With that, the Kryptonian war came to an end.
A day later, at the Fortress of Solitude.
The Phantom Projector activated. Blue light slowly expanded at its center, eventually becoming a collapsing doorway.
It led to the Kryptonian prison—the Phantom Zone.
The handcuffed Kryptonians were engulfed in a gloomy atmosphere. They had accepted their defeat.
Seeing them off were Leon, Batman, Kara, and Diana, who had come at a friend's request to represent the government and oversee the proceedings.
Clark hovered in the air, avoiding the effects of Kryptonite.
As his comrades filed into the passage, Zod, the last in line, looked up at Clark. "I will return. General Zod never gives up."
He had originally wanted to say something more venomous.
Something like, "You love humanity, but does humanity love you?"
But unfortunately, none of the human-side betrayals he had hoped for had happened.
Because Leon was there.
General Sam Lane had survived, but thanks to that backstabbing mess, the entire operation had turned into an irredeemable disaster.
All he could do was silently endure the pressure while, whenever the higher-ups lost their minds, repeatedly play them footage of Amanda and Luthor's deaths, along with the battle recordings.
Especially after an entire city had witnessed that battle, the government, whether openly or in secret, had no plans to make a move for the time being.
"For one brief moment, I imagined the three of us fighting side by side on New Krypton."
In the end, after giving Leon one complicated look, Zod walked regretfully into the Phantom Zone.
Even now, he still did not know that Leon was not a Kryptonian.
"Leon."
Feeling the Kryptonite radiation dissipate, Clark descended.
After glancing at the vanished passage, he placed a hand on Leon's shoulder.
"Are you heading back right away, or