Pero extended his right hand, spread his fingers, and grabbed Ultraman by the neck, hauling him out of the crater and holding him in midair.
Pero raised Ultraman toward the sunlight overhead.
He let him enjoy a thorough bath in the sunlight too.
Once Ultraman came into contact with the sunlight, his barely breathing condition began to improve.
The horrifying dent in his abdomen slowly pushed back out like an inflating balloon.
The muscles and bones beneath his skin crackled as they rapidly regenerated.
The intestines inside his abdomen, all severed into short lengths and tangled together, also began writhing and reconnecting on their own, finally healing completely.
Then...
The scene took a sudden turn.
Ultraman seemed to wake up as he basked in the Sun.
His face, which had just regained its color, suddenly contorted.
He began groaning in pain.
As though the Sun were beating him up.
Pero frowned, confusion showing on his face.
Seeing this, Clark came over too and asked cautiously, "Is... is something wrong?"
Pero stared at Ultraman, who kept screaming in the sunlight, and replied, "I think there's still something wrong with this clone."
"What? What's wrong?"
"For Kryptonians, absorbing solar energy should feel really comfortable and warm, like soaking in a hot spring."
"Why does he scream and shout like he's being electrocuted just from getting some sunlight?"
Clark stiffened at those words. His blue eyes went wide, and he instinctively stepped half a pace back, not daring to speak.
Pero noticed his unusual reaction and turned to look at Clark's guilty expression and evasive eyes.
With a trace of uncertainty in his voice, he asked:
"You... act like this when you sunbathe too?"
"Uh... haha... well..." Clark gave a couple of awkward laughs and clumsily changed the subject. "I'll go check on