Watching from the Sidelines

Although the rainforest had plenty of fuel and accelerants, combustion could not continue without sufficient heat. This man-made forest fire was forcibly extinguished just like that.

The Kryptonian who had put out the fire carried a sniper rifle over his shoulder, rubbing the jaw that was still unaccustomed to using Freeze Breath as he walked through the frost-covered remnants of the rainforest.

Why had he waited until the very last moment to act? That was a question for the spider now crawling onto his head.

Whenever he had previously intended to intervene, this bright red-and-blue spider had crawled all over his face, heedlessly doing everything it could to obstruct him. He had promised to deliver it to Gwen; otherwise, he would have slapped it into spider paste long ago.

Once he stopped and decided to watch how things unfolded, the spider obediently settled down as well. Henry understood then that some unseen presence was testing those who had gained the power of the Totem.

Since the examiner did not want him helping them cheat, Henry was happy to save himself the trouble and watch the show.

The girls had successfully dealt with Poison Spider, but they had failed to escape the sea of flames. Henry truly did not know whether the results of such a test counted as passing. At the last moment, he had still stepped in... or rather, breathed in to help. This time, the spider did not interfere.

Extinguishing a rainforest fire was no harder for a Kryptonian than blowing out a candle. Henry strolled through the area, passing the girls as they embraced and protected one another.

The girls had briefly lost consciousness from oxygen deprivation. But after the fire went out, their breathing and heartbeats were normal. There was no need to worry about them