Outside the Kryptonian Ship—
Four Kryptonian warriors piloted two small crafts, charging out and firing energy cannons at Azuma to stop him from approaching the main vessel.
"Think you can stop me? No chance!"
Azuma zigzagged in an S-pattern, dodging the energy blasts while rapidly closing in on the octopus-shaped Kryptonian ship.
At that moment—
In Metropolis below, countless people craned their necks to watch the spectacle unfold in the sky.
Farther off, some fearless souls even stopped fleeing, pulling out phones and cameras to snap pictures.
"You keep going—I'll head out and stop this traitor!"
On one of the small crafts, a Kryptonian warrior barked at his pilot before standing and heading to the rear hatch.
The back door slid open, and the warrior leaped out, landing atop the craft.
Simultaneously—
The same scene played out on the other small ship.
"Can't even fly, and you think you can stop me?"
Azuma scoffed, not giving these "big grasshoppers" a second thought.
Bang! Bang!
Two Kryptonian warriors launched themselves toward Azuma.
"Stay where you are!"
One tried to tackle Azuma, while the other aimed for the small ship in his hands, hoping to destroy it preemptively.
But would Azuma let them have their way?
BOOM—
A searing red beam of heat vision blasted out, striking one of the warriors dead-on.
The one aiming for the ship hadn't expected a ranged attack and was caught off guard, sent flying thousands of meters by the blast!
The other, lunging at Azuma, was easily sidestepped with a feint. Azuma grabbed the back of his head and hurled him straight into one of the small crafts ahead.
BOOM!!!
A blue fireball erupted in the sky.
The small Kryptonian craft was smashed through, exploding violently.
Both the pilot inside and the warrior Azuma had thrown plummeted toward the ground far below.
Too bad they couldn't fly!
The last remaining small craft saw this and immediately veered to retreat, trying to put distance between itself and Azuma.
But would Azuma let it escape?
BOOM!
Another explosion—
A blue fireball bloomed.
Azuma's heat vision obliterated the second small craft with a single shot.
"I told you—you can't stop me!"
Azuma sneered with contempt.
Meanwhile—
On the ground, the humans witnessing this erupted into cheers that shook the earth.
But they celebrated too soon.
Because the next second, the four Kryptonian warriors crashed into four different spots across Metropolis.
The unlucky folks nearby who'd been cheering froze, then turned and bolted in terror.
Climbing to their feet, the four grounded Kryptonians looked up to see Azuma nearing their ship, still holding the escape craft.
"No!!!!"
The four warriors screamed in anguish, their voices cracking with despair.
However—
Unable to fly, they were powerless to stop him.
In the next second—
Azuma swiftly yanked the key from the escape craft's console and hurled the vessel—Clark's ride to Earth—straight into the Kryptonian ship, now just meters away.
Then he turned and bolted!
One second—
Azuma was already kilometers away.
Glancing back, he saw the escape craft slam into the massive Kryptonian ship.
In an instant—
A blinding white light flared.
Even Azuma averted his eyes, looking aside.
The next second—
At the light's epicenter, a black hole silently formed.
With its appearance came a terrifying suction, warping everything around it.
Within a hundred-meter radius, everything— including the three Kryptonian warriors and one scientist still aboard—was swallowed instantly.
Four Kryptonians, devoured by the black hole without a chance to resist!
Seven kills achieved!
Azuma watched from a distance—
Seeing the black hole flare and vanish in a mere second, he let out a relieved breath.
Good thing it was tiny and unstable, collapsing after just a second.
If it had lasted longer, this planet would've been in serious danger!
The damage—
It could've dwarfed even Zod's terraforming plans!
At least Zod's changes wouldn't harm the planet itself much—just its environment and atmosphere.
The real victims would be the lifeforms.
But a black hole eruption? That could wipe Earth out entirely!
Which would be worse than Zod's plan?
Absolutely!
Though for Earth's humans, the end result was the same.
Dead either way.
On the Ground—
Seeing the alien ship destroyed—
The survivors in Metropolis, along with global leaders watching via satellite, erupted into joyous cheers.
However—
Some rejoiced, others despaired.
While humans celebrated, the remaining Kryptonians weren't exactly thrilled.
Especially Zod, who'd just arrived in his scout ship.
Witnessing the black hole swallow his ship, Zod's eyes blazed red with fury.
And what enraged him more—
The next second, Clark appeared in front of the ship.
With the World Engine in the Indian Ocean destroyed, Clark had raced back to Metropolis.
"Zod, your plan's failed! Give up!"
Clark shouted, his voice carrying into the ship.
"Never! As long as I capture you and extract the Codex from your body, Krypton's future lives!"
Zod roared, refusing to yield.
Seeing this—
Clark wasted no more words. He dove forward, crashing through the ship's control room to confront Zod face-to-face.
Meanwhile—
As Clark faced off with Zod, Azuma tracked down the four Kryptonian warriors who'd fallen earlier.
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