planned to get a black uniform, with the "S" on the chest replaced with the Galactic Plumbers's logo, but otherwise, not too many changes.

As for the hero's name, it will naturally be "Solarstorm".

Clark was in no mood to test his Superpowers under these circumstances; he was worried that Ben was a threat. "Who are you anyway?"

"Didn't I tell you? My name is Ben Parker, I come from another universe, and I am also the king of the Fourth Empire, the master of the Nine Realms, and the founder of the Galactic Plumbers..."

Ben discovered he had quite a few titles.

"In short, I am not a threat to Earth; on the contrary, it is the threat to Earth." After obtaining Clark's genes, Ben's voice became louder, and he no longer had any reservations.

"I just scanned your genes and learned your identity. You are a descendant of Kryptonian, the son of Krypton." He used the existence of Little Broken Watch as an excuse to reveal Clark's background.

"Krypton... children?"

Clark murmured the name.

"What do you mean by calling this spaceship a threat?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be Krypton colony ship." Ben picked up his watch, pretending to scan the ship's information. "It was probably built by the Kryptonian during their large-scale space colonization period, arriving on Earth about 20,000 years ago. The technology in this ship allowed them to modify Earth's environment and gravity, making it Kryptonian new home."

Clark's expression immediately turned somewhat grim.

Was I sent to Earth simply to colonize this planet?

Clark was unsettled, but he didn't immediately believe Ben's one-sided account. He needed to check the situation on the spaceship first to find out the truth.

This was also what Ben had planned.

He controlled the field of view and flew towards the spaceship. Clark immediately followed. He couldn't fly yet, but the distance of a few dozen meters was just a matter of a light leap for him.

The key is in your hand.

Ben pointed to the pendant around his neck, and Clark then noticed a platform placed in front of Ben with a pentagonal notch, just enough for him to insert the pendant.

Although he knew that once the spaceship was started, it would send a signal into space to attract Zod, Ben still stepped aside half a body, gesturing for Clark to put the key inside.

Ben didn't take Zod seriously.

And he also needs the armor on Zod's body.

Clark was also eager to know his true origins, so he took the initiative to come over and take off the pendant.

As soon as he approached the control panel, the notch seemed to have a suction force, pulling the key in perfectly. This seamless fit clearly confirmed that the spaceship was closely related to his past.

He might have been happier if Ben hadn't said those words.

But at this moment, Clark felt only heaviness in his heart.

"You have to press it down." Ben reached out and pressed the key down completely, and at the same time the spaceship was truly activated, and the security robots that had originally intended to attack the two of them calmed down.

Before Clark could say anything, a silent figure suddenly appeared out of the corner of Clark eye, like a ghost.

When he looked over, the other person had vanished again.

"You're saying this spaceship was left over from 20,000 years ago?" Clark asked Ben.

If it really is a spaceship left on Earth 20,000 years ago, how could there possibly be other people living there?

"That's a projection, or rather, artificial intelligence. It was probably activated after the spaceship read the key's data, but it should be able to answer your questions."

I think everyone's right, there's not much to write about Henry Superman's side. He'll probably just grab what he wants and leave, or maybe we'll see if the Aquaman storyline can give him a boost in Ripjaws.

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