Clearly, the commotion from the fight with the spider monster had attracted whoever was piloting the Sky Sailboat nearby.
And according to Mon-El, only those serving the Phantom King could possibly have physical bodies.
The sailboat gliding through the air silently arrived above Mal and Mia. A mob of raggedly dressed figures immediately jumped out and surrounded them, weapons in hand.
Several of them shouted at Mal and Mia. When they realized the pair could not understand them, they immediately switched to a somewhat rusty Earth language.
"What is your relationship with Superman?!"
The Kryptonian prisoners with physical bodies had long since learned of Krypton's destruction. They also knew that their last surviving compatriot, Superman, who now had sole control of the Phantom Zone projector, lived on a place called Earth.
Mia instinctively reached for her bow, but Mal reacted swiftly and pushed it down.
He still did not know the Instructor had arrived. All he could think about was how to keep them safe in this environment.
So he decided their best option was to stall, stringing these people along with whatever chatter he could manage.
Unfortunately, these convicted criminals did not actually need to hear an answer from both of them.
After all, there were two of them. They could simply kill one and take the other back for a leisurely interrogation.
One of them immediately raised his enormous gun and pulled the trigger at Mal. Mal and Mia dodged simultaneously, letting the blue laser fired from the gun cut through the blowing sand behind them and vanish into the distance.
Their unusual speed immediately put the prisoners on guard.
"They must have only just arrived! They can still use their powers!"
Their leader shouted, and five of his underlings immediately stepped forward, activating the Wristbands on their