indianbanksassociation Chapter 107 General Zod Arrives
Chapter 107 General Zod Arrives
Chapter 107 General Zod Arrives
"What is that, Doctor? A comet or an asteroid?"
General Lane strode into the observation room, where Dr. Hamilton replied in rapid succession, "Comets don't correct their course, General."
"I want you to take a good look before some amateur stargazer sees it and causes panic."
"I don't know why, but this ship seems to have put itself into lunar synchronous orbit."
"Have you tried to contact him?" General Ryan asked.
"They have not responded yet."
"But my personal guess is that whoever is piloting the spaceship, they must want to make a spectacular landing."
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early morning.
Clark appeared on a small hillside next to his farm, his blue bodysuit contrasting against his red cape.
He raised his head, letting the moonlight gently caress his chiseled, handsome face, which resembled that of an ancient Greek demigod.
He activated his bio-field, blocking all other people's senses. If someone were looking from a distance at this moment, they would only see a blurry mosaic, like a cloud of mist suspended about two feet above the ground.
He floated to a tombstone.
It reads: "Dedicated to Jonathan Kent, my beloved husband and father."
Clark slowly landed on the ground and then sat cross-legged on the grass like an ordinary Kansas boy.
The evening breeze rustled the tall grass around him, creating waves like the tide.
A gentle breeze reveals the moon, and the sea tide is silent.
"Hey, Dad."
He forced a smile at the tombstone, then waved as if someone were actually sitting there responding to him.
The young Superman is talking to the shadows left on the dust.
"I just got back from the Arctic, Dad. Our Daily Planet team just got back to Metropolis in the early hours of the morning, and I just dropped off my luggage."
"I'm sorry to come over so late. You're usually the type to go to bed early and wake up early. But... I... I wanted to talk to you. I just wanted you to know."
Superman covered his face.
"I'm so sad, Dad. I don't think I can do it."
"I know what you and Mom expect, and I understand your original intentions, but I can't do it."
He didn't say what he couldn't do specifically, nor did he explain why he couldn't do it. He just kept repeating "I can't do it" over and over, venting his long-suppressed fear and pressure in front of a lonely grave.
The god of the mortal realm was so engrossed in negative emotions that he was completely unaware of the fine black sand drifting down from the hillside behind him.
Only at his father's grave did he wish to be an ordinary person.
Chen Tao carefully moved his body, which was stuck to the ground like a large burrito.
They used satellites to locate Clark Kent all the way, and finally found Superman's hometown in the scattered rural areas and countless towns with the same name throughout Kansas. If it were discovered at this point, all their efforts would be in vain.
He just checked the place and realized why Alfred hadn't been able to find it. This was indeed Kent Farm, but that was almost ten years ago.
With Jonathan Kent's passing, they sold most of the farmland, keeping only a small plot around the house.
Although it's still called Kent Farm, in the city hall records, the farm has been renamed and linked to another, larger farm; you simply can't find this place on a map.
Chen Tao guessed that this must be Jonathan Kent's arrangement for his own funeral before he died.
This Kansas farmer hid his family among the vast farms of Kansas, and then, by some unknown method, erased his and his family's addresses from the census records.
More than a decade later, the father's meticulously planned scheme for his son actually came in handy, protecting Clark Kent from the first investigation by a time traveler named Chen Tao.
This remarkable feat, perhaps made by a farmer who doesn't even have a college diploma, is truly moving.
"...I've been lonely my whole life. I've been lonely since I was a child because I didn't know how to pretend to fit in. No matter what I did, they could always tell I was different. I had no choice..."
Clark Kent rambled on and on:
"...But now I have a choice. Now I know how to integrate into society, how to pretend to be an ordinary person. This is what I want and have always dreamed of..."
He looked at his bodysuit with a blank expression, glanced down at the S-shaped logo on his chest, and then continued:
"If my identity is exposed, if people see my abilities, I will have no choice but to escape society forever..."
Behind him, Chen Tao carefully held his breath, barely daring to breathe. Fortunately, he was now mounted on the Batmobile and synchronized with the Broken Bat, so he no longer needed to breathe—
This greatly enhanced his infiltration capabilities, preventing him from being detected by the Kryptonians with their keen hearing from the outset.
He tried to make the sound of his body rolling on the grass sound like fine dust being swirled by the wind.
"...What's worse is that I would be forced to choose loneliness. I used to be powerless to choose, but now I can. I should choose to enjoy life happily. Isn't that what you want? You want me to be happy?"
"But I just don't want you to think I've forgotten everything you taught me."
"I can do more to help people, whether publicly or privately. I can treat illnesses, expose corruption, and lend a helping hand to ordinary people in times of crisis."
"These things mean just as much to me as they did back then, and they mean just as much to me as they mean to you. I won't let you down, Dad, I swear."
Superman turned his head to look behind him.
This action almost made Chen Tao's heart stop for half a second.
But he just gazed at the sunset glow on the horizon.
"Looks like it's going to be a nice day. I really hope you can see it. I really hope you're still here."
"I love you, Dad."
He said in a low voice:
"I love you, and I miss you very much. Mom loves you too."
"Let's talk again next time—"
Then, the young Kryptonian heard a voice in his ear.
"The Earth needs your help, Clark."
The sound was very soft, but it rang in his ears like a thunderclap.
Clark shuddered. Who could approach him so silently? Who could deceive his heightened senses?
Since he first awakened his abilities in elementary school, no one has been able to silently approach him from behind!
Superman's eyes flashed red for a moment, then vanished instantly under the influence of reason.
He slowly turned around and did his best to activate the biofield to its maximum.
"Who are you?"
Then he saw those pointed ears.
"You are Batman."
He asked himself the question and answered it.
Bruce Wayne, the wealthy man from Gotham, had left a deep impression on him. Louis had always hoped to get some feedback from him about his opinion of Gotham's vigilante, Batman. As a result, Clark Kent also became quite knowledgeable about Batman, a superhero he hadn't paid much attention to before.
and many more.
It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck Clark Kent on the head.
"...I'm from Gotham. What, you're asking Batman...?"
"...Just a minute ago, Clark Kent was stammering with milk stains on his lips..."
"...Batman is awesome! Because I am..."
"...You are the embodiment of contradiction, Clark..."
"Mr. Wayne? What are you doing here?"
"...I'm here to check out the alien spaceship..."
"Because I am Batman!"
boom!
It felt like an electric current shot from the soles of his feet all the way to his brain, giving Clark Kent a chill down his spine for a moment!
Those expressions Bruce Wayne had shown, those he had ignored, or those he had noticed but hadn't paid attention to, kept replaying in his mind. He immediately activated his X-ray vision, but still couldn't see through the other person's mask.
"I bet you're using X-ray vision right now." He heard the self-proclaimed Batman say, as if he were choking on phlegm, "Give up. I've studied you. Your X-ray vision can't see through lead. My mask, on the other hand, is lined with a lot of lead."
Then Chen Tao continued, "Don't even think about seeing through other places. The armor I'm wearing right now is completely covered with lead. Although my butler sewed my name on my underwear, your X-ray vision can't see it."
"Alright, Mr. Bruce Wayne," Clark said, "what exactly do you want from me?"
Clark said, "You'd expose your true identity for this?"
"Tsk tsk tsk."
Chen Tao slowly took off his helmet: "Seriously, if it's just a guess, don't be so sure, Clark."
As he looked up in the morning light, Clark Kent saw that familiar face.
His voice softened.
No matter who it is, if they keep giving you more than $50 within a week, you won't be able to stand up for yourself in any situation.
Although he had suspected it before, it was still hard for Clark to accept when the other party confirmed it with their own hands.
Chen Tao said, "It's fine if you guess right like this time, but what if you guess wrong? Wouldn't that be very embarrassing?"
"So, Clark Kent, as the foundation of our mutual trust, shouldn't you also remove that veil of mystery surrounding you?"
Clark deactivated the biofield applied to his face.
He heard the Gotham tycoon say to him, "That's right, that's it, my extraordinary friend. I hope you can help save the world, Clark. And of course, thank you for what you've already done."
"The contributions I've already made?" Clark felt his mind was still a bit muddled. He said, "What are you talking about?"
"I've been inside your fortress in the Arctic before," Chen Tao told him. "Just as I told you and Louis before, I stole a lot of extraterrestrial technology from inside."
Clark looked at this guy who made no secret of stealing and said matter-of-factly:
"This is all necessary. It's all for humanity. By the way, there are some of the stolen items that I don't understand. Do you have the instructions for me?"
"So the reason the projection on the spaceship told me so many parts were missing was because of you... Never mind." Clark opened his mouth to say a couple of sentences, then quickly fell silent: "Just pretend I didn't say that. You said—"
"I know. You want to ask me about saving the Earth? Oh, Clark, you don't think you're the last child of Krypton, do you?"
Batman's words made him forget about being robbed for a moment, and his heart started pounding.
"I'll tell you a name, General Zod. You can ask your father... I mean your biological father, the projection on that spaceship—"
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More than 10 minutes later, Chen Tao was walking on the path leading away from Kent Farm.
He stopped in front of a small mound.
"Basso Carlo! Mudface? Get up, stop pretending to be a little mound of dirt."
Chen Tao said, "Superman's biological mother has been found, along with so many ordinary people in the surrounding towns. Superman will probably be very busy and won't have time to keep up with what's happening back in his hometown."
"So it's time to get to work; it's time to try the same trick again!"
The mud-faced man stood up from the ground with a gurgling sound.
After getting rid of the mud-faced man who was wandering around like a lump of slime, Chen Tao made a call to Poison Ivy: "Ivy, I need you to help me practice."
"About how to control metal creations like you would control plants."
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With a thud, Bain fell to the ground.
Ms. Shiva stepped on him, symbolically pulling out the tubes inserted into his back.
"I, Bane... am nothing..."
"Stepping stone!"
Before Bane could finish speaking, a string of white foam gushed from his mouth, his eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness: "Roar!"
But before he could finish his roar, Ms. Shiva stepped on his neck, and he immediately stopped breathing.
Shiva nimbly jumped off the other man: "Little Jason, I'm so disappointed. I thought I was going to face a martial arts master, but you've put me in front of a muscular beast. This is utterly unchallenging."
Jason wiped the sweat from his brow. Although he was wearing a red hood, he could only touch the smooth forehead of the hood when he reached out.
"Bane overused Venom. The pain from his injuries and the aftereffects of Venom severely damaged his brain after being defeated by Batman."
He explained:
"Even though we healed his spine with the water from the Lhasa River, it did not completely eliminate the withdrawal symptoms caused by the venom."
The withdrawal symptoms, combined with the bloodthirsty side effects of Lazarus, have completely destroyed Bain's mind. If we want to cure him, we must—"
"In short, Bane is now useless." But before Jason could finish speaking, he saw Ms. Shiva raise her foot without hesitation and kick the already unconscious Bane in the back of the neck. With a crisp crack, Bane slumped to the ground, motionless.
Jason felt a chill run down his spine.
he died?
He wasn't sure, and he didn't want to confirm it.
He was no longer the Robin who adhered to the ironclad rule of not killing, but he was still not a killer like Shiva who would kill people at the drop of a hat.
"You mean Batman is in Metropolis? Jason? This might be your last chance. Let's go to Metropolis." He heard Ms. Shiva say without any room for argument, "I've had enough of this childish game."
(End of this chapter)