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After the minor scandal broke, he stopped responding and instead muttered to himself, "No wonder people always say that women are easily ignited and can explode at the slightest provocation."

Suddenly remembering something, he yelled at Wellen again, "Hey, you green-skinned crocodile! You absolutely can't let your woman get angry! If she explodes in anger, the whole of Gotham will be wiped out. I'm not done living yet!"

Upon hearing this, Wellen replied indifferently, "None of your business."

"Tch! You big, clueless idiot!" the clown said, head held high.

The final explosion instantly killed almost all of the Homelander clones who had gathered to watch the spectacle.

This attack turned at least five thousand Homelander clones at the epicenter of the explosion into charred remains.

"Sure enough, Azu was just bragging when he said he could withstand a nuclear bomb!" Depp said. "Otherwise, this guy would have been threatened since he was a child because someone stuffed a hydrogen bomb into a swallow's skin."

Outside the protective shield, the residual heat from the explosion had not yet dissipated.

However, this explosion also created much larger gaps between the previously dense ranks of Homelander clones.

Upon seeing this, Depp immediately leaped out of the protective shield.

As soon as he rushed out, Depp felt a burning pain; even Depp would be injured by such temperature and radiation.

He rushed toward the edge of the explosion and finally encountered a Homelander clone that was still relatively intact but was still stunned by the shockwave of the explosion.

Before the other person could react, Depp grabbed the guy's arm and slammed him to the ground.

In the air, his speed was far inferior to that of the Homelander clone, but on the ground, it was Depp's home turf.

After all, Depp has 1.5 times the speed of Clark.

Once they reached the ground, the Homelander clone finally came to his senses.

"You actually!"

"Shut up."

Bang!

Before he could retaliate, Depp punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious again.

Upon reaching the ground, Depp immediately used his super speed, carrying the Homelander clone like a gust of wind towards the town of Smallville.

At this moment, people far away in Smallville were still unaware of what had happened in Gotham.

However, the people of Metropolis were still stunned by the shockwave from the final explosion, staring blankly at the Gotham Bridge.

They then discovered that their neighboring city had inexplicably caught fire and a mushroom cloud had appeared in the sky.

When Clark arrived in Smallville, he was carrying his schoolbag and taking a shortcut to school.

Depp appeared in front of Clark, carrying the unconscious Homelander clone, and said, "I think I need your help, Clark."

Upon seeing this, Clark exclaimed excitedly, "Huh?"

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"Is there... anything I can do to help?"

Clark pointed to the Homelander clone in Depp's hand and said.

To be honest, the fact that Depras had appeared before him, a half-dead guy dressed in strange clothes, was enough to make Clark suspicious.

Now, Depp is actually asking him for a favor, which has turned Clark from confusion to shock.

Looking at the Homelander clone in Depp's hand, Clark couldn't help but start imagining things.

Could it be... that Depp's older brother killed someone and then wanted him to help dispose of the body?

No, Johnny Depp is a good person, he would never do such a thing!

Besides, with Depp's abilities, he wouldn't need me to help with something like this, would he?

Or perhaps... this guy is a bad guy, and Depp wants him to teach him a lesson?

After all, this guy doesn't look dead, so he's probably not an ordinary person.

Could it be... that he's also an alien like me?

Depp, seeing Clark's ever-changing expression, which then turned inexplicably excited, helplessly switched to his persuasive mode.

"Clark, this guy is the Homelander clone I told you about before."

“Homelander…” Clark thought for a moment, puzzled, then his eyes lit up: “You mean… Homelander, the one who pursued his love regardless of societal norms?”

Depp felt a wave of nausea wash over him. If peeping at a fifty-year-old woman milking her breast through a wall counts as bravely pursuing love, then the world must be insane.

However, Depp nodded nonetheless, after all, it was a lie he had told in the past.

Depp, without batting an eye, said, "That's right, it's Homelander. Someone captured him and then used his DNA to create many clones of him."

Clark pointed to the object in Depp's hand and asked, "So this guy... also has abilities similar to ours?"

Depp nodded and said, "That's right, and that evil organization copied tens of thousands of these Homelander clones and then sent them to invade Gotham City."

Upon hearing this, Clark immediately became indignant.

"Brother Depp, these guys are really wicked. Is there anything I can do to help?"

“Of course, I think you can go to Gotham now and help the people there protect the city,” Depp said. “I believe that a kind person like you would definitely be willing to help the people of Gotham.”

Upon hearing this, Clark hesitated slightly and said, "But... my father once told me that I shouldn't show my different side to others. He said that others would think I'm a freak and that it would put me in a difficult position."

Before Depp could speak, Clark continued, "But protecting others is clearly more important. It's not something a Kent man would do to disregard the lives of others for his own benefit!"

Upon hearing this, Depp thought to himself: Clark has been sensible since he was a child!

“That’s right, and you don’t need to worry about being seen as an oddball by others because you have extraordinary powers. After all, it’s perfectly normal for the people of Gotham.”

Upon hearing this, Clark exclaimed happily, "Really?"

Depp nodded: "Of course, remember when I took you to Gotham once? The people there are very tolerant and accepting of people like you who are different."

Clark smiled and said, "So...shall I go there and help now?"

Honestly, being able to use his abilities without any reservations in front of people has always been Clark's wish.

Due to his own special circumstances, his father, Jonathan Kent, never allowed Clark to display his abilities in public.

Fearing that Clark's abilities might be accidentally discovered, Jonathan even forbade Clark from participating in sports with other students.

After all, Jonathan couldn't be sure that Clark could control his strength the whole time.

If Clark gets too excited while playing and doesn't control his strength, he could potentially cause devastating harm to other students.

There was no way around it; Clark's power was simply too great.

So for so long, Clark could only play basketball alone at home, never having the chance to sweat it out on the court with his classmates.

Of course, even if he played with his classmates, given Clark's physique, it was unlikely he would sweat.

This is something that is really hard for a child who is going through puberty to accept.

Therefore, the relationship between Clark and Jonathan gradually became more delicate.

On one hand, the father wanted to protect his child from harm and from others; on the other hand, the teenager, a boy in his adolescence with boundless energy, had to suppress his desire to play ball with his friends.

To be honest, Jonathan wasn't wrong; after all, he was just an ordinary person.

He didn't know how powerful Clark really was, nor where Clark came from.

Therefore, being cautious and prudent is the safest approach in this man's mind.

However, Depp still stopped Clark from getting too excited.

“No, Clark, you need to focus on your studies now. Come to Gotham after Father has gone to sleep tonight,” Depp explained. “I’ve set up a protective device there that lasts for 24 hours a day. You just need to come to Gotham before then.”

Upon hearing this, Clark's face showed a hint of regret, but he still said, "No problem, I will arrive in Gotham soon tonight."

Depp affectionately ruffled Clark's hair and said, "Well, I'm going to have a good talk with this guy now. Go to school, Clark."

Clark nodded heavily, then vanished from Depp's sight like a whirlwind.

Depp, with the Homelander clone, returned to his small villa.

Upon reaching the storage room, Depp slapped the guy hard across the face.

Snapped!

The force of the slap was just right—not so strong as to kill the Homelander clone, nor so weak as to go unnoticed.

The Homelander clone, who had just been slapped, slowly woke up.

When he saw Depp, he immediately swore, "Fuck your mother, give it to me..."

Snapped!

Another slap, and the storage room fell silent once more.

This time Depp used significantly more force, knocking the guy unconscious again.

A second later, Depp raised his hand again.

Snapped!

The Homelander clone slowly awoke, and in his fury, he shouted again, "You son of a bitch..."

Snapped!

Snapped!

This time, the Homelander clone was smarter; instead of comparing points, it wanted to release heat rays directly.

The moment Depp saw the red glint appear in the Homelander clone's eyes, he fired a white heat ray, instantly melting the creature's eyes.

The liquid that gushed out after the Homelander clone's eyeballs exploded also burned two holes in the floor.

My skin feels numb when I pinch it; what should I do if my child has conjunctivitis?

Just gouge out the eye and it'll be fine, to prevent it from recurring!

The Homelander clone, whose eyes had been melted away, was visibly stunned for a moment, then immediately began to wail in pain.

"My eyes! My eyes!"

Depp was somewhat exasperated; why was this guy acting like a giant baby?