American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 128 Making Up for Shortcomings

"I have something to do, I'm leaving now." After saying that, Superman flew away without hesitation, even crashing into a tree as he flew away.

"Don't go!" Xiao Xian said, trying to follow, but Superman had already flown far away.

Superman's fear far surpasses that of others. Just after Xiao Xian said that the mark on his body was a strange mark, the imagery in Superman's fear changed from heat vision to Superman being surrounded by monsters.

Of course, that's not the key point. The key point is that Superman's power of fear is extremely strong, much stronger than that of ordinary people. When he heard something strange, Xiao Xian almost instantly felt that his body was already fully charged.

After it was full, the most essential part of the overflowing fear seemed to be transferred to Xiao Xian's soul and stored there. A trace of the essence of the essence merged into Xiao Xian's soul. Although it was only a trace, it gave Xiao Xian a feeling of his soul being elevated.

Furthermore, Xiao Xian sensed that he could use the power of fear within these souls to power or repair his own soul's actions. However, Xiao Xian did not possess abilities such as astral projection or soul shockwaves, so he couldn't use them for power generation for the time being. But having them was better than not having them, and he might need them in the future.

In addition, the repair of his soul finally made up for Xiao Xian's weakness a little bit. Now Xiao Xian no longer has to have to avoid people with superhuman abilities in the soul.

Moreover, Xiao Xian could control where and how these fear powers were stored in his soul. Xiao Xian thought that if he made a fear feather robe or armor and attached it to the outside of his soul, using the fear of billions of living beings as a defensive barrier, then he should be able to be immune to most soul attacks, right?

"Interesting~" Feeling an increase in his mental and spiritual strength, Xiao Xian finally understood just how monstrous Pennywise's ability was.

Unfortunately, this ability can only be triggered when you are close to the person, and the fear power of ordinary people is too weak to be received by the soul. Otherwise, if Xiao Xian had just announced the fake news that he was retiring from the entertainment industry, he could have extracted a lot of fear power from his fans.

However, obtaining it from others wouldn't be difficult. But if that were the case, Xiao Xian couldn't just stay home all the time; he'd have to go outside and gather some power of fear.

Donning a superhero uniform, Xiao Xian had just taken off when an arrow flew towards him. However, an arrow of this magnitude was no match for Xiao Xian, who easily dodged it by making a turn.

"Xiao Xian, please go back. You have a strange mark on you, so it's best not to wander around. Otherwise, it may cause the spread of the strangeness. If you continue to fly, I will have to take coercive measures." Hawkeye stood on the roof and looked at Xiao Xian coldly. He had disliked this pretty boy for a long time. If he weren't outmatched, Hawkeye wouldn't have even bothered with the "please."

"You're teaching me how to do things? Hmm?" Xiao Xian calmly flew to Hawkeye's side, looked at him, and asked, "S.H.I.E.L.D. only sent you to watch over me? A bit of an underestimation, isn't it?"

"And us too." A team of agents appeared, armed with tranquilizer guns, stun guns, and other weapons. "Please leave, Mr. Xiao Xian. We don't want to fight you; it's for the greater good."

"So that's why no one came over except Superman—turns out you were all on guard. But why didn't you stop Superman? You couldn't beat him, and you couldn't stop him either!"

Xiao Xian glanced at everyone, completely unafraid. With his super reflexes combined with thermal vision and flight, the chances of either a stun gun or a tranquilizer gun hitting him were slim.

Actually, Xiao Xian could have pretended to agree and then gone home to change bodies, but after enduring so much in this world, he had finally started to develop. Not only did he have the Osborn Group backing him up, but his soul's shortcomings had also been addressed to some extent. Now, Xiao Xian felt it was necessary to adjust the attitude of organizations like S.H.I.E.L.D. towards him.

Whether it's Superman, Hulk, Magneto, or Professor X, the official attitude towards them is much better than towards Xiao Xian. Of course, Xiao Xian's current strength and destructive power may still be a bit inferior to theirs, but in terms of influence, Xiao Xian is still above them.

Even if he didn't want to do whatever he wanted, Xiao Xian couldn't let S.H.I.E.L.D. send an agent of Hawkeye's caliber and let him "bully" him. So he immediately sent a message to Mary Jane, asking her to send a message to Harry to ask if this was how S.H.I.E.L.D. operated.

"Please don't make things difficult for us," a special agent leader said, pointing a gun at Xiao Xian. "We're just following orders from above."

"I just defeated Pennywise, and it was because of that that I was targeted by the Oddity, yet you want to put me under house arrest?" Xiao Xian narrowed his eyes as he looked at the agent leader pointing a gun at him. "Besides, I hate it when people point guns at me."

"Xiao Xian! You have a strange curse on you. If you go out and cause strange events to escalate, can you take responsibility for that?" Hawkeye then resorted to moral blackmail.

"Do you think I would willingly spread a strange name and cause a meme outbreak?" Xiao Xian retorted. It's just labeling, anyone can do that. "Is this how you treat the hero who defeated Pennywise?"

"Xiao Xian! You can't just leak weird information like that! So what if you're a superhero?! This is S.H.I.E.L.D. policy!"

A male agent put his finger on the trigger, aimed at Xiao Xian's head, and shouted. He had been pursuing the female agent for many years, showing her care and concern every day. He was almost winning her over (in my opinion), but the female agent fell completely in love with him after just one glance at Xiao Xian at the base.

Although male agents can't make the decision to fire on information for their superiors, they can still vent their anger by being aggressive and confrontational. If Xiao Xian is easily provoked and takes action, that would be even better, giving the agent a legitimate reason to shoot him.

"Excuse my bluntness, but S.H.I.E.L.D.'s rules are for dealing with lowlifes like you, not for dealing with me. Hawkeye, keep an eye on the dogs you brought." Xiao Xian glanced at the shouting agent, not recognizing him. Who was this random passerby who dared to speak to him so loudly? He'd write it down and retaliate later.

Hawkeye had barely begun to speak when his phone rang. He answered it, and it was Nick Fury on the other end.

"Let him go. He's on good terms with Osborn, as long as he promises not to spread the supernatural." Nick Fury said helplessly. According to the rules, someone marked by a supernatural entity cannot be released but must be quarantined. However, since Osborn had spoken up, and Xiao Xian was no ordinary person, he could only make an exception.

After all, Osborn and other big capitalists were Amelia's masters. Rules are set by the masters to govern others, not to govern the masters.

Hawkeye frowned, trying to struggle. His wife, Barbara, was a huge fan of Xiao Xian, practically drooling over him. He was extremely annoyed with Xiao Xian and, having finally gotten a chance to mess with him, had gone to great lengths to secure this mission. He wasn't willing to let Xiao Xian off so easily. "Furious, the strange dangers..."

"I know the dangers of the supernatural better than you do. That's it! This isn't a discussion, it's an order!" Nick Fury said, then hung up the phone.

(End of this chapter)