Seven hours later.
In those seven hours, an earthquake-like shock had swept through the upper echelons of the entire Earth Government.
Every nation capable of monitoring outer space had detected an alien ship arriving at Earth, though this was not the first time Earth had welcomed extraterrestrials.
But it was the first time since Superman had appeared that they had faced aliens head-on.
With Superman and the Justice League team unreachable, Earth's nations brought out their most powerful weapons, their national trump cards, preparing to fight a war to defend Earth.
A.R.G.U.S. had also alerted the many superheroes. Whether they could be persuaded or whether they obeyed A.R.G.U.S.'s command, all of them had been mentally prepared.
Ordinary civilians, meanwhile, had yet to learn of it. There had only been seven hours. To prevent chaos in human society, many nations had suppressed the news, and only a small number of people knew about the alien spacecraft's arrival.
Thus, the streets remained as bustling and noisy as ever, as though it were an ordinary day.
There was only an added hint of terror amid the clamor.
"It's here!" The monitoring personnel at NASA saw the massive saucer-shaped spacecraft approach Earth's interstellar space slowly, and they could not help feeling suffocated.
"He's here!" A NASA staff member shouted. "He's entered Earth's interstellar space!"
At this moment, even ordinary civilians could see it when they looked up. An enormous shadow suddenly appeared above Washington, D.C., blotting out the sky and sun and covering the entire city.
"What is that?"
"A meteor?"
"A bird?"
"It's getting bigger?"
"..."
"..."
The people of Washington, D.C. raised their heads, staring in confusion at the massive shadow that had appeared and covered the entire city.
As military personnel from every nation watched the saucer-shaped spacecraft approach Earth with