"That's the situation, Bruce. We need your help."
In the Batcave, Bruce's brow had remained furrowed ever since he finished listening to Du Mu's account over the phone.
The moment General Zod appeared, he had sensed that something huge was about to happen. He just hadn't expected things to become this serious.
Clark's existence, General Zod's scheme, the Kryptonians' ability to grow stronger by absorbing solar energy...
Every single detail struck directly at the nerves of his severe paranoia.
In the end, he reached one conclusion.
All Kryptonians were dangerous factors.
Whether it was General Zod and those Kryptonian bumpkins, or Clark, the Kryptonian-descended Earthling raised on Earth, there was no essential difference in their level of danger.
Without hesitation, Bruce immediately created a new anti-Kryptonian contingency file and assigned it the highest threat level, placing it far above every previous file in priority.
Before this, the highest threat rating in his files had always belonged to Du Mu, the Gotham Gun God and Spider-Man.
He pulled up the data panel and, while recording the intelligence Du Mu had provided, rapidly broke down the Kryptonians' various ability metrics and formulated countermeasures.
His hands never stopped moving as he continued asking, "If everything you said is true, and Kryptonians are this powerful, what can I possibly help with?"
Du Mu said cheerfully, "Clark and I are both simple fighters. We're not good at using our brains, and we're both honest people. Against an old fox as cunning as Zod, it'd be easy for us to suffer a huge loss. We need a strategist full of dirty tricks, so you were the first person I thought of."
Bruce: "..."
He could admit that he was full of dirty tricks, but he absolutely would not admit that Du Mu was an honest man.