I became Superman

Zhou Ming underestimated his flight speed. It seemed like only a blink of an eye before he was already in mid-air, crashing into the few white clouds he had just seen.

Fortunately, he allocated computing power in time, allowing the super brain to control the flight speed.

Zhou Ming controlled the force field, suspending himself in the air, and then looked down at the ground.

The capital city of Chengdu spread out on the land beneath his feet, surrounded by a ring of mountains.

He had only ever seen similar perspectives on maps before.

Zhou Ming discovered that observing human society from the ground and observing it from the air bring completely different feelings.

On the ground, he could feel the magnificence and grandeur of human society.

The endless skyscrapers and powerful steel machines give people a sense of human strength.

However, observing from mid-air reveals the insignificance of humankind.

From this perspective, the metropolises that humanity is so proud of are like a small patch of psoriasis on Earth, perhaps not even as severe as psoriasis.

Even a slight tremor of the Earth's crust can cause enormous damage to human cities and even to human society as a whole.

Compared to Earth, humanity is still very small.

However, this sense of insignificance did not diminish Zhou Ming's identification with humanity; on the contrary, it made him have even more expectations for humanity.

It is such a tiny existence that, from initially trembling with fear at the sound of thunder in the sky, has now developed into a force that has mastered the power of lightning.

This is a species with great potential.

They don't need a god-like being to show them a bright future.

They only need time and opportunity. Given enough time, they will find their own path and create an even more brilliant civilization.

What will human society become then?

Zhou Ming is very much looking forward to this.

It's unknown whether his lifespan has been extended. If his lifespan also exceeds the limits of human life, perhaps he will witness the emergence of one new form of human society after another.

There is nothing more exciting than this.

Zhou Ming stared at the city below, lost in thought, when suddenly he heard a distant roar.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw two planes flying rapidly towards him on the edge of the city.

This should be the response from the Chengdu City Defense Office.

He had just felt electromagnetic waves emitted by radar sweep over him.

These two aircraft are likely there for an in-depth investigation.

Zhou Ming didn't pay any attention; he continued flying upwards, wanting to see his current flight limits.

He felt two planes chasing him and flying towards the sky.

However, not long after, the plane stopped tracking and began cruising at the same altitude.

Zhou Ming was not surprised.

He has now passed the stratosphere, which is a very dangerous altitude for an aircraft.

Zhou Ming was about to continue climbing when he suddenly looked down with some surprise.

One of the two planes circled several times at the extreme altitude of the stratosphere, seemingly hesitant about whether to follow.

In the end, a sense of responsibility prevailed.

An unidentified flying object suddenly appeared over Chengdu, which was an infringement on the airspace of the New Han Empire. As the air force and the guardians of the empire's airspace, they could not stand by and watch this happen.

At the very least, he needed to ascertain the other party's identity and whether they posed a threat to the people of Chengdu.

The plane suddenly climbed again and rushed towards Zhou Ming.

Human subjective will obviously cannot overcome objective reality.

The plane climbed less than a kilometer before suddenly plummeting downwards.

Zhou Ming scanned the fuselage and found that the plane's engines had shut down.

It's probably because the air here is too thin, causing insufficient air intake for the engine.

What's this? Is this one of Superman's signature moves?

Zhou Ming shook his head with amusement, then quickly swooped down.

He quickly caught up with the circling, crashing plane, enveloped it with his bio-force field, and took control of its power system.

He carried the aircraft back to the stratosphere, and only after the engines reignited did he withdraw the force field.

Zhou Ming vibrated his vocal cords, allowing his voice to penetrate the fuselage of the aircraft.

"Relax, we are not the enemy, and the return journey will be smooth."

After saying that, his figure suddenly shot upwards and quickly disappeared into the horizon.

The two planes circled in place for a while.

This time they did not attempt to climb any higher, and soon after, they hesitantly turned back.

Zhou Ming sped forward and soon broke free of the atmosphere, entering outer space.

Driven by a surge of excitement, he flew forward, not knowing how long he had been flying, when he suddenly felt a sense of suffocation.

This suffocation is not physiological.

He no longer needs to breathe, and the energy he needs now is clearly not something that the small amount of oxidation-reduction chemical reactions in his body can provide.

This suffocation comes from the mind.

He has left Earth and entered outer space.

Here, the sun is no longer the radiant, all-encompassing ruler that illuminates the entire sky; it now appears as a small, orange sphere embedded in a dark backdrop.

The curtain is adorned with stars.

The stars, which seem somewhat romantic when viewed from Earth, appear cold and dangerous here, like countless eyes staring at you without blinking.

The vastness of outer space unconsciously gave him a sense of powerlessness.

The feeling is like someone falling into the water in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, looking around and seeing only endless seawater.

Below them lay a deep trench, where terrifying shadows seemed to be slowly moving.

This state of being helpless and facing great terror alone is unbearable.

Even for Zhou Ming, who is a superhuman, the universe is still incredibly vast and incredibly terrifying.

Zhou Ming turned around, and the Earth appeared before him.

From his current position, the Earth looks like a sphere the size of an apple.

He suddenly felt a sense of peace.

He suddenly understood why people say that Earth is humanity's only home.

Regardless of its shortcomings, it is the only thing that humanity possesses, and it is also the only thing he has.

Zhou Ming took out his phone, which was still functioning normally under the protection of the force field.

He held the apple-shaped Earth in his palm and then took a photo of himself and the Earth with his phone.

Then he flew to Earth without hesitation.

By the time we flew back over Chengdu, it was already dark.

Zhou Ming sensed the radar detection again, and this time it was even more intense.

His arrival clearly put the Chengdu city defense department on high alert.

If he were to land in Chengdu again, it's likely that more fighter jets and other armed forces would react.

Zhou Ming thought for a moment, then turned and flew out of Chengdu, landing in the surrounding mountainous area.

He decided to walk back to Chengdu to avoid dealing with the city's air defense forces again.

Those pilots are already pitiful enough; let's not add to their workload and make them constantly stressed.