Marvel: Son of Tomorrow

"This kid is not dead yet?"

The reason why Toad waited so long between Sabretooth and Logan before taking action was not only because he took into account Sabretooth's desire to fight Logan, but mainly because he had been hiding nearby and watched Clark endure the explosion of the gas tank at close range before leaving.

An 8-year-old kid wouldn't be able to survive an explosion like that. Even a saber-toothed tiger would be paralyzed for more than a minute before it could stand up.

Why hasn't this kid died yet?

"Mutant?"

Toad thought so, but he did not feel any closeness to Clark. Although the Brotherhood of Mutants nominally used force to fight for more rights for the mutant community.

But in fact, except for Magneto and Mystique, most of them are actually desperadoes. They don’t really care what will become of their so-called compatriots. It’s just because Magneto’s powerful strength can give them shelter, so they don’t mind obeying Magneto’s orders and doing things for him.

"Haven't you had enough fights? I'll leave this brat to you."

Toad said, taking a step back.

If it was Magneto who appeared here, Clark might have aroused Magneto's curiosity and been let go after bravely standing in front of Logan and Rogue, but unfortunately, Toad did not have any idea of ​​respecting the elderly and protecting his compatriots.

Of course, even if Clark knew, he wouldn't care, because he is not a mutant, he is a Kryptonian from another universe.

Facing the approaching saber-toothed tiger, Clark clenched his fists and shook them, but quickly rushed towards the opponent and smashed his fists hard into the opponent's abdomen, because his current height was only enough to reach the opponent's part below the chest.

However, Clark's superpowers had not yet recovered, so the fighting skills he had trained on Paradise Island were of no use to him. After the saber-toothed tiger began to counterattack, he barely dodged two attacks from its sharp claws before being grabbed by the opponent by the head and lifted up.

"what!!!"

Pressure, the saber-toothed tiger used the grip of one hand to continuously press Clark's head. At this moment, Clark felt that his head was about to explode.

But I had no power to resist.

"Clark!!"

The little rascal shouted anxiously, but she was stuck in the passenger seat and could do nothing. She could only reach out her hand through the broken window and shake Logan's body, trying to wake up this uncle with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

But how can a comatose person wake up so easily?

Everything was going in the wrong direction until a ray of sunlight shone through the gap between the trees and accurately fell on Clark.

The instinct for survival prevented Clark's body from slowly absorbing the sun's energy, and after a brief period of exposure, his eyes turned red again.

"what!!!"

With a roar, Clark's eyes burst out with hot vision that enveloped the saber-toothed tiger and forced it back.

And his skin was burned by the high-temperature thermal vision, and the speed was even faster than the saber-toothed tiger's self-healing ability. His skin and his flesh were constantly being burned. If he continued to be attacked by the thermal vision without a metal skeleton, he would die here sooner or later.

"what!"

Clark's sudden outburst really scared Toad, and this way of attack even reminded him of a very troublesome old friend.

However, he did not hesitate too much. He also saw the saber-toothed tiger's condition clearly. If he continued, the saber-toothed tiger would be killed by this energy.

Then, the toad stuck out its tongue again, wrapped around Clark's feet and pulled hard, causing Clark to fall to the ground without any balance. The thermal vision also stopped.

It was originally a temporary burst of power. Once it was interrupted, it would be impossible to use it again.

But the saber-toothed tiger, feeling the threat of death, did not hesitate, and quickly stepped forward and kicked Clark in the neck. With a snap, Clark's cervical vertebra was directly broken, and the whole person completely collapsed on the ground and kept struggling...

He used up all the strength that had been slowly accumulated over the day, and naturally, Clark, who had completely lost his superpowers, also needed oxygen.

At this moment, he finally understood the feeling of suffocation, which was a feeling of powerlessness as if he was trapped in the deep sea, like an abyss.

But at this time, Toad and Sabretooth no longer cared about Clark's situation. His cervical vertebra was broken, and even if Magneto came, he would definitely die. They no longer cared about a dying kid and planned to continue approaching the RV.

And at this moment, the snow suddenly became heavier.

Realizing that something was wrong, the two men immediately turned around, only to see two people in tight combat suits vaguely standing in the wind and snow in the environment that turned into a blizzard in the blink of an eye.

"Roar!"

The saber-toothed tiger roared subconsciously, but the toad had already jumped into the forest.

He is not a fool like Sabretooth Tiger. He knows the two people in front of him. He cannot be Sabretooth Tiger's opponent in a head-on battle.

Sure enough, while the saber-toothed tiger's vision was blinded by the blizzard, one of them gently pressed the device on his face that looked like high-tech glasses, and a red ray that was extremely similar to thermal vision suddenly shot out and directly burned through the saber-toothed tiger's abdomen.

"Roar!!"

The wounds from Clark's thermal vision attack had not yet healed completely. Now that it had received another injury, even the saber-toothed tiger knew that it could not do anything, so it also jumped into the forest and left.

As the enemy left, the blizzard gradually subsided.

These two men and women in tights are Cyclops and Storm from the X-Men.

Cyclops immediately ran to the cab of the RV and used a laser to rescue the trapped Rogue, while Storm squatted beside Clark to check his injuries.

"What happened to Clark? Is there any hope?"

After Rogue came down, he immediately rushed to Clarke and asked Storm anxiously.

Storm nodded, then shook her head.

"He still has vital signs, but the suffocation is too severe. We must go back immediately."

"go!"

Cyclops did not hesitate and carried the unconscious Logan. The few of them got into the invisible fighter plane they came in and left the forest of Kansas.

When they returned to New York and arrived at the Academy for Gifted Young People in the suburbs, Clark's breathing even stopped at one point and his situation was critical.