Chapter 531: Fierce Battle
Clark seized the opportunity to grab General Zod's hands and flew him into the sky. General Zod's eyes glowed red, and two Heat Visions shot fiercely at Clark.
Clark quickly released General Zod's hands to dodge. His expression was very shocked. General Zod had already learned Heat Vision?
"I am the most excellent warrior. I have trained and fought my whole life. Mastering Kryptonian abilities is easy for me."
General Zod floated in the air like Superman and said proudly.
Just then, a contemptuous voice came from below: "You talk big, but you can't even defeat a Scientist, and you have to rely on a sneak attack to kill the opponent. Are you an assassin gene?"
General Zod's face stiffened. He lowered his head and glared fiercely at Andrew.
Louise Lane looked speechless. Standing next to you is safe? You're lying! It's super dangerous, okay?
You're a billionaire, why are you attracting so much hatred? Do you want to die faster?
The others burst into laughter. The slap in the face came too quickly, like a tornado.
Clark, worried that General Zod would attack Andrew, quickly pounced on him. General Zod had no intention of dealing with Andrew. He dodged Clark's pounce and kicked Clark's back hard, carrying a wave of air.
Clark flew directly through the front building, causing screams and wails inside.
The disaster of Metropolis officially began at this moment.
The other four Kryptonians were not idle either. Fioralooked at Iron Man, Tony, and said coldly: "Human, I'm coming for you."
Tony said seriously: "Thanks for the invite, but no thanks."
Everyone laughed heartily. Fiora was furious. She punched Tony fiercely, with a sonic boom.
Tony's chest emitted a magnetic force, pushing Fioraaway. Then, he turned and quickly flew towards a nearby warehouse. His Anti-Kryptonian Suit was there.
Fiora said nothing and immediately chased after him.
Flash held a short staff and muttered to himself: "Approach the Kryptonian at super high speed, and press the short staff against him. You can do it, Barry Allen, you can do it."
After speaking, Flash activated his ability. Electric light flickered around him. Everything around him seemed to slow down in his eyes, like a slow-motion replay.
Flash took a deep breath and rushed towards a Kryptonian with dazzling electric light. To his astonishment, the opponent's head actually turned with his movement, which meant that the opponent's reaction speed had caught up with him.
Flash gritted his teeth and continued to rush towards the opponent, pressing the short staff towards the opponent's waist.
The Kryptonian dodged to the side immediately. Then, he swung his fists, continuously striking at Flash. Flashnervously dodged and was not hit.
Flash continued to attack the Kryptonian with the short staff. The Kryptonian had heard his previous muttering. Although he didn't think anything could harm him, he still dodged as much as possible.
Thus, the two moved quickly while attacking and defending each other, but neither could hit the other. It looked very much like they were... 'match-fixing'.
Flash's short staff was a tool Batman had researched to deal with Kryptonians, but even Batman himself wasn't sure if it would work. There wasn't enough time.
Of course, Batman was not trying to trick Flash. His purpose was to have Flash hold back the Kryptonian. He never expected Flash to successfully hit the Kryptonian.
It would already be good if Flash didn't suddenly trip.
"We'll deal with the remaining two Kryptonians. You listen to my command."
Cyborg's eyes flashed with a large amount of data, and he shouted loudly. Unfortunately, the metahumans didn't listen to him and rushed forward on their own.
Cyborg's prestige was clearly insufficient.
Cyborg cursed and quickly went to help, fighting the remaining two Kryptonians with a group of metahumans.
Green Arrow from Star City raised his longbow, ready to shoot arrows. His arrowheads, like Marvel's Hawkeye, were modified and had multiple attack methods.
From then on, the battle completely erupted. A group of Superheroes fought against five Kryptonians. Andrewstood by with Louise, filming and watching the show.
It was also thanks to Louise's courage. If it were anyone else, they would have probably run away long ago—Louise's thought was simple: if a billionaire isn't afraid, what is there for her to be afraid of?
Just then, a claw-shaped Kryptonian spaceship with three conical long legs flew to Metropolis and stopped in the center of Metropolis.
The people of Metropolis looked up at the sky in astonishment. Except for a few, most people did not realize the danger.
In fact, when Louise appealed a few days ago, she said that Metropolis might be in danger and asked everyone to evacuate as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, no one listened. After all, America in this universe had not yet been thoroughly beaten, unlike the Marvel Universe which was more obedient.
At the same time, the World Engine arrived over the Indian Ocean. Its three large legs crashed into the sea with a rumble, causing a huge tidal wave.
If one looked down at Earth, one could see the Kryptonian spaceship and the World Engine at opposite ends of the Earth, forming a straight line.
"Let's begin."
The Kryptonian Scientist smiled grimly and activated the World Engine. A large amount of flames and energy lightning emerged from above the engine. Then, drops of seawater flew into the sky, looking very astonishing.
This was not all. After the World Engine finished charging, it blasted a huge beam of light into the sea below, causing the entire sea surface to fluctuate violently.
While the World Engine attacked, the Kryptonian spaceship also released an energy beam downwards, causing continuous vibrations around it.
Then, a large number of cars and various debris flew into the sky, then crashed down with rumbling sounds, raising a massive amount of dust. The surrounding people were terrified and fled frantically.
"Batman, Colonel Hardy, quickly deal with the World Engine and the Kryptonian spaceship."
General Calvin said with a grim expression: "They are using gravity weapons to modify Earth's gravity, affecting the atmosphere at a molecular level. Once they succeed, humanity will be extinct."
"As Louise reported before, we will destroy the World Engine as soon as possible."
Batman said. He was already close to his destination.
"The fighter jet squadron has already departed. We will destroy the Kryptonian spaceship at all costs."
Colonel Hardy said. Because a lot of preparations had been made beforehand, the number of fighter jets dispatched this time was very large, truly spectacular.
Above Metropolis, Superman Clark and General Zodwere in a fierce battle. Because their strength was too great, they were sent flying back and forth, and at the same time, shockwaves continuously roared out, shattering countless surrounding glass.
Seeing the spaceship in place, General Zod shouted loudly: "Clark, you have chosen the wrong side. Soon, Earth will be transformed into Kryptonian."
"I will never allow you to destroy Earth."
Clark roared, his eyes turning red. Then, two Heat Visions fiercely blasted towards General Zod.
General Zod retaliated with Heat Vision as well. Four Heat Visions collided fiercely in the air, and the surrounding temperature rose sharply.
Ultimately, Clark's Heat Vision was stronger. General Zod, seeing this, dodged in time. Then, he suddenly rushed in front of Clark and punched Clark hard, carrying a wave of air.
Clark immediately counterattacked, and the intensity of their battle escalated sharply.
Stark Industries Branch.
Fiora had also learned to fly. She relentlessly chased behind Tony, shouting: "It's useless, Earthling. No matter where you run today, you're dead."
"Wow, aren't you a professional warrior? Why are you so talkative? You're not professional at all."
Tony complained. At the same time, the door of the warehouse ahead opened. Then, a ten-meter-tall large battle suit, controlled by Jarvis, rushed out.
The chest of the large battle suit was open. Tony flew in and connected with the large battle suit.
"Lady, this is my Anti-Kryptonian Suit. Please appreciate it."
Tony spoke while controlling the Anti-Kryptonian Suit to raise its hands. Then, two large sound waves were released from the suit's palms, enveloping Fiora.
Fiora had no choice but to stop in mid-air. She let out a low growl, her eyes glowing red, and two Heat Visions fiercely blasted towards Tony's chest.
Tony immediately controlled the nanoparticles to form a shield in front of himself. Then, the shield vigorously absorbed the energy of the Heat Vision, continuously turning red.
Fiora continued to attack, 'Let's see how much you can absorb?'
When the entire shield turned red, a cannon barrel suddenly extended from beneath the shield. Then, a laser cannon as thick as a bowl roared out, fiercely blasting Fiora, who was sent flying and sliding continuously on the ground.
"Lady, thank you for your energy."
Tony chuckled. Two huge tentacles emerged from his back and grabbed at Fiora.
Fiora was enraged. She got up and punched the tentacles head-on. The two tentacles collided with Fiora a few times and immediately deformed.
"Her strength is not as good as Superman's, but it's stronger than the Anti-Kryptonian Suit."
Tony knew what he was dealing with. The two tentacles quickly transformed into two peculiar devices.
Then, the left device emitted gravity, pulling Fioratowards it, while the right device emitted repulsion, pushing Fiora outwards.
With the two forces superimposed, Fiora felt as if she was about to be torn apart. She roared, broke free from the two force fields, and rushed into the sky.
Then, Fiora opened her mouth, and a large amount of cold air sprayed towards the Anti-Kryptonian Suit, which was Frost Breath.
Tony activated the suit's high-temperature mode to counter the cold air. Then, he escaped the range of the cold air. A large number of dense, reddish energy beams shot towards Fiora.
"Kal-El told the humans all of Kryptonian's abilities, so he designed a suit specifically against me, that damned traitor."
Fiora cursed, while dealing with Tony and thinking about how to break the situation.
Overall, Tony and Fiora were having a back-and-forth fight this time, while Flash was still 'match-fixing' with the Kryptonian. He performed well this time and didn't mess up, but no one knew how long he could last.
As for Cyborg and the others, they suffered heavy losses. The Kryptonians were not to be trifled with. Many metahumans were directly killed by their punches, dying terribly.
Having learned their lesson, the metahumans and Superheroes finally started listening to commands. Cyborg's eyes constantly flickered with data, directing the Superheroes to surround the two Kryptonians, and he also joined the attack.
Under Cyborg's command, the Superheroes' casualties were greatly reduced, but that was all. There was no sign of defeating the two Kryptonians.
Chapter 532 World Engine
Metropolis was in complete chaos at this moment, with countless people screaming and fleeing, the area beneath the spaceship was completely overrun, and the ground and vehicles were all flattened.
Louise thought of something and asked worriedly, "The spaceship isn't far from our Daily Planet building. Will Perry and Anna be in danger?"
"Don't worry, I gave them a few days off, so they wouldn't come to work."
Andrew said, "I think they probably wouldn't actively work overtime for me."
"That's good."
Louise breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, not only Daily Planet was on holiday, but Batman's Wayne company also had a few days off.
At the same time, the situation in Metropolis was sent out by some survivors using their phones, and people around the world were shocked. What Daily Planet said earlier was actually true, Aliens really invaded?
"It can't really be the end of the world, can it?"
The people couldn't help but panic, and Andrew sensed the gathering of fear power, nodding secretly.
The power of fear needs to be collected, but fear cannot be actively created, as that would be discovered by the cosmic consciousness.
"The more fear power there is, the more terrifying my trump card will be. This is an insurance. No matter how bad the situation gets, as long as I play this card, everything can be resolved."
Andrew thought to himself. Of course, this trump card might not be used, after all, he still had a lot of black technology that hadn't been released yet.
At this moment, a large number of fighter jets flew into Metropolis with a rumbling sound. Colonel Hardy was among them. He looked at the various debris floating next to the Kryptonian spaceship, frowned, and ordered:
"There's a gravity field. Don't get too close. First, attack the Kryptonian spaceship with missiles to see the situation."
"Understood."
The pilots shouted, and soon, several missiles with long tails shot towards the Kryptonian spaceship.
Unfortunately, as soon as the missiles approached the spaceship, they were affected by the gravity field. Some fell and crashed onto the debris, while others were even worse, veering off to the side and exploding against the wall of a large building.
Dust, bricks, and glass crashed down, and the people in the building screamed frantically and quickly retreated.
"Stupid Earthlings."
The Scientist scoffed. Seeing the fighter jets trying to bypass from the side, he increased the gravity field, causing several fighter jets to lose control simultaneously and crash towards the ground and nearby buildings.
The pilots were shocked and quickly activated their escape devices. However, after ejecting, they directly crashed into the debris, dying instantly.
Then, several fighter jets crashed into the ground and buildings, exploding with a bang. An unlucky building was blown in half, its upper part falling downwards. The people suffered heavy losses, and the situation was chaotic.
"fuck."
Colonel Hardy cursed. He thought for a moment and tried to have the fighter jets attack from above. Unfortunately, it was still useless. The gravity field permeated the area around the Kryptonian spaceship, and the missiles couldn't hit their target at all.
Inside the spaceship, a Kryptonian asked the Scientist, "These guys are really annoying. Should I go out and deal with them?"
"You go out and deal with them. Raymond, continue to stay here and protect me."
The Scientist thought for a moment and said, although he was also a Kryptonian, he was not good at combat.
"Okay."
The Kryptonian who had spoken earlier nodded and jumped out of the spaceship to destroy the fighter jets. Upon seeing this, Colonel Hardy immediately sent out the military's metahumans to stop him.
"To implement the plan, we must first destroy the World Engine."
Colonel Hardy said on the communication channel, using a sonic jamming device, "With the gravity field, we can't even get close to that Kryptonian spaceship."
Batman's low voice sounded, "We will destroy the World Engine as soon as possible. Uh, maybe not that fast."
The reason for the change in tone was that Batman saw two Kryptonians rapidly flying from the World Enginetowards the Batplane.
"Two are fine. Arthur, I'll handle one, you distract one."
Diana stood at the hatch and said, "Batman, once the two Kryptonians are distracted, you go destroy the World Engine."
"Okay."
Batman did not refuse. Arthur smiled, "This is the sea. I might be able to deal with the Kryptonian faster than you."
"That would be even better. To be honest, I'm currently eager to rush back and protect my boyfriend."
Diana smiled, grabbed Arthur's shoulder, activated her flight boots, and quickly flew towards the two Kryptonians.
"Good women are always taken."
Batman and Arthur both sighed simultaneously. That Mr. Andrew Wang was truly fortunate to have such a woman who loved him wholeheartedly.
Soon, Diana and the two Kryptonians met. Without any wasted words, she directly threw Arthur, who was in her hand, towards the Kryptonian on the left.
"Madam, that's a bit rude of you."
Arthur complained while swinging his Trident, forcefully striking the Kryptonian. The Kryptonian grabbed the Trident and, with a backhand, threw Arthur aside.
Arthur splashed into the sea, and the Kryptonian, without any hesitation, flew straight into the sea, chasing Arthur.
The Kryptonian was full of confidence; with their strength, they didn't need to gang up on enemies.
Soon, the Kryptonian plunged into the sea. Arthurgrinned, it was going even smoother than expected. The sea was his home turf.
Then, Arthur activated his ability, shooting towards the Kryptonian like a cannonball, a trail of bubbles behind him. This was the Atlantean's underwater acceleration.
"I didn't expect there to be such a powerful woman among humans."
The other tall Kryptonian looked at Diana and said, "Unfortunately, you've run into us. We Kryptonians are invincible."
"My boyfriend said that in this universe, no one dares to call themselves invincible except for him."
Diana wasted no time, rushing to the tall Kryptonian's front. The Vulcan Sword, leaving layers of afterimages, slashed towards the tall Kryptonian.
The tall Kryptonian couldn't distinguish between the real and fake, raising both hands to quickly block. Diana was merciless, striking down with a sword. The tall Kryptonian's Armor was split open, and then the Vulcan Sword smoothly cut through his skin and muscle.
"Her weapon can hurt me?"
The tall Kryptonian was shocked and enraged, kicking Diana's waist. Diana raised her shield to block, and her entire body was kicked back more than ten meters.
Diana snorted coldly, splitting into five, attacking the tall Kryptonian simultaneously from different directions.
The tall Kryptonian still couldn't distinguish between real and fake. He flew rapidly in the air, using his speed advantage to defeat them one by one.
Seeing this, Diana continuously split her illusions, swarming the tall Kryptonian. The tall Kryptonian dodged a few times, but was cut by Diana again.
The tall Kryptonian was shocked and enraged, locking onto Diana and punching heavily. The air vibrated violently, turning into a shockwave that swept the surroundings.
Diana raised her shield to block, and the next second, the tall Kryptonian's fist struck the shield, but Dianadisappeared like a ripple.
"How is this possible?"
The tall Kryptonian looked incredulous. After being cut, he had been locked onto the opponent. Why was it still an illusion?
The reason was simple: after Diana cut the tall Kryptonian, she immediately became invisible, while simultaneously creating a new illusion to replace herself. The two seamlessly connected; this was a trump card Andrew taught her.
Before the tall Kryptonian could figure it out, Dianaappeared beside him. With a swift movement of her sword, the tall Kryptonian's arm was severed by the sharp Vulcan Sword and fell into the sea below.
The tall Kryptonian screamed, hastily flying backward, while simultaneously exhaling a breath of cold air onto the wound, freezing it.
"It seems you don't have Heat Vision."
Diana sneered, rushing towards the tall Kryptonian with her illusions.
The tall Kryptonian opened his mouth wide, quickly spewing cold air around him, and the surroundings rapidly froze. At the same time, those illusions disappeared as soon as they touched the cold air.
Seeing this, Diana raised her hands, and the Bracelets of Submission on her arms crashed together, unleashing a terrifying shockwave that destroyed all the ice, even knocking the tall Kryptonian flying.
Diana pressed her advantage, charging forward again. The tall Kryptonian cursed and turned to flee.
While Diana was fighting the tall Alien, Batman piloted the Batplane towards the World Engine.
There was also a gravity field around the World Engine. Batman dared not get too close. He observed carefully and found that the World Engine's gravity field was mainly concentrated around the light beam, and the gravity field was relatively weaker at the three leg positions.
"The gravity field isn't strong. If the deviation is calculated correctly, it should be possible to hit them."
Batman thought to himself, "Destroying the three legs will make the World Engine lose balance. When two devices connect across the Earth, even a slight fluctuation will cause problems."
Soon, Batman calculated the gravitational deviation. Then, he pressed the button, and two missiles with long tails blasted towards two of the World Engine's legs.
Just then, the World Engine's cover opened, and countless steel particles formed a silvery-white tentacle that swept horizontally, causing the two missiles to explode with a bang.
This was the World Engine's self-protection mechanism.
"I knew it wouldn't be that simple."
Batman complained, activating the machine gun to furiously spray the tentacle, but it was useless. The tentacle transformed into a claw and rapidly grabbed towards the Batplane.
Batman hastily controlled the Batplane to dodge. Seeing this, the tentacle split into three, grabbing at the Batplane from different directions.
"fuck."
Batman cursed, immediately activating the acceleration system to escape the World Engine. Even with his excellent piloting skills, it was impossible to dodge so many tentacles. Fleeing was the only option.
The steel particles had an attack range. As soon as the Batplane fled, they immediately retracted, menacingly surrounding the engine, awaiting the enemy's next attack.
The Batplane, spewing glowing flames, stopped in the distance. Batman thought for a moment and asked, "Alfred, can you hear me? Is there any interference around?"
Alfred was Batman's butler, basically capable of everything, a famous butler-hero.
"Yes, you're not in the gravity field, so there's no interference around."
Alfred's voice came from the communicator. Batmanbreathed a sigh of relief and said, "You remotely control the fighter jet to attract the steel particles' attention, and I…"
"Master Wayne, although I don't know what method you intend to use, it's definitely very dangerous."
Alfred said, "We have an easier method. Your teammate, Wonder Woman, is about to win."
Alfred had been monitoring the entire situation and knew more than Batman.
Chapter 533: Changes in the Battle Situation
"Really? That fast?"
Batman was overjoyed, controlling his fighter jet to turn around. He saw the Kryptonian, who had lost an arm, fleeing in a panic, with Diana in hot pursuit.
Batman secretly thought, "It seems ordinary Kryptonians are much weaker than Superman. Of course, General Zodis an exception; after all, he has top-tier genes."
"Master Wayne, your teammate is very reliable. I think you need to find a few more teammates to help you share the workload."
Alfred rambled on, "That way, you can also find time to fall in love, have a child, and so on.
Uh, if you're not interested, you can skip dating and just have a child directly. The Wayne family needs an heir."
"Fred, is this the time to talk about such things?"
Batman was speechless. Perhaps he was getting old; Alfred now urged him to marry and have children whenever he had a chance, which left him both depressed and helpless.
But then again, find teammates? This might be possible.
Alfred said, "I've said these things when I should, but has it helped? Master Wayne, why don't we consider scientific methods?"
Batman was too lazy to bother with Alfred anymore. He controlled the Batwing to fly towards the tall Kryptonian. Then, he pressed a button, and a massive sound wave surged from the device below, enveloping the tall Kryptonian, making it difficult for him to move easily.
"Well done, Batman."
Diana's eyes lit up at the sight. With a sudden thrust, her long sword pierced the tall Kryptonian's body like a hot knife through butter, puncturing his heart and emerging from his back.
The tall Kryptonian let out a bloodcurdling scream, struggling in his Death throes. He punched Diana away, but Diana gripped the Vulcan Sword tightly and used the momentum to pull it out.
The tall Kryptonian screamed again, blood continuously gushing from the wound. He wanted to escape, but his strength was rapidly draining—Batman's sound wave was vibrating his injured heart.
Kryptonians have tenacious vitality, but even the most tenacious has its limits.
"Diana, you go deal with the World Engine. I'll handle this heavily wounded Kryptonian."
Batman shouted, "Be careful, the World Engine has a device made of steel particles that will attack you."
"Okay."
Diana didn't waste words and immediately flew towards the World Engine.
The tall Kryptonian's screams alarmed the Kryptonian under the sea, who wanted to go up and rescue him, but Arthur Curry (Aquaman) held him firmly in place.
In the previous battle, Arthur had lured the Kryptonian to the bottom of the sea, where the pressure was terrifyingly high, and the Kryptonian was very unaccustomed to it.
He was only unaccustomed, not unable to withstand it. Given a few days, the Kryptonian could move as flexibly as a fish, but not now.
Arthur used his agility to continuously circle and fight the Kryptonian. The Kryptonian had not yet learned Heat Vision or Freeze Breath, so he couldn't shake off his opponent.
Soon, Diana arrived at the World Engine's location. She glanced at the steel tentacles flailing in the air, snorted, and quickly created many illusions.
"Thank my boyfriend for teaching me so many things. Although I don't know why an old-fashioned guy from World War I knows so much?"
Diana secretly complained. As a master of machinery, Andrew had specifically taught Diana how to use illusions to deceive intelligent machines. In fact, it wasn't difficult.
Intelligent machines perceive the outside world through lidar, sensors, and other devices. All that's needed is to set up countermeasures specifically for these devices.
Diana could even fool Superman's senses, let alone cold machinery.
Then, Diana led a large number of illusions towards the World Engine. Because of the surrounding gravity, Dianaimbued each illusion with a lot of divine power, which consumed a great deal of her energy.
The steel particles indeed couldn't distinguish between real and fake. It split into many tentacles, attacking all the Dianas.
The real Diana suddenly accelerated, crashing through the steel particles and rushing to the front of the World Engine.
Seeing this, the steel particles hastily controlled all their tentacles to return and attack Diana, but it was too late.
Diana controlled the Vulcan Sword to fly in front of her. Then, enduring the immense gravity, she raised her hands and forcefully clapped her two guardian bracelets together.
A massive shockwave suddenly erupted. Propelled by the shockwave, the Vulcan Sword whistled out like a rocket, instantly piercing through the World Engine.
The World Engine exploded with a rumble, the light beam quickly disappeared, and all the steel particles returned to the engine.
"It's done."
Diana breathed a sigh of relief and raised her hand to recall the Vulcan Sword—the Vulcan Sword itself didn't have this function; Andrew had added a magic array to the hilt.
At this moment, Alice said, "Mistress, Boss wants you to collect those steel particles. They can be used to create a good piece of equipment."
"Equipment? Alright, he needs equipment for self-defense."
Diana nodded and flew towards the exploding World Engine. At the same time, she asked, "By the way, how's Andrew doing?"
"Boss continuously provoked the Kryptonians, and even stood in the middle of the battlefield filming and talking nonsense…"
Alice replied, and Diana's heart immediately tightened. Why was that guy so suicidal?
"But the Kryptonians completely ignored him."
Alice continued, "This phenomenon is very incredible and unscientific."
"Unscientific? Could it be some kind of magic method?"
Diana couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Before the World Engine was completely destroyed, she dismantled the steel particle device, preparing to take it back to Andrew.
Then, Diana turned her head and saw that the heavily wounded Kryptonian had died. Batman was putting his body into the fighter jet—Batman had been using sound waves to trap him.
And Arthur was desperately blocking the enraged Kryptonian.
Diana didn't waste words and immediately plunged into the sea to help Arthur. Naval combat was not unfamiliar to Diana; the Amazons had fought the Atlantians before.
The World Engine situation is basically a sure win. Let's turn our attention back to Metropolis.
In the center of Metropolis, as the World Engine was destroyed, the gravitational field suddenly disappeared. The Scientist was shocked and enraged; something had actually happened to the World Engine?
The Scientist dared not delay and immediately relayed the message to General Zod, who was fiercely battling Clark in the sky, leaving the surrounding buildings riddled with holes.
"Then eliminate all enemies and rebuild the World Engine."
General Zod's expression was very grim. He said, "You all quickly deal with the enemies over there, then come and rendezvous with us to defeat these Super Heroes."
"Understood." The Scientist nodded.
Compared to the Kryptonians, Colonel Hardy was overjoyed. He hastily shouted, "According to the battle plan we discussed, begin the assault."
"Yes, Colonel."
The pilots' faces were filled with determination. They flew towards the Kryptonian spaceship while continuously firing missiles.
Seeing this, the Scientist immediately activated the spaceship's defense system. A shield appeared outside the spaceship. Then, many muzzles rose and fired energy cannons at the fighter jets and missiles.
Boom, boom, boom, explosions continuously occurred in the sky. Some were missiles, while others were destroyed fighter jets.
The fighter squadron did not retreat; they continued to attack. Some even flew past the Kryptonian spaceship, their machine guns firing fiercely.
"Ever since I saw these planes, I've had a question: why do they line their planes with lead? What are they afraid of?"
The Scientist looked at these planes and asked, "Or rather, what are they hiding?
Also, these fighter jets are getting a bit too close to us. What are they trying to conceal?"
The Kryptonian responsible for protecting the Scientistblinked and said, "I don't understand. Just tell me the conclusion directly."
The Scientist was a little speechless. It's fine if you don't understand, but you should at least try to think about it.
"The conclusion is that these planes have a problem."
The Scientist controlled the sandbox-like instrument in front of him. Steel particles assembled into a C17 plane in the air. Then, he said, "Based on my analysis, this plane should be their trump card.
Go out and destroy this plane. Let's see what they really want to do?"
"Why didn't you just say that earlier? Wasting time."
The Kryptonian grumbled, left the spaceship, and quickly flew towards the large plane where Colonel Hardy was.
The Scientist rolled his eyes. If I don't explain a bit more, how would you know I'm so impressive?
On the C17 plane, the pilot was rapidly controlling the aircraft towards the Kryptonian spaceship.
At the same time, in the rear cabin, a Scientist inserted Superman's key into the keyhole of the small spaceship. As soon as it was pressed, the small spaceship would activate its stealth device.
"May God protect us."
The Scientist prayed. Just then, the observing soldier shouted, "A Kryptonian is flying towards us."
"Have they discovered us? All of you, full speed ahead, crash into the Kryptonian spaceship. I'll go out and stop him."
Colonel Hardy was startled and immediately activated his Iron Man Suit, flying out of the hatch. Then, six miniature missiles popped out from his back, firing at the Kryptonian.
The Iron Man Suit on Colonel Hardy was the most primitive version, similar to the initial War Machine.
Seeing the miniature bombs, the Kryptonian didn't even dodge, directly accelerating and crashing into them. Boom, boom, boom, the miniature missiles exploded one after another in the air, but the Kryptonian was completely unharmed, fiercely bursting out of the flames.
"fuck."
Colonel Hardy cursed, raising the military's self-developed energy gun and firing continuously at the Kryptonian.
The Kryptonian dodged flexibly. Then, he appeared in front of Colonel Hardy as if teleporting, shattering the energy gun with one punch and violently smashing Colonel Hardy away.
After dealing with Colonel Hardy, the Kryptonian turned to look at the large plane. Because the hatch was open, he clearly saw the small spaceship inside.
"It's Kal-El's spaceship."
The Scientist saw the small spaceship through the instrument on the Kryptonian's body and instantly understood the Earthlings' plan. Instead of being surprised, he was delighted. He shouted:
"Raymond, stop them from activating the small spaceship. Bring the small spaceship back to me intact."
According to General Zod and their judgment, the book of rao was inside the small spaceship. In fact, they had been searching for the small spaceship, and never expected it to deliver itself to them.
Actually, the book of rao was inside Clark, but neither the Kryptonians nor Clark himself knew.
The Kryptonian didn't waste words and immediately rushed towards the plane. The Scientist, seeing this, tried to press the key down. Just then, a piece of steel shrapnel whistled in, turning his arm into pulp.
Then, the Kryptonian entered the plane. The soldiers hastily tried to stop him, but they were like Mantis trying to stop a chariot (a mantis trying to stop a chariot) and were successively thrown away.
Soon, the Kryptonian carried the small spaceship back to the Kryptonian spaceship. Colonel Hardy, who had flown back into the sky, saw this scene and shouted unwillingly, "The plan failed. The small spaceship has been taken. Do we need to retreat?"
General Calvin hesitated for a moment and said, "Continue fighting. Delay them. If you retreat, the Kryptonian spaceship and Kryptonians will go to Stark Industries, and then the situation will completely collapse."
"Understood."
Colonel Hardy didn't hesitate and immediately agreed.
General Calvin said in the communication channel, "The plan to destroy the Kryptonian spaceship has failed. You must resolve the enemies immediately. The military cannot hold on for much longer."
"Okay."
Diana, Tony, and Clark all nodded, accelerating their attacks on the Kryptonians. The other Super Heroes, however, gave bitter smiles. Resolve them quickly? It would be good if they weren't quickly resolved by the enemy.
"Those bastards in the military are suggesting releasing nuclear bombs again."
Andrew heard Alice's report and couldn't help but shake his head. Louise was stunned, "No way? Metropolis has millions of people? And everyone is still fighting."
"How can they launch nuclear bombs without everyone holding back the Kryptonians?"
Andrew said. He didn't say much more, because there was no need. Tony had already hacked into the military system; the nuclear bombs couldn't be launched.
Both Andrew and Tony knew the military's character perfectly well. Those guys would do anything to sell 'unsold' nuclear bombs.
At this moment, Flash, who was 'faking' a fight with the Kryptonian, made a mistake and was swept by the Kryptonian's arm, flying out and crashing into a wall, creating a large crater in it.
This result was not surprising. In fact, it was already remarkable that Flash had only encountered problems now.
"Barry, provoke that Kryptonian and lure him towards Batman."
Andrew commanded. He used a special communicator that only Flash could hear.
Diana, Arthur, Batman, and the others had already severely wounded the remaining Kryptonians. Luring another one over now was no problem at all.
Barry was stunned. Provoke? How do I provoke? No one taught me that?
"Damn fly, I finally caught you."
The Kryptonian took a huge leap and jumped forcefully towards Flash. Flash dodged awkwardly. The Kryptonian landed with a crash beside him, creating a deep crater in the ground.
The Kryptonian was about to continue his attack when Barry, inspired, threw his short staff at the Kryptonian.
The Kryptonian had always been wary of that short staff. Seeing it, he immediately dodged. Barry took the opportunity to get up and shouted, "Idiot, that staff is actually useless."
With that, Barry activated the Speed Force and quickly disappeared in a Flash of lightning.
"Useless? Are you messing with me?"
The Kryptonian was stunned, then burst into rage. He immediately flew into the sky, chasing in the direction Barry had fled.
Andrew nodded in satisfaction and turned to look at Tonyand Fiora's battlefield. Over there, it was almost time to end.
Tony and Fiora's battle had been intense. Fiora had launched several attacks on Tony, but each time Tony had thwarted them. There was nothing she could do; Tonyhad made many preparations in advance.
Tony shouted, "Madam, it seems neither of us can defeat the other. How about we stop fighting and go on a real date? I'm a famous diamond bachelor, you know."
"You're asking for Death."
Fiora was completely enraged, kicking nearby vehicles one after another at extremely high speed towards Tony's anti-Kryptonian suit.
Chapter 534 Reversal
Tony controlled the nanobots to form a repulsor device, pushing all vehicles away, which fell to the ground with a rumble.
Fiora's eyes glowed red, preparing to cut open the nearby skyscraper and make it crash down on Tony.
Just then, a sharp pain shot through Fiora's head. She couldn't help but fall to her knees, screaming.
"It's working. Sorry, lady, you lost."
Tony walked towards Fiora, speaking as Fiora clutched her head in pain, asking with difficulty, "What did you do?"
"You know what? Every life form has inertia. You Kryptonians can go without breathing for a long time after becoming stronger."
Tony said, "But due to your past habits, you still breathe. So, I secretly released nanoscale viruses into the air.
To avoid detection, the virus count was extremely low. They entered your brain through your breathing.
Initially, because of the small number, they were in a dormant state. Once their numbers increased, they activated simultaneously, destroying your brain.
Your body is very tough, and your internal organs are probably tough too, but no matter the life form, the brain is fragile.
Someone once told me that even a god's brain is equally fragile."
"Despicable."
Fiora could no longer control her body. She collapsed to the ground, cursing with difficulty.
"Lady, the one who wants to destroy someone else's home is despicable. No matter the situation, defending one's home makes one a Hero."
Tony raised his hands and continuously fired pulse waves at Fiora. Boom, boom, boom! The ground vibrated non-stop, and Fiora rapidly sank into the ground.
Under the combined internal and external assault, even a Kryptonian was knocked unconscious.
"Done, but how do I deal with her?"
Tony had a headache. These Kryptonians were not easy to kill.
At this moment, Andrew Wang walked over with Louiseand said, "Leave her to me. You go deal with the other Kryptonians."
"Wow, you sure know how to take credit."
Tony complained. Just then, a Kryptonian flew over with a sonic boom, furious and surprised, wanting to rescue Fiora.
"Cyborg and them are really not doing well."
Tony shook his head and quickly rushed to intercept the opponent.
General Zod also noticed Fiora's defeat, but he had no time to deal with it now because he had finally brought Clark to the central area.
The two Kryptonians who had been dealing with the fighter jets simultaneously flew next to Clark and, along with General Zod, surrounded him.
Seeing this, the military wanted to help Super Hero, but Scientist controlled the Kryptonian spaceship, continuously firing energy waves, firmly pinning them down.
Clark, surrounded, looked somewhat grim. He already found General Zod difficult to handle, let alone three Kryptonians working together now.
Fortunately, the other Kryptonians were not as powerful as General Zod.
General Zod said, "Kal-El, one last chance. Surrender."
Clark firmly said, "Never."
"Then don't blame us. Attack."
General Zod snorted coldly and, along with the other two Kryptonians, simultaneously charged at Clark.
Clark flew upwards, trying to escape, but was caught by General Zod's red cape.
Then, General Zod grabbed the red cape and spun forcefully, directly slamming Clark into the nearby skyscraper with a thunderous crash.
This wasn't over. General Zod and the other two Kryptonians simultaneously rushed into the skyscraper. Then, thunderous explosions continuously echoed inside the building, and red Heat Vision flashed.
In just tens of seconds, the skyscraper began to collapse. Then, Clark was kicked out, and afterward, the three of Zod chased after him, continuously attacking Clark.
Clark was in a sorry state, completely on the defensive, but he did not give up, fighting desperately. His potential was rapidly stimulated in this desperate situation.
In fact, Clark was much stronger than the other Kryptonians. He just needed a little time to adjust his state, as he had barely used his full power before.
"Super Hero is in danger."
Colonel Hardy, seeing this, dispatched as many fighter jets as possible to help. Unfortunately, it had little effect, and instead, the fighter jets were continuously destroyed.
Andrew Wang didn't care about Super Hero's predicament. He took out his phone, which projected a light curtain that enveloped the surroundings. People outside couldn't see what he was doing or hear the commotion inside.
Then, Andrew Wang jumped into the pit and walked towards Fiora.
"Mr. CEO, what are you trying to do now?"
Louise couldn't help but ask, "By the way, aren't you a bit too... uh, bold? Not only do you provoke everywhere, but you also rush wherever there's danger?"
Andrew Wang chuckled, "You mean 'courting Death,' right? Don't worry, no matter how much I court Death, I won't die."
Louise retorted, "I'm not reassured, because it's very likely that I'll be the one to die."
Andrew Wang smiled and took out a palm-sized mechanical scorpion from his pocket. Then, he introduced it in a broadcast voice, "Nanoparasitic Scorpion. It can invade the enemy's brain and control them."
This parasitic scorpion was a super upgraded version of the Cobra nanobots technology. It also incorporated some Transformers technology and was created by Andrew Wang during this time.
Louise was very shocked, "Control the brain? Can it really work?"
"Questioning your boss will result in a salary deduction."
Andrew Wang didn't waste words. He placed the parasitic scorpion on Fiora's face, and the parasitic scorpion transformed into nanobots, entering her brain through her nostrils, ears, and mouth.
Being parasitized was undoubtedly a very painful experience. Fiora woke up in pain, struggling continuously on the ground, which rumbled and sank downwards.
Andrew Wang jumped to the top and said, "A bit cruel. I need to improve the technology. Before parasitism, cut off the opponent's pain nerves first."
"..."
Louise quietly moved away from Andrew Wang, feeling, "What to do? This guy is so scary!"
Fiora's brain already had viruses, and with the addition of the parasitic scorpion, she was quickly controlled. Then, she stopped struggling and stood up with empty eyes.
"BOSS."
Fiora respectfully saluted Andrew Wang. She was controlled by an intelligent program and would obey Andrew Wang's commands one hundred percent.
"Go out and deal with the other Kryptonians."
Andrew Wang instructed. Fiora was of great use to him, and he would explain in detail later.
"Yes, BOSS."
Fiora didn't waste words. She flew into the sky, passed through the light curtain, and rapidly flew towards the Kryptonian who was fighting Tony.
"Is she really controlled?"
Louise was both surprised and excited. She hadn't expected her CEO to be a great Scientist. No wonder he had a Super Hero girlfriend like Diana.
With Fiora controlled, it meant one less enemy and one more ally, and the situation quickly improved.
Andrew Wang chuckled, "You can be surprised, but please don't worship me. I'm afraid Diana will..."
Louise asked, "Kill you?"
Andrew Wang said, "No, kill you."
Leaving Andrew Wang's joke aside for now, seeing Fiorafly out of the light curtain, the Kryptonian was overjoyed. He shouted, "I knew it! How could you be defeated by an Earthling? Let's take care of this guy together."
"Damn it, your heads are too hard, aren't they?"
Tony said, feigning annoyance. Although Andrew Wanghadn't told him anything, he knew very well that Fiorawas now an ally.
Are you kidding? How could Andrew Wang mess things up?
Although that guy's character wasn't great and his personality was super terrible, when it came to serious matters, you could always trust him. He either didn't act, or if he did, he would definitely succeed.
Then, Tony raised his hands and fired layered sound waves at the Kryptonian, pinning him in place, unable to move easily.
The Kryptonian was about to struggle when Fiora flew in at extreme speed, striking him heavily on the head with a punch. He flew directly away, tumbling wildly on the ground.
Before the Kryptonian could react, Fiora rushed over again, spraying a blast of cold air at him, freezing him inside.
The Kryptonian struggled frantically, and cracks quickly appeared in the ice. Fiora stepped forward, punching and shattering the ice on the Kryptonian's upper body. Then, she forcefully gripped the Kryptonian's neck from behind, trying to make him fall unconscious.
"Fiora is being controlled! That person also wants to control me!"
The Kryptonian was filled with shock and anger. He hurriedly shattered the ice and grabbed Fiora's right hand with both hands, trying to pull it away.
Just then, two tentacles flew over, grabbing the Kryptonian's hands and pulling forward.
Seeing this, the Kryptonian grabbed the two tentacles in return. Then, he pulled hard, causing the Anti-Kryptonian battle suit to involuntarily crash into the Kryptonian.
With a bang, the two Kryptonians and one battle suit collided and flew in all directions.
The Kryptonian gained his freedom. Ignoring the discomfort in his neck, he shouted loudly, "Fiora is controlled! Humans have a way to control us!"
No sooner had the Kryptonian finished shouting than two Heat Visions struck him in the chest, burning his body and continuously pushing him backward.
Immediately after, Tony also joined the attack. Under the combined assault of the two, the Kryptonian quickly fell, but he was a tough guy, choosing Death in the end rather than being controlled.
"What a pity he died."
Looking at the Kryptonian's corpse, Tony was very disappointed. If they could control one more, this battle would undoubtedly be won.
Andrew Wang walked out and said, "Instead of sighing, you should hurry up and fight."
"You're the boss."
Tony shrugged and turned to fly towards another Kryptonian. Only one Kryptonian enemy remained at the Stark branch.
Fiora didn't go looking for the Kryptonian. Under Andrew Wang's command, she flew rapidly in Clark's direction.
Seeing the large battle suit flying over, the Kryptonian tried to escape, but two new arms emerged from Cyborg's back. Four arms firmly grabbed his left leg, preventing him from flying up.
The other Superheroes also used their respective methods to delay the Kryptonian. Before the Kryptonian could shake them off, Tony arrived.
"Beat him up!"
Tony laughed heartily and, along with the others, surrounded and attacked the Kryptonian.
The Superheroes had been suppressed for so long, and now they could finally fight back. Their morale greatly boosted, and they all used their signature moves.
Cyborg breathed a sigh of relief. Kryptonians were truly strong. So many Superheroes could only barely hold back two. Fortunately, their other teammates were very capable.
In the central area, General Zod heard the Kryptonian's shout. His face turned extremely grim, and he hurriedly sped up his assault on Clark.
Unfortunately, Clark's resilience far exceeded his imagination. Even with three of them attacking, the opponent still hadn't fallen.
Happy National Day, everyone.
Chapter 535 The Overall Situation Has Been Decided
Soon, Fiora flew to the central battle zone. Without a word, her eyes emitted Heat Vision, attacking one of the Kryptonians, who hastily dodged.
"That's great."
Clark breathed a sigh of relief. He grabbed another Kryptonian and hurled him forcefully towards Zod.
Zod dodged the Kryptonian directly. Then, with a roar, his fist, carrying a violent surge of air, slammed heavily towards Clark.
Clark met him without fear. The two continuously exchanged blows in the air, their impacts thundering, and shockwaves swept the surroundings.
The more Zod fought, the more alarmed he became. Clark's strength was significantly greater than before. What was going on?
The Kryptonian thrown by Clark stopped in mid-air. He was about to return to continue ganging up on Clarkwhen he sensed something and abruptly turned his head, seeing a Flash of electricity rapidly approaching from a distance.
Undoubtedly, it was Flash Barry, who was also bringing Diana, using Speed Force to protect her as they advanced quickly.
As for the Kryptonian who was chasing Barry, he had already been severely wounded by the combined efforts of Barry and Diana, and Arthur and Batman were finishing him off.
Diana, seeing the dire situation, asked Barry to bring her over as fast as possible.
When Barry reached the Kryptonian, he released his hand, and Diana, using the force of inertia, swung her longsword like a streak of white silk towards the Kryptonian.
The Kryptonian's expression changed drastically, and he hastily dodged, but it was still a bit late. A large gash was torn open on his chest by Diana's Vulcan Sword, blood streaming out, and even his internal organs were visible.
Then, Diana uncontrollably crashed into a nearby skyscraper. There was nothing she could do; she was moving too fast.
Compared to Diana, Barry's situation was worse. He failed to slow down and crashed into the skyscraper ahead, tumbling repeatedly before finally stopping with great difficulty.
"I'm exhausted and starving."
Barry was too tired to get up. He was just a novice, fighting continuously and making two round trips. It was normal for him to be so tired.
Additionally, Speed Force consumes a lot of calories, and Barry needs to replenish a large amount of calories every time he runs, making him a true big eater.
"A bit disheveled. Good thing Andrew didn't see me."
Diana got up from the ground and tidied herself before rushing out of the skyscraper. Then, with a great leap, her Vulcan Sword, carrying layers of afterimages, heavily struck the Kryptonian she had previously wounded.
The Kryptonian was stemming the bleeding. Seeing Dianareappear, he was both shocked and enraged, hastily dodging. Diana, having the upper hand, did not relent, splitting off afterimages to continuously attack him.
Fiora also held a great advantage, pushing the Kryptonian soldier back continuously.
"That's great."
Seeing the situation completely reversed, the command center erupted in cheers. They had seen the dawn of the end of the great battle.
Calvin breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed he wouldn't need to reveal his identity and intervene. He looked at Andrew on the screen, growing even more surprised.
Where had this former battle hero gone during his decades of disappearance, and what had happened to him, to become so powerful that he could even control Kryptonians?
Calvin shook his head: "He couldn't really be God's messenger, could he?"
Seeing the heavy losses of the Kryptonians, Zod roared angrily: "Kal-El, do you know that you have ruined Kryptonian's last chance?"
Clark shouted: "You were never Kryptonian's chance. You represent Kryptonian's failure. Invaders will not have a good end."
"Kal-El."
Zod completely lost control. He was about to attack when the Scientist's voice came through his earpiece: "Zod, I think we should retreat."
"No retreat! I will kill these Earthlings, including Kal-El."
Zod flatly refused, his fist, carrying a huge surge of air, slammed towards Clark. With so many dead, what face did he, a general, have to flee?
"We have obtained the Genesis Chamber and the small spaceship. As long as we escape, Kryptonian still has hope."
The Scientist persuaded him, deliberately concealing the fact that there was no book of rao in the small spaceship.
"Genesis Chamber, book of rao?"
Zod hesitated slightly. For him, if anything was more important than hatred, it was certainly the future of Kryptonian.
Zod gritted his teeth: "Alright, retreat. Bring everyone."
"Okay."
The Scientist breathed a sigh of relief and controlled the Kryptonian spaceship to fly above Zod.
Then, the Kryptonian spaceship, while firing energy cannons at Clark, also sent tractor beams towards Zodand the other two Kryptonians.
"Trying to escape?"
Seeing this, Diana used her Amazonian bracers to release a shockwave, smashing the Kryptonian out. The Kryptonian screamed as he fell, and Diana immediately gave chase.
On the other side, Fiora knocked her opponent out of the tractor beam. The boss said they had to die.
Unlike Diana and Fiora, Clark hesitated for a moment and did not stop Zod. Unless absolutely necessary, he did not want to kill his own kind. In fact, he didn't want to kill anyone at all.
Therefore, Zod returned to the Kryptonian spaceship smoothly. He shouted: "Attack Fiora, save Raymond."
As for the Kryptonian attacked by Wonder Woman, there was virtually no chance of saving him.
"Okay."
The Scientist was about to attack when a huge plasma cannon slammed heavily onto the Kryptonian spaceship. The spaceship vibrated violently, and its defensive shield almost shattered.
"Trying to escape? Didn't you ask me? Cyborg, let's continue."
Tony shouted. Cyborg nodded, transferring massive amounts of electricity from the underground cables to the anti-Kryptonian suit.
With the suit's energy at full capacity, Tony activated the device, and an electromagnetic field enveloped the Kryptonian spaceship, preventing its escape.
Doing this would cause a power outage in the city, but now, there was no time to worry about that.
Additionally, the previous Kryptonian had already died under the combined assault, so Tony and Cyborg rushed over to help.
"Damn it."
The Scientist hastily fired energy cannons in retaliation. Tony snorted and fired plasma cannons to intercept the energy cannons.
At the same time, Colonel Hardy led the aircraft fleet to launch another attack on the Kryptonian spaceship. They had destroyed so many of their fighter jets; now they wanted to escape? Dream on!
Seeing everyone relentlessly clinging to the Kryptonian spaceship, Clark sighed and turned to help Fiora deal with Raymond.
Clark was a good person; he didn't want to kill, but he wouldn't be so foolish as to turn around and help Zod.
Zod's expression was extremely grim. Was this truly going to be a complete annihilation?
"Hmm?"
At this moment, Andrew sensed something and looked up into the depths of the void.
Immediately after, a dark spatial vortex appeared above the battlefield, and a small Kryptonian spaceship flew out. Behind the small spaceship, faintly, there was also a large, double-ringed spaceship.
"Is that the Phantom Zone behind it?"
The Scientist was stunned. Because of the spatial vortex, the surrounding electromagnetic field collapsed. He hesitated for a moment, then decisively activated the Kryptonian spaceship and escaped into the spatial vortex.
The Phantom Zone is a special place where time and space are relatively suspended, used as a prison.
"cosmic consciousness."
Andrew snorted. This sudden change was clearly the cosmic consciousness interfering with fate to help Zodescape.
Andrew thought of something and sensed the eighteen-thousand-year-old spaceship. Without any surprise, it had completely disappeared.
"Lacking a decisive combat force, otherwise Zod wouldn't have escaped."
Andrew turned to Fiora and smiled slightly. He planned to develop, or rather transform, Fiora into his trump card.
Next time, Fiora will sweep the field. Such a thing will not happen again.
Andrew won the first round, but not completely.
Clark saw the small Kryptonian spaceship and instinctively flew towards it, gently carrying it and placing it on the ground.
Immediately after, the spatial vortex rapidly disappeared. The large spaceship that was vaguely seen before did not appear here, but it had escaped the Phantom Zone—it was the Alien prison Luozi Fort.
"Damn it, they still managed to escape."
Tony cursed, retracting the electromagnetic field. Cyborg slowly lowered his hands, stopping the absorption of electricity.
Then, Tony took Cyborg to help Fiora deal with the Kryptonian. The Kryptonian was fighting for his life in a Death struggle against the three.
Unfortunately, it was useless. The Kryptonian was quickly severely wounded by Fiora. Seeing complete defeat, he committed suicide directly to avoid becoming a puppet like Fiora, which was more tragic than Death.
As for the other Kryptonian, he had already been slain by Wonder Woman.
Of the eleven Kryptonians who invaded Earth this time, only three survived—Zod, the Scientist, and the one who went to find the spaceship.
Of the remaining eight, seven died and one became a puppet.
"Although the spaceship escaped, it's finally over."
Many people breathed a sigh of relief, and some in the command center even applauded. They had won this Alien war.
"Tony, collect all the Kryptonian bodies. Don't let the military get them. Kryptonians are too powerful; if the military messes around, it might cause a big disaster."
Andrew said. Tony nodded: "Understood. I will collect all four bodies. However, the bodies at the World Engine site will most likely be taken by Batman."
"Kryptonian bodies are much safer in Batman's hands than in yours."
Andrew retorted. Tony said with a resentful look: "You get a new person and forget the old."
"Don't you know what kind of person you are? Hurry up and go save people. Oh, and when things calm down, send people to the Indian Ocean to salvage the wreckage of the World Engine. I have a use for it."
Andrew rolled his eyes and instructed. The wreckage of the World Engine contains Kryptonite. Once obtained, the threat of Kryptonians will decrease sharply.
"You're the boss. Whatever you say, I'll do."
Tony shrugged and led Cyborg and the other Superheroes to the ruins to save people. The destructive power of the Kryptonians was too terrifying, and many skyscrapers in the city had collapsed.
Therefore, many people were in danger and needed the help of Superheroes.
Diana, and Flash, who had recovered after eating a lot, also joined in, and the police and military were also working hard.
Andrew walked over to Clark and found that he had already opened the small spaceship. Inside lay a thirteen-year-old blonde girl, slowly regaining consciousness.
Clark saw Andrew approach and said: "I don't know why, but I feel very close to her."
Chapter 536: Cleanup and Harvest
"Wow, Clark, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person."
Andrew looked at him with disdain. Clark was an honest man and quickly tried to explain, "That's not what I meant…"
Andrew chuckled, "Just kidding. She's a Kryptonian, and you find her familiar, so she might be your relative."
"Relative?"
Clark blinked. If that were true, it would be great.
In fact, this young girl was indeed Clark's relative, a very close one—she was Clark's cousin, the future SupergirlKara Zor-El.
Andrew hadn't watched much of the Supergirl series before he transmigrated, only knowing the general plot. He couldn't help it; the fight scenes were too terrible to watch.
Kara and Clark escaped the destruction of Kryptonian on the same day, but she was unlucky and was swept into the Phantom Zone, where she stayed for many years.
Because time was static in the Phantom Zone, Kararemained at thirteen years old.
After a while, Kara awoke. She was a bit panicked at first, but soon, she saw the S-symbol on Clark's chest and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The S-symbol was the symbol of the House of El, meaning hope.
After some explanation, Clark officially gained a cousin. As for how to settle her next, they would discuss it after this incident completely subsided.
Clark looked at Fiora beside Andrew and hesitantly said, "Mr. Wang, isn't controlling Fiora like this a bit too cruel?
I'm not pleading for her, but I think it would be better to just end her suffering directly."
"She has already found release. All her memories have been erased. The original her is completely gone."
Andrew waved his hand, "She is very useful to me. I won't kill her. Don't worry, she isn't suffering at all."
"Alright."
Clark hesitated for a moment, said nothing more, nodded to Andrew, and flew off to rescue others. As for Kara, she was left there for Andrew and Louise to look after.
Andrew said to Louise, "Louise, bring over the photos you just took. I need to start the publicity plan immediately."
Louise handed the camera and phone to Andrew while asking in confusion, "Publicity plan?"
"A plan to promote Superheroes, to prevent the officialand military from taking all the credit."
Andrew took the camera and phone, and while letting Alice sort through them, he said, "I want the public to know that Superheroes saved them, and only Superheroes can save them.
With enough prestige, the official will be wary of Superheroes and won't do anything foolish."
Besides this, increasing the prestige of Superheroes had other uses, which would be discussed later.
Louise asked somewhat hesitantly, "Mr. Wang, are you going to manipulate public opinion?"
"I am just reporting the truth. In fact, it was indeed Superheroes who saved the world."
Andrew shrugged and said, "You notify Perry and them to go to the temporary headquarters for work. Tomorrow's newspaper, I want to see a headline about Superheroessaving the world.
Also, write a special feature on Clark. You write it."
"A special feature on Clark?"
Louise's eyes lit up, and she immediately agreed. She planned to use all her life's skill to portray Clark as a god, a god among men.
Kara blinked her large eyes nearby. Although she didn't understand what was happening, it felt very impressive?
Soon, Alice selected the photos and combat videos. Then, she registered tens of thousands of accounts online and continuously posted and reposted to create buzz.
"Who saved Metropolis? Not the military, but them."
"Who is that beautiful woman fighting? I'll offer a million for her true identity."
"Alien invasion: a few things you must know."
"The fastest man in the world."
"Shocking! The reason Aliens invaded was actually because of a man."
"Iron Man Tony Stark actually did this to a beautiful woman. Is it a distortion of human nature, or a moral decay?"
…
The public was already following the events in Metropolis, and the posts Alice shared quickly went viral online.
"We are safe. Superheroes saved us."
"Clark? He's so handsome, and his muscles are great. Wow, he must be a god, actually holding up a building? Uh, from a mechanics perspective, isn't that a bit unscientific?"
"Wonder Woman Diana? Uh, why is my screen dirty? I'll clean it."
"Flash? Looks like a rookie, quite cute."
"Arthur Curry (Aquaman)? What a wild man. By the way, does he eat fish?"
"Victor? Is he a robot?"
"Iron Man Tony Stark? I know him, a super-rich man, a famous homosexual."
"Batman? The fear of Gotham. How did he end up in Metropolis?"
…
Soon, the internet was flooded with posts and topics about these Superheroes. Under Alice's guidance, the public loved them, and their popularity soared.
Louise took back her phone, scrolled through it a few times, and then, remembering something, asked Andrew, "Mr. Wang, Clark, Wonder Woman Diana, and Arthur Curry (Aquaman) aren't wearing masks. Won't it be bad to post their photos directly?"
Andrew said, "It's not a big problem. First, their photos are already circulating online; many people took pictures before.
Second, this universe has a setting: as long as Superheroes wear glasses, others cannot recognize them."
"…"
Louise and Kara were stunned, looking as if to say, "I haven't read much, don't lie to me."
"I'm not talking nonsense. Uh, if this setting didn't exist, I'd write one myself."
Andrew chuckled. Both Clark and Kara hid their identities this way.
"Diana doesn't need to wear glasses. I want all the men in the world to envy me."
Andrew thought to himself, "With such a good girlfriend, wouldn't it be a waste not to show her off?"
While the internet was buzzing, the Superheroes were still rescuing people. The surrounding public took photos of them rescuing people with their phones, which further increased their popularity.
At this moment, Colonel Hardy approached Tony and said, "Mr. Stark, the higher-ups require you to hand over the Kryptonian bodies to us. They are very dangerous."
"It's more dangerous to hand them over to you."
The big capitalist Iron Man Tony Stark said with a haughty sniff, "Don't bother me while I'm rescuing people. I'll handle those bodies."
Colonel Hardy hesitated for a moment, said nothing more, and joined in the rescue. In fact, he didn't care how the Kryptonian bodies were handled; he only came to Tonybecause it was a request from above.
Colonel Hardy had a good impression of these Superheroes who fought alongside them to defeat the Kryptonians, as they were comrades-in-arms.
Seeing that Colonel Hardy didn't pester him, Tony was a bit surprised and took the initiative to communicate with him—Colonel Hardy reminded him of Rhodey.
On the other side, Batman was flying his Batwing, taking Arthur Curry (Aquaman) back to Metropolis. He quickly noticed the online comments and frowned slightly. It was clear that someone was helping Superheroes gain prestige.
"It's definitely not the military. It's either Iron Man Tony Stark or that Andrew Wang."
Batman narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew Iron Man Tony Stark quite well, but that Andrew Wang was truly mysterious and completely unfathomable.
Batman had no intention of dealing with Andrew, but he would certainly collect information. It might come in handy someday.
After a while, Iron Man Tony Stark's voice sounded in the communicator. He said, "Batman, Arthur Curry (Aquaman), once the disaster relief work in Metropolis is finished, I plan to hold a celebration party. Are you interested in attending?"
"No interest."
Batman said coldly. Arthur Curry (Aquaman), who had been lying down, immediately sat up and shouted, "Of course, I'm interested! The more wine, the better! The fewer clothes the beauties wear, the better! Or why don't we just hold the party by the sea?
They'll be in the sea, and then I'll conjure up giant waves, hahaha."
Batman was speechless. Are you sure you're really a Super Hero?
"Then it's the seaside. I'll bring all the Victoria's Secret supermodels there."
Tony chuckled, "Batman, since you're not attending the celebration party, I'll tell you in advance: I want to form an alliance, an alliance to combat disasters.
This alliance will be a loose organization with no strict rules, but with shared intelligence. Once something happens, we gather immediately."
Batman asked keenly, "Form an alliance? Iron Man, will there be more disasters in the future? Major disasters like this one?"
Arthur Curry (Aquaman) was startled and immediately perked up.
"Perhaps worse."
Tony shrugged and said, "Leaving aside other things, General Zod escaped. He will return sooner or later."
"Worse than destroying humanity?"
Batman's gaze turned cold. He thought for a moment and said, "I can consider it, but the specific details need to be discussed thoroughly."
Batman was not against forming an alliance. On one hand, it was for jointly dealing with disasters; on the other hand, it was an opportunity to monitor Clark, Wonder Woman Diana, and the others. But he wanted the lead, otherwise, he wouldn't feel at ease.
"Iron Man Tony Stark is a very controlling person, and he's as rich as I am, so it won't be easy to contend for the lead."
Batman thought to himself, though he didn't know that Tony had no interest in the lead at all, because the lead would definitely belong to a certain family member. It was useless for him to be interested.
Tony asked, "Okay. By the way, a certain family member said this alliance should be called the Justice League. What do you think?"
"So corny."
Arthur Curry (Aquaman) complained, but Batman said, "Acceptable."
Arthur Curry (Aquaman) was speechless. He didn't expect this dark-themed guy to actually like such a corny name.
After a day and night of busy work, all survivors in Metropolis were rescued. According to post-event statistics, this disaster caused tens of thousands of Deaths and many more injuries. There was nothing to be done; the Kryptonians' destructive power was too strong.
The military also suffered heavy losses this time, with an unknown number of fighter jets shot down.
Fortunately, they won in the end and were not destroyed by the Kryptonians.
Various cleanup efforts continued. Andrew briefly tallied his gains from this incident—Kryptonian technology, Fiora, Kryptonian bodies, the soon-to-be-acquired Kryptonite, Iron Particles, and Fear Force, among others.
"Not bad, but only just not bad."
Andrew shook his head. He saw Diana looking at Fioraand chuckled, "Don't overthink it. Fiora is just a tool. I plan to modify her and turn her into the most powerful weapon of war."
"Don't worry, I didn't misunderstand. If my boyfriend needs to find a woman without self-awareness, that means I've truly failed."
Diana said confidently, "It's good to have her by your side. At least, you won't have to worry about being smashed to Death for provoking people randomly."
Towards the end, Diana couldn't help but glare at Andrew. Andrew chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I won't die no matter who does. You'll get used to it after a few more disasters."
"A few more? I don't want to experience even one more. These Kryptonians are too difficult to deal with."
Diana complained. Then, she whispered in Andrew's ear, "Are you going to stay in Metropolis, or come back to Washington with me?"
Andrew righteously questioned, "Witch, are you trying to bewitch me?"
Diana was startled. At this moment, Andrew continued, "Don't say anything. We're going back to Washingtonimmediately. I'll let you properly experience my prowess."
Diana rolled her eyes at Andrew. Then, the two returned to Washington together. National affairs could wait; they would deal with matters of the heart first.
Several days later, Iron Man Tony Stark hosted a celebration banquet. After the banquet, the Justice League was officially established. Its members included Iron Man Tony Stark, Clark Kent, Batman Bruce Wayne,
Wonder Woman Diana, Flash Barry Allen, Arthur Curry (Aquaman), and Victor.
As for a certain family member, he did not join the Justice League. He doesn't fight, so why would he join the Justice League?
Tony had also extended an invitation to Green Arrow, but for some reason, he did not accept.
The Justice League was just a loose organization. Usually, everyone went about their own business, gathering only when a disaster occurred. Of course, they would occasionally have team-building activities.
Tony and Batman specifically found a place in Metropolisto build the Justice League Hall—the Justice League was not a clandestine organization. In the future, the Hall might even be open for public visits.
Putting those aside for now, on this day, General Calvinfound Andrew Wang and asked, "You didn't join the Justice League? To be honest, I'm a bit surprised."
"I'm not a Super Hero, so why would I join the Justice League?"
Andrew retorted, "Have you ever seen a Super Hero who just stands by and watches every disaster? The Spectator?"
General Calvin asked, "Will there be many disasters in the future?"
Andrew said, "God said, yes."
"God?"
General Calvin shook his head and said, "If there really are many disasters, then the existence of the Justice League is very necessary."
"Speaking of which, I officially invite you to join the Justice League and become the seventh member."
Andrew said, "Don't pretend. The moment I first saw you, I knew you weren't human."
General Calvin's smile faded. After a moment, he asked, "Aren't you afraid I have bad intentions?"
Andrew said, "No, God said you are not a bad person."
"…Is God that talkative? Can you call him for me and ask who the next president will be?"
General Calvin complained. He said, "I don't know what you're talking about, but as long as the Justice Leaguecontinues to protect the world, I will help the Justice League as much as possible."
Andrew understood Martian Manhunter's meaning, nodded, and said no more.
"The official is very wary of the Justice League, but now Superheroes are highly popular, and General Zod could return at any time, so they don't plan to do anything to Superheroes."
General Calvin got down to business: "After a while, the official will establish an organization called the Sky Eye Society. Officially, it will provide assistance to the Justice League, but in reality, it will monitor and be wary of the Justice League.
I came here this time to invite you to be a consultant for the Sky Eye Society, serving as a bridge between the Sky Eye Society and the Justice League."