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“Yes, General.” Fiora bowed slightly and then immediately left the control room to prepare Zod’s battle suit and spaceship.

Seeing Fiora leave, Usa immediately went to Zod's side, grabbed his arm, and said, "Are you crazy? What will happen to me and the child if something happens to you?"

Zod turned around, gently stroking Usa's hair, and looked at his son with loving eyes, saying, "But they are all my people. I am different from those corrupt and self-centered fellows. I will not abandon my companions for my own benefit."

After saying that, Zod looked at Usa's forehead and left the control room.

Soon, a small spaceship departed from the Kryptonian fleet.

Dozens of kilometers away from the Kryptonian fleet, Zod opened the glass dome above, then removed his suit, leaving only the attack breathing mask on, exposing himself completely to the sun.

Soon, under the radiation of the yellow sun, Zod's body began to undergo drastic changes.

His veins bulged all over his body, and he couldn't help but tremble. Intense pain was eroding every inch of Zod's skin from the inside out.

Bright red blood flowed from Zod's seven orifices, causing Usa and Fiora, who were observing everything through the glass of the control room, to hug each other nervously.

But soon, Zod's genes as Krypton's finest warrior came into play.

Just over ten minutes later, Zod stopped trembling.

At the same time, his panting gradually subsided.

Finally, Zod opened his eyes...

"Is this... the power bestowed upon us by the yellow sun?"

Zod felt the changes in his body, his tone calm, but his heart was filled with excitement.

He could feel the changes in his own power, changes that were almost earth-shattering.

Zod now even feels he could destroy the entire Kryptonian fleet with a single punch.

Just as Zod was engrossed in his power, he suddenly felt his vision blur and a tearing pain began to erupt in his eyes.

Zod tried to rub his eyes, but the breathing mask blocked his way.

But the changes in his eyes were much faster than Zod had imagined!

Yellow light gathered in his eyes and suddenly shot out through the air!

Yellow rays shot from Zod's eyes, instantly shattering the breathing mask.

Meanwhile, Zod, who had just acquired this ability, was clearly not yet able to control it skillfully.

He was no longer controlling the direction of the heat rays; instead, his head was being tossed around by the heat rays.

Bang!

A passing meteorite was struck by the heat rays and instantly shattered into fragments.

Several tens of seconds later, the heat rays slowly dissipated, and Zod knelt on the ground, covering his eyes in reality.

The burning sensation in his eyes caused Zod's brain to short-circuit.

But soon, Zod's hands were gripping his own neck.

The heat rays just shattered the breathing mask, and Zod is now exposed to a vacuum, unable to breathe at all!

His face turned bright red, and the feeling of suffocation made Zod's consciousness begin to blur.

Usa and Fiora, who had been observing Zod, immediately knew what kind of trouble Zod was in.

They immediately ran to the cabin, piloted their small spaceship, and arrived beside Zod.

After being carried back to the spaceship and breathing familiar air again, Zod quickly returned to normal.

He stood up, looked at the distant sun, and said, "I think we are perhaps no different from the gods here."

"A god? What are you doing!" Usa said with concern, "Do you know that you almost suffocated to death just now? I can't imagine what kind of god would suffocate himself!"

"Hahahahaha!" Zod laughed loudly upon hearing this, and said, "Usa, when you truly witness the change in my power, you will understand why I said this."

Back on the main warship, Zod immediately took Usa and Fiora to the bald chief scientist of the fleet and said, "Bald guy, take me to see those interstellar monsters you've captured recently."

"Yes, General."

The bald man led Zod and the others away from the main warship and onto the transport warship located at the end of the fleet.

At the stern of the transport ship, there are many bizarre interstellar creatures imprisoned in cages made of Krypton's most advanced electrical walls.

Zod said, "Let me see which one is facing the powerful one here."

Upon hearing this, the bald man led Zod to the largest cage in the middle.

Inside the cage were two monsters that were constantly circling around.

This monster resembles a giant mantis, possessing an extremely tough exoskeleton that reflects a cold light.

One of them is red, and the other is green, seemingly corresponding to different genders.

Supporting its ten-meter-tall body on two hind legs, its four scythe-like forelimbs swung incessantly at the cage. Amidst the flying sparks and the pungent smell from the electric current, everyone frowned slightly.

The power and ferocity of this thing are obvious.

The bald man explained:

"This is a monster from the BG116-7 star system in the Flying Disc Galaxy Cluster. Because this thing usually lives in wild swamps, I call it the Swamp Mantis."

"When we captured these two Sawano Mantises, we deployed forty warriors equipped with top-of-the-line gear. It took us three days of relentless attacks to finally bring these two exhausted creatures back."

Upon hearing this, Zod nodded and said, "Open the small door of the cage, I want to go in."

Upon hearing this, the bald man exclaimed in panic, "This won't do, General Zod! This thing goes berserk; even twenty fully armed soldiers together wouldn't be a match for it, let alone you who aren't even wearing armor..."

Zod walked to the small door of the cage and said, "Just open it when I tell you to. Stop with the nonsense. This is an order!"

Upon hearing this, the bald man dared not disobey Zod's order and could only obediently open the small door of the cage.

Zod strode in, then waved behind him, signaling the bald man to close the cage door.

The monster in the cage turned around and looked at Zod, who was not wearing any equipment.

Finally, the two monsters exchanged a glance and looked at Zod again.

Zod saw mockery and ridicule in the monster's eyes, as if they were mocking Zod's overestimation of his abilities.

The male Sawano mantis on the left attacked first, its huge scythe-like arms forming a pincer movement from both sides, swinging simultaneously, clearly intending to sever Zod's head.

Seeing this, Zod smiled slightly, stretched out his hands to the sides, and prepared to grab the monster's scythe-like arms.

This gave the people outside the cage a huge fright!

Whether it was Usa, Fiora, or the bald man, they were all in a panic right now!

Because in their eyes, Zod's actions were tantamount to courting death!

Under the original red sun, Kryptonians are physically almost indistinguishable from ordinary Earthlings, so catching this monster's attack with their bare hands without protective gear is simply a pipe dream.

But the next second, something happened that completely shattered everyone's worldview.

Zod easily caught the two scythe-like arms of the mantis Sawano as it swung at him, a provocative smile playing on his lips.

When has a male mantis sawa ever suffered such humiliation?

Without hesitation, it swung out its two scythe-like arms at its waist simultaneously, this time targeting Zod's waist.

It was going to cut that ignorant, two-legged creature that dared to provoke it in half!

Thinking of this, the male Sawano praying mantis revealed a sinister smile.

Because it knew that the creature in front of it was not like itself, which had four arms.

This time, he no longer had arms to catch his own attack!

Swish!

Swish!

Two scythe-like arms slashed towards Zod's waist with a whooshing sound, but Zod neither dodged nor avoided the attack from the Sawano Mantis.

Just as everyone was holding their breath for Zod, and even Fiora was prepared to skin the bald man alive if General Zod died here!

However, the two crisp clangs stopped everyone present from thinking.

Even the two mantises in the cage!

The powerful, scythe-like arm, which pierced through the air, didn't even leave two marks when it struck Zod's waist!

Furthermore, due to the reaction force, the male Sawano mantis even felt excruciating pain in its sickle-shaped arm, as if its exoskeleton had been cracked.

“It seems your attack is over.” Zod smiled at the monster before him and said, “Now, it’s my turn to attack!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zod immediately began to exert force with both hands!

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The cracking and popping sounds, along with the sounds of muscles tearing and juices spilling out, filled everyone's eardrums.

Under Zod's full force, Sawano Mantis's scythe-like arm was instantly crushed to pieces.

The once indestructible outer shell and blade were easily crushed into a lump of minced meat by Zod.

Green blood gushed out from the gap in the sickle arm, splattering onto the ground and making a sizzling sound.

Clearly, the blood of the Sawano Mantis is extremely corrosive.

"Awoo!"

The mantis wailed in pain, immediately retracting its scythe-like arms. Then, the membranous wings on its back quickly unfolded, trying to fly to a higher place to avoid Zod's attack.

Zod smiled contemptuously as he watched the mantis Sawano fly to the top of the cage. Then, he crouched slightly, exerted force with his thighs, and rushed straight to the top of the cage.

Sawano Mantis stared intently at Zod, only to see the other man flash by and his vision begin to spin.

Those outside the cage could clearly see that after Zod leaped up, he used his hand as a knife and easily severed the neck of the mantis.

The giant mantis head spun from the sky and fell to the ground, splattering blood all around and causing the surrounding electric grid to crackle and emit plumes of smoke.

As its head fell, the mantis's body, which had been attached to the top of the cage, also fell to the ground.

On the other side, the other mantis, Sawano, went berserk upon seeing its mate die.

It leaped up, its four scythe-like arms gleaming coldly, and charged straight at Zod, who was in freefall.

Zod watched the Sawano Mantis rapidly approaching him, his eyes gathering yellow light as heat rays erupted from them.