American comic book: God among men, Saiyan-Kryptonian hybrid

Chapter 209 Batman Strikes Again!

In that instant, without the slightest hesitation or pause, in just a moment of stunned silence, a battle song of blood and fire resounded across the vast天地 (heaven and earth).

Carrotel gave Zod no time to react, punching him one after another, each punch faster than the last, and in the blink of an eye, he blasted Zod out of the city, out of the atmosphere, and into the solar system.

"Ughhhhh!!"

"Damn it. How is this possible?"

Zod was caught off guard and stunned. He never expected that Carrot, with whom he had already reached an agreement, would suddenly make a move. By the time he reacted, Carrot had punched him hard in the chest, leaving a dent. The heat in Carrot's eyes was already burning on Zod's face, and Carrot was gripping Zod's neck with one hand, his fingers tightening.

Zod's crimson gaze was filled with a resolute killing intent. At this moment, Zod was shocked to discover that even after completing his Cell transformation, he still could not break free from Carrot's arm.

The feeling of despair washed over him again, as if he had returned to the battle when he first came to Earth, a nightmare that he still couldn't shake off!
"Why? Why can't I still beat Carrot?"

Zod's eyes widened. His strength had changed dramatically since then, but he never expected that he would still be as helpless as an infant in front of Carrot!
"Is this guy so powerful that there's no end to it?"

Zod didn't know that even the final form of Cell was only at the Super Saiyan 2 level, while Frieza's final form, after training, was far beyond Super Saiyan 3. After the battle on Namek, Carrot, empowered by the three suns, faced death countless times and finally reached a point where he could fight Frieza on equal terms in his normal state. After transforming into a Super Saiyan, he could easily destroy a galaxy with a single blow.

In other words, Zod wasn't the only one who made changes.

Do you think I'm joking?

Carrot gripped his neck, the red light in his eyes gradually turning into a menacing, chilling aura, saying in a tone that was both a warning and a threat:

"I don't listen to your excuses, and I don't need any reasons from you!"

"Just two words: Release them!"

"The Justice League is a family I created. It's not just an organization. If you want to beat me, you can, but you'll have to follow my rules."

"Just like I let you grow up, I can give you all a chance, but if you dare to cross the line and kidnap people, don't blame me for flipping the table. No matter how many of you there are, if anything happens to Lazuli, I'll start killing you and continue until I've wiped out the entire Anti-Justice League!"

"I'll kill you every time you resurrect, and I guarantee each death will be more gruesome than the last."

Upon hearing El's words, Zod was shocked, but he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahaha, that tone is so familiar, El!"

"You haven't changed at all; you're still so domineering towards your enemies!"

In the galaxy, his cloak billowing, Carrot's eyes held the same gaze as the boy from the farm fields years ago. He had never changed; it was still that same heart, that same person. He answered Zod, word by word:
"Because I never needed to be changed."

"Zizi!"

"Zizi!"

Suddenly, Carrot heard the FM radio of a signal connection, Batman's usual somber voice: "Wait! Al!" "Huh? Bruce?"

At this very moment, in an underground laboratory near a port in Metropolis, just across the water from Gotham, the ground is littered with gun wreckage and the gruesome sight of severely wounded mercenaries.

The scene was a mess, and in the dark shadows, two pointed ears stood out. Batman had taken down the group of mercenaries guarding the place.

Number 18 lay on the lab table, her pretty, fair face twitching as if she were having a nightmare, unconscious, with Batman standing beside her.

“I have found Lazuli, but her condition is terrible. Her body has been implanted with a lot of things: neural controllers, bomb detonators, monitors, and signal transmitters.”

"There's no way to demolish it in a short period of time."

Batman's gaze swept across the entire port's laboratory. Since returning to Gotham and exchanging blows with the Joker, his sense of conspiracy had become significantly sharper.

Through interrogation of the experimenters, it was learned that not only was the Infinity Furnace that Zod needed not removed from Lazuli's body, but an additional detonation device had also been installed on top of the original bomb—a device capable of remotely detonating her energy, enough to cause the entire Earth to perish.

Even though he's back in Gotham, Bruce keeps the Justice League's communication channels open, and he's always the first to know what's happening among them.

After all, Alfred is one of the three main stewards of the league. Although Batman doesn't have much time to get involved, he still keeps a close eye on things.

Upon learning of Lazuli's kidnapping, the highly efficient Bruce immediately locked onto the surveillance footage on Number 18 and located her current position at Metropolitan Port. Taking advantage of Zod's public statement, he stormed the port.

Of course, he installed the surveillance cameras. After spending so much time with the android siblings, how could he not have installed something on them?

Especially after discovering that Lazuli loved shopping, many of Wayne Group's clothing and accessories companies launched new products specifically to cater to her preferences. However, the clothes and necklaces always contained other surveillance items with bat patterns!
It's practically impossible to prevent; once one is demolished, another one will appear!
Zod's return was indeed unexpected by Batman, but what truly awakened Bruce was the Anti-Justice League he spoke of, which meant that a group of powerful anti-heroes would emerge.

This made Bruce feel that something was wrong. If the other side really had a group of powerful anti-heroes, how could he have so easily broken through the guards of Number 18?
Could Zod just be a convenient part of this plan? Even so, there should be at least one anti-British defender here.
"Batman??"

Carrot Al was stunned when he heard Batman's words. Not only him, but the entire Justice League, which also received the signal, was also stunned.

Stark's eyes widened, a possibility flashing through his mind: "How do you know where Number 18 is???"

"Wait, you didn't put a spy on her, did you?"

Batman fell silent, while the others felt a chill run down their spines. Had this Gotham guy planted surveillance cameras on all of them?
"I go!"

"Malaudiences, sadists, voyeurs, let's stop calling ourselves the Justice League and just change our name to the Orphan Mental Health Intervention Center."

Rod couldn't help but make a comment, which was met with unanimous agreement from everyone.

(End of this chapter)