American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 91 Azu is dead.

"Who are these guys? I don't seem to recognize them at all."

Leaning against the bed, embracing Starlight and White Queen, and watching the scene on the TV screen, Xiao Xian asked somewhat strangely, "Logically speaking, I should have some impression of a superhuman with this level of power."

For example, the one who controls fire. Xiao Xian knows there's a mutant who can control fire, but that guy is currently a student idol superhero at Xavier's School of the Rising Sun, so it's clearly not this guy.

The White Queen shook her head, indicating that she did not know them either.

"The one who controls the fire is called the Lamplighter." Starlight recognized one of them, but didn't remember the other two very well. "I don't know the names of the other two, but I know that they used to belong to Vought Superheroes Inc., just like the Lamplighter."

"What?" Xiao Xian remembered that there was indeed a guy named Lightbulb in the Black Robe Boys. There were also telekinetic superpowered people, but he still didn't have any impression of this reckless guy.

But the key question is, how come there's a company called Vought in this world that I've never heard of?

"Yes, a local, second-rate superhero agency. My mom once suggested I try to join them. Their star group, The Seven, is quite popular."

Starlight nodded and said, "However, not long after I submitted my resume, they were caught up in a series of events and went bankrupt."

"It went bankrupt?" Xiao Xian was taken aback. "Wait, the Super Seven?"

"That's right, the Seven, led by Homelander, are incredibly popular where we're from, especially Homelander. Although his character design does seem to copy Superman a bit, that doesn't stop people from being fans of him, and his strength is undeniable. Everyone says he has the potential to become the next Superman."

Starlight nodded and said

"If Homelander hadn't died unexpectedly during a mission to capture a supervillain, Vought International wouldn't have gone bankrupt so easily."

"Homelander died unexpectedly?" Xiao Xian was stunned when he heard this. Although Azuman's strength was not comparable to Superman, he was definitely a top-tier player. Moreover, he was afraid of death, so how could he die so easily?

Xingguang glanced out the window, then said to Xiao Xiandao

"There's a rumor that Superman was unhappy because Homelander's character and role overlapped with his own, so he took advantage of Homelander's pursuit of the supervillain to kill him. I didn't really believe this rumor before, but now that I've seen so many superheroes, I think it's not impossible."

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Upon hearing this, Xiao Xian felt that it seemed to be true. The real Superman was right here. Azu imitated Superman in every aspect, from character design and superpowers to costumes and props. If it were Superman in the normal world, it might not matter, but in this world, Spider-Man released a bunch of superpowered villains to make it easier for him to escape and to harm the people of New York. Superman could very well eliminate this bootleg Homelander from a physical point of view.

"Breaking news: Tony Stark has commissioned Pepper Potts to hold a press conference to say that Tony is aware of the devastation at Rockefeller Center and that the Stark Foundation will provide aid to the families affected by this incident."

Tony Stark stated that he desperately wanted to fly over to Rockefeller Center to save the people there, but he was currently fighting the supervillain Whiplash and couldn't leave. He promised to rush over as soon as he defeated Whiplash. Tony also appealed to nearby superheroes to go to Rockefeller Center to save the innocent people.

The White Queen read aloud while holding her phone.

Starlight curled his lip in disdain. It was clearly Tony who wouldn't let superheroes from other companies go over, yet he still called on nearby superheroes to go to Rockefeller Center to rescue people. It was utterly shameless.

"Let me see." Xiao Xian took the White Queen's phone, opened the comments section of the news article, and smiled when he saw a large number of comments pleading for Superman to come and save people. Sure enough, although Harry hated him, he also hated Tony, and he still carried out the plan he proposed.

"Look, look!" Starlight suddenly shouted.

In the live television broadcast, a group of people were cowering in a corner, trembling and helpless in the face of three supervillains. At this moment, actress Eva Green stood up.

Eva Green quickly gathered scraps of clothing and other flammable materials from the surroundings. To everyone's astonishment, she piled them into a large "S" symbol on the ground—the symbol of Superman, a symbol of justice and hope. Emily lit the fuel, and flames instantly ignited in the darkness. The "S" symbol seemed to become a luminous beacon, illuminating the surrounding darkness.

"Superman has super hearing and eyesight. If we all shout together, Superman will definitely come to save us!" Eva Green shouted to the crowd.

"Beautiful lady~ Instead of begging Superman who's far away in Metropolis, why don't you come and beg me~" The Lamplighter watched Eva Green's performance quietly, then burned the Superman on the ground to ashes with fire, stepped forward and stomped on him twice, and laughed at Eva Green.

"If you please me, I guarantee you a peaceful night."

"Superman! Save us!" Eva Green shouted, ignoring the lamplighter.

"Beautiful lady, shouting your lungs out won't do any good." The Lamplighter swallowed hard as he looked at Eva Green's beautiful face. After being locked up in prison for so long, he was really hungry. If Daredevil hadn't come over soon, he would have taken Eva Green right there and then.

As for Superman, Lamplighter wasn't worried. He had a deal with Tony Stark, Iron Man, so he knew that the New York company was working together to prevent other superhero agencies from getting involved in the matter.

Tonight, the only one who can defeat me is Iron Man, Tony Stark. As for the other superheroes, Daredevil, who comes as agreed, will be severely injured. The rest who dare to come will be killed one by one, or two by two. Osborn's heroes will be the special ones to be dealt with. This is what Tony Stark and I agreed on.

"Superman! Superman! Save us! Superman! Superman! Save us!"

Led by Eva Green, a few people gradually started shouting, and under the bandwagon effect, others followed suit. Most people didn't have the courage to lead, but they still had the guts to join in and call for help.

Meanwhile, fueled by well-intentioned individuals, this scene spread wildly online, with various comments morally manipulating the idea of ​​a superhero coming to the rescue springing up like mushrooms after rain.

Superman, watching TV at home, was overjoyed to see this scene and smiled happily, turning to his assistant beside him.

"They like me! They're hoping I'll come to their rescue! This isn't a company arrangement, it's their own initiative! Right? Bruce won't let me go to New York tonight, so this definitely isn't a company arrangement. Yes! Oh ho!!!"

"Of course, they all like you!" the assistant quickly flattered. The previous assistants who dared to mess with Superman had been burned to a crisp by Laser Eyes.

"What's going on online? Show me the comments. Is everyone expecting me to go and save people?" Superman continued excitedly.

"Um," the assistant hesitated. He didn't even want to think about what would happen to Bruce if Superman saw those morally manipulative comments and went to New York to confront him.

"I said, show me the comments now." Seeing his assistant's expression, Superman immediately changed his tone, his voice low and menacing. "Does my word have no effect?"

If he gives it to him, Superman will definitely go to New York after reading it, and Bruce will definitely kill him then. If he doesn't give it to him, Superman will most likely kill him right now. The assistant is caught in a dilemma.

The assistant thought for a moment and then handed the phone to Superman, while pointing out Bruce's threat to him, speaking with a very frightened expression and tone.

"Please don't go to New York, or Bruce will kill me."

If he doesn't give it to him, Superman will kill him and Bruce can't stop him. If he does give it to him, maybe Superman will plead for him later, and maybe he can survive.

"Don't worry, I'm here. What are you afraid of? As long as you listen to me, I will protect you."

Superman took the phone with satisfaction and said, "This assistant is better than the previous ones. The previous ones were all obedient to Bruce, and Superman couldn't even tell if this one was Bruce's assistant or his own."

(End of this chapter)