Marvel: Starting Out, I Can Walk Sideways as Superman
Chapter 27

You're All Useless! Let Me Handle This

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"You're all useless! Let me handle this!"

A strange voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.

"Who's there?!"

Everyone's pupils contracted as they looked toward the source of the voice.

An unfamiliar man had somehow appeared in the room.

He stood beside Bruce's bed, holding something in his hand. The bandages around Bruce had been ripped off and scattered all over the floor!

Yet none of them had noticed his arrival. A sense of unease and danger immediately descended upon them.

"Step away from Bruce!"

Without time to think, Aquaman grabbed his trident and hurled it out.

Buzz... Bang!

The man did not even raise his head. He simply extended his right hand and caught the incoming trident.

The trident, carrying tremendous force, had been caught by the man as effortlessly as if it were nothing!

Everyone's hearts sank as countless thoughts raced through their minds.

But there was no time for them to think any further.

That stranger had torn off all of Bruce's bandages. He was trying to harm Bruce!

Victor's cannon system was unsuitable for fighting in a room. It would directly get Bruce killed.

Arthur's left arm was injured, and his trident had been caught. That left only Diana!

The next second, Diana pushed off the ground and closed in, throwing a punch packed with immense force.

Bang!

Lin Feng helplessly set aside what he was doing and caught Diana's fist with his left hand. The blast from the impact sent all the remaining bandages on Bruce flying away.

"Hey, calm down, Diana. You too, Arthur," Lin Feng said helplessly before tossing the trident back to Arthur.

Aquaman caught the trident and aimed it at Lin Feng again. This time, however, he did not throw it. Instead, he asked warily, "Who exactly are you?!"

"What are you doing to Bruce?!"

Lin Feng raised the small green vial in his hand and shook it. "I'm treating Bruce!"

"Trust me, I don't mean any harm."

Then Lin Feng pointed at Bruce's wound. "If you don't believe me, look!"

They stared at Lin Feng suspiciously and cautiously approached the bed to inspect Bruce's wound.

What they saw was beyond their understanding.

Lin Feng held a small test tube filled with green liquid.

He dripped the green liquid onto the wound on Bruce's chest, one drop at a time.

Bruce's internal injuries and wound were visibly healing before their eyes.

"Oh my God! He's healing!" Diana cried out in surprise.

The equipment connected to Bruce also showed that his vital signs were rapidly returning to normal.

The wound that even the sacred herb had failed to heal had closed more than halfway in an instant. They all stared at the scene in amazement.

At the same time, they realized that the newcomer was at least not an enemy.

That allowed everyone to relax slightly.

Lin Feng stopped only after using nearly half the liquid in the vial.

He had given Bruce enough. The rest depended on Bruce's recovery.

"Who exactly are you?" Diana asked the question on everyone's mind. Was he Bruce's friend?

"Me? My name is Lin Feng!" Lin Feng covered Bruce with the blanket again, then looked at them with a smile.

"I'm here to help you."

"Help us?!" Aquaman let out a disdainful sneer. "We don't need your help."

"Don't think you're all that powerful just because you caught one of my attacks."

"I'm injured. I don't even have half my usual strength."

"And you have no idea how much trouble we're facing." Aquaman, Arthur, was deeply displeased that Lin Feng had caught his attack so casually.

He believed his injury had prevented him from performing properly, and Lin Feng's attitude of being there to help them irritated him.

"Don't say that, Arthur," Diana said.

"He's already helped us." Diana's meaning was clear enough. At the very least, Lin Feng had saved Bruce.

"Thank you for saving Bruce!" Diana looked at Lin Feng sincerely and thanked him.

"But we can't let an innocent person walk into danger. You don't understand what we're facing."

Diana explained that although the man before them appeared capable and had managed to sneak in without anyone sensing him.

That did not mean he had what it took to stand against Clark.

Having fought Clark before, Diana knew exactly how terrifying he was.

Lin Feng shook his head and smiled. "Since I'm here, that means I know what you're facing."

"If I'm not mistaken, Superman knows you're here."

"He hasn't come after you yet because his top priority is finding the last Mother Box."

"I don't think you have any other choice. I know how strong Clark is, but I'm confident I can deal with him!"

"You may not have any idea what that means, so how about this?"

After saying that, Lin Feng slowly floated into the air.

The next second, a black suit swept across his body.

A pure black bodysuit, with a black cape hanging behind him.

The massive S-shaped symbol on his chest represented hope!

It was identical to Superman's suit, except for the color.

Clark wore a red-and-blue suit, while Lin Feng's was pure black.

They stared blankly at Lin Feng floating in the air.

They could not have been more familiar with that outfit!

"WTF?" Aquaman wondered if he was seeing things. "Another Superman?"

"...You're a Kryptonian too?" Diana asked in astonishment.

Could there really be another Kryptonian on Earth? The last Kryptonian should have been the compatriot Clark had killed.

His name had seemed to be Zod. He had died during the invasion of Blue Star, and Clark had personally dealt with him.

"More or less..." Lin Feng did not intend to explain further. He was only here to complete a mission, and acknowledging his identity would help his actions.

However, at that moment, Victor's mechanical arm suddenly emitted a buzzing sound.

It rapidly changed shape beyond his control.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a cannon barrel aimed at Lin Feng.

"Victor, what are you doing?" The sudden turn of events startled Diana, and she asked anxiously.

Cold sweat ran down Victor's face as he struggled to control himself. "Sorry, it's my automatic defense system. It sensed danger!!"

"I can barely hold it back!" As he spoke, a shell instantly slid into place, and a red indicator light began flashing with a launch countdown.

Lin Feng was left speechless. He could only hurriedly retract his Superman suit and descend from the air.

Suppressing his aura, he said, "Hey, buddy, calm down. I'm not an enemy!"

But inwardly, he complained, What kind of bizarre system is this? In the original story, it seemed like one rocket blast was enough to make Superman beat them all up.

Perhaps because the dangerous aura had disappeared, Victor's mechanical arm finally calmed down and changed back with two clicks.

The incident had left them all covered in cold sweat. Only after Victor's arm changed back did they finally let out a long breath. Thank goodness they had not started fighting.

Otherwise, if Victor had fired that shell, they might have gained another enemy like Superman.

Fortunately, Victor had managed to control it.

Lin Feng knew this was not Victor's fault. The oppressive feeling brought by Superman was simply too severe.

In the original story, Victor had failed to control the system. If Tony had been here, he might have been able to fix it.

Diana turned to Lin Feng apologetically. "Sorry, Victor's system is extremely sensitive."

"He didn't mean it..."

Lin Feng nodded indifferently. "I understand. Don't worry, I won't take it personally."

"Do you believe I can help you now?"

They looked at one another, then finally nodded together. Their tension eased.

Lin Feng's arrival had brought greater hope.

No matter where Lin Feng came from, his actions had proven that he was at least not an enemy.

Bruce's vital signs had stabilized.

The people who had been gloomy and worried just moments ago could finally see a glimmer of victory.

Although they did not yet know Lin Feng's exact strength, as a fellow Kryptonian, he should be able to contend with Clark.

And they had Kryptonite. As long as Lin Feng could restrain Clark for a short time, they would have a chance to drive the Kryptonite into his body.

Things were moving in a positive direction.

Seeing them nod, Lin Feng simply smiled nonchalantly.

His mission was to defeat Steppenwolf and Superman and save DC's Blue Star.

He could have acted alone, found Barry directly, and taken the Mother Box to lure out Steppenwolf.

The reason he had met several of DC's superheroes and saved Batman was simply because there was a line at the end of the mission: the specific reward would depend on the host's evaluation in this event.

It was like a hidden quest in a game. Lin Feng intended to see whether his guess was correct.

If he guessed right, the mission reward would be even more generous.

If he guessed wrong, he would not lose much.

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