#497 - Solar flares

“If that were the case, we would have died long ago.”

Reed turned back to look at his old friend.

“Didn't NASA give you some basic science education?”

“I just woke up, and my head is still a bit muddled.”

Ben embarrassedly rubbed his head. After regaining his senses, he realized how outrageous his words were.

“However, the explosion at that altitude, which we can see so clearly from this distance, is indeed terrifying in its power.”

Reed looked at the aftermath of the explosion in the sky with lingering fear. If an explosion of that magnitude had occurred on the ground, New York City would definitely have been razed to the ground, and perhaps New York State would have disappeared from the map.

In the face of superhumans, ordinary people are indeed like ants. For the first time, Reed understood why those common people were afraid of mutants. After witnessing that miraculous explosion, Reed felt a longing and awe for power for the first time in his life.

“Something is falling from the sky!”

Ben pointed to the sky. Something like a meteor was falling from the sky at a constant speed. Reed deduced that its final landing point was likely about one or two thousand meters in front of them.

“We need to leave quickly.” Reed helped Ben up from the ground. “Can you still move, soldier?”

“Of course, bookworm.” Ben didn't show weakness. “I could even carry Johnny on my back.”

Reed understood the hidden meaning in Ben's words, but he just smiled and shook his head. Then, he carried the still unconscious Johnny on his back. Ben had done too much strenuous exercise before. Although his physical strength was definitely not as good as Ben's, he could at least help share some of the burden.

“I'll switch with you later.” Reed cut off Ben's words. Then, he took the lead and walked forward. Susan stayed close behind Reed, in case he couldn't handle it, and also to monitor Johnny's condition.

Seeing this, Ben didn't stand on ceremony and quickly followed, recovering his strength and preparing to take over at any time.

“Boom!”

After the group had walked a hundred meters, a deafening sound suddenly came from behind them, followed by a shaking of the ground, as if it were an earthquake. Reed and the others knew that it was the sound of that object landing.

…

Several kilometers away from Reed and the others, there was a huge crater that had just been created by the impact. Intense heat emanated from the crater, and there were even scattered flames. From a distance, one could even see the distortion caused by the high temperature.

In the center of the crater lay a black sphere, as tall as a person, which must have been the true form of the meteor.

Suddenly, the sphere began to shake violently. Using the momentum generated by the shaking, the sphere actually rolled out of the crater, drawing the first arc in the air before crashing to the ground.

The sphere that landed on the ground gradually unfolded, eventually transforming into a robust creature with snow-white skin, covered with a layer of black armor on its back, no head, and facial features located on its chest.

Seeing the Omnitrix symbol on its stomach, one would know that this was Yang Le, who had transformed into a Petropian from the planet Petropia. Of course, you can also call him by another name—Diamondhead.

The most distinctive feature of this alien hero is the layer of armor on his body, which can almost be described as absolute defense. The armor grown on the bodies of ordinary creatures can only resist one type of attack.

For example, if you are very strong in resisting physical attacks, you may not have high resistance to magic. However, Diamondhead is different. His armor treats all types of damage equally.

Physical damage can be blocked, magic damage can be blocked, and even acid or other chemical agents can be resisted. It can be said that as long as you don't break Diamondhead's armor, you can't hurt him.

The most talked-about aspect of Diamondhead is that he perfectly demonstrates Ben Tennyson's combat talent.

Petropians are a race known for their peace. The entire race doesn't have a single warrior. When encountering danger, they only know how to run away and get beaten. However, as soon as Ben Tennyson got his hands on Diamondhead, he immediately figured out how Diamondhead should fight. It can only be said that he is worthy of being a reckless person.

Yang Le's first time using Diamondhead was also because he valued his defensive capabilities. That suit of armor allowed him to return to Earth from space unharmed, except for a bit of turbulence upon landing.

As for why Yang Le didn't use a Kryptonian to fly back, it was all because of the ultimate move he had just released. According to the comics, that was actually the ultimate technique that Superman only possessed after the New 52.

The solar flare is a special move that concentrates all the solar energy stored in Superman's body into one point and releases it. Even Superman in his ordinary state can use this move to raze a city to the ground, let alone Yang Le, who had just absorbed solar energy.

It can be said that if Yang Le had released it a little slower, waiting for Target No. 1 to fly a little closer before using the solar flare, although it would have increased the chances of killing the opponent, Yang Le himself would have been caught in it.

If it were in Superman form, it would be fine, at most half-dead, but there would be a debuff after releasing the solar flare, which is the loss of superpowers for a period of time.

After all, all the solar energy in the body is released. If you want to regain your superpowers, you naturally have to reabsorb yellow solar radiation. Generally speaking, it will take up to a week, and at least several days.

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During this period, the omnipotent Kryptonian would become no different from an ordinary Earthling and naturally could not survive in outer space. At this time, the small broken watch detected this phenomenon and triggered the protection mechanism, forcibly transforming Yang Le from a Kryptonian into Diamondhead.

Then Yang Le broke through the atmosphere and returned to Earth like a meteor.

Wiping the non-existent sweat from his body, Yang Le looked up at the sky. He didn't know if he had solved that Target No. 1.

This is because Diamondhead doesn't actually have the ability to survive in outer space. Because Diamondhead must breathe oxygen to survive, so even if their body strength can support them to survive in the universe, he can't stay in the universe for long.

So after transforming into Diamondhead, Yang Le returned to Earth as soon as possible, but when he saw a black dot in the sky, he immediately had the answer.

“Motherfucker.” Yang Le cursed in a low voice. That black dot magnified at an extremely fast speed and finally stopped not far above Yang Le's head. It was Target No. 1, completely naked.

Originally, he still had some scraps of cloth on his body, but after breaking through the atmosphere, it burned to nothing. Yang Le was forced to watch birds.

“You dog breed is definitely not the Hulk.”

Yang Le said with certainty. Neither the opponent's posture nor the abilities displayed were like what a gamma energy monster should have.

Hulk can't fly.