"Ah?!"
Clark, who had regained consciousness, found himself still in the swirling gale.
Countless swirling, radiant crystals continuously supplied him with some kind of power.
Jor-El's process of imbuing him with knowledge and power was not yet complete; it was still ongoing.
But at this moment, Clark had just seen Eric and Martha in danger from his dazed consciousness.
This made his heart completely unable to calm down.
"No, no, you must stop!"
Clark ignored the howling wind and the cold that was eroding his body, shouting around him, "I saw my family in danger, you must stop, I must go back and help them."
"What did you see, Kal-El?"
Jor-El's voice echoed in the space.
"I saw intruders threatening my pregnant mother, and Eric was also caught in a fight with them. I must stop all of this; it's what I have to do."
Clark roared towards the direction from which the voice came.
With a "bang," Clark's body, which had been suspended in the air, fell heavily.
The strong wind and bright light surrounding him also disappeared in an instant.
"Kal-El, you must continue to learn!"
Jor-El's voice said to him, "Once this process begins, it cannot end!"
"My brother, my mother are in danger; I cannot stay here!"
Clark's eyes showed a determined gaze, "Let me leave!"
"Your destiny is far greater than saving one or two lives!"
"They are everything to me!"
Clark gritted his teeth and walked towards the exit.
"Kal-El, every time you let human emotions dominate you, you are risking the fate of the entire planet; that is your weakness!"
The entrance to the Secret Fortress was closed, and Clark found that he couldn't get out at all. He looked up at the Icicle standing tall in the center and said, "Please! I must get out!"
"Even if it means losing your superpowers?"
Jor-El, after a moment of silence, asked him.
"Superpowers?"
Clark was startled for a moment, then stretched out his hands and looked at them.
"You can make me lose my superpowers?"
"Everything comes at a price, Kal-El; this is an eternal truth. Once you want to gain something, you will inevitably lose something. You must promise me to return here within two hours, otherwise, you will lose your abilities and talents. This is the severe punishment you must endure!"
Jor-El's voice echoed in the space.
Clark looked down at the hard ice beneath his feet, "I agree to your condition."
"Kal-El, do you really know what you are doing? Do not fail, otherwise, it will only deepen my disappointment in you."
Jor-El's voice raised a bit.
"I know."
Clark nodded, took a deep breath, and looked towards the entrance of the Secret Fortress.
The door slowly opened, and Clark instantly disappeared into the Secret Fortress.
Blue Valley, Hospital.
After Eric blasted the Kryptonian Woman away with Heat Vision, he instantly appeared on the parking lot ground under the gaze of Courtney and others.
The bald man abandoned Bart and Hourman, moving in front of Eric.
The Kryptonian Woman was blasted away by Heat Vision, her entire body embedded in the shattered marble floor, gasping for breath.
Although protected by her suit, Eric's Heat Vision did not directly break through her physical defense, but the pain was unbearable for her.
She supported herself with her hands on the ground and slowly stood up.
Her suit and hair were covered in dirt, making her look very disheveled.
"You are Kal-El's brother; we finally meet!"
The bald man stared at Eric, seemingly very interested in him.
"Who are you?"
Although he had roughly guessed their identities, Eric still frowned and asked.
"The last survivors of Krypton!"
The bald man seemed not to care much about Eric's attack on the Kryptonian Woman. After glancing at the disheveled Kryptonian Woman who was walking over, he continued to say to Eric, "The blood flowing in you is very strange, similar to Kryptonian, yet different. I even detected a kind of extinct, unknown aura of Krypton on it; that is the smell of the Codex!"
"Is that so?"
Eric did not take what the other party said to heart and asked the other party, "Who is your leader? General Zod?"
Seemingly surprised that Eric could say General Zod's name, the bald man and the Kryptonian Woman exchanged glances.
"You will not get any information from us."
The bald man took a step closer to Eric and said, "Unless you join us and help us turn this dark, barbaric continent into our ideal state."
"Is the ideal state to destroy Earth? Sorry, I have no interest in your so-called ideal state, unless your boss General Zod comes in person, then I might have some interest in discussing it with him, but you two mere soldiers, I'm sorry, I have no interest whatsoever."
Eric said in a flat tone.
The Kryptonian Woman was very angry at Eric calling her a mere soldier, and immediately activated her super speed, rushing towards Eric.
After activating her super speed, Courtney and Jenna and the others could not see her movements at all, only seeing a blur before their eyes, and the Kryptonian Woman had already rushed in front of Eric.
"Ho-ah!"
With a roar, the Kryptonian Woman's fist came directly at Eric.
But Eric easily dodged it.
Before she could retract her fist, she found that Eric was already standing behind her.
"You are too weak, surviving Kryptonian."
Eric looked at the Kryptonian Woman expressionlessly and shook his head.
Although the other party possessed super speed and a body of steel comparable to Clark's, as well as armor with super strong defense, the short time exposed to the sun and the current inability to fly made it difficult for her to even contend with his normal state for now.
Under the night's enhancement, she could not pose any threat to him at all.
"Ugh!"
The Kryptonian Woman, infuriated by Eric again, instantly moved in front of Eric and swung her fists at him, striking left and right.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of fists colliding with muscle rang out. After Eric dodged a straight punch from the opponent, he turned and punched her in the cheek.
Boom!
The air roared and exploded, as if the air burst open in an instant, making a deafening sound.
The Kryptonian Woman was directly sent flying sideways.
With a bang, she crashed into a car, causing an even more violent explosion.
Flames shot into the sky, and the dark night sky was illuminated by the fierce explosion and burning flames.
Seeing the Kryptonian Woman instantly sent flying by Eric, the bald man immediately activated his super speed, moving behind Eric in an instant and grabbing at Eric's neck, attempting to drag Eric backward.
Through Eric's battle with his teammates, he had already discovered that this guy possessed an advantage he couldn't match.
Speed and flight, this direct difference, meant he had no confidence whatsoever in a one-on-one fight now.
Was it longer exposure to the sun?
While speculating about which Kryptonian bloodline Eric belonged to, he struck at Eric.
Boom!
But the next second, he was blasted away by Eric's Heat Vision.
With a rumble, the bald man's body crashed heavily into a pickup truck, and the Heat Vision cut through a nearby car, causing the car to explode.
Flames and smoke quickly enveloped him.
Courtney and the others, who were watching from not far away, quickly covered their eyes to avoid the incoming heat wave.
Just then, Jonathan also arrived, and seeing Eric fighting with two strangers, a surprised expression appeared on his face.
"Mr. Kent!"
Midnight Doctor, the little dark-skinned girl, was fully engrossed in watching the battle of gods in the parking lot. Seeing Jonathan approach, she immediately greeted him.
"You must leave here!"
Seeing the exploding flames constantly spreading outwards, Jonathan said to the group, "It's too dangerous here!"
"Actually!"
Midnight Doctor adjusted her glasses and said, "According to the information provided by Chuck, Eric's probability of winning against those two strangers is approximately 9%."
"Chuck?"
"Yes, my glasses AI, he can provide me with any information I need, such as the approximate speed of Eric's punches, his movement speed, and their fighting habits when fighting the two strange people."
Midnight Doctor explained to the bewildered Jonathan, "By the way, I am the behind-the-scenes analyst, usually not participating in direct combat. Do you know the 'Gambler' of the Injustice Society? He, like me, is also based behind the scenes, but he specializes in computers. Last time, with Chuck's help, I hacked into his system, but unfortunately, he disappeared when the Injustice Society was destroyed."
Midnight Doctor rattled on for a long time.
This made Jonathan look at Courtney and the others beside him, wondering if this child was really such a chatterbox.
"Hey! Kids, it's too dangerous here, you must leave!"
Ignoring Midnight Doctor's incessant chatter, Jonathan continued to persuade the group.
On the other side, in the center of the battlefield, Eric faced the rushing Kryptonian Woman again, using one arm to block her fist and revealing his left fist.
His fist, like a beam of light, directly struck the Kryptonian Woman's chest.
Bang!
The tumbling woman smashed the hard ground into pieces.
Boom!
Eric stomped his foot on the ground near the Kryptonian Woman, crushing it into dust.
"I sense your lack of confidence! If this is the strength of Zod's subordinates, then I must say I'm a bit disappointed!"
Saying this, he grabbed the Kryptonian Woman lying on the ground and directly threw her out.
Boom!
The Kryptonian Woman directly crashed through the metal lamppost in the parking lot, her momentum undiminished as she continued to impact further away.
Eric instantly took flight, chasing after her at an even faster speed.
Bang!
The Kryptonian Woman's body crashed heavily onto the small plaza outside the hospital, smashing the statue in the plaza to smithereens.
Then her body fell, rolling a few times along the ground.
Since most of the hospital crowd had already been evacuated, there weren't many people here.
Eric's feet heavily crushed the ground as he grabbed the Kryptonian Woman's uniform collar, "I know your belief in survival of the fittest!"
Saying this, he grabbed her body and slammed her heavily onto the ground.
With a rumble, a large crater was smashed into the ground.
"Now, you are the weak ones, and your evolution has no advantage before me!"
Bang!
The air rippled as the bald man activated his super speed and rushed over.
At this moment, his face was covered in dust and dirt, without his previous composure and confidence.
"You cannot betray your planet!"
The bald man gritted his teeth and said to Eric.
"My home is here, not Krypton!"
As soon as Eric finished speaking, he activated his super speed, moving in front of the bald man, and before he could react, he punched him in the chest.
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