Sure enough, as if to confirm Lucas's suspicion—
A few seconds later, a massive explosion suddenly echoed through the sky.
A figure plummeted downward, trailing violent air currents. The terrifying speed tore through the surrounding air.
It was Clark.
Just moments earlier he had been dominating the fight, yet now he had been blasted straight down from the sky.
The next moment, Clark slammed toward the ground like a cannonball.
After his previous battle with Zod, he already understood the destructive consequences of crashing at such speed.
Immediately, he exerted all his strength to control his bio-force field, generating counterforces to oppose his momentum and slow his descent.
Even so—
When Clark struck the ground, the tremendous force he carried still blasted a massive crater into the earth.
The impact hit like a missile, shattering the surface and ripping long cracks through the ground.
Fortunately, Clark had fallen into a large open plaza.
The area had already been evacuated after the emergency alerts, and people were rushing out of the city.
No one remained there.
Meanwhile, Kly'bn reappeared in the sky above New York.
"I must admit," Kly'bn said calmly,
"For a non-divine lifeform, your strength is already impressive."
His tone carried a hint of praise.
"Unfortunately… you encountered me."
"If you are willing to submit to me, I may spare your life."
Below, Clark slowly floated out of the crater.
He stared at Kly'bn with unwavering determination.
"I suggest you stop dreaming."
"I will never surrender to you."
Kly'bn shook his head with mild regret.
"What a pity."
"In that case… I can only eliminate you here and now."
Clark remained fearless.
With a low roar, he shot upward again, breaking the sound barrier as he rushed toward his enemy.
But Kly'bn simply snorted coldly.
He suddenly threw a punch downward.
The next moment—
Clark, who had been charging upward at incredible speed, suddenly halted midair as if struck by something invisible.
His body nearly began falling again.
This time, Clark clenched his teeth and forced his bio-force field to maximum output.
He managed to stop himself from crashing back into the ground.
But Kly'bn swung his fist again.
Clark was struck once more.
Yet instead of falling, he forced himself forward again.
"You are quite persistent," Kly'bn sneered.
This time, however, he moved not only his arms but also the additional arms behind his back.
Immediately—
Clark was hit by a barrage of strikes, like being fired upon by a heavy machine gun.
Blow after blow landed with terrifying force.
"AAAAHHH!"
Clark gritted his teeth.
Summoning all his strength, he pushed his bio-force field to the limit and continued flying toward Kly'bn.
"What an incredible body."
Even Kly'bn couldn't help but praise him.
Each of his attacks carried enough power that if they struck the ground, they could easily destroy thousands of square meters.
Yet Clark endured every blow.
Not only that—
He kept advancing.
Kly'bn could clearly see that Clark's body did suffer injuries.
But under some mysterious influence, the wounds healed rapidly before his eyes.
"In that case," Kly'bn said,
"Let's see how you handle this next attack."
His eyes suddenly turned silver-white.
At the same time, all of his attacking arms stopped moving.
Clark had just begun to charge again—
But suddenly his entire body froze midair.
Because he sensed an overwhelming danger approaching.
Lucas sensed it as well.
But Kly'bn moved first.
He thrust his left palm forward toward Clark.
Instantly, Clark's entire body went rigid, as though locked in place.
He trembled violently.
His expression froze.
Then he fell downward like a kite with its strings cut.
However, after only a few seconds of disorientation, Clark regained control and stabilized himself in midair.
"You survived the first attack."
"What about the second?"
Kly'bn thrust his palm forward again.
Clark's eyes flashed as he fired heat vision through the air—
But it struck nothing.
There was nothing visible in front of him.
And yet Clark could feel the attack closing in.
At that moment—
Lucas suddenly appeared in front of him.
Golden flames surged around his body.
He had already transformed into Super Saiyan.
"Watch out!" Clark shouted urgently.
Then—
Lucas felt the world in front of him suddenly grow darker.
An invisible force enveloped his field of vision.
The sky appeared empty.
Yet Lucas could clearly see, through his heightened perception, a gigantic fist appearing directly ahead.
He roared and threw a punch of his own, his fist packed with enormous ki.
But to his surprise—
His punch and its energy passed straight through.
It was as if he had punched empty air.
His attack had no effect whatsoever on Kly'bn's strike.
BOOM!
Kly'bn's attack slammed directly into Lucas.
An unprecedentedly terrifying force exploded outward.
Lucas was blasted backward.
But he quickly stabilized himself, forcing his body to halt midair using his own energy control.
Clark rushed over.
"Are you alright, Lucas?"
"I'm fine," Lucas replied, rubbing his chest.
"But his attacks are… extremely strange."
What had just happened puzzled him deeply.
His own attack couldn't interact with the enemy's attack—
Yet the enemy's attack could strike him directly.
What kind of phenomenon was that?
Clark nodded.
"I felt the same earlier."
"His attacks were powerful, but I could still withstand them."
"But that last one… it broke through my defenses."
"Even my bio-force field could only sense it—it couldn't block it."
Lucas frowned.
"A force your field can detect but not defend against…"
"That's incredibly strange. What kind of attack is that?"
Before Lucas could finish thinking—
Kly'bn appeared directly in front of him and launched another attack.
Once again, Lucas saw the overwhelming invisible strikes through his heightened perception.
This time, Lucas didn't dodge.
Instead, he covered his entire body with ki.
He was going to take the attack head-on.
He needed to understand exactly what kind of power Kly'bn was using.
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