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Moreover, Zod even suspected that if he sent a thousand men, perhaps all of them would agree to go.

That's absolutely outrageous!

He glanced back at Depp, the meaning in his eyes quite clear.

"Are you poisonous? Did you drug my soldiers when I wasn't looking?"

Depp looked at Zod with an expression that was not only silly and cute, but also innocent.

However, Zod's thinking was not entirely wrong in a sense. The tricks Depp played on the Kryptonian Codex were indeed no different from drugging him.

Moreover, it's the kind of poison that can never be cured.

Looking at the soldiers below the stage who were inexplicably excited, Zod asked directly, "My warriors, please tell me, why did you agree to this request so quickly, and... why are you so excited?"

"Excited? Oh, I am indeed very excited!"

Many Kryptonian warriors in the audience said, "I don't know either. I just heard that Mr. Depp needed help, so I couldn't help but want to help him, and I feel honored to do so."

Suddenly, one of the Kryptonian warriors, a clever but clueless one, exclaimed, "I know! It must be because Mr. Depp was an Earth hero who helped build New Krypton! How exciting and proud it would be to help a hero!"

"Yes! Mr. Depp is a hero of the planet, that's definitely why we're so excited!"

"Earth's heroes, we must help Earth's heroes!"

Looking at the Kryptonian soldiers below the stage who had once again descended into chaos, Zod sighed helplessly and then said, "Alright, since everyone is so enthusiastic about this, then you're all selected. Go back and prepare your combat gear and luggage."

After saying that, Zod walked backstage without looking back and asked Depp, "Who exactly are you? Why are they so eager to help you when this matter actually has nothing to do with them?"

Depp shrugged and said with a affected expression, "Maybe... this is what they call personal charm."

"Screw your personal charm!" Zod almost cursed in anger, but considering Depp's fighting prowess, he held back. "I'm entrusting these five hundred young men to you. I hope you don't let them all be wiped out."

“Your demands are really low. I thought you were telling me that if anyone died, I would be held responsible,” Depp said.

Upon hearing this, Zod snorted coldly and then said, "As soldiers, they were already prepared the moment they joined the army; dying on the battlefield is their true destiny."

“You’re a heartless man,” Depp said with a laugh. “But don’t worry, I’ll bring all five hundred of them back safe and sound. I guarantee not a single one of them will die.”

Even if he dies, as long as he hasn't been burned to ashes like Thomas and Martha, I have a way to bring him back to life.

Whether it's Depp's blood or concentrated essence of life, there are now many ways to make someone who isn't completely dead stand up again.

Not to mention, after being exposed to yellow sunlight, those Kryptonian warriors have extremely abnormal defense and self-healing abilities.

“I have little hope for that,” Zod said ruthlessly. “After all, war is neither child’s play nor a one-on-one contest. Real war is only about the blood and lives that are ruthlessly consumed.”

Zod glanced at the time and said, "I'll have them gather in the plaza in about half an hour. You can then send them to Earth. Of course, if you need me, I can also reluctantly go to Earth to help you."

Depp: "Then you come."

Zod: "..."

Holy crap, I was just being polite, how can you be so shameless?!

Zod thought to himself, but said aloud, "Alright then, I'll go prepare my battle suit and luggage."

As he watched Zod leave, Depp's smile widened.

Five hundred Kryptonian warriors plus Zod might not be able to defeat the other self, but the other villains and the army of the other self would definitely be wiped out instantly.

Therefore, for Depp now, what he needs to do is to digest the powers he has gained as soon as possible, and then return to the DC universe to defeat his other self.

In the Kryptonian army camp, the five hundred chosen Kryptonian warriors returned to their dormitories and immediately shared the news with their roommates.

"Hey guys, do you know why I was just called over there?"

One of the Kryptonian warriors asked excitedly, eagerly awaiting the response from his comrades.

Unfortunately, his comrades were either busy with their own hobbies or lying in bed reading, and no one paid any attention to him.

"Hey! Is this how you treat me? Aren't you even curious about what you were doing just now?"

While he was feeling down, his comrade who had been lying down reading put the book on his pillow, got up, and said, "Are you going to be sent to the mine in District 101 to break rocks?"

"You bastard!" the Kryptonian warrior said angrily. "Just now, I and 499 other warriors were recruited by General Zod. Then General Zod asked us if we wanted to go to Earth to help quell the war there."

"Damn it!" The Kryptonian warrior sitting on the bed said speechlessly, "I thought it was something serious. I have no interest in this arduous task of traveling light-years away!"

Just as he lay down in bed and picked up his book again, he immediately heard his roommate's incredibly excited words.

"But...but civilization helped Mr. Depp! The hero who helped establish Earth on New Krypton, Leonardo Depp!"

"Leonardo Depp? Never even heard of him. Go if you want, just don't..."

Suddenly, his roommates all froze on the spot, and then received a message saying, "Don't leave us out! I want to go too! I want to go too! For Mr. Depp, I'd do anything!"

"You're nothing but a calf! If it were me, I'd be willing to be a war chariot and a spaceship!"

"Me! Me! Me! I want to go too! Earth is my dream destination!"

Seeing his roommate's attitude completely different from before, the Kryptonian warrior smiled and nodded.

"Yes, that's the right reaction! Helping Mr. Depp is our duty!"

The same thing happened in the dormitories of many Kryptonian warriors.

Excitement and anticipation, glory and the deep-seated imprint of their genes made these young Kryptonian warriors feel as if they were burning with flames.

Of course, 99% of the reason stems from deep-seated genetic imprints.

As Depp sat cross-legged, trying to digest and review the abilities he had acquired, and Zod organized his combat equipment in his palace, neither of them noticed that countless Kryptonian warriors had already gathered below the stage.

The number of these Kryptonian warriors far exceeds five hundred, and may even exceed three thousand!

Moreover, this number is still increasing.

Depp opened his eyes; he already knew most of those abilities.

The most important of these is the ability to integrate various elements!

Similar abilities merge to become even more powerful abilities, even far exceeding the increase of 1+1+1, almost exhibiting exponential growth.

The most outrageous thing is that some abilities have actually been upgraded into skills with the aura of causality.

For example, hitting the bullseye every time, or being immortal.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that I'm practically invincible right now!

Although he doesn't know who would be stronger or weaker if he faced his other self, Depp feels that at least he won't be as pathetic as before!

Depp pondered his next move, then slowly walked out of the backstage area, only to be startled by the sight before him.

Below the platform in front of them, countless Kryptonian warriors stood like a dense swarm of locusts.

A large crowd of people stretched out in an endless stream, numbering at least five thousand!

"What the hell is going on?"

Depp looked completely bewildered. Where were the promised 500 people?

You Kryptonian military guys like playing mahjong too? You'd be betting a billion and then floating around a billion!

When everyone saw Depp walk onto the stage, nothing seemed amiss.

Until someone who was well-versed in Kryptonian history saw and discovered Depp.

He pointed at Depp and shouted, "Look! That's Leonardo Depp! I remember the picture in my textbook; he looks exactly like the guy on stage!"

At his shout, everyone immediately turned to look at Depp on the stage.

The Kryptonian warriors, who hadn't heard the guy's voice from a distance, looked up after seeing the people in front of them all raising their heads.

Although they didn't know what the guy in front of them was looking at, it must be really interesting with so many people watching!

Being stared at by more than 5,000 Kryptonians put Deppon under immense pressure.

Of course, it's not that I'm worried about being overwhelmed by these five thousand people.

Instead, Depp needs to restrain his urge to smash them all to death!

After all, being watched by so many people would either drive a normal person crazy or make them feel uneasy.

Depp, on the other hand, is the type who gets angry easily.

Several fanatics even tried to climb onto the fighting stage and lick Depp's shoes, only to be kicked off by Depp one by one.

However, even after being kicked three times by Depp, those guys still looked at him with admiration and fanaticism, completely disregarding everything.

He immediately dialed Zod's video call and used the system's forced connection function.

The video feed showed Zod wearing white underwear, preparing to put on his signature black battle suit.

The sudden video feed startled Zod. He looked at Depp in the video, frowning, unable to recall when he had connected.

Zod asked, "Why are you suddenly video calling me? I'm getting dressed and will be back at the training ground in ten minutes."

Depp didn't say anything, but instead flipped the camera so that the image in the video changed from himself to the huge Kryptonian warriors in front of him.

I won't say much, just see for yourself.

When Zod saw the scene in the video, everything went black.

"What's going on? Didn't I only call five hundred people? Why are there so many more suddenly?"

Zod's three consecutive questions left Depp speechless.

"I thought it was them they were calling! There are at least five thousand of them. Do you Kryptonians want to turn Earth into cosmic dust?"

Depp questioned, but he vaguely realized the reason.

Perhaps it was because those 500 Kryptonian warriors couldn't help but share their actions with their comrades when they went back to pack their things.

This also triggered the deep-seated imprints in their genes, so more and more people actively gathered, directly crowding the training ground.

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Depp asked. "How about... you bring them all with me?"

“You’re dreaming! This is my most elite force!” Zod said, holding a cup of bitter tea. “At the very least, we need to get them to show us proof that they can absorb the yellow sun’s energy.”

"make a deal!"

Depp immediately and readily agreed to Zod's request.

Good heavens, they were originally five hundred soldiers who could absorb the yellow sun.

In addition, if even one-tenth of the remaining five thousand Kryptonian soldiers on site can withstand the power of the yellow sun, that would be another five hundred people.

When the time comes, I'll bring a thousand Supermen back to the DC Universe. Forget about Earth, I could probably flatten the Milky Way!