The vast, boundless universe now welcomed a God Among Men.
Crossing the universe in the flesh was something absolutely impossible in humanity's worldview.
"Hm? Hulk in this state can actually barely adapt to the harsh environment of space?"
Looking at Hulk in his grasp, Peter saw that after arriving in space, Hulk had merely become extremely weak.
Hulk had not completely fallen unconscious.
Even the severed stump of the arm Peter had just torn off was wriggling with tiny strands of flesh, seemingly repairing itself.
"No wonder he has the most tenacious vitality."
Seeing that Hulk had not completely calmed down because of the harsh environment of space, Peter slowly turned his gaze toward the Moon, 380,000 kilometers away from Earth.
The next moment, he violently hurled Hulk toward the Moon.
Then he suddenly accelerated, almost instantly catching up to the Hulk he had thrown.
He followed with a vicious punch straight into Hulk's body.
In an instant, Hulk, who had already been thrown past the speed of sound by Peter, accelerated dozens of times faster.
Peter accelerated again, delivering another brutal punch to Hulk's body with strength tens of thousands of times greater than before after awakening Super Strength.
Just like that, Peter punched Hulk again and again, all the way from Earth's outer space to the Moon.
A human probe needed several days to reach the Moon.
Yet with Peter continuously accelerating, he arrived near the Moon's surface in less than twenty minutes.
By then, Hulk's speed had reached an incomparable level.
Peter finally gave up the pursuit. His figure came to an instant stop in space more than a hundred kilometers above the lunar surface, his eyes calmly watching Hulk hurtle toward the Moon.
Meanwhile, Earth had finally adjusted its satellites to observe the Moon's surface.
However, even after deploying several of the military's most advanced satellites to observe the lunar surface together, the image they received was still unclear.
They could only vaguely see a tiny black dot, like a mosquito, above the silvery-white Moon, unable to make out its exact movements.
But after meticulous image processing, everyone present could still see that the little black dot above the Moon was their "hero"—Superman.
"What is our hero doing now?"
As they watched the satellite footage, everyone felt confused.
But what happened next answered the question in their hearts in the most shocking way possible.
A tremendously powerful explosion suddenly erupted across the previously tranquil lunar surface, throwing up lunar dust that formed a massive mushroom cloud dozens of kilometers high.
The terrifying blast wave spread outward at a visible speed, even sweeping up an unimaginably violent dust storm across the Moon.
In only a few seconds, the blast wave had swept across the entire lunar surface visible to human satellites and was continuing to spread toward the far side of the Moon.
Even from Earth, the spread of the blast wave across the lunar surface could barely be seen with the naked eye.
"What... happened?"
Watching such a horrifying scene, the vice president, who had just been removed from office and still felt resentful, nearly collapsed completely.
His eyes were wide open as he stared in utter disbelief at the terrifying sight unfolding on the Moon.
It took nearly ten minutes for the dust stirred up across the Moon to finally settle.
At that moment, everyone looking at the breathtaking scene on the lunar surface could not help but reveal expressions of utter shock.
Because a massive crater nearly a thousand kilometers in diameter had appeared on the lunar surface.
"How was this possible?"
Countless people could not believe what they were seeing.
The vice president who had just proposed using nuclear weapons to attack Superman now seemed nearly insane, muttering endlessly, "Impossible, absolutely impossible..."
The conference room remained silent for nearly three minutes.
"Have you estimated the exact power of that explosion?"
Even though he held a high position, the government official's gaze could no longer remain calm.
"Hiss..."
At that moment, General Ross happened to receive a preliminary report on the explosion. The instant he saw it, even as a general, he could not help but suck in a cold breath.
"President, according to our personnel's preliminary estimates, the crater caused by the explosion on the lunar surface was approximately 800 to 900 kilometers in diameter, roughly one-quarter of the Moon's diameter."
"Of course, that is because the Moon's environment is unique. Its surface soil is loose, making it easier to create relatively massive craters."
"If the same explosive power occurred on Earth, the crater it produced would likely be more than ten times smaller."
"Whew... That's a relief."
Hearing that explanation, the President finally let out a deep sigh of relief.
However, General Ross's next words made his heart rise again.
"According to preliminary calculations, its explosive power was equivalent to several hundred million tons of TNT, several times more powerful than the Tsar Bomba detonated by Russia in the last century."
"If an attack like that struck the center of New York City, then all of New York would be completely erased from the Earth..."
Only after taking a deep breath did General Ross finally recover somewhat from the shock of seeing the report.
At that moment, he truly understood what it meant to be a God Among Men.
"All of New York City... would cease to exist?"
Quietly repeating the final result of the estimate, the President could not keep his expression calm.
Suddenly, the President's expression became incomparably solemn, and he rose to his feet.
"From this moment onward, no organization or intelligence agency is permitted to casually investigate any information concerning Superman."
"Additionally, organize disaster relief as soon as possible. Minimize the damage that monster caused to New York City and complete post-disaster reconstruction at the fastest possible speed."
"Mm... In that case, establish a new department specifically responsible for disaster relief from now on. It will be called Damage Control (Damage Control), or DC for short."
"Finally, once this meeting ends, the military and government will jointly send personnel to oversee all media outlets and newspapers across the country."
"I do not want a single media outlet or newspaper smearing the hero of all humanity tomorrow..."
Above the Moon, Peter calmly watched the terrifying scene he had created.
After everything gradually settled, his figure instantly accelerated toward the center of the deep pit on the lunar surface.
At the center of the deep pit, he looked at Hulk, whose entire body had been ravaged by the terrifying impact until not a single patch of skin remained intact and who had completely fallen unconscious.
A faint smile finally appeared on Peter's face.
At the same time, a system notification sounded in his mind.
Congratulations, Host. You have successfully completed the "Subdue the Rampaging Hulk" mission. The reward, "Kryptonian Technology: Doomsday Creation Chapter," has been successfully issued...
Listening to the notification announcing the successful issuance of the reward after completing the mission, Peter looked at the severely injured Hulk in the deep pit, a satisfied smile curling at the corner of his lips.
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