To all my fellow Yanzus, the endings of a few chapters aren't missing, it's just that if Clark were involved, the current protagonist wouldn't be able to win and would need to level up. So I skipped those parts and will include them in later plotlines.
"Boom—!"
A black metal block, trailing a long fiery tail, crashed violently into National City's Central Park.
The earth shook violently.
Soil and turf were thrown more than ten meters high by the immense force, and a powerful shockwave spread in a ring, shattering the glass of all apartment buildings half a mile away.
Police sirens blared, growing louder and more piercing, cutting through the afternoon tranquility.
Dozens of powerful flashlight beams wavered in the smoke and dust, all focused on the deep crater billowing white smoke.
"Keep your distance! Everyone, keep your distance!"
The tactical team from the DEO, short for the Department of Extranormal Operations, had already sealed off the area immediately.
The muzzles of their dark special firearms were uniformly aimed at the severely twisted and deformed escape pod at the bottom of the pit.
The atmosphere was extremely tense.
"Hiss—"
Amidst a harsh jet of steam, the hatch slowly opened.
A young man with black hair and blue eyes, shirtless, sat up from the darkness.
He shook his head, the confusion in his eyes lasting less than a second before being quickly replaced by sharpness.
He glanced at the humans outside the pit, holding strange metal tubes and looking as if facing a formidable enemy.
In Kryptonian, he muttered, "Where is this?"
"Warning! Hands up! Now!"
The leading agent roared into a megaphone, his English warning piercing through the smoke and dust.
The young man, Tel-Rol, paid no attention.
His senses spread out.
Weak, too weak.
The energy within these life forms was utterly pathetic.
He pushed himself up from the scorched ground, his tall frame not as perfectly sculpted as a classical statue, but rather lean and packed with muscles ready to explode at any moment.
He took a deep breath.
The air smelled strange, very... peaceful.
So peaceful it bored him.
He took a step forward.
Too fast for the naked eye to catch!
"Fire!"
The squad leader's pupils suddenly contracted, and he roared hoarsely.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
A dense volley of bullets formed a deadly net of fire, completely engulfing the spot where he had just stood.
But they only hit air.
The next second, Tel-Rol appeared in front of an agent.
One hand had already gripped the agent's throat, lifting him effortlessly off the ground.
Just then!
"Stop!"
A red and blue figure descended from the sky with a violent sonic boom.
The ground cracked where she landed.
Supergirl, Kara Zor-El, stood in front of him, her golden hair fluttering in the airflow, her expression more serious than ever.
She spoke in pure Kryptonian.
Tel-Rol's movements paused for a moment.
He casually tossed the agent away, and the agent slammed into a car door, immediately falling unconscious.
His gaze never once looked at the agent.
His blue eyes, burning with fire, stared intently at Kara.
A tremor from deep within his bloodline made his entire body's blood begin to heat up.
Within this blonde woman, there was a surging, vast, and powerful energy!
Finally… finally, there was someone decent.
Tel-Rol's lips uncontrollably curled into a wild smile, full of battle intent.
"You… are strong."
He was trembling slightly with excitement.
Kara's heart was on alert.
She looked at this fellow Kryptonian in front of her.
But there was no joy of reunion, no relief of surviving a catastrophe in him.
Only the greed and desire of a beast spotting its prey!
What kind of look was that?
That wasn't the look one gives to family!
"I am Kara Zor-El, Clark's cousin."
Kara tried to make her voice sound gentle; she wanted to awaken his Kryptonian memories and emotions.
"Our home… Krypton, has been destroyed."
"Don't worry, you are safe now."
Tel-Rol's smile grew wider.
"Safe?"
He felt that the woman in front of him had become foolish from staying on Earth, to say such a thing.
"Boring."
He took a step forward.
"Boom!"
An invisible, yet visibly white, surge of energy suddenly erupted from his body!
The ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch, and the surrounding air pressure almost brought the DEO agents to their knees.
Kara's expression changed.
What is this?!
This energy was violent, scorching!
This was definitely not Kryptonian power! Kryptonians absorb solar energy, their power is contained, not released like this!
"I don't need safety."
Tel-Rol grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, his smile full of madness.
"I only need…"
His body sank slightly, adopting an aggressive stance Kara had never seen before.
"A fight!"
Before his words finished, the ground beneath his feet exploded, and he lunged straight at Kara!
Kara's pupils constricted sharply, and she crossed her arms, preparing to withstand this earth-shattering blow.
She absolutely could not let him land this hit!
With the intensity of this power, the entire park, and even half of National City, would be leveled!
Just at this critical moment!
"Whoosh—!"
A more rapid black and red sonic boom cloud sounded in the air.
An even more muscular red and blue figure, moving at ten times the speed of sound, cut into the battlefield, shielding Kara behind him.
"Bang!!!"
Tel-Rol's fist was firmly caught by an iron-like hand.
At the point where fist and palm met, a white, annular shockwave erupted, blowing away everything around them—DEO armored vehicles, trees!
Superman, Clark Kent, stood in front of Kara.
He looked at this violent fellow Kryptonian with a serious expression, the immense force from the arm making him feel alarmed.
Tel-Rol's attack was blocked, but instead of annoyance, the battle intent in his eyes burned even more fiercely.
His gaze swept over Superman's shoulder, seeing the complex expression on Kara's face behind him.
His vision refocused on Superman.
He could sense it.
The aura around this man was even stronger than that woman's!
Tel-Rol's smile became brighter than ever.
"Another one."
"You are stronger than her!"
"Good!"
He roared the last word, and his other hand turned into a black blur, smashing towards Clark's face.
It was fast and powerful.
But Clark merely tilted his head slightly and dodged it.
The wind from the punch grazed Clark's ear and exploded directly on the tree behind him, sending wood chips flying.
Tel-Rol's punch missed, but his reaction was incredibly quick; he spun around and swept a roundhouse kick towards Clark's waist.
"Thud!"
A muffled sound.
Clark raised his arm to block the kick, his body unmoving.
Tel-Rol's two consecutive moves were easily neutralized, and the smile on his face receded somewhat.
He looked at Clark, frowning.
"Why aren't you fighting back? Have you become so weak from staying here for so long?"
Clark took a deep breath.
He looked at this blood relative in front of him, feeling like he was trying to reason with an extremely dangerous wild child.
His voice was gentle yet firm: "We are family, we shouldn't fight each other."
"My name is Clark Kent, Kryptonian name Kal-El." He took a step forward, his red cape fluttering without wind, "I am your cousin. We both left Krypton back then, but for some unknown reason, we got separated. But now—"
"Enough!"
After speaking, he glanced at the National City high-rises not far behind Clark.
His senses swept across the entire city, quickly pinpointing several individuals with prominent auras within the city.
Tel-Rol suddenly leaped backward, creating distance from Clark, and showed a wicked smile.
"If you won't fight me, there will always be something that will!"
He hunched his body, and a large section of the ground beneath his feet collapsed as he surged towards the city center.
"Stop!"
Clark's expression changed.
This guy is a lunatic!
If he charged into the city, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Clark no longer hesitated; a red and blue shadow instantly pursued him, intercepting Tel-Rol in mid-air.
"I am your opponent!"