The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 589 Superhuman Registration

Katie felt that she was crazy for being skeptical about Gwen's words. She was treating Hyperion as a skipping rope?
But seeing Gwen's confident look, Katie was not sure whether what Gwen said was true. But she had no other way to go anyway, so she might as well believe Gwen first.

Seeing that Katie seemed to be in a better mood, Gwen invited her to stay overnight in her room. After all, her bed was big enough for two girls to sleep in.

Katie didn't refuse. She really needed to do some ordinary things between girls to ease the fear of the devastating things that happened to her.

If the world is going to end, it won't be now. Now is the time for good children to go to bed.

Looking at Katie's softer sleeping face, Gwen thought she should first observe the situation. If it was really a crisis, she would contact Yang Le and ask him to solve the problem.

King to king, general to general, don't take on work that is not suitable for you. Gwen still understands this principle.

...

Faint lights flickered in the dark space. Reed and others sat around an oil lamp. It was already late at night, but no one here could sleep.

The reason was that the radio placed in front of the oil lamp in front of them had played Hyperion's speech just a few hours ago. Although there were no pictures, they could piece together what happened at the scene through the sound.

Due to Hyperion's dictatorial declaration and his cold-blooded behavior, none of the four people present could fully trust him.

"It sounds like they're taking us to the Golden Triangle." Johnny said half-jokingly, wrapped in a rag.

Because he was a fire man not long ago and burned three sets of clothes after the fire went out, the other three people unanimously decided not to give Johnny clothes anymore.

Johnny protested at first, but after being ignored by everyone and spending too much time, he gave up.

"Then I must be a good material for being a coolie now." Ben took over Johnny's words in a muffled voice. He was originally very upset about turning into this stone man, but he felt relieved when he saw Johnny with flames all over his body.

When he saw that Johnny could turn back into a human, he was suddenly filled with hope. After all, they were radiating the same energy. Although each of them had different abilities, they should still be the same kind of people.

Ben thought that since Johnny could change back, there was no reason why he couldn't. Reed thought so too. According to his speculation, it should be a problem of energy consumption. Johnny was a fire man and was always burning, so his energy consumption was naturally fast, so he changed back to a human so quickly.

It was only after listening to Reed's words that Ben felt like joking. After all, his friend had never made any mistakes in academics since he was a child. In Ben's opinion, Reed's words were indeed more useful than any consolation.

Only Reed knew that he was just comforting Ben. Without professional instruments, even he could not infer unfamiliar knowledge out of thin air. He said such untenable words because he was afraid that Ben would have wild thoughts.

But Reed was confident that even if Ben would not change back on his own, he could find a way to make Ben change back, but the prerequisite was to leave here.

"Reed, what do you think?" Susan was obviously not in the mood to joke. She turned and asked Reed, who was standing beside her. Reed was repairing something at the moment, but the progress was very slow due to the lighting.

"Wait a minute." Reed put down the machine he was fiddling with. "Let others try it out for us. We'll know for sure."

Not everyone understands the principle of "the first bird to stick its head out gets shot." There will always be some impatient or frightened individuals who will try and make mistakes for them. There's no need to rush. "Right now, we have more important things to do," Reed gestured to everyone present. "That's to fully master our abilities. If things truly stabilize and improve, we must ensure we don't become as uncontrollable as Johnny, otherwise we could easily hurt others."

Johnny looked at Ben with lingering fear. He was standing next to Ben and touching his rock head when he first spontaneously combusted uncontrollably. Fortunately, Ben was a stone man now and nothing happened. If it was an ordinary person, it would be terrible.

Johnny imagines himself picking up a beautiful woman at a bar, driving her back to his apartment in a sports car to negotiate. Everything is going smoothly, but when the charger is connected to the phone, it suddenly catches fire...

Oh, forget it.

Looking at Johnny nodding vigorously, Reed felt strange but continued, "Let's stay in this underground garage for the time being. We'll go search for supplies later. Ben, you have the most strength, so go find the supplies. Block the exit to prevent others from breaking in."

"Is this a good idea?" Ben scratched his head. "Isn't it a bad idea to completely ignore other people's lives?"

"Don't put too much faith in humanity, Ben," Reed said gravely. "In this ruin, we can only trust each other. Don't forget that we are also victims, and we don't have the energy to care about others."

Reed's thoughts remained unchanged. If he had the energy to spare, he would not recommend helping a group of people in trouble, but he did not think he had the ability to do so now.

You can say that his help is charity from a high vantage point, and Reed won't argue with you. It will only make him realize that you are an idiot. Helping others when you can't even protect yourself does sound morally noble, but Reed thinks it is even more idiotic.

Reed is the backbone of this team. His decisions are not absolute, but at least everyone agrees with them in their hearts. Besides, they are not idiots. Reed has broken down his words and is almost feeding them into their mouths.

You can save people, but you have to save your own life first.

After confirming this prerequisite, the four of them started exploring in groups of two. By the way, Johnny's injuries were all healed, probably because he had turned into a fire man before.

...

Early the next morning, Reed turned on the radio, not worried at all about not hearing useful information.

Everything about Hyperion is big news now, and those reporters, like mane dogs, will definitely hold on to it.

Sure enough, Reed turned on the radio, tuned a few stations, and heard the information he wanted to know.

"According to reporters on the front lines, instructions regarding superhuman registration have been posted in front of the Supreme Squadron's building since 8:00 this morning. A number of people who may be superhumans have also gathered in front of the building, likely waiting for the registration to begin."

Time passed minute by minute, and Susan and others woke up one after another. They gathered around the radio to listen to the information. Several hours passed like this, and they did not hear any unfavorable news until the live broadcast ended.

"Looks like there's nothing wrong with the registration this time," Johnny said with a relaxed look. "Why don't we go tomorrow?"

"No!" Reed shook his head. "Wait another day."

(End of this chapter)