I get stronger by sunbathing, just like Superman.

Seeing this, the girl finally stopped and answered Anna's question sincerely.

"My name is Leona, and my mother is the goddess of war and wisdom..."

Athena…

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Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Half a month has passed since the holy light descended from the heavens, illuminating the earth and annihilating all the rampaging monsters.

Reconstruction has begun in disaster-stricken areas around the world and in various countries. The survivors mourn the loss of their family and friends, and then take time to slowly emerge from the shadows, adjust their mindset, and begin the next chapter of their lives.

Even at this time, major media outlets are still like diligent vampires... no, like diligent little bees, vigorously promoting the event of the Holy Light descending to save the world online.

For some reason, no one has seen with the naked eye or captured on video equipment what lies within the holes in the clouds and the dazzling holy light...

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that certain official or unofficial forces with specialized analytical equipment might be able to see something from that dazzling white light...

In short, the fact that all the monsters disappeared after the white light disappeared is enough for the media to hype up.

As for the fact that hundreds of thousands of people in the Eastern Hemisphere are in a state of collective hypnosis, it's unclear whether no one is paying attention or what, but it hasn't caused much of a stir online...

Aside from a few Eastern countries, the 'Holy Light' event has garnered significant attention in many Western countries.

The hype even overshadowed Superman's battle with the two monsters in London, as well as the constant presence of Max and Connie on the front lines...

Oh, and now we have to add Molly. Although she was caught and put back under house arrest for sneaking out, she still contributed a lot to the disaster relief work afterwards.

Because a paparazzi accidentally captured a video of her briefly resting after rescuing someone at incredible speed, she became somewhat famous online and even gained fans who gave her a nickname…

Light speed girl…

Although she herself doesn't like this nickname, because her speed doesn't even reach the speed of sound, let alone the speed of light, it's just laughable...

Anko also gained some fame because of her time with Connie and Max.

Even though she lost half of her power, Anke was still far superior to Max and the others in terms of strength, speed, and perception. Apart from not being able to fly, she could take on all four of them by herself.

However, her identity as a member of the Superman race was not revealed to ordinary people. Without Superman's authorization, the authorities did not even have much contact with Anko, but treated her the same as Max and the others.

From then on, people's lives gradually began to return to normal.

Many regions and individuals supported by the 'Super Squad' have sent their heartfelt greetings, along with thousands of thank-you notes and blessings, through various channels…

Of course, it's not all positive energy...

Among them, Max, who debuted the earliest and has the highest popularity, naturally takes the lead, receiving more than 30,000 of the more than 50,000 messages in total.

This doesn't even include the data from his official account and private live-streaming account. Because of this, every time he walks into the lobby of the super admin department, he walks with his head held high, holding a tablet, and deliberately asks everyone he meets a question...

"Hey, could you check how much this is again...? My eyes are getting blurry from using thermal imaging so much lately..."

Connie has really been rolling her eyes so much these past few days that her vision is a bit blurry...

That day, the city center square was crowded with people, so many that the police had to be called in to maintain order. Some even stood on the perimeter of the square. Some held candles and mourned softly, while others held photos with tears in their eyes.

Some children had Super Max fan art stickers on their faces, and there were people holding banners and portraits of Max around the perimeter...

Their eyes were all fixed on the high platform in the center of the square.

The mayor, with tears streaming down his face, spoke words of remembrance into the microphone, then roused the crowd below to cheers. Finally, amidst thunderous applause, he invited the 'Super Squad'—the team that had contributed to the city and its people—from backstage…

While Max was rambling on into the microphone, the mayor quietly walked over and whispered to his secretary:

"You said Superman would come, right? I even memorized my lines... Why hasn't he shown up yet?"

The secretary looked helpless, and then went to the assistant backstage...

"Didn't you say Superman would come? Why hasn't he shown up yet?"

The assistant also looked troubled and told him to wait a moment. Then he found the nanny in charge of the logistics of the 'Super Squad' who was standing below the stage... Dylan O'Brien.

“Mr. O’Brien…you promised to have Super Max invite Superman over, didn’t you?…”

Dylan crossed his arms and glanced at him dismissively, then casually walked onto the stage and whispered something similar in Max's ear as he continued his rambling speech…

"They should... come, right..."

Max's eyes darted away, then he turned back and continued waving to the crowd.

There was something he wanted to say but didn't...

“I’ve mentioned him in my mind over three hundred times…”

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(I'm such a naming genius! This Na, that Na, and all the nice-sounding ones all have the character Na in them. Do you have any less common but nice-sounding foreign girl names you could recommend?)

Chapter Fifty: The So-Called Truth

Moscow, St. Petersburg

Unlike Los Angeles, where the sky is clear and bright, it's already late at night here...

On the top floor of an apartment building in a residential area, Lei Ming stood barefoot in front of the sliding floor-to-ceiling window. His height of over 1.9 meters was almost level with the windowsill in front of him, and on the bed behind him... was Elena, who was too exhausted to wake up.

He wasn't wearing a shirt, and his powerfully sculpted chest and abdominal muscles rose and fell slightly with his steady breathing, as if carved by a knife.

She wore only loose-fitting trousers on her lower body, with her arms hanging naturally at her sides…

He stood quietly by the window, it was unclear whether he was looking at the brightly lit city outside or at his own expressionless reflection in the glass door.

A dozen hours earlier, he had heard from Max that the mayor had invited him to Los Angeles, but he was busy filling the void in his heart and hadn't paid any attention.

Even when the other person said it for the eighth time, he deleted Max's telepathic 'mark'...

My ears were finally clear.

He didn't want to interfere with what Maxconi and the others did, nor did he care...

Even Anke, the reason she saved and helped her was more out of consideration for their shared clan and acquaintance, as well as out of sympathy and pity.

How she chooses to live in this world is her business…

But he himself would never accept being used! To be used as a tool for others to consolidate their power... or to win people's hearts!

All he cared about was Peggy's family, with whom he had a friendship spanning several years.

Not that city, nor that country.

Even on this planet... there are only a handful of people he truly cares about...

After clearing his mind of these chaotic thoughts, Lei Ming opened his right hand in front of him, and a tiny blue dot, the size of a grain of rice, emerged from his palm, its glow instantly filling the entire bedroom…

Seemingly affected by the sudden light, Elena groggily turned to her side, exposing her smooth, white back to Lei Ming, and continued to sleep soundly.

As she moved, the silken sheets slipped off her body, revealing her voluptuous figure in a hazy, dreamlike glow under the blue light…

However, Lei Ming didn't turn around to look, but silently stared at the Chaos Origin Seed in his hand...

This tiny speck of light, the size of a grain of rice, is quite magical. It has no weight and cannot be touched, but it can be placed into the body at will and taken out at any time. It seems that one must actively absorb it to make it effective.

The observer said that this thing could make him stronger, and it also contained the truth about the destruction of his home planet.

With some doubt, Lei Ming stared at the point of light for several seconds, then suddenly everything went black... followed by a flood of images flashing through his mind...

In an instant, he learned the origin and purpose of the Chaos Seed… and saw the Observer…

Finally, he saw his home planet... Earth.

In the scene, Earth continues its normal orbit in the solar system... Suddenly, a black hole vortex appears in the sky above the distant moon!

Immediately afterwards, a beam of black light shot out from the vortex, heading straight for Earth…

The moment the black light reached Earth… the planet began to disintegrate from the inside out… until the entire planet was covered in crimson… and finally became a pile of gray, decaying debris.

Another name appeared in his mind—the name of the being that fired that black light at Earth…

Translated into a language that Lei Ming can understand, it is called:

'Planet Hunter'

It is not a person or a living being!

Rather, it is a force! A cosmic force possessing advanced technology beyond human comprehension.

As the name suggests, these planet hunters specialize in hunting down small, intelligent civilizations in various star systems. As for their purpose…

Even Lei Ming found it completely unacceptable...

Because the purpose is entertainment.

Yes, it's just for entertainment...

This reason might be... no, it's definitely absolutely impossible for Lei Ming, humans, and other developing intelligent civilizations to understand or accept...

But in those so-called advanced civilizations where civilization and technology have reached the pinnacle of development... where there is no more room for further advancement...

Various forms of 'entertainment' have become one of their spiritual pursuits.

'Planet hunters' are space traffickers who specialize in providing 'entertainment' to these advanced civilizations...