50: Weakness, mutation, crisis

Boom!

At this moment, as a large number of prompts sounded in Li An's ears, a black shadow suddenly plummeted in front of him. In an instant, the ground shattered and began to shake violently. Immediately after, a gust of wind blew, directly kicking up the dust from the ground.

"You killed him?"

The next second, amidst the rising dust, Clark's figure slowly appeared. He strode out of the deep pit he had created and then walked directly in front of Li An, asking.

Although he wasn't present earlier, he had heard Zod's scream with his super hearing. Combined with Li An's sudden burst of power that sent him flying, this made him look at Li An with immediate vigilance.

"You guessed right, but there's no prize."

Facing the question, Li An did not deny it; instead, he nodded and admitted it the next second.

His mission was to kill Zod, defeat Superman, and acquire the Krypton Codex. Therefore, Clark was a target he had to face. Furthermore, with things having developed to this point, he no longer needed to hide anything.

"You actually killed him!"

"Why!!!"

Hearing this, Clark was instantly somewhat disbelieving. Although Zod had done things that endangered Earth and made him extremely angry, at most he had only thought of detaining him and handing him over to the military for trial. But he had never thought of killing him, because with the black hole that appeared not long ago, all the Kryptonians had been sucked into it at that time. Now, only he and Zod remained.

It could be said that in the world now, there were only two Kryptonians left: him and Zod.

In this situation, Clark inevitably felt a touch of compassion. He didn't want to be alone; he wanted this clansman to live, even if he had committed a great wrong.

Boom!

And so, just as Clark's words fell, he immediately made his move. He directly threw a punch at Li An's face, his fist creating bursts of explosive sounds along the way. Just as he thought he could send Li An flying with one punch, a force no weaker than his own immediately collided with his fist.

"I didn't expect that Superman, who is high and mighty like a god, would also resort to sneak attacks?"

Noticing his attack was blocked, Clark's expression instantly froze. He then stared at Li An with wide eyes. However, at this moment, Li An also happened to turn his gaze, and the two immediately made eye contact. A hint of sarcasm instantly appeared in Li An's eyes.

"Bastard, what are you saying!!!"

"I'm just bringing you, the murderer, to justice! You killed someone, so naturally, you need to face trial!"

After exchanging blows with Li An, Clark immediately perceived the powerful strength Li An possessed. So, he directly withdrew his fist and retreated backward, thus creating a safe distance.

"Murderer?"

"How ridiculous. I merely killed a criminal who destroyed half of Metropolis. Can I really be called a murderer for that?"

Li An didn't care in the slightest about Clark's actions. He just stood quietly in place, looking at the double-standard Superman with a mocking expression.

It must be said that Superman's image in Li An's mind had changed a lot at this moment. However, he also thought about it and realized that Superman is, after all, human, with emotions, desires, and a sensitive, selfish side.

It's just that perhaps the good side of superheroes was portrayed too deeply in the drama, thereby covering up the darker side.

"No matter what, now you have to come with me to face trial!"

Facing Li An's mockery, Clark's face completely darkened. He let out a low growl and charged directly at Li An, no longer intending to waste words with him.

"It still comes down to a real fight, doesn't it?"

Watching Clark charge at him, Li An immediately laughed heartily. Then, the Energy Field, which he had mostly suppressed, erupted completely once again.

Buzz~

The expansion of the Energy Field was silent, but the next second the Energy Field expanded, Clark's expression suddenly changed. Immediately after, his body swayed, almost collapsing to the ground.

"What did you do?"

"How pathetic. Without the sun's energy, you are nothing more than an ordinary person."

"Compared to Zod, you are just an ordinary person with a protagonist's halo."

At this moment, facing Clark's question, Li An merely shook his head, but he had no interest in explaining to him. Looking at the tottering Clark, a sudden realization came to Li An's mind. He himself was once just an ordinary person, which was why he held reverence for Superman, who possessed an indestructible body and immense power.

But now, it seemed that when they encountered something that countered them, they were nothing more than ordinary people.

"What are you saying?"

"What exactly did you do?"

However, facing Li An's soliloquy, Clark at this moment was completely unable to understand. He could only look at Li An with difficulty, his face showing unwillingness.

"Forget..."

The next second, just as Li An was about to say something, his voice suddenly paused. Immediately after, he turned his head directly, looking up at the sky through the gradually thinning smoke.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, only sharp whooshing sounds were heard one after another. Before Li An could react, a spot on the ground only a few meters away from him suddenly exploded with a roar.

Seeing this, Li An's eyes immediately narrowed. If he hadn't misjudged, that exploding ground should have been hit by a cannonball. But why would there be a cannonball attack here?

The military!

Humans are helping Superman!

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Li An's mind. He then no longer hesitated and charged directly at Clark. Now was the best time to defeat Clark; he needed to complete his mission.

If he lost this opportunity, fighting Superman again later would likely not be so easy.

After all, after being tricked once, Clark would be extremely careful when fighting him again, which would bring great resistance to him completing his mission.

Moreover, the military was also helping Superman at this time. Clearly, the military had identified him as a dangerous element; only in this way would the military help Superman deal with him.

"Damn it!"

Thinking of this, Li An's speed as he charged towards Clark immediately increased. But at this moment, he heard continuous sharp whooshing sounds in his ears, followed by loud explosions.

However, Li An didn't look back at this moment. After guessing that the military had intervened, Li An was determined to deal with Clark in a short amount of time.

But just then, one wave had not settled before another rose; troubles came one after another!

As a large amount of artillery fire covered this area, Li An suddenly noticed that the expanded Energy Field was gradually becoming unstable. His control over the field was decreasing, and the occurrence of this immediately led to one result.

That was, Clark's power was beginning to recover!