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Ch. 112 New Reward - Kryptonian Heritage
🕑 Added 2023-10-28 16:01:00 +0000 UTCOn the first day Diana met Superman, he was killed by Doomsday.
Not long after Superman's death, Diana returned to Themyscira.
Although she occasionally left Themyscira to visit the human world, she had never encountered Supergirl Kara Zor-El.
More accurately, she didn't even know Superman's Kryptonian name was Kal-El.
"Red lightning? Superpowered individual?"
Upon hearing Russell's words, Diana's voice changed instantly.
"Yes! Strange red lightning and a superpowered individual whose attire resembles the one you mentioned, Superman, Clark!"
Russell couldn't tell Diana that he had already recognized Supergirl Kara Zor-El's identity, so he had to imply it using Superman Clark.
"Where are you right now? I'm coming over immediately!"
Without hesitation, Diana spoke directly.
"I'll have No. 3 send the real-time coordinates to your phone. It seems that the superpowered individual is in some trouble. I'll head over first!"
"Alright!"
After ending the call with Diana, Russell turned his attention back to Supergirl Kara.
During his conversation with Diana, Supergirl Kara had flown quite a distance.
However, what really caught Russell's attention wasn't Kara flying further away, but the red figure pursuing her closely.
Tony!
More accurately, it was Tony in Mark III armor.
Tony was now speeding toward Supergirl Kara like a red missile.
Seeing this scene, Russell didn't hesitate. He transformed his armor's helmet from its low-profile form to its regular form.
As soon as the helmet finished transforming, he streaked across the sky like a silver-white lightning bolt, heading straight for Supergirl Kara and Tony at high speed.
At the same time, he established a radio communication link between his armor and Tony's armor.
Tony didn't reject the call signal, so he answered the call.
"I've got something to deal with right now. Just say what you need."
Tony's voice came through.
"I know, I'm right behind you. Check your radar!"
Hearing Russell's words, Tony realized that Russell was flying toward him at high speed in his armor.
"Do you know that woman?"
Tony asked in confusion.
"I don't!"
Russell answered without hesitation.
However, right after he answered Tony's question, the system, which hadn't shown any presence for more than three months, suddenly appeared and proactively displayed a message.
"Regular Reward: Kryptonian Heritage; Status: Inactive; Activation Condition: Become the boyfriend of Supergirl Kara Zor-El; Activation Effect: After activation, gain Kryptonian Heritage!"
Uh...
Seeing the sudden reward message from the system, Russell didn't know what to say for a moment.
Kryptonian Heritage had been a reward he had long desired.
The ability to continuously grow stronger simply by basking in the sun was something anyone would want.
He had speculated about how to activate Kryptonian Heritage before.
In his guesses, the activation condition for Kryptonian Heritage would probably involve him fighting Superman Clark in some way.
Of course, more absurd activation conditions weren't impossible.
For instance, conditions like "Top Guy" or "Embrace Him."
However, considering the system's usual aloofness, it probably wouldn't provide ridiculous activation conditions like "Top Guy" or "Embrace Him."
If the system truly gave such absurd activation conditions, he would definitely choose to give up instantly.
While Kryptonian Heritage was powerful, it wasn't so valuable that he would resort to selling his charm.
As for how the deceased Superman Clark would be resurrected and appear in this world, that wasn't a concern he needed to ponder.
The system was now demonstrating through reality that its usual aloofness wouldn't result in embarrassing activation conditions.
Becoming Supergirl Kara Zor-El's boyfriend to obtain Kryptonian Heritage wasn't an especially difficult condition for experienced tea experts like Russell.
However, the current issue wasn't the difficulty of the activation condition, but the condition itself.
Although Diana didn't mind him going out for tea or eating fast food, it didn't mean he could just find another girlfriend outside.
Diana's tolerance of Gwen's existence was already a significant concession.
"My dear, her name is Kara Zor-El, and she's my new girlfriend!"
If he said this to Diana, he could guarantee that she would use her Sword to strike him down without hesitation.
Diana, who had been groomed as the future queen from a young age, exhibited an indescribable stubbornness in certain matters.
"This palace won't be shaken; you will always be consorts!"
This line from a palace drama fitted Diana perfectly.
What a headache!
Seeing the activation condition for Kryptonian Heritage, Russell sighed helplessly.
Kryptonian Heritage was a powerful reward!
It might even be stronger than the "Blessing of Wonder Woman."
Russell couldn't easily give up this reward.
More importantly, based on the completion of the "Blessing of Wonder Woman," the activation conditions that the system required would definitely not involve engaging in secret affairs with Kara Zor-El.
"Hey, can you hear me? Is your armor's communication system malfunctioning?"
Just as Russell was contemplating how to deal with the tricky activation condition for Kryptonian Heritage, Tony's voice came through.
Tony's voice brought his thoughts back to the real world.
"What did you just say?"
Russell asked Tony.
"I said, if you don't know that little chick, I won't go easy on her!"
Tony's voice sounded a bit annoyed.
Although he didn't know what Russell had been thinking just now, he was slightly displeased with Russell zoning out while talking to him.
"I don't think you can afford not to be nice to her."
Russell quickly responded.
Although Supergirl Kara Zor-El seemed to be in bad shape now and appeared to be seriously injured, even in this state, she wasn't someone Tony in Mark III armor could bully.
To put it bluntly, even if Kara was operating at half her usual strength, she could easily defeat Tony.
"Don't underestimate me. It's not just you who's been working on new inventions during this time!"
Tony said with an unhappy expression.
As soon as he finished speaking, he increased his flying speed and sped towards Kara, who seemed like she could fall at any moment.
Seeing Tony accelerate, Russell didn't waste any time either. He boosted the output power of his flight engines.
Two figures, one red and one white, flew rapidly towards the swaying Kara.
Supergirl Kara's current situation was dire, especially dire!
Just a few minutes ago, she had been upholding justice in Metropolis, protecting the city's safety in memory of her deceased cousin, Superman.
She had just thwarted a crime and handed the criminal over to the police.
However, on her way back home, she was struck by a red lightning bolt from an unknown source.
