Harry doesn't want to be a wizard, he wants to be a superhero

Chapter 328 Kryptonian Invasion

Clark knew Harry's background was mysterious and he wouldn't make baseless accusations, so he asked with some concern:
"What exactly is it? Tell me quickly."

Harry didn't intend to keep them in suspense, pointing to the Kryptonian suit placed to the side:
"Look, you just retrieved a spaceship from the Arctic and rescued a journalist. Do you think your actions might cause any consequences?"

"Probably not, Louise promised to keep it a secret." After Harry said that, Clark became a little unsure.

Harry said meaningfully, "Louise may not tell anyone about you, but won't the government agents investigate themselves?"
Moreover, some high-ranking government officials will stop at nothing to protect their secrets. If they interrogate Louise, how could she, as an ordinary journalist, possibly keep her secrets under torture?

Besides, have you ever seen a science fiction movie?

Clark asked, puzzled, "What does this have to do with science fiction movies?"

"In most science fiction movies, the protagonist finds an ancient ruin on Earth and activates it, which then sends out a signal that attracts aliens to invade Earth."

You said that once you activate the Kryptonian spaceship, will other Kryptonians come to Earth to slaughter humanity and completely take over the planet?

After all, the AI ​​on the Kryptonian spaceship had said that Krypton's energy was nearing depletion and they were eager to migrate to other habitable planets.

Since Earth is constantly exposed to the sunlight of the yellow sun, Kryptonians would possess superhuman strength on Earth, making it an ideal place for them to live.

Most importantly, Kryptonians far surpass Earthlings in both strength and technology.

If the Kryptonian army were to come to Earth, humanity would be utterly powerless to resist, and it would be a living hell where billions would perish.

Clark fell completely silent.

The scenario Harry described was indeed possible, and he immediately tensed up. Any of these scenarios would be terrible for him, especially the alien invasion; he had no idea what to do.

Although he is much stronger than others, his strength becomes insignificant when facing Kryptonians, who are all superhuman.

Clark chuckled stiffly, "Those things probably won't happen, right?"

However, at that moment, a knocking sound suddenly rang out.

Dong dong dong dong dong dong…

Clark looked out the door; with his X-ray vision, he could easily see who was behind it.

At this moment, Harry's somewhat amused voice rang out: "Look, the first trouble has arrived. It seems that this reporter has been investigating you during this time and has successfully found out your specific identity."

Clark did not reply to Harry, but silently got up, slowly walked to the door, stood there for a few seconds, and then opened the door.

Just then, Louise was about to knock on the door again when it suddenly opened, and she saw the figure she had been longing for.

The two women locked eyes, and the atmosphere became slightly awkward. Finally, the quick-witted Louise spoke first:
"Hello, Clark, I'm here to thank you."

Clark stared intently at Louise, and only when the smile on her face became somewhat awkward did he turn to her and say in a deep voice:

"Come in first, let's have a good talk."

As Louise walked in, she saw another familiar face – none other than Harry Potter.

Louise was still grateful to the mysterious wizard, after all, although it was Clark who saved him from the machine, it was Harry who helped him heal his injuries.

So Louise took the initiative to greet him, saying, "Hi, hello Harry."

Harry patted the sofa cushion next to him and laughed:

"Please sit down, Louise. Clark has mentioned you to me several times recently. He was just about to visit you, but I didn't expect you to come to my door instead."

Louise, who already had a good impression of Clark, suddenly brightened up and turned to look at him, asking:

"Is this true, Clark?"

Clark wanted to deny it, but after seeing Louise's gaze, he couldn't bring himself to say no.

So he could only nod silently and glare at Harry with annoyance.

His expression suddenly turned serious. He sat up straight and said in a deep voice, "Louise, you shouldn't have come."

Louise was somewhat puzzled and asked:

"Why, Clark?"

“Your arrival might attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, which would also expose me to the world,” Clark explained seriously.

Louise was very puzzled, and she couldn't help but ask:
"Why, Clark? Why are you hiding like a shadow? What are you afraid of?"
"With your abilities, even if you were exposed, the government couldn't do anything to you."

Clark had his back to her, his eyes concealing a deep sorrow:

“My father said that power brings fear. I once revealed my power and even used it to save many people, but instead of being grateful to me, they were afraid of me and came to question my father.”

Although some of these people eventually realized their mistakes and chose to thank me, the wound in my heart will never heal.

“That’s their ignorance.” Louise took a step closer. “Believe me, Clark, most people wouldn’t do that; they would respect you as a hero.”

“And then?” Clark turned around, his blue eyes gleaming coldly. “They’ll use me as a weapon, as an experimental subject, just like they used that Kryptonian ship. I’ve seen too many things torn apart because they’re different, Louise.”

He remembered the Kents hiding the wreckage of their spaceship under the barn, and the silent look in his father's eyes after each outburst of emotion and destruction:

"I don't want to be seen as a monster, or... a god."

Seeing that Louise remained silent, Clark continued:

"Louise, let me tell you a story about my father."

It was an exceptionally severe weather event; we were stuck on the highway as a massive tornado, hundreds of meters high, approached us.

My father, Jonathan, helped us leave to seek refuge, but he suddenly discovered a dog trapped in the car, and he risked his life to go back and rescue it.

The storm was now extremely destructive. I possessed superpowers that would easily save my father, but Jonathan knew that revealing my abilities could bring me unpredictable dangers.

Humanity's fear of the unknown might put me in a situation where I am studied and ostracized.

Therefore, Jonathan firmly stopped me from helping him with his eyes and gestures, and he was swallowed by the tornado.

His sacrifice was to protect my identity from being revealed too early, so that I could face the world at a more appropriate time. It also made me deeply realize the importance of responsibility and restraint behind hiding one's power.

That's why I don't want to expose my power to the world. So, do you still want to persuade me to go public?

Louise was speechless, completely at a loss, and could only repeat:
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I don't know, I don't know."

Clark shook his head: "You don't need to apologize. It's nothing. It happened a long time ago."

The reason I bring this up is simply to tell you that I must never appear in public unless absolutely necessary. This is not only because I would be in danger if I were to appear in public rashly, but more importantly, because I cannot go against my father's dying wish.”

Harry stood behind him, deep in thought. He felt that Clark's father's purpose was probably not to keep Clark out of the public eye.

With Clark's power, even a nuclear bomb exploding next to him wouldn't harm him in the slightest. Earth's current civilization, which is below level one, is no match for Clark.

Clark's father likely didn't want Clark to appear in public because he didn't want Clark to clash with the government; otherwise, the world might have gained another terrorist.

This terrorist was completely different from other terrorists; he was a lawless terrorist who roamed freely without fear of punishment.

This will be the biggest natural disaster in the world.

………………

After Louise left, Clark closed the door and sat on the sofa opposite Harry.

He asked helplessly, "Now that the trouble is over, aren't you going to leave? Do you really intend to stay at my house forever?"

Harry shook his head: "Who said it's troublesome? This is the only one. Maybe it's just a minor trouble. There will be more difficult troubles waiting for you later. Don't forget what I mentioned before."

"You mean aliens? Are there really aliens? The data in the Kryptonian spaceship clearly states that Krypton has been destroyed."

Harry shook his head and did not answer.

………………

Several days later, at a military base.

General Swanwick received an urgent notification and headed to the research lab inside the military base.

Upon arriving at the research lab, General Swanwick asked with a displeased expression:
"You know I was on vacation not long ago, why did you suddenly send me here? If it's just a trivial matter, then I'm going to get angry."

A professor handed a document to General Swanwick:
"General, we have discovered a flying object in outer space that appears to be an alien spaceship."

General Swanwick was clearly skeptical: "How can you be sure that's an alien spaceship and not something like a comet?"

The professor explained helplessly, "General, can't a comet change its own trajectory?"

"Didn't you request communication? Why did they come to Earth?"

“We tried to communicate, but they didn’t respond and are now orbiting the Earth and the Moon.”

General Swanwick wanted to continue asking questions, but suddenly, all the screens in the military base started displaying static.

………………

At the Clark family home that day, Harry and Clark were playing a fighting game.

Both of them have reaction speeds far exceeding those of ordinary people, so the game is often very close.

Before the game started, Clark was very confident, after all, with his reaction speed, he had almost never lost a game since he was a child.

Even now, he doesn't know exactly what level his reaction speed has reached.

But as the game continued, he was shocked to discover that he was no match for Harry.

Although his reaction speed far exceeded that of ordinary people and even surpassed Harry's normal level, Harry secretly used magic.

Harry somehow accelerated the flow of time between himself and the game console screen, while Clark remained at the normal flow of time.

So even though Clark pushed his reaction speed to its peak, he still felt that the scene on the game screen was changing too quickly.

After losing the game, Clark said somewhat discontentedly:

"Harry, you're cheating. You've sped up time."

Harry shook his head: "Even if I sped up the time, it's still my own ability, and your reaction speed is far beyond that of ordinary people. Isn't that cheating too?"

Clark was about to argue with Harry, but suddenly, as if sensing something, he turned to look at the television in the living room.

The TV, which had just been displaying a game page, suddenly flickered and then turned into static.

At that moment, not only on the television in Clark's living room, but also on television screens and computer monitors around the world, static appeared without warning.

Immediately afterwards, a blurry face appeared amidst a snowflake.

His face was unusually cold and stern, and his voice was deep, carrying across the world through the radio waves:
"You are not alone...you are not alone...you are not alone..."

I am General Zod, from a distant world completely different from yours, having traveled across the vast galaxy to reach this place.

"For too long, your world has sheltered one of my people; I demand that you return him to me."

In the scene, behind General Zod is the complex metal structure of the Kryptonian spaceship, with streams of eerie blue energy flowing between the pipes.

"He deliberately conceals his existence and tries to blend in with you. He may look no different from you, but he is definitely not one of you."

If anyone knows his whereabouts, the fate of the Earth is now in your hands.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze filled with undeniable authority.
“Karl El, I declare to you: surrender within 24 hours, or see if the world can withstand the consequences of our war with the Earth.”

Clark looked bewildered; he had learned his name on Krypton from the information inside the Kryptonian spaceship.

Just as the voice had said, it was none other than Karl El.

After the sound from the television faded, Harry looked at Clark with interest and asked, "Clark, what have you decided to do? Surrender? Or fight?"

"Harry, what about you? What do you think I should do?"

"The right to choose is not mine, but yours, Clark. You need to figure out what you really want."

After a moment of silence, Clark said uncertainly:

"Perhaps I should surrender, that way I could save the world, but I'm sure that guy named Zod is not trustworthy."

Therefore, perhaps I should consult with high-ranking government officials to determine how to handle this matter. Should I surrender, or should I stand with Earth to fight against the Kryptonians?

But what worries me more is whether the top levels of government can be trusted at all.

Harry couldn't answer questions about his previous choices, but he was absolutely certain about the credibility of high-ranking government officials:
“I know that. Trust me, Clark, they are absolutely untrustworthy.”

(End of this chapter)