Shazo: Let Superman Learn a Hard Lesson

Shazo pressed hard on his forehead with his hands, trying to smooth out the bulging veins.

He angrily demanded, "Clark, what promises did you make to me back then?"

Superman stammered, unable to speak, and could only keep apologizing. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I... I'm so useless—"

Several months ago, Superman was forced to kill General Zod. Out of guilt, he refused Shazo's request to dispose of Zod's Corpse and instead decided to bury him himself in a place where no one could find him.

At that time, the Kryptonian had not yet become Shazo's people; they were enemies who had not yet surrendered, so Superman did not consider the Kryptonian ' needs at all.

Although Shazo's strength has increased dramatically, he is still far from his true combat power of 160,000. He lacks confidence in defeating Superman and can only acquiesce to Superman disposing of Zod's Corpse.

Although he knew that Superman was a very careless person, allowing him to dispose of Zod's Corpse would inevitably give Luthor an opportunity to create the monster Doomsday.

But Shazo still agreed.

Because Doomsday can be killed, but Superman needs a lesson, a profound lesson that can kill him.

So Shazo allowed Superman to take Zod's body away.

Now the results are in: the secret place that Superman spoke of, which no one knew about, has been stolen so beautifully.

The angrier ones now are not the scheming Shazo, but General Zod's relatives and clansmen.

Kryptonian now possess super hearing and super vision. When Superman said, "General Zod's body is missing," the two leaders of the Kryptonian on Earth appeared.

Faora's eyes were red, not from an impending Heat Vision, but from the grief of hearing that her husband's body was missing.

With red eyes, she looked at Superman and coldly questioned, "You were the one who insisted on burying Zod, but now you can't even keep his body. Can you find it back?"

Apollo scoffed, "Just think about it. If he could find it himself, why would he need to come to Mr. Shazo?"

What could Superman say when he made a mistake? He could only apologize repeatedly and try to explain, "I've searched the entire Earth, but... but I just can't find it—"

Shazo stopped him from apologizing, saying, "There's no need to apologize, it's useless."

"If someone is determined to steal the body right under your nose, they must have made thorough preparations to ensure you can never find it again. For example, they might build a large basement out of lead; how could you possibly find it then?"

"Given your personality, even if you find a suspicious target, you wouldn't barge in and force an inspection without evidence."

"Tell me all the suspicious coordinates, and I won't have many reservations; I can certainly force an inspection."

Superman's face turned as red as a monkey's bottom, but he stubbornly refused to say, "No, that's against the law."

Shazo, this madman, was completely taken aback. He even forgot that he couldn't beat Superman and started cursing at Superman: "I...!!! Are you out of your mind?"

"In this situation, you're talking to me about the law!"

"You're the one who made a mistake, you son of a bitch who can't handle things, you're the one who came all the way from Metropolis to Gotham City to beg me, not the other way around!"

"Why the hell do you think you're qualified to make demands and impose restrictions when you're begging me?"

"Where do you get the nerve to be so arrogant?"

Faora was now furious. Pointing her finger at Superman, she yelled, "We don't need your help with this! You're just making things worse! We'll handle it ourselves!"

"Roll!!!"

Superman wanted to stop the Shazo Group from breaking the law, but he was thoroughly scolded by Shazo and was too ashamed to speak, so he could only leave in frustration.

Before Superman took off, Shazo stopped him and solemnly warned, "Clark, since someone dared to make a move, their target is most likely you."

Superman completely ignored Shazo's words, waving his hand and saying, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Shazo narrowed his eyes and asked, "Recently, there have been many more green Kryptonite on Earth. I reminded you before to collect as much of this stuff as possible to ensure it doesn't fall into other people's hands. Did you do it?"

Superman nodded. "I've collected most of them. Kryptonite is indeed a threat to me; it can severely weaken my strength and defense, making me even more uncomfortable than the Star Ring."

"I've hidden all the Kryptonite I've collected in a secret location; no one will find it."

Shazo held up one finger and asked, "Is it near the place where you buried General Zod's body?"

Superman was stunned. "----, together."

Shazo sneered, "Don't tell me you didn't check the whereabouts of the Kryptonite after you discovered General Zod's body was missing."

Superman stared in disbelief for a full ten seconds before hurriedly flying away.

This time, he didn't even bother to conceal his trajectory, flying straight south.

Shazo shook his head and laughed, "I knew you'd hide in Antarctica. Too bad, everyone else knows too. I really don't know where you got the confidence to think it was a safe place."

Behind Shazo, Faora and Apollo had already led the Krypton Warrior into flight, their mission to search the entire United States for General Zod's body.

However, Shazo was not optimistic about their actions, and the Kryptonian ' high-profile actions could only force Lex Luthor to make a decision ahead of time, launch a plan against Superman, and even create Doomsday ahead of schedule.

But that was exactly the result Shazo wanted, so he shrugged indifferently and went back to his room.

Now, his Forest is very peaceful, and the annoying Gotham Sirens Phantoms are all gone.

Poison Ivy helped Shazo manage the vegetation in all of Gotham's parks, earning a large sum of money through her labor. She then used the money to buy an island in the Caribbean Sea and is building Second Plant Paradise.

With a large number of workers being employed by the Shazo Group, Gotham City's gangs lost their vitality, and the security situation improved significantly. Harley Quinn felt that this was no longer a fun city, and now she didn't know where to go to have fun.

Catwoman would never leave Gotham, but she found another place, built a new cat house, and didn't appear in the Forest for a long time.

After all, Shazo's territory had no jewelry or artwork, nor did it have Bruce Wayne, whom Catwoman liked.

Shazo was very happy with the undisturbed environment and continued his cultivation.

As Shazo's power was fully converted into Qi, he increasingly felt the joy of cultivation, and the increase in strength brought additional pleasure, making it truly irresistible.

Shazo estimates that in another three months, he will be able to surpass Superman and become a truly invincible being on Earth.

At that time, his biggest worry will no longer be survival, but how to adapt to outer space and become a super life form that roams the Universe.

Shazo shook his head and exclaimed, "Oh dear, humans are truly a species that can never be satisfied with their desires! This is really—wonderful! Hahahaha!"

Just as Shazo had imagined, the Kryptonian and Superman failed to find General Zod's body, and doubts about Superman began to emerge online.

Of course, the main accusations were against Shazo, who was accused of allowing Kryptonian to trespass into private collection rooms, company secret laboratories, and national secret laboratories, thus violating personal privacy and company and national secrets.

The accusations against Shazo sparked public outrage, and some local courts even tried Shazo and the Kryptonian in absentia, sentencing him to huge fines and more than 30 years in prison.

Then----

What then?

That's all!

Shazo treated the public opinion as a fart; the Kryptonian didn't even know they were on trial, and courts in various places didn't dare to enter Gotham City to enforce the law, because they would be arrested by the Gotham police.

Three whole months have passed, Shazo continues doing whatever he was doing, completely unaffected. The matter has simply cooled down, and everyone is acting as if it never happened.

Then, accusations against Superman for breaking the law grew louder and louder, gradually becoming a new trend in public opinion.

During this time, Superman became increasingly arrogant, no longer taking Shazo's words to heart, and frequently contacted Lois as Superman. Those who were interested naturally became certain of their relationship.

The carefree Lois is even more oblivious than Superman; she makes no attempt to hide her frequent visits to Clark's mother, Martha, thus dragging her into the mess as well.

Once Luthor had ascertained information about all of Superman's relatives, he launched his plan.

Lois accepted an invitation from Amaka, the warlord of Nairobi in Africa, and foolishly stepped into a trap, only to be caught in the crossfire of a ruthless attack by the CIA.

Just as Luthor predicted, Lois's encounter with danger attracted Superman, leading to a conflict with the CIA without his knowledge.

This department, most adept at spreading rumors, quickly stirred up a media storm targeting Superman.

Superman doesn't care about public opinion or his reputation; after all, to him, humans are no different from ants.

Unfortunately, Superman has a troublesome girlfriend.

Lois felt it was her fault that Superman was now embroiled in controversy, so she investigated relentlessly and successfully found a bullet as evidence to prove that Superman was not the one who killed people in Africa.

This woman foolishly used evidence as leverage to desperately persuade Superman to go to a hearing to prove he didn't kill anyone.

Frustrated by his girlfriend, Clark returns to his hometown and seeks comfort from his mother Martha.

Martha, of course, stood firmly by her son's side. She comforted Clark, saying, "Clark, my son, you owe nothing to anyone on Earth."

"Whether you choose to be the Superstar or an ordinary person, as long as you have a clear conscience, that's good enough."

If it had ended there, the subsequent tragedy would not have occurred.

Unfortunately, the naive Martha added, "My Clark is the very best person. People just misunderstand you. If they truly understood you, they wouldn't be afraid of you anymore."

Clark's mother Martha's words changed his mind.

He pondered the matter all night at the farm and finally decided to attend the hearing.

Clark decided to help humanity understand and believe in itself.

When Lois learned of Clark's decision, she jumped for joy and immediately published Superman's statement in the newspaper, making it the front-page headline.

The whole world was in an uproar.

This is the first-ever hearing involving extraterrestrials, and it will be a publicly conducted Third Kind Contact.

Even the most reclusive Kryptonian cannot ignore such sensational news.

Faora, holding a newspaper, found Shazo engrossed in his training and asked, "Mr. Shazo, does Kal-El's behavior threaten us? Should we do something?"

Shazo looked at the newspaper and sneered, "Well, he completely ignored my warnings and actually went public with his relationship with his girlfriend. Clark is asking for it."

"Faora, this is some bastard among humans targeting Clark. It's definitely very dangerous for him, but it only benefits us and does us no harm."

"By the way, how has the Kryptonite I gave you before affected you?"

Faora replied seriously, "For people of our race who have never been exposed to Earth's environment, Kryptonite is just an ordinary rock and has no effect whatsoever."

"However, those who come into contact with and adapt to Earth's environment and receive a significant boost will be harmed by Kryptonite; the greater the boost, the greater the damage."

Faora sighed, "Kryptonite affects me the most. Just contact with it causes discomfort throughout my body, and prolonged exposure can even lead to muscle spasms."

"Mr. Shazo, I'm feeling very conflicted right now. I don't know whether or not we should let the children experience the Earth's environment—"

Shazo smiled and said, "Don't let a small mistake prevent you from eating."

"The law of survival in the Universe is still the survival of the fittest. Strength is the foundation of everything. We cannot give up the huge boost to our strength just because Kryptonite is effective against enhanced Kryptonian."

"After all, the weakness of Kryptonite is easy to overcome."

Faora was overjoyed. "Really? What should we do?"

Shazo took out a Kryptonite from the lead box next to him, which instantly made Faora feel very uncomfortable and caused her to experience weakness.

Shazo said, "It's clear that the effects of Kryptonite on you stem from radiation."

He casually picked up a lead block, kneaded it into a small box, put the Kryptonite inside, and Faora's discomfort immediately disappeared.

"This experiment proves that as long as radiation is blocked, one can become immune to the damage from Kryptonite."

Shazo looked at Faora: "The Krypton civilization once conquered vast star systems. They must have had better and simpler protective equipment against the ubiquitous high-energy radiation in the Universe, right?"

Faora bowed respectfully, "Mr. Shazo is right. Krypton has such equipment, and it can be made very small, such as bracelets, necklaces, and other accessories."

Shazo nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then hurry up and make a batch of equipment for everyone, including matching sets of beautiful accessories to prevent accidental damage."

Faora nodded and said, "Yes."

She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What about Kal-El?"

Shazo shook his head and said, "Ignore him."

"His arrogance now is almost as high as it was when you first came to Earth. Let him suffer a great loss."

Faora nodded again. "I understand."