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

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The electrical charges in the air crackled and popped, snap, snap, snap, snap.

The birds screeched as they flew down, seeking shelter.

"..."

Is this a sandstorm?

The worshippers in the church fell silent, staring at the black wall that continued to approach the city.

Many of them had read about the dust storm in the Daily Courier, but neither the pictures in the news nor the cartoons could clearly express what was happening before their eyes.

This is the work of God, a terrifying power possessed by humankind that cannot be resisted.

Inside the church, the pastor led everyone in prayer, and many anxious people seemed to join in.

They prayed to God to bless themselves and their families.

"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name... Your will be done, on earth and in heaven... Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors... And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil..."

In the corner, Jimmy listened to the prayers of the crowd, but his gaze couldn't help but fall on the newspaper in his hand.

In the upper right corner of the Daily Courier's page is the classic Superman pose, with his arms crossed.

Looking at Superman, Jimmy seemed to feel more courage from him.

...

Kante, Kante

"Courier-Journal", accompanied by "ka-da".

The sandstorm interfered with the radio signal, causing it to lose the last echoes from the moldy lake.

Several cars were also parked on the road near the newspaper's editorial office.

Standing in the newspaper office, Xu Fu could clearly see that the problem was caused by a short circuit in the car's ignition switch.

People ran out of their malfunctioning cars, covered their mouths and noses, and tried to take refuge in any possible place.

"this is too scary!"

Standing behind Xu Fu, John and the others watched the massive sandstorm rising into the sky.

Despite having learned of the power of this natural disaster from news photos, John still felt a deep sense of terror after personally experiencing the power of the sandstorm. He closed his eyes and looked at his father, John, who was gazing into the distance. John could clearly see John's trembling fingers.

Looking at the edge of the city, at the black wall of sand and dust, Xu Fu realized that this was not the entirety of the storm.

Unlike the endless desert highways and small towns, New York City eventually became a metropolis filled with skyscrapers.

The surrounding towns and buildings blocked most of the sandstorm's power, and only part of it is now reaching New York City.

"Jenny, Jenny, where are you!"

However, at that moment, the newspaper's editorial office was filled with people, silently watching this pervasive natural disaster.

Suddenly, a scream came from one side of the street, and a panicked woman jumped into the street, shouting.

"Baby, where are you? Come out quickly!"

Looking at the madwoman on the street, the people in the newspaper office exchanged glances for a moment, and then John opened his mouth as if to say something.

However, old John, who was standing nearby, reached out to stop him, shook his head, and pointed to the sandstorm.

This was not a heavy rain or snow, but a rather deadly natural disaster.

"Let's go back, the sandstorm is about to start!"

"At this point, for you, protecting yourself is more important than finding someone..."

"Perhaps your child is at home too!"

From both sides of the street, a woman was spotted, and someone called out to her.

But the woman continued to scream, ignoring the fact that she had searched the entire house but found no trace of her daughter.

Xu Fu shifted his gaze from the almost restless women on the street and glanced at the newspaper office wall and the next block.

Although many of his abilities were restricted due to the suppression of the positive world, Xu Fu was able to quickly spot a hunchbacked figure next to a trash can on the street not far away, thanks to the combination of [Supervision] and [Super Hearing].

"We need to be prepared to protect them, especially the vulnerable parts of the windows."

Turning his gaze away, Xu Fu turned his head and gave an order to the crowd behind him.

"boss!".

Chapter 748 Attempting to persuade him

"This is too dangerous, a sandstorm is about to begin..."

Upon hearing Xu Fu's words, old John opened his mouth, trying to persuade him.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

He shook his head: the abilities he discovered in the positive world may have been suppressed, but they were still very powerful compared to ordinary people.

The sandstorm was dangerous, but not enough to harm him.

"Boss, I'll go with you."

Looking at Xu Fu's figure outside the door, Little John mustered all his courage and said.

"No need, I can do it myself."

His gaze lingered on Little John's face for a moment. Xu Fu rejected the suggestion, then turned to them and reminded them, "Put everything on the newspaper. I don't want to come back and only see ruins in the newspaper."

After saying this, Xu Fu kicked the damp bed sheet out the door and opened the locked door of the newspaper office.

woohoo~~

When the door to the newspaper's newsroom opened, the first thing that caught the eye was the biting cold wind brought by the sandstorm.

Fine dust particles whistled past Xu Fu's face. Casually closing the newspaper office door behind him, Xu Fu covered his nose with his hand to ward off the howling wind.

Once outside, the gusts of wind brought by the sandstorm intensified, and Xu Fu could see a woman in the distance being blown around like a reed by the storm.

With his superhuman strength, the gusts of wind from the sandstorm did not stop Xu Fu's progress. Turning his head to look at the faintly visible black wall in the distance, he walked towards the trash can without hesitation.

What are you doing here, child?

“I’m playing hide-and-seek, sir.”

"This is not a good place to hide."

Xu Fu reached out and picked up the girl next to the trash can, took off his coat and covered her head, and put his arm around her as they walked down the street.

Hoo-hoo-hoo

Just as he went to look for the girl, the sandstorm intensified.

With his superhuman eyesight, Xu Fu saw sand waves like the sea covering the road, and one car after another being swept into the ditch, like the bow of a ship sinking into the sea.

“I found the child; he’s there.”

Visibility on the streets was extremely low due to a massive sandstorm.

If it weren't for his [super vision] ability, Xu Fu might not have been able to see the female figure in the dusty sky.

Xu Fu's voice reached the woman's ears, seemingly unaffected by the gusts of wind brought by the sandstorm.

Hearing the voice of that figure, the woman felt a little more awake. She moved closer to Xu Fu, ignoring the increasingly bitter sandstorm around her.

"careful!"

Just as she was about to approach, a gust of wind blew her already thin figure into a cloud of dust.

Just as the woman was about to be swept away by the sandstorm, Xu Fu ran to another woman and reached out to grab her hand tightly.

From Xu Fu's palm, the woman felt an unprecedented power that held her firmly in place.

"You really found my child, my Jenny?"

Looking at Xu Fu's face standing in front of her, a face that resembled the sky above the lake and sand, the woman opened her mouth and asked with an expression of expectation and trepidation.

She feared that all of this was just another woman using it as an excuse to lure her back.

"If the second child hadn't been lost during the sandstorm."

Raising his other hand, which was covered by his coat, Xu Fu smiled at the woman and made a gesture.

...

"Jenny, my baby!"

"Mother..."

The woman in the house, as the massive sandstorm approached, saw her daughter, who had not yet been spotted under her coat, and hurriedly hugged her, letting out low sobs.

Later in the day, after her emotions had calmed down, the woman thanked Xu Fu, who was standing in front of her.

"Thank you, sir. If it weren't for you, I really, really..."

"You don't need to be so ladylike. I just happened to see your daughter."

Despite Xu Fu's words, the woman knew very well that helping a stranger in a sandstorm was not an easy task.

After calming down, the woman got up and wiped her face, only then noticing that her hair and face had been covered in dust.