I, the younger brother of Superman, ended up with a Thanos template.

“I am truly moved. People say you are more enthusiastic than the transcendent.”

"You can call on Superman for any problem, even if it's a kitten stuck in a tree—that's absolutely true."

The parasitic demon gripped his head with its two large hands as if squeezing an apple, its energy-absorbing ability at full power, its deep, inhuman voice accompanied by a ferocious smile.

How did you know I was starving?

With his head gripped by two large hands, Clark, feeling a sense of foreboding and rapidly weakening, widened his eyes and, without holding back, slammed his fist, like a warship's main cannon, heavily into the parasitic demon's chest and abdomen. The blow caused the demon's eyes to bulge, its back to arch, and its body to nearly fly off the ground.

But with his next punch, the parasite demon merely grunted; his fist felt like it had hit a high-density rubber tire, having no effect whatsoever.

Another punch was too weak to move the parasitic demon's monstrous body, which had swelled to four or five meters tall.

As their strength fluctuated, Clark's subsequent attacks became weak and ineffective. After a series of blows, he stared in panic at what lay before him.

Where did this monster that can absorb his power come from?

"Like David, you can absorb energy."

But this monster's ability is even more terrifying; it can forcibly absorb the unreleased energy of others!

He was drained dry in just a few seconds!

"marvelous.

Emptiness and hunger are receding from me, and I can think rationally again.

The parasite grabbed Clark with one hand and released him with the other, clenching his fist excitedly. He was no longer 'weak,' and the hunger that had been induced was leaving him. He was enjoying the pleasure of eating and eating, and his human side briefly overwhelmed his animalistic nature.

“Fate is truly wondrous. Not long ago, in my memory, I was a deliveryman who was constantly being scolded, but now the hero who protects the entire city is in my hands, as powerless as a newborn mouse.”

"let me go!"

The weakened Clark glared angrily, gritted his teeth, and used the last of his strength to suddenly blast his hot gaze into the face of the parasitic demon.

The blinding light and the burning pain in his eyes caused the parasitic demon to instinctively let go, its massive body arching backward as it stumbled backward.

"We must leave the ground."

I have a premonition that once my energy is completely drained, that monster will begin to drain my life force, and I will become a dried-up corpse like those poor, tragically deceased citizens.

A flicker of fear crossed Clark's eyes. He turned and tried to fly into the sky to deal with the monster.

During the monster's previous attack, he could tell that this guy couldn't fly and was very slow; he wanted to take advantage of this.

The monster's abilities were so bizarre and terrifying that he dared not approach it.

But suddenly a tall figure appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye, blocking his path to take off.

"Where do you want to go, Superman?"

I can sense that you still have at least 10% of your energy and your life force. Give them to me!

The parasitic demon's eyes shone with a fiery red light, like molten lava.

"This...this is!"

Clark was momentarily speechless; the scene and the ability were so familiar.

Bang!

The next second, the citizens who had fled dozens of meters away during the fight watched in horror as the blue and red figures were blasted down from the sky by two thick, bucket-like beams of burning light, creating a huge crater more than ten meters wide on the ground.

The monster flew to the bottom of the pit, grabbed him with a hand the size of a car door, greedily drained Superman's energy, and then his life was over.

Like the citizens who had been killed before, Superman's strong body quickly withered away, leaving him emaciated and on the verge of death, held in the hands of the parasitic demon.

"Your energy is recovering rapidly? Are you absorbing sunlight?"

Superman, you've given me another surprise!

The parasitic demon laughed maniacally.

A super-powered power bank that can regenerate energy; as long as Superman is around, he has inexhaustible energy.

Moreover, he can gain Superman's abilities simply by absorbing Superman's energy.

"I can't bear to completely devour you anymore!"

Before losing consciousness and near death, Clark used his last bit of strength to look at the light ring on his hand and send a distress signal to the Alliance and David using his mind.

"Da...Daily Metropolis is in danger!"

The next second, Clark's head lolled to the side and he lost consciousness.

"An endless feast awaits, I'm about to dig in!"

The parasite looked around at the crowd and licked its lips. With its super vision, it could clearly see the millions of walking energy meatballs in the city, as well as Gotham, Seaside City, and cities and countries thousands of miles away.

With super speed, he no longer moved so slowly, and could easily drain the life energy of tens of thousands of people in a second.

Before him lay a super buffet restaurant called Earth, which required no payment, helping him combat the constant feeling of weakness.

"Monster, let go of Superman!"

Just as the parasitic demon was about to act, a figure appeared on the street, accompanied by yellow lightning. A puff of smoke rose from the ground as the figure's feet rubbed against it. The figure stopped abruptly and stared at the demon with a look of alarm.

Several more figures quickly flew down from the sky.

Batman, Cyborg, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Arthur, who was carried there by Cyborg.

As the intelligent brain of the Justice League, Cyborg has been monitoring disasters happening around the world online.

Metropolis, near the Justice League, is a key target.

When the network detected that Superman was at a disadvantage, he urgently notified the Alliance members in the base. Everyone rushed to help, but they were too late.

"Let him go!"

Enraged, Cyborg raised his arm, and his mechanical arm transformed into an ultrasonic energy cannon that blasted at the parasite's chest. But the parasite absorbed the energy without even swaying, a sight that shocked Cyborg.

"Justice League?"

Superheroes that you usually only see in the news.

Today, they've all appeared in front of me one after another.

Completely disregarding the Steel Bone attack, the Parasite Demon's gaze swept over the crowd, a burning intensity flashing in its eyes.

Each of these superheroes possesses unique life energy, and he has already 'smelled' their fragrance.

"Lobster meat, jelly, mint, truffles..."

He glanced at Aquaman, Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman, and Cyborg one by one, but he looked at Batman, who piloted the Fenrir mech and used electricity as his energy source, with a hint of disdain, like a gourmet looking at a stall selling cheap snacks.

"Prioritize rescuing Superman; avoid physical contact with him!"

Batman gave a stern reminder.

"Even Superman couldn't withstand his absorption in just a few seconds."

If he were to encounter us, his life would likely be in danger!

As he spoke, he maneuvered his mech to dive down and throw a punch.

"understand!"

The group nodded solemnly and each used their own methods to attack the parasitic demon.

The Flash grabbed a street sign, Green Lantern used the power of his ring to create a giant fist and smash it at the parasite, Arthur leaped high with his trident and thrust it, and Diana swung her Lasso of Truth like a cowgirl about to lasso a horse, hurling it at the parasite.

A fierce battle is about to break out!

……

“Jonathan, come and take a look.”

"Is there something wrong with the circuit breaker? Why did the power suddenly go out?"

Smallville, on a farm.

David sipped his black tea, sitting in a deckchair, gazing at the distant green meadow where several cows grazed leisurely with their heads down. He heard his mother Martha calling Jonathan from inside the house, but he paid no attention.

[Template integration is 98% complete]

"Wanliwang's template has been almost fully integrated."

Having resolved the 'redemption' issue, thwarted the Redemption Church's conspiracy, and once again saved the world to make headlines, his template integration rate surged in just two days, and the surge is far from over.

"Maybe we won't have to wait until tomorrow; we'll get the new template today?"

The new template represented greater strength, and David was in a very good mood.

Even with the combined power of several templates, he could easily defeat Clark, and there was almost no one on Earth who could beat him.

But he never forgot Darkseid, who might one day arrive on Earth in his spaceship, crossing the galaxy.

"And Brainiac, he possesses the most advanced technological weapons in the universe, so he shouldn't be underestimated either."

Moreover, sometimes, it's not just Earth that's in danger in the DC universe; other universes or even the multiverse might suddenly be in danger of destruction, and even Darkseid can't escape unscathed. This has happened more than once or twice in the comics.

His gaze hardened as he thought of those terrifying crises that could threaten the very survival of the universe.

"Not enough."

Perhaps when I can transcend time, transcend the birth and death of the universe, and protect the family I want to protect, that will be the time when I can truly and completely relax.

Just then, the light ring on his hand suddenly lit up, a distress signal from Clark.