Nia
patreon
Reborn as Superman's Son, Ch 39
🕑 Added 2025-10-08 20:33:42 +0000 UTCChapter 39: Bringing a Little Superman Shock to the Prime Universe's Mark and the Defense Agency!
The prime universe.
In the sky.
"Cough, cough."
Mark coughed lightly a few times, then looked at the black-clad man before him—someone whose entire being radiated a powerful aura that made him feel extremely dangerous. "What do you mean by 'prime universe Mark'? And who are you?"
"So this is actually the prime world?"
"I see. I think I understand what's going on now."
Eden had no time to answer Mark's questions at the moment. His super brain was working furiously in overdrive, seemingly connecting all the pieces together.
"The prime world's Levy must have partnered with Emperor Mark. He didn't hesitate to help those bastard Invincibles invade my world, all to make me hate every Invincible across the entire multiverse just like he does, and help him kill the prime world's Mark."
"Hey!"
Mark looked at Eden, who had fallen into deep thought, and asked with some confusion, "Can you hear me?"
Mark didn't rashly attack Eden.
Of course, part of that was because he couldn't beat Eden.
But Mark's instincts were telling him that this black-clad man radiating a bloody scent and murderous aura probably didn't have any ill intentions toward him.
The reason he'd grabbed his throat right away was probably because he'd mistaken him for someone else.
Just then, before Eden could answer Mark's question, a furious shout rang out.
Along with that roar, Eden and Mark both saw Eve in her pink battlesuit streak across the sky, fly directly in front of them, and position herself protectively in front of Mark.
At this moment, Eve was like a mother lion protecting her cub, baring her fangs and claws at Eden. She used all her strength and her powers to condense a massive hammer in the sky, smashing it down toward Eden, who was deep in thought.
"Wait! Eve! Wait!"
Mark wanted to stop her, but it was already too late. Eve's iron hammer had already crashed down onto Eden's body.
"Boom!"
With a piercing boom—
Eden only felt as if some balloon or something had been popped next to his ear, pulling him out of his thoughts. He raised his head to look at Mark and Eve before him and said, "What were you just saying?"
At this moment, Eve and Mark exchanged a glance. They were both shocked by Eden's astonishing defensive capabilities.
After a long silence, Mark raised his head to look at Eden and asked with an uncertain tone, "Maybe... we should talk?"
"Don't be nervous."
"I'm not some indiscriminate killer."
Eden could see Mark's tension. He smiled faintly and consoled him with a gentle tone.
"Alright."
Mark nodded heavily.
If it weren't for the lingering bloody scent on Eden's body, and the fact that he'd almost strangled him to death right off the bat, he'd believe Eden's words even more.
Global Defense Agency.
In a special interrogation room, Mark and Eden sat facing each other.
At the same time, this world's Guardians, along with Rex, were closely monitoring every movement in the room through cameras.
"You go first?"
Eden now had an air of complete ease, leaning back on the interrogation room sofa, gesturing for Mark to ask first.
Well, if Mark didn't know this was his home turf, he'd think he was the guest here!
"What should I ask?"
Mark was a bit confused at the moment. He used the mental communicator Allen had given him to ask Cecil for guidance.
By the way, to prevent Eden from suddenly going berserk, Cecil was hiding in a bunker a kilometer away, remotely controlling Mark through surveillance and the communicator.
Cecil said solemnly, "Ask him his real identity. Ask him if he's a Viltrumite. Ask him why he wants to invade Earth."
"Alright."
After getting guidance from Cecil, Mark immediately spoke up, asking Eden, "May I ask what your real name is..."
"My name is Eden Kent."
"From Earth in another universe."
"I grew up on a farm in Texas as a child."
"At seventeen, I moved to New York because of my parents' work."
"I'm a mixed-blood Viltrumite."
"My mother is a Viltrumite, my father claims to be from Earth."
As Eden spoke, he stood up, ignoring Mark before him, ignoring the cameras. His gaze penetrated the walls, crossing a full kilometer, finally landing on Cecil.
Before Cecil could speak, Rex had already shown an expression of disbelief. "What the hell? He can see us? You're sure the bunker we're in is a full kilometer away from that conference room?"
"Rex, stay calm."
"This strange man might just be bluffing you."
Cecil shook his head. His gaze was calm and composed, not panicking because of Eden's look.
Of course, it wasn't that Cecil wasn't afraid of Eden or fearless of death.
Cecil was just a mortal man too. Robot could easily take him out with a simple knife.
But this world's Cecil was different from Eden's world's Cecil.
This world's Cecil had no one to rely on except himself.
So Cecil had to, and could only, keep himself calm, keep himself fearless, force himself as a mortal to fight against a "god." To that end, he would stop at nothing.
"Cecil, there's something I must remind you."
"According to the data displayed on my instruments, if this outsider can also be judged by human standards, then so far he hasn't told a single lie."
At that moment, Robot—or more accurately, the clone made using Cecil's genes—interjected, reminding Cecil.
"I know."
Cecil glanced at the data displayed on the lie detector in Robot's hand. He could see that Eden had been completely calm from start to finish. His heart rate and various physical parameters had all been very stable.
"As for why I came to this universe? You'll have to ask yourself about that."
Eden then turned to look at the nearby Mark.
Mark was somewhat bewildered. "Huh? Me?"
He really couldn't understand how Eden's arrival had anything to do with him.
Eden looked at Mark and asked, "Do you know someone named Levy?"
"I think I understand now."
Mark's expression froze slightly, then he nodded.
"Levy gathered an army of tens of thousands of Marks from across the multiverse, invaded my universe, and wreaked havoc on my Earth. His goal was to make me hate all the Invincibles across every universe, and use my hand to kill you."
Eden looked at Mark and voiced his deduction.
Mark was stunned. "An army of tens of thousands of Marks? Jesus Christ! Our world was only visited by four Marks, and that caused a massive crisis with half of New York leveled to the ground. And the Mark army that invaded your world actually numbered over ten thousand?"
He simply couldn't imagine the scene of over ten thousand Marks descending on this world at once. That would definitely be comparable to the end of the world.
In the prime world's Invincible War, Mark fought one variant one-on-one, Allen fought one, Tech Jacket fought one, and the remaining variant was beaten to death by all the other heroes together.
Eden was startled. "Only four? I see. The vast majority of the Mark variants chose to seek revenge on me first, didn't they?"
He hadn't expected that his unintentional simulation had actually saved the prime world, allowing many people who would have been brutally killed by the Mark variants to survive.
"How is your world doing?"
"Even though those Marks aren't me, regardless, they share the same face as me, so I still need to say to you—I'm very sorry, my friend."
Mark stood up, trying to apologize to Eden.
"You don't need to apologize to me, Mark."
"I've already killed all those Mark variants who invaded my Earth without permission."
Eden waved his hand at Mark, indicating he didn't need consoling.
"Uh."
After hearing Eden's words, Mark couldn't help but shrink his neck, seeming to recall the moment when he'd almost been strangled to death by Eden earlier.
"I believe in your strength."
To that, Mark nodded.
In the bunker.
"Is that true too?"
Cecil turned to look at Rudy, also known as Robot's duplicate, and asked.
"It's true."
Hearing this, Rudy nodded helplessly.
At the same time, Rudy said with some despair, "Perhaps this Viltrumite from another world is the strongest being to ever descend upon our planet in all of history! Even stronger than Omni-Man Nolan."
"Cecil, stop asking."
"From the start until now, I haven't told a single lie."
At that moment, Eden turned around. He looked at Cecil a kilometer away and said calmly.
The Immortal looked at Eden displayed on the camera feed and said in shock, "Jesus, he really can see us? He can not only see us, but hear our conversations too?"
"What did I say?"
"That guy is as strong as Superman."
Rudy shrugged, with an "I told you so" expression.
Before Cecil could speak, Eden started assigning work to everyone at the Defense Agency. "Cecil, Robot, I need you to help me crack Levy's technology. Get me back to my own universe as soon as possible. Immortal, Black Samson, you two go recruit Brit and Tech Jacket into the Guardians of the Globe. Rex, make me a cup of coffee—three sugar cubes, half a cup of fresh milk. I like it sweet."
Under Eden's arrangements, everyone from this universe's Defense Agency and Guardians complained in unison, "Uh. Why is he so practiced at this?"
"Don't be surprised."
"In my universe, I'm the director of Earth's Defense Agency. Cecil is just my secretary, nothing more."
Eden looked at the flustered crowd and stated matter-of-factly.
"Why should we listen to this outsider?"
To that, The Immortal said indignantly.
"Damn it!"
"Sure enough, no matter which universe it is, I should kick you out of the Guardians. Useless Immortal."
Eden looked at The Immortal and snapped back.
The Immortal looked at Eden displayed on the camera feed in bewilderment. "What? From what you're saying, in your universe, you actually expelled me from the Guardians? Since you were born in America, you should have heard my story! Do you know who I am? How can you expel me?"
"Of course I had to expel you."
As Eden spoke, his figure had already disappeared from the camera.
"Bang!"
Next, Cecil heard a loud noise beside his ear, and saw that Eden had somehow already appeared behind everyone.
"Gulp."
Everyone in the bunker looked at Eden, who was now right before their eyes, and felt their throats tighten.
As for Eden? He ignored everyone and looked at The Immortal, saying solemnly, "America's social security system can no longer support an old man whose age exceeds the founding of the nation to continue receiving benefits."
After Eden's words fell, everyone present, including Cecil, unexpectedly didn't refute anything.
"Now, if you have no other objections, then get moving immediately!"
After giving everyone about three seconds to think, Eden immediately urged them on.
"Work, work."
Under Eden's urging, everyone lowered their heads and began their respective tasks.
"Mr. Eden, your coffee."
At that moment, Rex had finished making Eden's coffee.
After taking the coffee, Eden praised Rex. "Thanks. I must praise you for this. Listen up, Rex—in every universe, you're worthy of the title of ace agent."
"Thank you for recognizing my work."
"Esteemed Mr. Eden Kent."
Rex's face showed a satisfied smile.
Even Cecil rarely questioned anything.
No one on this planet understood better than Cecil just how rare it was to have someone powerful—not someone who self-proclaimed themselves as Invincible, but someone truly invincible, capable of destroying an army of tens of thousands of Marks, a god among men who wholeheartedly protected Earth.
At the same time, based on Cecil's understanding of himself, if the other party truly was devoted to Earth, then he could completely hand over the director's position to him and willingly serve as a good secretary, doing good support work.
Even if the other party had his own schemes, as long as he hadn't exposed his ambitions yet, he was willing to be that subordinate.
Just like how he'd mutually used each other with Omni-Man before.
That was just who Cecil was—someone who, for the sake of Earth, could endure humiliation and stop at nothing, a "mortal."
But at this moment, another thought arose in Cecil's mind. He narrowed his eyes, thinking to himself, "Damn it, if everything Eden said is true, then why should we send Eden back? Eden came to our universe through his own ability. Doesn't that make him a person of our universe?"
Eden's universe.
Eden's biological parents, Clark and Nolanne, weren't panicking because of Eden's disappearance. In their view, Eden had at most gone to visit another parallel universe—it was like a field trip.
But Eden's world's Cecil was panicking.
Cecil roared angrily, "Jesus Christ! Listen up, our top priority right now is to find Eden and bring him back at all costs! Earth cannot lose Eden, just as we cannot lose Jerusalem."
The truth was, even though they were both Cecil, even though their thinking was completely aligned, as long as they weren't in the same universe, on the same Earth, they couldn't empathize with each other.
