Martin Variety in American Comics.

Chapter 181: Brainless and Unhappy (Please subscribe, read, vote and comment)

"How can Martin sleep at this hour? Isn't he anxious?"

Clark walked on the streets of his hometown. It was pitch black all around, and there was no one on the road. The dilapidated street lights were dim and bright, just like a scary town in a horror movie.

This is the uniform appearance of rural Kansas. All the young people have left, and only people over 40 years old are still working hard on the farms.

"This has nothing to do with Martin. You just transfer your anxiety about your hometown to Martin so that you can feel better."

Batman's voice, processed by a machine and turned cold, came out from the headphones.

Clark felt uncomfortable after hearing this. He pouted like a child and muttered a few words "black-hearted bat" under his breath.

"What did you say?"

Batman's voice suddenly sounded, and Clark was so scared that he shut up and quickly changed the subject and asked:

"So what exactly are we looking for?"

"Anything that seems out of place, strange, mysterious, abrupt, or short-lived things or people that meet these characteristics must be found and analyzed to what degree they are suspicious."

Batman carefully passed on his experience as a detective to Clark.

Clark let these things go in one ear and out the other without even thinking about them. He simply opened his X-ray vision and scanned the entire town.

When he saw his mother lying alone in bed, his nose felt sore and he forced himself to look away.

Smallville was still the same as Clark remembered, at least the buildings looked the same, but there were fewer familiar people and many more strangers.

Since his father's death, Clark has not returned to the place where he grew up for a long time. Watching the familiar disappear little by little and the unfamiliar gradually increase, he couldn't help feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.

But thinking of those who had been reformed, he suppressed his sentimental feelings for his hometown and looked down at the ground.

A large mineral vein runs through the entire area, and countless workers and machines are working in the numerous mine tunnels, digging out large amounts of ore.

After these people transported the ore in and out, what they wanted was not coal and iron ore, but the luminous stones embedded between the ores.

Clark quickly told Batman on the other side of the headset about his discovery and said, "It turns out there is such a large mine hidden under our town. No wonder those who were transformed are all residents of Smallville, because they are exposed to the radiation of 'kryptonite' that Martin mentioned all the year round, so they can withstand the risk of transformation."

There is absolutely no problem with Clark's IQ. He instantly understood why the other party wanted to attack the little-known town of Smallville.

But soon, he made a decision: "No, I can't let the residents of Smallville get hurt because of me. I will rescue them now."

Batman didn't expect Clark to make the decision so easily, and quickly advised:

"Wait, Clark, there's no point in you rushing in now. Those thirteen modified humans are in our hands, and the other party must be well prepared and waiting for you."

"We need a complete plan to save people while ensuring that we don't get hurt."

Clark replied confidently:
"Don't worry, I'm not a three-year-old child. No matter what kind of trap the other party prepares, it can't stop me from rescuing those victims."

After saying that, Clark didn't reply. Batman called him several times, but there was no response. His heart instantly fell into the abyss.

Can't these superhumans use their brains a little? Are they so reckless because they think they have lived too long and it's boring?

Batman was too tired to complain, so he had to contact the Flash first.

"Barry Allen, the Flash?"

"Yes sir, uh-Batman, I'm Barry, no, the Flash!"

Barry, who was waiting in the central laboratory, suddenly heard Batman's voice and instantly turned into a little fan, even speaking haltingly.

Batman smiled, finding a familiar feeling in this young man. This was also the reaction of the two Robins when they first met him.

"Flash, I will send you a secret address. You set off immediately to help Superman." Batman learned about the existence of Reverse-Flash from Martin and guarded against the Sixth Man from the future to prevent him from making trouble secretly.

"Yes, Mr. Batman, I'll leave now."

The Flash saw the message sent to him alone and realized the seriousness of the problem.

He had met Superman in Metropolis and knew that the other person was also very fast. If he didn't use the Speed Force to accelerate infinitely, their speeds would be the same.

He explained the situation to Team Flash, who were still struggling with Martin's identity, but received no response, so he had to set off first.

stab-

Yellow lightning jumped and disappeared in the laboratory before the members of Team Flash reacted, but Barry could no longer come back.

Although Clark was very frivolous in his words, it was just to annoy Batman, a superhero whose style of doing things was completely opposite to his.

Once he really entered the mine, he became cautious.

Given Clark's physical condition, even the most advanced technology of the Kryptonians would hardly cause any harm to him. The only thing that could really threaten him was various types of kryptonite.

He still remembered Martin's reminder, so when he left the Fortress of Solitude, he brought a set of Kryptonian-specific space suit.

Not only can it isolate various toxic air and radiation, but it can also be used as combat uniform.

After putting it on, Clark exerted force suddenly, transformed into a cannonball that could move independently, and rushed directly into the tunnel.

The tunnel was pitch black, with no light or pointers, but these were not a problem for Clark. He turned on his X-ray vision and headed straight for the place with the most people.

If he encountered a blocked tunnel, he would punch the tunnel wall, smash a hole with his hands, and continue moving forward.

In the shallow areas of the mine where there was no ore to be mined, Clark encountered no obstacles and his path forward was smooth.

When kryptonite ore appeared, piles of kinetic weapons suddenly emerged and collectively fired at Clark.

His first reaction was to use his body to resist as usual, but considering the protective suit he was wearing, he used his speed to move quickly and avoided the bullets and the mines buried underground.

Explosions and gunshots continued to rang out in the mine. Clark and his protective suit were unharmed, but the tunnel of the mine was collapsed.

boom!
A huge amount of lead powder suddenly exploded, filling the entire mine and instantly blocking Superman's vision.

Pieces of green stones were pushed out, emitting green light, passing through the dust mist formed by lead powder and falling on Clark.

"Batman, the other party has appeared!"

Clark hid behind a huge blending machine and called for Batman.

He hadn't held out hope that the call would be successful, but he was pleasantly surprised to hear Batman's voice.

"You also fell into the other party's trap. Fortunately, you haven't lost your mind. If you were hit by the green kryptonite, you would have become meat on the chopping board."

Batman was very angry and said unhappily: "I have informed the Flash, he is on his way."

"Don't move now. Wait for the other party to act first, and then follow my command."

"it is good!"

Clark nodded, followed Batman's orders, and hid behind the blender without moving.

　Second update! It’s still good to be at home. I have the motivation to write. Happy holidays everyone!

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