45: Superman's decision

At the same time!

As Li An was about to begin a new round of battle with Zod, Clark had already joined forces with the Metropolis military.

Half an hour earlier, after escaping from the Phantom Spaceship, Clark immediately found General Swanwick and informed him of Zod's plan.

Therefore, Clark naturally cooperated with the military; they were determined to destroy the Void Engine.

The subsequent situation unfolded just like in the original story: Clark would first destroy the Void Engine in the east, while the military would figure out how to destroy the engine above Metropolis.

It must be said that the world consciousness of the derivative world is powerful.

Even with Li An's intervention, the plot development would eventually return to its original trajectory.

Although there were some deviations in the process, the general direction remained difficult to change.

Boom!

At this moment, in a distant Eastern country, Clark soared through the clouds.

His objective was clear: to completely shatter Zod's plan.

He could not allow Earth to disappear, nor did he want Krypton's rebirth to be built upon Earth's ruins.

Although Zod intended to rebuild his homeland, his birthplace, the place where his ancestors had lived for generations.

Even so, he did not believe he was wrong.

Rebuilding Krypton was not wrong, but Zod's method was.

He should not use such an inhumane way, disregarding billions of lives, to bring Krypton back into existence!

As he pondered, amidst the roaring sounds that tore through the sky, Clark finally stopped flying.

The strong winds whipped his cape wildly as he stood silently in the void, gazing at the giant machine ahead.

The Void Engine!

This colossal structure was formed by a circular body at the top and three thick, claw-like appendages below.

Once activated, the Eastern Void Engine would connect with the Metropolis Void Engine, generating a series of terrifying shockwaves to alter Earth's geology and atmospheric composition, making it resemble Krypton's ecological environment.

This transformation would render all existing species on Earth unsuitable for survival, causing them to perish instantly upon completion of the transformation.

Bang!

Without hesitation, the moment he saw the Void Engine, Clark propelled himself forward from the air.

Ripples spread from his feet as he shot towards the Void Engine like a cannonball, creating a booming sound in his wake.

Whoosh~

However, just as Clark entered within a hundred meters of the Void Engine, an anomaly suddenly occurred!

A sky full of black particles suddenly flew out from the top of the engine, surging towards him with a roar, much to Clark's astonishment.

This scene truly came too suddenly; even Clark didn't react in time and was instantly slammed to the ground by the onslaught of black particles.

Boom!

Faced with such an attack, Clark plummeted towards the ground, finally crashing down with a tremendous roar.

Due to the immense force, Clark continued to slide forward after landing, carving a massive trench in the ground.

However, even after such an attack, Clark quickly rose from the ground.

With a slight tremor of his body, he shook off the dirt clinging to him.

He then looked up at the sky again, where the countless black particles had now condensed into a giant black python, hissing and striking at him as he watched.

"Get lost!"

Instantly, Clark reacted, clenching his hand into a fist.

He raised his massive fist and unleashed a punch at the black python attacking him.

At this moment, the air around Clark seemed to be drawn in and concentrated, creating a vacuum within a few meters.

Boom!

The next second, a violent roar erupted, and the black python, formed from black particles, was largely scattered by Clark's punch.

The huge python body almost completely disintegrated, but fortunately, the dispersed black particles quickly surged back into the black python, reconstructing its body.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Clark frowned, looking at the wildly thrashing black python, a trace of solemnity flashing across his face.

He had already realized how difficult this thing was to deal with.

But even if it was difficult, Clark would not stop now.

He leaped into the air and flew towards the top of the engine.

By now, he had clearly observed that the black python's tail was still connected to the engine and had not detached.

Perhaps if he could just sever its tail, this thing would completely lose its effect.

Thinking of this, Clark immediately began to fly and circle around the engine, carefully observing the black python's situation, searching for its weakness!

However, the idea was beautiful, but reality was incredibly cruel.

After Clark had flown only one circle, more black pythons began to emerge from the top, frantically attacking him.

Facing such a difficult mechanical construct, Clark was getting anxious.

He began to dodge continuously, intending to find the engine's weakness elsewhere, but after only a few minutes, he was entangled by the black pythons.

Before Clark could break free, even more black pythons attacked, wrapping themselves even tighter around Clark's body as they reached him.

"No!!!"

Seeing his body being increasingly entangled by black pythons, Clark instantly unleashed all his strength, wanting to shatter the black pythons.

But he couldn't withstand the continuous influx of more black pythons, and eventually, he was bound by them and flung towards the central area below.

At this point, the Void Engine had already activated, and layers of powerful shockwaves were constantly acting on the ground below.

The black python's intention was clear: it wanted to use these powerful shockwaves to directly crush Clark to death.

Bang!

Clark at this moment didn't even have a chance to resist.

Amidst a dizzying tumble, he crashed headfirst into the central area of the engine.

Buzz~

Buzz~

Buzz~

With each sound, a powerful shockwave surged from the central area towards the ground.

Under the influence of the immense force, Clark, who had crashed in, was instantly pressed to the bottom layer of the ground.

Powerless!

Heavy!

An indescribable crushing pressure bore down on Clark's body.

He instinctively tried to struggle, but the continuous incoming force held him firmly to the ground.

"No, I can't just give up!"

"Mother, Lois, and... Earth."

Clark gritted his teeth, now ready to fight with everything he had.

He used almost all his strength, and under the terrifying energy impact, he laboriously moved his limbs, constantly resisting the shockwaves.

From a distance, one could see layers of visible energy rings continuously slamming down directly above Superman.

Each impact made Clark's body tremble, almost causing him to faint, but even so, Clark persisted.

He continued to struggle to stand upright and tried to lift his head.

Finally, with Clark's unyielding persistence, he endured the layers of energy impacts and finally stood upright.

He even raised one fist, his gaze firm as he looked directly upwards.