[{"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-534":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},1722040,2198,"Chapter 534 534: The Only Candidate","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-534",534,"\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>\"Heh. Only I can do it. What a grand hat you're trying to place on my head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a former corporate beast of burden, Henry had long since developed immunity to this kind of managerial PUA.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing he could do now was avoid reacting like some hot-blooded youngster and openly showing displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A truly mature adult understood the art of smiling obedience while quietly doing the opposite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nod politely in public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do nothing in private.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If asked later: busy, forgot, didn't know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No recording, no proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who'd been burned a few times and still felt pain wouldn't keep stepping into the same trap forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Side note:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trick worked equally well against bosses and younger coworkers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real competition at work wasn't who was fiercer or more intimidating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was who had thicker skin and less shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You needed to collect your salary—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And vent your frustration too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all you did was vent and storm out quitting every time, how many jobs did you think there were to quit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanda seemed to have expected exactly this attitude from Henry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't continue persuading him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you read the Bible? Whether you believe in religion or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the most widely distributed book in the world, with copies placed in nightstands across hotels throughout America and Europe, Henry had of course read it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly as Western fantasy pseudo-history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pretty entertaining, honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have. So?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanda said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Genesis 18:26.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Lord said: If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"18:29.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham spoke again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if forty are found there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Lord said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will not destroy it for the sake of forty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"18:30.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: perhaps thirty shall be found there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Lord said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will not do it, if I find thirty there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"18:32.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: perhaps ten shall be found there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Lord said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will not destroy it for ten's sake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked directly at Henry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So tell me, Henry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there are only one or two people in this world you truly want to protect—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would you still be willing to save the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or do you believe the Void's destruction is far less severe than God's destruction of Sodom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole if the world ends, can you really stay uninvolved? argument definitely had persuasive power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know the current casualty numbers in New York?\" Wanda asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanda answered seriously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to Professor X, roughly one hundred thousand minds have disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means at least one hundred thousand lives are already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If today you flee New York with those you care about—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where do you run next?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you keep running until civilization itself collapses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That self-proclaimed guardian of Earth you mentioned—the Sorcerer Supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he acts, any enemy should crumble like rotten wood and broken tiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for a weakling like me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least be lazy with some dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His own responsibilities, and with a few words he wants to throw them onto others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are nearly six billion people on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he specifically needs me—the alien?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had already admitted his extraterrestrial identity in front of mutants before, whether Quicksilver had told Wanda or not hardly mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, even if the grand Marvel era hadn't fully begun, there were still figures on the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sorcerer Supreme was alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odin, guardian of the Nine Realms, was still alive too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the sky fell, shouldn't the tall ones hold it up first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why drag him into it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let those people do their jobs for once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of endlessly talking about duty, greatness, and responsibility while doing nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanda looked surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you misunderstand what the Sorcerer Supreme is?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is merely the inheritor and guardian of the magical dimensions, protecting Earth from metaphysical threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Within the rules, yes, he can be considered supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He can even influence or temporarily alter those rules to a degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if the enemy possesses overwhelming brute force—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still has to be given the chance to cast magic first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry blinked, genuinely thrown off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then asked awkwardly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the way you described it earlier, Sorcerer Supreme sounds like a title passed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So who is the current Sorcerer Supreme?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ancient One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A wise and powerful elder over five hundred years old.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He can't solve the Sentry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he could,\" Wanda said flatly, \"why would we come looking for you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Fair enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry had been treating the Ancient One like some supreme Daoist saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbeatable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking seriously about it, whether comics or films, Dormammu of the Dark Dimension had always been the Ancient One's greatest enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact Dormammu still existed and remained dangerous meant the Sorcerer Supreme clearly had limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't feed him nonsense like:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He preserved balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept Dormammu around as a battery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone truly knew everything, couldn't they find a path where they got everything they wanted while steamrolling all opposition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consult the Long Aotian Strategy Manual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So no, the Ancient One wasn't omnipotent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared with ordinary humans, yes, he was terrifyingly powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But above every mountain stood another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sorcerer Supreme was still only the Sorcerer Supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what about the guardians of the Nine Realms?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Asgardians claimed Earth fell under their jurisdiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aliens invade and they do nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A catastrophe severe enough that even the Sorcerer Supreme was mobilized—and still they did nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Asgard only act if Earth was literally exploding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, considering comic Sentry once ripped apart Ares with his bare hands...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Odin or Thor came, there was a good chance they'd just donate themselves to the casualty count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the so-called guardians of the Nine Realms were pretending to be dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, from Henry's position of official ignorance, he shouldn't be questioning why the Norse gods weren't intervening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only consider whether he should.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a long, weary sigh, Henry finally asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You never thought of asking Genosha for help?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Magneto is more reliable than I am.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And mutants are full of talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seriously can't find a suitable tank?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was one step away from shouting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go get Wolverine. Go get Colossus. Why me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanda answered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know how long it would take to reach Genosha, gather the necessary forces, and return to the East Coast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no proper airport on Genosha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So we'd need to transfer from a nearby American military base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The nearest is Djibouti in North Africa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After that, Saudi Arabia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From there, helicopters would be required to land on Genosha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless we used the X-Men's Blackbird jet with vertical takeoff and landing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave a dry smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And thanks to Mystique's hardline political stance, if the Blackbird flew to Genosha now, the U.S. military would immediately suspect mutants were planning unrest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even now, no one fully understands how powerful the Void is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All we know is that with a wave of his hand, life vanishes across entire districts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In other words—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number I mentioned earlier has continued increasing all day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When tomorrow comes and the U.S. military launches its planned assault—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you imagine what the death toll will become?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They haven't even considered evacuating New York civilians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They blindly believe they can handle everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry replied coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People never admit they've run into a wall until they've smashed their heads bloody against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe letting the U.S. military deeply understand that super-soldier serum doesn't only produce Captain America...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would be a good thing.\"\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>",1362,"2026-06-06T15:31:35.574Z",1,"novelbin.me","a233a793ac1aceb7bced37a3a4f7b6efa4006b03e01419d5ce44a7095b0dc90a","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-535","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-533",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-cover.jpg"]