Although General Zod was brutal, he wasn't stupid at all. In fact, he was very clever.
They had only been exposed to the sun for a short while, yet they already had such incredible power.
What about Kal-El, who had been basking in it for so many years?
Not only had he gained immense power, but the people of Earth also considered him their guardian deity—their Superman!
Just how powerful was he?
So General Zod planned to trick Superman Clark into giving up his powers.
After all, these old Kryptonians all knew that a different atmospheric composition could be extremely harmful to Kryptonians.
If Clark had been alone, he would most likely have accepted the offer.
But Superman Clark had a team now, a whole group of strategists!
And they had already come up with a counterplan, so naturally he wouldn't listen to Zod.
He wouldn't even go near the Kryptonian Spaceship.
So Clark immediately shouted, "There's another way!"
"What?"
General Zod sensed something was wrong.
"I challenge you, Zod!"
Clark shouted, "Kryptonian law states that in times of crisis, any Kryptonian can challenge the leader to a duel. The winner gets to lead all the Kryptonians."
"If you win, the Codex of Life is yours!"
"If you lose, all of you will have to listen to me!"
Clark's voice rang out like thunder, but it did no good.
The warriors below all looked at Zod, seemingly waiting for his response.
But General Zod burst out laughing.
"A duel is an act of mercy from the strong toward the weak."
General Zod said coldly, "I only want the Codex of Life, but you want my position!"
"That's impossible, Kal-El!"
Clark's heart sank. He had never expected General Zod to refuse.
Zod was even more cunning than he'd imagined.
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