I get stronger by sunbathing, just like Superman.

Thunder, I want to go home! Waaah...

Help me, help me...

"Thunder...!"

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Chapter Twenty-Five: New Abilities

"Encore! I am Lei Ming!"

"Encore!"

Hearing Anke's cries for help, Lei Ming immediately responded in his mind, but for some reason, no matter how much he called out, Anke did not respond...

Meanwhile, the electronic components inside her cochlea's bone conduction radio device have been completely damaged by the constant erosion from the absolute low temperature. Even if she returns to a normal environment, she will no longer be able to receive signals or emit any sound.

After confirming that everything was correct, Lei Ming immediately re-enclosed An Ke with his biofield, but did not return to Earth immediately.

Being closer to the sun here allows Anke to absorb stellar energy more efficiently to heal her body, which has been eroded by the cosmic environment.

Only when Anke's complexion gradually improved, and her breathing, heartbeat, and body temperature returned to normal, did Lei Ming carry her back to Earth.

Even after entering the atmosphere, Anke still showed no signs of waking up, and Leiming had no idea what was wrong.

After receiving the stellar energy up close, the redness and swelling on her head and the injuries on her hands had healed, and her breathing and heartbeat were strong and powerful... She should have woken up by now.

After trying to call out to Anke in his mind again without receiving a response, Lei Ming only had one option left.

She retrieved the bracelet and had the White Queen conduct a comprehensive examination...

In a tech company building in San Francisco, the busy employees suddenly stopped what they were doing and all looked up at the sky outside the window…

"It's Superman...!?"

In an instant, everyone dropped what they were doing and rushed to the window, taking out their phones to take pictures and record videos.

Below the building, pedestrians on the street slowly stopped and watched the figure in the air, discussing it amongst themselves.

Lei Ming ignored these people. His exposure was inevitable, and he now possessed enough power to deal with any threat. He didn't care about the attention of these ordinary people at all...

He carried Anke and flew vertically over the building, arriving at the laboratory in the back park, the place where he had originally placed the bracelet into the supercomputer.

Similarly, the laboratory staff rushed out, some stopping to watch, while others hid in the distance out of fear.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lei Ming slowly landed on the ground and spoke calmly to the group:

Who is in charge here?

The employees whispered among themselves, all turning their gaze to a fat man in a suit and tie.

"I need to borrow your supercomputer for a short time. I hope you can agree."

Although Lei Ming's tone was calm, his manner left no room for refusal.

"Okay! It's absolutely okay!"

The chubby man in the suit nodded repeatedly, a hint of excitement and anticipation on his face.

"Mr. Superman... is there anything else you need..."

"I hope I won't be disturbed in any way before I come out."

One minute later.

Inside a room in the laboratory, Anke lay flat on a smooth tabletop, her chest rising and falling gently with her breathing, seemingly asleep…

Lei Ming had already taken the bracelet out of the supercomputer and put it on An Ke's wrist.

She should have had one too, but Lei Ming hasn't seen her bracelet since he found her. Needless to say... it must be in the hands of the Federal military.

He'll settle accounts with them sooner or later!

At this point, the White Queen also provided the test results.

"Lei Ming, the test results show that apart from the perforation caused by the alloy screw in An Ke's left ear, there are no other external injuries that could have caused him to fall into a coma."

Her body, like yours, can absorb and transform the stellar energy of this planet to strengthen her body, but she is far too weak compared to you.

Perhaps due to individual differences, her efficiency in converting stellar energy and her storage capacity are less than 15% of yours, and her utilization rate is even lower; she cannot even fully utilize that 15% of energy.

Furthermore… there are some abnormalities in her brain's neural activity, which is the reason she has not yet regained consciousness.

"In medical terms... she's in a vegetative state..."

!

"A person in a vegetative state?!"

Lei Ming was somewhat unable to accept it and said in a deep voice, "In the universe... I heard her calling my name in my mind."

In other words…her mind was awake, but her body couldn't respond?

"Yes…

However, I don't understand the meaning of your statement, "hearing her voice in my mind." Is it some kind of metaphor?

Lei Ming then told the White Queen about the strange sensations he felt after the gem explosion and asked her to scan his body...

"Leiming, your body absorbed an extremely large amount of stellar energy in a short period of time, which greatly amplified your abilities and also caused your body to grow and develop rapidly, so that it could bear the enormous stellar energy."

Furthermore, there exists another kind of energy within your body that is similar to, yet not exactly the same as, the energy fluctuations of stars, primarily concentrated in your brain.

The reason you were able to hear Anke's 'voice' through your consciousness is most likely due to the existence of this energy..."

"The magical energy of gemstones?"

Lei Ming guessed, otherwise there was no other explanation for his unusual behavior…

That wizard also said that his stellar energy and the energy in the solar crystal are of the same kind and origin, but they take different paths, just like steel and iron, both are metals, but their areas of application are completely different.

He was the first person hit by the ruby ​​explosion, followed by Electrox and Max, and then Connie and others further back…

The changes in Max and the others were already apparent then, but not in Electrolux, though that doesn't mean they weren't affected...

So it seems that I was influenced by the energy of the gemstone and gained a mental ability similar to telepathy?

If that's really the case...

Lei Ming stepped forward and took An Ke's hand, slowly closed his eyes, and focused his mind on calling An Ke's name...

Meanwhile, large numbers of fully armed soldiers and armored vehicles appeared from all directions around the technology company, surrounding the entire company and setting up a cordon, and began to orderly arrange the scene...

Squads of heavily armed soldiers stood at the forefront, weapons at their ready, crouching behind shields, poised for battle…

Police helicopters and riot police were also on the perimeter, dispersing crowds and maintaining order, while also stopping some media reporters who had come after hearing the news.

Since the public learned of the existence of 'Superman', almost every time he appears in public, he makes headlines in major media outlets and sparks heated discussions.

This time, Superman actually appeared in San Francisco with a comatose woman. How could they let go of such a great opportunity that was obviously a good story to write about?

On the military side, Colonel Calvin, who had met Lei Ming once before, was in command, and all the soldiers and police departments present had to temporarily follow his orders.

At that moment, he was in the command vehicle reporting the situation on the ground to senior officials in the White House.

The higher-ups requested that peaceful communication be conducted as much as possible without conflict with 'Superman,' and that if possible, their origins and potential threat to humanity be ascertained.

This last sentence is the most important!

According to information received by Colonel Calvin, "Superman" apparently clashed with the Russian military not long ago, destroying three of their fighter jets and causing the loss of three elite pilots. He also reportedly stole something of great strategic importance to the military.

The exact nature of it is unknown, but the higher-ups speculate it might be some kind of strategic weapon. This is one of the questions they've asked Colonel Calvin to clarify, and they've even hinted at something to him...

If the negotiations go smoothly... it would be best to have 'Superman' hand this over to the United States...

In exchange for the US not pursuing the enormous damage Superman caused to national parks and adopting an open policy towards them, as long as it doesn't threaten the country's stability, the US can turn a blind eye to all of Superman's personal activities...

So Colonel Calvin is feeling immense pressure right now. He's internally cursing those idiots in the higher-ups.

They didn't experience the 'underground palace' incident firsthand; they watched a few videos and thought they understood Superman's abilities. They had no idea just how terrifying Superman truly was!

That terrifying sense of oppression, as if no one in the world could rival it, could probably only be understood by Colonel Calvin himself, who had personally spoken with Superman, and the soldiers present at the time…

Calvin glanced at the negotiation expert sitting to the side, dazed and wearing a bulletproof vest, and could only secretly pray that 'Superman' was an easy person to talk to…

Chapter Twenty-Six: Awakening

"here it is……"

Lei Ming looked at the audience seats in front of him, the spotlight overhead, and the host standing beside him, talking incessantly…

Standing beside him, Anke was pouting and glaring at him angrily…

"This scene..."

Lei Ming remembered that when he was seven years old, he participated in a competition for gifted children. He won first place and when he went on stage to receive the award, An Ke, who came in second place, was looking at him like this...

"Is this Anke's memory?"

Lei Ming only remembered that when he held An Ke's hand and tried to communicate with her, he suddenly found himself here.

He entered Anke's mental world.

Lei Ming looked down and saw that he had turned back into the appearance of a seven-year-old, and then he was certain of his thoughts.