[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman":3,"chapter-marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-436":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: A Lazy-Ass Superman",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1721942,2198,"Chapter 436 436 — Uneasy Days","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-436",436,"\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For 40 advanced chapters, visit my Patreon:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patreon - Twilight_scribe1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry's first meeting with the vampires had ended unpleasantly, but it hadn't escalated into a mortal feud…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry couldn't shake the uneasy feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to most movies and novels, vampires were vengeful creatures, the kind that would retaliate over the smallest slight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their long lifespans also meant something else:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they often became fascinated with anything that could relieve their boredom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the vampires made their stance clear, Henry couldn't justify attacking them first under the excuse of \"prevention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he misjudged the situation and it escalated into full-blown war with no room for retreat, that would be incredibly foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the martial worlds of old, striking first might have been considered smart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in modern society?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strike first and you bear all the responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since this was Henry's first real contact with vampires, he couldn't draw firm conclusions yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reckless thug-like vampire certainly matched the grotesque stereotype Henry had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the other one—the elder—was completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep, composed, calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That one was far more dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with Henry's current knowledge, he simply couldn't predict what methods such a person might use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expecting them to simply forget everything was unrealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise Old Charlie from the Continental wouldn't have described them with the phrase:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> \"They'll pester you endlessly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie Fisher had his own motives, so not everything he said could be trusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that particular warning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably worth believing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Henry had no suitable personnel for surveillance, and no effective monitoring network for this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the only option was to wait passively for the vampires to make a move before deciding how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could personally monitor everything 24 hours a day with Kryptonian senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And never live a normal life again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was staring at vampires all day really going to make life better?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that lingering anxiety, time slowly passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spring faded into early summer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry was currently lounging in the CEO office of Stark Pictures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officially, he was \"reviewing development progress on Git.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, he was slacking off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The internet in 1996 was still primitive compared to the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resources were scattered and limited, but the basic framework already existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, portal websites controlled the flow of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sites like:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yahoo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MSN\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lycos\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excite\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They acted as the main gateways directing internet traffic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Search engines built around web crawlers hadn't yet taken center stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People often assumed that if someone had simply invented Google early, they would have become unimaginably rich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn't that simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Portal sites were important because they guided users into understanding the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were like a table of contents in a book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They told readers what information existed and where to find it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only within that book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when users grew dissatisfied with the limited information available through portals would the internet eventually shift toward search engines as the main navigation tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That transition required time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone like Henry, however, the limited recommendations on portal homepages were far too restrictive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be fair, most sites featured there were legitimate and high-quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advertising dominance hadn't yet completely taken over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this stage, most internet companies were still fueled by passion and investment money, not profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn't even figured out sustainable business models yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the internet still felt relatively free of commercial stink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some websites could never appear on portal homepages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they wouldn't show up in internal searches either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These fell into two categories:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Sites that refused to cooperate with portals and used technical methods to block traffic redirection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Sites that portals refused to list, due to legal or reputational concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These places formed the proto–dark web.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some sites were even more aggressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Henry's old Joker BBS.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your cybersecurity wasn't good enough, simply connecting to the site could result in your system being counter-hacked immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry, of course, ignored such limitations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply scanned every responsive IP address and monitored internal traffic across connected servers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Internet information was messy and unreliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was still the fastest and least restricted communication channel in existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant valuable intelligence could definitely be found there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For years, Henry had quietly monitored online information and refined his own search engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with vampires possibly targeting him, and lacking other leads, the internet became an obvious place to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, most results were just fabricated vampire stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, real vampires wouldn't openly announce themselves online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither would their thralls or human followers—the ones hoping to become vampires someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few arrogant individuals dared to hint at their identities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even then, people usually dismissed them as lunatics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most communication occurred through cryptic language and subtle clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, deeper conversations revealed hints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes someone simply slipped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Henry constantly adjusted his algorithms, trying to identify meaningful patterns rather than relying on crude keyword searches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he didn't realize was that the vampires had already begun applying pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just not on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They targeted the people around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those people had endured it for quite some time before finally reaching their limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door to Henry's office burst open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>J.J. Harris stormed inside, dragging along a barely restrained Charlize Theron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry had already detected their approach with his super-senses, so he wasn't startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when J.J. slammed both hands on his desk, her fury was undeniably intimidating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly did you do?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was low and vibrating with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry blinked calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That depends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what I've done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I don't know which of those things affected you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured toward the chairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So let's sit down and talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he spoke toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Williams, please bring coffee for my guests.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the office, Henry's secretary—the chubby Black girl—had been half-peeking through the doorway hoping to overhear gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry's sudden call startled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-yes, Mr. Brown!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hurried off toward the coffee machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't really her fault she hadn't stopped them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry never required her to block visitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The CEO's office was usually open to employees, and anyone could come discuss work matters unless a meeting was already underway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And besides—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the visitors was Charlize Theron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had come to Stark Pictures many times before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone recognized her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was exactly why Charlize and J.J. 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