The Sanitation Army uniform worn by the lead Kryptonian was noticeably different from those of the others. Unfamiliar with the culture of these new Kryptonians, Brad guessed he was something like a squad captain.
Sure enough, once the Kryptonian flying at the front got a clear look at Superman's uniform and face, he forcibly reined in some of the madness on his own face and raised a hand, signaling the troops behind him to stop ascending.
Quite a few Kryptonians who had taken off later struggled to suppress their mad impulses. Even after seeing their captain's gesture, they kept charging forward for a while, only forcing themselves to stop once they saw Superman's face clearly.
Still, none of them went past the Kryptonian captain.
Perhaps because of their superpowers, dark skin was very rare among Kryptonians. Though they resembled humans from Earth, Brad's wide-ranging vision revealed that their skin was not simply white. It was uniformly covered in a color that no existing word could describe.
That was one reason they could absorb yellow-sun radiation. Beyond the range of human observation, they had evolved additional "organs" that greatly increased their ability to harness sunlight.
Strangely, Superman did not display such pronounced outward signs. He, too, possessed evolutionary traits beyond the observable visual spectrum, but normally kept them well concealed.
Superman's evolution surpassed that of these ordinary Kryptonians.
This was the first time Brad had discovered that fact, since every Kryptonian he had encountered before had been a Superman from a different parallel universe. Now it seemed Superman was truly exceptional.
The Kryptonian Sanitation Army captain took several deep breaths, suppressing the physiological changes brought on by his intense urge to fight, and stared coldly at Superman looking down on him.
"Clark? That can't be. I remember you died. Did the