Strongest Superhuman System - Chapter 525

Chapter 525: And Why Aren’t You Out There?
Mark wondered just how powerful the military head of the German forces would be. Do they have a PHANTASMAL in the German forces already? Maybe they do. Mark didn’t follow German news or politics at all, so he had no idea what was happening on that side of the world, but with how powerful Ida was, Mark wouldn’t be surprised if they already had a PHANTASMAL in their ranks.

Mark didn’t say anything to the woman, and he was about to walk past her towards the aircraft waiting for him, but another voice spoke up.

“Mark Vanitas. I’m glad to see that you’re still alive. I was wondering what happened when I didn’t hear anything about you from my subordinates.”

Henry Ford.

Mark’s hand tightened into fists when he heard that voice, and his pressure immediately poured out from him in waves!

DOON!

Everyone at the military base was on guard once they felt this, and the regular humans there all fell to their knees as they couldn’t withstand the intensity of Mark’s power! The woman who had been talking to Mark took a step back as her eyes widened in shock, and there was a strange smile that slowly spread across her lips as she saw Mark in a new light.

Mark turned and glared at Henry Ford angrily before he started to walk towards him. The sudden burst of anger was so intense that even Henry couldn’t help but take a single step back in surprise.

Mark already heard everything that happened in his absence from Pat. About how the Superhuman Alliance orchestrated the entire plan involving Arit’s father just so that they could arrest him and Arit. This bastard was the reason why he was separated from Arit! This bastard was the reason why Salazar’s plan went through without any issues! If they had just stayed out of his fucking business, then none of this would have happened!

Henry Ford managed to stand his ground as Mark walked up to him, but there was a very clear strain in his body that he was trying desperately to hide. Mark stopped in front of Henry and stared him down.

“Give me one reason why I shouldn’t kill you right now, you fucking coward.”

Henry tried to smile, but it only came out as a grimace as Mark’s pressure intensified.

“I have a proposition for you.”

Mark suddenly grabbed Henry by his shirt, and the man was stunned as Mark lifted him off his feet and into the air with only one hand! Henry’s eyes widened in surprise, and almost every soldier there could only look on in shock as the strongest superhuman in the Superhuman Alliance was manhandled so easily! Three soldiers that had been standing behind Henry immediately pointed their guns at Mark and started to order him to drop Henry, but Mark completely ignored them.

Henry raised his hand and told the soldiers behind him to stand down. Their guns wouldn’t be able to do anything to Mark anyway, so it was pointless. Mark seethed in Henry’s face.

“Do you know how many problems your fucking stunt caused? You think everything revolves around your fucking government, don’t you? You’re nothing. You and your fucking government. You’re lucky my family wasn’t hurt by this bullshit, Henry, or I would’ve killed you right here. Now, where the fuck did you take Talia and Jeanne?”

Henry grabbed Mark’s arm and tried to get him to drop him, but Mark’s grip only tightened, and Henry realized that there was a higher chance of the clothes just ripping into shreds than him getting Mark’s hands off. How was Mark able to become this much stronger than him in such a short time? Henry knew for a fact that he and Mark were almost on the same level a month ago, but now Henry couldn’t even guess what Mark’s power level was anymore!

Henry decided to just answer.

“They’re safe in City S. They didn’t commit any crime, so they aren’t under arrest. I just wanted to propose something to you. We’ve calculated the optimal path for the anima to move in, and we found that directing it towards the southern part of the country would be best. If you can do this, then I’d be willing to turn a blind eye to you and your girlfriend’s criminal activities.”

Henry spoke in a very low tone, so only the superhumans in the area could hear what he was saying while all the regular humans were completely in the dark. The German woman at his side hummed curiously as she wondered what Henry could be talking about. Mark Vanitas was a criminal in this country?

Mark felt his brow furrow in confusion as he wondered what the fuck Henry was saying right now. Henry wanted him to take the fight in a certain direction? Mark tried to think of why Henry would want something like that. There were major residential buildings in all the regions around City G and S. There were businesses as well as large companies in the region… wait.

Mark grit his teeth as something halted his train of thought. Most of the largest businesses in the country were located in City H and the cities around it. Even Mark’s company, the Vanitas Motors building, was located in City H as well. And all these cities were in the northern part of the continent. Mark felt anger surge through him as he realized that Henry was once more just looking out for the government’s personal interests.

Henry was most likely trying his best to protect the investments that the government had in those high-level companies. He didn’t care if the other buildings and businesses in the southern part of the country were destroyed. The buildings on the northern part of the continent were what made the country run, but the buildings on the southern part of the country were what the regular citizens lived off. It was a difficult choice to make. But that does not mean you get to choose what gets destroyed based on your selfish desires.

Mark tossed Henry like trash, and Henry landed roughly on the ground before he picked himself up and dusted himself off. Mark glared at him for a second and turned to leave, but Henry spoke up before Mark could go.

“I didn’t say that just to protect the interests of a few, Mark Vanitas. Those companies there, they run this country. Everything that you see thriving in this country would be meaningless without them moving things in the background. Even your company is a part of that ecosystem. If you allow the monsters to destroy what has been built there and level it to the ground, it will take at least three times as long to rebuild the rest of America. I’m not asking you to kill anyone for our cause, Mark. I’m asking you to do what is sensible. Lead the monster to the right place, and the government will grant you and your girlfriend a pardon. Because what you both did was a crime. Regardless of how angry you are about it. It doesn’t change the fact that it is a crime.”

Mark just stared at Henry with a hard glare before he asked the one question that had been on the mind of every soldier there since they first saw Henry Ford land at this military base.

“And why aren’t you out there trying to do your part against the monster?”

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