American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 101 Turn Enemies into Friends

After hearing Xiao Xian's words, Superman had to admit that he was tempted. Superman knew the fighting power of Xiao Xian's female fans, which was much stronger than that of his own fans.

If anyone dares to speak ill of Xiao Xian publicly online, Xiao Xian doesn't even need to do anything; his fans will tear them apart.

Moreover, it's not just ordinary people; even celebrities with a large fan base can be attacked. For example, Leonardo DiCaprio, because he was cheated on by Xiao Xian, posted a tweet calling Xiao Xian a scumbag who seduces women everywhere.

Because of this tweet, Leonardo DiCaprio was bombarded by Xiao Xian's female fans. Many of DiCaprio's fans announced that they were no longer supporting him, and some extreme fans even posted a death notice for DiCaprio online, claiming that they would hang him at home.

Of course, Leonardo DiCaprio's fans are not to be trifled with. It is said that a leader of DiCaprio's extreme fan club, along with a few fans, went to an event attended by Xiao Xian, carrying sulfuric acid, wanting to teach this scumbag Xiao Xian a lesson and let Xiao Xian's fans know that DiCaprio's fans are not to be trifled with either.

Then, at the event, the fans collectively betrayed him after seeing Xiao Xian. They said they didn't know Xiao Xian at all and shouldn't contact him anymore, for fear that Xiao Xian would misunderstand.

Furthermore, if Leonardo DiCaprio doesn't apologize, they're going to throw sulfuric acid at him. What a scumbag! He's clearly a bodhisattva who's giving benefits to his female friends everywhere!

Under the triple blow of mental, physical, and financial damage, Leonardo DiCaprio had no choice but to publicly apologize and admit defeat. Even so, he still has to travel with a large number of security personnel every day, just in case his extreme fans actually put their actions into practice.

Most importantly, both Superman and the Wayne Group's analysts thought that Leonardo DiCaprio was right, and even thought that he was being quite conservative. Since his debut, at least 80 to 100 female celebrities have fallen into Xiao Xian's clutches, but Xiao Xian has only slept with them and not taken responsibility. He even asked them to call on their fans to pay attention to him. What else is he but a scumbag?

However, it's also thanks to Xiao Xian's undisguised scumbag behavior that his popularity has surpassed Superman's, according to Wayne Group analysts. Otherwise, with Xiao Xian's charm, if he had followed the perfect idol route like Superman, his popularity would have already surpassed Superman's, even without this incident.

As an opponent, Xiao Xian's charm is so high that it makes Superman feel depressed and wish he could throw him into the Centaurus constellation. But as his public relations officer, if he helps him clear his name, then perhaps he can really help him get out of this predicament.

"Your suggestion sounds good, but I need to know why you'd like to offer to help me?"

Superman scrutinized Xiao Xian. Wayne Group's analysis showed that Xiao Xian was extremely selfish and self-serving, and it was clearly impossible for him to dedicate himself to any superhuman cause.

Moreover, Superman is not a naive person; he knows that there is no love or hate without a reason in this world, and Xiao Xian's help to him must have some ulterior motive.

Xiao Xian smiled and said

"Because I believe that superhumans should support each other and face the world's misunderstandings and fears about us together. We should be allies, not adversaries. To be honest, I don't really care about the superhero rankings. If I help you today, you can help me tomorrow."

"So you want my help? And you're willing to compromise on your superhero ranking?"

Superman quickly extracted the key points from Xiao Xian's string of flowery and fancy words; Superman himself was a master of nonsense. Although most of the time Wayne Enterprises staff would write it down for him and he would just read it, he had to improvise when faced with unexpected tricky questions or unforeseen situations.

“That’s right,” Xiao Xian answered frankly. “In my opinion, the position on the superhero rankings is not the most important thing.”

"What do you want me to do for you?" Although tempted, Superman didn't immediately agree, but instead asked.

"Not really for now. I'd prefer that we form a more stable alliance. After all, you need my fan base, and I need your strength to provide me with protection. Like you, I have powerful enemies, but unlike you, I don't have your strength."

Xiao Xian shrugged. Since Superman had already torn off his fig leaf, Xiao Xian was too lazy to pretend to be a superior superhuman anymore. He would instead feign weakness. Besides, the more he interacted with the enemy, the higher his chances of completing missions.

"Who are your enemies?" Superman asked. Xiao Xian was indeed very valuable, but choosing a friend meant choosing an enemy. Superman had to see who Xiao Xian's enemies were before he could make a decision.

"Harry Osborn? Of course, I can handle that myself, as long as there's no outside interference. And then there's Tony Stark, which is why I want to cooperate with you. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, isn't he?" Xiao Xian said.

"The others are all minor characters for now, like Peter Parker, whom you caught and sent back to jail in less than half a minute. They shouldn't matter to you at all, right?"

"Tony Stark!" Superman gritted his teeth upon hearing this. The assassination and this affair were both orchestrated by Tony Stark, and now the person Superman hates the most is Tony.

If it weren't for Tony's father being a founding member of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Stark Industries being a top-tier military-industrial complex, and if Tony weren't part of America's "pure yellow banner" (a term referring to the corrupt and powerful families of America), and if his father hadn't made Tony suffer so much when he founded S.H.I.E.L.D. and Stark Industries, Superman would have loved to fly over and use his heat vision to take Tony away.

"You're right, we are indeed very well suited to cooperate." Superman reached out and shook hands with Xiao Xian. "But let me make this clear beforehand: if you want me to fly over and take out Tony with a single thermal vision strike, forget about it. That's against the rules, cutting myself off from the ruling class, and I'd be wanted worldwide."

"Of course I have no intention of flipping the table. After all, I am considered an upper-middle class person. But are you afraid of being wanted globally?" Xiao Xian asked, feigning doubt.

"Of course I'm not afraid, but it would be too stupid to give up everything I have now for Tony." Superman shook his head and said. He wasn't afraid of being killed or captured, but if he were wanted by the police, how could he be a superhero and enjoy the worship of the people?

Moreover, it seems there are things in this world that can harm him, so Superman is still somewhat wary of the ruling class.

"Of course, getting revenge on Tony isn't actually that complicated." Xiao Xian took out his phone, opened Pepper Potts' profile, and showed it to Superman.

"This is Pepper Potts, Tony's wife. Just find a way to let me meet her."

The Little Pepper in this world looks completely different from the version in the movies and TV series. She's a very beautiful blonde, and Xiao Xian feels that he can still make a sacrifice for her.

"..." Is this even possible? Looking at Xiao Xian, who was so handsome in person that even he felt a little jealous, Superman thought speechlessly, but it seems that doing this actually works. Xiao Xian's charm is ridiculously strong, and Little Chili will definitely fall for him.

After a moment of silence, Superman slowly spoke.

"So your revenge plan is to cheat on Tony?"

"That's just the first step. Pepper is Tony's closest person. Once we turn her into one of our own and get enough information from Tony, we'll know what to do next, right?"

(End of this chapter)