Because the battle had ended too quickly, Supergirl and Martian Manhunter did not arrive until everything was already over.
By then, Zhang Tianran had resumed dismantling Fort Rozz. He encountered resistance from a few aliens along the way, but they had no effect on him whatsoever.
"His speed has slowed down. I can barely make out his figure now," Supergirl murmured.
However, Martian Manhunter did not hear Kara's muttering. He was receiving the unconscious alien prisoners Zhang Tianran had thrown out.
One, two, three... Soon, unconscious aliens littered the area around Martian Manhunter. The alien prisoners Zhang Tianran flung into the air continued to fall like raindrops.
"This guy is too powerful. I'm truly glad we didn't continue our operation before this," Martian Manhunter said to Supergirl after notifying the Department of Extranormal Operations.
"I find it hard to believe he's a good person..." Supergirl said after a moment of silence.
"Ms. Kara, you're right. I'm not a good person, nor am I a superhero. I'm merely a traveler from another world," Zhang Tianran said as he finished his work.
After the events just now, Zhang Tianran had gained a preliminary understanding of his own strength.
Sure enough, he had grown stronger again. Just as the Speed Force expanded through a Speedster's running, the Speed Force within Zhang Tianran's body also grew whenever he used it.
Kara was momentarily speechless upon hearing Zhang Tianran's words.
"This time, it was truly thanks to Dr. Zhang. Without you, we would have had a hard time dealing with so many enemies," Martian Manhunter said warmly.
"It was nothing. I gained a lot this time as well. Oh, and due to a minor accident, I killed that Krolunian..." Zhang Tianran said, casually pointing at a pile of scraps in the distance.
This Krolunian was the alien lifeform Zhang Tianran had handed over to the Department of Extranormal Operations last time. Perhaps the department had been a little too weak, since she had actually escaped again.
This time, Zhang Tianran had chosen to kill her outright. He had discovered that a Krolunian's body seemed to be rather good material. If it were cultivated a little...
Martian Manhunter vaguely guessed some of it through telepathy, but after witnessing what had happened earlier, he naturally did not display any hostility.
Still, Martian Manhunter could not help feeling somewhat fearful of Zhang Tianran's power. If the other man changed his mind, perhaps this world...
In truth, if it had been Martian Manhunter himself, he probably would have chosen to kill her too. After all, such a lifeform was extremely dangerous and far too difficult to imprison.
"All right, don't look at me like that. I'll be leaving soon..." Zhang Tianran said, sensing Martian Manhunter's gaze.
Being wary of a powerful individual with an unclear stance was a very wise choice. Martian Manhunter did not think he had done anything wrong; he merely regretted that his intentions had been revealed so obviously.
"Actually, I would rather you stayed," Martian Manhunter said with complete sincerity.
"Heh, I'm not cut out to be a superhero." Zhang Tianran shook his head, then turned into a streak of silver-white lightning and vanished beyond the horizon.
Kara looked around in a daze. The matter had been resolved far too easily, leaving her with an almost dreamlike feeling.
After returning to briefly pack up his equipment and restore the hotel room to roughly its original state, Zhang Tianran traveled along the timeline to the moment Superman arrived on Earth.
Walking through the farm, Zhang Tianran looked up at the sky. A ball of fire was falling from above, steadily growing larger.
This... was the ship that had brought Superman to Earth.
Accompanied by an explosion,
the ship successfully landed on Earth. Once it had completely come to a stop, Zhang Tianran went straight over to it. At this moment, the surrounding earth had become somewhat scorching from the impact and explosion, yet Superman's ship still gave off an icy feeling.
"Kryptonian technology really is rather impressive," Zhang Tianran said with a sigh.
The material of this ship was clearly even better than that of his Time Ship.
Taking out the Kara genes he had replicated, Zhang Tianran caused Superman's ship's hatch to slowly open, revealing Superman, who was still an infant.
"I'm a little sorry, but don't worry... I won't hurt you." Zhang Tianran smiled faintly at Superman before beginning the gene extraction.
It was only a tiny amount of genetic material. It would not have much effect on a child.
Once he was done, Zhang Tianran heard extremely faint footsteps. They should have belonged to Superman's adoptive parents...
By vibrating his body so that light passed through it, Zhang Tianran remained invisible as he watched the entire process of the Kents adopting Superman.
"The Kryptonian technology contained within the ship has been fully extracted, but the gains were not as significant as expected. No trace of the Codex was found either... Do you wish to proceed to the next destination?" Zero's report pulled Zhang Tianran from his thoughts.
"No need. What we have now is enough."
After glancing back at Superman's ship, Zhang Tianran turned into a streak of silver-white lightning and disappeared.
Not in a hurry to leave this world, Zhang Tianran restored the Time Ship to its original size before entering the laboratory.
In truth, Zhang Tianran did not particularly like the laboratory inside the Time Ship. It was not because it was inadequate, but because it was simply too quiet.
"Zero, conduct a comprehensive examination of Kryptonian genes and see whether they can be studied through conventional methods." The moment he returned to the laboratory, Zhang Tianran gave Zero the order.
Zero began conducting multiple examinations on the Kryptonian genes. Such a task would take some time.
Taking advantage of the spare time, Zhang Tianran took out the Krolunian's corpse. After losing her life, the Krolunian's body resembled some sort of special material more than flesh and blood.
It was precisely because he had noticed this characteristic that Zhang Tianran had chosen to kill her outright.
Though this was only Zhang Tianran's speculation.
But if the Krolunian's bodily material could be used in combination with the genes of other Metahumans, could he create a perfect body for Zero?
If this research truly succeeded, Zhang Tianran would possess an assistant with multiple powers who could enter the internet at any time.
At that thought, Zhang Tianran became even more interested in the Krolunian corpse in his hands.
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