"This is just the starting speed. Go faster! I can push my limits further," Blue Fire encouraged.
Selina nodded, pressing the accelerator harder.
The engine roared, and Blue Fire accelerated like an arrow released from a bow. The scenery rapidly receded on both sides, and the speedometer needle steadily climbed. Selina laughed happily, weaving through the deserted highway with exhilaration.
"This is so exciting!" Selina shouted, adrenaline surging through her body.
She joyfully controlled Blue Fire, accelerating and turning on the open road, reveling in the extraordinary driving pleasure.
A short while later, as Selina was happily driving, suddenly, both the steering wheel and the accelerator became unresponsive. Blue Fire, no longer under her control, began to drive itself.
"What's going on?" Selina tapped the steering wheel a few times in confusion, but it didn't affect Blue Fire's direction.
At this moment, Blue Fire's in-car speaker emitted a voice: "Apologies, Miss Selina, it's quite late. I've taken over driving control. Let's call it a day; I should take you back."
"Oh, already? That was too fast," Selina said disappointedly. "I wanted to drive a bit longer."
She reluctantly watched Blue Fire drive autonomously, trying the accelerator and brakes a few more times, but Blue Fire remained completely unmoved.
"Please, let me drive for just 5 more minutes!" Selina pleaded.
"No, driving time is over. I also need to return to my owner's garage," Blue Fire's in-car speaker replied.
"Alright then," Selina could only accept reality. "I really wish I could also own a cool transformer car like you, one I could drive whenever I want."
"Actually, if you're willing to follow the owner and help him with tasks, the owner might even give you a transformer similar to me if he's happy!" Blue Fire said.
Selina's eyes lit up, and she said, "Hmm… that's not a bad idea! I can consider it."
As she spoke, Selina suddenly became wary: "Wait, I suspect you're intentionally leaving me wanting more to entice me to follow your owner. You're following orders, aren't you?"
"No, you're overthinking it."
After Blue Fire finished speaking, it continued to drive smoothly.
Finally, Blue Fire arrived at Selina's doorstep. It stopped, automatically opened its door, and said, "We've arrived. Feel free to contact me and the owner anytime."
"Thank you for the ride tonight," Selina stepped out of the car.
"You're welcome." After Blue Fire spoke, its engine roared, it turned around, and drove away from Selina's residence.
Selina stood at the door, watching Blue Fire leave, their conversation replaying in her mind. Closing the door, Selina went inside, planning to get some good rest, and then calmly reflect on this sudden turn of events…
Meanwhile, Lex Luthor had obtained Zod's body from the U.S. government. He took the body to the wreckage of the Kryptonian spaceships, successfully activating and opening the ships using Zod's fingerprints.
"Excellent, it's open," Luthor chuckled triumphantly.
He eagerly went to the main control room, studying the complex Kryptonian instruments and control panel. Luthor carefully placed Zod's body into a nutrient solution, then bit his own finger and dripped his blood into it.
"When the time comes, if Batman and Superman's battle doesn't win, I'll rely on you to help me eliminate Superman," Luthor revealed a mad smile. He wanted the world to know that there was no true god in this world. To validate his idea, he would stop at nothing…
In the early morning, Alex Carter woke up: "It's time for action; today is the day of Superman's hearing."
She checked the reports and comments from various media outlets regarding the hearing. Under public pressure, Superman Clark Kent decided to attend the hearing to publicly address the doubts about the Superman incident and accept supervision from the government and the public.
On the day of the hearing, a sea of people surged outside the venue, all awaiting Superman's arrival. Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from the sky, and Superman Clark Kent appeared in his Superman suit, slowly descending before the crowd.
Cheers and applause erupted from some supporters in the crowd, but most people responded with boos and silence. Clark entered, silently approaching the podium, facing the media's flashing lights and the gaze of the crowd.
At the same time, Alex blended into the hearing. Clark noticed Alex and was somewhat puzzled, but now was not the time to ask questions.
At this moment, a disabled person in a high-tech wheelchair came to the stage and began to accuse Superman of causing immense harm to innocent civilians during his battles, including causing him to become disabled. He looked at Clark with hatred, his tone agitated.
What the crowd didn't know was that inside this high-tech wheelchair, a powerful high-explosive bomb was hidden, and the explosive was covered with a layer of lead, which could block Superman's x-ray vision, preventing Clark from seeing the true nature of the wheelchair.
Alex curiously activated her x-ray vision and found that she could penetrate the lead to see the bomb inside.
"The system is powerful! This x-ray ability is stronger than Superman's, allowing unobstructed vision through lead layers," Alex thought happily. "Truly worthy of the flawless Kryptonian bloodline!"
"Skynet, immediately invade all network platforms and force-push my live broadcast to the homepage."
Soon, the homepages of major social networking sites were simultaneously forcibly occupied by Alex's live broadcast, with an anime image of Superwoman in a heroic pose as the cover.
Countless people clicked on the live broadcast in surprise, only to find themselves entering the live feed of Superman's hearing.
"Isn't this the live broadcast of Superman's hearing?!"
"Who is broadcasting the hearing?"
"The title also mentions Superwoman? Bomb? What's going on?"
"Who cares, Superman is about to speak, let's watch the show!"
"…"
Netizens discussed animatedly, confused. Just then, Alex in the camera suddenly stood up.
Alex's professional women's attire rapidly transformed, forming a heroic Superwoman outfit consisting of black stockings, a red mini-skirt, and a red cape.
In the hearing room, everyone was stunned, camera flashes going off one after another. Clark's eyes widened, looking at Alex's transformation in disbelief.
"The bomb is about to explode!" Alex said mysteriously.
Clark keenly heard the sound of the bomb in the disabled employee's wheelchair activating.
"Oh no! Too late!" he cried out inwardly, but even his speed wouldn't be enough to get rid of the bomb in time.
At the critical moment, Alex flew to the wheelchair at a super speed of 786 Mach, directly picked up the wheelchair, and rushed towards the sky, leaving the disabled employee behind.
A speed of 786 Mach is equivalent to 267 kilometers per second. Coupled with Alex's prior mental preparation, even if the bomb exploded in 0.2 seconds, Alex had completely enough time to move the wheelchair to a high altitude, far from the crowd.
After Alex took the wheelchair and rushed into the sky at supersonic speed, Clark also reacted quickly and immediately flew up to follow her.
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