With a bang, Fiora, who took a heavy punch to the face, was unable to react due to her severe injuries and was completely knocked to the ground.
General Zod turned around, just about to make a move, when he was grabbed by the arm by the charging Clark.
Eric's figure also transformed into a flash of lightning, charging forward and seizing General Zod by the neck.
After knocking down Fiora, Rika's super speed kicked in, and she moved behind General Zod, twisting his right arm.
"Ugh!"
Zod, gritting his teeth tightly, his face contorted in pain, closed his eyes and let out a beastly roar like a wounded lion.
The power of his rage transformed into an unstoppable, outward burst of immense force.
So much so that Eric couldn't break through his defense.
"You—how dare you betray your country and your people!"
A blood-curdling, mournful roar echoed within the spaceship.
"Hooah!"
General Zod, his eyes bloodshot, almost shedding tears of blood, let out a roar and flung his arms forcefully.
Clark and Rika were instantly thrown away by him.
And Eric continued to confront him!
Zzzzt!
Laser beams shot from Eric's eyes, instantly hitting the opponent's face.
General Zod, possessing a body of steel, endured the impact of Eric's Heat Vision, closed his eyes, and charged forward fiercely.
He tried to ram Eric out.
But Eric dodged!
Eric moved behind him, his Heat Vision in his eyes continuing to blast, directly blasting the opponent outside.
Although General Zod's body had been blasted outside, Eric's Heat Vision did not stop, continuously blasting the opponent to the ground.
Seeing the deep crater on the ground, as if struck by a missile, Eric retracted his gaze and walked towards the bald scientist who had not yet recovered from his shock.
"Where is the spaceship's main console?"
Facing Eric's threat, the non-combatant scientist could only lead Eric and the others to the main console.
Lying on the ground, Fiora, who had completely lost her combat ability, stared at Rika with hateful eyes.
She desperately tried to get up, but in the end, she could only watch helplessly as Rika walked towards the main control room.
Upon entering the main control room, Eric inserted the key and immediately began operating on the virtual panel.
Through his previous struggle with the bald scientist for control of the spaceship in the Secret Fortress, Eric had already mastered the spaceship's main modules.
Coupled with the Kryptonian Codex that Jor-El had instilled in his mind, he was exceptionally familiar with these things.
"Eric!"
Seeing Eric operating the virtual panel, attempting to shut down the World Engine, Clark handed Eric the black, elongated seal he had retrieved from his home.
"Jor-El told me that this seal can be inserted into the spaceship along with the master key in your hand to stop the engine from running!"
Eric looked at the elongated seal in Clark's hand, paused for a moment, then turned back to continue operating the panel.
"Insert it into the main control console on the other side!"
Eric said to Clark.
Clark, without hesitation, immediately inserted the black "seal" key into the console's slot.
Hum!
An invisible wave rippled outwards, the vibrations from the engine running inside the spaceship ceased, and the white light emanating from within the spaceship gradually disappeared.
"Did it work?"
Clark looked at Eric with some doubt.
At the same time, near the Metropolis City Center buildings.
Batman swung his grappling gun, quickly moving to a collapsing wall, and embraced the crying little girl beneath it.
With a "rumble," the wall collapsed, and Batman held the little girl who had already moved away from the collapsing wall.
"My... my mom is still inside!"
The little girl did not thank Batman for being rescued but cried and said to Batman.
Holding the little girl, Batman said nothing, only looked up at the spaceship in the sky, gritting his teeth silently.
Whoosh!
Using his grappling gun to dodge falling stones from the building, Batman continuously evaded collapsing buildings and debris falling from the sky with his agile movements.
Finally, he brought the little girl to a safe place.
Just as he was about to rush to the Wayne Enterprises building, he noticed that the giant white beam of light shooting down from the spaceship had weakened.
The frequency of ground tremors began to slow, and the swaying of the buildings also continuously decreased.
Looking up at the spaceship above, a hint of solemnity flashed in Batman's eyes.
Is this...?
Has it stopped?
Inside the spaceship, after Eric shut down the World Engine using the main control console, he turned and walked outside.
The matter was far from over; the biggest enemy was still...
"Rika, you control this spaceship!"
Eric took both master keys, so even if he gave control to the other party, Rika couldn't operate the main modules.
"Yes!"
Rika, who had successfully completed her spy mission, nodded at Eric.
But after a moment of hesitation, she asked Eric, "If the US military sends planes over, what should I do?"
Eric turned around and said coldly, "Shoot them down! Don't let them get close here. This spaceship is now mine."
Hearing Eric say he would shoot down US military planes, Clark froze for a moment, instinctively wanting to stop him.
But seeing Eric's cold expression, he stopped his intention to persuade him.
He knew he couldn't convince him no matter what.
In the crater, a dozen meters in diameter on the ground, General Zod opened his eyes, watching the light beam from the spaceship that was transforming Earth disappear, the World Engine shut down, and the daytime across the entire sky gradually fade away, his heart as utterly desolate as the vanished light beam.
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