Not long after, Ultraman flew to the Syndicate Base and landed.
To be safe, he once again used his X-ray vision to scan the surroundings. He didn't know what he was suspicious of, but a feeling of dread lingered in his heart.
He didn't know where this feeling came from, and he thought to discuss with Owlman and Superwoman later to investigate the situation of the newly appeared metahumans.
Since Owlman had not revealed his parallel Universe plan to anyone in the Syndicate, nor had he publicized his research results, Ultraman was completely unaware of anything about parallel Worlds.
He never thought that the metahumans he saw in Central City and Coast City were not actually from this World.
Not only him, but even Superwoman herself was still unaware of this matter!
As Ultraman's left foot just stepped through the Base's main door, he stopped.
At the same time, "Owlman," Superwoman, and the captive "Alexander Luthor" all turned their faces simultaneously, and Ultraman's feeling of dread became even more pronounced.
At this moment, he had a sudden inspiration and activated his X-ray vision again. This time, he x-rayed the bodies of the three people.
Then, without a second of hesitation, Ultraman turned and ran!
He took off from the ground, and the dust and floor tiles kicked up by his feet formed a contrail-like shape, swirling behind him.
Superwoman was stunned on the spot. What was going on?
Dane's mind quickly processed the situation, and he inwardly cursed his carelessness!
His and Plastic Man's internal organ positions were opposite to those of people in this World, especially the heart.
Just now, Ultraman must have seen the abnormality in their heart positions, and thus knew they were fakes!
But even so, the other party's decisive retreat was truly unexpected. No wonder he could firmly hold the top position among the Syndicate's leaders; it seemed it wasn't just because of his strong Power.
It was also because he was smart enough.
Dane immediately reverted to his original appearance and said to Superwoman, "It seems we all underestimated his caution."
With that, he also immediately took to the air, chasing in Ultraman's direction.
Plastic Man changed back, looking quite confused: "So... what's happening now?"
"Let's see what's going on," Superwoman said, manipulating the large screen.
Her flying speed was far inferior to Dane's and Ultraman's, so she chose not to pursue them.
But she could access satellite signals from this Base, which was much faster than going out to chase them herself.
Although Dane's speed was already very fast, Ultraman still used his head start to reach his destination before Dane could catch up.
The place he arrived at was Metropolis. He directly crashed into the building where he usually resided and immediately ordered his subordinate, Jimmy Olsen: "Jimmy, there's a troublesome guy behind me. Go teach him a lesson!"
He pretended to speak casually, not telling Jimmy about the opponent's strength. Although Ultraman hadn't fought the opponent, a guy who could make him feel dread must be extremely powerful.
Jimmy, simple-minded, didn't doubt Ultraman and readily accepted the order.
Ultraman then took the opportunity to quickly run into his secret room, leaving Jimmy alone outside.
After Ultraman entered the secret room, Dane flew into the building a few seconds later. He looked around and asked, "Did you see Ultraman?"
Jimmy's massive build was like a superstar, and his bulging muscles were as hard as granite. His face was also tougher than the photographer Jimmy of the other World.
He charged at Dane like a monster, roaring.
"Well, I guess you don't want to say."
Jimmy's "flying shoulder tackle" was caught by Dane's single hand. He used the inertia to lift Jimmy's entire body high into the air, then slammed him heavily into the floor.
This single slam was unstoppable. Jimmy directly penetrated dozens of floors of the building, falling to the ground floor, until he hit a clearly reinforced metal plate.
Dane landed beside him, leaving two footprints on the metal plate, while Jimmy's fate was unknown.
Dane activated his X-ray vision, penetrating this layer of metal, and saw countless Kryptonite stored densely beneath it.
Unlike the Earth in the positive matter Universe, this World's Ultraman brought a meteor shower of Kryptonite when he arrived on Earth, so there was undiscovered Kryptonite everywhere across the World.
Although Ultraman would eventually absorb it all, until then, the stock here was enough for him to squander for a long time.
Dane had not been looking for long when a Shadow suddenly penetrated the alloy steel plate and crashed into Dane. It was Ultraman, who had already absorbed Kryptonite and undergone a wave of enhancement.
After absorbing the Kryptonite, he was clearly over-stimulated, his face becoming sinister and his expression arrogant.
He pushed Dane's body through layer after layer, once again shattering the building, until he also tore off the last piece of ceiling.
"You're finished, Motherfucker!"
Ultraman, while exerting all his strength to lift Dane's body, fired his heat vision, blasting energy into Dane's face. The red beam of light illuminated half the sky of Metropolis.
Because of the dust clouds Ultraman created, Metropolis hadn't seen sunlight, moonlight, or starlight for a long time, so this red light attracted a lot of attention.
Metropolis had no mayor; the mayor had been killed by Ultraman. There was also no National Guard or police; these institutions, originally organized by the government, were now occupied by a group of fanatical believers in Ultraman.
Here, there were no Stars and Stripes, no U.S. map, and no official administrative agencies whatsoever.
All billboards, large banners, and city promotional posters were personal images of Ultraman, either his headshot, half-body shot, or full-body shot.
Ultraman forced everyone in the city to worship him, to believe in him. What kind of pathological emotion was this?
"You're really narcissistic," Dane said amidst the red light.
Ultraman found it unbelievable. Did the other party not feel anything at all?
Just as Ultraman was wondering, Dane's fist had already landed, striking his face.
A clap of thunder erupted in the sky, heard throughout Metropolis.
Immediately, citizens saw a Shadow fall from the sky, plummeting into Central Park with a "boom" that kicked up an astonishing torrent of sand and mud!
"What's going on?"
Some citizens were curious, some decided to go investigate, and some pulled out binoculars to observe from afar.
No matter what methods they each used, they all eventually saw a figure fly up from Central Park—it was Ultraman!
Some smart citizens immediately realized that someone was fighting Ultraman, but who was it?
And from the looks of it, Ultraman might even be at a disadvantage. Who on Earth had such Power!
Some people saw Ultraman falling from the sky, so they looked up into the sky, searching for the person who dared to fight Ultraman.
Soon, someone found Dane. The lightning bolt on his chest was his most prominent symbol, but because it was too far away, some people couldn't see Dane's face clearly, but they knew that attire all too well.
In this World, you don't offend anyone but the Crime Syndicate. Therefore, citizens were almost all familiar with all members of the Syndicate, especially the Syndicate leaders.
So when they saw Dane's appearance, they immediately said, "It's Mazahs! Are they... fighting among themselves?"
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