Marvel: I Evolved Into Superman on My Own

Early morning.

A lounge chair sat on the sprawling lawn.

Jino lay back in the chair, shirtless in floral swim trunks, eyes closed.

The gentle sunlight streamed over him, as if dusting the young man with gold powder.

Jino loved sunbathing. Every time the sun hit him, he could viscerally feel the joy of growing stronger.

"I've been sunbathing for thirteen years."

Shouldn't I have awakened other abilities by now? If not, I'll just go to the desert and sunbathe for a month.

Jino's expression was pensive. He extended his right hand, and a maid quickly placed a glass of milk in it.

He took a small sip of milk.

Jino turned to the young maid and chuckled, "Thank you."

"Buzz~"

A brief stinging sensation came over him. The scene before him gradually blurred and distorted. Everything around him seemed to turn into a dark, cinematic tone.

"You're welcome."

The young maid took the cup. In Jino's vision, he could easily see through the maid's delicate, youthful face to her moving skeletal structure, as if X-rayed, and the constantly beating heart within.

Everything was so clear—the flowing blood, the pulsing nerves. Under these eyes, there were no secrets.

"Young Master?"

The maid looked at Jino, who was staring intently at her, with a hint of shyness.

"It's nothing." Jino snapped back to reality, his expression calm as he closed his eyes again.

But the subtle smile playing on the corner of his lips showed Jino was in a great mood.

"Finally, X-ray Vision."

Jino opened his eyes again and turned to look at what the maid was wearing underneath.

Beneath the black maid dress was lace mesh lingerie, which looked both pleasing and provocative.

Jino silently assessed, "Hmm, not a bad ability."

At the very least, he could use this ability to observe the dressing styles of women and deduce their inner personalities.

As Jino was admiring the maids mowing the lawn in the distance, the old Butler quietly appeared behind him.

"What is it?" Jino asked without turning his head.

"Young Master, two things. Your classmate Lana Lang is awake. She's already had breakfast and is looking for you."

Jino nodded. "Bring her here."

Lana Lang's home had been affected and turned into ruins last night. Coupled with the hidden danger of Gerry's escape, Jino had no choice but to bring her to his Castle to sleep for a night.

"Also, Mr. Jonathan Kent is outside the manor looking for you."

"Jonathan?" Jino frowned. Clark's dad is looking for me?

Could it be because I beat up Clark, and Jonathan is planning to give me some 'tough love' discipline?

"Let him come in too."

Jino was somewhat curious about Jonathan's purpose in coming to the ancient Castle. After all, he had always viewed the Luthor Family as a scourge.

Jino closed his eyes again and reclined in the chair, feigning sleep. Not long after, the sunlight before him seemed to dim. Jino opened his eyes to see Lana Lang, smiling brightly with her hands behind her back, standing in front of him.

"You're blocking my sun." Jino unceremoniously pushed Lana Lang aside.

The girl was a little speechless. She could sense that Jino didn't like her.

But the necessary thanks couldn't be omitted. Lana Lang stood beside Jino, gazing at the distant lawn with him. "Thank you for your help yesterday."

"It's nothing. Clark is my friend." Jino shook his head and looked at Lana Lang. "He's a good boy."

At least, better than Lana Lang's ex-boyfriend from the football team.

"Yeah." Lana Lang stared at Jino and sighed softly.

The atmosphere grew silent for a moment, until the Butler led a serious-faced, hurried Jonathan Kent into the manor.

"Mr. Jonathan." Jino stood up from the lounge chair. He held respect for Clark's adoptive father.

"Jino." Jonathan's expression was complex as he looked at Jino. He pursed his lips and said, "Is Clark at your house?"

"Clark?" Jino frowned. "Shouldn't he have gone home last night?"

Although Clark had also said last night that he would take responsibility for investigating Gerry, Jino had obviously dismissed Clark's words as youthful impetuousness. But he hadn't expected Clark to not come home all night?

This was completely out of character for Clark. Although he often argued with his adoptive father, Clark loved his adoptive mother Martha very much. If Clark truly didn't intend to go home, he would at least leave a message for Martha.

Therefore…

Eliminating all impossibilities, what remained was the answer: Clark might have had an accident.

Could Gerry have captured him?

Jino knew Gerry's changes were due to Kryptonite, even if others didn't.

So, if Gerry encountered Clark while carrying Kryptonite, the latter would be in trouble.

Jonathan left, full of questions.

"Clark's missing?" Lana asked worriedly.

"He's gone." Jino's expression was grim. Without Clark, who would he use to farm negative karma points? That foolish woman, Talia?

"We have to find Gerry."

Jino looked thoughtful, then turned to his Butler. "Butler, please bring me the town map."

The Butler nodded and quickly had the maids bring the map.

Whoosh.

The town map unfolded, spread out before Jino.

His gaze swept over the map as Jino silently analyzed Gerry's possible hiding places.

First, the mummified bodies found at Gerry's house proved he had been active near his home.

And with the town being densely populated, it was unlikely Gerry would hide in the town center.

Jino used the process of elimination to rule out less probable options.

As the possibilities narrowed, Jino finally focused his attention on an Abandoned Factory not far from Gerry's house.

"Could he be here?" Jino tapped the map with his finger, talking to himself.

The young man slowly stood up, looking towards the distant northwest.

There, a steel "beast" shimmered faintly in the morning sun.

It was the Abandoned Factory.

Dust-covered, the abandoned machinery had been derelict for a long time.

Rusting supports showed the factory's age.

And on a thick iron pole, a shirtless Clark hung, a glowing green piece of Kryptonite suspended over his chest.

Countless cobwebs covered the entire factory. Gerry, like a humanoid spider, hung upside down on a web, his legs pressed together, stepping on the silk. His eyes were fixed intently on the Kryptonite on Clark's chest.

A cold smirk played on Gerry's lips:

"Do you think using you as bait will trick your rich friend into coming here?"

Clark's face contorted in pain. Beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks, hitting the steel with a "drip-drop" sound.

"You... you won't succeed," Clark said weakly, struggling to lift his head, his eyes blurry. "Jino is very smart. He'll never let you, you demon, get away with this."

As he spoke, Clark looked guiltily at the mummified bodies on the ground.

These innocent people had been abducted by Gerry during the night, and then their flesh and blood had been consumed right in front of him.

"Heh heh, I'm not scared." Hearing Clark's words, Gerry sneered and pulled several pieces of Kryptonite from his pocket. He shook the Kryptonite in his hand, and they clinked together with a clear sound.

"Once I catch that guy, I'll eat all of you together." A fanatic glint flashed in Gerry's eyes. He coveted Jino's god-like power.

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