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"I want to become the only god on this planet... and then... make all the money in everyone's pocket!"

Dili, who was kneeling, suddenly exerted force with his legs, his target being Zod, who was chatting with the bald man in the distance.

His plan was shrewd: if he could eliminate Zod first, he could intimidate the other Kryptonians.

Then, I can just kill those terrified idiots one by one, and everything will be fine!

Dili was incredibly fast, rushing straight towards Zod like a blur.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Dili, who was rushing towards him and throwing a punch at his head, his eyes full of disdain.

Zod didn't even try to dodge or defend himself, because he saw another person rushing towards him at the same time.

Bang!

A massive sonic boom echoed through the forest, and the shockwave made many Kryptonians lose their footing.

Between Zod and Dili, Fiora, with her short black hair and dashing figure, stood there and easily caught Dili's swung fist.

Kryptonians also have different constitutions. Obviously, even though they both absorbed the power of the yellow sun, Fiora is much stronger than Dili in front of them!

Chapter 348 The Battle of Metropolis (Part 4)

“You have betrayed Krypton, Dili,” Philao said arrogantly. “You have wasted your talent; what a pity.”

Dili's eyes were filled with terror, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free from Fiora's grasp.

Seeing his assassination attempt fail, Dili shouted, "I didn't betray Krypton! I just didn't want to be subservient to anyone forever!"

"That's really low-class."

After Fiora finished speaking, white light condensed in her eyes, and milky white heat rays burst forth, directly melting Dili's head into a pool of bloody liquid.

Throwing Dili to the ground, Fiora turned around and said, "General, please forgive me for taking it upon myself to punish Dili for his rebellious behavior."

Zod's eyes held no blame, but rather admiration as he said, "Rebels deserve to be punished. Fiora, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Your strength will become our main force in conquering the Earth."

"As you command, General Zod."

Fiora gave a slight bow, then automatically stood behind Zod, hands behind her back, looking arrogantly at the Kryptonians who had just gained power.

Soon, the thirteen Kryptonians completed the initial absorption of the yellow sunlight.

All of them, except for Lorzod who was still an infant, received a qualitative boost.

However, none of them gained the ability to fly.

The vast majority of Kryptonians have only slightly increased the strength of their physical bodies.

Among them, seven people unlocked the heat ray, and two people unlocked the frost breath.

As for Fiora, she still unlocked all abilities except for flying.

These people looked at the headless corpse on the ground with no pity in their eyes, but rather with contempt.

After all, betrayal is the most despised act in Krypton.

"General Zod, shall we begin our conquest of this planet now?"

A Kryptonian who had just gained the ability to use heat rays raised his hand and asked.

Zod smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, we need to absorb more energy from the yellow sunlight to gain greater power and more securely conquer Earth, reclaiming the Kryptonian Codex. After all, we don't know which side that kid from the Aiur family is on."

"Can I...can I try out the power I just gained here?" a Kryptonian girl asked cautiously.

This time, Zod nodded and said, "Of course, everyone can use their newly acquired power here to their heart's content, and then... we'll leave here and go elsewhere to continue receiving the sun's blessings."

Three hours later, Kansas police arrived at the dense forest.

But they found no trace of any life. All that remained of Kansas were countless burned trees, land crystallized by the high temperatures, and countless giant circular craters.

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Two months later, at a construction site in the metropolis, Clark was wearing a yellow hard hat and sweating profusely as he did heavy physical labor.

Of course, the "sweat" on his body was mineral water that had been poured on him beforehand.

Since being rehired by Ms. Misia in the construction department of L Company, Clark has begun his career as a construction worker.

The construction project Clark was building was quite massive.

According to Clark's conversations with his coworkers, this is the new headquarters building that the Luther Group plans to build. Luther Building.

Once completed, Luther Tower will immediately become the tallest building in the Metropolitan Area and one of its new landmarks.

It must be said that although the Luther Corporation's financial resources are not as great as the Wayne Corporation's, it is still one of the most well-known companies in Metropolis.

The phone rang.

You have a new text message~

Clark took off his white, chunky knit gloves and took out his phone to check it.

[Tonight at 10:30, same place.]

The letter was unsigned, but Clark did know it was a message from the Justice League.

Clark looked up at the dazzling yellow sun in the sky and muttered, "So, he finally couldn't hold back anymore..."

On the outskirts of Gotham City, deep in a dense forest nestled against the mountains and beside a river, hundreds of construction workers are working overtime under the scorching sun.

This is the location of the estate chosen by Depp and Selena Gomez; the entire mountain has been bought by Depp.

Furthermore, Depp hired the most famous architect in Gotham to design this extremely luxurious waterfront villa for himself.

Depp, with his arm around Selena, looked at the villa that was rising from the ground, his eyes full of anticipation.

To be honest, such a luxurious estate was something Depp would never have dared to dream of before he traveled through time.

After all, the person before he traveled through time didn't even have the money to buy a toilet.

As for spending a billion dollars to build a mansion, that's something I wouldn't even dare to dream of!

But now... everything is right before my eyes, just like the power I've gained—so unreal yet so real.

Drop drop!

Depp and Selena's phones rang at the same time. They looked at each other and took out their phones at the same time.

[10 PM, same place as always.]

"Looks like it was Little Bat who sent the message," Selena said, leaning against Depp while wearing a scarf.

Depp put his phone back in his pocket and said, "Looks like Batman has completely lost his temper."

Selena drew circles on Depp's chest with her finger and said, "Why is it half an hour early this time? That's strange."

Upon hearing this, Depp laughed and carried Selena in his arms as they walked into the spare villa that had been prepared in advance next to the mansion: "I guess Batman sent us the message separately because he wanted the two of us to get to the top of Wayne Tower early. The meeting time for the others is probably still 10:30."

"That little bat is so boring!" Selena complained.

Depp glanced at the clock on the wall with a mischievous grin and said, "There are still almost seven hours until 10:30. I think... we can do something else first!"

"Huh?! Then I need to use the bracelet to transform first!" Selena struggled.

Depp grabbed Selena's wrist and pressed his lips to her earlobe, saying, "No, Selena, you have to rely on yourself today!"

At 10:30 PM, atop Wayne Tower, some of the core members of the Justice League reunited.

Besides Depp and Selena Gomez, Batman, Clark, and Joseph were also present.

Without a doubt, Depp and Selena Gomez were the last to reach the top of Wayne Tower.

This made Batman a little angry.

"Didn't I specifically tell you to meet at ten o'clock?" Batman questioned.

Depp waved his hand and said, "Come on, little bat, don't think I don't know what you're up to. I'm sure that apart from me and Selena, the rendezvous time you sent to everyone else is still 10:30!"

"Hmph!" Batman snorted coldly, crossed his arms, and stopped talking.

After a while, he continued, "I've gathered everyone here today just to confirm one thing."

"So... Clark, will your Kryptonian friends ever come to Earth?"

After Batman finished speaking, everyone's attention turned to Clark, and then slowly shifted to Depp.

After all, although Zod and the others were from Clark's hometown, it was Depp who relayed the news that they were going to attack Earth.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Depp looked helpless. He shrugged and said, "I'm sure Zod and his men will attack Earth because Clark has something they want. But... I really can't be sure when Zod and his group will arrive."

“You initially said they would definitely come within a week, but now it’s been two months!” Batman said.

Depp leaned against the fence and said, "Yes, I initially thought they would arrive within a week, but the situation has deviated from my expectations, so I can no longer predict when Zod and his men will begin their attack."

“I think I have to start to doubt the accuracy of your prediction!” Batman said in a deep voice.

“Believe it or not,” Depp said. “But I think if it were Batman, whether you believe it or not, you would still be 100% prepared for it.”

Upon hearing this, Batman clenched his fists. He felt extremely uncomfortable with being manipulated, but he was truly helpless.

This is Johnny Depp, a guy who even Batman finds frustrating.

“You better not let all my preparations go to waste,” Batman said. “Tomorrow, I’m going to Russia. I heard there are people there who want to join the Batman Alliance. I need to go and check it out myself.”

As soon as Batman finished speaking, he saw irregular black and white images suddenly flashing on the super screen of the Wayne Enterprises building not far away.

It's like some TV channels that have lost signal.

But soon, the image in the picture gradually became clearer.

In the center of the image, a man with short, neat hair is opening and closing his mouth, clearly saying something.

And soon the man's image disappeared, turning into constantly changing characters.

Two seconds later, a crackling sound, like a wail, came out of the screen intermittently, and then quickly turned into a disjointed Earth language.

This sentence is a combination of several Earth languages. Unless you are fluent in multiple languages, you would have no idea what the guy is saying.

Coincidentally, everyone at the top of the Tower of Wayne is now fluent in multiple languages.

"You are not alone."

"You are not alone."

You are not alone!