Clark posed this question to Diana. Diana had no choice but to break through her self-protective mechanism again and carefully think over the details of what had happened before.
It was not hard to see that the Serpent of Phryne artifact itself and the green gemstone were actually two separate threads. The Serpent of Phryne was mainly used to establish the existence of aliens, while the green gemstone was aimed at Kryptonians.
The green gemstone thread had also taken plenty of twists and turns: first it was in Lex Luthor's hands, then it ended up with the military, and afterward Victor's father, Dr. Stone, used it on Clark for desensitization experiments.
Thinking of this, Diana realized that someone seemed to have been absent for quite a long time. That did not fit his usual habit of sticking his nose into everything.
"I have a feeling this is connected to Lex Luthor," Diana said. "Think about it—who could have told them that Kryptonite really works?"
Clark was considering the same question. Even knowing that the artifact was fake, they had still chosen to follow the myth and use Kryptonite to attack him. They must have received more concrete information and known that this substance had indeed injured him before.
How many people knew that he had been injured by Kryptonite?
First, of course, there was Lex Luthor, the one who had injured him. Lex Luthor had an in-depth understanding of just how useful Kryptonite was against Kryptonians, because he had been the one to use it.
Besides, it had happened at Luthor Corp. There could have been any number of cameras in that office, and there would not have been few on the surrounding streets either. Clark had been in terrible condition at the time. When he staggered out flying, he