I get stronger by sunbathing, just like Superman.

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...

The wind whistled in my ears, and the clouds rushed past me.

Although Lei Ming himself estimated that it would take at least several months, or even half a year, for his physical abilities to recover to their peak...

But his current flight speed has far exceeded his peak speed of Mach 35! And the speed is still increasing…

Before long, thunder arrived over a small town in Egypt.

It was early morning, and the small town was bustling with activity. And so, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he slowly landed on the street…

The noisy town streets fell silent instantly, and everyone on the street turned their attention to the figure that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Lei Ming ignored the stares and walked steadily into the depths of the street. Pedestrians made way for him, but their eyes never left him...

finally

He stopped in front of an inconspicuous little shop on the street corner.

This is a bookstore of less than ten square meters, with no decoration whatsoever; it's just an old, run-down place.

Stepping inside, a few superhero comics were sparsely displayed on the old wooden counter. Below, several local children sat on the floor, each engrossed in reading a superhero comic. They were so absorbed that they didn't even notice Lei Ming walking past them.

At the far end of the bookshelf, a thin figure was lying face down on the table with his back to it, writing furiously in a notebook with a pen in hand... It was unclear what he was doing.

Lei Ming didn't make any noise or slow his pace. He just strolled inside, glancing at the corner of the counter where a stack of what appeared to be discarded manuscripts was piled up.

I have no idea how long it's been sitting there; a thick layer of dust has accumulated on it, making it impossible to see anything...

With his X-ray vision activated, the contents of the stack of scrap paper were immediately revealed to Lei Ming.

It turns out that all these 'scrap papers' were actually hand-drawn original comic book manuscripts...

The story revolves around a 'Child of Gaia' who arrives on Earth from another universe in a spaceship... and gains incredible superpowers after being exposed to the light of the sun.

The comic book is called "Superman".

The protagonist of the story is called…

thunder.

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Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Creator

In the dimly lit, dilapidated house, under the dim light of a single yellowish lamp overhead, Lei Ming took out a stack of original comic book manuscripts from the counter, blew away the accumulated dust, and then began to examine each one carefully.

The drawing skills are terrible, like a primary school student's doodles, and there's no storyboarding at all; it's just a four-panel comic.

But the contents made Lei Ming frown deeply…

The first page begins with a little boy being woken from his sleep by his mother, then being taken away by a group of soldiers onto a helicopter, followed by a dialogue that seemed strangely familiar to Lei Ming…

Finally, the little boy wakes up again on a spaceship, and his bewildered expression is depicted in great detail…

Continuing to read on, the comic's content is almost entirely about everything Lei Ming experienced after arriving on Earth from Gaia.

Whether it's the characters, scenes, locations, or dialogues...

Everything was exactly the same as what he had experienced.

When you turn to the last page, a small, dilapidated house appears in the panel, with a tall man standing in front of a counter looking through something…

Behind him, a man with black-rimmed glasses and disheveled hair was facing him.

Lei Ming put the manuscript back and slowly turned around.

Just like in the storyboard, the man who was lying on the table has turned around... and is now sitting on a stool looking at him.

The man was very ordinary-looking, with the typical features of a Caucasian European. He wore black-rimmed glasses, had a stubble beard, and his hair was so disheveled it looked like he hadn't washed it in months. You could smell a sour odor emanating from him from a distance…

It's just like those 'masters' in the arts.

Which comic book do you like?

The man, with a kind smile on his face, spoke to Lei Ming and then pointed to the original manuscript in the counter behind him.

That was my first work…

Unfortunately, because the drawing was so bad, no one wanted to buy it, but I couldn't bear to throw it away, so I just left it there, probably for…”

The man stroked his chin and thought for a moment before saying:

"It's been almost ten years..."

Lei Ming didn't speak, but walked up to him with a gloomy gaze. His tall, muscular frame contrasted sharply with the thin, short man...

He looked at the table behind the man, where sheets of drawing paper were piled up haphazardly. The top sheet was the one he had just been drawing, depicting demons crawling out of the earth and wreaking havoc on the human world.

Standard American comic book style…

Compared to the previous stack of manuscripts, his drawing skills have improved significantly. The ferocious appearance of the demons and the hellish scenes are depicted vividly and realistically.

His gaze moved upwards, and he saw on several other drawings a scene of a little girl crying while being embraced by her parents…

The little girl in the painting, her clothes, and the details of her appearance... were exactly the same as Molly's seven years ago.

Having seen this, Lei Ming's mind suddenly cleared...

He now understood why Molly's 'parents' didn't seem strange to him except that they felt 'too new' to him.

Because they are indeed real human beings... only they were 'created' not long ago.

And the one who created them was... the Creator.

That is, the unkempt man in front of you...

After noticing Lei Ming's gaze, he reached out and pulled the drawing of a little girl hugging her parents out of the pile of papers, and examined it in his hand.

Judging from his expression, he looked like a self-proclaimed master admiring his own work.

He muttered to himself:

"I like this little girl..."

When I first met her, she was very young, but very strong. The way she ran was as dazzling and brilliant as a shooting star…

She told me she wanted to go back to her family, so I granted her wish…

"desire?"

Lei Ming, who had been silent all along, finally spoke, his tone barely concealing his anger.

"Your so-called wish is nothing more than giving her a dream that could shatter at any moment..."

He bent down, placed his palm on the man's head, his gloomy gaze seemingly frozen into an icy chill...

"You are not a creator... you are just a thief who stole the fruits of the evolution of natural laws!"

From the day I learned what you had done to my planet, and to me and my people…

I now understand your true nature!

You're nothing but a pile of dog shit!

boom! ! !

With a thunderous roar of anger!

The man's head and entire body were shoved into the ground!

A violent shockwave, centered on thunder, destroyed the entire shop and the surrounding streets!

Paper scraps filled the air, and the surrounding houses were reduced to ruins... Panic-stricken shouts came from all directions...

Lei Ming's figure stood tall amidst the ruins.

He held the man's entire head in his hand and slowly lifted it from the ground. His face was covered in blood, but he was not dead, and there was no sign of pain on his face.

He even grinned at Lei Ming and said:

I think you've misunderstood me...

I think my nature is more like that of a gardener... or a farmer, who cultivates seeds by hand and watches them grow... and finally 'mature'.

I love all humans, even demons... angels.

Including you... Lei Ming, I consider you my own child..."

"Bullshit!!!"

Lei Ming cursed angrily, lifted the man high and then slammed him to the ground!

A sudden sonic boom!

Boom boom boom…!!

The man was grabbed and repeatedly slammed to the ground! The earth trembled and groaned.

After being slammed dozens of times, the ground where Lei Ming stood had become a wide, deep crater, and the man was lying on the ground like a tattered sack.