[{"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-530":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},1722036,2198,"Chapter 530 530: The Eye of an Elder","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-530",530,"\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 walked quickly, but his movements were steady and smooth enough that the old lady felt little discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group made it downstairs without trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully settled Katharine Hepburn into the back seat of the car and fastened her seatbelt himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, rear-seat seatbelts were still often aftermarket additions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Princess Diana's death in the 1997 car crash had pushed the issue into public discussion, society had not yet fully caught up with the need for rear passenger safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once tucked into the back seat, the old lady complained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey now, you're not letting me sit in the front?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be good. If you sit in the back, Maria can look after you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's much safer than the passenger seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting the caregiver's luggage in the trunk, Henry returned to the driver's seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back at the two women, he asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone seated properly? Seatbelts on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ride may be a little... exciting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My boy, you're not planning to do some street racing, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katharine Hepburn sounded almost delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting the engine and stepping on the gas, Henry sighed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In downtown New York? Who could possibly race here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just that today is a little special. It may feel more like bumper cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So hold on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the strange scenes outside the window, the old lady asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's happened today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People on the street seem awfully tense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking a moment, Henry answered honestly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know Sentinel, Katharine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, his driving alternated between sudden acceleration, sharp turns, and swerving around other vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I know him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Golden Guardian, isn't he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still watch the news and keep up with current events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Humanity's first superhero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah—superhero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought that word belonged only in comic books.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with such sharp commentary, Henry didn't know how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he simply continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In any case... that superhero Sentinel has gone berserk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So he's stopped pretending.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stopped pretending? What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry couldn't help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He overtook another car as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His acting was far too amateurish to fool me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never believed that boy was anything like a comic-book superhero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Compared to him, your acting is much better, little Henry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Missed me,' hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I almost believed you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At times like this, denial was the only option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry stubbornly protested:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What acting? I really did miss you, Katharine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, feeling oddly guilty, he honked twice at another driver and rolled down the window just long enough to complain at them while passing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what interested Henry most now was this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What quack doctor had diagnosed this old woman with dementia?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her perception was razor sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to fool her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if emphasizing Henry's thoughts, Katharine asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you claim you missed me, wanted to cook for me personally, and drink some good wine—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly were you planning to cook?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Obviously whatever you want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hadn't asked yet, so how would I know what to prepare?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Katharine, is there anything you've especially wanted lately?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know my cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I could work as head chef at any five-star restaurant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're letting me choose?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eating bland healthy food all the time must get tiresome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there any flavor you miss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want Beef Wellington.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swerved left, then right, avoiding another car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Katharine... you know I cook at Michelin three-star level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you're asking me to make one of Britain's most famous dark culinary crimes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old lady answered seriously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You asked what flavor I missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sometimes the most delicious food is memorable because of who you shared it with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the foods remembered deepest of all are the ones so awful they leave scars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Beef Wellington isn't bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It just has... distinctive flavor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what I want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No point bargaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Katharine Hepburn wanted Beef Wellington—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Beef Wellington it would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After weaving left and right through traffic, Henry finally made it out of New York City proper and headed north toward the suburbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving to Fenwick, Connecticut would still take more than two hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, Henry chatted with this old woman who was either absent-minded or so lucid she had transcended ordinary clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he asked Maria Thomson to call ahead to the family home in Fenwick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katharine's younger brother's family lived there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Showing up without warning would be rude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, with New York in chaos, they were probably worried already and trying to contact her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling to let them know she was safe was only proper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Sentinel—possibly possessed by the Void, or with the Void personality now dominant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was currently battling U.S. military attack helicopters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several of the expensive war machines had already been destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point in history, America's confidence in military supremacy remained absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And whenever faced with powerful mutants, they always believed they would eventually find a way to defeat them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when the opponent became Sentinel, most soldiers simply viewed him as another especially dangerous mutant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If command ordered attack, then they attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe one lucky bullet from them would bring him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe they would become a war hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers, of course, didn't realize that in the eyes of generals and politicians, they were merely statistics—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combat resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casualty figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just another \"1.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Henry benefited from their sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the military kept throwing itself at Sentinel, Henry's evacuation of Katharine Hepburn went smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, Sentinel wasn't coming after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this stage, no one truly understood just how powerful this superhero was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To an ant, after all, whether it was stepped on by an elephant or a dinosaur hardly mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ant neither needed to know nor could tell the difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers simply believed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If bullets didn't work, the caliber was too small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If bombs failed, the yield was too low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bigger guns plus bigger explosions could solve anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry had no intention of warning the U.S. military otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he spoke up now, they'd probably suspect ulterior motives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he found himself wondering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which comic storyline was this event connected to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did this mean the world he lived in had already begun drifting away from the familiar paths he knew?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most importantly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was going to stop Sentinel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything Henry knew about this world's Sentinel came either from television reports or bits of private information Jack Reacher had shared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had Sentinel been treated here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who did he work with?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had he actually done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other than the existence of that Watchtower building in New York—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry knew almost nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he was equally clueless about what had caused Sentinel to become dominated by the Void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still remembered that in the comics, the first time Sentinel truly lost control, it took Mister Fantastic, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, numerous other major heroes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Sentinel himself regaining awareness—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To suppress the Void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those heroes who had helped restrain him in the comics?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point in time, most of them were still ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctor Strange was uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry hadn't personally confirmed his current status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So under these circumstances—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would this catastrophe caused by a superhero end?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry was genuinely curious.\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>",1265,"2026-06-06T15:31:35.574Z",1,"novelbin.me","941a6fc2d9dd0250c65acca1c9ffdcfc52c344c4bd28b505c8c01576772334cf","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-531","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-529",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-cover.jpg"]