Zombie Marvel? Luckily, I'm Superman!

[The characters who appear in these two chapters are from the previous novel, so they're considered early works, right? Don't worry, they basically don't have any plot points.]

On the originally unremarkable sign, the character "峰" (peak) suddenly appeared in the lower left corner.

But that's not the most eye-catching part; the sign quickly becomes heavy, and a large logo emerges in the center.

This is a symbol that anyone can understand: a capital letter S.

However, the S-shaped design, combined with the trapezoidal frame, bears a striking resemblance to the symbol worn on the chest of someone in a certain movie.

Lin Yi felt completely numb for a moment.

This thing is impossible to hide under super vision. Its structure is simple... no, it should be said that it has no structure at all. It's just a piece of metal, and it can't possibly be a toy.

Could it be that he's a Kryptonian?

Is this identification left to me by my parents? Were my parents also Kryptonians?

Peak? Peak what? What peak? Could it be my name? Was I supposed to be called Lin Feng?

Before Lin Yi could think further, the sign changed again. The logo began to flow and deform as if it had melted, eventually forming a well-defined, metallic head.

no……

Lin Yi was completely speechless; he wondered if the world had already collapsed.

Then, under Lin Yi's indescribable gaze, the sign made two clicking sounds and quickly began to transform, eventually appearing in his hand as a palm-sized... Transformer?

"Phew! It's finally activated!" A voice, clearly synthesized electronically, rang out as the small mechanical life form stood on Lin Yi's palm.

The little thing looks quite unique, like a mechanical lizardman with a long neck.

Once he finished transforming, he immediately noticed Lin Yi's presence. His eyes shot out a scanning beam, scanning Lin Yi from head to toe.

"Biometric scanning in progress. Gene sequence matching, energy frequency confirmation, verification successful, identity confirmed!"

"The offspring individual, Lin Yi, has had a hidden gene fragment activated, and time-point verification is underway..."

The little thing tilted its head slightly, and it seemed to be connecting to the Internet from what it was saying.

"Connection successful. Standard time obtained: Park year 2026... Hmm?"

The previously steady mechanical sound suddenly rose a notch, taking on a more emotional tone.

"2026? No, young man, you're only activating your hidden gene fragment now? How much time has passed?"

"No way, you're way too slow. According to the preset program and model, your gene awakening and ability activation should not be later than 12 years old! What went wrong?" The little thing circled Lin Yi's hand twice on its own, its long neck stretching and retracting.

Lin Yi stared intently at the little thing in his hand. This thing didn't say much, but it revealed a huge amount of information in just two sentences.

"What do you mean? My abilities come from hidden genetic fragments? Who are my parents? And what exactly are you? Am I really a Kryptonian?" Lin Yi couldn't hold back any longer; the situation before him was just too outrageous.

"Oh wow, so many questions, let me sort them out first..." The little thing paced back and forth a couple more steps: "First, let me introduce myself. My name is Shield! I'm a growth support and information recording unit left to you by your father, Lin Feng. To put it simply, I'm your little helper for growth! And also your tutor!"

As it spoke, the little thing raised one... let's say its forelimb, and pointed to the arm guard on its other forelimb, which had a miniature "peak" character on it, the one it had seen before transforming: "Look, your dad's mark."

"As for your abilities," the shield continued, "they are indeed mainly inherited. You've only just awakened them and will possess flight, super strength, super senses, energy beams... in short, almost entirely the same abilities as that of Superman. But strictly speaking, you're not a Kryptonian."

"Your father's lineage is a bit... well, how should I put it, it involves some secrets that transcend the universe. You are the result of inheriting and optimizing it."

"According to records, your father, Lin Feng, left you, who was just born in the current universe, in this country in 2007. According to the preset program, your abilities will naturally awaken at the latest by the age of 12, and generate enough bio-energy fluctuations to activate me in sync. Then we will travel together to the Marvel Universe."

Buzz! Lin Yi felt as if a thunderclap had descended from the sky.

What the hell? Tell me what the hell? I was transported to the Marvel Universe, it was all planned from birth?

The shield, oblivious to Lin Yi's reaction, shrank back in confusion, "But it seems there's a problem. This isn't the Marvel Universe, is it? The teleportation didn't trigger? And according to the year 2026, you're already 19. How come your awakening is so late? No one in the Lin family awakens this late. Your older brothers and sisters were all under 12. Could it be that the environment of this planet or other factors are suppressing your gene expression?"

The shield lowered its head, its eyes flashing with data streams again, presumably trying to find out if there were any interfering factors in this world.

Great! I have an older brother and sister too?!

Lin Yi's back teeth were grinding together as he took a deep breath: "Stop looking. According to my biological age, I should just be 25 years old now..."

"WHAT?" Shield jerked his head up. "Stop kidding me, bro! The database says you were born in 2007! It's 2026 now, how could you be 25?"

"...I've already traveled to the Marvel Universe, but I've come back." Lin Yi narrowed his eyes. "So, you're saying that my solo journey to the Marvel Universe was your doing? Was it planned from the moment I was born?"

A chilling danger loomed over the machine, and Shield quickly raised its two mechanical forelimbs and swung them repeatedly: "Don't wrong a good machine! This was made by your father! I'm just an auxiliary unit that was left behind!"

"Is that so?" Lin Yi sneered. "Then tell me, why did my father send me to the Marvel Universe? And why did he leave me all alone in this world?"

Lin Yi lowered his head slightly, so his expression was not visible, but he was definitely feeling down.

You asked if he ever blamed his parents? Of course he did.

When he was a child, he insisted on not being adopted by anyone. He thought that his parents must have been forced to send him to the orphanage for various reasons.

He believed that one day they would suddenly appear, bringing reasonable explanations and belated care. After a fit of rage, he would forgive them.

But this was ultimately just a fantasy, and it never happened until he was past the age of having fantasies.

Now a "Transformer" is telling him that his parents deliberately left him behind? He even has an older brother and sister? And this inexplicable power is actually inherited from his genes?!

Interesting... my ass! How can anyone accept this?!