Marvel: Starting Out, I Can Walk Sideways as Superman
Chapter 36

Taking Down Clark, the Scales Tip Toward Victory

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Inside the abandoned nuclear power plant, towering red energy formed a barrier.

Three Mother Boxes floated before Steppenwolf, with Clark standing beside him, red light glowing from his eyes.

"At last, the moment has come. I have waited so long for this."

Steppenwolf appeared reverent, as though conducting some sort of ritual.

"Prepare to welcome his arrival!"

"I will be redeemed!"

Steppenwolf could no longer suppress his excitement. He had waited far too long for this moment.

"Merge! Become one!"

The three Mother Boxes shone with dazzling light as they collided.

Under Steppenwolf's expectant gaze, the Mother Boxes began the fusion process!

The fusion unleashed a sound wave that rapidly spread across the globe, as though foretelling something.

At the same time, the Atlanteans and the Daughters of the Amazons all gazed absentmindedly in the direction of the Mother Boxes.

A sense of dread washed over them, accompanied by an aura of despair.

Inside the nuclear power plant, Parademons descended in swarms.

They knelt respectfully before the Mother Boxes, awaiting Darkseid's arrival.

Just as the demons knelt.

Boom!

The roar of artillery came first, followed by a second blast, then a third.

The red barrier overhead trembled violently.

Steppenwolf looked up.

A massive hole had been blasted through the barrier, and a huge black aircraft charged inside.

It was Batman and the others!

"The annoying insects are here!" Steppenwolf grabbed his axe.

Daring to interrupt Darkseid's arrival at such a time had successfully ignited Steppenwolf's fury.

"Clark!" Steppenwolf shouted.

"Leave none alive!"

At the command, the red glow in Clark's eyes flared brightly, and a blast of Heat Vision swept toward the aircraft.

But another blast of Heat Vision struck from the side.

Before the aircraft could be hit, Clark was sent flying.

It was Lin Feng. He had disembarked early.

The aircraft landed steadily, and Batman, Diana, and the others jumped out one after another.

Lin Feng charged straight at Clark.

Meanwhile, Barry hid behind a building, took out the Kryptonite Handcuffs, and continuously encouraged himself.

Batman, Diana, and Victor advanced toward Steppenwolf.

Countless Parademons held them back.

Steppenwolf roared, "Clark! End this quickly!"

"Roar!"

Receiving the command, Clark let out an angry roar.

The muscles across his body swelled once again.

In an instant, the berserk Clark from several days ago reappeared.

With a savage expression, Clark pushed off the ground and shot toward Lin Feng with a boom.

Come on!

Lin Feng shouted inwardly as the Superman Bracers on his wrists lit up with brilliant red light.

Massive energy surged into Lin Feng's Superman body.

As the energy poured in, Lin Feng felt stronger than ever before.

Special Red Kryptonite had increased his abilities by more than double.

He recalled a saying.

You've been strengthened! Get in there!

Facing Clark, Lin Feng threw a punch.

Clark, who had easily dominated Lin Feng during the day, was sent flying by that punch and crashed into a nearby building.

Immediately afterward, a thick, nearly tangible blast of Heat Vision struck Clark.

Lin Feng's Heat Vision drove Clark straight through the building.

Sending Clark flying directly out of the nuclear power plant!

Strike while he's down and finish him!

Lin Feng leaped through the hole and flew out in pursuit of Clark.

Barry stared dumbfoundedly at the massive hole.

"What's going on? Lin Feng got stronger too?!"

Coming back to his senses, Barry vanished from the spot and ran after Lin Feng.

He had not forgotten that his task was to assist Lin Feng and put the Kryptonite Handcuffs on Clark!

"Roar!" Clark, who had been sent flying, roared again and stabilized himself in midair.

Although Lin Feng's Heat Vision had not inflicted fatal damage, it caused intense pain.

Clark was enraged, and black-red Heat Vision shot forth instantly.

Lin Feng did not retreat. He fired a blast of red Heat Vision in return.

The two beams of Heat Vision met in midair, just like they had during the day.

But this time, Lin Feng's Heat Vision did not give ground in the slightest.

The enormous energy brought by the Red Kryptonite seemed inexhaustible.

It flowed endlessly into Lin Feng's body.

Boom!!!!

A violent explosion erupted where the Heat Vision beams collided, whipping up a fierce hurricane.

Seeing that Heat Vision was ineffective, Clark charged at Lin Feng again and threw a punch.

Lin Feng easily twisted aside and countered with a charged punch.

With a boom, Clark was sent flying again, crashing directly toward the ground.

Without self-awareness, Clark seemed to have lost his combat experience as well.

Lin Feng seized the opportunity and followed close behind.

He moved behind Clark, slipped his arms under Clark's armpits, and pulled backward.

He directly locked Clark in a full nelson.

At the same time, he shouted, "Barry! Now!"

Clark's strength was immense, and Lin Feng could not hold him for long.

The opportunity would vanish in an instant. Hearing Lin Feng's call, Barry was more calm and cautious than ever.

Electricity flickered across his body, and everything around him slowed down as though frozen.

As Barry ran, he took the Kryptonite Handcuffs from the lead box and charged toward Clark.

A terrifying scene unfolded. Clark actually began to turn his head slowly.

Black-red light rose in his eyes again, aiming at Barry.

Under Barry's terrified gaze, Lin Feng struck first.

He smashed his head into the back of Clark's head.

Clark's head immediately dropped.

The Heat Vision was cut off.

Barry ran in front of Clark, lacking the courage to look at Clark's savage face.

With a click, the Kryptonite Handcuffs locked around Clark's wrists!

At the same time, Barry was unable to stop his forward momentum. He rammed Clark and Lin Feng away before finally leaving the Speed Force.

"Roar!" Clark roared again, then dropped to his knees.

The bulging veins on his arms slowly turned green.

His entire body began trembling uncontrollably.

The Kryptonite Handcuffs had taken effect!

Clark lost his fighting strength and knelt on the ground, roaring in pain.

Lin Feng let out a long breath and looked at Barry. "Nice work, Barry!"

The process had gone very smoothly, without any accidents.

After the failure earlier that day, Lin Feng had kept his ears and eyes open.

He was afraid some unforeseen change would strike him head-on again...

There was no time to rest. Batman and the others were still confronting Steppenwolf, and he had to return to help.

"You wait here for Victor's signal. I'll go deal with Steppenwolf!" Lin Feng said to Barry again.

Victor needed tremendous electrical power to enter the Mother Boxes.

And that required Barry to run at near-light speed to assist Victor.

Seeing Barry nod in agreement, Lin Feng immediately rose into the air and flew back into the nuclear power plant.

Inside the nuclear power plant, Bruce continuously weaved between the Parademons, eliminating them.

The Parademons were no match for Batman.

There were simply too many of them, making Bruce feel somewhat overwhelmed.

Victor stood before the Mother Boxes, his hands extending multiple black cables as he tried to enter their interior.

Meanwhile, Diana and Aquaman were attacking Steppenwolf together, but the situation was not good.

Steppenwolf was simply too powerful for the two of them.

With one swing of his axe, Aquaman was sent flying and slammed onto the ground.

He could not get back up for a long time.

Aquaman was speechless.

Ever since Steppenwolf had come to Earth, it seemed he had been getting beaten constantly.

Just as Steppenwolf raised his axe to strike at Diana again.

Lin Feng charged forward and kicked, moving faster than sound.

One kick embedded Steppenwolf in the wall.

Helping Diana up, Lin Feng raised his head and shouted, "Victor! Barry is ready! How are things on your end?!"

"Almost!" Victor perked up at the news and sped up his movements.

Diana panted heavily as she looked at Lin Feng. "How is Clark?"

Lin Feng smiled. "It went smoothly. He's already lost his fighting strength!"

"Really?"

Hearing that Clark had lost his fighting strength, Diana could not help but reveal a delighted expression.

This was the best news since Steppenwolf had invaded Blue Star.

Steppenwolf had lost his strongest combatant.

The scales of victory had already tipped toward humanity.

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