The Mad Luthor Family

Hearing the explosions outside, Eric stepped out of the living room and looked toward them.

Fireworks bloomed above Luthor Manor.

Even from miles away, the booming explosions could still be heard at the farm.

Eric stood in the courtyard and watched the fireworks for a while before returning to his room to continue monitoring every movement at Luthor Manor.

If the Owl Council made a move against Lex tonight, he needed to prepare in advance.

The dazzling fireworks gave no hint of where Luthor Manor's fate would lead next.

Eric thought to himself as he walked back to his room.

Luthor Manor.

"Hey, Clark."

In the crowded hall, filled with lively music, Lex Luthor greeted Clark.

He introduced the woman beside him as well. "This is Victoria Harry, an—old friend of mine."

"Hi, Clark!"

The charming Victoria greeted Clark. "Lex just said you were the star of this party."

"Thanks."

Clark smiled at her somewhat stiffly. He generally wasn't good at dealing with women with such a powerful presence.

Lex linked arms with Victoria, nodded toward someone behind Clark, and said quietly, "Clark, your girl is here."

After saying that, he turned and left with Victoria, leaving the stage to Clark.

"Hey, Lana!"

After turning around and seeing Lana, elegantly dressed and carefully made up, Clark greeted her a little awkwardly. "You look... really beautiful today."

"Really? It's a party, but since it's at Luthor Manor, it doesn't feel like an ordinary party. So I dressed up without really thinking about it. Hearing you say that makes me feel much more confident."

Lana replied with a smile.

"...How has Whitney been lately?"

The moment Clark asked, he immediately felt it was inappropriate.

That kind of question didn't seem suitable for this occasion.

Sure enough, Lana's brows furrowed. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "He... he's doing well. The doctor said his recovery has been going very well."

"That's good."

After the brief exchange, silence fell between them again.

"Didn't Eric come?"

After a few seconds of silence, Lana took the initiative to ask Clark.

"Eric..."

Clark thought for a moment, then replied with a hint of embarrassment, "He doesn't really like occasions like this."

Lana nodded, looking slightly disappointed.

"Do you smell something strange?"

Clark suddenly frowned and asked Lana.

"What?"

Lana looked confused, not understanding why he would ask such an odd question.

"N-Nothing."

With an unusual look on his face, Clark told Lana, "Excuse me for a moment," then quickly headed toward the source of the strange smell.

After his powers awakened, he possessed more than super vision and super hearing. His senses were also far sharper than those of ordinary people, allowing him to immediately catch the strange, sinister scent drifting through the air that no one else could detect.

He had only taken two steps when the hall's glass windows shattered with a crash.

Amid the sound of broken glass raining to the floor, several dark figures swept in through the shattered windows, their cloaks spread wide like owls in the night.

Before Lex Luthor's bodyguards could react, a spray of blood burst from one man's neck. His eyes widened before he fell to the ground with a thud.

When the students attending the party saw the security guard collapse dead with blood spurting from his neck, they finally reacted, screaming as they fled outside.

The once-lively party instantly became a terrified slaughterhouse.

"Clark! Over here!"

Chloe and Pete found Clark in the crowd and prepared to pull him away with them.

"You go first. I'll stop them."

Clark pulled his wrist free from Chloe's grasp and looked at the "owl men" slaughtering Luthor Manor's guards with bladed weapons.

The assassins dressed as "owls" had not targeted the students attending the party. Instead, they prioritized eliminating the manor's security personnel.

Short knives and bizarre claw-like blades swept out like Death's scythes, piercing bodies with every strike and sending blood spraying like fountains.

Their swift, fierce movements were like a gale. Ordinary guards had no way to resist them.

Although Chloe worried about Clark's safety, she knew she couldn't talk him out of it. After telling him to "be careful," she quickly left with the crowd.

"Where's Clark?"

Lex, who had already evacuated, asked Chloe and Pete.

"Clark wanted to stay inside."

Pete was supporting an injured classmate as he explained helplessly.

Lex Luthor's expression shifted for several seconds. Finally, gritting his teeth, he took a gun from a guard beside him and prepared to enter the now-sealed hall.

"Mr. Luthor, we advise you to evacuate. You are the enemy's primary target, and they'll come out soon. We believe they won't waste time on an innocent person. As long as you leave, he'll be safe."

The leader of the mercenaries Lex had arranged in advance stopped his impulsive action.

Though unwilling, Lex could only get into a car and head for the safehouse that had been prepared long ago.

In the end, the only ones left in the entire manor were the guards trapped inside, the owl assassins, and the mercenaries outside the manor preparing to eliminate the enemy.

Clark lunged forward and punched his opponent in the jaw.

The owl assassin, whose reflexes and agility surpassed those of ordinary people, was completely unable to defend himself. With a bang, he flew straight into the wall.

Faced with Clark's sudden intervention, the "owl men" did not lose their composure. Instead, they continued their assault on him.

Bang!

After punching away someone trying to sneak up on him from behind, Clark stepped forward, grabbed the blade in his opponent's hand, and snapped it in two with a crack.

Facing the stunned enemy, Clark no longer held back as he had before. Striking in anger, he knocked the man unconscious with one punch.

Even though he knew no fighting techniques, his immense speed and reflexes were enough to make him unbeatable.

Just as he prepared to continue fighting, a guard staggered to his feet. His eyes gleamed with crazed bloodlust, and he suddenly accelerated, lunging at Clark.

Clark froze, unable to understand why a guard on his own side would attack him.

His movements stalled for a moment, and having instinctively forgotten to defend himself, he was tackled directly to the ground by the guard.

The owl assassins had released Black Light beforehand, a substance with potent hallucinogenic and toxic effects. The strange smell Clark had detected earlier came from it. The guards had inhaled even more during the battle, causing all their fear to be unleashed. Everything before their eyes had become monsters enveloped and warped by something like a black hole.

Some suffered mental breakdowns and died on the spot. Others went mad and attacked everything around them.

Thus, Clark, the most conspicuous person on the scene, became the target of the frenzied guards.

At the same time!

Boom!

An RPG-7 rocket blasted open the villa's front doors and shot into the hall.

The thunderous explosion swept through the room, and the shockwave tore through the sturdy walls. In an instant, the owl assassins and Clark were swallowed by fire and the blast.

Thanks to "Wandering the Back Alleys" for the tip.

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