Zod's Decision

"Where is Kal-El?"

General Zod took a deep breath. At this moment, he still did not know what had happened aboard the ship.

"That human woman implanted Jor-El's artificial intelligence into the ship."

Several Kryptonians exchanged glances. Namek lowered his head and spoke somewhat awkwardly.

"And then?"

General Zod's eyelid twitched. That Kryptonian traitor Jor-El was still causing trouble even after death?

Of course, being played by a human woman also left Zod utterly speechless.

What the hell are you useless fools even good for?

Still, they were his most capable subordinates, as well as the only surviving members of his people. Though Zod was annoyed, he did not say anything.

Besides, letting that human woman board the ship had been his own idea...

"Under Jor-El's control, the ship's atmosphere was altered. All of us were weakened, while Kal-El regained his strength and escaped from the ship."

The last remaining Kryptonian scientist said this with some embarrassment.

More than a dozen fully armed Kryptonians had been played by a human woman and an artificial intelligence. They themselves felt too ashamed to show their faces.

"..."

Zod's expression darkened further upon hearing this. Clark escaping Earth would ultimately be a problem.

"Is there not even a single piece of good news?"

The Life Codex was not aboard Kal-El's ship, and Kal-El had escaped as well. Zod was extremely displeased as he questioned them.

"Yes. The good news is that I found the Life Codex."

The Kryptonian scientist nodded and spoke with a solemn expression.

Namek, standing nearby, was completely bewildered as well.

What is going on? We went to Earth to look for it and fought a hard battle. Ophira's life is still uncertain, yet after returning to the base, you tell me that you found the Life Codex?

"Jor-El encoded