[{"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-458":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},1721708,2198,"Chapter 458 458 — Treating the Embrace","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-458",458,"\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>In a hidden base set up within a warehouse district, Blade's mentor and weapons supplier—Abraham Whistler, a veteran vampire hunter with a crippled leg—watched as his apprentice, whom he treated like a son, carried in an unfamiliar man and dumped him onto the workbench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is this?\" the old hunter asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's worth a hundred grand,\" Blade replied. \"Give him a shot of garlic extract, Whistler.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whistler stared in disbelief. \"This guy is worth a hundred thousand dollars? I don't buy it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That amount includes saving him—plus the location of your base and your treatment method,\" Black Superman's voice suddenly echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a gun and a crossbow were aimed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blade lowered his gun first. \"How did you find this place? Is there a tracker on him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have my own methods.\" Black Superman didn't elaborate. He simply took off the backpack slung over his shoulder, unzipped it to reveal stacks of cash, and tossed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blade caught it, checked inside carefully—no explosives, nothing suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hundred thousand?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't mind if you count it,\" Black Superman said calmly. \"But will he still be alive by the time you're done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them, Whistler kept his crossbow raised, shouting, \"What the hell is going on? Who is this darker-than-dark bastard? And what's with that voice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Superman's voice, transmitted through a bone-conduction mic and modulated speaker, sounded flat and mechanical—emotionless, unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blade didn't answer. He didn't know either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Superman sighed. \"Clearly, I don't want my identity exposed. That's all you need to know. I'm not a vampire—and I've got my own issues with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you prove that?\" Whistler demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With mild annoyance, Black Superman removed his left glove, revealing a pale hand. With his right hand—still gloved—he picked up the silver spike Blade had thrown earlier and drove it hard into his own palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spike bent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin remained untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a bullet flattening against steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually tossed the warped spike back. \"Can vampires do that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whistler, still cautious, retrieved the spike and examined it. Confirming it was genuine—not some fake prop—he finally lowered his crossbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You a mutant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I could be. Does it matter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whistler snorted and set the crossbow aside. \"Not really.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Marvel lore, vampires could shrug off most conventional damage—bullets could pierce them, but wounds healed quickly. However, they couldn't deform silver weapons without injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone proved this man wasn't one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Blade dumped the contents of the bag onto the table—bundled stacks, loose rolls. A substantial sum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whistler stopped arguing. He turned to a nearby medical kit, pulling out a syringe and a test tube filled with thick, cloudy liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pungent smell of garlic filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least it definitely wasn't… anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drawing the extract into the syringe, Whistler spoke before injecting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Normally, once bitten, full transformation takes about twenty-four hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Garlic extract might kill the vampire virus—or just delay it. If he turns, I'll still put him down. Clear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Superman stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed an empty syringe, sterilized the needle with a lighter, and drew a vial of blood from Jasper's unconscious body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The motion was so smooth that by the time Whistler reacted, it was already done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where do I inject?\" Black Superman asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neck. Opposite side of the bite—best effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sterilizing the needle again, Black Superman injected the garlic extract without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reaction was immediate—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasper's body convulsed under the intense pain, even in unconsciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Superman held him firmly, preventing the needle from snapping mid-injection, while simultaneously activating his full super-sensory perception to monitor internal changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The garlic extract worked more aggressively than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't just attack the vampire virus in the bloodstream—it also destroyed already-altered cells: bi-concave red blood cells, binucleated infected cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That destruction—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the source of the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Jasper hadn't been fully converted yet. Enough of his cells remained normal to allow recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That explained why garlic extract outright killed fully turned vampires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why it didn't always cure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extract circulated with the blood, but might not eliminate every infected cell or virus particle before being depleted—or filtered out by the kidneys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any remnants would replicate again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And eventually—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Full transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So garlic extract wasn't a perfect solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But during observation, Black Superman noticed something remarkable:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vampire virus was extraordinarily stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take influenza, for example—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It mutates constantly. New strains emerge rapidly, changing symptoms and transmission rates. That's why there's no universal cure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the vampire virus?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No variation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every replicated strain was virtually identical to the original.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No mutation. No drift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect consistency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🎉 Power Stone Goal Announcement! 🎉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll release one bonus chapter for every 500 Power Stones we hit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me know what should I do\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your support means everything—let's crush these goals together! Keep voting, and let the stones pile up! 🚀\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>",830,"2026-06-06T15:31:22.543Z",1,"novelbin.me","e20184df3fc261fd630fd93e319727d1fdb937a7e97fdbb9a6f093dda6e41755","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-459","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-457",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-cover.jpg"]