The view returned to the Kent Family. After the gathering, everyone gradually went their separate ways. Quite a few people left Jonathan their phone numbers, saying that they would definitely visit them if they got the chance and would give the Kent Family a warm welcome.
Faced with these enthusiastic people, Jonathan kept their numbers but had no intention of actually contacting them. Instead, he took his family onto the road home.
Although they had encountered danger this time and their battered pickup had been destroyed by a tornado, the Kent Family had accomplished their original purpose in setting out. After experiencing a crisis between life and death, Clark's mindset had clearly changed. He was no longer sunk in grief.
Jonathan also stopped saying that even if he died in front of Clark, he would not let him save him. He had realized that when he truly faced death, he would still be reluctant to leave, and he would still be afraid...
Although Jonathan still did not want Clark and Robet to reveal their abilities, if they were prepared to face everything, perhaps it was time to let them make their own choices—especially Clark's!
It was just that Jonathan had not yet figured out how to discuss the matter with his two sons again.
Several nights later, Clark stood on the grass, staring blankly at his hands before looking up at the sky. Hesitation flickered in his eyes.
"Robet, stop eating. I have some questions to ask you..." After a while, Clark came to his senses and spoke to Robet, who had just finished training outdoors and was eating.
When Robet taught Clark Mind Reading, he had never imagined that Clark would be able to develop the ability into a form of long-distance communication. For Mind Reading to transmit one's consciousness to another person, one had to sense where the other person was. For Clark, however, that was incredibly easy. With one glance, he could see the target he wanted to speak with.
"What is it?" Fortunately, after Clark established Telepathy through Mind Reading, Robet could also join the channel and communicate. It was practically an independent call system of another kind.
"It's about my training. The weather wasn't very good these past few days, and there was no sunlight, so I didn't feel any stronger no matter how much I trained. But today, I didn't train at all. I only basked in the sun for a while, and I felt my body grow stronger again..." Clark could not confirm his theory, so he spoke hesitantly. "I suspect that my strength might come from the sun. Could sunlight be making me stronger?"
"Hm?" Upon hearing this, Robet raised an eyebrow, finished off the remaining food, and headed toward Clark.
"The sun? Maybe that really is the case. Otherwise, you wouldn't have learned Solar Flare so easily..." Robet soon stood in front of Clark and sized him up as he analyzed the situation. "Could your species be related to plants? Are you capable of photosynthesis?"
Yes, after returning, Robet had already taught Clark Solar Flare. In Robet's view, Clark, who had no Ki, should not have been able to learn it, because the core of Solar Flare was converting Ki into light energy. Yet after using it, Robet's eyes had temporarily lost their sight...
Afterward, Robet had thought that Clark's species might simply possess extraordinary talent, so he taught Clark a few simple methods of gathering energy waves. Then Clark's eyes shot lasers once again, giving Robet quite a scare.
At the time, Robet had not understood why Clark could learn Solar Flare but could not condense energy waves. Now, however, Robet roughly understood.
"In other words, your abilities originate from the sun itself. The sun makes your body incredibly powerful, and while developing all sorts of physical abilities, it also condenses a unique energy inside you. That's why you can transform this energy into Solar Flare..." After coming back to his senses, Robet looked at Clark and spoke seriously.
"How about this? Give my teacher a call and ask for a day off for me. Then we can properly test this tomorrow, okay?"
"..." Upon hearing this, Clark gave Robet a deep look. He suspected that Robet's testing was fake and that not wanting to go to school was the real reason!
Clark: ——
"I'm serious!" Robet's expression did not change at all. Instead, he began analyzing earnestly. "Think about it. If I go to school, I leave before dawn and don't come back until after dark. I won't be able to see the sun at all, right? If I can't see the sun, how am I supposed to help you test this? It's just a phone call to Teacher Selina. What's the big deal?"
Robet: (..)
"Do you not know that your teacher sends me messages every day?" The corner of Clark's mouth twitched slightly as he spoke helplessly. "And Lana somehow found out about it too. Now she sends me messages every day as well..."
"Mom... Ahem, then pick one! If that doesn't work, try both! You're one of only two Kryptonians. Don't you plan to reproduce your species?" Robet shrugged, looking completely unconcerned.
"Reproduce your own species! Why don't you go reproduce the Saiyans?" Clark glared at Robet and retorted irritably.
"Aren't I still young? I'm only fifteen!" Robet spread his hands, his face full of innocence. "Besides, I haven't met any powerful female warriors, and no one is pursuing me like that..."
"Car... Forget it. I can't be bothered to deal with you. I'll ask for your leave, but only for one day!" Clark had instinctively wanted to say something, but in the end, he rolled his eyes helplessly, turned around, and went to call in sick for Robet.
The next day arrived quickly. As the sun rose, the two brothers, Clark and Robet, both perked up. Clark carefully sensed the changes caused in his body by the sunlight, while Robet observed Clark's aura.
"Your aura shows a slight increase, then returns to calm! The sun's power should be getting converted by your body into energy unique to you!" Robet quickly gave his observation.
"Every one of my cells is absorbing the sun's power and using it to grow stronger, allowing my body to continue improving... Hm?" Clark immersed himself completely in observing his own body. Then he suddenly sensed something and instinctively raised his head.
At the same time, every hair on Robet's body stood on end. The Ki within him surged wildly, and his body tensed instinctively.
With a "bang," a sniper bullet struck Clark in the forehead. It failed to penetrate his defenses. Clark's head did not move at all, while the sniper bullet fell to the ground after deforming violently.
"Bang!" At the same time, another sniper bullet struck Robet in the forehead. Robet's head jerked backward, and the bullet bounced away. A red mark appeared on Robet's forehead, with a tiny spot of crimson at its center, but no blood flowed out.
"Although there was an extra person beside him, wasting one bullet, it was still a perfect solution..." On a hillside 2,500 meters away, Carlos had not finished speaking to Fox when his expression suddenly changed. "WTF?!!!"
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