In the wilderness of the Barbaric Island, Clark and Lois began their conversation, and under Lois's expectant gaze, Clark even took her on a tour of the Barbaric Island.
Initially, Lois thought she had traveled through time or landed on an alien planet due to the island's dinosaurs and numerous prehistoric creatures. However, after Clark explained, she began to grasp the wonders of the Barbaric Island.
If it weren't for the camera being destroyed by the hovering robots from the Kryptonian spaceship and her promise to Clark not to document the events here, Lois would have truly wanted to record the prehistoric civilization of this place.
Having made a promise, Lois wouldn't go back on her word, although she felt a bit regretful.
While Clark and Lois were enjoying their time on Barbaric Island, Clark lost track of time, which worried Lana since it had been a long time since Clark went to bask in the sun.
Previously, Clark had vanished suddenly, but Lana could usually contact him just by softly calling his name. Even if he couldn't return, he would respond in time, thanks to his telepathic communication abilities.
This time, however, despite Lana calling Clark's name several times, she couldn't reach him, which caused her considerable concern. Even as a superhuman, Lana knew she couldn't match Clark's strength; if something had happened to him, she couldn't assist. Thus, she decided to contact Robert.
"Clark is missing?" Robert frowned upon hearing Lana's anxious account. He and Kara had just separated from Clark before their cultivation session, and nothing seemed amiss with Clark then.
"Could it be that dimension's debt collector has come knocking? But no, how could they have located Clark?" A thought flashed through Robert's mind as he turned to the worried Lana and comforted her softly, "Don't worry, Clark's strength should ensure he's alright. Let me try to locate him..."
After Robert finished speaking, he nodded at Kara and released his aura sensing to search for Clark's location.
In truth, in the Dragon Ball world, except for a few beings who could hide their aura, including gods, most people couldn't evade aura detection. However, this world was different; the auras here, including Clark's, were not obvious.
Despite Robert now being able to sense auras globally, pinpointing Clark among the vast masses required meticulous sensing...
Unfortunately, after a thorough search, Robert found nothing. Previously, he could sense Clark's location, but this time there wasn't a trace of Clark's aura, as if he was no longer in this world.
This heavy realization hit Robert—Clark might have left Earth, ventured into space, or even another dimension, or entered subspace. Any of these scenarios indicated that Clark might be facing a formidable opponent.
"I found him!" Robert couldn't admit he hadn't located Clark. His eyes suddenly lit up, his serious expression mixed with a hint of excitement, "He's battling a powerful foe, a very strong aura. It looks like Clark has the upper hand. I wonder if I can join in; Clark has stolen quite a few opponents from me in the past..."
"I'll go take a look, you two stay here and watch the house!"
Robert nodded at Lana and Kara, and before Lana could react, he disappeared in a flash, but Robert's voice rang in Kara's mind: "Clark is missing, I'll go find him, don't slip up!"
"Don't worry!" A hint of concern flickered in Kara's eyes, but she didn't show it, instead muttering somewhat discontentedly, "He runs off the moment he sees a formidable opponent. I'm still here, why not take me along?"
"That's just Robert's personality. If there's a formidable enemy, he wouldn't want to miss it. With him going, the brothers should be able to resolve it quickly..." Now, it was Lana's turn to comfort Kara.
Of course, while consoling Kara, Lana was also pondering, "Even if he encountered an enemy, Clark should still be able to send a message, right? Could the enemy be that powerful? That must be it, Robert wouldn't lie to me..."
As for Kara's thoughts, Lana was unaware as she saw Lana start to console her, which relieved her somewhat but also brought about new worries. Clark was missing, and Robert had gone to find him; what would happen was uncertain...
After Robert left, he wasn't sure where to start looking for Clark. He circled Earth a few times but noticed nothing unusual. Then, suddenly, he thought of the Barbaric Island.
"Wait, if Clark is messing around with his fortress on Barbaric Island, it's not impossible. I can't find him anywhere else right now, so I might as well check there first..." After some searching, Robert suddenly thought of something, glanced toward the direction of the Barbaric Island, and vanished.
The Barbaric Island, as an external subspace filled with fog, had strong concealment capabilities. Neither Clark's x-ray vision nor Robert's aura sensing could penetrate the fog to see inside the island, just like with the technological detection methods.
This is why Clark and Robert chose this place as a future retreat—being hard to discover is a significant security guarantee, just like Wakanda within its energy barrier.
"Hmm?"
"Hmm?"
Robert arrived at Barbaric Island quickly, and almost simultaneously, the brothers spotted each other. Clark was startled; he didn't know why, but he felt somewhat guilty as he positioned himself between Robert and Lois, even though Robert was still far away.
"???" Robert was full of question marks when he saw Clark's actions, then realized something, quickly using his powerful vision to record the scene.
Robert had never imagined the rugged Clark could show such a side; outside, Lana was still worried about him!
"What's happening?" Lois, who Clark had shielded, looked at him with some confusion and turned her head toward Robert, "Is there some danger?"
During their tour of the Barbaric Island, Lois had seen many dangerous creatures, but none dared to attack Clark's group. Seeing Clark's reaction, Lois turned her head toward Robert.
"Well, it's not exactly dangerous..." Clark's face was slightly stiff. He wanted to explain to Robert that this was a misunderstanding, but didn't know where to start.
In theory, Clark, being clear of conscience, shouldn't be so afraid. After all, in Clark's mind, he wasn't the bad guy—Robert was!
But now caught red-handed by Robert, Clark actually felt a bit guilty, especially knowing that he had new leverage in Robert's hands...
"Superman, I didn't expect to find you here! Some problems have arisen in the outside world. A lady was anxiously calling for Superman but received no response. I thought something had happened to Superman..." Amidst Clark's stiff demeanor, Robert appeared in front of Clark and Lois, his eyes twinkling mockingly as he spoke.
Clark shuddered, realizing his trouble might be greater than he thought, no wonder Robert appeared here—it was because Lana was worried about not being able to contact him. Thinking this, Clark felt a surge of guilt.
Even though Clark felt he was innocent and clear of conscience, he now realized his attitude towards Lois was somewhat inappropriate, a situation he had never encountered before!
Regaining his composure, Clark suddenly thought that when Robert confessed to Diana, it was due to genetic impulse, somewhat similar to his own situation, though he wasn't as impulsive.
"Who are you? Can't Superman have his own life? You don't look ordinary, don't you understand that even a superhero deserves their own identity and life!" As Clark pondered these matters, Lois, whom Clark had shielded, stepped forward, furrowed her brows, and questioned Robert with great presence.
"???" Robert blinked, slightly bewildered. Who is this fierce woman? I flew here, and she's not scared of me?
"Cough, Saiyan, you came just in time. This lady is injured. Although her condition is stabilized, it still affects her somewhat. Can you treat her?" Hearing Lois's words, Clark was also stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered and smiled at Robert.
"She doesn't look injured..." Robert glanced at the blood on Lois's body and then at her expression, somewhat disbelievingly.
"Please, her attention has been diverted, and she hasn't noticed yet, but once she does, her injury will seriously impact her..." Clark's voice then echoed in Robert's mind, making him widen his eyes.
Robert: (⊙⊙)
"You don't even explain your relationship with her, and you want me to treat her first?" Even after recovering, Robert still looked at Clark incredulously.
"Cough, there's nothing between us, this is complicated. First, heal her, and I'll explain slowly..." Clark's eyes flashed with embarrassment as he spoke telepathically, then said aloud, "Her injury was temporarily stabilized by me. Thanks in advance, I'll owe you one next time!"
Although Clark had already revealed some information in front of Lois, since Robert had changed his appearance to come here, Clark naturally couldn't expose Robert and his own identities. His words had to be appropriate for both sides.
"Alright, considering you helped me last time, I owe you one!" Seeing Clark's fondness for drama, Robert didn't bother to expose him. After all, he now held leverage over Clark, and if he could witness Clark's upcoming turmoil, Robert would be quite satisfied, although he still needed to first understand what Clark was thinking.
"You..." Lois, hearing Robert's words before she could react, found Robert already in front of her. Compared to Robert's speed, Lois's reaction was indeed too slow. By the time the healing power had restored Lois's injury, she finally managed to say, "
Don't come any closer...huh?"
After speaking, Lois quickly realized something was off, as she no longer felt pain in her wound.
Yes, the wound had been aching continuously since Clark helped her stem the bleeding, and after waking up, how could she not feel anything?
It was only because of Clark and the allure of Barbaric Island that Lois endured without showing it. Although she was a military general's daughter and a journalist who ventured into snowy landscapes to track alien traces, she could handle a bit of pain and suffering.
As for how to deal with the wound, Lois hadn't thought much about it yet, but the occasional pain reminded her that even if the wound healed, it wouldn't look good...
But Lois hadn't expected that the Saiyan, mentioned by Superman, would eliminate her pain and fully heal her wound in an instant. Only then did Lois realize who the Saiyan really was.
"It's really healed..." Lois touched her wound, and after regaining her senses, she looked at Robert, who had already moved away, and said, "Thank you, thank you. I didn't know you were a Saiyan, and my attitude wasn't great earlier. I hope you can forgive me..."
"Thank him instead; I don't usually save people randomly." Robert waved his hand, giving Clark a look to indicate it was time to take Lois away. When he returned, he needed to thoroughly explain what he had been through.
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