Chapter 599: Dead Master Leon
Clark Kent never thought that he would lose his most respected master, Lyon.
In the crowded crowd.
Clark held Leon's body which was gradually losing its temperature.
He tried his best to cover the bloody holes pierced by bullets.
But when death comes, everything is so fragile and irreversible.
No matter how loud Clark cried.
Master Leon's eyes were still gradually losing color.
The hot blood flowed out from Clark's fingers, but it couldn't bring him any warmth.
He clutched tightly the hand that his master had placed on his face.
He let his blood-stained palms stain his cheeks.
"No, don't die, sifu (master), don't die!"
"Ambulance, ambulance! Someone help me!"
Clark hugged Leon's shoulders tightly.
He could clearly feel his master's body temperature dropping every second.
The temperature in his heart couldn't help but drop.
At the last moment, Leon looked at Clark with empty eyes.
He probably lost too much blood and couldn't see clearly.
He could only gently stroke Clark's cheek with his blood-stained hands.
He said softly: "Clark, you... must remember... that with great power comes... greater responsibility. You... don't become like me. You have a better chance than me... to be a true hero."
"Remember...to be...a true...hero."
Blood surged into Leon's throat, and his voice was as if he was wading through water.
Clark hurriedly put his ear close to the sound to listen carefully.
As the last few drops of blood foam hit the side of his face.
The hand he had been holding tightly softened completely, and Leon, who was held in his arms, also lost the last bit of warmth.
There was clearly a circle of people around, clamoring and calling for an ambulance and the police.
But Clark just felt that the whole world had fallen silent.
All sound and light left him at this moment.
His mind went blank and he mechanically looked up at Leon's lifeless face.
In a trance, everything that happened with Leon in the past two years flashed before his eyes.
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"Sifu? I should call you that, right?"
"Actually, just call me Leon."
"But I see those who learn Kung Fu in Chinatown call their teacher sifu... Shifu! Only when you call him that, the teacher will teach you the real thing."
"Okay, then it's up to you."
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"Master, you want to live in my house? But I'm afraid my father won't agree. He's very old-fashioned, and I'm adopted..."
"Okay, don't worry, I, your master, will take care of everything."
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"Damn it, Master, how come you are so popular with my parents? They actually cooked the most extravagant dishes to entertain you!"
"Ha, that's a secret, but I'm pretty good at food. I'll let you try the dishes I cook later."
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"Master, you take up two-thirds of my bed. I can't sleep there. Why do you live in my house and sleep in my room?"
"Boy, there is a move in Kung Fu called sleeping on a rope. If you master it, you can jump three meters high. I am training you here."
"Then you can't kick me out of bed in the middle of the night!"
"This is to practice your ability to dodge in dreams."
"Ah? Is this true or false?"
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"Master, are we officially starting to learn Kung Fu today?"
"Yes."
"Wow, it's finally time to start. Are we going to learn Jeet Kune Do or Tai Chi?"
"You also know Tai Chi? But unfortunately, that's not it. Our sect's style is called Swallowing Stars Style."
"Swallowing the Stars... It doesn't sound like the mystery of Kung Fu at all. Master, you are not lying to me, are you?"
"Shut up and listen to me carefully. The first move we are going to practice is called Hundred Times Strength!"
"A hundred times! This sounds amazing! What's the second move?"
"A thousand times the force."
"Ah? The third move won't be ten thousand times more powerful, right?"
"Not bad, you can answer the questions quickly."
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"Master, I've been training for two years and my power has reached seven times. Is it time for me to become a superhero?"
"You want to save the world before you even learn the first move? No, keep practicing!"
"It took me two years to train to seven times the level. Can I really master the first move? Master, I want to be a superhero. I want to be a superhero!"
"You brat... Never mind. Go ahead and give it a try, but remember, the greater the power, the more serious the consequences may be. Think carefully before you do anything."
"I know. Spider-Man's line. With great power comes great responsibility!"
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"Master, no, please, don't die..."
Clark didn't really understand what Leon said until now.
In the past few months.
He is like a superhero in a comic book, fighting criminals, enforcing justice, and gaining applause from others.
Lyon taught him how to exert force.
It can multiply his strength, speed, and defense in all aspects.
With a seven-fold increase, Clark looks like a little Batman when he puts on the mask.
He deliberately sewed a bat mask and walked through the streets every night to enforce justice.
He was not afraid even if he encountered a gunman.
Because of his extremely fast speed and reaction, he can even dodge the moment the other party opens fire.
Several months passed.
Clark, who had never met an opponent, became more and more arrogant.
His role as Batman gained him a great reputation in the community.
He walked around school with a proud air, having thrown aside his heavy glasses long ago.
During that time, the school bullies would avoid him when they saw him, and the girls would stop and whisper to him when they saw him.
It was under such circumstances that Clark got into trouble with the biggest gang in the city.
He disrupted the other party's "herbal" transactions many times and even robbed the other party's cash and scattered it over the slums.
Lyon reminded him to remain humble and cautious.
He also regarded it as unnecessary worry of adults.
until today.
The gang found out his true identity and kidnapped his parents.
When he saw the muzzle of a submachine gun stuck in his mother's mouth, Clark chose to surrender in despair.
At the last moment, it was Leon who arrived in time and saved the family.
But Leon was also hit by gunfire and his body was riddled with holes.
But Leon didn't show it. He took Clark and the Kent couple and fled to the street, where he collapsed.
Looking at Leon who has lost his life.
Clark finally understood the meaning of power and responsibility.
It’s a pity that the person who said those words to him died. He died because of his mistake.
Clark lay on Leon and cried silently.
He knew that he would never hear his master's voice or feel his master's warmth again.
I never got the chance to say sorry to my master again.
He completely lost the childish master who had been competing with him for a bed.
It started to drizzle at some point.
Raindrops fell lightly on Clark.
He buried his head deeply, and his muscular body, which had been trained, was already pouring with rain.
It was not until a long time later that the people around finally pulled Clark off Leon's body.
From this day on.
There's one less immature Batman in a bat mask on the block.
One more full-fledged masked superhero.
