Krypton's Planetary Destroyer

Batman also realized the problem.

He was very successful in weakening Superman, but his attacks just couldn't cause any real damage.

Superman will recover once his Kryptonite powder weapon is depleted.

Then Superman can be as cocky as he was at the start of the battle, tossing Batman around like a toy.

With his defenses up, Superman will no longer be targeted by the Kryptonite powder, and the final result will inevitably be an easy defeat of Batman, leading to ultimate victory.

Batman's anger burned fiercely; he firmly believed that Superman could not be allowed to end so easily, absolutely not.

But before Batman could come up with a new solution, he discovered that Superman had already recovered.

The evidence is his Iron Man Armor. The punches he throws at full power, with their powerful, visceral impact, make Superman unable to turn his head, and then they even manage to slap Superman's face.

Finally, he unleashed all his power and punched, but it was Batman's Iron Fist that was damaged.

The next instant, Batman found himself punched through the floorboards by Superman and falling onto the floor below.

The acceleration, far exceeding 10G, tormented Batman's mind, causing him to even lose his memory of that brief moment.

This was already a result of Superman showing mercy; otherwise, Batman would have had no chance to regain his senses.

But the fall also brought Batman to his senses. He realized he couldn't keep venting his anger ineffectively; he had to seize the opportunity—to kill Superman!

In the ensuing battle, Batman, having regained his composure, seized the opportunity and once again used Kryptonite powder ammunition to strike the bewildered Superman.

Batman, no longer willing to waste time, threw the helpless Superman off the building.

He felt incredibly Luck at that moment, because the Kryptonite Spear, on which he had placed all his hopes, was hidden on the first floor of this building.

Batman used his grappling hook to descend to the first floor, quickly retrieved his spear, and pointed it at the helpless Superman.

The radiation emanating from the spearhead intensified Superman's pain and convinced Batman that this weapon could kill Superman.

However, the suspicious Batman still stepped on Superman and lightly grazed Superman's face with his spear, leaving a horrific wound on his still-smooth face.

At this point, Batman was completely certain of the weapon's effectiveness. He raised the spear high and coldly declared, "You are not Gods, you are not even human."

Filled with rage and determined to kill, Batman gave Superman no chance to speak and plunged his spear down.

The Kryptonite Spear tore through Superman's suit, ripped open the skin on Superman chest, and then the spearhead snapped off with a "crack".

It broke.

Batman's expression changed drastically, not because the Kryptonite spearhead broke, but because he saw that before it broke, the green-glowing spearhead had lost its luster.

He held the broken spearhead up to his eyes and immediately noticed the metallic luster of the broken edge, and the thin layer on the surface that emitted a green radiant light.

Batman realized that his spear had been switched!

He angrily threw away the counterfeit spear and roared at his surroundings, "Who is it?"

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

A series of Shattering sounds rang out as Kryptonian burst through the building's exterior walls and into the interior, surrounding Batman and Superman.

Batman growled angrily, "Kryptonian! Shazo! You've betrayed humanity!"

Boom!!

An even louder Shattering sound rang out as Apollo, standing four meters tall, smashed through an entire wall and burst in.

On the other side, Faora Main Gate and walked in steadily. Looking at Apollo, who had caused immense destruction, she reprimanded him angrily. "Sergeant Apollo Atlas III, unnecessary destruction is an unacceptable and foolish act. Has your genetic engineering gone awry?"

Apollo's Central City filled with displeasure, but he said, "I'm sorry, General Faora, it's my fault."

Shazo walked in with a laugh, "Hehe, Faora, it's not that his genes are broken, it's just that he's not convinced by me."

He looked around the hall, his smile widening, and pointed at each person, saying, "Superman Clark Kent, your arrogance is astonishing. Now that Batman has given you a good beating, have you come to your senses?"

"Batman Bruce Wayne, your arrogance is even more detestable."

"I'm still very curious: are you stronger than Superman, more morally upright, or have made greater contributions to Superman Superman?"

"You're just a human capitalist, a moral garbage dump, how dare you look down on a Gods- like Superhero?"

"Krypton Sergeant Apollo Atlas III, you are my subordinate, and I led the Kryptonian to achieve your dream, yet you still believe I am insufficient to lead you, simply because you think you are stronger than me."

"That's ridiculous."

Batman cautiously looked around, holding two large Kryptonite Grenade in his hands. The Grenade were already off; if he let go, they would explode, filling the first-floor hall with Kryptonite dust.

The reason he didn't act immediately was because Shazo was a human from Earth, and he wouldn't be affected.

Shazo sighed in disappointment, "Sigh, Superman is really too kind; he didn't even let you understand the true level of your own strength."

"Batman, you have indeed reached the pinnacle of human combat power, but you are ultimately just an ordinary human."

Shazo stretched out his hand, and a Krypton Warrior appeared beside him, placing Grenade with the pin on it in his hand.

At this moment, Batman realized that the Grenade in his right hand was missing, and the mechanical structure of the right hand of his Iron Man Armor had been broken by tremendous force, leaving his right hand completely immobile.

The overwhelming reality of being powerless to stop him filled Batman with unprecedented fear, and he almost instinctively released the Grenade in his left hand.

Just as the Grenade exploded, another Krypton Warrior rushed in front of Batman, put his face close to Batman's left hand, and blew hard on the green Kryptonite powder that had just exploded.

As a relatively weak warrior, his breath doesn't have the ability to freeze; it's merely a gust of wind.

But the gale was strong enough to blow the unexploded Kryptonite powder outside the building, spreading it everywhere, but the entire hall remained completely clear.

Batman finally understood what Shazo meant. He knew Superman was going easy on him, and if he hadn't taken advantage of Superman's kindness, he wouldn't have had a chance to challenge Superman in the first place.

But he didn't expect Superman to be so lenient; it was like releasing an entire Pacific Ocean.

Shazo chuckled sarcastically, "As a human being, your nerves are encased in nerve sheaths, and the speed of signal transmission is 100 meters per second. The Optic Nerve from your eye to your brain is 10 centimeters long, meaning it takes the brain 0.01 seconds to see an image."

Seconds.

"As you know, I've already eliminated the time required to clear visual persistence, reaching the limits of what's theoretically possible in human anatomy."

"But even the weakest Krypton Warrior here could rip you out of your ridiculous Iron Man Armor in 0.01 seconds."

"The only problem is that your body can't withstand that kind of speed; you'll suffer extensive fractures, severe concussions, and damage to multiple organs."

"And Superman's strength surpasses that of all Kryptonian."

"If he harbors ill intentions towards you, you'll die before you even see him."

Why would you take advantage of Superman's kindness and kill him?

Batman instinctively replied, "Because Superman is the source of evil, because of the desert Carnage, because my employees were injured, because of the explosion on Capitol Hill— "

Shazo laughed loudly, "That's all wrong, because of your arrogance, self-righteousness, and shamelessness."

Shazo's laughter struck Batman's brain like a heavy hammer blow. He felt as if he had been hit on the head, and the raging anger that had been burning in his heart exploded and then dissipated like the wind.

Batman collapsed to the ground with a thud, his mind a complete blank, before slowly regaining his senses.

He finally remembered what mistake he had made.

It all started with the Kryptonian invasion.

In that war, Batman, who was almost omnipotent in Gotham City, was powerless; he couldn't defeat any of the Kryptonian who appeared.

Originally, he was just dissatisfied with his own powerlessness in the face of the Kryptonian invasion, but his arrogance twisted it into resentment towards Superman.

This resentment, brewing and festering, clouded his perception of Superman through a filter.

Superman saves a life, Batman suspects he's just putting on a show.

Superman didn't save anyone, and Batman concluded that he had failed to act.

Superman kills terrorists, Batman believes he has finally exposed the cruel nature of the aliens.

Superman let the terrorists go, Batman believes he deliberately caused trouble for humanity.

Superman is on his way to a meeting when he is attacked by a bomb. Batman is questioned on television and is accused of deliberately not saving people.

In short, everything Superman does is wrong, and everything he doesn't do is even more wrong; it's all Superman's fault.

As for why people hate Superman but not Shazo, whose behavior was clearly wicked, it's because Superman is kind.

If you hate Shazo, this mind-reading villain will definitely find out, and you'll either get a severe beating or be sent by him to retaliate with the Catwoman.

Wait, Batman knows who switched his spear—it was Catwoman!

It must have been Shazo who used the gemstone to lure the Catwoman, allowing her to switch the spearhead while he was relaxed and asleep.

Seeing Batman staring at him with a mixture of anger and shame, Shazo knew that the guy had come to his senses and had also figured out the truth about the stolen Kryptonite Spear.

He burst into laughter, released the Grenade, and a burst of green dust exploded, engulfing everyone present.

Then, only Superman let out a painful groan, while a faint layer of silver electric arcs appeared on the surface of the other Kryptonian.

That's an electric arc generated from the radiation energy after the radiation shielding equipment intercepted the Kryptonite radiation.

Shazo chuckled and explained, "Batman, aside from bullying honest, good people, you have absolutely no chance against Kryptonian."

Shazo looked at Superman: "Clark, I just said you were arrogant. Now do you realize where your problem lies?"

Superman gasped for breath a few times, then said with a wry smile, "How could I not know?"

"You've repeatedly warned me to be careful with Kryptonite, to collect all the Kryptonite, and to keep all information about Lois and Martha strictly confidential, but I didn't do anything—"

"I always thought Antarctica was the safest place, so I assumed no one could get close to Antarctica and kept all my important West City there."

"They even buried General Zod there—"

"I considered myself an Earthling, arrogantly setting all sorts of rules for myself. No matter the actual situation, I refused to break the rules I set, allowing the situation to continuously collapse, plunging my loved ones one by one into crisis and Extremis."

"Clearly, clearly I still broke my own rules in the end, and they were even more serious rules. My arrogance is truly—"

Superman couldn't continue; tears streamed down his face as he choked out, "Shazo, you've saved Martha, haven't you?"

Shazo nodded. "Lex Luthor's kidnapping was a failure from the start; the photos he showed you were fake."

"And I deliberately made you misunderstand, so you'd get a good beating from Batman and fully understand the consequences of your boundless kindness."

"Actually, despite my opinion that Batman is despicable, he did a really good job. To defy and kill a god with a mortal body is truly remarkable."

"And you, my friend, you're a loser."

Superman's tears were still flowing, but his expression had regained its resolve. "For my family, I will change for the better, I swear!"

Shazo nodded. "Okay, I believe you."

Then he shut his mouth, turned his head to look at a building outside, and heard a sudden, pounding heartbeat coming from there.

Superman was a second slower than him, and he also shifted his gaze in that direction.

Next is Krypton General Faora, and the fourth is Krypton Sergeant Apollo.

Apollo had originally wanted to hear what Shazo had to say about his arrogance, but now, upon hearing such a heartbeat, a conflicting feeling welled up from the bottom of his heart.

This heartbeat felt both strangely familiar and terrifying to him, a danger that could directly threaten his life.

A few seconds later, all the Kryptonian heard that terrifying yet familiar heartbeat.

They looked at each other in disbelief, finding the answer in each other's faces.

"That's General Zod's corpse, a monster born from the desecration of our leader's body."

Faora murmured, "Is this the Planetary Destroyer?"

Valé Tome's voice came through the Communicator: "Judging from the leaked energy frequency, over 89% of the characteristics match General Zod's; it is indeed an evolution of General Zod's corpse."

"But based on the data collected so far, it cannot be confirmed that it is the Planetary Destroyer."

"If so, we're in big trouble. In the worst-case scenario, we'll have to abandon Earth."