Marvel: Starting Out, I Can Walk Sideways as Superman
Chapter 34

The Late Newbie Gift Pack

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Seeing Lin Feng fly away, the others exchanged glances.

They vaguely felt that something seemed off about Lin Feng's mood.

Bruce said to Diana and the others, "Give him some time!"

Then he led them aboard the fighter jet and flew toward the base.

On the jet, Bruce handed Barry a bottle of water. "Barry, tell us exactly what happened!"

Barry nodded and recounted the events word by word.

The perilous and ever-changing course of events made everyone frown deeply.

After a while, Barry finished his account with his mouth dry, then grabbed the bottle and gulped down the water.

Bruce summed up, "So, the controlled Clark became even stronger!"

"Then while Lin Feng was fighting Clark, Steppenwolf appeared and took the Mother Box?"

Barry nodded. "That was pretty much it."

"This is getting more and more troublesome..." Bruce's expression was grave. He had thought Lin Feng's appearance would be enough to contend with Clark.

But he had not expected Clark to become even stronger, on top of Steppenwolf's threat.

Bruce felt a sharp ache between his brows.

The others also fell silent, processing this information.

Diana looked at everyone and said, "Lin Feng can't be blamed for the Mother Box being taken. This went beyond all our expectations!"

The moment she said that, Bruce knew what Diana was worried about.

She was afraid he would blame Lin Feng for losing the Mother Box.

He said firmly, "No one will blame Lin Feng."

"On the contrary, we should thank him. If it weren't for him, Barry and I might already be dead..."

Aquaman and Victor nodded in agreement. Indeed, Lin Feng's help had been enormous.

They could not blame Lin Feng for something beyond anyone's expectations.

If anyone was to blame, it could only be the fighter jet for flying too slowly.

If they had arrived earlier and used Kryptonite to restrain Clark, the outcome might have been completely different.

"It's not beyond saving yet!" Victor, who had remained silent until now, said.

"It takes time to assemble the three Mother Boxes. We still have a chance!"

Seeing everyone look at him, Victor emphasized each word. "And it's our last chance!"

In space, Lin Feng opened the small green bottle and downed the remaining liquid in one gulp.

The instant it entered his mouth, immense vitality flowed through Lin Feng's entire body along his veins.

Combined with the sun's radiation, the wounds burned by Heat Vision slowly began to heal.

As he recovered, Lin Feng considered his next move.

According to the original plot, assembling the three Mother Boxes would take some time.

He remembered that in the original story, Steppenwolf had assembled the Mother Boxes in only a few hours.

The three Mother Boxes merged together, and with Barry's help, Victor entered the Mother Boxes and separated them once more.

That had been the original plot. In the original story, Clark had been on their side.

But now, Clark was the enemy!

The greatest threat that needed to be dealt with was Superman Clark.

All Lin Feng could do was kite Clark around.

But Clark was now taking orders from Steppenwolf.

If Clark ignored him and directly killed Batman and the others one by one,

then the mission would undoubtedly fail, and the world would meet its end.

The biggest problem was how to contend with the berserk Clark.

Lin Feng had noticed that berserk Clark greatly favored attacking with Heat Vision and had barely thrown any punches.

So how was he supposed to put the Kryptonite Handcuffs on him? That was a huge problem...

"Dog System!"

Lin Feng called out.

System: "What..."

"Is there any way to make me stronger temporarily?" Lin Feng asked. "Does the store have anything I can afford that can make me stronger for a short time?"

System: "No..."

"This huge store doesn't even have temporary buffs?"

System: "I said there's nothing you can afford..."

Lin Feng was left staring blankly, helpless and speechless.

More than ten million points, and he could not afford a temporary buff?

Did he really have to kite Clark around again?

"Alright, alright! I'm done teasing you." The system's voice sounded again.

Seeing Lin Feng's helpless and awkward expression, the system laughed.

"There are buffs, but I have a better solution here!"

"Actually, the multiple-choice question I gave the host earlier—run away or stay—was meant to observe the host's character and sense of responsibility."

"To be precise, it was to determine whether the host's values were sound."

"This was a character test. Once you passed it, the system's bound newbie gift pack would be issued!"

Lin Feng froze upon hearing that.

His expression instantly became fucking strange. A newbie gift pack?

"I knew something was missing!"

"Yeah, how could I have bound a system without getting a newbie gift pack? Isn't that standard?"

"And you even made a character test?" Lin Feng was both speechless and furious, wanting to curse.

"Are you childish or what?"

The Dog System shot back, "Hey, you can't blame this system for that."

"Wasn't it because I never found a chance to test the host's character and sense of responsibility?"

"When the host makes a choice, the system can detect the host's true thoughts and attitude."

"A subconscious choice at a moment like that best reflects whether someone's values are sound."

"You felt it too, right? If Steppenwolf hadn't appeared, Clark's corrupted Heat Vision would have blasted straight through you in less than three minutes."

Lin Feng nodded. It was true. At that time, Clark's Heat Vision had injured several parts of his body.

Those wounds had been agonizing, yet Lin Feng had not uttered a single complaint of pain.

The system continued, "Host, don't underestimate this little test. If you had failed, not only would there be no newbie gift pack, but the system would also unbind from you before long!"

The moment those words came out, cold sweat ran down Lin Feng's back.

He had never expected such a small choice to lead to such drastically different outcomes.

Luckily, he had passed the test. If the system had unbound from him, who would he have cried to?

"Alright, the newbie gift is a Superman-exclusive gift pack! It has been sent to the system warehouse, so go take a look!" the system said.

"It contains exactly what you need right now!"

Hearing that, Lin Feng impatiently opened the system warehouse.

Sure enough, he saw a package glowing with golden light.

After opening it, he found four gemstones, with two matching colors each.

There were also two silver bracers with smooth surfaces and strange patterns.

Finally, there was a card shimmering with silver light.

Lin Feng checked the properties of each item one by one.

Special Red Kryptonite: Can greatly enhance all of Superman's abilities for a short period of time (4 hours). Special Platinum Kryptonite: Can grant an ordinary person all of Superman's abilities for a short period of time (2 hours). Superman Bracers: Made from special metal materials. Can be embedded with various ability gemstones and channel the gemstones' power to the wearer.

Seeing this, Lin Feng's eyes practically lit up.

Good stuff—every bit of it was good stuff! Whether it was the bracers or the two types of Kryptonite, they were practically perfect matches for Lin Feng.

As expected of a Superman gift pack. Every item inside was related to Superman.

But when he saw the silver card at the end, Lin Feng fell silent.

Then his entire body began to tremble with joy.

Silver Superman Experience Card: As the name suggests, allows the user to experience Silver Superman's immense power (Duration: 4 hours)

Just seeing the card's name made it obvious how happy Lin Feng was.

If there had been air in space, he would have laughed out loud.

Damn, wasn't this exactly what he needed right now?

Silver Superman—he had gone from a peashooter to a cannon, from a tricycle to a luxury car.

Lin Feng could not help copying Barry and sighing.

Life really was full of ups and downs!

The next time I see Clark, I'll beat ten of him!

Silver Superman in the comics often displayed all sorts of unbelievable superpowers.

This card only allowed Lin Feng to experience Silver Superman's basic abilities, such as Super Flight and super stamina.

But that was more than enough to defeat berserk Clark.

There was not much to say about the two types of Kryptonite.

The Platinum Kryptonite could be worn by Susan and activated if danger arose, allowing Lin Feng to worry less about her safety.

The bracers needed even less explanation. From the description, they were basically designed to make wearing Kryptonite more convenient.

After the joy faded, Lin Feng gradually calmed down.

After thinking for a moment, he took out a piece of Special Red Kryptonite and a Superman Bracer from his inventory.

There would still be another battle between him and Clark.

But this battle would not be as rushed as the last one.

The Silver Superman Experience Card was precious. There was only one, so he would avoid using it if possible.

First, he would use the Special Red Kryptonite and see just how much it could strengthen him.

And Green Kryptonite restrained Clark far more effectively than it did Lin Feng.

Even without using the Silver Superman Experience Card, victory was basically assured. There was no need to waste it...

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