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Chapter 589 Superhuman Registration
Katie felt like she was going crazy for being skeptical of Gwen's words. Using Hyperion as a Jump Rope?
However, seeing Gwen's confident demeanor, Katie wasn't sure if Gwen was telling the truth. But since she had no other way to go, she might as well believe Gwen for now.
Seeing that Katie's mood seemed to have improved a bit, Gwen invited her to stay overnight in her room. Anyway, her bed was big enough to sleep two girls without any problem.
Katie didn't refuse either. She really needed to do some ordinary girl things now to relieve those world-destroying things that made her feel fear.
Even if the world was going to end, it wasn't now. Now was the time for good children to sleep.
Looking at Katie's softened sleeping face, Gwen thought she should first observe the situation. If it was really a crisis, then she would contact Yang Le and let him solve the problem.
King to king, general to general, don't take on work that is not suitable for you. Gwen understood this reason.
…
Faint lights flickered in the dark space. Reed Richards and the others were sitting around an oil lamp. It was already late at night, but none of them could sleep.
The reason was in front of them, the radio placed in front of the oil lamp. Just a few hours ago, it had broadcast Hyperion's speech. Although there were no visuals, they could piece together what had happened at the scene from the sound.
Hyperion's dictatorial declaration, coupled with his cold-blooded performance, made it so that none of the four people present could completely believe him.
"Sounds like he's going to drag us to the Golden Triangle," Johnny Storm said jokingly, wrapped in a rag.
Because not long ago he was the Human Torch and had spontaneously combusted and burned through three sets of clothes after extinguishing the fire, the other three people unanimously decided not to give Johnny clothes anymore.
At first, Johnny protested, but he gave up after being ignored by everyone and time passed.
"Then I must be good material to be a laborer now," Ben Grimm said in a muffled voice, picking up Johnny's words. He was originally very distraught about turning into the Thing, but when he saw Johnny, who was on fire, he felt a little relieved.
Seeing Johnny being able to turn back into a human again, he was suddenly filled with hope. After all, they were all exposed to the same energy. Although each of them gained different abilities, they should still belong to the same kind of human.
Ben felt that since Johnny could turn back, there was no reason why he couldn't. Reed also thought so. According to his speculation, it should be a problem of energy consumption. Johnny was the Human Torch and was constantly burning, so the ability consumption would naturally be faster, which was why he turned back into a human much faster than Ben.
Ben was in the mood to joke now because he had listened to Reed's words. After all, this friend of his had never been wrong in academics since childhood. In Ben's opinion, Reed's words were indeed more useful than any comfort.
Only Reed knew that he was actually just comforting Ben. Without professional instruments to check, even he couldn't deduce unfamiliar knowledge out of thin air. The reason he said those untenable words earlier was entirely because he was afraid Ben would overthink.
But Reed had confidence that even if Ben couldn't turn back on his own, he could find a method to make Ben turn back. However, the prerequisite was to leave here.
"Reed, what do you think?" Susan Storm obviously wasn't in the mood to joke. She turned to ask Reed, who was repairing something, but the progress was very slow due to the lights.
"Let's wait and see," Reed put down the machine he was fiddling with. "Let others test the waters for us. We'll know whether it's good or bad at a glance."
Not everyone understands the reason of "the gun shoots the bird that sticks its head out." There will always be some impatient or frightened guys who will test the waters for them. There's no need to rush.
"Right now, we have more important things to do," Reed pointed to everyone present. "That is to completely master our own abilities. If everything really goes smoothly, then we must ensure that we are not as uncontrollable as Johnny, otherwise it will be easy to damage others."
Johnny looked at Ben with lingering fear. The first time he uncontrollably combusted, he was standing next to Ben, touching his rock head. Fortunately, Ben was the Thing now and nothing happened. If it had been an ordinary human, it would have been terrible.
Johnny imagined himself picking up a beautiful woman at a bar, then driving her back to his apartment in a sports car to chat. Everything was going smoothly, but when the charger connected to the mobile phone, the charger suddenly caught fire…
Oh, better not think about it.
Looking at Johnny nodding vigorously, Reed felt strange, but continued, "During this time, we will stay in this underground garage. Later, we will search for supplies. Ben, you have the most strength. You go find something to block the exit to prevent others from breaking in."
"Is it okay to do this?" Ben scratched his head. "Completely ignoring the life and death of others, isn't that a bit bad?"
"Don't trust humanity too much, Ben," Reed said with a serious face. "In these ruins, we can only trust each other. Don't forget that we are also victims. We don't have the spare strength to care about others."
Reed's idea had not changed. If he had spare strength, he wouldn't mind helping people in distress, but he didn't think he had that ability now.
You could say his help was charity from a high vantage point. Reed wouldn't argue with you. It would only make him realize that you are an idiot. You can't even protect yourself and still want to help others. It sounds morally noble, but Reed thought it was even more idiotic.
Reed was the backbone of this team. His decisions were not absolute, but everyone at least agreed with them in their hearts. And they were not idiots. Reed had explained everything clearly, almost spoon-feeding them.
If you want to save people, you have to survive first.
After confirming this prerequisite, the four of them started exploring in pairs. By the way, Johnny's injuries were completely healed, probably because he had turned into the Human Torch before.
…
Early the next morning, Reed turned on the radio, not worried at all about not hearing useful news.
Now, everything about Hyperion was big news. Those reporters, like hyenas, would definitely latch onto it and not let go.
Sure enough, Reed turned on the radio and, after tuning to a few radio stations, heard the message he wanted to know.
"According to news from frontline reporters, starting at eight o'clock this morning, guidance related to Superhuman Registration has been hung up in front of the Squadron Supreme's building, and many people who may be superhumans have gathered in front of the building. They may all be waiting for the registration that is about to begin."
Time passed minute by minute. Susan and the others also woke up one after another and gathered around the radio to listen to the message. Several hours passed like this, and until the live stream ended, they hadn't heard any unfavorable news.
"It seems that this registration is nothing serious," Johnny said with a relaxed face. "Why don't we go tomorrow too?"
"No!" Reed shook his head. "Wait another day."
(End of Chapter)
Katie felt like she was going crazy for being skeptical of Gwen's words. Using Hyperion as a Jump Rope?
However, seeing Gwen's confident demeanor, Katie wasn't sure if Gwen was telling the truth. But since she had no other way to go, she might as well believe Gwen for now.
Seeing that Katie's mood seemed to have improved a bit, Gwen invited her to stay overnight in her room. Anyway, her bed was big enough to sleep two girls without any problem.
Katie didn't refuse either. She really needed to do some ordinary girl things now to relieve those world-destroying things that made her feel fear.
Even if the world was going to end, it wasn't now. Now was the time for good children to sleep.
Looking at Katie's softened sleeping face, Gwen thought she should first observe the situation. If it was really a crisis, then she would contact Yang Le and let him solve the problem.
King to king, general to general, don't take on work that is not suitable for you. Gwen understood this reason.
…
Faint lights flickered in the dark space. Reed Richards and the others were sitting around an oil lamp. It was already late at night, but none of them could sleep.
The reason was in front of them, the radio placed in front of the oil lamp. Just a few hours ago, it had broadcast Hyperion's speech. Although there were no visuals, they could piece together what had happened at the scene from the sound.
Hyperion's dictatorial declaration, coupled with his cold-blooded performance, made it so that none of the four people present could completely believe him.
"Sounds like he's going to drag us to the Golden Triangle," Johnny Storm said jokingly, wrapped in a rag.
Because not long ago he was the Human Torch and had spontaneously combusted and burned through three sets of clothes after extinguishing the fire, the other three people unanimously decided not to give Johnny clothes anymore.
At first, Johnny protested, but he gave up after being ignored by everyone and time passed.
"Then I must be good material to be a laborer now," Ben Grimm said in a muffled voice, picking up Johnny's words. He was originally very distraught about turning into the Thing, but when he saw Johnny, who was on fire, he felt a little relieved.
Seeing Johnny being able to turn back into a human again, he was suddenly filled with hope. After all, they were all exposed to the same energy. Although each of them gained different abilities, they should still belong to the same kind of human.
Ben felt that since Johnny could turn back, there was no reason why he couldn't. Reed also thought so. According to his speculation, it should be a problem of energy consumption. Johnny was the Human Torch and was constantly burning, so the ability consumption would naturally be faster, which was why he turned back into a human much faster than Ben.
Ben was in the mood to joke now because he had listened to Reed's words. After all, this friend of his had never been wrong in academics since childhood. In Ben's opinion, Reed's words were indeed more useful than any comfort.
Only Reed knew that he was actually just comforting Ben. Without professional instruments to check, even he couldn't deduce unfamiliar knowledge out of thin air. The reason he said those untenable words earlier was entirely because he was afraid Ben would overthink.
But Reed had confidence that even if Ben couldn't turn back on his own, he could find a method to make Ben turn back. However, the prerequisite was to leave here.
"Reed, what do you think?" Susan Storm obviously wasn't in the mood to joke. She turned to ask Reed, who was repairing something, but the progress was very slow due to the lights.
"Let's wait and see," Reed put down the machine he was fiddling with. "Let others test the waters for us. We'll know whether it's good or bad at a glance."
Not everyone understands the reason of "the gun shoots the bird that sticks its head out." There will always be some impatient or frightened guys who will test the waters for them. There's no need to rush.
"Right now, we have more important things to do," Reed pointed to everyone present. "That is to completely master our own abilities. If everything really goes smoothly, then we must ensure that we are not as uncontrollable as Johnny, otherwise it will be easy to damage others."
Johnny looked at Ben with lingering fear. The first time he uncontrollably combusted, he was standing next to Ben, touching his rock head. Fortunately, Ben was the Thing now and nothing happened. If it had been an ordinary human, it would have been terrible.
Johnny imagined himself picking up a beautiful woman at a bar, then driving her back to his apartment in a sports car to chat. Everything was going smoothly, but when the charger connected to the mobile phone, the charger suddenly caught fire…
Oh, better not think about it.
Looking at Johnny nodding vigorously, Reed felt strange, but continued, "During this time, we will stay in this underground garage. Later, we will search for supplies. Ben, you have the most strength. You go find something to block the exit to prevent others from breaking in."
"Is it okay to do this?" Ben scratched his head. "Completely ignoring the life and death of others, isn't that a bit bad?"
"Don't trust humanity too much, Ben," Reed said with a serious face. "In these ruins, we can only trust each other. Don't forget that we are also victims. We don't have the spare strength to care about others."
Reed's idea had not changed. If he had spare strength, he wouldn't mind helping people in distress, but he didn't think he had that ability now.
You could say his help was charity from a high vantage point. Reed wouldn't argue with you. It would only make him realize that you are an idiot. You can't even protect yourself and still want to help others. It sounds morally noble, but Reed thought it was even more idiotic.
Reed was the backbone of this team. His decisions were not absolute, but everyone at least agreed with them in their hearts. And they were not idiots. Reed had explained everything clearly, almost spoon-feeding them.
If you want to save people, you have to survive first.
After confirming this prerequisite, the four of them started exploring in pairs. By the way, Johnny's injuries were completely healed, probably because he had turned into the Human Torch before.
…
Early the next morning, Reed turned on the radio, not worried at all about not hearing useful news.
Now, everything about Hyperion was big news. Those reporters, like hyenas, would definitely latch onto it and not let go.
Sure enough, Reed turned on the radio and, after tuning to a few radio stations, heard the message he wanted to know.
"According to news from frontline reporters, starting at eight o'clock this morning, guidance related to Superhuman Registration has been hung up in front of the Squadron Supreme's building, and many people who may be superhumans have gathered in front of the building. They may all be waiting for the registration that is about to begin."
Time passed minute by minute. Susan and the others also woke up one after another and gathered around the radio to listen to the message. Several hours passed like this, and until the live stream ended, they hadn't heard any unfavorable news.
"It seems that this registration is nothing serious," Johnny said with a relaxed face. "Why don't we go tomorrow too?"
"No!" Reed shook his head. "Wait another day."
(End of Chapter)
