I get stronger by sunbathing, just like Superman.

On the street, a man was half-stuck on the hood of a car, unable to move.

You could even see his bleeding legs from under the car…

"Please...please save me..."

The man's pitiful cries made Louise reluctant to leave. She was about to go forward to help him when her editor, Perry, grabbed her arm.

"Louise! You can't save him. Look at him, he's dying. Even Superman couldn't save him!"

But he still has…

Louise wanted to say that he was still alive, but halfway through her sentence, she turned around and saw that the man's head was tilted to the side and he was motionless; he was clearly no longer breathing…

"Let's go..."

The editor-in-chief couldn't bear to watch any longer and pulled her along as they continued on their way.

Just then, someone looked up at the sky and suddenly shouted:

"what is that!?"

The group, along with everyone else on the street, looked up at the sky…

A gigantic fireball is hurtling towards this area! Judging from its shape, it is clearly an artificial satellite that has fallen from outer space!

boom! ! !

The enormous fireball appeared before them in the blink of an eye! Realizing what had happened, the crowd screamed and ran back.

But how could their speed match the speed of a falling satellite? Just as the fireball reached their heads…

Everyone had already squatted on the ground, covering their heads, not daring to look any further, including Louise.

But then she realized that the fireball didn't seem to be falling, and glancing around, she saw that everyone was safe and sound...

She turned around in confusion, and saw this scene...

A strong figure in a blue battle suit raised his arms, hovering several meters above everyone's heads, and caught the burning artificial satellite!

"K... Superman!"

Louise immediately shouted excitedly, and only then did the crowd behind her dare to slowly stand up, revealing expressions of relief, and clapping at the figure in mid-air.

But what happened next made Louise and everyone else realize that they had mistaken her for someone else.

The figure absorbed all the flames burning on the satellite into its belly, then gently placed the massive satellite in an open area, and finally emerged from behind…

"Hey, are you guys alright?"

Max greeted everyone, looking disheveled, only to find that everyone was staring at him with surprise.

However, someone eventually started clapping, and then everyone joined in.

In their eyes, regardless of whether he is a superman or not, since he has saved so many lives, he deserves applause.

Max was naturally used to this kind of scene and showed no smugness on his face.

At this moment, Louise stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me... are you the one who fought Superman a while ago?"

Max scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"Uh...yes, but actually it was a misunderstanding, that plane wasn't mine..."

Before he could finish speaking, Louise interrupted him:

"No... I meant to ask if you know where Superman is?"

"I……"

"Max!"

Max was about to say he didn't know when Betty, who had appeared beside him at some point, interrupted him. He turned around with a helpless expression...

"What's wrong now..."

Betty, her face grave, looked towards a distant spot and said:

"I sense... something is awakening..."

"Something? Awakening? What did you say?"

Max followed his gaze but didn't perceive anything.

Betty shook her head and pointed in a certain direction in front of her, saying:

"I sensed it using psychic abilities. Over there, at least tens of kilometers away from here, there is..."

I don't know how to describe it, but 'it' gave me a... terrifying feeling.

Seeing Betty's serious expression, Max also became serious and turned to Louise, asking:

Do you know what's over there?

The latter shook his head, about to say he didn't know, but then, as if suddenly remembering something, blurted out:

"It's a Kryptonian spaceship!"

"Krypton...what spaceship?"

Max and Betty both looked at her questioningly.

Louise was somewhat surprised that the two of them didn't even know this, but she still briefly recounted the Battle of Metropolis... and the connection between the Kryptonian Zod and Superman.

Both of them suddenly understood after hearing this.

But Max still decided to check it out. After all, as a superhero, even if he wasn't in his own world, he couldn't ignore such a thing.

"Max...don't go."

Noticing Max's eager look, Betty grabbed his arm, her worry undisguised.

"Don't worry, I'm just checking, I'll be right back."

Max assured him, then leaped away.

……

In the central square of downtown Metropolis, there is a Kryptonian spaceship that crashed during the Battle of Metropolis. This area has long been designated as a restricted zone by the military, and no one is allowed to trespass.

But now, with strange phenomena occurring all over the world, the troops here have also been transferred away.

Inside the spaceship, in front of the incubation pool, two Luthers stood side by side, while a humanoid monster, at least five meters tall and several times larger than the African elephant, the largest land animal, was submerged in the pool.

His entire body was a rock-like grayish-brown, his muscles were bulging, and his blood vessels were taut as if they were about to burst! His ferocious face had distorted features that made people's legs go weak just by looking at him.

The monster's breathing made the entire spaceship vibrate...

But the two standing to the side just watched it silently, especially the blond Luther, whose face was full of excitement. He seemed to be talking to himself:

"have a look……

I knew it; the essence of Kryptonians is this kind of ugly monster…

Bald Luther didn't respond to him; instead, he looked at the monster with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"It looks powerful, but are you sure it can actually kill those two Supermen?"

The blond Luther casually remarked, seemingly unconcerned:

"Believe in miracles...the bald version of 'me'."

Those two 'supermen' are just powerful aliens, not gods... There are no gods in this world.

Even if he did, I don't believe he would be as benevolent as described in the book.

Then the blond Luther crouched down, put his hand into the hatching pool, and gently stroked the monster's head, looking as if he were stroking his own child.

Kryptonians...Gaias...

The DNA of two incredibly powerful races complements each other's weaknesses, and now even kryptonite can't harm it, and it can absorb energy indefinitely in all forms...

As expected, monsters... you still have to rely on monsters to defeat them.

Bald Luther, standing to the side, looked at his somewhat neurotic self with complicated eyes, and a feeling of disgust rose in his heart.

To be honest, he really hated this parallel universe version of himself…

He was not only younger and more handsome than me, but also had a thick head of blond hair, and his behavior was bolder and more avant-garde than mine.

Even though he was reluctant to admit it, he actually admired this guy quite a bit.

"There's another problem: right now, both your world and my world are facing annihilation..."

Without Superman, how are we supposed to control this monster? I don't want it to destroy both of our worlds...

"Shhhhhh..."

Suddenly, the blond Luther stood up and held up a finger to his lips.

Then, under the bald Luther's questioning gaze, he slowly approached his ear and whispered:

"To tell you the truth..."

I hadn't even thought about that.

Pfft!

Before he could finish speaking, Bald Luther felt a piercing pain in his abdomen, followed by a chill running through his entire body.