Marvel's Kryptonian Slacker
Chapter 173

A costume that went to his head

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On a France coast, at a rocky shore that wasn't exactly a resort, where the sky was just beginning to lighten, there were naturally no passersby or tourists around.

Drowning in sweat, Henry climbed ashore from the sea. The ink on his face and the hastily applied water-based paint on his hair had long been washed away by the seawater, leaving him looking nothing like his previous appearance.

He first spun around to shake off the water, then took off his extravagant costume. He folded everything, including the shoes, leaving only the last piece of clothing: bright red trousers.

Henry looked at the battle suit he held in his hands with a troubled expression, feeling utterly helpless.

Thinking back to the last battle on the alien warship, it wasn't against aliens at all, but against a crazed Phoenix chasing after him!

The two of them ran and chased, bumping into walls and forcing their way through obstacles.

Although there was an alien defense force inside the warship, those weaklings were no match for the Kryptonian and the enraged Phoenix. Those who failed to catch them were fine, but if they did manage to catch the two intruders, they usually met a bad end.

In short, the Diberi Warship fled, dragging its wrecked hull. Earth was too dangerous, so the remnants of their army decided to find another place to continue their lineage.

Henry only remembered his thoughts at the time: one was to avoid Phoenix, and the other was to avoid the unknown extent of satellite telemetry technology. So he plunged headfirst into the sea.

To my recollection, even two or three decades later, with the continuous advancement of satellite technology and analysis techniques, there are still certain blind spots in the detection of living organisms in the deep sea.

Basically, once the depth exceeds 20 meters, optical monitoring methods become completely useless, and only radio waves can be used to cross-map the fixed topography and landforms of the seabed.

This is why, in this world, the Atlanteans and underwater kingdoms that live on the seabed still exist only in legends and have not been confirmed or tracked down.

Therefore, Henry decisively chose to travel by sea, returning from the the Americas to the Europe continent.

Henry had no idea why Phoenix didn't follow, but he probably had his own plans. Whether he wanted to destroy the Fireworld or the Earth was up to him.

The X-Men will handle any major trouble; Henry's help will only last until the aliens are driven away. Fighting the Phoenix? Don't be ridiculous. His previous behavior was just childish ignorance.

Looking at the battle suit in his hand, and Henry sitting on the rock in his baggy trousers, he had a feeling that was hard to put into words.

Finally, he couldn't help but resort to profanity. "Damn it, this outfit is too much. I can't wear it anymore!"

Having made up his mind, Henry used the Heat Vision from his eyes to burn the cheap costume he'd bought from the costume shop, including the tap shoes, to ashes. Then, he used a powerful breath to blow the ashes into the sea.

We absolutely can't answer the X-Men's calls again. This time they're fighting Phoenix, what kind of trouble will they cause us next time? We'll be devastated.

However, after stripping down to just his pants, Henry realized a problem. Wouldn't the wind pressure blow his pants away while he was flying like this?

And then a bird really did fly in the sky.

So, those superheroes who wear tight suits and Cloak and fly in the sky are actually quite in line with physics from a certain perspective. The exception is Power Girl in her fierce battle suit.

Then there's the Flash's suit, which is extremely illogical. Every time the Flash reboots, they spend some time explaining that at extreme speeds, ordinary clothes might tear due to wind pressure or burn due to high-speed friction with the air, which is why a special suit needs to be developed.

But as the story unfolds, the Flash transports ordinary people at high speeds, seemingly ignoring this aspect of the story?

No matter how far or how fast you run, the person will come out the same way you took them away. At most, they'll just feel the Flash and nauseous.

If the actual need for using the suit still exists, when the Flash is taking an ordinary person on a high-speed trip, shouldn't they be wearing the full suit from the start and arriving naked?

Stop thinking about it, thinking about it is just the Speed Force domain. It's like how Superman's physical explanations don't hold up, so Biological Force Field comes into play.

So, is there any way to save this pair of pants and run back to Switzerland to borrow a room from Ms. Hepburn? Or is it better to simply fly back to the rented apartment in Los Angeles?

If his pants were to tragically perish along the way, he would have no choice but to run naked. Although as long as he was fast enough, no one would see him, this kind of artistic act in broad daylight was just too stimulating. Henry slapped his head, realizing he was too immersed in the role and hadn't quite snapped out of it yet.

Indeed, one must be careful when choosing battle attire and when selecting a role.

Choosing a worthless role that only pays cheap money can ruin your career. Reason, wearing the wrong armor can shatter your dreams of heroism.

Ah, no! I never wanted to be a superhero, so what does it matter if I'm broken or not?

The key question is, why did I choose that outfit? It's so captivating.

I must be crazy to do that.

Ah, no, that's not right either. Wearing that suit would be crazy. Or is it that choosing to wear that suit would also make me crazy?

Regardless, Henry firmly believed that he was an ordinary person, only possessing Kryptonian- like constitution.

Yes. Whether or not Kryptonian player is still uncertain. But it doesn't seem to matter much.

Firstly, during this time, Henry also found pure lead blocks to test whether he was Daxamian.

Because pure lead doesn't glow like Kryptonite, which means Kryptonite is radioactive while pure lead isn't, the Daxamian won't be affected by Kryptonite like the Kryptonian on Earth. The Daxamian only experience allergic reactions upon contact with pure lead.

Henry is not allergic to lead, so he is not Daxamian.

Homelander is even less likely, because he is not an alien being, and Homelander does not have Biological Force Field. Unlike Henry's situation, he can be ruled out.

As for the vastness of the universe, whether there are other aliens in the Marvel Universe who have become powerful due to the Yellow Sun shining on Earth, Henry couldn't guarantee whether there are or not.

In any case, discussions about origins are important when you care, but not so important when you don't.

Fortunately, that inexplicable Biological Force Field helped Henry save his red pants. Just like when the Hulk transforms, those super-elastic pants always protect his last shred of dignity. This is a miracle of the Marvel Universe.

Even Thanos, with all Six Infinity Stones, might not be able to the Snap and turn Hulk's pants away. Otherwise, it would have gone from an all-ages book to an 18+ pornographic magazine.

So, we need to collect Infinity Stones in this universe and try to make a wish, to test whether the power of the Six Infinity Stones is greater than the Hulk's power.

Henry slapped his head hard again, trying to shake off those abnormal thoughts. Then, using his Super Speed and ability to penetrate molecules, he returned to his room and changed into normal clothes.

Retirees always get up very early. So when Henry came downstairs, Ms. Audrey Hepburn was wearing an apron and frying eggs in the kitchen.

As soon as he heard footsteps, he turned around. Then the lady smiled happily and greeted him, "Good morning!"

"Child, I didn't hear you come back. Do you want breakfast?"

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