American comics: You're asked to fish, but you catch a Superman template?

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"His target was the meteorite." "By chance, one of them landed in my hands." (Zhao Hao)

As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them froze: they never expected that Xu Fu-Xiao would have a meteorite in his possession. No wonder the demon parasite clashed with Linda; the root of the problem was here.

According to insiders from the Jedi Eye Society, the alien Gu worms have a strong sense of territory. If any of their kind appear in their territory, they will not hesitate to devour the other party.

"Xiao...Xu Fu, can you show us the condition of the meteorite?"

Xu Fu remained silent, seemingly undecided.

Louise cleverly added, "We didn't mean anything by it, it was just a fleeting glance, nothing more."

Xu Fu thought for a while, then slowly spoke.

“You may see it, but you must promise to keep it a secret and not tell anyone, including your father, General Ryan. If you break your oath, don’t blame me.”

Louise nodded vigorously.

"We swear on our reputation that we will not tell anyone anything."

"Follow me!"

Chapter 1172 Who am I?

The group went down to the basement, which was much darker than the spacious and bright villa.

Xu Fu clapped his hands, and the lights came on one by one.

In the bright white light, a meteorite fragment the size of a lead ball appeared on the central counter, tightly encased in layers of glass.

Is it a meteorite?

Louise muttered to herself, instinctively reaching for her camera, but quickly came to her senses.

Xu Fu put on a white lab coat and started turning on the main computer while calibrating the data.

"I've done some research on the alien beetle. This beetle is a single-celled organism that cannot survive alone in nature. It must live in symbiosis with other intelligent beings to survive and reproduce. Interestingly, its parasitic code is based on the host; its role is to optimize, improve, and unlock evolution..."

"It also allows the parasitized species to retain its original memories and a certain degree of independent thinking, and their bodies are not forcibly occupied by the parasite."

Clark frowned. "You mean Joshua Allen knew what he was doing?"

Linda grinned.

"Of course he knew; he was incredibly polite when he came to the villa last night." "But when he fights, he's a beast."

"No, you're not quite right."

Xu Fu dialed 703 and turned on the video, displaying it on the big screen.

The video features a large, purple rat parasitizing an alien worm. As the rat absorbs a large amount of life force and becomes satiated, the blood-red halo in its eyes begins to disappear, and its pupils return to normal. It is no longer a ferocious rat and is no different from an ordinary one.

But if it doesn't eat for a long time, its eyes will turn red again, and it will become fierce and aggressive.

"Joshua's behavior is similar to that of this rat. After people are well-fed and watered, they become normal due to multiple evolutions, and even have a higher level of perception of life, consciousness, nature and the world; but if they are hungry, their predatory instincts will be awakened, and they will be unable to control themselves."

Louise interjected, "This suggests that Joshua's current state may be quite normal, and he's not suited for socializing."

“Theoretically speaking, he ate so many people in the end, but in reality, no one can guarantee what will happen.” After a pause, Xu Fu continued, “You came to me because of Ying’er, right? You want to find Joshua through her and get rid of this curse, right?”

Clark said coldly, "Enough people have died already. No more citizens should lose their lives because of this."

Louise added, "Xu Fu, we sincerely hope you can help."

Xu Fu smiled helplessly.

"You still don't understand. Finding Joshua isn't difficult; the difficulty lies in how to subdue him. After he devoured your and Linda's life force one by one, his power has reached an unprecedented level. Even if he's not as strong as you, he's not far behind. What's even more unsettling is his ability to devour life force. When you fight him, you can only attack from a distance; you can't even get close enough to touch him. Under such circumstances, how can you possibly win?"

The last sentence put Clark in a difficult position and gave Linda a headache. Her internal energy technique was not yet perfect, and the energy cannon's impact was not as effective as the physical damage of a punch. If they clashed again, it was really hard to say who would win.

After thinking for a moment, Clark spoke.

"I have a way."

Linda replied dismissively, "I can do that too."

Xu Fu glanced at the two of them and said, "Since you're sure nothing will happen, I'll have the Hongmen people lure Joshua to a sparsely populated area and use Komi as bait. The rest is up to you."

After approving the plan, Louise and Clark drove off without stopping. On the way back, Louise frowned as she thought about Xu Fu-Xiao's performance.

"You never felt that Xu Fu-Xiao's behavior was overly enthusiastic; he was so eager to help others."

"That's good!" Clark said with a smile. "With his help, things will be much easier."

"That's right, but something just doesn't feel right!"

From what I know of Xu Fu-Xiao, he's not the kind of person who's happy to help others. Helping someone always comes at a price. Whether it was the group of young masters from the Seaside City era or those who came to the Metropolis to develop their careers, no one who opposed him ever had a good ending. My father also told me that Xu Fu-Xiao is a very dangerous person, and I should never have anything to do with him.

"How can we help someone like this without expecting anything in return!"

Clark shook his head: "You're overthinking it."

"I didn't think too much about it, that's just how reality is."

Louise said in a deep voice, "Because of the exoskeleton armor, my father had a very bad argument with him, and they almost became enemies. According to Xu Fu-Xiao's usual style of doing things, the best thing he can do at this time is to remain silent and let the situation escalate. The more intense the argument, the greater my father's responsibility will be, and he may eventually lose his position as chairman of the Sky Eye Association."

"This was the ending he wanted most," "but he didn't do it," "instead, he spared no effort to help us."

Louise let out a long sigh.

"I've always had a bad feeling about this."

...

The Huns were extremely efficient. Soon, the place where Joshua could be found was marked with a code that only he and Shikamaru knew, and below the code was a phone number.

This method may seem foolish, but it is surprisingly effective.

After the code was revealed, Xu Fu quickly received a call from Joshua. Just like in real life, Joshua sounded somewhat tired on the phone.

He was hunched over, his arms were covered in grease, and his leather cloak was tattered and old, looking like it had been picked up from a garbage can.

At this moment, Joshua was no longer as elegant and kind as he had been yesterday; he was a beggar, a homeless wanderer.

"Mr. Xiao, I will keep my appointment as scheduled. Please do not harm Yingmei."

After saying this, Joshua threw down his phone and staggered across the sparsely populated street. No one noticed him, no one wanted to give him a second glance, and even those who happened to pass by frowned and stared at his stench with disgust.

He lived in the metropolis for six years but couldn't find a sense of belonging.

At this moment, Joshua is all alone, and no matter how noble his thoughts may be, reality is pulling him into the abyss.

"They're right, I'm a monster."

Joshua muttered to himself, his body trembling involuntarily as he recalled the murders of the previous night. The entire city, more than a thousand people, were dead, mercilessly devoured and torn apart by those hands.

A surge of vitality flowed into his body, and he felt stronger than ever before. But the faces of those who had died tragically were like a persistent nightmare, tormenting him every moment.

He felt like he was going crazy, and he would have hallucinations from time to time, as if another Joshua was watching him.

Who is this person and what does he want to do?

"No!"

"I am Joshua Allen Joshua Quilla!"

"Damn it, who am I?"

Joshua roared softly, his eyes bloodshot, a terrifying power surging within him.

Chapter 1173 Luther on the March

In the end, Joshua restrained himself and did not kill.

Regardless of whether the figure in front of us is real or fake, there is no need to anger others over this matter.

And Kermie....

The thought of the girl who had given him such passionate love filled Joshua with unbearable pain. He had promised her a happy and bright future, but reality had shattered everything.

"I owe her so much, I can't let anything happen to her."

Joshua pulled up his leather cloak, turned and slipped into the garbage-strewn abandoned alley, where his true home lay, not on the wide, bright streets.

...

Metropolis, the top floor of the Luther Group building.

Lex Luthor sat alone in an office filled with various handicrafts. Standing in front of him was an extremely burly middle-aged white man with straight eyebrows and a fierce appearance. He looked quite imposing, but at this moment, he lowered his head, his face showing undisguised awe.

The middle-aged man's name is Brad Watt, the notorious leader of the Genesis Society gang in Metropolis and Lex Luthor's underground agent.

“Brad, I warned you that Joshua is extremely important and you must find him, but you have lost his closest person—the woman.”

The chilling words echoed in the room, conveying an unmistakable killing intent.

Brad blushed and hurriedly explained

“Mr. Luther, it’s not my fault, it’s the Hong Gang’s fault. Those damn bastards, they don’t follow the rules and they even infiltrated the police force. That’s why we’re late. It’s all their fault.”

“O!”

Luther raised an eyebrow slightly: "Honggate?"

"Yes, those were the Xiongnu."