amaotonovel Chapter 4310 Body of Steel (5)
Chapter 4310 Body of Steel (5)
Chapter 4310 Body of Steel (Fifteen)
At that moment, Clark finally grasped the thunderbolt. He finally understood why he was so angry.
As a child, he wasn't angry about his classmates' mockery because he knew they couldn't possibly hurt him. The difference in their strength was too great; the other person could only boast verbally.
He wasn't angry that the school bus fell into the water, because even if it fell into lava, it wouldn't hurt him.
His colleagues' gossip had no effect on him. With his physical strength alone, he could easily find a job with good pay and benefits.
And the person who angered him earlier—the reason he calmed down so quickly was because he realized that the other person was too fragile. He could casually hang the other person's car on a tree; there was no point in arguing with someone like that.
However, the reason he's been angry ever since he met Bruce Wayne is that he's started encountering things he can't handle.
The first instance they participated in severely restricted his power, turning him into an ordinary person. Forget flying or teleporting; even a small bump less than half a meter high, or a wrong walking posture, would cause him to twist his ankle—he was ridiculously fragile.
Unfortunately, the enemies in this game are incredibly powerful. The evil spirit that killed Bruce was not only incredibly fast, but its claws were also sharp and pointed. A normal person like Bruce would die instantly from a single hit.
Clark had to admit that he was terrified the moment he saw Bruce die.
Because he understood that he was no different from Bruce at this moment; they were equally vulnerable. Bruce would die from a monster attacking an artery, and so would he. But he was helpless; he was powerless.
Like the death of that little lamb, it was the first time he felt helpless. He could move mountains and fill seas, but he couldn't reverse time, couldn't change death. That's why he was so angry.
Later, he saw the spaceship appear above Metropolis. He knew something he couldn't handle was about to happen. The appearance of this spaceship meant his kind had arrived, and it meant he had to make a choice. But even if he chose humanity, humanity wouldn't believe him. He could no longer be a happy, ordinary person on Earth.
He was powerless to change any of these things. He couldn't make the spaceship never exist, nor could he gain the trust of the human government under these circumstances, and he certainly couldn't remain undetected and allow Earth to be destroyed.
This intense helplessness made him begin to feel angry.
Martha's disappearance ignited everything. When he arrived at the Kent family farm and witnessed the horrific scene, every molecule in the air reminded him that an irreversible tragedy had occurred, and there was nothing he could do.
In that instant, his rage clouded his judgment, nearly leading to a terrible mistake. If Batman hadn't arrived in time, and if his mother had truly been kidnapped, all his subsequent acts of venting his anger would have pushed Martha towards her death.
Clark finally understood why Bruce had said, "The responsibilities you want to shoulder might force you to make a big mistake."
This is true for everyone: the more you know, the more you realize how little you know; the more you want, the more you realize how powerless you are.
People feel helpless because they want to change, either their environment or themselves. And change requires power.
People often advise those suffering from depression to either change their mindset or change their environment. However, in reality, their mental and physical bodies are unable to provide the necessary strength for change, which is why they need medication, rather than simply trying to think more positively.
Once they partially overcome pure depression and truly decide to change, they will need strength. However, because their bodies and minds cannot provide that strength, they will feel helpless. This helplessness can fuel anger, leading to a vicious cycle between depression and anger, resulting in bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness.
Many bipolar patients develop bipolar disorder while their depression is improving. This is because they have partially overcome depressive moods and want to change, but find themselves powerless to do so. This helplessness breeds anger, which makes them hyperactive, thus leading to bipolar tendencies.
If a person is never satisfied and always wants something inexhaustible, then he will always want to change and he will always need power. But no one's power is limitless, not even Superman; there will always be things he cannot do.
Because he demands too much and can never achieve it, he will always feel helpless and angry. Eventually, this pent-up anger will erupt as before, completely destroying his reason.
If he were just an ordinary person, the worst mistake he could make would be committing a crime and going to jail. But he is a superman, and once he loses his mind, the destruction he can cause is extremely terrible, and could even destroy the entire earth.
Thinking about this, Clark broke out in a cold sweat. He realized that Batman had taken Martha away and staged such a horrific scene just to provoke him.
Only then could he realize how terrible it is to lose one's mind. If it hadn't been Batman who took Martha away, his irrationality would have caused him to lose his mother forever. Forever.
Clark's feelings at this moment suddenly overlapped with his previous feelings. He realized that what Bruce had said to him that night might have been heartfelt words based on real experience, perhaps because he, too, had once lost someone forever because of his own irrationality.
Damian Wayne. Clark murmured the name to himself. He recalled the horrific images that had flashed through his mind when he saw the gruesome scene at the Kent family farm.
For him, Martha's death existed only in his imagination; but for Bruce, the death of his son Damian Wayne was a real scar.
Did Bruce think about his child when he took Martha away? Did he ever think about how wonderful it would have been if someone like him had taken Damian Wayne away and told him it was all a joke?
Clark was losing control of his emotions. He tried to breathe deeply and rubbed his face hard, attempting to numb his tears. But it clearly didn't work well; he could feel the tears welling up.
He found it hard to describe how he felt. Sadness wasn't quite right, nor was being moved. If he had to put it into words, he suddenly understood that Bruce's statement—that he believed what Bruce meant when he said, "No matter what he becomes, whether good or evil, everything will change"—was true.
Bruce truly believed this. Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered to reopen his wounds and remind himself of it in this way. He believed he could change the world, and he hoped it would be for the better.
At that moment, Clark felt an unprecedented peace. Some questions he was prepared to ask but hadn't yet, some questions that had been swirling in his mind but hadn't formed into complete thoughts, seemed to have lost their meaning.
Because these questions can be summarized into two points: where he came from and where he is going.
Whether it's the questions about Kryptonian civilization, his own physical condition, the green powder, or how to deal with his own kind, they can all be summarized by these two questions.
And now, he has the answers.
He doesn't care where he comes from. All he wants to do is change the world and make it a better place.
Once you've set your sights on this goal, all other problems cease to be problems. Injuries can be treated, enemies can be dealt with decisively, and if you're worried about problems, you can keep an eye on things. If all else fails, you can always turn to Batman.
Strangely, as his resolve solidified, Clark felt less weak and his chest pain lessened.
He stood up from the sofa, and with a gentle effort, he found himself flying.
Clark had never been so shocked by his ability to fly. But he was truly as if it were his first time flying, not only shocked but also excited, circling twice above the empty living room of Wayne Manor before landing on the ground.
He instinctively rubbed his chest, but the pain still made him wince. He then walked back to Bruce and said, "Lex Luthor injured me with some strange green crystals. Do you know what they are? Can you remove them?"
Clark heard Bruce sigh.
He immediately tensed up, as if he'd been to a community clinic and the doctor had sighed and told him to go to a big hospital. It was no different from a death knell.
Then he heard Bruce say, "If any one of you had even the slightest bit of real knowledge about history and antiquities, none of this would have happened."
Clark blinked; he hadn't actually understood what Bruce was saying at all.
"What is it? What ancient artifact?"
“I have good news for you,” Bruce said, looking at him. “The culprit you thought was Lex Luthor, who was behind all this, is actually just a fool who was deceived, an illiterate man who only knows how to use a regular search engine to find information on the internet.”
Clark was even more confused. But seeing Bruce walk downstairs, he followed him. They arrived at the Batcave, and as soon as they reached the screen, Clark froze.
He saw the green gemstone, and in high-resolution photos from countless angles.
"You..." Clark hadn't finished speaking when his professional habit as a journalist made him subconsciously start looking at the text next to him.
"'The Serpent of Phrygne'? An Egyptian artifact? The British Museum? So this is an artifact from the British Museum?"
Bruce sighed again.
“Don’t sigh,” Clark couldn’t help but say, “So what exactly happened?”
“Fun fact,” Bruce began, “Google search results can be manipulated, Wikipedia pages can be edited, photos can be fabricated with software, and artifacts can be faked.”
"The so-called 'Serpent of Phriene' sculpture mural, which was supposedly once in the British Museum, does not exist at all. The emerald set in the serpent's tail is a damn con artist's bait."
“And you, Clark Kent, Diana Prince, Lex Luther, the U.S. military, and Congress, are all stupid fish on his hook.”
Many people who watch Bvs feel that their fight stopped abruptly because of the word "Masa," and I felt the same way.
I've always found it strange that the movie clearly used visuals to suggest that Batman had possibly lost Robin (his son?), and the director also wanted to show that Batman understood that Superman was also a person with feelings, and that the two were capable of empathy. They could have easily shown that Batman's child was also kidnapped (there's a similar plot in the comics), wouldn't that have been even more empathetic? But the director just didn't explore that. Instead, they had to resort to a very awkward name-duplicate joke at the end.
If you won't do it, then I will.jpg
(End of this chapter)