"Today, I finally witnessed what it means to have a teammate who's a complete liability."
Qingshui landed from the sky alongside Superman, looking at the two American military pilots whom Superman had safely escorted to the ground not far away.
"Who are you?!"
One of the American pilots, startled by the sudden appearance of the white metal figure, frantically pulled out his handgun.
Superman glanced at Qingshui with a puzzled expression.
He didn't recognize Qingshui, but he could see through the White Knight armor that the person inside was human.
"He's human."
"I'm human."
Superman and Qingshui spoke at the same time. Qingshui also raised a hand and aimed it at Superman.
The latter swiftly flew sideways, dodging.
A charged blue energy cannon shot from the White Knight's palm, blasting away the female Kryptonian who was rushing towards them.
That was Faora, Zod's second-in-command.
Superman immediately followed, flying down from the sky and lunging at another Kryptonian.
The latter appeared to be wearing heavy Kryptonian battle armor. He was large and slightly slower than Faora, but his strength was terrifying.
This Kryptonian was Nam-Ek. He and Faora were the strongest and highest-ranking members of this surviving Kryptonian faction, second only to Zod.
There was also a Kryptonian scientist named Tor-An on the ship. He wasn't as strong in combat, but his status was also relatively high.
When gods fight, mortals suffer.
Within mere seconds, the surrounding streets were reduced to ruins by the four individuals flying around.
The two American pilots fled in a panic, simultaneously contacting military headquarters via radio.
"Captain Jett, report on the battle situation!"
In the command center, an elderly white general shouted into his radio.
"We are under alien attack! Superman saved us. Requesting to cease fire on Superman. We also encountered an entity from an unknown force. Superman says he's human and is now assisting against the aliens!"
The white general turned his gaze to the screen.
"Pull up all related battlefield footage."
"Thunder Squadron has arrived at the battlefield. Their aircraft have camera equipment."
A technician quickly pulled up the footage, but it was intermittent and fragmented.
"Do not open fire until attacked or given orders. Increase aircraft altitude and capture the footage as completely as possible.
Investigate the captured footage to determine the identity of the newly appeared unknown individual."
The white general commanded.
Soon, another technician slowed down a small segment of the footage by tens of thousands of times, extracting a relatively clear frame.
In the image, a white metal figure over two meters tall, with white electrical arcs crackling around him, punched a Kryptonian in the head.
"Access the existing anomalous phenomena database for comparative analysis."
The white general issued another command, looking at the two scientific advisors standing in the command center.
"Dr. Emil, Mr. Luthor, do you recognize this person in the high-tech battle armor from the footage?"
"I suppose you could say I do."
Lex Luthor said, hands in his pockets.
"Then his identity…"
"I don't know, but I suggest, General, that you check past issues of the Central City Gazette and the Gotham Daily. Both are nationally renowned newspapers. Anyone who pays attention to them should have seen this image."
The white general frowned.
As a military general, he naturally hoped to control such extraordinary power rather than leave it unchecked.
Superman was already an uncontrollable entity, and now there seemed to be another.
However…
"Mr. Luthor, many people say you possess the world's most brilliant mind. How do you assess this unknown metal mech? Is it possible for us to replicate this technology?"
The white general asked Lex Luthor.
"I'm afraid it's very difficult. At least for me, I couldn't completely coat the exterior of such an armor with Promethium right now. Yes, I can tell that the armor's defensive and shock-absorbing capabilities are astonishing. Other than Promethium, I can't think of any metal with such properties."
Lex Luthor said earnestly.
After all, he had personally coated all that Promethium.
Of course, LexCorp certainly had some Promethium reserves, but they wouldn't be easily released.
"Furthermore, the individual is definitely not a normal human, and this armor is certainly not just a simple technological construct. Its top speed exceeds Mach 5, comparable to a hypersonic missile. Controlling such speed in complex urban terrain, even with a vast AI, would be extremely difficult. The individual must possess reaction speeds beyond human limits."
"Beyond that is the energy. Unless they have miniature controllable nuclear fusion technology, I can't imagine what kind of battery could sustain such energy consumption."
"The only things I can replicate are their energy cannons and other high-energy technologies. While they do require very powerful energy sources, equipping them with graphene batteries would allow for multiple reuses. If the military is interested in researching this... LexCorp would be very willing to cooperate. Our new energy vehicle, developed with Watt Group, has already proven our technological capabilities in energy."
Lex Luthor smiled, introducing this to the white general while also soliciting business.
"I'll report this to the Pentagon, assuming humanity survives this," the white general said gravely.
He believed the government and military absolutely needed to possess power that could counter these superhumans.
"Commander! Alien spaceship detected separating into two smaller vessels! One is hovering over Metropolis, and the other is heading towards the Indian Ocean! Speed has reached Mach 37! No! It's still accelerating!"
Another piece of bad news.
"What are they doing?" the white general frowned.
"That location... 38 degrees South latitude, 82 degrees East longitude, that's the anti-point to Kansas on Earth! What are they trying to do? Is this a gravity weapon or a weather weapon? Is it meant to terraform the planet?" Dr. Emil exclaimed, pushing up his glasses as he looked at the satellite images.
...
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Meanwhile, at LexCorp headquarters.
Unbeknownst to everyone, Batman had infiltrated the premises, bringing Mr. Freeze and The Flash with him.
"What's the situation outside now?" Batman asked Mr. Freeze while operating a large device.
"The Kryptonians are using some kind of gravitational field weapon. It seems they intend to influence Earth's gravity and climate, to turn Earth into Krypton. You need to hurry," Mr. Freeze told Batman, glancing at the display embedded in his gauntlet.
"The Heavy Particle Collider has been modified and can be connected to the Cosmic Treadmill. The Flash, it's up to you now," Batman said to Barry.
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