Earth-0, Metropolis Museum of Technology.
Half a year later, Luthor stepped into the building he had founded once more.
The museum he had built entirely with his own money had been closed even before the Metal Event. Its comprehensive automated security measures had kept it exactly as it had been.
Stored here were the products of every technological advance in human civilization, from flints used to start fires in ancient times to the first copper cauldrons used to hold water, from the first bullet fired by humans to satellites recovered not long ago.
Any tool that could represent technological progress and the evolution of human civilization had been acquired by Luthor and stored here, displayed free of charge to every resident of Metropolis.
He wanted everyone to know that humanity was born great and had no need for any Kryptonian's help.
But this time, his state of mind was completely different from before.
After perishing together with Captain Atom, Perpetua had fashioned Luthor a new body. Using human and Martian genes as samples, she extracted the original Luthor's soul and injected energy into the new body.
Thus, the new Luthor was born.
He was still bald, but now he had eight-pack abs, faster thinking than before, and all sorts of superhuman abilities.
Simply put, he was like a humanoid, smarter and more powerful Carrion Eater—or rather, a weapon specifically made to deal with those superheroes.
He had tested it a few times. Not only had he devoured Luthors from other Parallel Universes, he had also easily devoured the Martian Manhunter of the Main World. The feeling was wonderful.
All his life, he had wanted to prove that humans were stronger than aliens. Yet now, he himself had become a monster fused with alien genes. How tragic.
But even as he