blogombal Chapter 49 It was born! It really was born!
Chapter 49 It was born! It really was born!
After leaving the room, the three of them quickly followed the energy detection device upwards, getting closer and closer to the top deck of the cruise ship.
"Strange," Jaeger said, stepping onto the stairs with some doubt. "We've been going up, and this is all living quarters. Above that are suites for tourists. Why would the energy-devouring worms hide in a place like this?"
"Indeed," Clarke agreed. "If what Mr. Stark said about the energy-chasing habits of the energy-devouring worms is correct, then after escaping to this cruise ship, it should be more inclined to go to the LNG storage compartments or combustion chambers, which are the ship's power supply locations."
“Yes, that’s a contradiction,” Tony said. “But the energy detection device did point to the highest level—so there must have been some unexpected event that left the energy-devouring worms in that place.”
An unexpected turn of events... Jaeger and Clark both fell into deep thought.
But compared to Jaeger's complete lack of clues, Clark suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Could it be because of me?
After all, based on his previous speculation, the energy-devouring worms had likely absorbed his energy.
He lost his superpowers while flying over the cruise ship.
In other words, it is very likely that the energy-devouring insect was attracted by the energy flying overhead at the time, which is why it climbed to such a high place to remotely devour the energy on Clark's body.
But if that's the case...
Tony's previous comments about the dormant period and reproductive state of the Energy Devourers flashed through Clark's mind, and he immediately clenched his fists: "I think I know why the Energy Devourers were there..."
"What?" Upon hearing this, Jaeger and Tony both turned their gazes to Clark.
But Clark's expression was more serious than ever before: "There's no time to explain. I can only tell you that the Energy-Devouring Worm has likely already consumed a large amount of energy and entered its breeding season!"
"We must kill it before it actually succeeds in reproducing!"
Upon hearing this, the two men in front of Clark didn't bother to ask him why he suddenly had this idea. Seeing that Clark was very serious and not joking at all, they chose to believe him in this critical moment.
"Got it." Tony strode forward. "It's alright, we're very close—the energy-devouring worms are on this floor."
The three quickened their pace and soon arrived at a room on this floor, following the direction indicated by the detection device.
"This is it." Tony held the device and moved it left, right, up, and down before finally moving it to the door of the room in front of him and confirming.
"Good news, this is the linen room, not any of the guests' rooms..." Jaeger glanced at the sign hanging next to the room, "At least we don't have to worry about someone running into an energy-devouring bug and screaming and fainting."
"Shouldn't we evacuate the guests on this floor?" Clark glanced at Tony, who was already itching to fight, then looked worriedly at the two rows of rooms in the adjacent hallway. "What if they get caught in the crossfire?"
"You're right." Jaeger patted Clark on the shoulder. "So this is up to you."
Clark: ?
He pointed blankly at himself: "Me? You want me to knock on each door and tell the tenants to leave this floor? But it's not good to talk about the energy-devouring worms directly, and without a convincing excuse, I'll just be seen as a crazy person looking for trouble, right?"
“Perhaps it would be someone else,” Jaeger said kindly, “but do you remember who you are now, Clark?”
"You're not Clark Kent anymore, you're Bruce Wayne, the famous Bruce Wayne who pays for everyone on board!"
"You can take the money and kick everyone's ass on this ship, and no one will complain! They might even let you kick them a couple more times!"
Clark: "..."
This is...this isn't right...is this correct?!
"That sounds like a good idea. I'll consider trying it when I get back." Tony, meanwhile, was still stroking his chin, pondering the feasibility.
Hearing Tony's serious tone, Jaeger suddenly couldn't tell whether he was simply playing the straight man or genuinely considering doing it.
Speaking of which, this person's battle suit already exudes an aura of overflowing wealth...
In any case, Jaeger eventually pushed Clark forward, while encouraging him, "Go for it! Just say you threw an awesome party on deck and invited everyone. Bruce Wayne won't mind you saying that!"
But I mind it myself!!! Clark was on the verge of tears, but still gritted his teeth and knocked on the nearest door...
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Ten minutes later.
"I told you this trick would work."
Looking at the now empty corridor, Jaeger said with satisfaction to Clark, who was expressionless at the moment.
Just as Jaeger had said before, Bruce Wayne's party attracted everyone's attention. No one who could board this cruise ship wanted to be a poor wretch abandoned by the party, so they all thanked Clark enthusiastically and then happily headed to the deck.
"..." Clark repeated the same explanation to the guests more than a dozen times, and his mouth was dry by now, so he refused to speak.
Tony, who had been waiting for the guests to evacuate and was extremely bored, finally stood up: "Is it all over? Then I'll get to work."
He raised his hand and tapped his chest twice. As the armor slid out and he was enveloped, he removed his sunglasses, letting the nanotechnology-constructed item blend into his suit: "Now step back and just enjoy my performance."
After saying that, the fully armed Iron Man opened the door to the room in front of him, paused for a moment, and then closed it very smoothly.
Jaeger and Clark, who had already quietly retreated some distance, were surprised to see Tony's baffling actions: ?
"Gentlemen, good news and bad news." Tony coughed awkwardly. "The good news is, the energy-devouring worms are indeed inside..."
"The bad news is that it has multiplied all over the room—the entire linen room is filled with dormant energy-devouring insects!"