After saying this, the analyst paused, then looked at the satellite data again and continued speaking to General Ross with disbelief in her voice:
"But according to the readings, all matter within the blast zone has completely vanished—not incinerated, but more like erased from existence on a physical level."
"What does that mean?"Not only Ross, but many leaders of other major organizations who had received the same report couldn't understand what she meant.
"Clark's attack just now caused nearly a million tons of land to disappear."
"Disappear? Where did it go?"
"We're not sure. But based on satellite data, that volume of earth hasn't shown up within a 100-kilometer radius of the site. That suggests either Clark transported the land to some other dimension… or his attack was so destructive that the matter was annihilated beyond recovery."
Although Clark's attack had already terrified many of the observing organizations, now that they had specific data on the scale of the blast, they realized they had still underestimated Superman's true power.
Coulson, staring at the massive crater in front of him, debated whether he should go down to find Clark. After all, the explosion had made such a huge scene that the media might show up any minute. And when he got back, he'd definitely have to give a report to his boss.
He figured if he didn't know what really happened, he'd probably get chewed out.
Just then, Clark's voice echoed in Coulson's ear.
"I've taken care of the Frost Giants' bodies for you. Don't worry—not a single speck remains."
Hovering high above, Clark looked back toward the spot where the truck had been—but now, there was nothing left.
He was a bit surprised. The land itself had been destroyed to a depth of nearly three kilometers. Clearly, those earlier meteor tests hadn't fully shown what his new ability could do. Now, seeing the aftermath, he finally understood just how powerful it really was.
"Clark? Where are you?"
Hearing his voice, Coulson looked around and up at the sky—but couldn't spot him anywhere.
"I'm about five kilometers from you. Of course you can't see me. Oh, and by the way—I fixed it for you. As for the crater, well… if you can explain it, great. I'm heading back to New York."
To be honest, seeing the bubbling water at the bottom of the massive crater made Clark feel a little guilty. He had just destroyed several kilometers of land and everything on it. If someone drove by and saw a lake where a road used to be… he couldn't imagine their reaction.
But Clark figured: Hey, I already did the hard part. I'm not responsible for fixing it too.Even if he wanted to help, where was he supposed to get that much soil?
So Clark decided to leave the mess to S.H.I.E.L.D.After saying his piece to Coulson, he took off toward New York.
After all, he'd been gone for days—it was time to go home.
Three hours later — Outside the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, New York City.
Coulson had just returned from the mission and was holding a freshly completed report as he stood at the door of Nick Fury's office.
He raised his hand and knocked.
"Come in."
After receiving a response, Coulson opened the door and saw his bald-headed superior standing by the window, gazing outside, deep in thought.
"Sir, this is the report on Superman's recent actions."As he spoke, Coulson placed the document on Fury's desk.
"So, Coulson—did you see the lake with your own eyes?"Fury walked over and picked up the report.
In truth, Fury didn't even need to read it. As soon as Coulson had asked Clark to dispose of the Frost Giants' bodies, he'd informed Fury.
Fury had then joined the rest of the global bigwigs in watching Clark's display via satellite.The satellites were already aimed at him—Fury had just joined the live audience.
Like everyone else, Fury had been shocked by what Clark did. He wasn't sure whether it had been wise to let a being this powerful—someone who could singlehandedly destroy humanity—live freely on Earth.
But even if it was a mistake… what could anyone do?
If mankind had once comforted itself with the illusion that nuclear weapons were the final deterrent, then after today, only a fool would believe nukes could stop Superman.
"No, sir. Clark gave us ten minutes to evacuate. The explosion happened after we left."
Fury flipped through the report."He's really starting to live up to the name 'Superman,' isn't he?" he muttered.
"Sir?"
"Nothing. Go keep an eye on Iron Man. He's the only hero we've got left."
"Understood."
As Coulson turned to leave the office, he caught sight of a comic book on Fury's desk, featuring several superhero characters that looked suspiciously like Clark.
After Coulson left and the door shut, Nick Fury opened the comic book and stared at the illustrations.He mumbled under his breath:
"Kryptonite… could it really exist?"
According to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s recent reports—especially Coulson's—Fury had begun to suspect that Clark wasn't just similar to the Superman from comic books…
He might actually be that Superman.
After all, the Norse god Thor turned out to be real.So Fury wasn't entirely opposed to the idea that a comic book character could exist in reality too.
Then Fury pulled out a confidential file from a drawer.When he saw that a certain meteorite had gone missing, his face turned even darker.
Ever since discovering that Clark was an alien, Fury had sent people to locate the meteorite that had supposedly brought him to Earth.
At the time, Fury hadn't considered it might be Kryptonite, or that it could weaken Clark.He had only thought that if the meteorite came from an advanced alien civilization, it might be worth studying.
But since it had landed over 20 years ago, no one had been able to find it.
However, once they finally tracked down its last known storage location…They discovered it had already been taken months ago.
And the one who signed it out?
Former S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Alexander Pierce.
When Fury saw that, he didn't need a report to tell him what it meant.Even if the official documents said the meteorite's whereabouts were "unknown," Fury knew exactly where it had gone:
HYDRA had it.
Fury wasn't sure if the meteorite truly was Kryptonite.After all, comic books were less reliable than mythology.
People could say that myths came from ancient humans mistaking powerful beings for gods.
But comic books? They were pure fiction.The characters were often unrealistic—too perfect, too flat.
Clark's personality wasn't anything like the Superman from the comics.If it weren't for the fact that his powers perfectly matched, Fury would never have considered comics a credible source.
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