Prioritizing Romance Over Kinship: Clark and the Heir
"Boom!" The terrifying explosion echoed between heaven and earth. All the abandoned houses around were completely turned into dust and disappeared in the explosion. The Evil Containment Wave was also blasted away on the spot.
Robet's body was blasted away from the center of the explosion. While resisting the force of the explosion, he keenly sensed that the Demon Sorcerer's life force was instantly coming to an end. The power of the Talisman not only Devastation everything around it, but also destroyed the Demon Sorcerer's body!
However, Robet sensed another aura at that moment, a hellish aura that seemed familiar yet different. A Hell Gate appeared, and the Demon Sorcerer's soul was forcibly swallowed up inside...
"Boy! I've remembered your aura. You forced me to return to the Demon Hell. One day, I will return to take my revenge on you!" The cold voice of the Demon Sorcerer before he disappeared echoed in Robet's ears. The power of the Talisman had not killed Robet on the spot, which made the Demon Sorcerer very regretful and unhappy.
Because Demon Sorcerer's physical body was completely destroyed by the Twelve Talismans, he was forced to return to Hell as a soul. Returning to Hell was not much better than being sealed away; it only offered limited freedom and was far inferior to staying on Earth and enjoying life to the fullest...
However, the Demon Sorcerer's complete detonation of the Twelve Talismans was essentially no different from a self-destruction; he himself would naturally bear the most terrifying explosive force. Robet, on the other hand, sensed something was wrong when the Evil Containment Wave was broken, and he used all his strength to erect Ki Barrier to block the terrifying power of the explosion...
Even so, Robet was seriously injured. The seemingly endless power of the Twelve Talismans erupted, and Robet's Ki Barrier could not hold up completely. It was blasted apart by the power of the Twelve Talismans on the spot. Robet's body was then a bloody mess, and even the dripping blood was instantly wiped away by the energy of the Twelve Talismans!
However, as Robet was blasted away by the power of the Twelve Talismans, he keenly sensed that some of the Talisman powers he had previously studied had merged into his body, enhancing Robet strength, especially the power of the Horse Talisman. This enhancement prevented Robet from being severely injured in the explosion...
Moreover, Robet keenly sensed that the power of these Talisman had not been completely absorbed by his body; a portion of the Talisman power had dissipated into the world and disappeared without a trace.
"Huff! Huff! Huff!" After a while, Robet stood there panting heavily. He had already changed into Vegeta's Transformation Technique Jutsu. Robet also discovered another use for the Transformation Technique: when injured, he could transform into other disguises so that at least his blood wouldn't be splattered everywhere.
With a "whoosh," Robet waved his hand, releasing a Ki Blast that instantly obliterated the blood spilled before his transformation. As for the terrifying destructive power of the Twelve Talismans exploding, Robet didn't pay much attention to it.
Are you kidding me? In the Dragon Ball World, there would have been at least fifty or a hundred explosions with that kind of power, and none of them had destroyed the Earth. It's really not a terrifying explosive force.
"That Clark guy, wasn't he going to come pick me up? Wasn't he nearby?" Robet muttered to himself as he looked around after erasing his bloodstains and, not sensing Clark's presence, decided to stop.
Unbeknownst to Robet, Clark had indeed been planning to come, but Clark suddenly stopped halfway through his flight. He had seen a familiar figure collapse in the street, and before Clark even noticed her, several beams of light that had flown from Robet's direction merged into the person's body...
Although Lana Blue and Clark did not officially confirm their relationship, after Selene gave up, Lana's relationship with Clark undoubtedly took a step closer.
Lana had originally planned to go shopping today and even made plans with Clark, but Robet received a call from Steve earlier, Clark wanted to keep an eye on Robet, so she declined to go.
Unexpectedly, while Lana was shopping, she suddenly heard a terrifying explosion. Lana and the people around her thought it was a terrorist attack and instinctively ran with the panicked crowd. But before she could run two steps, she was suddenly struck by several beams of light and then lost consciousness...
"Why did she suddenly faint? Be careful, keep your distance!"
"Hurry, hurry! Forget about it, that was a terrifying explosion, get out of here immediately..."
"Should we help her? Leaving her here like this might be dangerous."
"This girl's pretty good-looking, maybe we can take advantage of the chaos...?"
Those around Lana lying on the ground had various thoughts, but at that moment, Clark descended from the sky and picked Lana up in full view of everyone, drawing shouts and stares from the crowd.
"My God! It's Superman!"
"Superman, what was that explosion we just heard?"
"The explosion has subsided, there's nothing to worry about!" Clark looked at the crowd below and slowly shook his head, speaking softly. After his voice reached everyone's ears, he vanished in a flash.
Superman! My God!
Superman! I love you!
"It must have been Superman who did it! Superman saved us!"
"Great, Superman quelled the explosion! He saved our lives once again..."
A chorus of enthusiastic shouts rose and fell, but there were also some dissenting voices.
"Superman took that woman away. Could he have done something to her?"
"Huh?!" However, the moment this somewhat out-of-place voice rang out, a series of angry gazes came from all around. The owner of the voice shrank back, quickly lowered his head, and dared not say anything more. After all, it seemed that Superman had a truly enormous number of fans, and he was worried that if he said anything more, he would be attacked by these Superman fans.
Meanwhile, at a temporary S.H.I.E.L.D.. base, Tony Stark and the others were resting. After Steve and Bucky revealed their identities, Hawkeye Barton and Black Widow Natasha gasped in surprise, but Steve and Bucky quickly fell silent.
Steve was worried about Robet. After all, in Steve's view, Robet had run into Hydra because of him. If he hadn't asked Robet to come as an outside helper, Robet wouldn't have encountered that terrifying Superman, and now his fate was unknown...
Yes, from Steve's and the others' perspective, they had no idea that the one who knocked Robet was Fake Superman. In fact, after seeing Superman, they were filled with suspicion and uncertainty, because the implications of Superman being Hydra agent were self-evident. Who knew if Superman's current actions of helping the world were part of a larger Hydra conspiracy?
Therefore, Steve instructed Black Widow Natasha and Hawkeye Barton to contact S.H.I.E.L.D.. immediately, requesting S.H.I.E.L.D. to deploy more personnel. He also used his influence to seek other external assistance; he couldn't simply wait and see Robet's fate unknown without taking any action...
But instead of receiving news of more help from Nick Fury, Steve received word that Superman had appeared in other places, leaving Steve and the others somewhat bewildered, especially after subsequent reports claimed that someone witnessed Superman seemingly intercepting a monster in the sky above the city...
Steve was skeptical of the news that Superman had intercepted the monster, and even worried that Hydra was trying to smear Robet and use Robet to highlight Superman's greatness and righteousness!
But soon a deafening explosion reached their ears, and Steve and the others looked blankly in the direction of the explosion, not knowing what had happened...
With a "whoosh," a beam of light entered Steve's body. Steve subconsciously frowned, and then he sensed a familiar power.
"Huh?!" Steve suddenly stood up, puzzled as to why the power of the Pig Talisman had suddenly returned to him. A thought flashed through his mind, "Could it be? Robet didn't lose? He actually won?"
During his previous conversation with Black Widow Natasha and others, Steve learned that Valmont had stolen the Talisman. Now, the sudden appearance of the Talisman's power within him has rekindled Steve hope.
"Steve? What's wrong?" Bucky and the others hesitated for a moment before turning their gaze away from the direction of the explosion and looking at Steve had stood up, asking him questions.
"It's nothing. I just feel that this explosion might be related to Valmont and the others..." Steve didn't mention Robet, but slowly shook his head and said in a low voice.
"Jarvis?" Upon hearing Steve's words, Tony Stark quickly called out to Jarvis.
"Sir, a nuclear bomb has been suspected to have exploded in the abandoned city. The explosive power is stronger than that of Little Boy. Although the blast radius is not as large and there is no radiation, the impact and destructive power on the surrounding area are much greater!" Jarvis's voice rang out quickly, and he helped Tony Stark retrieve the relevant information.
"Hmm, a nuclear explosion without radiation?" Tony Stark fell silent, lost in thought. Undoubtedly, he was also thinking of Robet. Tony Stark felt that if Robet was indeed behind this, then Nick Fury's title of "Energy Kid" might be a bit unreliable; he should be called "Nuclear Explosion Kid."
Seeing that everyone around him had fallen silent, Bucky looked at Steve beside him. He had a feeling that his old buddy had just changed, but he didn't know exactly what had happened.
What Bucky didn't know was that it wasn't just Steve who had changed. In a classroom at Midtown High School in Missouri, Barry Allen, Pietro, and Lorna trembled slightly. They felt as if their abilities had just been enhanced, or at least they seemed to be handling things more skillfully than before.
On the other side, Johnny Storm and Susan Storm, who had once mastered the power of the Talisman, also suddenly felt that they had more power in their bodies. Moreover, compared to the power of the Dragon Talisman in Johnny Storm's body, it seemed that Susan Storm's body contained more than just the power of the Snake Talisman.
In the Deep, Mera sighed helplessly as she looked at an injured sperm whale. But at that moment, a look of surprise flashed in Mera's eyes. Then, she subconsciously waved her hand at the sperm whale, and a beam of light enveloped the sperm whale, instantly healing its previous injuries!
"Horse Talisman? What's going on?" Mera's eyes flashed with confusion as she looked towards the human world, remembering Robet, Jackie Chan, and a leaky Mecha.
In Hell's Kitchen, New York, Kingpin, who was chanting Buddhist Kingpin, trembled slightly. He sensed a malevolent thought resurfacing within him, but his expression remained unchanged, still compassionate as he murmured, "Only by facing oneself can one truly transcend..."
Some people who once possessed the power of Talisman Talisman regained it after the Talisman exploded. However, not every Talisman owner inherited this power. At least Jackie Chan, Jade, El Toro Fuerte, Constantine, Nick Fury, Baron Strucker, and others did not inherit the power of the Talisman. Wade and Slade did not make their healing abilities stronger either.
However, some people who had never been exposed to Talisman before received Talisman power. This wasn't just Lana; however, they experienced some discomfort because it was their first time receiving the power of the Talisman...