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

“I thought the next time I would come into contact with light and air would be when heartbroken people would bring in a crane to retrieve the school bus full of our bodies from the bottom of the river.”

"In the end what happened?"

This was the question on everyone's mind on the school bus except for David: "Who saved them? Did God hear their cries?"

"Let's get off the bus and leave this place!" the school bus driver, who had just regained his senses, shouted.

The riverbank is slippery; if the school bus were to slide into the river, it would be a fatal joke.

Crash.

With his clothes soaking wet and clinging to his body, David calmly wrung them out and left the school bus that had almost become their coffin with the other still-shaken group.

"It looks like something knocked us out of the river?!"

Staring in astonishment at the dented front of the bus, marked as if struck by an Asian elephant, the burly school bus driver gaped, unable to close his mouth for a long time.

Is there a river monster?

A group of students, still shaken, discussed the incident with great interest and surprise.

"Our school bus hit its head, and it threw us out?"

Looking at the surging river again, it felt as if a huge monster was lurking inside.

David glanced at the marks he had left behind and casually looked away.

Thanos, a mutant of the Eternals, possesses unimaginable strength and endurance, along with superhuman regenerative abilities and agility. His skin is nearly indestructible, especially when resisting cold, heat, electricity, radiation, poison, aging, and disease.

Its physical strength surpasses even vibranium, and its terrifying power is enough to slay gods.

"Although only about 80% of the templates have been integrated so far."

But he also didn't know the limits of his power.

Pickup trucks, boulders... they all feel light as a feather.

David estimated that he could easily catch an airplane falling from the sky like an adult Superman, pull a steel warship weighing thousands of tons, and lift a residential building of more than ten stories.

"However, without an omnipotent biological force, those things would most likely crumble and disintegrate."

The school bus driver's claim that something knocked the school bus out of the river was just a joke.

When they were at the bottom of the river, David didn't even dare to push them too hard, for fear of causing them to meet God prematurely, lest they suffocate.

The group moved away from the riverbank and sat aside, waiting for the rescuers and parents to arrive.

The school bus plunged into the river once and was thrown ashore again. The violent recoil caused many people to fall and suffer injuries, including broken bones and head wounds.

A school bus falling into a river and then being inexplicably knocked ashore by an unknown creature is undoubtedly an extremely bizarre event, enough to leave some biologists and scientists scratching their heads in bewilderment.

"But in this small town, it's not exactly commonplace, but it's far from enough to shatter someone's worldview."

Ever since that meteor shower more than a decade ago, strange things have been happening in this small town.

What happens when a person in a vegetative state who has been unconscious for years suddenly wakes up and disappears? What happens when a giant wolf, bigger than a tiger, is spotted roaming in a dark forest at night? What happens when a little girl carrying a teddy bear appears in a quiet, deserted cemetery at night and vanishes in the blink of an eye?

A strangely fast and incredibly strong monster roared as it chiseled through the mountain in the middle of the night...

There are countless.

Upon hearing that the child had been in an accident and nearly drowned, the parents of the group rushed over in a panic.

Seeing that it was his mother Martha driving up and stopping by the roadside, David went to greet her with some confusion.

"David, are you alright?" Martha rushed over anxiously, her face full of worry. She looked David over from head to toe, trying to see if he was injured anywhere.

"Does your leg hurt? What about your chest? Did you choke?"

"I'm fine, Mother."

After patiently showing his mother several times that she was fine, David finally managed to calm her down. Holding his mother's hand, which was even colder than his own, David smiled and said, "Why are you here? Where is Father?"

He had actually wanted to show his abilities to his parents for a long time.

Unlike Clark, when he used his strength, his skin turned purple and stripes appeared on his chin, clearly indicating a genetic mutation. He looked more like an alien than a Kryptonian, which worried Jonathan and Martha.

"The police just called. Your brother was in a car accident on another bridge and fell into the river. Your father went to see him."

Martha's expression was worried and strange.

Strangely enough, both of her sons had accidents on the same day at noon: one's school bus skidded and plunged into the river, and the other was hit by a car and fell into the river.

"A car accident? He wrecked someone else's car?"

David was puzzled.

"Is the driver alright? Will he have to pay compensation?"

The school bus fell into the river. This plot seems familiar. How come Clark managed to avoid it but still fell into the river? Is this the power of fate?

“David, Clark is your brother.”

Hearing her youngest son say this, Martha, who was originally worried, said helplessly.

"I know.

But his body wouldn't be damaged by a truck, would it?

David shrugged.

Even if it's smashed, as long as it's not dead, just put it in the sun to dry.

See you this afternoon, Chloe.

After chatting with his mother for a few minutes and saying goodbye to Chloe, the mother and son turned and walked to the car, got into the old pickup truck that had served the Kent family for more than ten years, and drove away.

After David left, Chloe, who had been wrapped in a blanket by the rescuers, was shivering from the cold.

Suddenly I noticed a footprint not far away, and under the footprint was a piece of fresh green waterweed that had been crushed.

"Ok?"

Chloe looked puzzled and glanced around.

Whose footprints are these? Before everyone could break the window and escape, the school bus was already on shore. Why are there seaweeds here?

……

Apart from a few injured students and a few students who thought it was a good opportunity to pretend to have bumped into something and ask for leave to play at home.

Classes continued as scheduled that afternoon and the following day, and nothing was delayed.

David couldn't help but marvel at the town's residents' thick skin and adaptability.

"Being exposed to a meteorite shower makes all the difference."

The next day, at dusk.

David and Clark returned home from school.

At the farm, in front of the small courtyard, a brand-new red pickup truck sat quietly, its shiny paint reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun, adorned with a firework, like a gift.

"Whose car is this?"

Seeing his mother emerge from the barn after a busy day, Clark approached her with a smile and asked.

"Mom, are we finally getting a new car?"

“This is your car, Clark.”

"mine?"

"You saved Lex, and he gave you the car."

Martha frowned, took out a thank-you note, and handed it to Clark.

David had heard yesterday that Clark was hit off a bridge by an out-of-control silver sports car, but he was unharmed, while the car's owner nearly died in the river.

Clark pulled him out of the river, saving the man's life, and the man was amazed by his body.

"Dear Clark: Drive carefully, don't make the same mistake I did..."

Upon hearing this, Clark eagerly tore open the letter and read aloud excitedly in a low voice, "I am deeply grateful for yesterday's events—Lex Luthor."

He had already figured out how to drive this beautiful pickup truck to school; he was sure it would catch Lanado's attention.

David, who hadn't paid much attention to the matter before, raised an eyebrow and his expression turned strange when he heard the name and looked at the thank-you letter.

"Wait a minute, Clark, you saved Lex Luthor?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" The young Superman looked up, puzzled as to why his brother had that expression.

Chapter 6 Son, It's Time

Lex Luthor, one of Superman's lifelong adversaries.

After discovering Superman, he dedicated himself to freeing the world from Superman's "threat." In his view, Superman confined humanity to a comfortable cradle, denying them the opportunity to grow in the face of crises, thus weakening the human race's potential.

Clark didn't save anyone yesterday; Lex Luthor would most likely have died if he fell into the river in his youth.

But he ended up saving one of his greatest enemies.

"Clark, whatever makes you happy."

David shrugged.