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Seeing this, Depp immediately used his wind control skill to restrict the movement of the swarm of insects, and then used his heat ray to kill them one by one.

Peter also used his spider web to help Depp stick the scattered black beetles to the spot.

However, the Grey collapsed too quickly, and the swarms did not flee in the same direction.

In the end, one black beetle managed to escape.

Gray's consciousness was scattered among these individual beetles.

As long as one beetle survives, he can slowly look for opportunities to try to revive it.

Of course, this requires a lot of energy.

Depp looked at the mess in front of him and sighed softly.

“This thing is really disgusting!” Peter said, looking at the countless insect corpses on the ground.

Depp agreed, "That's true! By the way... you don't happen to have a similar ability, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Peter shook his head repeatedly, waving his hands as if to refuse, and said, "I'm sure I didn't!"

You better be!

"I think I need to hurry back; Mr. Tony is going to tutor me tonight!"

"Then goodbye, Peter."

Goodbye, Depp.

After Peter left, Depp closed the portal, picked up the Spider-Man comic book from the ground, and disappeared from the spot.

Back at the villa, Selena immediately pounced on her.

She clung to Depp and asked, "Honey, is everything alright?"

"all the best."

Depp said that when Selena lunged at him, he almost couldn't help but dodge to the side.

I haven't yet mastered the Spider-Sense, which I just acquired.

Many times, it tries to control Depp to avoid things he shouldn't have avoided.

“By the way, honey, could you help me with some training?” Depp asked.

Selena's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

She has never helped Depp with his training, given the significant difference in their abilities.

Logically speaking, Depp wouldn't have gained much improvement from sparring with Selena Gomez.

But things are different now.

After gaining the Spider-Sense talent, Selena only needs to use all her skills to attack Depp from a distance.

Whether it's darts, firearms, or even small missiles.

Depp said that even if they hit me, I definitely wouldn't open my eyes to dodge.

For the next half day, the two began a long training session on the Gobi Desert in the Sahara.

In addition to attacking, Selena would also throw fruit or candy at Depp.

Depp felt that he needed to practice until he could distinguish between attacks and feeding before he could be considered a basic success.

While the two were out training, a black beetle cautiously peeked into their villa.

Gray was starving and desperately needed to eat to replenish his energy.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw a small cat with a black body and white paws.

"You're cute, little kitty," Gray thought in his black beetle form, "but I have to eat you, I'm starving!"

Although Gray is now just a small beetle, he still retains half of his previous strength, far exceeding that of an adult human.

Therefore, he felt that killing the kitten in front of him would be a piece of cake.

Just as he was about to charge headfirst into it, Dog Egg also spotted Gray.

Then....

Slurp~

Dog Egg pulled the slippery, sticky tentacle back into his mouth, remarking that the thing had been a bit gritty.

At Gray's house, his mother still stood there, her eyes filled with tears.

She couldn't understand why her son had become like that.

And what exactly has his son become?

But there was one thing she was very clear about.

Just now, her own son tried to eat her alive.

A few days later, a vehicle from the Smallville Mental Hospital arrived at the Gray family home and took away the distraught Mrs. Gray.

Although the poor woman was not killed by her own son, she still could not overcome her inner demons.

She trapped herself in the same spot, unsure when she would be able to get out.

Depp and Clark stood at a distance, watching everything silently, both of them somewhat silent.

For Clark, Gray was his classmate.

Now that he has disappeared and his mother has developed a mental illness, the kind-hearted Clark feels terrible.

As for Depp, although he had seen countless things in Gotham that were even more heartbreaking than this, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

After all, if only he could have stopped Gray sooner, or saved Gray's life.

Perhaps the fates of this mother and son would be different.

However, the sadness only lasted a few minutes, after all, Depp knew that he was not responsible for all of this.

I am merely a passerby in their lives, and my efforts to save Mrs. Grey's life are already an extra help I could offer.

When Clark saw Depp looking preoccupied, he immediately realized that his older brother and he were really the same kind of people.

They can feel sadness for people who are completely unrelated to them.

Perhaps... all Kryptonians are this kind!

Clark asked, "Brother Levi, can you tell me about Krypton?"

Depp thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I was also thrown to Earth when I was a child. But there are some documents left in my spaceship that show we escaped Krypton just before it was destroyed."

"What?" Clark said in disbelief, "You mean... Krypton has been destroyed?"

Depp nodded and said, "That's right. Long before we came to Earth, Krypton had already exploded and been completely destroyed due to excessive mining of its core."

"What about the other Kryptonians? Did they escape too?"

At this moment, Clark's biggest concern was still the lives of his people.

Depp shook his head this time and said, "Unfortunately, almost all Kryptonians died at the moment of the planet's destruction, except for us. Because apart from us, all Kryptonians were conceived by the [Book of Secrets]. Although they are all proficient in a certain social work, unfortunately, the Kryptonians conceived by the Book of Secrets all have a fatal flaw."

"A fatal flaw?" Clark asked doubtfully. "Could it be that their lifespan is limited?"

“No, the Kryptonians’ life and intelligence are extraordinary,” Depp said. “The Codex is like a gene bank, and the Kryptonians it produces are all life forms that have been selectively bred. Their future jobs are determined before they are even born. Some are born to be generals, some are born to be leaders, some are born to be scientists, and some are born to be farmers or workers.”

Clark said with a chill, "That sounds a little scary."

“What’s even more terrifying is yet to come,” Depp said. “While this has allowed Krypton’s technology to develop and grow, all Kryptonians born from the Codex have a fatal flaw: they are forever loyal to Krypton and will forever exist for Krypton.”

"To exist forever for Krypton?"

"That's right. In other words, everything they did was to help Krypton grow and prosper. But when Krypton is nearing its destruction, they will not be able to escape either. At the genetic level, they will never abandon Krypton."

Hearing Depp's words, Clark was deeply shocked, but he also asked another question of his own: "But...why were we able to leave Krypton?"

Depp ruffled Clark's hair and said, "Silly boy! Because neither of us were conceived by a secret method, but were born from the union of our parents!"

"Father...Mother..." Clark murmured upon hearing this, "Brother Levi, do you know who my biological parents are?"

After hesitating for a while, Depp finally decided to tell Clark the truth.

"Your father should be called Jorel, and your Kryptonian name should be Kal'el."

"Joel... Brother Levi, do you know what kind of people my parents are?"

Clark did not ask whether his biological parents were still alive, since even Krypton had been destroyed, and the question seemed meaningless.

Depp said, "According to the limited information available, your father was the best scientist on Krypton."

"A scientist? That's really impressive!" Clark said, tears welling in his eyes as he looked up at the sky.

Depp patted Clark on the back and comforted him, "Cheer up, kid! I only saw all this in the ship's database. As for whether Krypton will really be destroyed in the end, or whether our families are still alive, nobody can say for sure."

Upon hearing this, Clark wiped away his tears with his sleeve and said heavily, "Yes!"

Chapter 168 The Arsonist

For the next few days, Depp continued to teach the hapless students of Class 13 as usual.

Because Lao Guan agreed to his proposal, Depp is now teaching almost all of Class 13's courses.

Besides English classes.

After hearing the news, Mr. Taylor angrily went straight to Lao Guan and then to Depp.

Ultimately, at Taylor's insistence, Depp agreed that Taylor would continue to teach the English class.

Over the past few days, the girls in Class 13 have remained steadfast, and their enthusiasm for learning has not diminished despite the hard work.

After all, as long as the teacher is handsome enough, studying doesn't matter at all!

However, the boys gradually became listless.

After all, they hadn't really studied hard for so many years, and now that they were suddenly starting to study intensively without a beautiful teacher to provide enthusiasm, they were all more or less tempted to give up.

At this moment, Depp once again demonstrated the charm of physics to these children.

With a light poke of his finger, Depp pierced a three-centimeter-thick steel plate.

The students were immediately in a frenzy. What kind of magic was this?