American comics: Starting with replicating Superman's talent

Chapter 4 Returning to the Town

Thirteen years later.

In a small town in Kansas, the GG sign that was destroyed by a meteorite has been re-erected in the woods, bearing the familiar words "Butter Corn Capital of the World".

"Buzz!"

A roaring sports car swept past the GG sign, kicking up a cloud of dust, and drifted through the corner with a beautiful maneuver.

The roaring engine propelled the sports car at breakneck speed, as it sped through fields and across streams, finally coming to a sudden stop in front of a rather large, rustic castle.

Two young men got out of the sports car.

The young man driving the car had blond hair, a handsome and angular face, dark brown eyes like an eagle's, a high nose, and slightly thin lips.

He was undoubtedly a handsome and perfect man, and the expensive suit he wore only accentuated his youthful good looks. He was like a perfectly handsome prince from the Middle Ages. It was just a pity that the "princess" sitting in the passenger seat was a bald young man.

The other person with a smooth, rounded bald head is Lex Luthor.

Well, although he avoided going bald from a meteorite impact, the overly intelligent Luther still lost all his hair during his more than ten years of schooling, becoming a bald young man.

Gino tilted his head and looked at the castle in front of him, somewhat wistfully saying, "Wow, it really is like you said, like a medieval castle, exuding an aura of history."

Lex sneered, "You mean to say it's outdated, right?"

Lex waved to the gatekeeper, and soon someone ran over and drove the car away. The old butler opened the main gate of the castle with a polite smile, welcoming the castle's owner to the ancient castle.

The two strolled along the tree-lined path, breathing in the fresh country air, which lifted their spirits considerably.

Lex looked at his younger brother with thick blond hair and said irritably, "Congratulations, you've been exiled to this godforsaken town with me by that vampire."

Gino shrugged:

"I just hope this haunted castle isn't haunted."

Lex glanced at Gino's muscular physique. Others might not know, but he knew all too well the terrifying power contained within his brother's body.

If the two of them really encountered some kind of zombie or monster, it would be the latter who would run away.

"Come with me, I have a gift for you." Lex led Gino to the lawn behind the castle, where a silver sports car was parked.

Lex tapped on the car body: "The Bugatti EB110 Super Sport uses a quad-turbo V-12 supercharged engine and can reach a speed of 216 miles per hour."

"Congratulations on officially starting your high school life."

With that, Lex tossed the keys in his hand to Gino.

"Come on, Lex." Gino caught the keys with a hint of exasperation. "You don't actually agree with Dad's stupid idea of ​​sending me to high school or something, do you?"

"Education is very important. Also, you should call me brother."

Lex grinned, secretly delighted by Gino's discomfiture. He snapped his fingers: "Anyway, if you choose to refuse to go to school, I will tell your mother everything."

"You wouldn't want her to fly all the way from the metropolitan area to cause you trouble, would you?"

Hearing Lex's words, Gino immediately pictured his mother gently pinching his ear.

The young man reluctantly raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, I'll go to school."

Gino has a very open-minded view of life; since he can't resist it, he accepts it.

Moreover, if I remember correctly, the famous Mr. Clark also seems to be attending high school in this small town. Clark's high school life was full of hardships, and he never had to worry about not getting negative points when he went to school. In the past thirteen years, I have also figured out the rules of the [system]. The maximum number of points that can be obtained from a superhero or supervillain is 10,000. Therefore, if I want to exchange points for more items, I need to keep exchanging them from new heroes and villains.

Lex was going to inspect the family's factory in the town next, and before leaving, he told Gino that he had to go to school today.

"Sigh, high school life."

Gino looked up at the clear blue sky and subconsciously thought of his miserable high school life in his previous life, where he had to work 996 hours a day and still only managed to get a pathetic junior college diploma despite his best efforts.

"But now, all of that is in the past." Gino smiled as he looked at the sun.

The gentle sunlight shone on him, constantly nourishing Gino's body. He could feel his blood boiling and roaring, and the terrifying power contained within this body was enough to make the world tremble.

Gino slowly raised his powerful arm, which looked as if it were cast from steel alloy, and then opened his palm.

Hold it gently.

"Bang!"

The terrifying force caused the air in the palm to explode with a sonic boom, achieving a true explosion of air.

"In this life, I will never live such a pathetic existence; I will embrace all the beautiful things in life!"

Gino calmly pulled off his black suit jacket, revealing a white shirt, and opened the car door to get in.

High school life.

The young man smiled indifferently and said slowly amidst the roar of the sports car, "I'm here!"

The Bugatti roared out of the estate and headed towards the town.

As he drove, with the wind and waves blowing past on either side of the car, Gino pondered his own abilities.

Thirteen years have passed since the system copied Clark's talents. He discovered that the talents copied by the system are the same as those of young Clark, which gradually awaken over time, such as the steel body and super strength that could easily break knives at the beginning.

"I wonder when I'll be able to awaken heat vision."

Gino turned the steering wheel, and the sports car turned onto a more open country dirt road.

After turning another corner,

A yellow-brown school bus appeared in front of the car window, and Gino realized that his route to school happened to coincide with that of the school bus.

"Wait, that farm?"

Gino frowned as he looked at the farm in the distance. Wasn't this the Jonathans' farm? It was here that he had replicated Clark's talent when he was a child.

Just as he was thinking this, Gino saw a figure walk out of the red house on the farm. The person was carrying a red canvas bag, had thick black curly hair, and a tall and powerful figure, but the old jacket he was wearing looked a bit dowdy.

The other person stared at the school bus in the distance, then lowered their head in disappointment.

[Gained +1 negative emotion from Clark Kent, +1.]

"The big gift package has arrived." Gino glanced at Clark, who was standing at the farm gate.

Next second,

The young man slammed on the brakes, and the sports car came to a stop in front of Clark with a beautiful drift.

Gino casually removed his sunglasses, lowered his head, and stared at the young boy, saying, "Hey buddy, want a ride?"

Clark stared in surprise at the incredibly cool silver sports car that had suddenly appeared in front of him, along with the cool blond youth.

"Hello, but I don't think I need to."

He was about to say that he had run to school, but before Clark could finish speaking, Gino interrupted him.

The young man shrugged with an exaggerated expression and said, "Come on, you're a high school student too, right?"

"I just arrived at this school today and am preparing to register."

Gino pointed to the school bus driving away: "Do you really want to walk several kilometers to school?"

For readers wondering why the protagonist is in high school, please skip to chapter 20 to find out the reason. I originally planned to use this as a plot device to introduce a major event in the future magical world, but since so many readers have asked, I'll just spoil it here.

(End of this chapter)