English, Chinese, Spanish-nearly a hundred human languages and their social cultures were mastered in their entirety within seconds.
Yet after scouring the entire global network, they found no trace of "Kal-El."
Standing in the center of the main control station, General Zod folded his arms across his chest, his gaze as cold as iron.
"This planet's civilization is exceedingly primitive and fragile. Kal-El would never submit to mortals."
His adjutant Faora said coldly,
"The only explanation is that he has hidden his power and is eking out an existence in the mire as a mortal."
A cruel smile curved General Zod's lips as he said in a low voice:
"Then force him out. Infiltrate every signal source on this planet and deliver an ultimatum to all humanity!"
Meanwhile, at the Department of Defense in the Pentagon, major observatories around the world, and the observation equipment of countless amateur astronomers, the highest-level red alerts sounded all at once!
In the top-floor office of Vought International, Lex Luthor shot up from his executive chair and stared fixedly at the satellite images of lunar orbit. His composure instantly crumbled, his pupils contracting sharply.
"This... this is the enormous change he mentioned before?!"
A chill shot straight to Luthor's head, and cold sweat seeped from his palms.
"Did he call this alien spaceship here?!"
Before the various powers around the world could recover from their shock, a sudden upheaval struck!
In Times Square in Metropolis, beside Big Ben in London, beneath the radio tower in Tokyo... everything from the military's most highly classified defense command screens to the smartphones held by billions of mortals, televisions, and even car radios went out of control at the same instant!
Blinding static flickered wildly across the screens before giving way to an oppressively pitch-black void.
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