"Don't be afraid. It can't hurt you anymore."
After crushing the robot with his bare hands, Clark came up to Lois. Under the influence of the world's will-or perhaps his own restless heart-a desire to protect her rose deep within him.
Lois sat slumped on the ground, her eyes full of panic. Clearly, she had yet to recover from nearly being sliced up like a chicken.
But as Clark reassured her, she gradually calmed down. Her body was still so weak that she couldn't stand.
"Who are you?"
Before Clark could answer, she dimly saw a figure approaching from the distance. Before she could make out his appearance, she noticed a "stick" in his hand, its tip glowing.
Then a flash of light flared from the tip of the "stick." Her vision went black, and she lost consciousness.
"Hey, are you all right?"
Clark panicked a little. As far as he could tell, Lois had been frightened, but nowhere near badly enough to faint.
Seeing Clark's reaction, Yang Bo couldn't help laughing. "Everyone has their match."
"Clark, you're liable to scare her acting like this. A man needs to maintain some mystery to attract a woman."
"She's only asleep."
A single dose of mind control was more than enough to deal with an ordinary person.
Even after Yang Bo said that, a trace of worry remained on Clark's face.
"Don't worry. She'll come looking for you herself."
Yang Bo patted Clark and turned to leave.
In the corridor, Yang Bo saw Wayne observing Clark. This was much earlier than when Wayne had learned about Clark through the news.
In the original story, Wayne had truly come to know Clark when General Zod invaded Earth, witnessing Clark's godlike power.
That unparalleled destructive power had planted a seed in his heart. Eventually,