[{"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-487":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},1721737,2198,"Chapter 487 487: Countermeasures","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-487",487,"\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>Narrowing his eyes at the older man in front of him, Henry said with a hint of displeasure, \"Why do I get the feeling you're using this opportunity to test the limits of my abilities?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie Fisher took a sip of whiskey. \"Isn't that perfectly normal? We accepted a contract on you. If it succeeds, great. If not… we learn something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he leaned forward slightly, lowering his voice as if sharing a secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, there's a simple way to solve your problem. Want to hear it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rubbing his fingers together in a money gesture, Charlie said, \"Put up a bounty of your own. Turn it around. Once their side is dealt with, your one-month deadline? That can be… flexible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Continental doesn't forbid this. Most people can't do it because we don't reveal who posted the bounty. But in your case? It's pretty obvious who's behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And honestly, that hundred-thousand-dollar bounty on you? It's insulting—to you and to the contractors. No one serious is going to treat it as real business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded tempting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Henry could already see the traps hidden underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Charlie. \"Let me ask you something first. That hundred-thousand bounty—there's outside pressure behind it, isn't there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie's eyes drifted. \"Maybe. Maybe not. You should know—money and coins aren't the real currency here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Favors and rules—that's what matters. This world isn't run by a few Wall Street bankers. Their turf ends there. This place? Different game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry smiled knowingly. \"Oh, I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see that the Arden family still being alive is… inconvenient for someone. They want that entire bloodline silenced—but don't want to be seen doing it. So I'm a convenient pawn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie didn't deny it. \"So? It's a valuable favor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry shrugged. \"Too bad I've always had a rebellious streak. The more someone wants me to do something, the less I feel like doing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they want my help, they can ask me directly. Dressing it up as 'helping me'? Please.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I'm a law-abiding citizen,\" he added with mock sincerity. \"No way I'd put out a bounty on someone's life. Let's say ten thousand per Arden—round it up, maybe ten million total? Do I look like a sucker to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie chuckled awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, he had only meant eliminating key heirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry, on the other hand, had jumped straight to wiping out the entire inheritance line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Best not to clarify that misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" Henry said. \"One month. I'll play along, put on a show, keep those broke little brats entertained. Watching angels fall from heaven into hell… can be amusing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie raised his hands. \"Your call. I've got no objections.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You say that like things might still change.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My manager decides that, not me,\" Charlie shrugged. \"You don't think I have that authority, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry leaned in, whispering, \"Moody day? Mooney on her period?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie shoved his face away. \"I'm her uncle. Why would I track that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he added, \"But you getting a girlfriend? That did upset her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie nodded. \"You're useful. Then you ran off with someone else. You think people with control issues just shrug that off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She won't obsess over it—but if she gets a chance to mess with you? She won't pass it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry sighed. \"That bad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go talk to her yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After hearing that? I'd rather stay far away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the information gathered—and a warning received—Henry was ready to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One last thing,\" he said. \"Everything you said… still stands, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie smiled faintly. \"If you're asking, you already know the answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rules don't change. Everything else is… flexible. Right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie didn't respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry downed his coffee in one gulp and slipped out through the side exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, Mooney Fisher appeared in the café, scanning the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ran. As usual,\" Charlie replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did someone warn him?\" she asked sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In your territory? Who would dare?\" Charlie said lightly, before adding, \"Besides, ever since he stopped being 'the Fixer,' who's managed to corner him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mooney frowned. \"You think he has abilities beyond being bulletproof? Like precognition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luck, instinct—call it what you want. Unless he says something, it's hard to tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like veteran killers' intuition. Can you classify that as a mutant ability? Maybe not. But it works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it.\" Mooney turned and left, clearly irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie simply continued sipping his whiskey, as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Henry shook off anyone trying to tail him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reversed cleanly into a dark alley, killed the engine and lights, and watched as his would-be followers wandered the surrounding streets, searching in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in the car, he reviewed everything Charlie had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bounty without results wouldn't last more than a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a strict rule—but a common practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The target was only him—so collateral damage was the main concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred thousand dollars wouldn't attract top-tier assassins or specialists—unless they were desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from Henry's experience, professional killers were rarely poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they lived modestly, it was by choice—or because they maintained multiple safe houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their biggest problem wasn't lack of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was dying before they could spend it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(There was a reason abandoned storage units were such a thing in America.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So top-tier assassins wouldn't show up for pocket change like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reputation mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like luxury goods—better to sit unsold than be discounted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only variable was whether the Arden family would raise the bounty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So both the \"one-month limit\" and \"single target\" conditions could change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Henry needed to survive the first month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the assassins coming after him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing them was optional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Continental contractors only made one attempt. If they failed cleanly, they'd withdraw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure meant the job was beyond them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who couldn't recognize that… didn't live long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those who came close to success—or had personal grudges—would try again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professional killers valued survival over killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retreating alive to spend money mattered more than completing a job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suicidal types were rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But passive defense wasn't enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he cleared out Los Angeles, the Continental's network meant endless replacements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered his first encounter—John Wick, the Baba Yaga, arriving with a whole Russian crew from the East Coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And constant counterattacks risked exposing his abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without witnesses, too many dead bodies raised questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why he hadn't killed anyone during the first wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other side was just probing, going all-out would escalate things unnecessarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many people would he have to kill to scare others off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or how brutal would he need to be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a simpler solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raise the difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hire a proper security team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone would deter most opportunists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the most common—and effective—method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the entire security industry wouldn't exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assassins capable of bypassing protection and escaping cleanly were exceedingly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another problem money could solve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to risk exposing more of his abilities or waste time playing cat-and-mouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not just any security firm would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, security companies were graded—up to AAA level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system felt… oddly familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Henry had no intention of hiring strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He preferred people he could trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Henry pulled out his phone—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And dialed a number he had never called before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching out to a group he hadn't contacted in a long time.\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>",1289,"2026-06-06T15:31:22.543Z",1,"novelbin.me","bdfc3bfa31da5e34850912ec59f21d4670a6bc8e8698c8a5c559c686340eea54","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-488","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-486",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-cover.jpg"]